Chapter 49: Long Tongue

  She was surrounded by crowds cheering for the departing soldiers, and Sheng Siyan's voice wasn't loud either. Except for Zhou Huai Xuan, no one else could hear her.

  Zhou Huai Xuan's footsteps paused for a moment, he turned his head, waved at her, made a mouth shape, and then pointed to the direction behind her.

  Sheng Siyan turned her head and happened to see Da Ya's head in the car, which didn't have time to withdraw.

  Zhou Huai Xuan's mouth shape is: It was her who pushed you!

  Sheng Siyan was speechless. Did you have to remind her? Was she an idiot? Wouldn't she know who did it?

  There were three children in the car, either the oldest or the second oldest. Who it was didn't matter; what mattered was that she knew these people meant her harm and could do something about it.

  Sheng Siyan is not afraid of people with sharp tongues, but she is quite afraid of people with great strength.

  The reason is simple, because she was blind as a child and was overprotected by the Wang family. She never had much strength on her own. Later when her eyes got better, it was still the same, no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't become a strong woman, so she just resigned herself to it.

  Actually, the person who pushed her just now probably didn't know about this quirk of hers, so he used too much force and almost caused a big disaster.

  Sheng Siyan quietly turned her head and waved at Zhou Huai Xuan.

  Zhou Huaixuan saw that she was not convinced, furrowed her brow, and didn't bother to respond again. She mounted her horse directly and followed General Zhou out of the city.

  Sheng Siyan leaned against the car, watching his receding back, her mind only recalling the moment when Zhou Huaixuan appeared in front of her car in the blink of an eye and stretched out his arm to catch hers.

  This is also too fast!

  Completely transcending the limits of human physical movement.

  Although there are some people here who also have "kung fu" that can kill ordinary people in minutes as soon as they make a move.

  But a figure as eerie as Zhou Huai Xuan's is rarely seen.

  Sheng Siyan deliberately asked one of the attendants who followed the carriage, "Just now, did you see how that young master Zhou came over?"

  The attendant blinked, rubbed the back of his head, and said in confusion: "Isn't he always standing beside you? Seeing you fall down, he caught you, right?" He then invited Sheng Siyan to get on the carriage and said that the army was leaving the city. They could finally go home.

  Sheng Siyan's mind was filled with even more doubts. She clearly remembered that just one second ago, Zhou Huai Xuan was on a war horse in the distance, so how could he be standing beside her? There must be something wrong with this attendant's eyes!

  Sheng Siyan asked the carriage driver again.

  The cart driver smiled and said: "It seems like you're nearby, I saw you fall. Let me lend a hand?"

  It's as if nothing was said.

  But all these people say with one voice that Zhou Huai-xuan was near her, and not on a war horse in the distance.

  When did he stand next to her?

  Sheng Siyan was filled with doubts and absent-mindedly climbed onto the carriage, even forgetting about the "murderer".

  When Da Yu saw her coming up, she bit her lower lip and curiously asked her: "Who was that person just now? He's really handsome. It's just that his eyes are too fierce, the way he looked at you, it's as if he wanted to devour you. - Did you offend him?"

  Da Ya spoke up, reminding Sheng Siyan.

  Sheng Siyan evaded Da Ya's question and counter-questioned: "Was it you who pushed me down just now? Why did you do that?"

  The elder sister was taken aback and wanted to deny it, but her younger brother Erlang hastily said: "My elder sister didn't mean to! It wasn't intentional!"

  "Big sister, it was my fault earlier. I also wanted to take a look outside, so I pushed you a bit. I wanted to make some space for you, but accidentally pushed you out instead." After saying that, she quickly added: "I didn't do it on purpose! I just lightly pushed you! At home, I play like this with my husband and second brother too! Don't believe me? Ask them!"

  "Right, right. My sister likes to play with us and often teases us. It was an accident just now. Big sis, you're fine, so let's not tell dad about it, okay?"

  They all knew that if Sheng Siyan went to report them, their sister wouldn't have good fruit to eat...

  Sheng Siyan somewhat envied the deep sisterly love between the three siblings, but she had almost blown her cover just now. If she were to be so easily fooled by this big lout, it would lead to endless troubles in the future.

  Sheng Siyan smiled and said: "Your strength is really great. I know you, it's just a mistake. If I didn't know you, I would have thought that we had a life-and-death feud. You pushed me out so desperately that I fell under the carriage, and if I was unlucky, I could have lost my life, or at least been disfigured and injured. This mistake is really too outrageous."

  Dahai heard her heart murmur. Her strength was indeed great. Since childhood, it has been so, even greater than that of her younger brother, and it doesn't seem like a woman at all. Her mother also often reminded her not to use her full strength, saying that girls with too much strength are disliked by men. Dahai carefully controlled the intensity of her movements.

  Today she just wanted to see Sheng Siyan make a fool of herself, and didn't think about letting her die or get disfigured.

  "...... I said I'd apologize to you, why are you still not forgiving me?!" Da Yu said with some guilt, she was a child at heart and feared her father finding out and punishing her.

  Sheng Qiye attached great importance to discipline for the children, but Tou Shi was overly indulgent and would often undermine his authority when he wasn't around.

  Sheng Qiye was even stricter with them. Once they made a mistake, punishment would be merciless.

  For them, Sheng Qiye is a strict father and Tu Shi is a kind mother.

  Dà Láng and èr Láng also begged for mercy.

