The capital city was still shrouded in mist in the early morning. The sound of the clappers of the soy milk vendors had just echoed across three streets when Shen Weiwan in the west wing was awakened by Chuntao's noisy voice.

"Miss! Miss! Something terrible has happened!" Chuntao threw back the curtain and rushed inside, nearly tripping over the threshold. "The children on the street are all singing those jingles! They're all made up to make fun of Second Miss!"

Shen Weiwan rubbed her eyes and sat up, then took the mouthwash tea handed to her by Chuntao: "Oh? Tell me about it."

Chuntao cleared her throat and sang in a childish voice, pinching her voice: "Second Miss Chen's hands were itching to steal a bracelet and hid it at the bottom of a box. The big yellow dog, so clever, ran out with the stolen goods. Second Miss, so stubborn, said she was doing it for her sister's good. Now she's been punished with twenty strokes of the cane and sent to the woodshed. She's been caught and humiliated!"

"Puff—" Shen Weiwan almost spit out a mouthful of tea, "Who made this thing? It rhymes."

"It's all Blind Wang's fault!" Chuntao curled her lips. "It finished singing in the teahouse yesterday, and today it's all over the streets and alleys. Just now, when I went to buy rouge, I saw a group of little beggars chasing the second young lady's personal maid and singing. She was so scared that she ran away with her head in her hands!"

Shen Weiwan put down the teacup, a wicked smile on her lips: "Well done for running away. I should let her know how uncomfortable it feels to steal things."

As they were talking, there was a clatter of footsteps outside the courtyard, and the housekeeper, Old Liu, ran in breathlessly: "Young Miss! Second Miss...she was trying to go out, but was blocked at the door by some kids from the street!"

Shen Weiwan raised her eyebrows: "Oh? She still has the nerve to go out?"

"That's right!" Old Liu said, wiping his sweat. "He said he was going to Xiangguo Temple to burn incense, but as soon as he got into the sedan chair, he was surrounded by a group of children, who threw rotten vegetable leaves into it!"

Shen Weiwan was in a good mood, so she put on her coat and went out: "Let's go and take a look."

As expected, a crowd gathered in front of the General's Mansion. A sedan chair was parked by the gate, its curtains ripped and twisted. Several children with pigtails were throwing pebbles into the sedan chair, singing, "Second Miss, you stole something! The big yellow dog is chasing you! Woof woof woof!"

Shen Ruorou's sharp cries came from the sedan chair: "Get out! Get out! Do you know who I am?"

"I know!" a chubby boy shouted, his hands on his hips, "You're the thieving Second Miss! You learned to steal from the big yellow dog!"

"Hahaha!" The onlookers burst into laughter. Someone pointed at the sedan chair and shouted, "That's right! I heard her trunk is full of dog hair. She must have learned her craft from dogs!"

Shen Ruorou was so angry that she was shaking all over in the sedan chair. She suddenly opened the curtain and was about to curse, but was hit in the face by a rotten tomato thrown by a child. The red juice flowed down her cheek, just like a swollen butt.

"Oh! The Second Miss is injured!"

"Come and see! The thieving young lady was hit by a tomato!"

The people were laughing so hard that they fell over, and some took out handkerchiefs to wipe their tears. Shen Ruorou screamed and retreated into the sedan chair, never daring to show her head again. The sedan bearers looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Shen Weiwan stood in the doorway, watching this farce, in a good mood. Chuntao came over and whispered: "Miss, look at what this thing has done, do you want to..."

"Don't worry about her." Shen Weiwan waved her hand, "Let her listen more to the people's voices and learn her lesson."

As he was speaking, the Seventh Prince, Xiao Yu, came around the corner on his majestic horse. Seeing the scene in front of the gate, he couldn't help but laugh: "Miss Shen, you've really mastered the art of creating publicity."

Shen Weiwan raised her eyebrows: "Your Highness, please forgive me for laughing. I just want to entertain the people."

Xiao Yu dismounted and walked over to her side: "Entertainment? I think in a few days, Miss Shen Er will be adapted into a variety show."

"That's great," Shen Weiwan blinked, "It's just right for everyone in the capital to know what happens when you mess with me, Shen Weiwan."

As the two were talking, Shen Ruorou in the sedan chair finally couldn't bear it anymore and cried for the sedan bearers to force their way. The sedan bearers rushed forward, but were chased by the children, who threw stones at them and ran away cursing all the way.

"See?" Chen Weiwan pointed at the departing sedan chair, "This is what happens when you go against me."

Xiao Yu looked at the glint in her eyes and couldn't help shaking his head: "You really don't want to suffer any loss at all."

"Of course," Shen Weiwan raised her chin, "I will get back the money I lost in my previous life with interest in this life."

Xiao Yu was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: "I heard that you are going to send Shen Ruorou to Ciyun Temple?"

Shen Weiwan nodded: "Yes, keeping her will always be a disaster, it is better to send her to eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, so that she can be quiet."

"Have you thought it through?" Xiao Yu looked at her. "Ciyun Temple isn't a good place. It's easy to get in, but hard to get out."

"Of course I've thought about it," Shen Weiwan sneered, "Doesn't she like to pretend to be gentle? Then let her pretend for the rest of her life!"

Xiao Yu said no more, he knew that Shen Weiwan had made up her mind and no one could change it.

For the next few days, jokes about Shen Ruorou spread throughout the capital. Some said she'd been caught stealing by a dog, others that she'd hired a hitman and been caught, and still others vividly described the tragic scene of a tomato hitting her face. Children even turned the jingle into a song, singing it wherever they went.

Shen Ruorou was so angry that she fell ill in bed, but she dared not speak out and could only hide in her room and cry. She sent her maid out to inquire, but every time she came back, she was ridiculed. She was so angry that she broke several pieces of porcelain.

"Miss," Chuntao came in with medicine, "Second Miss is throwing things again. It sounds like she smashed the dressing table."

Shen Weiwan was looking at the account book, and when she heard this, she didn't even raise her head: "Smash it, the more the better, she won't have a good life for a few days anyway."

"Do you really want to send her to Ciyuen Temple?" Chuntao asked in a low voice.

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