“Pah pah pah——”

Suddenly, a loud slap was heard behind them. The people who were chatting were startled. When they turned around, they saw Shen Ningzhu walking towards them from not far away.

Those beautiful and delicate fox eyes smiled mischievously, looking at them leisurely, with an unusually cold expression in them.

"Hey, are you chatting?"

Several people: ...

"Go on, why don't you chat anymore?"

The fat aunt who was so arrogant before had a hint of nervousness on her face, but when she thought of the benefits Shen Ningxue promised her, she became bolder.

With his hands on his hips, he stiffened his neck and said loudly:

"You dare to do it yourself, but you are afraid of what others will say?"

As she spoke, she seemed to be getting more and more confident. What was she so proud of as a peasant girl?

No matter how incompetent I am, I am still a member of the Shangshu Mansion. As the saying goes, a seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister has to consider the Buddha's face rather than the monk's.

Chen Ningzhu was just a guest at the Shen Mansion.

Even if she is considered an adopted daughter in the future, she is not the real master of the Shangshu Mansion after all, while she is the senior nanny in the mansion.

Therefore, she didn't need to be afraid of her at all. On the contrary, it was Shen Ningzhu's destiny to curry favor with her.

If you make her angry, she will gossip about you to the lady. How can she expect to enter the Shangshu Mansion?

Shen Ningzhu tilted her head and thought about it very seriously, then nodded solemnly.

"Of course I'm not afraid. From ancient times to the present, there has never been a master who was afraid of his servants. Since you like to gossip, I will have someone pull out your tongue."

"A servant is worth my fear? What a joke. Why, you don't believe it?"

"Before, I was the lady and you were the servant."

"Now, I am the prince's woman, and you are still a servant. So, what should I be afraid of?"

"Why should I be afraid? Oh, right, Zhiyuan, I am now the Crown Prince's woman. So, does what that woman just said count as slandering the royal family?"

Everyone around was shocked.

Especially the fat nanny, she was shaking with fear and pointed at Chen Ningzhu with trembling fingers.

"You... you little bitch, just because you're a lowly peasant girl, you think you're worthy of calling yourself a member of the royal family?"

Shen Ningzhu raised her red lips and smiled evilly.

"So what if I'm lowly? How can you decide whether I'm worthy or not? Don't you know? At the banquet today, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince personally admitted to everyone that he wanted to welcome me into the palace."

"So from now on, I will be a member of the royal family, old hag. If you mess with me today, you're dead."

"There's no need to pull out the tongue. It's too bloody and I'm afraid it'll stain my eyes. Come on, give me twenty slaps in the face, not one less."

Everyone: ...

Is she serious about this?

In the past, Chen Ningzhu was arrogant and domineering, but she was quite kind to the people in her own mansion. How could she become so vicious now?

Zhiyuan had previously made Chen Ningzhu unhappy, so when she heard there was an opportunity, she hurried forward to show herself so that Chen Ningzhu could see her value.

With his sleeves rolled up, he fanned his ears vigorously.

“Snap—”

The fat nanny's head tilted when she was slapped, and her body staggered violently. She covered the side of her face tightly, and pointed her carrot-thick fingers back and forth at Shen Ningzhu and Zhiyuan.

"You...you are so outrageous! You actually dared to hit me! This is really rebellious! You are simply rebellious against the heavens."

"I...I won't let you go. If you have the guts, just wait for me. I...I'm going to tell the Master and the Mistress."

Shen Ningzhu rolled her eyes rudely towards the sky.

Well, it seems that all that talk was in vain. After all that talk, she still didn't understand her situation.

If that's the case, then it's not her fault.

"How ridiculous. Do you think the Shangshu Mansion would sacrifice its entire family for an old man like you? Haha, making irresponsible remarks about the royal family is a great disrespect to the royal family."

"Not to mention an old man like you, even the entire Shangshu Mansion cannot bear this responsibility."

"Come on, keep beating her. If she talks back again, beat her until she can't speak anymore."

The kite opened fire again.

Soon, after fanning twenty times, Zhiyuan came up to Chen Ningzhu with a look of asking for reward.

"Miss, the beating is over. Was my performance just now okay? Did I embarrass you?"

Shen Ningzhu nodded in appreciation.

"It's OK. Go ahead. The remaining few are yours too. Twenty slaps, no more, no less."

Kite: "..."

Paper meaning: "..."

Zhiyuan had just hit the ball very hard, and now her arms were shaking and her palms were red. Why did the lady still let her do it?

"Miss, how about I do it?" Zhiyi couldn't help but say.

Chen Ningzhu turned her head to look at her, her delicate fox eyes sparkling and tender, she raised her eyebrows and smiled at her, "You are kind-hearted."

He looked at the kite again, "What do you think?"

She was clearly smiling at the moment, but Zhiyuan could see endless coldness in her eyes.

She couldn't help but shiver, knowing clearly that Shen Ningzhu was doing this to warn her about what happened before.