Shen Qu with a dark expression: "Shen Hua! Are you truly determined to sever ties and go your own way?"
Shen Hua was unwilling to waste more words with him and slowly walked towards the interior.
Yicui coldly said: "Has our lady not suffered enough already? The stepson seems to have forgotten, last ti he caused our lady’s face to bleed. If it weren’t for the Marquis providing dicine, she would have been scarred."
The appearance of a girl is that important, let alone our lady.
"When she’s not needed, they plot her downfall and when she is needed, they shalessly co begging? It seems you alone monopolize all the good fortune in the world."
While Shen Qu was in the second house, he had to look at everyone’s face. After he took the position of the eldest son of the main house, besides Shen Hua, who else dares to talk to him like this? Even his stepmother, Mrs. Xue, had to tread carefully.
Yicui serves beside Shen Hua, naturally, her words can represent Shen Hua.
The clan elders, shaking with anger, said: "Shen Qu, look at this, this kind of trickster maid has spoiled Yangyang!"
Yangyang might be cunning, but at least she restrains herself in his presence.
Having swallowed his anger and unable to scold Shen Hua, he naturally vented it on Shen Qu.
"Last ti she wanted to dismiss the servants in the courtyard and bring in new ones, I said we shouldn’t agree! But you indulged her."
Shen Qu did not speak.
But a mont of distortion flashed across his face.
Yicui looked at the clan elders.
"Is this a case of a dog biting a dog? How interesting, all these years has the lord ever disrespected the clan elders? After the lord passed away, what did the clan elders do? Suppressed the lord’s daughter while pretending to be a sage prioritizing the overall situation, and now using an old shaless face to visit, calling himself uncle."
Saying this, she even laughed out of anger and spat fiercely.
The clan elder, burning with rage, being highly respected for years, no one dared to humiliate him in his face: "How dare you! You are but a maid!"
Yet the follower held him like lifting a chick, his feet off the ground, truly unable to step forward and teach her a lesson.
The noise here quickly attracted the residents of the alley, who ca to their doors to look over.
Yicui steadied her chaotic breath: "What’s wrong with being a maid? Although family disgrace shouldn’t be publicized, what kind of family mbers are you! The lady’s surna is Shen because her father was surnad Shen. Which clan elder is like you, so greedy and hypocritically righteous."
"I respect you as an elder, but what kind of elder are you? And yet you dare to co here and act arrogant."
Yicui had enough of scolding, and felt a lot more relieved in her heart.
And the words she just said were heard clearly by the people in the alley.
"Heart of a beast, doing such things? Does he even deserve to be considered a brother?"
"A clan elder must think he can ascend to heaven."
"What ascending to heaven, I think going west is more appropriate."
With a ’bang’, the door of the pear garden was completely shut.
Soon, the alley beca completely quiet.
Shen Hua was extrely frustrated.
Her emotional pressure was very low, especially after seeing the hypocritical and ugly faces of those two, it plumted suddenly.
Watching the people who manipulated and controlled her in her previous life being driven away in disarray by followers, Shen Hua could not feel much pleasure.
Actually... it was pretty boring.
But the coming-of-age ceremony must continue.
Thick soft cushions were laid outside the courtyard, Shen Hua sat facing east. Yicui presented the handkerchief and hairpin. Nanny Cheng was about to kneel and hold the white jade comb, when they heard a knocking sound at the door again.
’Bang bang bang’
Perhaps because of the earlier incident, the faces of everyone in the courtyard were not looking good.
But Shen Hua knew, Shen Qu, who cared most about face, would absolutely not co again.
If not him, then who could it be?
Shen Hua pursed her lips: "Go open the door."
Yicui could only comply, and the heavy courtyard door was opened again. She saw the visitor clearly, and her expression paused.
Aunt You was dressed crisply clean, her hair done up more elaborately than usual.
She t Yicui’s gaze.
Yicui’s responding was much quicker than before, probably due to absorbing from being around Shen Hua.
Indeed, it’s Shen Hua’s acun that truly is unyielding when she is right.
But this ti, it was clear that Shen Hua was tired, perhaps the young lady was really suffering.
"Who is it?"
Shen Hua, with her back turned, asked gloomily.
You Qing: "."
Shen Hua shivered sharply, causing her spine to straighten considerably.
She turned her head.
"What are you here for? I have already made myself clear last ti!"
"How are you different from them?"
"Get out, I don’t want to see her!"
The attendant hesitated, unsure whether to stop her, but You Qing stepped forward directly. She turned Shen Hua’s head back towards her.
"Behave."
Shen Hua: "..."
You Qing then spoke to Nanny Cheng at her side.
"Give the comb."
Nanny Cheng hesitated. Seeing Shen Hua biting her lip tightly but not bursting out in anger, she couldn’t help but feel torn.
But You Qing’s presence was too imposing.
As such, after making eye contact with You Qing for a couple of seconds, she handed it over.
Shen Hua sneered sarcastically, "You never cared about before, what is it now? Or did you start feeling so conscience after seeing ?"
Right now, her whole body was bristling with spikes.
You Qing concealed the emotions in her eyes. Her tone was as cold as usual.
"What do I need a conscience for? To absolve you?"
The hair beneath her hand was dark and smooth. You Qing still rembered when she used to spend her idle monts combing the most intricate hairstyles for Shen Hua, making the girl look beautiful.
"Once you co of age, you’re no longer a little girl. I won’t lie to you, these years, indeed I have felt guilty, but that guilt is not enough for to travel to Fengzhou to find you."
"Being able to see you now is perhaps because our connection hasn’t yet ended."
Shen Hua bit her lip.
Her hand clenched tightly under her sleeve.
In fact, You Qing knew her well.
Living alone in this world, she had truly been struggling endlessly.
If only You Qing said she was sorry, or held her and said she regretted it. She would forgive her, she really would.
She longed for one more person in this world to care for her.
And hoped You Qing would pat her head and say with a smile like before, "What trouble has Yangyang gotten into now? Feel free to share. Aunt You won’t tell anyone."
But You Qing did not.
She crushed the dreams Shen Hua had woven by herself, and then ironically and contradictorily told her.
Our connection hasn’t ended.
What does that even an?
"I don’t need your help." Shen Hua said sternly pushing away You Qing’s hand.
You Qing: "Since I’m here, I can’t just do nothing and leave ineffectively."
Shen Hua: ...
Listen to this! What kind of talk is that!
She naturally didn’t want to cooperate: "What does that have to do with ?"
"I am certainly not sothing for you to toy with."
You Qing sighed softly.
"Yangyang, must you be so contrary to ?"
Shen Hua stiffened, not struggling anymore. She bit her lip tightly, her eyes reddening involitarily.
Seeing her submit, You Qing felt as if her heart was missing a piece.
"On an auspicious day of the month, comnce the wearing of the ceremonial cap. Abandon your childish impulses, conform to becoming virtuous. Wishing you long life and prosperity, may you enjoy continuous good fortune."
After reciting these lines, she knelt on the mat, combing Shen Hua’s hair and performing the hairpin ceremony. After doing so, You Qing washed her hands and returned to her place; imdiately followed by Yicui presenting a hairpin.
You Qing only glanced at it, then pulled out a golden hairpin from her sleeve. It looked to be a style from many years ago.
The coming-of-age ceremony is extrely elaborate.
Pin placent, a bow, second pin, second bow, third pin, third bow...
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