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Chapter 39 How could I not feel wronged?

“Father, Aunt Zhu is already in prison. Do you think we can believe her?” Liu Sijun said. “During the four years I spent in the villa, I wasn’t seriously ill. I was poisoned by Aunt Zhu.”

Oh my god.

Her words caused a huge stir.

Both Liu Shimao from the second wife's family and Liu Shicheng from the third wife's family looked at Liu Shiyuan without prior arrangement.

That look clearly suggested a guess, wondering whether the older brother knew about it or not.

Even his mother looked at him.

Liu Shiyuan's face twitched: "You said Aunt Zhu poisoned you, where's the evidence?"

Liu Sijun took out a yellow talisman.

The voice that rang out as Aunt Zhu channeled spiritual energy through hand seals was that of Aunt Zhu.

She confessed in person how she fell for Liu Sijun and how she poisoned her at the villa.

Liu Shiyuan's expression grew increasingly grim as he listened.

When Liu Sijun went to the prison to find Aunt Zhu that day, besides confessing these things, did he also say something else?

Just now, in the recording, he also heard Zhu Yingrong mention the Chu family.

But it was abruptly cut off at that point.

"Father, did you hear that? If I hadn't saved myself, I would have died long ago!"

"If you were poisoned, how did you escape the old woman guarding the villa? How did you get out of the villa? And who saved you?"

Liu Sijun's lips curled into a cold smile. "Father's three questions all hit the nail on the head, but not one of them was out of concern for his daughter. What kind of poison did I take? How potent was it? Is there an antidote now...?"

The air suddenly became quiet.

"I knew I wasn't loved by my father, but I never imagined he wouldn't even show me the most basic tenderness."

When questioned by Liu Sijun, Liu Shiyuan felt a little guilty and coughed violently: "Who said that? You are still my daughter, how could I not feel sorry for you? I just forgot in my haste!"

"It turns out that the father still loves his daughter."

Liu Sijun's eyes were slightly red, and she looked rather pitiful.

The old lady beckoned to Liu Sijun, inviting her to sit down next to her.

Before going to the other courtyard, this child had a cheerful and outgoing personality. After returning, he often smiled, but it seemed that he had many more worries.

Only now do I understand.

Aunt Zhu not only framed her, but even wanted her dead.

The biological father, however, maintained a lukewarm attitude.

She was probably already disappointed in this family, so naturally she didn't treat her father well.

What a wonderful child.

This person is blind, how can they not see!

The old matriarch sighed: After Tai Lin's death, looking at her son who had not yet grown up, she could only cultivate day and night to protect the reputation of the Liu family as the head of the three surnames, so as not to disgrace the Liu family.

More than a decade passed in the blink of an eye, and when she came to her senses, she found that people had changed so much that even she, her own mother, almost didn't recognize them.

She's having a hard time getting her son to cooperate with, so it's much more worthwhile to wholeheartedly support her grandchildren.

"Grandmother knows that Jun'er is wronged. It was Grandmother's negligence that allowed Aunt Zhu to succeed."

"Mother, you're making your son feel terrible by saying that."

"Shut up."

The old matriarch said mercilessly, "It's one thing for Aunt Zhu to poison the eldest daughter, but it's another thing for you, as her father, to neglect your own daughter. Aren't you going to reflect on your actions? Did you not listen to a word I said to you in the ancestral hall that day?"

The two brothers, Liu Shimao and Liu Shicheng, were restless, one scratching his eyebrows and the other his hair.

They all knew about Liu Shiyuan being forced to kneel in the ancestral hall, so who dared to talk about their elder brother?
They all pretended not to know.

Because my elder brother is narrow-minded and not very clever.

This is considered a shameful thing for him.

If they see or hear this, I don't know if they will make things difficult for them later.

"You should all go back. Jun'er and I still have some things to discuss."

The two brothers rose, bowed, and quickly made their escape. Liu Shiyuan clearly had more to say, but under the pressure of the old matriarch, he could only retreat first.

"grandmother."

"Jun'er, come with your grandmother."

The old lady led her to the inner room. Liu Sijun had been here many times when she was young, but this was the first time she had entered since returning from the other courtyard.

The room was sparsely furnished, with a large carved yellow wood bed and a bronze lotus lamp at the head of the bed, on which sat an ice lamp for lighting.

This lamp emits light as soon as it gets dark, providing a soft yet sufficient illumination for the entire room.

A landscape painting hangs on the wall.

There was an inconspicuous bookshelf in the corner of the room, with very few books on it, but it was clear that each one had been touched countless times.

There was a mahogany round table in the middle. The old lady pulled Liu Sijun to sit down, and in the blink of an eye, many more things appeared on the table.

"Grandmother, what does this mean?"

“My grandmother has been taking care of this family for so many years and hasn’t been to many places. These things are what she gained from her travels when she was young. Do you see if there’s anything you like?”

"Grandmother, this won't do. How can your granddaughter accept your things?"

"It is an honor to refuse a gift from an elder," the old lady said. "Or does Jun'er not find these things appealing?"

"No."

The matriarch was the eldest daughter of the Li family in Pingyao County. In her youth, she was a prominent figure in Pingyao County, known as "Li the Valiant One." She often accompanied her father and brothers on their adventures and acquired many valuable items.

Take the Dragon Bone Blade displayed at the very top, for example; even the most high-ranking disciples of powerful sects would covet it.

How could Liu Sijun complain about something being bad?

However, having been estranged from the old lady for many years, he still harbors resentment towards her and can no longer be as intimate as before.

"Jun'er is resentful towards her grandmother for not visiting you at the other residence after returning from Zhongzhou, isn't she?"

Liu Sijun's nose felt sore.

I've been here for three years now, and I've already integrated myself into this community.

She should feel wronged.

How could I not feel wronged?

She was only twelve years old back then.

While she was confined in the separate courtyard, she thought every day about her beloved grandmother returning from Zhongzhou, knowing that she was innocent, and then taking her home.

He never received it, even as he died.

Now, she no longer needs the old lady's overtures.

“You are my grandmother, I dare not blame you.”

That's still strange.

That's it.

A wounded heart cannot be healed in just a few words.

"Grandmother doesn't force you. There's one more thing I want to tell you: if you encounter the Qin family in the Frozen Domain, be careful."

Liu Sijun looked at the old lady in surprise: "Why?"

The old matriarch's expression was solemn: "Your grandfather died unexpectedly back then. Your grandmother investigated it personally. At the time of the incident, only Qin Hongyong, the head of the Qin family, was present. Although no evidence was found, your grandfather's death must be related to the Qin family. Therefore, you must remember what your grandmother said."

Liu Sijun nodded solemnly: "Granddaughter has remembered."

"It's getting late. Your father probably has a lot to ask you. If you don't want to say something, don't say it. If you don't want to answer something, you don't have to. Just keep appearances!"

The old lady's words were truly unexpected.

Thinking of the time Liu Shiyuan was forced to kneel as punishment, Liu Sijun felt a slight unease.

She looked up at the old lady, but she had already turned her back.

As soon as she came out of Ci'an Hall, a guard surnamed Feng was waiting outside the courtyard. Upon seeing Liu Sijun come out, he immediately gestured for her to enter: "Third Miss, the Master invites you to the study for a talk."

"it is good."

She happened to have something to say as well.

(End of this chapter)