  Sheng Siyan smiled and said, "I haven't even said anything yet, how can you be so stubborn? Besides..." She glanced at the car driver and attendants, "What you're doing in broad daylight, everyone knows about it, where does it involve me? - Big Ya, actually, there's nothing to it. If Father scolds you, just admit your mistake and that's it. Father is the easiest person to talk to, easier than my mother!"

  "Deceitful! Father is the worst at keeping his word and always slaps our palms!"

  Sheng Siyan opened her mouth, intending to say a few words, but seeing that the three siblings' feelings towards Sheng Qizi were clearly different from hers, she swallowed her words. She smiled and said, "Is that so? That's Father doting on you." As she spoke, she glanced over at the donkey cart where Sheng Qizi was sitting, saw another attendant had already gone over to talk to him, and gestured towards them while speaking.

  Sheng Qiye's face turned very serious, he listened while looking at Sheng Siyan.

  Tu's face was anxious, as if persuading something, and he pulled on Sheng Qiye's sleeve, not letting him go down.

  Sheng Siyan suddenly understood that what had just happened was too fast, and Zhou Huaixuan caught her even faster. Sheng Qiye probably didn't see it at all.

  And those attendants around her saw such a thing, they could not hide it, but had to report back to the master immediately.

  These are the rules set by Wang for the lower-ranking people in the newly built Shengguo Gongfu.

  From the inner courtyard to the outer courtyard, everything was managed by Wang's family with various rules established.

  It was precisely because of Wangshi that the Shengguo Gongfu quickly got on track and had the style and momentum of a great family.

  Sheng Siyan had always admired Wang's exceptional medical skills, but it wasn't until they entered the Sheng Guo Gong Fu that she discovered Wang was not a simple person. He could be flexible and yielding, yet also firm and unyielding; he could live a peaceful life in a small village, yet also revive the fortunes of the Sheng family, one of the four great families of the Da Xia Empire.

  Of course, Wang's birth was also that of a noble family. Otherwise, she wouldn't have known so much about the daily life and etiquette of a true aristocratic family, including the management of servants and the arrangement of furniture in the house.

  It's because of these things that you need insight and vision. It's not about IQ, it's not something you can know just by being clever. You have to live in that kind of environment, soak in it, before you can truly understand.

  What is called nobility is that it needs three or four generations to be in a wealthy and noble environment, in order to be called "a family of high social status". Only one generation of wealth and nobility can only be considered as nouveau riche, not a family of high social status.

  Wang's family had strictly instructed the servants who followed them out of the Shengguo Gong Fu: no matter what happened outside, whether the master knew or not, they must report to the master. Those who knew but did not report would be sold off!

  So Sheng Siyan knew that she didn't need to say anything, and the servants around her would go back and report on their own.

  This is everyone's rule, not human feelings.

  There is no need for the young ladies of any family to plead their own cases, as they have servants to do it for them. When the master does not speak, it is self-cultivation; when the servant does not speak, it is dereliction of duty and deserves punishment.

  Dà yā doesn't quite understand these rules, thinking that as long as she doesn't tell Shèng Sī Yuán about it, everything will be fine. But little did she know, the attendants who witnessed everything had already gone to "tattle" on her.

  Sheng Qiye listened to the whole process, huffing and puffing as he pushed away Zhu Shi's hand, sternly saying: "You're just a big girl, how could you do such a thing?! If it weren't for that Zhou young master today, would my Siyan still have any face left?! This little girl has ruined her looks, will she be able to live the rest of her life?!"

  Mrs. Tu said with a hint of embarrassment: "Dahai is kind-hearted, she can't even bear to trample a small chicken to death, how could she intentionally do such a thing? It must be an accident." As she spoke, she glanced at the returning attendant and said: "These servants actually dare to discuss their master's right and wrong. How can such servants be used? Seventh Master, how did you choose these attendants?"

  "Isn't this what they should be doing?! Let them follow us out the door, it's for the master's safety! Things I haven't seen, they've seen, and they must report back to me! Otherwise, with the master in the dark, what use are they?!"

  Tu closed his mouth discontentedly and followed Sheng Qiye down from the carriage, coming to a stop in front of the large carriage where Sheng Siyan and the others were seated.

  Sheng Siyan hastily supported the door pillar of the large cart and asked: "Father, is something wrong?"

  Sheng Qiye hastily pulled her hand to take a closer look, especially staring at her face, looking very carefully. After making sure there was no injury, he said: "Fortunately, there is Master Zhou, otherwise, Father really can't imagine... Father owes Master Zhou a favor, and when he returns, I will definitely repay him."

  Mrs. Tu followed, "Seventh Master, your medical skills are superb, even if you were injured, you can still cure it. It's not a big deal, these servants have too much to say." She kept talking and didn't blame her daughter for hurting someone, but instead blamed the servants for reporting it.

  Sheng Siyan blinked and said, "Second Aunt is right. Why don't we let Da Ya also fall and hurt her face, then have Father heal her, how about that?"

  This is the first update. Seeing everyone's pink tickets and rewards, I'm full of energy! Today continues with three updates! Hurry up and cast your pink tickets! Second update in the afternoon, third update at night!

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  ps：

  Thank you to Enigmayanxi Guild Master for yesterday's reward of Xianpinyin and Ping'an Fu. Thank you to Guoran Duo's mom for yesterday's reward of He Shi Bi. Thank you to 'Feitian' for yesterday's reward of Xianpinyin. Thank you to Pao_Mo for yesterday's reward of He Shi Bi. Thank you to all the relatives who rewarded Ping'an Fu yesterday. Relatives are really considerate, specially stayed on Qixi Festival to give certain Han a red envelope as a reward. |o^_^o|