But Shen Qiyin's smile vanished, and she said in a cold voice, "You, a mere servant, dare to ask me if I dare?"

"I...I'm someone who works by the old lady's side!"

"It's just a dog that barks louder."

"you……"

"I'm not one to resort to violence, because violence can't solve everything. But if you dare to cause me trouble, I'll slap you across the face!"

"Now tell me, do you think I'd dare hit you?"

Granny Dai looked at her with a look of fear, as if she were meeting her for the first time.

If you say you wouldn't dare, you'll definitely get slapped again.

But if you're talking about daring...

In the short time she was silent, Shen Qiyin seemed to have run out of patience and waved to Ren Dong, who was eager to try, "Ren Dong, you come here, you have a strong grip."

"yes!"

Honeysuckle was just looking for a way to use her ox-like strength, and now she had her chance.

She pressed one hand on Granny Dai's shoulder and kicked her in the back of the knee. Granny Dai cried out "Ah!" and fell to her knees with a thud.

Honeysuckle gave her no time to react, and immediately slapped her across the face, making Granny Dai see stars and stagger.

Banxia stood outside the door peeking out, instinctively covering her face.

She was about to go and report the news to the old lady when Shen Qiyin called out to her: "Banxia."

Banxia was so frightened that she almost knelt down on the ground.

She entered the room, her legs trembling: "...Miss, what do you need me for?"

"You're going to inform Grandmother, aren't you?" Shen Qiyin smiled gently.

But Banxia only felt terrified!

Her legs went weak and she knelt down beside Granny Dai, kowtowing several times with resounding thuds, saying excitedly, "This servant wouldn't dare! Please believe me, Miss!"

"I was just asking casually, why are you so afraid?"

Shen Qiyin leisurely sat back in her chair and said, "Ren Dong is too strong. She won her arm wrestling match with those Thousand Eagle Guards yesterday. I'm afraid she might accidentally kill someone with her blows. You should go instead."

Banxia looked up in surprise.

Shen Qiyin looked into her eyes and said "considerately," "You respect the elderly, so I can understand if you can't bear to lay a hand on Granny Dai."

"Then I'll fan you after I've finished fanning her."

Banxia was almost in tears, and quickly said, "This servant will go! This servant will go right now!"

She was afraid that if she hit Shen Qiyin in a way that displeased her, Shen Qiyin would have Rendong slap her again, so she mustered all her strength, swung her arm wide, and slapped Dai Mama hard across the face.

She hits hard, but not frequently.

Fortunately, Shen Qiyin didn't say anything, so she slapped her one after another with "high quality and quantity".

She didn't know how many slaps she received; Banxia felt like her arm was about to dislocate before Old Madam Shen finally reacted.

However, she still didn't come in person, but instead sent a maid over to inquire why Shen Xiyin hadn't gone to Zhuijin Hall yet, and why Granny Dai was nowhere to be seen.

Looking at the scene inside the room, the little maid stood there stunned for a long time, unable to utter a single word.

When she finally came to her senses, she took off running!

Shen Qiyin didn't stop her.

Before long, Old Madam Shen arrived with Madam Shen and a large group of maids and servants.

She was completely shocked by what she saw inside the room.

"stop!"

Having finally received the order, Banxia immediately stopped what she was doing and knelt before Old Madam Shen.

Ren Dong also released Dai Mama's grip, patted her as if she had touched something dirty, and then walked back to stand behind Shen Qiyin.

Granny Dai's face was swollen high, and her mouth was covered in blood. She could barely speak. She crawled to Madam Shen's feet in a sorry state, hugged her leg, and cried, "Waaah... Madam Shen, you're so stupid..."

“You’re crying for the wrong person, this is Madam.” Xianglan stepped forward, pried her hands off, and placed them on the old lady’s lap, saying, “This is the old lady, go on crying.”

Granny Dai really did continue crying.

Her face was covered in blood, tears, and snot; she was filthy.

The old lady frowned in disgust and ordered, "Take her away first."

When she turned to look at Shen Qiyin, she saw that she was still sitting in the chair fiddling with her pile of herbs and her few broken needles. Old Madam Shen's anger flared up instantly!

She retorted angrily, "You're increasingly disregarding me!"

"You even dare to beat and scold the people around me!" Old Madam Shen said with a gloomy face, "Is this how I taught you to discipline and beat the servants?"

“I punished that old woman precisely because I remembered my grandmother’s teachings.” Shen Qiyin didn’t even glance at her, continuing with her work: “She’s just a servant who barged into my room without announcing herself, and then refused to admit her mistake. If I don’t punish her, others will think she’s only doing this because she’s relying on my grandmother’s power. How will my grandmother manage the household in the future?”

"Then you shouldn't have punished him so severely!"

"I was just going to let it go, but I was worried that Honeysuckle would be too strong, so I specially asked Banxia to hit her. Who knew she would hit so hard?"

Banxia looked at her in astonishment.

Shen Qiyin continued, "Banxia is the head maid you assigned to serve me, and she often uses the rules you set to restrain and remind me. So I think there must be a reason why she did this."

"You agree, don't you, Banxia?"

Their eyes met, and Banxia dared not utter a single word of "no"!

She was not loyal to the second young lady, but she couldn't bring that up. After all, she still had to make a living under her nose. If she openly offended her, she would be tormented to death by the second young lady tomorrow!

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