Chapter 176: Incite Shi Baoyan

Obviously, Zhou Ruyu suggested letting Shi Baoyan come back home in order to annoy the first master’s family, so nobody from the first master’s family replied her.

She didn’t feel frustrated but continued to advise Mo Shujun, “Last time I saw Baoyan, she was thinner. She is so pitiful. After all, she is a child in our family. Do you think we should let her return home?”

Mo Shujun picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea. When Zhou Ruyu was anxious, Mo Shujun replied slowly at last, “Since she is Junhe’s child, he needs to decide how to deal with this matter.

“Junhe, what do you think?”

Shi Junhe was clear that he couldn’t stay out of it and was prepared, so he answered unhurriedly, “She was sent to the family temple to redeem herself as a punishment after making a mistake. Now she hasn’t stayed there for five years. If we let her come back easily, what’s the point of the punishment? How can we see the power of the family rules?”

He said sincerely and reasonably and explained to Mo Shujun, but in fact he retorted Zhou Ruyu.

Zhou Ruyu looked awkward but still argued, “You are right, but the family rule can be changed. Baoyan should be punished as she made a mistake, but she has taken the punishment and it is enough. After all, she is your daughter, Brother.”

Hearing that, Shi Baoning was affected and couldn’t help but plead in a low voice, “Aunt is reasonable. Anyway, Baoyan is…”

Before Shi Baoning finished her words, Shi Junhe glared at her coldly. She had tears in her eyes in an instant and lowered her head with grievance silently.

Shi Junhe was furious and cursed secretly that Shi Baoning was brainless. She was taught to be kind and lenient with others but didn’t know how to act according to different situations.

He finally managed to retort Zhou Ruyu, but Shi Baoning helped the outsider, which irritated him.

As expected, Zhou Ruyu continued Shi Baoning’s subject. “Brother, look. Even Baoning said that. If you go your own way, it will be not good.”

Mo Shujun suddenly put the cover on the teacup, with a clear sound.

She did it gently but made the people in the room quiet down.

Then she stated slowly but with dignity, “Theoretically, I shouldn’t get involved in this matter, but Junhe, I want to remind you. Even if you give all your love to Qingxue, Baoyan is still your daughter. Don’t be too partial.”

Shi Qingxue planned to keep silent in the beginning, but hearing that Mo Shujun put all the blame on Shi Junhe, she got unhappy.

She defended Shi Junhe by instinct. “Anybody who made a mistake should be punished. Father is impartial as he did according to the family rule.

“Or do you think Baoyan did nothing wrong but I was wrong, Grandma?”

Mo Shujun’s expression froze. “Of course, I didn’t mean that, but Baoyan is sixteen years old now. If she stays in the family temple for three or five years at the marriage age, it might be difficult for her to marry a good man in the future.

“And if others wrongly think that Junhe maltreats his concubine’s daughter, it might be harmful.”

Shi Qingxue sneered in secret and thought they really knew how to pretend innocent and found such excuses. They were thick-skinned and asserted that they were family, so even the one who committed a capital crime could be spared.

According to Shi Qingxue’s temper in the past, she didn’t care how outsiders commented. If she felt unhappy, even God couldn’t make her surrender.

But looking at Shi Junhe’s dignified side face, Qingxue felt that she had grown up. She could understand her father’s worry and would consider for him first.

Before Shi Junhe spoke, she explained, “Grandma, you misunderstand Father. Father always loves us and certainly hopes that we are fine. Even though Baoyan was wrong, he is always tolerant to his children and sincerely hopes that she can come back home earlier.”

Afterward, Shi Qingxue turned to Shi Junhe, with helplessness and compromise in her eyes, indicating, “Father, they made a fuss in order to take Baoyan back home to upset me. I don’t feel grieved or scared, so please let Shi Baoyan return home.”

Qingxue would rather feel grieved than hear somebody comment on Shi Junhe’s reputation.

Shi Junhe naturally understood Qingxue’s effort. Although he wanted to say that in fact he didn’t care at all, under her tearful eyes, he nodded and agreed silently.

Zhou Ruyu was more enthusiastic about taking Shi Baoyan back than the first master’s family. She arranged the carriage and servants to pick up Shi Baoyan and even specially welcomed her at the city gate that day.

When Shi Baoyan in the carriage saw Zhou Ruyu, there were tears in her eyes. She grabbed Zhou Ruyu’s hand and was moved. “Aunt, only you care about me.”

Zhou Ruyu wiped the tears under Shi Baoyan’s eyes and responded with love, “Kid, why are you crying? You are my niece. If I don’t care about you, who would I care about? Let me see if you suffered.”

She intentionally stayed away from Shi Baoyan and circled her casually to show that she checked on the girl, but on the surface, she pretended to feel sad for her and sighed. “My poor Baoyan. You have suffered a lot in the family temple. I was useless and begged your grandma and father for a long time before they finally agreed to let you come back. Alas…”

When Shi Baoyan started her life in the family temple, she hoped that Shi Junhe would take her back home after he won the battle, but she waited for a long time. Then her father didn’t come but sent a letter to rebuke her as she was cruel to Shi Qingxue and tell her to stay in the family temple to meditate and redeem herself, without mentioning when she could go back home.

