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Master Shen wore a formal attire with a serious expression. Seeing her eldest daughter standing in the room, her footsteps paused before saying with a straight face, "The little girl Ying is still here. You should go see your sister later. She knelt for half a day, and her knees are swollen."

Xiu Ying lowered her eyes as she felt a chill in her heart.

Shen Xiu Lian had only knelt for half a day, so her father must have asked her to forgive him. In her previous life, she had knelt for an entire day and night in the ancestral hall. Where was he then? He wanted her to see Shen Lian, wasn't Shen Lian wrong?

Why would he want to see her?

Xiu Ying didn't respond. She didn't say anything wrong and just stood quietly in the middle of the room. A child that had grown up to the waist, she was clearly a child that had suffered grievances, yet her father scolded her in a disguised manner, not allowing her to stay with her little sister. Just looking at her would cause one's heart to ache.

Old Lady Shen and Shen Jun, who knew the truth of the matter, had unpleasant expressions on their faces.

Especially Old Madam Shen. She was the one who agreed to the punishment yesterday. Later on, when her eldest son couldn't take it anymore and begged her to come, she was also the one who exempted herself from the punishment. At this moment, he felt extremely uncomfortable, and felt that his eldest son was blaming him for saying all this.

"That's because he pitied the little girl." Old Mrs. Shen said, "You're blaming Miss Ying for what she did to you, so she's scared too."

Master Shen did not expect his mother to speak up for his eldest daughter. He was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had disgraced the old lady. He laughed and passed it over.

Second Master Shen had also heard of the matter, although it was incomplete, but after listening to his mother and brother, he naturally understood that the two sisters had once again clashed.

She was just a concubine, why was his elder brother always so confused and pained a concubine?

Second Master Shen also pitied his niece. He didn't even bother asking his younger brother first. Instead, he walked to Xiu Ying's side and squatted down, taking out a small piece of jade carved into the shape of a peanut from his sleeve. He handed it to her with a smile and said, "Little girl Ying Ying, don't be afraid. Second Uncle has something to play with here."

Of the three brothers, Second Master Shen was the most amiable. He was 25 years old and would laugh whenever he saw someone. When he was young, everyone in the Eternal Ping Prefecture praised the gentle Young Master Yu. He treated Xiu Ying quite well. Sometimes, he would get something interesting. The two sisters had it, and she had it.

Xiu Ying's heart had been broken by her father. Although she knew that her father was biased, no matter how old he was, he would still be hurt.

She expressionlessly took Second Master Shen's jade peanuts. Second Master Shen held onto her small hand and exerted a slight force, causing a cracking sound to ring out. The jade peanuts unexpectedly split apart. There were also two jade carvings of Ren'er. They were white, fat, and round, making people happy.

This Jade Peanut actually did something.

Xiu Ying was attracted by this exquisite object, and her expression was no longer as wooden.

When Second Master Shen saw this, he patted her head and turned to look at his younger brother on the bed, "Third brother, how do you feel? Well done, men should be like this."

"I should still make you fall and see!" Old Madam Shen was amused by her second son's words and glared at him.

Second Master Shen chuckled happily.

When Master Shen saw his younger brother coaxing his eldest daughter, he felt a little upset. However, he did not say anything else and walked to his bedside and bent down to look at his younger brother, who was talking to him. "How do you feel? You're too reckless. Fortunately, nothing happened."

Shen Jun, who had just spoken, paused for a moment as his long and narrow eyes swept across Master Shen. There was a hint of coldness within his eyes. He said, "How could the instincts of a loved one not be reckless? Or is Big Brother thinking that I shouldn't have saved him? "I can't do what big brother is doing …"

Old Master Shen was clearly choked by his words, and his face gradually turned ashen.

Old Mistress Shen and Second Master Shen's expressions changed. They never thought that Shen Jun would be able to match up to his eldest brother right from the start. How could the two of them still be like this after such a long time?

It turned out that when Shen Jun Xiao was seven or eight years old, he had fallen into the water once. At that time, Shen Jun had been laughing at him, but Master Shen had already reached adulthood. However, Master Shen didn't even think about it at that time and dragged him to float for a while longer.

