Chapter 371: Convince Madam Shi

Dong Hui’s expression with expectancy halted and then stiffened gradually. In the end, she avoided Shi Qingxue’s expectant eyes guiltily.

“I…” Dong Hui opened her mouth and wanted to say something, but she shut it at last.

Shi Qingxue smiled knowingly, while her eyes got cold.

She stayed silent for a while and then suddenly asked, “Mother, do you know that Qingmin has something wrong with his left leg besides the birthmark on his face after he was born?”

“What?” Dong Hui sprang from her chair and asked in a trembling voice.

Shi Qingxue had kept it a secret all the time, and besides the maids and servants taking care of Shi Qingmin, only Mo Junyang and Shen Luo knew this matter.

She had planned to hide it forever, but now she thought that Dong Hui was Shi Qingmin’s biological mother anyway and had the right to know the truth, even though this truth was not likeable.

Dong Hui’s expression almost froze. She stared at Shi Qingxue and stubbornly wanted to find that the girl was joking from her face.

However, she only saw seriousness.

Dong Hui lowered her head with guilt and asked gloomily, “Is Qing…Qingmin well now?”

The baby who had been abandoned and regarded as a monster by her was born to her no matter how she denied it.

She was not clear-headed but got bigoted in the past. She didn’t stop until she drove away Shi Qingmin.

However, later, she thought of it and regretted it, yet she didn’t do anything.

Firstly, she felt too embarrassed to take back her words. Secondly, the birthmark on the baby’s face was stuck in her throat like a fishbone and made her unable to swallow it, so she didn’t want to let that baby come back.

As time passed, she delayed it till now.

Till Shi Qingxue talked about this matter with her again, Dong Hui still felt awkward.

However, her emotions became sad and guilty after she knew that there was something wrong with Shi Qingmin’s leg.

As his mother, she was not as dutiful as his sister, Shi Qingxue.

Seeing that Dong Hui was hesitant and ashamed, Shi Qingxue turned away considerately and pretended that she didn’t see it, but her voice became soft subconsciously.

“And he refuses to eat milk, so after three months, he is still weak and has a fever sometimes. Fortunately, the fever is not too serious, and it doesn’t influence him too much.

“Doctor Shen said that Qingmin was affected by the poison most, so he is weak and constantly ill as soon as he was born, and we should be patient. We have to nourish and look after him slowly, and he may be better after he grows up.”

Dong Hui finally heaved a sigh of relief and then asked, “How is his left leg…”

She said evasively and didn’t want to face the fact that Shi Qingmin would be a cripple in the future.

Shi Qingxue had accepted it and looked relieved with hope when she talked about it. “We can do nothing for now. Doctor Shen has said that he may cure Qingmin if his legs develop well after he grows up.”

Dong Hui frowned. “How long will it take?”

“Anyway, we have a hope.” Shi Qingxue was optimistic.

She thought that even if Shi Qingmin couldn’t walk freely for a lifetime, she wouldn’t ask for more as long as he could grow up healthy and learn to be a man.

Dong Hui pondered for a moment and had to accept it.

She just stated, “Qingxue, even if you and His Excellency can’t have a wedding now, after everything is settled, you will get married sooner or later…”

Shi Qingxue was stunned and had a blush on her face. She hurriedly interrupted Dong Hui. “Mother, we are talking business. Why do you mention it?”

“Aren’t I talking business?” Dong Hui asked in reply with a faint smile.

She pretended as if she didn’t see Shi Qingxue’s shyness and even stressed intentionally, “It’s business and something significant.”

Shi Qingxue’s face was so hot that pancakes could be fried on it.

Even though she was outgoing and calm, every girl would be shy when she faced her marriage.

If she wasn’t shy, it would only prove that she wasn’t optimistic about her marriage.

Shi Qingxue wouldn’t think of and expect her wedding all day long but showed that she didn’t care about it when nobody talked about her marriage. However, when she talked about it, she felt that her heart was hot.

She couldn’t adapt to it, while it was not that she was uncomfortable.

She had to turn away in embarrassment and change the subject. “Mother, I am talking with you about my brother. Will you listen?”

Perhaps Shi Qingxue noticed that Dong Hui’s attitude toward Shi Qingmin softened, so she couldn’t help but want to talk more about him with her.

Now as her marriage to Mo Junyang was mentioned, Shi Qingxue had to face a problem.

No matter how she looked after and spoilt Shi Qingmin, he was just her brother.

Now she was unmarried, so it was fine if she lived in the Lanxun Villa with Shi Qingmin.

After she married into King Rui’s mansion, could she take him there?

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Or would she incite Mo Junyang to move out and live in the Lanxun Villa with her for long?

No matter what she did, she would be criticized behind her back.

