"Madam, what should we do? The young master has fainted."

"My dear grandson, please don't let anything happen to you!"

The old lady immediately went to hug the child. She felt extremely distressed when she saw her grandson in pain. Her daughter beside her fanned the flames, "Mother, what's wrong with my sister-in-law? She didn't get angry earlier or later. The people who sold the house have left. What should we do? Run'er is your grandson!"

"How dare you say that to my face?"

Madam Sima was so angry that she scolded her daughter. She thought for a moment and said, "Let the doctor use the best medicine first. Write down the medical expenses. I will definitely send the money. We Sima family always keep our word."

"Mother, you are so naive. Where did you get the money to treat Run'er? Have you forgotten that we need my brother and sister-in-law to sell their houses to make ends meet? The goods from Kyoto have been returned, and we have suffered heavy losses."

"Saving people is the most important thing. Take her to get treatment first. Mother will find a way to make her agree to sell the house."

After Sima Yun left with the child in his arms, Madam Sima hurriedly called the housekeeper over and said, "Go and stew some brown sugar water with some longan and donkey-hide gelatin."

"Madam, your stomach hurts again?"

Madam Sima's eyes flashed with displeasure. "You've been married for quite some time, but you can't lay an egg and you've got confinement sickness. You've wasted money. It's really troublesome. Go make it and bring it to me."

"The old lady is just hard on the outside but soft on the inside. Madam will agree to sell the house."

Here, Li Qingwan and Zi'er returned to their courtyard. As soon as the door of the house was opened, Li Qingwan was fine, "Zi'er, I'm fine."

She was very happy to see Zi'er again. In this life, she would not repeat the same mistake again. She must protect this girl well, and of course, Ah Qing who died tragically for her.

"Zi'er, thank you."

She reached out and hugged Zi'er, which made Zi'er a little confused, "Madam, what's wrong with you?"

Li Qingwan ignored Zi'er's words and just let her go gently. Looking at the innocent and lively girl, she remembered the scene of their tragic death again...

She must make this family pay the price they deserve!

"I don't like the red here. Take away the silk from the bridal chamber."

"Madam, isn't this your favorite decoration? Why do you want to remove it?"

"Do as I say!"

When Zi'er left, Li Qingwan suddenly thought of something, "Wait!"

She looked towards the shrine in the room, where there was a tablet with the name of her late husband Sima Yue written on it.

Thinking about being deceived all her life, these words were like needles piercing her heart. It was so sad. That bastard was living a carefree life with many wives and concubines out there, but she still had to use her dowry to support his whole family. Why?

"Take this spirit tablet away too!"

"Madam, you can't do that. This is the young master's spirit tablet. You never allowed anyone to touch it before!"

Li Qingwan slowly walked to the spirit tablet and then pulled out all the incense sticks. Why was she still burning incense day and night when the bastard was still alive and well and keeping women outside to enjoy his happiness?

What's even more ironic is that the Sima family's ancestral hall also enshrines the spirit of the bastard. The mother-in-law and sister-in-law all know that Sima Yue is alive and well, but they still pretend to be so in front of them.

Thinking of this, a calculation flashed through her mind.

"The tablet is old, take it and carve a new one, and call Mr. Zhang from the cloth shop."

Boss Zhang was brought by her mother's family and only takes orders from her.

After she finished speaking, she was about to go out. Zi'er saw her going out and thought she was going to see the young master. "Madam, I heard that the young master is in a coma. You should go and see him."

When she heard that something happened to the child, she didn't care at all. Why should she care about the bastard child born by her scumbag husband and another woman?

"I'll go to the ancestral temple and ask for blessings from our ancestors."

"Go to the ancestral hall?"

Zi'er was speechless. What was needed now was money. If Madam didn't sell the house, she would go to the ancestors to ask for help?

As dusk fell, the Sima family's ancestral hall was brightly lit with candles.

When Li Qingwan arrived at the ancestral hall, the scene seemed like a lifetime ago. In the past, she knelt here to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures. She wiped the golden body of the Bodhisattva every day and prayed to the Bodhisattva and ancestors to bless the Sima family with prosperous business and peace. The funny thing was that she prayed for everyone, and the people of the Sima family lived a rich and luxurious life, but she never expected that she would die so miserably.

"Ma'am, you are here. The rag is ready."

The maid knew that she would come to clean the golden body of the Bodhisattva every day, so she hurriedly handed her a clean rag. However, this time Li Qingwan did not reach out to take it, but simply said, "No need to wipe it."

She would never do these things again. In her previous life, she prayed to the gods so much, but the gods did not bless her and she was schemed against by this family until nothing was left of her.

She will never do this again, she will plan carefully to deal with them.

"Go out, I want to pray for you."

As soon as the maid left, she immediately picked up the candle, and the flame danced like her vengeful heart, burning fiercely and never extinguished.

She set the entire ancestral hall on fire, and a raging fire immediately broke out. The Sima family tablets were also swallowed up by the fire, and at this moment, she actually felt very happy.

Realizing that she was about to be burned, she came to her senses and ran out.

"Someone, there's a fire in the ancestral hall."

When they heard that the ancestral hall had caught fire, the entire Sima family was alarmed and they all rushed over to see what was going on. When they saw that Li Qingwan's face was completely blackened by smoke, Mrs. Sima was furious. This was the ancestral hall, and it was destroyed!

But she couldn't make trouble because she needed a favor from Li Qingwan.

"Qingwan, you are not burned, right? Why are you here?"

The old lady wanted to hold Li Qingwan responsible. The burning of the ancestral temple was a big deal and it would be bad luck. But she could only endure it and not get angry. She even pretended to wipe the dust off Li Qingwan's face.

Li Qingwan felt disgusted when she saw the old lady's clumsy performance, but she also cooperated well, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it. I just wanted to pray for the child, but I didn't expect it to catch fire."

"Sister-in-law, you are already an adult, and you are so careless about this ancestral temple..."

"Shut up!"

The old lady scolded Sima Yun, "As long as your sister-in-law is fine, we can repair the ancestral temple if it's gone!"

"Mom, are you still spoiling her?"

"Get out."

Sima Yun didn't dare to say anything after being taught a lesson. He glared at them and left. The old lady continued, "Qingwan, it's okay. Mother doesn't blame you. You are the backbone of this family now. If something happens to you, how will our family live?"

Li Qingwan just looked coldly at the old woman in front of her. When she was dying, she still remembered the cruel words she said, asking her to be a stepping stone!

"I'm fine, how's Run'er?"

The old lady found it a little strange that she suddenly changed into a different person, but when she thought that she might have been frightened and that women are timid, she didn't think much about it.

The old lady was about to say that she was waiting for you to sell the house, but the housekeeper's joyful voice came from outside the house, "Old lady, the young master has woken up and wants to see you."

Hearing that her grandson had woken up, the old lady was overjoyed. "Oh, my dear grandson has woken up. Qingwan, will you come with me to see the child?"

"You go first. I have to meet with Boss Li to discuss the sale of the house."

"That's good. Mom knows you are the most sensible one."

"is it?"

After Mrs. Sima drove away with a smile on her face, Boss Zhang had been waiting outside for a long time.

"You are polite, ma'am."

"Come in, I have something to tell you."

Inside the house, after she gave the instructions, Boss Zhang was also extremely surprised, "Madam, why do you want to close the Hexi shop?"

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