Tao Lengshuang was still a little worried, worried that the Tao family and Sheng Li would use the Black Hand to scheme against General Sheng and his wife.
"Let's go to the Sheng residence and see."
"Alright."
Mo Lingxi and Tao Lengshuang, mother and son, arrived at the Sheng residence.
As the three of them arrived at the Sheng residence and met General Sheng and his wife, they heard a commotion.
"Sheng Li, I'm not saying this to you, but the Sheng residence is yours. How can you let others occupy it?"
"Exactly, exactly. You must take back what belongs to you today. Don't worry, we will help you."
Tao Lengshuang turned to look and saw Sheng Li walking over, surrounded by members of the Tao family. She immediately frowned in annoyance.
"It's you again."
When the Tao family saw Tao Lengshuang, they wanted to flee. However, thinking that Sheng Li was backing them, they stood their ground.
"Tao Lengshuang, I'm telling you, as an outsider, don't even think about occupying Sheng Li's property. I advise you to scram obediently."
"Tao Lengshuang, you really have no shame, thinking of occupying Sheng Li's family business."
Tao Lengshuang scoffed, scanning the Tao family members, who looked like newly rich upstarts, from head to toe. "Look at your sharp-tongued, greedy appearances. Anyone can tell what you're plotting."
"Furthermore, Sheng Li has already been expelled from the Sheng family. Who the Sheng family's business goes to is the Sheng family's own affair. What does it have to do with you outsiders?"
The Tao family members retorted righteously, "We can't stand your shameless behavior and have come to help Sheng Li."
Tao Lengshuang glanced at the gloomy Sheng Li and smiled meaningfully. "I'm quite curious. Your family has never met Sheng Li, so how did you get involved with her and help her so kindly?"
"Don't say you're kind-hearted. Everyone in Shilipo Village knows your family is selfish and malicious. Without sufficient benefits, you wouldn't help Sheng Li."
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"Tao Lengshuang, stop distorting the facts here. I'm telling you, you must get out of the Sheng residence today. The Sheng residence belongs to Sheng Li," shouted Elder Tao.
"Beat them!" General Sheng, unable to watch any longer, ordered, "Beat them hard! Beat them every time they come. I want to see how many times they dare to come."
More than a dozen housekeepers rushed forward with sticks and clubs.
The Tao family members were greatly frightened, completely not expecting this turn of events. They shouted for Sheng Li to help them.
Sheng Li stared at Tao Lengshuang and the others with fire in her eyes. "Father, Mother, how can you be so heartless? I am your only child!"
"Your father and I long considered you dead," Madam Sheng said expressionlessly. "The moment you tried to kill your father and me, we considered you dead."
Sheng Li didn't think she had done anything wrong, only that she had acted too late. If she had known earlier that she wasn't their biological daughter, she would have dealt with her parents sooner and taken everything that belonged to her.
"I'm alive and well, and you curse me to die, Mother. You truly are my good mother."
She said hatefully, "Now that I'm in such a miserable state, you only care about your own happiness and don't care about me at all. You're too much."
Madam Sheng replied, "It's what you did yourself. No one else is to blame."
With that, she instructed the gatekeeper to close the door and not let these people in.
Tao Lengshuang watched the Tao family members being beaten and screaming miserably, while Sheng Li cursed like a shrew. She smiled faintly.
The Tao family thought that with Sheng Li, they could seize the Sheng family's assets. It had to be said that the Tao family was too naive.
Even if Sheng Li hadn't been expelled from the Sheng family, the Tao family wouldn't have had a chance to seize the Sheng family's assets.
The Tao family's tactics of throwing tantrums and rolling on the ground were no match for the powerful. The powerful could take their lives at any moment.
"Tao Lengshuang, you are my daughter. You must help me!" Madam Yu shouted loudly from behind Elder Tao.
When Tao Lengshuang heard this, she asked the gatekeeper to open the door and looked at Madam Yu with a smile that didn't reach her eyes. "Are you sure I'm your daughter?"
She glanced at the somewhat flustered Sheng Li and added, "Madam Yu, don't mistake your biological daughter. Otherwise, your biological daughter will be unhappy, and then what will you do if she disowns you?"
Madam Yu subconsciously glanced at Sheng Li, then at Tao Lengshuang. "Tao Lengshuang, I raised you for more than ten years. You have to support me, or give me money."
Tao Lengshuang knew Madam Yu's calculations and chuckled. "Are you sure you want me to give you money?"
"If I give you money, I will report to the authorities and tell them properly how your family has harmed me over the years, as well as Tao Fangfang's attempt to snatch my son, and your collusion with bandits."
"You old woman, shut up!" Elder Tao kicked Madam Yu over and then turned to smile ingratiatingly at Tao Lengshuang. "Lengshuang, we are family. There's no reason to report to the authorities."
Tao Lengshuang asked the housekeepers to stop and looked coldly at Elder Tao and the others. "One more thing, your lives are in my hands."
"If I don't treat you, what do you think your fate will be?"
At this point, the Tao family members dared not say another word. Their recent good fortune had made them lose their senses, and they had forgotten that they depended on Tao Lengshuang to survive.
"Tao Lengshuang!"
Sheng Li roared in anger, "You lowly wretch... Ah!"
Mo Lingxi sent her flying with a palm strike and said coldly, "Shut your foul mouth!"
"If you dare to insult Tao Lengshuang again, you won't have that mouth anymore."
Sheng Li turned to curse again, but when she saw Mo Lingxi's face clearly, her vision went black. "Ming... Ming... Ming..."
Because she was too scared, she couldn't utter Mo Lingxi's title for a long time.
Mo Lingxi's cold gaze swept over her.
This scared Sheng Li into covering her mouth tightly, not daring to say another word. She was very aware of Prince Mingrui's cruel methods.
Mo Lingxi said, "Scram!"
Sheng Li scrambled away, and the Tao family followed suit, telling Sheng Li to support them as they ran.
Tao Lengshuang glanced at Mo Lingxi and returned to the main hall with General Sheng and his wife to chat.
While they were chatting, a hidden guard delivered money, the money Tao Lengshuang earned from selling medicinal pills.
It was over two hundred taels.
Seeing this money, Tao Lengshuang's shoulders relaxed. Next, she would buy a pharmacy and rent a house, completely distancing herself from Mo Lingxi.
She looked at Mo Lingxi, hiding her reluctance and bitterness. Even if she were to acknowledge General Sheng and his wife in the future, she would likely not continue to be with Mo Lingxi.
He had his own matters to attend to, and crucially, she didn't want to be confined to that small world. She wanted to live a comfortable life as she pleased.
After chatting, Xiao Feng stayed behind as usual to accompany General Sheng and his wife. Tao Lengshuang and Mo Lingxi returned to their courtyard.
"I saw you were lost in thought just now. What were you thinking about?" Mo Lingxi asked.
Tao Lengshuang shook her head, indicating she wasn't thinking about anything. She looked at the slightly overcast sky and sighed, "The sky is so vast."
Mo Lingxi followed her gaze, and a sudden alarm bell rang in his heart. "Where do you want to go?"