"Miss, please don't stop me and let me fight this old scoundrel!"
Lan Yin wanted to break free, but unexpectedly, Shen Ningyuan pulled her behind him with a light pull.
"Miss, why are you stopping me?" Lan Yin glared at Nanny Lian angrily. "This old rascal said you have no manners, and this servant can't stand it!"
Seeing Shen Ningyuan stopping Lan Yin, even the nanny thought she was afraid, and the smugness on her face became more and more obvious.
She urged directly: "Young Madam, you'd better pack up and go see the old lady!"
But unexpectedly, Shen Ningyuan snorted coldly, "What are you meeting? The most important thing now is to figure out another thing."
"What's the matter?" Nanny Lian was stunned and looked at Shen Ningyuan in surprise.
"It's alright if you say I have no rules. After all, I don't want to follow the rules in the Ji family."
"But we have to talk about this distinction!" Chen Ningyuan looked at Nanny Lian coldly, "I am the master, you are the slave, I respect you and you are humble, yet you are bossing me and my maid around in front of me."
"In that case, I will let you know what respect and inferiority are!"
Looking at Shen Ningyuan's momentum, Nanny Lian asked with a trembling voice, "What do you mean?"
Shen Ningyuan did not respond, and directly ordered the maids on both sides, "You guys, arrest Madam Lian."
After he finished speaking, two maids stepped forward, grabbed Nanny Lian's arms, and forced her to kneel on the ground.
"Madame Qin, slap her!"
After seeing that Nanny Lian was under control, Shen Ningyuan didn't say a word of unnecessary nonsense and directly ordered a slap in the face.
"Yes, Madam!"
Nanny Qin responded and walked up to Nanny Lian, without saying a word, she threw out
"If you know what's good for you, go back and tell the old lady that my young lady is leaving for the front hall. Please stop shouting and disturbing her peace."
Nanny Lian was choked to the point of being speechless. She pointed at Lan Yin with trembling fingers, but she was helpless and could only throw her handkerchief away in hatred.
As she spoke, she began to dress up slowly and gracefully, not showing any sign of panic because the old lady was waiting in the front hall.
Lan Yin returned to the house and, while helping Shen Ningyuan fix her makeup, she whispered, "Miss, this Lian Ma always relies on being the old lady's confidant to act arrogantly in the mansion. I have disliked her for a long time, and today I finally managed to curb her arrogance."
Chen Ningyuan pursed her lips gently in front of the bronze mirror, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes, "This is just the beginning. The old lady came back this time, I'm afraid it's not a good intention, it must be because of Chen Mo'er's matter. When we get to the front hall later, you follow me and act according to the situation."
Lan Yin nodded solemnly, "Don't worry, Miss, I won't have to worry about it."
A moment later, Shen Ningyuan dressed neatly and walked towards the front hall with great grace. Along the way, the maids and servants greeted her respectfully. Shen Ningyuan nodded slightly, her eyes calm as water.
As soon as I stepped into the front hall, I saw Madam Ji sitting in the main seat, her face so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out. Several elders from the Marquisate sat on chairs on either side, all with serious expressions. The atmosphere was so oppressive that it was hard to breathe.
Shen Ningyuan looked calm and composed. She stepped forward and bowed slightly. "I, the daughter-in-law, pay my respects to the old lady. I didn't know you were coming back today. I'm sorry for not welcoming you. I hope you will forgive me."
Madam Ji snorted coldly and did not let Shen Ningyuan stand up. She shot her eyes like knives at her, "Hmph, you are so relaxed. I, an old woman, have been waiting for you in the front hall for so long, but you are so late as if nothing happened."
Shen Ningyuan was not in a hurry, with a faint smile still on her lips. "Please forgive me, my daughter-in-law just woke up from her nap, which delayed her for a while. I came back from a long journey and should have rested well, but I am still waiting for my daughter-in-law in the front hall. It is my daughter-in-law's fault."
These words seemed humble and polite, but in fact they were sharp, implying that the old lady should not be so anxious to start a fight in the front hall.
Madam Ji naturally heard the hidden meaning behind the words, and her face became even uglier. "If I don't hurry, I'm afraid some people will take advantage of me, an old woman! Tell me, why did you lock up that child Mo'er? She's just an orphan living in the Marquis' Mansion. As the Marquis's Young Lady, how could you make things so difficult for her?"
Shen Ningyuan straightened up and said calmly, "Old Madam, you don't know that Chen Mo'er has been misbehaving in the mansion and has violated the rules of the Marquis' Mansion. As the mistress of the Marquis' Mansion, I naturally cannot sit idly by. That's why I locked her up and punished her slightly, also to protect the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion."
"Improper behavior?" Madam Ji slammed the table. "That's easy for you to say! I've watched Mo'er grow up. She's always been well-behaved and sensible. How could she do anything that violates the rules? It seems to me that you can't tolerate her and are deliberately making things difficult for her!"
A barely perceptible cold light flashed in Shen Ningyuan's eyes, but she still maintained a polite smile. "Since the old lady said so, I will not argue any further. However, everyone in the mansion has witnessed the facts. If the old lady does not believe it, you can call the relevant people and confront them face to face."
At this moment, an elder from the Marquisate who had been sitting silently nearby spoke up, "Ning Yuan, the old lady has always doted on Mo'er. Your actions are indeed inappropriate. Even if Mo'er is truly at fault, you should have informed the old lady first and let her make the final decision. You are making decisions on your own, which inevitably makes people think you are being too arbitrary."
Chen Ningyuan looked at the elder and bowed slightly. "Thank you for your advice, uncle. However, the incident happened suddenly, and I am worried that if it is not handled in time, it will damage the reputation of the Marquisate. I have also thought about informing the old lady, but she is away and the journey is long, so it is difficult to deliver the news immediately. As the young lady of the Marquisate, I can't just watch the rules of the Marquisate be broken and do nothing."
The elder was speechless for a moment after hearing what Shen Ningyuan said, not knowing how to respond.
Seeing this, Madam Ji's face grew even darker. "Good, very good! You, little girl, are becoming even more adept at making excuses. Let me ask you, when do you plan on releasing Mo'er?"
Shen Ningyuan's eyes were firm, and she looked directly into Madam Ji's eyes without flinching. "When Chen Mo'er realizes her mistake and promises not to make it again, your daughter-in-law will let her go. Otherwise, if you forgive her so easily, it will be difficult to convince the public. How will the rules of the Marquis' Mansion be maintained in the future?"
“You——” Madam Ji was so angry that she was shaking all over, pointing her finger at Shen Ningyuan, but she couldn’t speak.
Just as the situation became tense, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the front hall, followed by a clear voice: "Grandmother, sister-in-law, what are you arguing about so fiercely?"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Ji Yunnuo striding into the front hall...
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