HCB Chapter 152 Reverse Scale
Chapter 152 Reverse Scale
Once upon a time, these hands were always warm and gentle when they touched her, giving her endless comfort and protection.
The warmth was enough to make her forget that she was a motherless child since birth.
It was enough to make her ignore the little imperfections in life.
But now when I think back on the past, it seems like an unrealistic dream.
Her father's face had become so unfamiliar that it broke her heart.
She has always been cool and sober.
Even blood ties will be severed without delay when it is felt that they cannot be restored.
From now on, she would no longer expect any stories about loving fathers and filial daughters.
But she will still protect the Jiang family.
Just because she is still the daughter of Jiang family, she wants to protect Jiang family for her brother!
A tall and thin figure suddenly stood in front of her.
"Snapped--"
A loud slap landed on Jiang Cheng's face.
"Brother?"
Jiang Li looked at Jiang Cheng in surprise who was standing in front of her, and hurriedly walked around to the front and looked at his face.
Jiang Minzhi slapped Jiang Cheng with great force, and Jiang Cheng's jaw turned red in an instant.
"Brother, are you okay?" Jiang Li asked with concern.
Jiang Cheng shook his head at her, "Father, you are going too far. How could you do that to your sister?"
"As a father, I am teaching my daughter a lesson. It is not your turn to interfere!" Jiang Minzhi glared at Jiang Cheng angrily.
"Father, you never dared to touch my sister."
Jiang Chenghu stood in front of Jiang Li, looking straight into Jiang Minzhi's eyes.
"Have you forgotten that you loved Ah-Man as much as you loved Ah-Ke? Now that you have Ah-Ke, is Ah-Man no longer your daughter?"
"As a child, you are so disrespectful in your words and disobey your elders. Your father is rectifying the Jiang family tradition!"
Jiang Minzhi was demoted to Liangzhou for eight years because of a few words. This was a sore spot in his life that he could not touch.
And Jiang Li, knowing full well that it was unspeakable, deliberately said it, stabbing him in the heart with incredible precision. Did she ever regard him as a father?
Even a slap in the face would be the least of her worries!
"Master Jiang——"
Shen Beiqi stood outside the door with one hand behind his back, looking at him with a smile.
His eyes were calm, but upon closer inspection they were filled with cold, chilling anger.
"Why are you so angry?"
His eyes swept across everyone in the hall and finally stopped on Zou.
Zou only felt that the young man exuded solemnity and majesty, and the eyes looking at her were extremely beautiful.
But it was as cold as ice, like a poisoned dagger, as if it was going to torture her to death.
Her heart skipped a beat and she lowered her head in haste, not daring to look again.
Shen Beiqi withdrew his gaze calmly, glanced at Jiang Minzhi, and slowly said,
"Master Jiang, Ah Li has been in our Shen Mansion for eight years, and no one has ever dared to treat her like this."
Is this a call to action?
Jiang Minzhi found it ridiculous and straightened his robe without saying a word.
"Ah Li has been spoiled in our Shen Mansion since she was a child. If she has done anything wrong and angered Lord Jiang, I, Shen, would like to apologize to Lord Jiang."
He spoke slowly, walked into the hall, bowed and raised his hand to greet.
Jiang Minzhi waved his hand and said, "What do you mean, Lord Shen? This is my family affair. What does it have to do with Lord Shen?"
He used to have great respect for the Shen family, but now seeing his daughter being brought up into such a disappointing state, he felt a little resentful towards Shen Beiqi in his heart, and his tone inevitably became a little stiff.
Shen Beiqi barely stood up and seemed to be bowing, but in fact he took back all the respect he had shown to Jiang Minzhi.
"Master Jiang, Ah Li has been in the Jiang family for eight years and in the Shen family for eight years. How come her affairs have nothing to do with me?"
He curled his lips slightly and said meaningfully,
"When Ah Li first entered the Shen Mansion, I told her that no matter what happened, I would always be her support and backup."
"If Ah Li makes mistakes again and causes Lord Jiang to worry, please send someone to inform me. I will teach her carefully and Lord Jiang will not have to worry about it."
Jiang Minzhi looked a little ugly.
What does it mean?
Can't he discipline his daughter?
He wants to discipline his own daughter, and he needs other people’s consent?
This Duke Jing is really taking advantage of his power to bully others!
Jiang Minzhi was about to reply, but Shen Beiqi didn't give him the chance. He looked at Jiang Li and said,
"Ah Li, if you are unhappy in the Jiang family, go back to the Shen family. Qinghui Courtyard will always be reserved for you."
Seeing that the situation was becoming increasingly tense, Jiang Cheng spoke up at the right time to smooth the situation over.
He first tried to persuade his sister softly, then asked Shen Beiqi to sit down and ordered the servants to serve tea.
Jiang Minzhi, who was left aside, was filled with rage and left angrily.
All those who supported Zou had left, and it would be boring for her to stay any longer, so she prepared to return to her own courtyard.
She wore a silk skirt specially today in order to enter the palace.
This cumbersome and complicated silk skirt was not as convenient for walking as the clothes she usually wore, so her steps were inevitably slower.
When she stepped over the threshold, she felt something hit her knee, causing her to stagger and lose her balance, falling out.
"Ouch—"
Zou fell to the ground in a big letter, and her hairpins fell like raindrops, with the sound of tinkling and clanging continuing in the ears.
The dust was blown up in my face, ruining my freshly applied makeup.
Zou kept groaning softly, covering her painful knee, and was unable to stand up for a while.
Seeing this, Xingping covered her lips and chuckled, afraid that she would laugh out loud.
A longan rolled past Zou's body and fell into the flower bed in the yard.
Jiang Li looked back and saw a plate of longans next to Shen Beiqi's hand.
She looked at him questioningly and he raised an eyebrow at her.
A faint smile appeared on Jiang Li's lips, and he asked the servants to help Zou up and send her back to the house.
Not only did Zou's clothes get torn from the fall, but her face was also scratched and bleeding.
This state is really not suitable for attending the palace banquet.
Even Jiang Minzhi had to give up.
While Jiang Li was dressing up in her own courtyard, Zou was in her room, so angry that she was about to explode.
This bitch!
How come she was walking normally, but ended up getting her face disfigured and unable to attend the palace banquet?
There must be someone doing something in secret, it must be that Shen Beiqi, it must be!
She paced back and forth for a while, holding her waist, then picked up the celadon flower cup in the room and wanted to smash it to vent her anger.
He held it up for a moment and then put it down. Forget it. Although these vases are not expensive, they are still worth a few taels of silver!
Rather than breaking it into pieces, it is better to exchange it for silver and put it in your own pocket to feel at ease.
Thinking of this, Zou stood up, opened the closet, and took out the bulging bundle buried in the corner.
Since they are all going to the palace banquet today, this is a great opportunity!
Tonight, Jiang Li entered the palace for a banquet as a legitimate daughter for the first time, and Xingping dressed Jiang Li up nicely.
A lavender dress with magnolia flowers embroidered on the hem.
The ribbon of the same color gently outlines the narrow waist, just like a branch of flowers swaying in the breeze, and there is a different charm in her every move.
"The girl looks really good in this skirt."
Xing Ping praised sincerely, looking Jiang Li up and down, "I feel that the young lady seems to be a little different."