Chapter 1950 The Regent Princess is about to faint again
Chapter 1950 The Regent Princess is about to faint again
Shi Li's aunt also has a son and a daughter of her own.
My son, Su Zhao, is fourteen years old this year; my daughter, Su Yuan, is eleven years old this year.
When I first saw my mother bringing three people back, I saw that they were well dressed and thought they were relatives visiting, so I thought they were very warm.
When his aunt openly revealed the identities of Shi Li's three siblings, Su Zhao was fine and managed to maintain a decent smile.
"I have an appointment with my sister for tea, so I'm leaving now."
Su Yuan was young and couldn't hide anything, so she immediately turned her face away, looked at Shi Xuan and Shi Li very critically, and turned away.
The atmosphere was very awkward for a while.
My aunt paused, and then she said as if to smooth things over: "Yuanyuan has been spoiled by me. I will talk to her when she comes back."
Such an understated explanation made Shi Li's already cold heart even colder.
Living under someone else's roof is already difficult, and now that I've just arrived, my aunt's attitude shows that the days ahead will only be even more difficult.
Their so-called uncle is now serving as an official in the capital, and no one knows what his attitude is. Everything in the family is decided by this aunt.
Whatever she wanted to understand, Shi Yu and Shi Xuan could also understand.
After settling down at the Su family that day, Shi Xuan quietly found Shi Li at night and slept with her on the same bed. Perhaps because he was worried that she would panic and be scared, he also quietly held her hand.
"Li'er, I'm your elder sister. I will protect you in the future. Don't be afraid."
Everyone in the Shi family regards Shi Li as their most precious treasure, and no matter what the situation, they always put her first in everything.
Shi Li pursed her lips and nodded silently. No matter how difficult life was, she had to go on.
But in such an era and encountering such a thing, she was only ten years old and had no ability to change anything.
Their days in the Su family were not too miserable, but they were definitely not very good either.
My aunt said nice things and treated them as her own children, but in fact, she did not treat them any differently from her own children.
At first, in order to prevent outsiders from talking about it, I would still occasionally say a few words of concern.
Later, as time went by, I didn't even want to keep up the good work, and just treated them as a few invisible people in the house. Sometimes I wouldn't see them for ten days or half a month.
If that were all, there would be nothing the three siblings could not tolerate.
After all, considering the Shi family's situation, it was already a great kindness that someone was willing to take them in.
But in the third month of their stay at the Su family, Jiangnan had entered the depths of winter, and their aunt called them over, sighing and complaining about her poverty, while wanting to dismiss all the servants they had brought with them.
In order to avoid attracting attention, the Shi family had already dismissed most of the people. Shi Xuan and Shi Li only brought two maids and two servants, and Shi Yu only brought a servant who had been with him since childhood.
Hearing their aunt say this, the three of them looked at each other.
"Hmph, you're here to beg for money, how can you have the nerve to keep a bunch of servants who eat and drink for free!" Su Yuan, wearing a newly cut winter coat, sat next to her mother with a coquettish look on her face, speaking harshly and bluntly.
When you are under someone's roof, you have to bow your head. Shi Xuan wanted to send his nanny and maids out, but was stopped by Shi Li.
"It's just right. My sister and I are not young anymore, so let the nanny leave the house to live out our retirement." She smiled, not showing any dissatisfaction, and even seemed like she didn't hear Su Yuan's harsh words.
Shi Xuan immediately tightened his grip on her wrist again, his face full of heartache, "Li'er..."
"It's rare for Li'er to be so sensible. Aunt thanks you in advance." Aunt smiled with a fake smile, then pretended to pat Su Yuan, "Look at your cousin, then look at yourself."
"Hmph!" Su Yuan glanced at Shi Li and sneered with contempt.
The matter was settled, and the three of them were sent away by their aunt.
Along the way, Shi Xuan and Shi Yu didn't speak, and they tacitly sent Shi Li back to her yard.
Shi Li invited the two to come into the house and sit down.
There was only a maid and a nanny in her courtyard. The servants from the Su mansion would only come to visit every three to five days, and she had to do everything herself.
Shi Yu and Shi Xuan are in a similar situation.
However, this time, her aunt wanted to send the nanny around them away, which gave Shi Li an opportunity.
She and the maids around Shi Xuan grew up with them and were loyal to them. Even if they were not around, their hearts were still with them.
So, when her aunt suggested to kick them out, Shi Li had already decided to take advantage of the situation.
"It's high time someone took care of the property left by my parents, and there's no one more suitable than Nanny." Shi Li glanced at the empty yard and whispered.
The banknotes that my mother left to my aunt made people think that the Shi family had no money left, but how could a mother not leave something for her children? She was just worried that it would attract attention and would be inconvenient to take it out.
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