Grasping the empty wine cup in silence for a long while, Shen Yuan Qi resumed his senses calmly and said with cupped hands, âThis lowly official has forgotten my manners and incur mockery from my Lord Commander. Iâve been told that Shen Miao Qi is in the hands of my Lord. This lowly official has known there will be such a day sooner or later and only wants to ask my Lord one question, what are you going to do with Xiangâer? This lowly official wants to request my Lordâs magnanimous in letting this lowly official off seeing that my Shen family had already been destitute and ruined.â He wasnât really afraid of death, but since Shen Miao Qi has returned while his younger sisterâs future was uncertain, he really couldnât feel at ease and die just like this.
Yu Pin Yan shot him a glance and spoke with a rather harsh tone, âThis Marquis is not interested in taking your life, besides the name Xiangâer is not for you to call.â He originally wanted to kill this person to conceal the past, but changed his mind in the end. This person might be of some use to him.
Shen Yuan Qi was stunned before nodding his head with a bitter smile, âItâs this lowly official who had overstepped the authority. Whatâs my Lordâs arrangement for Shen Miao Qi and how will my younger sister be dealt with?â
Yu Pin Yan also poured the tea away and replaced it with a cup of strong wine before emptying it at one gulp. He then coldly stated, âXiangâer is this Marquisâ younger sister.â
He was not allowed to call her Xiangâer or younger sister. Commander Yu was indeed as imperious and tyranny as rumored. Shen Yuan Qi pondered for a moment before simply stating his stance, âNo matter how powerful and influential my Lord is, you are still unable to eliminate my blood relation with Xiang, with Second Young Miss. Since my Lord has found Shen Miao Qi, shouldnât this lowly official also bring the Second Young Miss home?â
âItâs true that all should belong to their own places, but not now.â When Yu Pin Yan said this, his expression was particularly sombre.
The indignant in Shen Yuan Qiâs heart welled up, yet he felt an indistinct joy. The indignant was the abandonment of the Yu family for his younger sister while the joy was the reunion with his only kin. He successively took several deep breaths to control his emotions before asking, âWhen will that be?â
Yu Pin Yan didnât answer. He put the wine cup down and said, âThis Marquis is here to just warn you, do not attempt to acknowledge Xiangâer without my consent and you are not allowed to contact her. If you do not know whatâs good for you, this Marquis has thousands of methods to make you and the Xue manor disappear thoroughly. When the time comes, this Marquis will send someone to notify you.â
Facing this prestigious and outstanding murderous Living Yama, Shen Yuan Qi could only nod with a wry smile. Moreover, if he was to hastily rush over and claim, Xiangâer would definitely not leave with him. In her heart, Yu manor was her real home and Yu Pin Yan was precisely her biological Di elder brother while he who took her away would instead become the enemy. He couldnât help but worry about this.
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When Yu Pin Yan returned home, he directly went to the main courtyard. Old Madam was dozing askew on the divan.
Hearing the sound of the curtains raised and Ma Momoâs greeting, Old Madam opened her eyes as she asked with a smile, âYanâer is back? Come and keep Grandmother company for a while.â
Yu Pin Yan walked over and poured a cup of hot tea for Old Madam before he faintly said, âGrandmother, the person Lin Shi is looking for has already been found several days ago.â
Not knowing when Yu Pin Yan had stopped calling Lin Shi mother yet Old Madam couldnât do anything though she was at odds when she heard of it. She only frowned slightly and pondered for a long time before realizing who actually was the person Lin Shi wanted to find. She immediately sat up straight and asked, âYouâve truly found her? Where?â
After searching for four years, there was finally reliable news. Old Madam couldnât help revealing ecstasy on her face. After all, she was her biological granddaughter. In the stillness of the night, she couldnât help but think about the other party which caused her tossing around in bed with troubled thoughts. If her granddaughter didnât live well and die outside, she would not be able to face Yu familyâs ancestors when she goes to the nether world.
Yu Pin Yan patted the Old Madamâs shoulders and said with an indifference tone, âDoes grandmother still remember the maidservant who added the charcoal and caused the premature labor of the Crown Princess? She is the person that Lin Shi wants to find.â
âItâs, itâs actually her?â The joyous expression on Old Madamâs face instantly faded and replaced with alarming restlessness.
âDonât worry, grandmother. Her suspicion has already been cleared and Iâve sent her to Shui Yue Monastery. She is the maidservant of Yunzhouâs prefectural magistrate, Zhao An Shunâs eldest Di daughter. After I have made the arrangement with the Zhao family, Grandmother can send someone to pick her up.â
âHow did she become the maidservant of the Zhao family?â Besides feeling alarmed, Old Madam was somewhat dumbfounded too.
âI have a file here with me. Grandmother will know after reading it. Grandson still has a case to investigate and will leave first.â Yu Pin Yan asked the guard to send the file over when he immediately took his leave and left. When he reached the door, he thought of something where he turned around and spoke cautiously, âXiangâer still has a Di elder brother who is now in the Capital. Grandson has already warned that person, so he would not dare to come and look for her. To avoid Xiangâer from meeting that person, send more people to keep an eye on her.â
Even though Old Madam was in the dark, she still felt that he was extremely right. Xiangâer absolutely could not be sent to another family, so she agreed without a slightest hesitation. Once the guard sent the file over, she was unable to hold back and hastily leaf through it.
The hissing and gasping sounds kept resounding which attracted Ma Momo to move closer and browsed through too. Her eyes opened much wider than the copper bell while her mouth kept reciting the Buddhist scriptures.
Once they finished browsing through, both sighed in unison, âThis is truly a sin!â
She had long known her biological granddaughter was the bane of othersâ existence, but she didnât expect her fate to be so ominous. Firstly she caused the downfall of the Shen family where she obliterated the Shen family then she caused the death of Father Shen and the demise of Mother Shen before finally the ruination of Shen Yuan Qiâs future whom was reduced to slavery. The trade caravans that ran into her were robbed and killed by bandits while Zhao An Shun who just got a chance for promotion had it instantly taken away after meeting her. The Crown Princess who came upon her immediately experienced premature labor and narrowly escaped from death. Calamities would follow whenever she went and she was really worth to be known as the source of mobility disaster!
Whatâs even more terrifying was her two mere encounters with Yu Pin Yan had been implicated with imprisonment on both occasions. The first time was nothing but the latter was indeed extremely perilous. Should the Crown Princess and the little royal grandson die, the Yu family would also follow suit if she exposes her identity in the prison!
Old Madam leaned on the divan and kneaded her temples. Her mind continuously recalled the verdict of Master Ku Hai where everything had indeed come true! Brother and sister vying against each other thus they couldnât coexist! This evil star was indeed here to contend over Yanâer destiny! The perilous was avoided this time but what about next time or the next next time?
The speculation of fate could be regarded as somewhat vague which she could ignore for the time being, but what most important was the moral conduct of this biological granddaughter which wasnât really good! She could just forsaken the mother who raised her for fourteen years. Not only did she run away, she even took away the money that was for her treatment. The grace of nurturing was always greater than the grace of birth. No matter how wrong the Shen family was, they still raised her in luxury without lacking in anything. Even when the family was ruined, they did not treat her unfairly instead allowing their son selling himself into slavery to continue providing for her and even wanted to risk their life to send her home.
This action of hers was nothing but heartless and ungrateful!
Not knowing how many disturbances would be created if such a person was brought home that Old Madam ruthlessly kneaded her temples as she fell into an unprecedented struggle.