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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."

Xiuying lowered her gaze as she felt waves of coldness in her heart.

Shen Xiulian had only knelt for half a day, so her father must have asked her to spare him. In her previous life, she had knelt for an entire day and night in the ancestral hall. Wasn't it Shen Xiulian who was wrong to want her to go and see Shen Xiulian?

Why would he want to see her?

Xiuying did not respond, nor did she say anything bad. She 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 Madame Shen and Shen Junxiao, who knew the truth, did not look too good.

Especially Old Madame Shen, she was the one who agreed to the punishment yesterday. Later on, when her eldest son couldn't bear 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 Madame Shen said, "You're blaming Miss Ying for what she did to you. She was also frightened."

Master Shen didn't 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 the story, although it was incomplete, but hearing the words of his mother and brother, he naturally understood that the two sisters had clashed again, and it was the concubine who made the second mistake.

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

Second Master Shen also pitied his first niece. He didn't even bother asking his brother before he walked over to Xiuying. He squatted beside her and took out a small piece of jade carved into 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."

Second Master Shen was the kindest looking out of the three of them. He was 25 years old, and would laugh the moment he saw someone. He was also good to Xiuying. Sometimes he got something fun, the two sisters had it, and she had it too.

Xiuying's heart was hurt by her father. Although she knew that her father was biased, no matter how old he was, she would still feel sad when she faced him again.

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.

Xiuying's attention was attracted by the exquisite item and her expression was no longer as wooden.

Second Master Shen smiled and patted her head. He turned around and looked at his brother on the bed. "How do you feel about Third Brother? Good job. That's what a man should do."

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

Second Master Shen chuckled happily.

Seeing his brother coaxing his eldest daughter, Master Shen felt a little upset, but he didn't say anything more. He also walked to the bedside and bent down to look at his younger brother who was talking. "How do you feel? You're too reckless. Fortunately, nothing happened."

Shen Junxiao paused for a moment, his long and narrow phoenix eyes swept over Master Shen. There was a faint coldness in 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 …"

Master Shen was obviously choking and his face gradually turned livid.

Old Madame Shen and Second Master Shen's expressions also changed. They never thought that Shen Junxiao would actually clash with their big brother right from the start. That matter had already happened so long ago, how could the two of them still act like this?

It turned out that when Shen Junxiao was seven or eight years old, he fell into the water once. It was Master Shen's foot that pulled him down. At that time, Shen Junxiao was young, but Master Shen was already an adult. However, Master Shen didn't even think about it and pulled Shen Junxiao to make him float for a bit longer.

When Shen Junxiao was saved, he only had one breath left. Fortunately, he managed to survive. From then on, Shen Junxiao knew that his big brother didn't like him as much as he appeared on the surface, even though his instincts saved him in times of crisis. However, when someone was saving him, Master Shen pushed him back into the water. At that moment, Shen Junxiao thought that Ye Zichen 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 spat out … 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 such words? I naturally have to thank you for saving my daughter." Master Shen only treated it as his brother's fault for dragging him down. After all, at that time, Shen Junxiao was still young and panicked, so he felt that he hid his intentions well.

Shen Junxiao suppressed his emotions and sneered: "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 brother for being unfair, Master Shen's face turned dark again and he stopped talking. Shen Junxiao couldn't be bothered with his brother, who was pretending to be older. He said to Xiuying, who was still standing there, "Yaoyao, quickly go eat breakfast. It's getting cold."

There was an irresistible care.

Only then did everyone notice the food on the brick bed. Old Madame Shen also waved at her. "It's been hard on you, Third Uncle. Hurry up and go eat."

Xiuying then bowed to the crowd, allowing the girl to pull her back onto the brick bed. Master Shen moved his lips, but he didn't say anything since his eldest daughter didn't even look at him.

Xiuying sat on the brick bed to eat, listening to the elders talking.

"Third Brother, you have to take good care of your injuries. Don't touch books anymore." The one who spoke was Second Old Master, Old Madame Shen also followed, Master Shen was silent.

Shen Junxiao was 14 this year and was planning to take the Imperial Examinations this year. Everyone just wanted him to 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.

Hearing that, Xiuying stopped putting the small meat bun in her mouth. She remembered that Third Uncle didn't end up in the end 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, when she, Third Uncle, became a Scholar, she became a Grand Scholar. Her Shen Family moved to the capital, and those aristocratic families treated them with respect.

Just as Xiuying was thinking this, Shen Junxiao agreed easily, "I know."

"That's right, wait till you're better. Second Brother will take me to see someone else. Second Brother was taught by him in the past. "

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

Second Master Shen didn't say anything more. Anyway, he had done his duty as a brother to take care of his brother.

Seeing that her brother only talked about hard work, Old Madame Shen changed the topic. The atmosphere between the three brothers seemed to be quite harmonious. After Xiuying stuffed the last meat bun into her mouth, the elders were about to leave.

Second Master Shen wasn't working at Yongping's Mansion, but was in the capital. He had heard that his little brother was injured and came 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. Before leaving, he took a look at his daughter on the brick bed.

The sunlight fell on her round face. There was a layer of faint light, and she had a delicate and beautiful face that was very similar to Mrs Feng's. 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.

But Mrs Feng … All those years ago, she still treated herself the same way. Thinking about his first wife's attitude, Master Shen felt uncomfortable in his chest. He no longer looked at Xiuying and walked away with a dark face.