Chen Shi was so startled by Shen Xiaohua's shout that she immediately shut up.
Shen Xiaohua said viciously, "Grandma, what are you still alive for? Your beloved youngest son is dead, and your beloved grandson is dead too."
Your dream of becoming the top scholar is gone. The most ironic thing is, your second uncle, whom you dislike the most, has gone to Shengjing to become an official. Tell me, what's the point of you living?
"And another thing, I'll tell you, that you probably wouldn't even imagine."
"Do you know who your second uncle is? Heh, he is the Duke of Shen, the son of the illustrious General Shen Shi."
"You're incredibly bold! Once your second uncle acknowledges your kinship and your abuse of his son is exposed, even if the Duke of Shen doesn't come after you, with General Shen Shi's influence in the Great Shun Dynasty, do you think the people of the entire country will let you off the hook, or let the Shen family go unpunished?"
On the day that Old Madam Jiang was recognizing her relatives, Shen Xiaohua overheard some conversations.
Because she was living with the Shen family at the time, and the Shen family treated her as one of their own, they did not avoid talking about her.
This allowed Shen Xiaohua to learn some things as well.
Chen was initially afraid, but now she was terrified.
"Are you scared? Grandma, if only you had been nicer to your second uncle back then. If you had been nice to him, he would have been the most grateful man. Even if he went back to acknowledge his relatives, he would have taken you back, and our whole family would have enjoyed a better life. But you, this old woman, have been abusing your second uncle all day long."
"Ah~ Ah…".
"Regret it now? It's too late! You failed to seize the opportunity and ruined a perfectly good game."
Now, your second uncle sees you as the murderer of your mother. Even if the woman who died on the mountain wasn't your second uncle's mother, she was still his benefactor. The reason he hasn't killed you is because he's a man of great loyalty and affection.
"Grandma, why don't you just die? My uncle is dead, my eldest cousin is dead, what's the point of you living? You might as well die too."
As Chen listened to her granddaughter's vicious curse, tears of regret welled up in her heart.
Xiao Hua hates her. Yes, Xiao Hua should hate her too.
Back then, it was she who wanted to sell Xiaohua into a brothel. If it weren't for Shen Danru's kindness in buying her, Xiaohua would have been ruined by now.
As a grandmother, her actions are truly heartbreaking.
This is retribution, truly retribution.
She's the one who broke up this family.
If she had treated Shen Cheng better back then, perhaps her youngest son Shen He and Shu'er wouldn't have died.
She's the one who should die; she's the one who ruined them.
When Shen Xiaohua got excited, she stretched out her hands and tightly grabbed Chen's neck: "Go to hell, go to hell!"
This time, Chen did not struggle; she let Shen Xiaohua choke her neck.
Gradually, Chen stopped breathing.
"Grandma, don't blame me, you brought this on yourself."
Shen Xiaohua calmly closed the coffin lid and knelt down again before the coffin to keep vigil.
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Shen Danru stayed at the estate for three days.
The man was clearly awake, but he didn't open his eyes for a long time.
"If you want to remain in a coma, I don't mind giving you a hand."
As she spoke, she placed the dagger against Shen Yutang's neck.
The latter suddenly opened his eyes and saw a gleaming dagger pressed against his neck; the blinding light made his heart tremble.
"Young lady, let's talk this out," he tried to ease the tension.
"Now that you're awake, please leave."
Shen Danru said without any politeness.
She didn't want to know his identity, nor did she need his gratitude.
It's best to stay as far away from such dangerous individuals as possible.
The day she saved him, she could tell that his wounds were not ordinary sword wounds; he must have offended some powerful figures to suffer such serious injuries.
Shen Yutang said with a wry smile, "Put down the knife, and I will leave immediately."
He also realized that this girl was not someone to be trifled with, and since she had said so, he had better be sensible and leave.
He originally thought he had met a kind person, but he didn't expect this girl to be so fierce.
Seeing the man's weak state, Shen Danru couldn't bear it. She put away her dagger, took out some high-quality wound medicine and a money pouch, and threw them to him.
"Take these and use them for now, don't come back."
Shen Yutang was taken aback, then took the wound medicine and money bag and said, "Thank you for your generous help, young lady. I owe you a favor. We'll meet again someday."
Shen Danru waved her hand, signaling him to leave quickly.
When Qingtan returned from outside, she saw Shen Danru standing alone in the courtyard and asked, "Miss, why are you standing here?"
Shen Danru smiled and said, "I was thinking about something. You've come back just in time. Let's pack up and go back."
Has that person woken up?
Shen Danru naturally knew who Qingtan was referring to.
He has already left.
Qingtan said with some disappointment, "Why did he leave without saying goodbye?"
"Who knows, that person looks somewhat dangerous; we should stay away from him."
Hearing Shen Danru say this, Qingtan had no choice but to nod.
The two packed up, called Xiao Wei, and returned to Shengjing.
As soon as she stepped into her courtyard, a servant handed Shen Danru a letter from her cousin, Zhou Wenxuan.
This letter was delivered on the day Shen Danru went to the estate, but Shen Danru hasn't returned for days, so it's only now reaching her.
Shen Danru opened the letter and saw that it contained information about the shop and workshop.
But to her surprise, Chen died.
As the saying goes, good people don't live long, while bad people live for a thousand years. Chen was so troublesome, but I never expected her life to be so fragile.
After thinking for a moment, she decided to tell her father, Shen Cheng, about it.
So she went to Shen Cheng's courtyard and asked the servants, and learned that her father had not yet returned from the Ministry of Revenue.
"Please inform me immediately after your father returns."
"yes."
After instructing the servants, Shen Danru went back and wrote a reply to Zhou Wenxuan.
The letter mainly concerned the operation of the shop and the arrangements for the estate in Sifang Town.
She also mentioned Zhou's return to Ningzhou and made it clear that Zhou did not need to interfere in the affairs of the shop and workshop. If Shen Xiaohua broke into the workshop and caused trouble again, she should be driven out directly.
"Qingtan, go to Qinglong Escort Agency and deliver this letter."
"yes."
No sooner had Qingtan left than Chencheng arrived.
"Ru'er, I heard from the servants that you want to see me?"
When Shen Danru saw his father arrive, he immediately asked him to sit down and poured him tea.
"Is Father adapting well to his position in the court?"
"Don't worry, Ru'er. With your cousin Jiang Xun helping me out, even if someone wants to secretly suppress me, they will think twice before acting."
Seeing her father say this, Shen Danru finally felt relieved.
"Father, I've come to see you today because I want to tell you something."
Seeing Shen Danru's serious expression, Shen Cheng instinctively felt that things might not be going well.
His heart skipped a beat. Had something serious happened?
"Ru'er, do you and your father need to be so polite? Just tell me what's on your mind."
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