Rebirth of Poisoned Empress

Chapter 8

When Ministry of Justice arrived, once again Dongling Mansion was drowning on rumours. No matter how timely Shen Qiang’s help, Liu Shuhan’s reputation still on the line. She couldn’t resist the rumours outside. Madam Shen couldn’t tolerate the original wife and son, she colluded with the bandits. The rumours of murder circulated before Ministry of Justice took the corpses. Liu Shuhan and her daughter could only grit their teeth. But they had to smile and showed grace in front of everyone, especially other noble families.

But Shen Liang who caused the rumours has already withdrawn, standing in front of the most remote and run-down courtyard in Dongling Mansion. Shen Liang had a cold face, but Qi Yue and Qi Xuan were very angry. Who said that Shen Liang’s courtyard had been taken care of?

“Fifth young master has arrived; the maid will be retired.” Ming Yue who brought them here, didn’t shown slightest respect. Before Shen Liang speak, she turned and left. Leaving three master and servants standing there alone.

“They are too much; they are deceiving too much!” Qi Xuan had hot temper; his eyes were red with anger when he looked at the old courtyard.

“Xuan’er.” Qi Yue was two years older than him, glared at him disapprovingly. He looked around making sure no one was there, then whispered to Shen Liang.

“Liang-liang, grandma Wei and others clearly instructed by her. Why did you let her go easily?” They didn’t have much knowledge but they weren’t stupid. The bandits are too obvious.

“Let her go? Hahaha…” Shen Liang raised his head with a light smile, the courtyard didn’t even have a name, still the same as before.

“Yue-ge, prepare pen, ink and paper.”

“Liang-liang!” Seeing him not telling them anything, even before entering the courtyard he needed to write something. Qi Yue had good temperament but he still couldn’t help it. After all, they were just teenager.

“Yue-ge, I have headache.” Looking at him, Shen Liang was a little shameless. In fact, it was not that he didn’t want to tell them actually he had a lot of things to teach them. But his head was getting dizzier, now the only thing he wanted to do was rest.

“Is it the fever again? The wound is soaked with blood, we don’t need pen and ink. Let’s go in and rest.” When he heard him in pain, Qi Yue instantly forgot their dispute. He reached out to touch Shen Liang’s head and helped him into the courtyard. Qi Xuan was a little stunned, until he saw Shen Liang’s playful gestures to call him, he laughed and carried the wooden box inside.

Unsurprisingly, there were no so-called maids in the courtyard. The only good thing was the courtyard not abandoned. Someone did clean it up not long ago and added some unusable furniture, it was all old used furniture. Everything else was exactly the same as when they left five years ago, only the plum tree in the courtyard was a little.

The master and servants didn’t care about their courtyard condition anymore. After Shen Liang fell asleep, Qi Yue and Qi Xuan didn’t believe that Liu Shuhan would call a doctor. They went to call doctor for Shen Liang, he gave them cold medicine and wound healing cream. They went to clean up the courtyard, sweeping out the dust.

Liu Shuhan’s courtyard

“Madam, fifth young master courtyard just called a doctor. Qi Xuan also asked about monthly allowance and furniture, I let him comeback to ask you first, do we give them or not?” Finally, after sending Ministry of Justice away. Liu Shuhan and Shen Qiang had just entered her courtyard and the housekeeper greeted them. The mother and daughter no longer pretending, their faces were full of disgust. Shen Qiang said displeased;

“What to give? Don’t look at what he is, even father doesn’t wait to see him. But because of his brother meticulous deeds and the Emperor’s reward, he even thinks to came back in Imperial city.” Even with the same surname Shen Liang and Shen Qiang were different. Regardless of what inside Dongling Mansion, in the eyes of outsiders, the son from original wife were always better than her. Shen Qiang was the only daughter of Shen Ruiting, she was not the one who didn’t want to see them but Shen Da didn’t want to acknowledge her. When she was a child, she didn’t understand it even felt sad. But when she grew up, she realized that they were not her brother at all. She was influenced by her mother and brother, she already hated them.

“Qiang’er!” Liu Shuhan yelled in disapproval, ignoring her daughter’s dissatisfaction she turned to the housekeeper and said;

“There’s nothing shouldn’t be given to fifth young master. He can get whatever he wants and choose a few servants. When he greets the old madam tomorrow, I will personally give it to him.”

“This…” It’s good to say that the servants will secretly monitor fifth young master. Will they be used by him?

The housekeeper was puzzled, Shen Qiang even more upset;

“Mother, why are you so good to him? If it weren’t for your daughter, he would really put the charge of murder on you. Even so, the rumours outside are indispensable. Don’t you only help increase his prestige?”

“Stupid girl, because the rumours outside will rise, I want to be nice to him as much as possible. Don’t forget what your grandmother cares the most, how much your father hates him. Let’s talk about it, I will raise him well. Let him go out with you for another reason. When others see him look better, dress no worse than you and your brother, the rumours will naturally stop.” Liu Shuhan smiled and patted her daughter’s hand. It wasn’t the time to get rid of Shen Liang, the last value of him and Shen Da hasn’t been drained yet. How could she let them die easily?

“Then let him go like this?” Shen Qiang was not a fool either, but still felt unwilling. Shen Liang’s face and his graceful present were too annoying.

“Don’t worry, there is something wrong with that bastard. I will discuss with your uncle and others first. Qiang’er don’t worry, mother won’t let him run wild for long.” Thinking of their accident outside the gate, Liu Shuhan frowned and remember in her memory, Shen Liang had always been timid and cowardly. In countryside these years, she also sent people to ‘take care’ of him and said that he should be completely obedient but… something must had happened to him, if necessary, someone should be sent to countryside and ask around carefully.

However, even though Liu Shuhan noticed Shen Liang abnormality, she didn’t take it to her heart. A teenager who had been raised in countryside for five years was just not worthy her time to deal with.

“Well, mother, hurry up. I don’t want to see him.” With her mother’s assurance, Shen Qiang reluctantly gave up.

Liu Shuhan smiled again;

“Housekeeper can do as I ordered. Let the people from Feiyu Pavilion come and help fifth young master to make some clothes. The son of Dongling Mansion is member of nobility, can’t dressed in tattered clothes.”

“Yes.”

The housekeeper who already knew what she asked, did not speak anymore, bowed and retreated.