Shi Qingxue pouted her little mouth in dissatisfaction, pretending to be pitiful very well, "Wow, eldest brother is so bad. After having a eldest sister, he forgot about me, a little cabbage. No one cares for me and no one loves me. It's so pitiful..."
At the end of the story, he hummed an off-key ditty, which was miserable but also very funny.
Shi Baoning wanted to laugh but couldn't do it in public, so he could only give Qingxue a sharp look as a warning.
Shi Qingxue felt that she was being bullied again, so she turned to Dong Hui and said bitterly: "Mom, even the eldest sister has started to bully me this time. No one really wants me anymore, but what should I do?"
Dong Hui couldn't help her little daughter's trick. She knew it was just pretending but couldn't help comforting her, "Someone wants you. Our Qingxue is a big treasure. Everyone is rushing to get it. The little your big brother gave you There are not enough things to look at. Mom will prepare something better for you, okay?"
"Really?" Shi Qingxue rubbed her eyes with her little hands, peeked at Dong Hui through the slits of her eyes, and quickly asked, "Then I want the painting "Wind, Flowers, Snow and Moon" painted by Master Zhao Yan, is that okay?"
The master painter Zhao Yan had outstanding painting skills. He died decades ago, and his paintings have always been highly praised by others. There are not many works left behind, and even a lot of money may not be enough to obtain them. People who love flowers have always regarded owning Zhao Yan's paintings as a kind of gift. Status symbol.
Dong Hui's grandfather had an acquaintance with Zhao Yan, so he was lucky enough to get a masterpiece, which was later given to Dong Hui by the Dong family as a dowry.
Shi Qingxue had known about this for a long time and had been coveting her mother's 'property' for a long time. She couldn't help but open her mouth.
Dong Huigang praised Haikou, and even if he was reluctant to part with it, he had no choice but to agree, "Okay, I'll ask Ah Zheng to find the painting from the warehouse and send it to your room later, that's all!"
Shi Qingxue smiled contentedly and made everyone laugh with her clever words.
The whole family was talking and laughing, making the competition go smoothly.
Shi Baojin watched with hot eyes and couldn't help but compare the scene when she was recruited, feeling jealous and hateful in his heart.
Why did they make the wedding ceremony more lively than the worship hall? Not only were the betrothal gifts provided, but everyone was also present. Unlike her, she had not even seen Zhao Liang, the second son of the Zhao family, from the time she proposed the marriage until now.
But it was useless no matter how resentful Shi Baojin felt. Not to mention that she had no status at all in the first house. Even in the third house, she had become an outcast. Zhou Ruyu didn't pay attention to her at all now. It was all about Shi Baoyou. No matter what, it doesn't matter if she is dead.
Shi Baojin hated it!
She was not willing to ruin her life like this, so when Shi Baoning accepted the competition, she shamelessly wanted to come to congratulate him, just because she wanted to have a good relationship with Shi Baoning, who had the best temper - this was her only chance.
It's a pity that Shi Baojin is not a master who knows how to endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens. Not to mention being unbearable, Shi Qingxue's habit of exploding whenever he touches Shi Qingxue only worsens. Shi Qingxue had been yelled at by her as soon as she entered the room. No matter how soft-hearted Shi Baoning was, she would never be able to coax him away again with just a few words.
What's more, there was Wen Renchi who had a falling out with the Shifu outside the main house.
He was grateful to Shi Junhe and his wife, and had a responsibility to Shi Baoning. He could still treat them as before, but as for the others, they should get as far away as they could.
Once the ceremony of acceptance was over, Wen Renchi directly drove the "irrelevant people" out of Dongyuan without sparing any mercy.
"Brother Chi, will the third room and grandma have any objections to this?" Although Shi Baoning didn't want those people to spoil the atmosphere, the angry look in the third room's eyes before going out made her very uneasy.
Wen Renchi knew about Shi Baoning's feelings for Mo Shujun, but he didn't explain, "As long as I'm here, it'll be okay."
"But I'm worried..."
"You go in and stay with your mother." Wen Renchi interrupted Shi Baoning's worries with a faint smile and pushed him into the room.
Shi Baoning had no choice but to enter the house.
However, Shi Qingxue looked at him straight from the side and felt strange, "Brother, did you and your sister have a quarrel?"
Wen Renchi paused and asked nonchalantly: "No, how could it be?"
But when Shi Qingxue saw his reaction, not only did she not believe it, her face became even more ugly, and she almost said firmly: "You lied to me, something must be wrong."
She became anxious and reached out to hold Wen Renchi's sleeve, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Wen Renchi was surprised by Shi Qingxue's keenness - he didn't even say a few words, and the other party could guess his thoughts - but he had no way to explain, he could only smile as much as possible, unable to defend: "I It’s really okay…”
It was even more impossible for Shi Qingxue to believe it, but looking at the forced smile on Wen Renchi's face, she felt uncomfortable - Mo Junyu's words undoubtedly made her cast doubt on Wen Renchi - whether it was the truth or not, she There is no way to take it calmly.
"Then, you..." Shi Qingxue found it difficult to say, but an intuition somewhere in her heart made her finally choose to ask directly: "Are you related to the third prince?"
With such straightforwardness, Wen Renchi had no room for detours unless he lied.
However, when faced with Qingxue's hopeful gaze...
"Yes." He couldn't lie at all, even if it might mess up all his plans.
"The matter about Qingluo Mountain..."
