The Zhou family really didn't want to let Shen Ling stay in the Shen family for a moment anymore, but when the other party said that he wanted to exterminate the family, he really pretended to be reserved.
She sat on the large official hat chair and leaned back in a leisurely position. Her eyes signaled the wet nurse Lin next to her to fill her tea cup with tea. Then she slowly picked it up and took a sip, then put the tea cup down again. , straightened his sideburns and the sleeves embroidered with branch patterns without any wrinkles, and stopped talking.
She was admiring the humble posture of the young man below.
Shen Ling, you finally gave in.
The village chief and the elders sat aside, speechless for a long time.
What is going on with the Shen family? Based on their life experience, they think they have seen a lot of strange things, but they have never been like this in the Shen family, where the mistress was unkind and forced her children to leave the family. Absolutely ridiculous!
The elderly man surnamed Sun could hardly sit still. He already regretted coming here to bear witness and had long wanted to leave. But the village chief gave him a calm look and finally made him calm down. Angry, he sat down again.
Mrs. Zhou was still pretending, she didn't answer the boy's words, she didn't agree or disagree, she just hung there, letting him maintain that undignified posture under the scorching sun at noon.
"Mother, please allow me."
Shen Ling raised his head and looked at Zhou with his dark eyes. After just a moment, he bowed down again.
And just in this brief exchange of glances, the coldness emanating from those eyes as cold as a cold night made the proud Zhou shiver all over.
"Mother, please allow me."
Shen Ling is still begging.
Now, Mrs. Zhou finally understood why she always stopped kissing this child. It was because of this look, as if she could see through everything. Even before having Huan'er, she never wanted to face this child, because She always felt like she was naked under the gaze of those eyes. No matter what she was thinking, she could always see through it at a glance.
It’s this disgusting and terrifying feeling!
Holding her forehead with one hand, Zhou couldn't help but make things difficult anymore. She just wanted to end it all as soon as possible.
"In that case, I agree." She closed her eyes tiredly and planned to get up.
"I still have something to say!"
I thought the matter was over at this point, but then Zhuang Keqing spoke again.
Mrs. Zhou was already a little impatient, but since the village chief and elders were still there, she had to sit upright and maintain her mistress' demeanor, and asked: "What else do you want to say?"
"Madam, are you sure you want to exterminate Mr. Shen?"
"He asked to be exterminated. Why do you come to ask me?"
"Madam, are you sure you want to comply with Mr. Shen's request to exterminate the clan?"
"I already agreed, why are you always nagging and chasing after me!"
Finally, she couldn't stand the constant questioning of a country girl. Even though Mrs. Zhou wanted to act like a courteous and humble mistress, she couldn't stand it anymore.
"Well, since the Shen family has nothing to do with Mr. Shen anymore, I can't let my savior bear such a bad reputation in vain!"
Zhuang Keqing straightened his back and glanced at everyone present.
Mrs. Zhou frowned, and the elders looked doubtful. However, the village chief glanced at the young man behind him who had straightened up, and then at the girl in front of him who was in a protective posture. He seemed to have something in mind.
"Yesterday I was playing by the river and accidentally fell into the water. It was Mr. Shen who rescued me and saved my life." Zhuang Keqing looked back at Shen Ling, then turned back to Zhou, "I also want to thank Madam. , if you had not arranged Mr. Shen to do the laundry work, I would not be able to stand here and talk to you now. You are also my savior."
After bowing to Mrs. Zhou, Zhuang Keqing raised her head. She smiled and stared at the luxuriously dressed woman above her. Little did she know that Mrs. Zhou was so angry that she was twisted, and her palms were poked out by delicately polished nails. A deep mark.
The anger in her chest was burning. Zhou didn't expect that at this moment, she would be verbally manipulated by this wild girl. She sat upright with a warm smile on her face, her palms hidden in the sleeves of her wide robe. But he tightened his grip, and his nails pricked the skin of his palms, causing a trace of blood to flow out.
The sharp pain made her calm down a little. Suddenly, an idea flashed in her mind, and when she looked at Zhuang Keqing again, her smile became a little more mysterious.
As sharp as Shen Ling, he said something bad when he saw that smile, but he didn't know what tricks the other party was going to use. He was still kneeling at this time, and his knees couldn't move because of the injuries. Even if he wanted to help, he couldn't do anything.
"Since you were rescued by Shen Ling, you two must have wet your clothes." Mrs. Zhou lowered her head, took out the handkerchief from her waist, came out and pressed the wound on her palm, "You are a girl who has not left the palace, and someone saw you How can I survive in this world without losing my body? If I were you, I would kill myself long ago to avoid leaving a stain on the family!"
He opened his mouth to speak extremely vicious words.
Zhuang Keqing didn't expect that the other party could actually say such a thing. You were careless, you really shouldn't have provoked her just now!
The village chief and elders were confused by the development of this matter. They shook their heads when they heard Mr. Zhou say that he committed suicide.
"It's necessary. Saving people's lives is a great thing. How can you commit suicide for such a reason? Wouldn't it be a waste of people's good intentions?" The elder surnamed Sun was the first to disagree with Zhou's words and retorted.
"Yes, when people are gone, nothing is lost. Although I only know a few words, I also know that human life is more important than anything else." The village chief glanced at the young man and woman not far in front of him. He also spoke. He was a little excited and even raised his body slightly. "I believe that Shen Juren is not such a person who takes life lightly. Madam should know."
Hum, I am just a useless old man in the village, but you still want to use your husband to suppress me, are you worthy?
Zhou had the upper hand. She glanced at the few old men below. Although they were quite prestigious in the village, they looked like they were wearing short legs and were not what a person of status should look like.
If the master hadn't been born here and wanted to maintain some reputation and face, she wouldn't be bothered to listen to these old men's nonsense!
"Indeed, I do have a compassionate heart, otherwise I wouldn't have raised him for so many years in vain." After saying that, he did not forget to glance at Shen Ling.
"That's fine. Let's find the best of both worlds and get these two people married." Mrs. Zhou covered her mouth with a handkerchief and chuckled. She couldn't hide her cheerfulness. " It actually satisfies their desire to protect each other."
Zhuang Keqing originally thought that the Zhou family would come up with some more vicious tricks, but it took him a long time to do it, and that's it?
She turned around and looked at Shen Ling, only to see him frowning and closing his eyes, looking in great pain.
