Chapter 41 is truly outrageous!

Seeing Liu Ruolan's stubbornness and her refusal to talk back, Madam Hou's face grew even uglier: "Why should I?"

"Are you asking me why I made you kneel in the ancestral hall copying the family rules? Or are you asking me what right I have to punish you like this?"

Madam Hou gritted her teeth. If it weren't for the fact that Liu Ruolan was the daughter of the Prime Minister, she would never have allowed a woman with such a temperament into the family!

"Everyone saw you suddenly and inexplicably go crazy towards Shen Qingci!"

"Although I am old, I am still your mother-in-law! I am your husband's mother! Everyone in the household still has to respectfully call me Madam!"

"What? I can't make this decision?"

Liu Ruolan gritted her teeth; it was clearly Shen Qingci who was deliberately provoking her!

If she really went to the ancestral hall and knelt down to copy the family rules, Shen Qingci would be incredibly smug!

The thought of this made Liu Ruolan even angrier.

No, no, she absolutely won't allow it!

Liu Ruolan clenched her hands and looked at Shen Qingci. She would never allow this bitch to be too smug!

Thinking of this, she gritted her teeth, looked up at the old lady of the Marquis, and said, "Copy the family rules in the ancestral hall? Very well, very well! I'll go, I'll go right now!"

After she finished speaking, she flicked her sleeve, turned around, and left.

Old Madam Hou raised her hand tremblingly and pointed at Liu Ruolan's retreating figure: "Is she throwing a tantrum at me?"

"Is that how she talks to me?"

Madam Hou slammed her hand on the table: "This is outrageous! She has no manners at all! How could my Yunting... how could he have married such a scoundrel?"

Shen Qingci lowered his eyes, his gaze full of mockery.

How could they have married such a powerful figure? Didn't they actively seek her out? Wasn't it all for Prime Minister Liu's power?

Haven't they always cherished Liu Ruolan?

Thinking this to herself, she only bit her lip and looked worried: "Mother, is my sister-in-law angry? She is the daughter of the Prime Minister's family. If she gets angry and goes to the Prime Minister's residence to complain, that would be bad!"

"Maybe we should just forget about it."

She looked aggrieved and said, "It's alright. The Shen family is gone. I have no status or position, and I can't help the Huo family."

"The Huo family still needs to rely on the Prime Minister's Mansion, so Mother, please don't... offend my sister-in-law and the Prime Minister's Mansion for my sake!"

The old lady looked at Shen Qingci and couldn't help but sigh. What a good daughter-in-law Shen Qingci was! She was gentle and kind, and wouldn't cause so much trouble. She was also wholeheartedly thinking about the Yongning Marquis's mansion.

But ironically, this wonderful daughter-in-law belongs to the Shen family.

But the Shen family is as stubborn as a mule!

Really...

Madam Hou rubbed her forehead and said, "Never mind her! What does it matter if she's the daughter of the Prime Minister or not? Now that she's married into the Huo family, she's our Huo family's daughter-in-law!"

"What kind of daughter-in-law is this? She has no manners at all!"

“Normally, our Huo family has already spoiled her enough!”

No sooner had Madam Hou finished speaking than hurried footsteps sounded outside the door: "Something terrible has happened, Madam!"

Old Madam Hou's face changed instantly, and she became furious: "What nonsense are you spouting? You're the one who's in a bad mood!"

The steward quickly slapped himself in the face before continuing, "Madam! The Lady of the Marquis didn't go to the ancestral hall; she left the manor directly! She said she was going back to the Prime Minister's residence!"

"What?" The old lady's eyes widened in anger, her face growing increasingly grim. "What is she going to do? Is she planning to go back and complain to her parents?"

"Shrew! Shrew! What sins have I committed to deserve Yun Ting marrying such a shrew!"

Shen Qingci's lips curled up slightly; she wasn't surprised at all...

How could someone with Liu Ruolan's personality willingly accept being punished in front of her?

She wouldn't let herself become a laughingstock.

Yes, the old lady looks like she's about to be driven mad by her.

Shen Qingci looked guilty and flustered: "Mother, what should we do? It's all my fault! What if my sister-in-law goes back to the Prime Minister's residence and exaggerates the story? Wouldn't the Prime Minister's residence blame us?"

"If I had known it would turn out like this, I should have let my sister-in-law beat and scold me."

Madam Hou patted the armrest of her chair: "What nonsense are you spouting? She's in the wrong! No matter who she tells, it's still her fault."

"Don't worry too much. Go back to your courtyard and rest. Should I have the royal physician take a look at you?"

Shen Qingci shook her head, still looking worried, but she had no choice but to obediently say, "Alright then, I'll go back first."

As soon as she returned to her room, Wanqing rushed forward: "Miss, where are you hurt? Let me take a look!"

Shen Qingci shook her head and laughed out loud: "I'm not hurt anywhere."

"Although my father doesn't let me practice martial arts much because I'm a girl, I still know some basic self-defense techniques."

"I immediately dodged as soon as her foot touched me."

"Then, I pretended to be kicked in pain and fell down."

"Liu Ruolan was so angry because she knew that she hadn't kicked me and that I was framing her."

Wanqing's eyes widened, and she blinked rapidly: "Miss, did you do this on purpose?"

"Yes, of course I did it on purpose."

"Deliberately make Liu Ruolan lose her temper and go crazy in front of everyone. Make the old lady unhappy with her, and let everyone know that Liu Ruolan is a madwoman and a shrew!"

Shen Qingci touched her forehead and raised her eyebrows slightly: "After all this fussing, I've sweated a bit, and my fever has gone down."

Upon hearing this, Wanqing touched her forehead as well: "It does seem to be less hot now."

Wanqing frowned and remained silent for a moment: "But..."

"Although there was a commotion, Liu Ruolan was not actually punished; instead, she ran straight back to the Prime Minister's residence."

"Whether it's the old lady or... or the current Marquis, they all fear the Prime Minister's residence."

Wanqing pursed her lips: "This servant thinks that after she makes such a fuss, they will probably have to give in in the end and go and invite her back."

"If the Marquis were to personally invite her back, she would probably become even more... arrogant!"

Shen Qingci wasn't afraid of that at all. She just smiled and said, "Then let them go and invite them."

"It was clearly Liu Ruolan who made the mistake, but she relied on being the daughter of the Prime Minister's family to embarrass the Old Madam and the Marquis like this. Do you think the Old Madam and the Marquis won't feel resentful or uncomfortable?"

Some things take time to accumulate.

She wanted to gradually build up Huo Yunzhan's and the old lady's dislike and aversion towards Liu Ruolan.

Then, find a suitable opportunity to detonate it completely.

It will definitely be exceptionally exciting then.

"Just wait and see, this show is far from over."

"Have someone keep an eye on things, especially the old lady and the marquis."

"yes."

Shen Qingci didn't sleep well last night, and after rushing to sing this show today, she was a little sleepy, so she lay down on the bed and took a nap.

He didn't get up until noon, and as soon as he got up, he received a message from Wanqing: "Just as we expected, as soon as the Marquis returned to the manor, he was summoned by the Old Madam, who angrily told him what happened this morning..."

"But after the mother and son discussed things in the room for half a day, the Marquis left the mansion. He must have gone to the Prime Minister's mansion to invite Liu Ruolan back."

Just as Wan Qing finished speaking, a sound of something cutting through the air was heard.

Shen Qingci quickly pulled Wanqing aside, and then saw a crumpled piece of paper suddenly appear on the table.