Severing ties with family to marry the young marshal, his whole family chases me to the crematorium.

Chapter 188 So capable!

Shen Qingyao and Si Jingnian had planned it well in advance, and set off for Taiqing Temple in Lingzhou City the next morning.

But who could have predicted that before dawn, and before the two had even stepped out of the Young Marshal's mansion, an uninvited guest would arrive, insisting on seeing Shen Qingyao by name.

"No! Just send them away!"

Shen Qingyao didn't think too deeply about it, only assuming that the visitor was probably one of those troublesome people from the Shen family again. So, without even looking up, she ordered Zou Daya to go and get rid of them.

Before the words were even finished, a familiar yet incredibly furious shout suddenly came from outside the courtyard:

"Shen Qingyao, now that you've become an official's wife, how have you become so heartless and ungrateful? You even refuse to acknowledge your own master!"

Almost at the same time, another equally familiar voice rang out, its tone clearly tinged with panic and urgency:

"Master Xia, please don't misunderstand! A-Yao absolutely didn't mean it that way. She must have mistaken you for one of those annoying guys who are always causing trouble, that's why she said such things. It's really just a misunderstanding!"

While frantically explaining, Meng Shuqin raised her voice as if trying to send a message to Shen Qingyao inside the room.

Just as her clear and melodious voice faded, another voice rang out as if in relay.

The voice sounded somewhat malicious, and its tone subtly revealed an undisguised schadenfreude.

"Mrs. Si, please stop trying to defend my junior sister! My master heard it with his own ears! She... just doesn't want to see Master! And she even had him sent away without any mercy!"

As Ruan Hongshuang spoke, she deliberately raised her already high voice even higher, as if afraid that the people present would not be able to hear her clearly.

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingyao, who was standing to the side, frowned and a series of dark lines appeared on her face.

She thought to herself: My senior sister is really extremely cunning!

Every time, he would try to sow discord so that his master would give him a good beating.

However, despite this, Shen Qingyao couldn't help but feel incredibly excited about Xia Ran and Ruan Hongshuang's sudden visit.

She hopped and skipped like a happy little rabbit, running towards the door.

The moment the door opened, Shen Qingyao immediately saw Meng Shuqin walking side by side with Xia Ran, the two of them slowly making their way towards the courtyard where she was.

Meanwhile, the despicable Ruan Hongshuang suppressed her laughter and followed closely behind the two of them with schadenfreude.

"Master!"

With tears welling up in her eyes, Shen Qingyao could no longer suppress the surging excitement in her heart. She strode quickly toward Xia Ran.

At this moment, her expression revealed a pitiful look, like that of a child who has suffered a great injustice and has finally been rescued by their parents.

Just now, she happily approached Xia Ran slowly.

She eagerly opened her arms, wanting to give the other person a big hug.

However, something unexpected happened—before her hands could even touch Xia Ran, she suddenly felt a sharp pain coming from the top of her head.

It turned out that Xia Ran had mercilessly given her a hard knock on the head.

"Master!"

Shen Qingyao cried out in pain, covering her forehead with her hand, her face showing an extremely aggrieved expression.

If you look at her more closely, you can see that her aggrieved expression actually hides an undisguised joy, because the person in front of her is her beloved relative whom she has been missing for a long time!

At this moment, Xia Ran glared at Shen Qingyao with annoyance, her eyes filled with reproach and disappointment, seemingly quite dissatisfied with her disciple's actions.

Especially when she thought about how Shen Qingyao's trip to the ancient tomb had yielded nothing and even attracted an evil god, she was even more furious and couldn't help but scold her:

"Going to an ancient tomb and causing such a huge mess, bringing back an evil god, you're really something!"

Faced with her master's reprimand, Shen Qingyao didn't dare to utter a single word of rebuttal. She simply lowered her head, putting on a pitiful look of obediently admitting her mistake.

Meng Shuqin and Si Jingnian, who were standing to the side, were quite surprised to see this scene.

They had never seen Shen Qingyao so well-behaved and obedient before!

At this moment, she was just like a child who had made a mistake and was being severely criticized and educated by her strict elders.

Seeing that Shen Qingyao's forehead, which had been tapped by Xia Ran, was slightly red, Meng Shuqin felt a pang of heartache.

She really wanted to go over and check the injury, and gently massage it for Shen Qingyao to ease her pain.

However, since Xia Ran was Shen Qingyao's master, she couldn't rashly interfere in the matters between the master and disciple.

So Meng Shuqin had no choice but to suppress her feelings of concern and stand silently watching them.

“Master Xia, no one wants something like this to happen! Ayao definitely didn’t do it on purpose, so I hope you will be magnanimous and not blame her. She didn’t want to do it either.”

"Besides... since you've personally come to find A-Yao, with your abilities and skills, you must have a way to save A-Yao from this predicament, right?"

As Meng Shuqin spoke, she stared intently at Xia Ran's stunningly beautiful face with anticipation, her eyes revealing a hint of caution and deep worry.

At this moment, Xia Ran's cool, autumn-water-like gaze slowly shifted to Meng Shuqin, and her originally calm and unwavering eyes trembled slightly.

Immediately afterwards, the corners of her cherry-like, luscious lips turned up slightly, outlining a faint, almost imperceptible smile.

Actually, before this, Xia Ran had heard Shen Qingyao mention that Si Jingnian's mother treated her quite well.

However, only after seeing it with her own eyes today did she realize that the reality seemed to be far beyond her original expectations.

She truly hadn't expected that Meng Shuqin would be so caring and thoughtful towards her daughter-in-law, Shen Qingyao, to the point that even a light tap would cause her such heartache as if her precious darling had been hurt.

Moreover, from the depths of Meng Shuqin's eyes, one can clearly feel her deep protectiveness and tenderness towards Shen Qingyao, an emotion that is completely genuine and without any pretense.

When Xia Ran witnessed Meng Shuqin and Si Jingnian showing such meticulous care and attention to Shen Qingyao, for some reason, her anxious heart finally calmed down a little.

At the same time, she felt a sense of security and peace of mind deep down.