When Shen Junxiao was saved, he was only able to breathe once. Fortunately, he was able to survive. From then on, Shen Junxiao knew that his big brother didn't like him as much as he seemed on the surface, even though his instincts saved him in times of crisis. However, when someone was trying to save him, Master Shen forcefully pushed him back into the water. At that moment, Shen Junxiao felt that the other party really wanted to kill him.

Of course, he didn't tell anyone about this matter. Everyone only thought that he was blaming his brother for pulling him down when he fell into the water. Moreover, there were other things that happened afterwards. In Shen Junxiao's mind, his mother's hand, which was like dried wood, was tightly holding onto him. Moreover, his body was still stained with the black blood that his mother had vomited … A storm suddenly gathered in his eyes as his hands trembled. He closed his eyes for a moment before calming down.

"Why would Third Brother say something like that? I naturally have to thank you for saving my daughter." Old Master Shen only thought that his younger brother was blaming him for pulling the wool over his eyes. After all, at that time, Shen Jun was still smiling young and was still flustered. He felt that he had concealed his thoughts well.

Shen Jun. Suppressing his emotions, he scoffed. "Yes, your daughter." His words had an indescribable oddness to them, but he didn't give his elder brother any time to think or ponder before he said, "Then elder brother, it's best for you to be even with a bowl of water."

Being criticized by his younger brother for being unfair, Master Shen's face turned even darker, and he no longer spoke. Shen Jun didn't even bother to care about his fake older brother. He looked at Xiu Ying and said, "Xiu Ying, hurry up and go eat breakfast. It's getting cold."

There was an irresistible care.

Only then did everyone notice the food on the brick bed. Old Lady Shen waved at her as well. "You must have worked hard to keep watch on your Third Uncle last night. Go and eat now."

Xiu Ying then bowed to everyone, allowing the little girl to pull herself back onto the brick bed. Master Shen moved his lips, but didn't say a word since his eldest daughter hadn't even looked at him.

Xiu Ying sat on the brick bed to eat, her ears perked up as she listened to her elders talk.

"Third brother, you have to take care of your wounds. Don't touch books anymore." The one who spoke was the Second Young Master. Old Madam Shen also chimed in. Master Shen remained silent.

Shen Junxiao was already 14 years old and had planned to take part in the Imperial Examinations this year. Everyone only had the attitude of letting him give it a try. He was still young, after all.

Being able to get promoted at the age of fourteen was an incredible feat in this dynasty.

When Xiu Ying heard this, she stopped putting the small meat bun in her mouth. She remembered that her third uncle didn't come out this year, so why couldn't she remember? In any case, he was seventeen years of age in high school, and then he became a Scholar, so he went to the Hanlin Courtyard.

Speaking of which, her second uncle was also a Grand Scholar, and only her father was not. However, her father's official fortunes seemed to be much better than her second uncle's, since he was now on the same level as her second uncle. Afterwards, her third uncle had become a Grand Scholar, and the two of them had achieved great glory. Even though the Shen family had moved to the capital, those aristocratic families had treated them with some courtesy.

As Xiu Ying was thinking, Shen Jun smiled and easily replied, "Little brother understands."

"That's right. I'll wait for you. Second Brother will take you to see someone." Second Brother was taught by him in the past as well. "

"There's no rush." It didn't matter to him whether he took on a master or not now. Besides, going there would be a wasted trip.

Second Master Shen did not say anything more. In any case, he had fulfilled his obligations as a brother to take care of his little brother.

Old Madam Shen saw that her brother only talked about hard work, so she changed the topic. The atmosphere between the three brothers seemed to be quite harmonious. By the time Xiu Ying stuffed the last meat bun into her mouth, the elders were about to leave.

Second Master Shen did not work at Yongping Mansion, but rather in the capital. He had heard that his little brother was injured and had rushed back on purpose, probably for the whole night. If he went to see his wife and children again, it would be time for him to leave.

Master Shen also left, glancing at his daughter on the brick bed before he did so.

The sunlight fell on her round, small face. There was a layer of faint light, and her appearance was very similar to Madam Feng's. It was delicate and beautiful. Yuan Yuan looked like a blissful doll, he had to admit that his eldest daughter was indeed more pleasing to the eye than her second daughter.

However, the Feng family... All those years ago, she still treated herself the same way. Thinking of his first wife's attitude, Master Shen felt his chest ache. He no longer looked at Ying Ying and left with a dark face.