The time was almost up, Shen Xining went to the warehouse to pick someone up. Shen looked disheveled, with her body and head even covered in dust. She looked at Shen Xining and burst into laughter.
"Shen Xining, who do you think you are? You are nothing but a bastard. You thought you had found my weakness today, but in fact, you are just an idiot, just like my sister, a real idiot."
Shen Xining slapped her in the face mercilessly. Shen, a delicate and frail woman, was thrown to the ground fiercely. Her face became swollen instantly. Shen Xining pinched her chin.
"You are right. My mother is indeed a fool. She didn't know people well enough to save a vicious woman like you. Otherwise, this situation wouldn't have happened today. Shen, I always believe that karma will be repaid."
Shen Xining was leaning against the aperture, his face couldn't be seen clearly, his figure was slender, like Satan from hell. Shen was lying on the ground, trembling all over, terrified to the extreme.
In the evening, after Shen's father returned home, he had not seen Shen yet and was puzzled.
"Madam, you haven't returned home yet? Why did you go to the temple so late today?"
The maid also didn't know.
Shen Xining's voice rang out, and she was holding a thin cane in her hand. This was the family law of the Shen family. The thin cane was dipped in salt water and whipped on a person's body. It could make the wound crack and become deeper. The living person would be in excruciating pain until he lost his will. But this family law was generally used against those who committed adultery in the family. Since it was established, no one had used it. Father Shen didn't know what Shen Xining meant by holding this cane.
"Father, I am an unfilial child. I tracked down the Madam and now I am helpless, so I tied her up here."
The thugs threw the man to the ground with a "Duang" sound. Shen's father frowned, and Shen knelt on the ground wailing.
"Master, save me, save me... She wants to kill me... I can't live anymore, I can't live anymore. In this wealthy family, I've been tortured to such an extent!"
"What's going on? Explain clearly."
Shen Xiyao and Shen Zhu outside the door heard about this and rushed over to rescue their mother. After Shen Xiyao came in, she was trembling all over and pointed at Shen Xining.
"Shen Xining, are you crazy? You can't stand your mother being well, right? How dare you kidnap someone now?"
"Father, although mother has a bad temper, she works hard for the family. She often drinks some medicine to nourish her body. It is simply because she works too hard. Considering her contribution to the family by giving birth to me and my sister, please let her go!"
Both of them begged desperately and stared at Shen Xining with hatred. They were a happy family of four, but Shen Xining was like an outsider.
Shen Xining clenched the thin rattan stick in his hand.
"Father, Xining did this today, so he knows he can't deny it. Please punish me, father."
Father Shen threw the thin rattan stick in her hand directly to the ground.
"First, tell me, why did you put your mother in such a state?!"
Brother Li was brought up, still holding the silver note given by Shen in his hand. He immediately knelt in front of Shen's father.
"It's unfair, it's unfair! Brother-in-law, this is really unfair. My family is in urgent need of money recently, and I had no choice but to ask my sister for money. Otherwise, how dare I!? How dare I!? Brother-in-law, please, forgive me this time, please."
Shen Xining knelt aside and watched coldly. She tapped the ankles twice with her fingers, and the sold maid was pushed up.
The maid knelt on the ground, crying. She pointed at Shen and spoke every word with pearls.
"I accidentally broke the utensils in my house. This is indeed my fault, but do you really need to sell me out? Master, please make the decision."
Shen knelt on the ground. Although her face was pale, she did not show any fear. She was the mistress of the house. What did all these things matter? Could it be that Shen's father would discipline her for the lives of a few servants? Shen sobbed and said.
"Master, I am innocent. I admit that I gave money to my brother. It was indeed my fault, but we are brothers from the same mother after all. Sir, you have always taught brothers and sisters that friendship is the most important thing in the world. Can I just abandon my brothers like this? Master, I really can't do it. As for the matter of this maid, I really don't know. I only ordered this servant to be driven out, and I didn't order this servant to be sold. This is against the laws of our country. How dare I!?"
Father Shen's anger had subsided a lot. Seeing that Chun Xing was about to take out the pile of jewelry, Shen Xining took out the thin rattan stick again, held it high above his head, and said sternly.
"Father, Xining was a bit too cruel in doing this, but Xining also knows that if Xining was not cruel today, then someone else would be cruel. Xining originally followed the eldest lady to the temple today, but saw the Fourth Prince lurking not far away, wanting to capture the eldest lady, so he had to ask Jiang Wei for help. Father should know that in our dynasty, human trafficking is a capital crime, but because of the extremely high profits, it is repeatedly banned. I am afraid that the Fourth Prince is keeping a close eye on the eldest lady this time, so he moved into my Shen family, and because of this, he wants to capture the eldest lady."
Shen Xining looked at Shen's father, tears welling up in his eyes, and his tone was even more heartbroken.
"Xining knows that kidnapping his mistress is a serious matter, but Xining is helpless and can only take a gamble. Please punish me, father."
Father Shen's expression suddenly became serious.
Shen pointed her finger at Shen Xining, her voice sharp.
"You are talking nonsense! Where did the Fourth Prince come from? What does this have to do with the Fourth Prince? It's obviously your fault!"
Before Shen Xining could say anything, his father slapped him in the face. The slap was so crisp that Shen collapsed to the ground like a reed. Shen Xiyao and Shen Zhu screamed at the same time.
"Father!"
“That’s enough!”
Although Mr. Shen still had a look of reluctance on his face, his expression was already full of seriousness.
"Come here, take both of them away. Shen will be locked up in the ancestral hall and made to kneel for three days. She is not allowed to eat and is not allowed to leave the ancestral hall for half a month. This is house arrest. The servants who are involved in human trafficking will be driven out of the mansion and will never be employed again! Anyone who dares to plead for mercy will be treated as an accomplice."
The servant beside Mr. Shen whispered.
"Sir, in this case, I'm afraid that for a while, no one will take over the stewardship of the inner house."
Shen seemed to see hope, and got up from the ground, wanting to say something...