And in this case, not only she but the Shi family and King Rui’s family would lose face.

So after Shi Qingxue found that Dong Hui got soft-hearted, she had to consider more for Shi Qingmin.

Dong Hui kept silent for a while and then her smile faded. “Go ahead.”

Shi Qingxue tried to find proper words and then expressed, “Qingmin is just a baby who is three months old. He can’t live if nobody looks after him. And he is weak, so he needs to be taken care of painstakingly before he gets better gradually…”

She tried her best to express how miserable Shi Qingmin was, yet before she finished her words, Dong Hui waved her hand and stopped her.

Then Dong Hui stated seriously, “Qingxue, both of you move back in the future.”

Hearing that, Shi Qingxue stiffened.

Although she had hoped that Dong Hui would agree, hearing that Dong Hui told them to stay here, she still felt touched and couldn’t help but have tears in her eyes.

She looked at Dong Hui and didn’t know what to say. In the end, she just nodded with tears in her eyes.

Dong Hui said that on impulse, yet after speaking, she felt more relieved.

She had a smile on her serious face and reached out her arms again to hold Shi Qingxue. “Silly girl, anyway, it’s your home here.”

Shi Qingxue pursed her lips and answered in a muffled voice, “I know.”

The mother and daughter hugged each other silently for a while. Qingxue suddenly thought of something and struggled to raise her head from Dong Hui’s arms.

She stated seriously, “Mother, I almost forget to tell you something.”

“What?” Dong Hui asked casually.

“I have given all the houses and shops rewarded by the late emperor to Qingmin the other day…”

As soon as Shi Qingxue started, Dong Hui was surprised and suddenly raised her voice, asking, “What did you say?”

Qingxue was so scared that she shrank and looked at Dong Hui at a loss.

Dong Hui anxiously grabbed Shi Qingxue’s hand and almost asked in an exasperated tone, “How can you do that? Although the late emperor rewarded you with those things, speaking of which, it was because he favored you and His Excellency. You gave all of them to Qingmin. How can you explain to His Excellency?”

Shi Qingxue was wondering what Dong Hui was worried about, so she heaved a sigh of relief then and smiled. “Mother, I am afraid that you don’t need to worry about this matter. I have talked about it with Junyang earlier, and he had no objection and even gave Qingmin the houses next to my manors, making the land around the Lanxun Villa belong to Qingmin alone, in order to give him solitude.”

“I see,” Dong Hui murmured and finally stopped worrying, yet soon she felt disappointed and sad.

She couldn’t help but think, “Qingxue is so nice to Shi Qingmin and even gave so much property to him without hesitation.”

It could be seen that Shi Qingxue really loved this brother.

If Dong Hui had only one son, Shi Qingmin, she would be overjoyed, but she had the other son Shi Tianyou, and she favored this son obviously.

Now she saw that Shi Qingmin suddenly got a windfall while Shi Tianyou got nothing, so she thought that it was unfair.

Dong Hui certainly knew that her thought was improper, yet she couldn’t control herself, and even her expression changed.

Shi Qingxue didn’t notice it but continued in high spirits, “Mother, in this case, you don’t need to worry about Qingmin’s future life.”

“What?” Dong Hui didn’t understand why the girl mentioned Shi Qingmin’s future.

Qingxue took it for granted. “I know that you want Tianyou to be Duke Shi’s heir. With Qingmin’s physical condition, it’s hard for him to undertake the responsibility, so the title of nobility is decided.

“What I gave Qingmin is less than the family property, yet we can prevent him from worrying about food and clothes. In this way, the two brothers will get their own property, and you and Father don’t need to worry about their future.”

Shi Qingxue said generously and considerately, while Dong Hui felt more embarrassed by the girl’s tolerance.

“In fact, I am not…” Dong Hui subconsciously wanted to defend herself, yet when she was about to speak, she thought that it was wrong no matter what she said.

She felt that her thought was dirty and embarrassing.

She held back her words and forced a smile at Shi Qingxue. “Just do as you said.”

Shi Qingxue heard that and knew that Dong Hui approved of what she had done.

Something significant was settled, and she had a happier smile on her face.

On the other side, Mo Junyu had taken the throne, and sending soldiers to crusade against Mo Junhao was put on the agenda.

Mo Junyang didn’t stay out of it like before but asked to be sent to lead an army and crusade against Mo Junhao at the northern border.

The new emperor was shocked and almost thought that Mo Junyang was ill. He asked worriedly, “Junyang, do you feel unwell?”

Although Mo Junyu was clear that he couldn’t see through Mo Junyang, he knew much about him.

Mo Junyang asked to be sent to the battlefield, which was abnormal and almost made Mo Junyu restless.

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