I hope she won't act impulsively like last time.

Nanny Qiu, who was serving in the carriage, wanted to say something but stopped herself several times. The young lady had been going out frequently recently. The princess had asked her several times, but she had always kept it a secret. If the young lady kept in contact with the Shen family, she might be discovered one day. But she was no longer serving in the inner courtyard, so she could only be called when she went out. After thinking about it, she gave up.

It was only when Shen Heng came back at noon that she realized Shen Xian had been there.

"These gift boxes were sent by your eldest sister, and I can't refuse them." Xia Shi's daughter was unwilling to accept them at first, but the eldest sister of the Shen family insisted on putting them down. Mei'er also persuaded her that she was the eldest sister of her brother-in-law's wife, so she shouldn't be so disrespectful, so she just accepted them.

Chen Heng took a look and found that it was nothing expensive, just some ordinary food and a piece of cloth that looked nice.

"What did my eldest sister say?" Shen Heng asked.

Seeing that her sister-in-law wasn't angry, Xia heaved a sigh of relief and said, "It's the same old thing, Ah Heng. Now your brother-in-law and Ah Jian are working together, and they see each other every day. Are you still unwilling to interact with them?"

Mei'er brought out the food and listened to the two people chatting.

"Sister-in-law, I will return all these." Shen Heng had not thought about breaking off contact with Shen Xian. This elder sister used to love her master quite a bit. With such emotional ties, it was okay to have occasional contact.

I didn't think about being too friendly, especially now that Shen Xian and Liu Zhiyue have a good relationship.

After hearing what her sister-in-law said, Xia Shi stopped talking.

After dinner, Shen Heng took all the things that the eldest sister of the Shen family had sent back to her room and asked Xie Jian to take them back to her brother-in-law tomorrow morning.

In the kitchen, Mei'er said while clearing the table: "Sister-in-law, Madam Shen is too cruel. That eldest sister is such a dear person. And after hearing what she said, the Shen family has already lowered their status and hoped that Madam Shen can get along with her family as before. That is Madam Shen's closest relative."

Xia sighed, "You can't blame Ah Heng, Mei'er. You don't know the whole story. Whatever Ah Heng decides, we'll just follow her."

Mei'er smiled uncomfortably: "Sister-in-law said yes."

That night, Xie Jian came back a little late. He thought Ah Heng had already fallen asleep, but he didn't expect that she was reading a book.

It is still the Book of Songs.

"When did you start liking the Book of Songs?" The Book of Songs consists mostly of catchy ballads, but Ah Heng has always said that she can't quite understand it. Xie Jian doesn't think she has the patience to read it.

"I'm waiting for you. I have something to tell you." Chen Heng was afraid that she would oversleep tomorrow, so she picked up a book to read. Unexpectedly, the more she read, the more sleepy she felt. Fortunately, Xie Jian came back. She told him that her eldest sister-in-law wanted to work as a kitchen worker in the county mansion, and then handed him the gift box that her eldest sister had brought. "Please give it to your eldest brother-in-law tomorrow."

"What do you think about your sister-in-law working in the kitchen of Yu Mansion?" Xie Jian wanted to hear Ah Heng's opinion.

"I guess it's just the kitchen in the outer courtyard. They've already found someone else to do the real work themselves, so it's not the turn of outsiders. This job must be tiring." Chen Heng said.

"Sister-in-law Qi will definitely say that she is not afraid of being tired." Xie Jian said lightly.

Chen Heng nodded. "Sister-in-law wants to see how Min'er studies." To be honest, she wanted to see it too. She had seen it before at Master Qi's place, shaking her head and swaying. It was so cute. "Actually, there's another advantage to working at the Duke's Mansion. It's not like she's with Mei'er every day."