PNB Chapter 176 She is your sister
Chapter 176 She is your sister
Liu Lanqi has been in the officialdom for twenty years. Although he lost his mind for a moment because of Liu Tian'er's death, he quickly calmed down when faced with Liu Tianshu's questioning.
"I am your father and Sister Ai'er's father. As an elder sister, shouldn't you take good care of your younger sister?"
"Father also knows what Concubine Liu did, and my daughter has not had a good life these days. She has been focusing all her attention on the Marquis and it is difficult for her to atone for what her sister did. How can she have the energy to think about a concubine?"
"She is your sister."
Liu Lanqi emphasized again.
Faced with Liu Lanqi's aggressive gaze, Liu Tianshu did not back down.
"She is also a runaway concubine of the Marquis' Mansion. It is not too much to beat a runaway concubine to death the moment she returns."
"you……"
Liu Lanqi was in the wrong, so he could not refute and just said, "She is your sister..."
Not wanting to argue with Liu Lanqi anymore, Liu Tianshu reminded him, "Father, when you took Aunt Liu to the palace, you should have thought about this outcome."
"I……"
Liu Lanqi staggered back a step, wondering when her always gentle daughter had such a powerful aura.
"Father, my daughter had already let Liu Tianyi go on her way back to the Marquis's Mansion. As long as she escapes, she can live a new life in hiding from now on.
It was her father who insisted on taking her to kneel at the gate of the palace, it was her father who took her to see the Queen Mother, and it was her father who ignored her after she returned to the Marquis' Mansion."
Taking a step forward, Liu Tianshu looked at Liu Lanqi's guilty gaze and continued, "Father, Liu Tian's current fate is all caused by you. Why do you put all the blame on me?"
"I...she..."
"Father, you won't still want to say that she is my sister, right?"
Liu Tianshu interrupted with a sneer, "Father, you don't care about your daughter, so why should I, her half-sister who has been at odds with her since childhood, take care of her?"
After crying, Aunt Tian wiped the tears from her face with her sleeves, came in front of Liu Tianshu, and bowed respectfully.
"Miss, Sister Yi did something wrong, which is why she ended up like this. I don't want anyone to blame me, and now I just want to take her home."
"My Lord has agreed, so I naturally won't object."
Liu Tianshu nodded slightly.
At this moment, Guan Xue came over with a set of clean clothes in her arms and handed them to Aunt Tian.
"Madam Tian, I know you are suffering, but the Third Miss has already left, so let her go in a dignified way. These are the clothes she used to wear, please help her change into them..."
"Good girl, thank you!"
Taking over the dress that once belonged to Liu Tian'ai, Aunt Tian spoke calmly but her eyes were filled with tears.
"Madam, Master, Madam, Miss, I want to change my sister's clothes, please go out."
The lining had been lifted up by Liu Tianshu, and Liu Lanqi felt embarrassed to stay any longer, so he flicked his sleeves and turned to walk into the yard.
Looking at the weeds in the yard, Liu Lanqi became even angrier.
At this moment, he hated the Queen Mother, hated Gu Jinyun, and hated everyone in the Marquis' Mansion equally, including her own daughter.
Lin saw Liu Lanqi's reaction and quietly pulled Liu Tianshu aside.
"Sister Shu, your father cares most about his reputation. What you said completely irritated him. I'm afraid he won't stand by you anymore. Without your family's support, your life in this mansion will be even harder."
"Humph!"
Liu Tianshu snorted coldly.
"Mom, we've been married for more than three years. My father has visited the Marquis' Mansion twice, both times for Liu Tianyi. When has he ever helped me?"
"Hey……"
What her daughter said was the truth, leaving Lin with nothing to refute.
"He is your father after all..."
Knowing that Lin was still thinking about easing the relationship between her and Liu Lanqi, Liu Tianshu looked around and asked all the servants around her to step back.
After receiving Liu Tianshu's order, Guan Xue led everyone away so that the mother and daughter could talk alone.
"Mom, my dad's dismissal this time is a good opportunity. If he asks you to visit grandpa, you must not make a mistake."
"Sister Shu, what if your father..."
Without waiting for Lin to finish her words, Liu Tianshu asked directly, "Mom, after all these years, has my father ever really cared about you and my sister and me? He cares much more about those concubines and illegitimate children than about us."
Such words made Lin unable to refute.
"But your two younger brothers still want to get married. If he cannot be reinstated, your brothers' marriages will be delayed."
"They are only fifteen this year. Once the two younger brothers have achieved success, good marriages will come naturally. Those girls who are led by the Shangshu Mansion to marry here may not necessarily be good."
"You're right."
Lin has been dating girls from several families recently, but all of them now say that the two families are not suitable. They obviously think that the Liu family is going to fall, and that these families who flatter the powerful and look down on the weak should not get married.
"Mom, my two younger brothers are boys. It won't be too late to get them engaged after two or three years."
Lin said worriedly, "I'm afraid that by then all the good girls will be picked up by other families."
"My two younger brothers are both outstanding men, and they are also talented in literature. There must be good girls waiting for them."
Liu Tianshu's words made Lin laugh involuntarily, and at the same time, she was no longer so anxious about whether Liu Lanqi could be reinstated.
"Sister Shu, the Marquis..."
Before Lin could finish her words, Tian came over with an unhappy look on her face.
"What are you two, mother and daughter, talking about in secret?"
"Mother is asking me about the Marquis's health."
Seeing Tian coming, Liu Tianshu smiled.
When Tian heard that Liu Tianshu and Lin were talking about Gu Jinyun's body, her tone softened a little.
"Sister Shu, how badly is the Marquis injured? When will he be able to fully recover?"
"The Marquis has injured his internal organs. According to the palace physician, he will need to recuperate for at least a few months." Liu Tianshu replied truthfully.
Knowing that Gu Jinyun was seriously injured this time, Tian did not expect that he would need to rest for several months. No wonder the empress dowager was so angry.
I just feel sorry for the innocent girl...
Thinking of the dead Liu Tian'ai, Tian couldn't help but tear up.
"Grandma, my third sister passed away at such a young age. I know you feel bad, but I still want to mourn."
Liu Tianshu's consolation not only did not make Tian happy, but she sneered and asked, "Are you happy in your heart?"
"What does this mean, Grandmother?"
Liu Tianshu's face darkened, and she was about to get angry, but then she thought of something and said to Minglu who was standing beside her, "Minglu, all of Madam Liu's things are in Liu Garden. Father and grandmother are going to take Madam Liu back, and those things should be sorted out and taken back. You take the old lady's people with you and pack up all of Madam Liu's things..."
Before Liu Tianshu could finish her words, Tian interrupted her angrily: "Liu Tianshu, are you so intolerant of your sister?"