Hearing the teasing words of the young man A Jin, Sheng Li's face was quite unpleasant. She kicked over the chair on the ground.
"My parents are truly something, daring to treat me like this. I am their only child."
Even now, Sheng Li did not believe she was wrong. In her opinion, as the only child of the Sheng family, she possessed a noble status and distinguished identity. She could do whatever she wanted, and no one could say a word.
"Your parents have another child now."
A Jin righted the chair, his smile chilling. "The last time I saw that woman, she was the goddaughter your parents favored. With a lower status, she wouldn't be as troublesome as you and would obediently follow their wishes."
Sheng Li looked as if she already knew this, her face contorted with hatred. "I will not let my parents succeed. That kind of lowly creature should grovel at my feet for their entire life, looking up to me."
A Jin nodded in agreement, a sinister calculation hidden in his eyes. "What do you plan to do now?"
Sheng Li's eyes were filled with murderous intent, and she said sinisterly, "As long as this lowly creature is dead, nothing will happen."
This was A Jin's goal. Upon hearing this, he reminded her, "That Tao Lengshuang is a bit strange. You should pay attention. Should I arrange some people for you?"
Sheng Li raised her head slightly, putting on an air of superiority. "Arrange more people for me, and after this is done, you won't be shortchanged."
A Jin thanked her with a chuckle, thinking to himself that Sheng Li was truly an arrogant fool, still foolishly cooperating with him at this stage.
It was also thanks to that medicine that Sheng Li became even more brainless.
Next, they just needed to act according to the master's plan to deal with Tao Lengshuang. Then, General Sheng and his wife would suffer.
After A Jin gave Sheng Li over a dozen assassins, Sheng Li, along with these assassins, arrogantly headed towards Shilipo Village in a carriage.
Meanwhile, Tao Lengshuang had also learned from her hidden guards that Sheng Li was coming to kill her. She rolled her eyes dramatically. Honestly, she really wanted to pry open Sheng Li's brain to see if it was empty.
Even at this point, Sheng Li was still thinking of killing her, without reflecting on herself.
"Sheng Li might find the refugees she gathered. This is our opportunity."
The hidden guard didn't quite understand. "Doctor, what do you mean...?"
A cold smile played on Tao Lengshuang's lips, her cold eyes flashing with ferocity. "We'll give Sheng Li a big gift. I believe she'll be very happy."
Repaying kindness with kindness.
After the hidden guard heard Tao Lengshuang's plan, he gave a thumbs-up of admiration. As expected of a doctor, this move was brilliant.
Wait a minute, Sheng Li would have a hard time.
"Does the doctor want to watch the show?"
As soon as the words left his mouth, he lightly slapped his own mouth. "Doctor, please consider me as if I hadn't said anything. If my master finds out that I brought you to a dangerous place, he'll skin me alive."
However, Tao Lengshuang expressed her desire to watch the show. It would be a shame to miss such a good show.
Moreover, she might get lucky and find the Luo family.
Since the Luo family was rescued last time, they hadn't reappeared. They also hadn't done anything against her.
But given the Luo family's nature, it was impossible for them to do nothing. Therefore, it was only possible that the Luo family had done something that she was unaware of.
The hidden guard tried to persuade her, but he couldn't stop Tao Lengshuang from wanting to watch the show. With a dejected face, he hoped his master would go easy on him, as he was still waiting to get married.
Tao Lengshuang was unaware of the hidden guard's inner thoughts. She tidied herself up, asked Aunt Shen Er and the others to help look after the house as usual, and then, with Xiao Feng, followed the hidden guard to the place where Sheng Li had settled the refugees.
It was in a dilapidated temple between Hehua Town and Shilipo Village.
The dilapidated temple had been hastily erected, barely able to shield from the heavy snow, but it couldn't block the biting wind.
There was barely enough food and drink here, so no matter how cold or uncomfortable the sleeping conditions were, no refugee was willing to leave. Instead, more and more refugees gathered here.
A rough estimate showed at least five to six hundred people.
Hiding in the grass, Tao Lengshuang looked at the refugees in tattered clothes with gaunt faces and frowned. She quietly asked the hidden guard beside her, "These refugees are not just from the surrounding villages, are they?"
The hidden guard nodded, indicating that a small portion came from slightly larger towns or villages.
With the continuous heavy snow, coupled with the shortage of supplies, the court's inaction, and the lack of food, most refugees were heading towards Dongdu.
"These places are still relatively better. The situation in farther places is even worse. Selling children is already commonplace, and some have sold their entire families for a bun."
The hidden guard's words gave Tao Lengshuang a great sense of crisis. She took the opportunity to teach Xiao Feng, "Xiao Feng, you must be thrifty with food and not waste anything, understand?"
Xiao Feng had experienced the hardship of not having enough to eat and wear. Seeing the miserable state of these refugees again, he obediently nodded repeatedly. He would not waste a single grain of rice.
"Huh? Mother, isn't that Luo Yang?" he asked, pointing to a woman in the left corner of the dilapidated temple who was completely different from the surrounding refugees.
That woman was wearing a clean cotton and linen dress, with a silver hairpin in her bun. Her face was clean, forming a stark contrast with the surrounding refugees.
Tao Lengshuang followed Xiao Feng's gaze and looked closely. "It doesn't look like Luo Yang. Why does Xiao Feng say she's Luo Yang?"
Luo Yang was very pure and had the feeling of a first love, but this woman was more alluring. Only her eyes were very similar to Luo Yang's.
To be able to dress so cleanly among so many refugees, and for no refugee to dare to cause trouble, indicated that this woman was not simple.
Xiao Feng tilted his head and hummed, his big eyes full of confusion. "I don't know, I just feel she's like Luo Yang, that kind of feeling?"
Tao Lengshuang could roughly understand what he meant, and her eyes darkened. Was it possible that the Luo family had changed their appearance?
Therefore, Mo Lingxi couldn't find the whereabouts of the Luo family.
However, without concrete evidence, it was difficult to say whether the Luo family had changed their appearance, nor could she arrest the woman based solely on Xiao Feng's words.
But that woman was problematic, and she had to keep an eye on her.
At this moment, Tao Lengshuang heard the not-so-familiar arrogant voice of a woman.
"Hurry up and carry me! Haven't you eaten?"
Tao Lengshuang turned her head and saw Sheng Li, sitting in a sedan chair, lifting the curtain and haughtily yelling at the sedan bearers. This made her dislike Sheng Li even more.
"Doctor, someone is following Sheng Li from the shadows. They should be assassins arranged by that person," the hidden guard whispered to remind her.
Tao Lengshuang nodded understandingly and lowered her voice, "Have you made arrangements for the favor I asked of you?"
The hidden guard indicated that the arrangements were complete and that a good show would be seen soon.
Tao Lengshuang's mood improved considerably. She coldly watched Sheng Li enter the dilapidated temple, looking down at all the refugees with her self-righteous high posture. The smile on her lips deepened.