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At that time, Shi Baoyan knew that her father was partial, and if she wanted to go back home, she had to depend on Zhou Ruyu’s help.

Especially when Zhou Ruyu pleaded for her and gave her a chance to return home, Shi Baoyan took Zhou Ruyu as her parent and wouldn’t guess if her aunt had done that with other intentions.

She knelt to Zhou Ruyu and expressed seriously with sincerity, “Aunt, nobody in the family but you cares about me, and I respect you from the bottom of my heart and take you as my mother. Hope that you can continue to pity me.”

Hearing Shi Baoyan showed her loyalty, Zhou Ruyu disdained her and thought, “I have a precious daughter and don’t need you to take me as your mother. You just deserve to be my pawn.”

However, she smiled gently and responded with helplessness, “I naturally treat you as my daughter, but…”

She sighed deeply on purpose and continued helplessly, “But I am insignificant and don’t have a say. Sometimes, even though I want to protect you, I can do nothing in front of your mother and Qingxue.”

“It’s them again! I know that they want me to die.” Shi Baoyan gritted her teeth. At the mention of Dong Hui and Shi Qingxue, she was anxious to pounce on them and bite them to death.

Her hatred toward them was too evident.

Zhou Ruyu was frightened and hurriedly grunted, “Baoyan, don’t you understand? Even I have to yield to them. If you come back with this attitude and let them know that you bear a grudge against them, they won’t let you go!”

Shi Baoyan didn’t care and snorted. “They won’t let me go? I won’t let them go! I have been incompatible with them since long ago!”

Zhou Ruyu was satisfied with Shi Baoyan who vented her anger on Shi Qingxue and the others, but at the same time, she was afraid that Shi Baoyan who showed her emotions all the time couldn’t upset Shi Qingxue but might ruin her plan.

So she rebuked Shi Baoyan coldly, “I finally let you come back from the family temple and just wish you to live well at home. If you want to die, you’d better go back to the family temple now. Then I won’t try every means to help you come back.”

Shi Baoyan was scared by Zhou Ruyu’s sudden “change” but soon understood her “effort”. She was touched and felt reluctant. “But would I have to live on just for the sake of remaining alive under their glory?

“They made me so miserable. I can’t endure it.”

Zhou Ruyu caressed Shi Baoyan’s hair with love. “Stupid kid, you should take revenge, and I didn’t tell you to swallow humiliation silently. But you can’t be impulsive anymore or play dirty tricks. You were too cruel and it could be easily found. You have to learn from history.”

Shi Baoyan was embarrassed to hear that.

In fact, after one year’s mediation in the family temple, she had thought many things out.

Even though she was still jealous of Shi Qingxue, if it happened again, she wouldn’t harm Shi Qingxue with a way that could be exposed easily and had enough evidence.

She looked at Zhou Ruyu with expectancy and begged her. “I was stupid in the past and didn’t have a clear mind like Shi Qingxue, so I was defeated by her. But it’s different this time. Aunt, with your help, I won’t follow the same old disastrous road.

“I just want you to pity me and give me instructions.”

Baoyan had fallen into her trap, but Zhou Ruyu still pretended as if it were difficult. She said helplessly, “I hope that you are fine, but we are family. You want me to help you cope with Qingxue. It might…”

Shi Baoyan expressed her opinion in a hurry. “I don’t need you to take action. I just hope that you can figure out a way for me, and I will do everything by myself.”

Seeing that Zhou Ruyu was still unmoved, Shi Baoyan gritted her teeth and stressed, “Aunt, you don’t want the first master’s family to be above you all the time, right?”

Zhou Ruyu was surprised and didn’t expect that Shi Baoyan could see through her.

In fact, Shi Baoyan had guessed that Zhou Ruyu helped her because she might want to make use of her, but so what?

She would depend on anybody who helped her. As long as somebody helped her escape from disaster and take revenge on Shi Qingxue, she didn’t care if she was a pawn.

As Shi Baoyan said that, Zhou Ruyu stopped putting on airs and showed an expression that she could do nothing to Baoyan. Then she waved at the girl. “Since you insist on fighting with Qingxue, I won’t look on. I will tell you how to do it.”

She whispered in Shi Baoyan’s ear and didn’t stop until the girl opened her eyes wide and looked doubtful.

Zhou Ruyu then stopped Baoyan who was anxious to speak and ordered coldly, “I have told you the way. If you need it, just do as I say. If there is something wrong, you can never take revenge.

“If they abandon you and send you to the family temple again, you can’t go back all your life.”

Shi Baoyan was scared by the nightmare Zhou Ruyu mentioned and held back her unwillingness.

She forced a smile. “Aunt, don’t worry. I won’t make any mistake this time.”

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