Koala Reads

"Shi Ning'an held her cousin Zeng Ruoyun's hand tightly, tears streaming down her face. Her grand-aunt had raised her for fifteen years, but after dealing with the family matters yesterday, the grand-aunt had stayed in an inn and refused to see her."

"Zeng Ruoyun comforted her softly, "Grandmother doesn't refuse to see you. She just feels too ashamed. Uncle has hurt you so much, but grandmother had to protect him for the sake of the Shi family. Ning'an, you've suffered a lot.""

"Shi Ning'an shook her head. She knew clearly that her grand-aunt did this not only for the Shi family but more importantly for her. If the things she did yesterday were spread tomorrow, she might be condemned by everyone. If she had insisted on pressing harder, forcing Shi Yongtang out of the court and even cornering him, she would have been more than just condemned."

"She didn't care, but she didn't want to hurt the people who loved her. So in the end, she chose to let Shi Yongtang go. She couldn't avenge her mother's death and the grievances from her previous life."