Shen Qingqiu didn't know how long he had been unconscious. When he opened his eyes again, it was already late at night.
When Liu saw her daughter wake up, she wiped her tears and tried to help her sit up. Shen Qingqiu shifted her gaze slightly. Mother Chen was so scared when she saw her that she hid outside and didn't dare to come in. That was a real murder. Which woman in the inner house had seen it? It was normal to be afraid.
She looked at the crying Liu again, and she felt a little guilty: "You, you are not afraid of me?"
"You bastard, blame me for not teaching you well! You are so bold to do such a thing! What should I do if you die?!" She only hated herself for doting on her daughter too much in the past, "How dare you kill someone?!"
"I did kill someone. If you're afraid, go tell Governor Shen that you don't want me anymore—"
Before she could finish her words, Aunt Liu spanked her hard on the butt a few times. Shen Qingqiu was so angry that her eyebrows were straightened, but when she saw Aunt Liu's tearful almond eyes, she could not say anything. She said: "If I really ask you to pay with your life, mother will pay it for you. The worst that can happen is death."
Shen Qingqiu felt as if her heart was severely burned. When Liu extended her hand, she pursed her lips and nestled into her arms.
Seeing the deep affection between the two, Mother Chen was a little anxious. She couldn't help but said, "Auntie, Zhi'er went to Grandmother's house to complain. We have to go too, otherwise Grandmother has always loved this girl, and we will suffer!"
Liu wiped her tears and said, "What does it matter if I go? I am a person of the lowest class and I am not as good as Zhi'er in Grandma's heart. I just hope Grandma can spare Qiu'er."
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Soon, the punishment for Aunt Liu and her daughter came down. Aunt Liu was not strict in educating her daughter, so she was punished to kneel in the ancestral hall in the back mountain for two days and three nights. However, Shen Qingqiu was only locked up for three days, and he was not even punished to kneel.
Aunt Liu was originally waiting for the punishment with trepidation, but who knew that it was just a lot of noise but little action, and she was completely confused.
"If the Song family dares to punish me, I will accept it." Shen Qingqiu said indifferently.
"What treasonous thing are you talking about? That's your stepmother!" Aunt Liu prayed to the gods and worshiped Buddha, "Ancestors, please bless me, ancestors, please bless me."
She would only kneel for a few days, and her life was worthless. After getting up from the ground, she called out, "Mother Chen, pack your luggage!" Mother Chen's old face sneaked in from the door, and she saw the murderer in the room at a glance.
Her dark eyes were looking at her, and suddenly Mother Chen hesitated, should she go in? "Ah!"
"Oh my god!" Shen Qingqiu made a face, and Mother Chen was so frightened that she fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time.
"Why are you making so much noise? If you continue to make noise, mother will spank you!" Liu was anxious to be punished, fearing that if she was late, the grandmother would punish her more severely. "Mother Chen, we will stay at the ancestral hall tonight. Let's go early and come back early."
Mother Chen responded, and hurriedly lowered her head to go into the house to pack Liu's clothes. Liu then told Shen Qingqiu, "I'm not here these few days, you should be good in the mansion. If you are bullied, bear it and wait for me to come back..."
"You won't take me with you?"
Liu thought she was pestering her, "Mother, this is a punishment, not a sightseeing trip."
Shen Qingqiu just said: "I want to go too."
With Liu's status as a person who could be easily trampled upon in the mansion, she would be bullied if she left him.
Liu couldn't persuade her daughter, and she was reluctant to let her go, but she also knew that the people in the mansion probably wouldn't allow her to take her with her. She just waited until she got outside the mansion gate and was stopped. Sure enough, just as Shen Qingqiu was about to get on the carriage, she was stopped by Shen Guanjia who came running over, "Auntie, Auntie, the eldest grandmother only said that you should be punished!"
Shen Qingqiu's head hadn't yet entered the carriage curtain, but he stuck it out again after hearing what was said, "Can't I go to the ancestral hall?"
She smiled at Shen Guanjia, and for some reason Shen Guanjia suddenly remembered when she killed Yuemei a few days ago—that cold face, stabbing people's hearts like stabbing noodles. She had just killed someone, but she had eaten and drunk well these days without any fear. She was only seven years old! "If Shen Guanjia thinks I can't go, then carry me back?" Shen Qingqiu said with open arms, his delicate little face the size of a palm showing innocence and cuteness.
Butler Shen: ...Forget it, he doesn’t dare to hug this evil star.
"I will go and feed more fodder to Auntie's horse!"
Shen Qingqiu sneered and got back into the car.
After listening to the housekeeper's report, Song Shi did not stop Shen Qingqiu from going to the ancestral hall, but she frowned even more, "Auntie's upbringing is really undisciplined. After that master leaves in the next few days, I have to tidy up the inner house."
After about two hours of bumpy ride, they finally arrived at the ancestral hall in the back mountain. Shen Qingqiu had the body of a child, and was so sleepy from the bumpy ride that he didn't even want to walk, so he stretched out his hands and asked someone to hold him. Aunt Liu was really exhausted at this moment, so Mother Chen stiffened her neck and personally picked up the little evil star.
Shen Qingqiu didn't sleep peacefully. He turned over and leaned his head on Mother Chen's arms.
Mother Chen held her butt with one hand and supported Aunt Liu with the other, and the three of them walked side by side to the ancestral hall in the back mountain. Since they were here to be punished, there were people sent by the Song family to watch over Liu and make her kneel in front of the tablet in the ancestral hall. Before nightfall, the three of them ate a few bites of pancakes, and Liu went to the ancestral hall to kneel by herself.
Shen Qingqiu originally wanted to follow Liu closely, but she misjudged that the child was too sleepy, and when she woke up it was already late at night. A dark shadow passed by outside, and she woke up suddenly. Mother Chen was snoring loudly beside her, and she had fallen asleep with her head resting on her arm.
A sudden exclamation
"Who are you? Let me go. I am the concubine of the Shen family!"
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