Wen Renchi confessed: "I stopped the man my father sent to Fancheng for help. The third prince wanted to kill him with the help of bandits."
Shi Qingxue bit her lip until it bled, then she restrained her trembling and asked, "Why?"
Wen Renchi glanced at Qingxue quickly, and the dazzling red made his heart ache. He instinctively reached out to touch her lips, but she avoided him.
But Shi Qingxue didn't hide away, her bright eyes stared at him with accusation.
He concealed his disappointment and replied calmly: "Revenge, revenge for killing my father."
"What?" Shi Qingxue's expression turned to astonishment, thinking that she had heard wrongly. Ke Wenren's blazing eyes told her that it was exactly what she had guessed.
Qingxue was silent for a moment, raised her eyes, and said extremely firmly, "It's impossible, you must have made a mistake."
Wen Renchi just thought that the other party was unable to accept the truth, and shook his head with a wry smile, "Qingxue, this is me and..."
He couldn't say the word 'father' anymore, but he couldn't say the word 'Shi Junhe' either.
"This is a grudge between me and your father. Just leave it alone, okay?"
Even though he knew it was impossible, Wen Renchi still hoped that Shi Qingxue could stay out of the matter.
"Impossible!" Shi Qingxue replied firmly, shattering Wen Renchi's last hope.
Sure enough, he and she can only be enemies.
Wen Renchi suppressed the bitterness in his heart and emphasized in an almost cold tone: "It is impossible for me to give up revenge."
"That's not necessarily the case." Shi Qingxue smiled, her attitude so lighthearted that it didn't seem like she was discussing hatred, but rather irrelevant matters such as Wen Renchi's favorite food.
Wen Renchi: "..."
This was so wrong, he almost thought Qingxue was mad at him.
Shi Qingxue said again: "I'm not crazy."
All right.
Wen Renchi knew that he had nowhere to hide in front of this man, so he only said tiredly: "Although I'm sorry, my father's hatred is irreconcilable, I'm sorry."
"I didn't say I wouldn't let you take revenge!" Shi Qingxue answered matter-of-factly, making Wen Renchi feel that the other party supported him in seeking revenge against Shi Junhe.
But this is just a fantasy.
He looked at Qingxue with a confused expression, "Stop making trouble, okay?"
If Shi Qingxue continued to talk like this, he was afraid that he would really not be able to persist.
"Brother, I'm not making a fuss." Shi Qingxue realized that Wen Renchi's attitude was not right, and replied with a straight face.
She tentatively took the other person's hand and held it tightly. When Wen Renchi looked over, she said softly: "What I just said was sincere, but... Brother, are you really so sure that Daddy is harming me?" Is Uncle Wenren dead?"
Wen Renchi took a breath. It should be clear that the evidence was conclusive, but because of Shi Qingxue's question, he hesitated again.
Rather than being uncertain, it is better to say that it is the last hope in his heart.
Or maybe not
Shi Qingxue also grasped this point and asked anxiously: "Can you tell me what happened? No matter what the truth is, I should have the right to know the truth, right?"
Wen Renchi lowered his voice and said solemnly: "Sixteen years ago, there was a war on the borders of Mo, Liang, and Zhao. My father and your father led the Shi family army to fight against Liang, and finally came back victorious. Do you know? ?”
Shi Qingxue nodded repeatedly, "Of course I know. In that battle, the Shi family army defeated the Liang Kingdom and drove the enemy out of the border. I dare not do it again for more than ten years. Grandpa has told me about this war many times. I..."
Suddenly remembering something, her excitement turned to caution, "Uncle Wenren seems to have been in that war..."
"Yes, dad died in that war, but he did not die in a glorious battle, but was trapped alive because the rescue was not timely." Mentioning Wen Renbo again, Wen Renchi's eyes were filled with hatred, as if he had witnessed it himself Witnessed Wen Renbo's humiliation and pain.
Shi Qingxue looked at him carefully and asked doubtfully: "What does this have to do with dad?"
Wen Renchi gave a slightly cold smile and said gloomily: "It was precisely because your father wanted to seize control of the Shi family army that he deliberately delayed the rescue opportunity and killed my father!"
"Impossible, you must be mistaken." Shi Qingxue shouted in shock, completely unable to believe the other party's so-called truth.
Wen Renchi had anticipated her reaction and said calmly: "Okay, you've heard the story you want to hear. You can go back!"
Shi Qingxue's eyes widened, unable to accept that the other party suddenly stopped talking, "No, there must be a misunderstanding here. There must be something..."
"That's enough!" Wen Renchi almost rudely interrupted Shi Qingxue's fantasy.
He hid the bitterness in his heart with a sneer, isolated the emotions in his heart with indifference, and drove Shi Qingxue away mercilessly: "I don't care what unrealistic thoughts you have in your heart, or how you plan to deal with me after knowing this. Anyway, I won’t give up the idea of revenge.”
Wen Renchi mentioned "revenge" again just to strengthen his heart.
Who would have thought that after listening to his words, Shi Qingxue lost her initial shock and panic, calmly and persistently took his hand, and said word by word: "I really don't believe that dad would do such a thing.
So, no matter what the truth is, we should at least find out first, right? "
Wen Renchi frowned so high that he couldn't bear to let go of Qingxue's hand, so he asked displeasedly: "How else do you want to find out."
"At least, it won't be clear until you confront dad, right?"
Shi Qingxue smiled at Wen Renchi and pulled him directly to Shi Junhe's study.