After all, it was because one of her mothers lost her mother in childhood, the other never saw her mother since she was born, and both were weak and could die at any time.
Shen Yun'an knew the situation at that time. If Shen Yueshan had shown even a little sympathy for Shen Yingruo, Shen Yun'an would probably not be able to let it go.
"Father has three children by blood, and two by blood relationship." Shen Yueshan's thick and rough hand stroked the top of Shen Xihe's head, "Father doesn't want to be without a child in the end."
He said that he only had Youyou as his daughter, and he said it not only to Shen Xihe, but also to Shen Yun'an. Shen Yun'an, who lost his mother at a young age, was already hated by him. If Youyou had not taken away most of Shen Yun'an's energy at that time, letting Shen Yun'an know that she could not live without the protection of her brother, Shen Yun'an would have risked her life to sneak into Kyoto and kill Xiao and Shen Yingruo.
It took him more than ten years of repeated assurances and actions to finally overcome Shen Yun'an's alienation.
Ever since his mother's death, Shen Yun'an was the one who was summoned by the court. He was only allowed to come once when he was named. When he rushed back, he found that his son's eyes were red and he was ready to abandon him as his biological father at any time.
His son was strictly preventing him from coming to Kyoto. What he was naturally preventing was the possibility that he had developed feelings for Shen Yingruo. His son's resolute mind was shaken this time.
Shen Xihe must have said something to Shen Yun'an that allowed Shen Yun'an to let go of this grudge. Perhaps it was also because Xiao was dead, otherwise his son would never have allowed him to attend his daughter's coming-of-age ceremony.
"My brother and I caused our father a lot of trouble when we were young." Shen Xihe leaned lightly on Shen Yueshan's broad shoulders.
They were young and ignorant, and had no idea of the overall situation, let alone Shen Yueshan's hardships. Over the years, he had been both a father and a mother, raising them and their siblings. There was no woman around him anymore, and all his thoughts were on Xibei and their siblings.
Shen Xihe tilted his head and looked at his still shiny black hair. He thought about how he lost his wife when he was young and was still alone in middle age. "Father, my brother is also old enough to get married, and Yoyo is also going to get married. Why don't you find someone who understands your well-being to accompany you?"
Looking down at his daughter's eyes that were both pure and pitying, Shen Yueshan smiled: "Women are delicate and troublesome..."
Noticing his daughter's gaze gradually turning cold, Shen Yueshan quickly changed his words: "Other women are delicate and troublesome. Daddy is not a good husband, so don't harm the girls of good families."
When talking about this, Shen Yueshan thought about his son again: "In the past, I urged your brother to get married, but he was as stubborn as an ox and never gave in. He returned from Kyoto this time, and I mentioned this matter again and he seemed to be relenting. Did he fall in love with a beautiful girl in Kyoto?"
Shen Xihe was slightly stunned, and the image of Xue Jinqiao flashed through his mind. He found it a little funny: "It doesn't count."
"Hmm?" Shen Yueshan immediately understood what was going on. "What's the reason? Tell me about it."
Shen Xihe then told Shen Yueshan about Xue Jinqiao's story in detail, and finally said: "Brother, you haven't said a few words to Qiao Qiao since you came to Kyoto. Qiao Qiao just wanted to stick to me. She only had the idea after seeing you. Isn't it a joke to marry your children to each other like this?"
After Shen Yueshan heard this, his first reaction was: "Could this Xue Qiniang be someone else pretending to be me?"