What Shen Qingrang feared most from childhood to adulthood was not the once powerful British Duke, nor his more formidable playmates and elder brothers, but rather the father standing before him who always wore a stern expression.

  He gritted his teeth, feeling like his upper and lower teeth were colliding, aching and sour, and after hearing his mother's words with obvious implications, he hesitated for a moment.

  If he doesn't give a reason today, with Shen Xiaohai's personality, it's really possible that he would beat him half to death in front of so many people to vent his anger.

  But he hesitated and couldn't make up his mind.

  Just then, the big girl Chunmei beside He's family came in carefully and whispered something in her ear. He's eyes suddenly lit up, and her face, which had just faded, looked much better.

  "Old master!" She glanced at Mrs. Cui and the big madam, feeling a heavy sigh of relief in her heart, and a smile reappeared on her face: "I just said let him have such a big nerve, it turns out that this silly boy is actually taking the blame for someone else."

  Shen Xiaohai suspected that she was up to something again, and was even more afraid that she would push the blame onto Shen Qingyun's back, so he gave her a warning glance.

  He didn't mind, now that the big stone in his heart had been lifted, his brain was turning fast again. He pulled Cui's wife and Da Furen aside and said with a sincere expression: "Two sisters, it's not that I'm making excuses for my useless son, but this matter really has another hidden aspect to it. I'm afraid we'll have to call in one more madam to get to the bottom of it."

  "Mother!" Shen Qing suddenly spoke up at this time, looking at Chunmei beside He Shi with a mixture of anger and urgency. Then he shifted his gaze to Song Chuyi, his eyes filled with disgust. He gritted his teeth and looked at He Shi: "I did it! This girl has been following me around like a fly, I'm fed up, just wanted to teach her a lesson!"

  What's the lesson here? Who knows what's going on in Xianle Garden, where Shen Qingyun lives. If Shen Qingyun has some quirks or if Song Chuyi stumbled upon something, wouldn't Song Chuyi's future be ruined?!

  "Shut up!" He was even more anxious than Shen Xiaohai this time, and he slapped his precious son's face with one hand: "You useless thing!"

  Shen Qing wanted to be a hero, saving the beauty, but as a mother, she would never agree!

  He took a deep breath, pointing at him and scolding: "Do you think this matter can be hidden from anyone?! Just now, the servant next to Li's daughter came to inquire about the news with your servant!"

  Li family?!!

  The big madam who had been holding back her words finally exclaimed in surprise: "Could it be that this matter is also related to the Li family?!"

  How can anything bad be related to the Li family! The madam cursed under her breath, her face looking even more unpleasant.

  Song Chuyi looked at Shen Qingran with some surprise, she also knew that Shen Qingran couldn't have come up with such a detailed and thoughtful plan by himself, but those two girls from the Li family...

  Those two girls from the Li family had a very frequent coming and going in her previous life. Due to Mrs. Li's dislike of Li Shi and Song Chuning, they also had a cold relationship with Song Chuning. Normally, their relationship was not even as good as that of this cousin without blood ties. Why would they do something so detrimental to others and themselves on such an important occasion?

  Not to mention that relying on the two of them, they couldn't even come up with a plan like this in the British Consulate, let alone make Shen Qingyan listen and follow their advice.

  It's absolutely impossible for Song Chuning to be involved in this, she is currently on the run and even if she had incredible abilities, her reach wouldn't be that long.

  Shen Qing let out a loud cry: "It has nothing to do with the Li family's sisters! I was the mastermind!"

  "No matter what, we will definitely give your lordship an explanation for this matter." Shen Xiaohai glared at Shen Qingrang, and Shen Qingrang immediately retreated, seething with anger but not daring to speak again.

  "This matter, even if it wasn't this wicked thing's mastermind, still can't be separated from him." Shen Xiaohai stretched out his hand to stop the anxious He Shi who wanted to interrupt, and said in a deep voice: "Get the family law and give me a good beating! Beat him until he knows right from wrong, knows he was wrong! If he remains stubborn and unrepentant, just beat him to death!"

  Mrs. Choi just watched with a cold eye, and only when she saw that four family servants came in to press Shen Qing down on the ground and beat him up did her face show a hint of emotion ----- Shen Xiaohai really was ruthless.

  "Madam!" Another servant hastily came in, took a terrified glance at Shen Qingran, and then turned to face He Shi, saying: "Lady Li requests an audience."

  "Let her in!" Mrs. He couldn't think of a way to cover for her anymore, and she quickly shouted out loud, then pleadingly looked at Shen Xiaohai: "Master can't hit her again, if he hits her again..."

  As expected, it's related to the Li family!

  Mrs. Choi looked at Mrs. Li who had just entered with a smile that was not quite a smile, and pulled Song Chuyi's hand tightly.

  Mrs. Li didn't dare to look directly at Mrs. Cui, and with a mixture of embarrassment and discomfort, she glanced at Shen Qing who was beaten until he couldn't even cry out loud, then stepped forward to greet everyone.

  He Hei let out a heavy hum, wiped away the tears from the corner of his eyes with his hand, turned his head to avoid her courtesy, and coldly said: "I'm afraid I won't be able to accept! Mrs. Li, why don't you just say what brings you here this time?"

  Mrs. Li was even more embarrassed, but since the matter had already occurred, she could only force herself to say: "It's all because of those two silly girls in my household who came up with some kind of scheme to trick you, saying they wanted to tease Miss Song Liu. This is all due to my own failure to properly manage my household."

  "That year, the young lady of Dingyuan House was being mischievous and pushed her sister into the lake. They said it was just a joke between sisters." Madame Cui suddenly spoke up: "As for what happened later, there's no need for me to say it, everyone should already know the outcome, right? In our aristocratic families, every word and action represents the family's reputation, we've never had anything to do with joking or not joking."

  Later, the imperial censor impeached Dingyuan Hou's family for being undisciplined and unstable in his inner quarters, which also implicated Dingyuan Hou's wife for accumulating wealth in an improper manner. As a result, Dingyuan Hou was demoted from his noble rank.

  Mrs. Li's face turned white, the Li family originally had an old account with Mrs. Li and Old Lady Li that was not settled, at this moment if Mrs. Cui brings up old matters again or reports to the Empress.

  "The princess, you are right." Mrs. Li clenched her teeth, biting her lip until it almost bled, and said: "Those two women are ignorant and reckless, they almost made a big mistake, they should go to the ancestral temple to reflect on their mistakes. I will report this to my parents as soon as I get home and have them handle it."