Chen was the first to react, pointing at Shen Ningyuan and angrily scolded: "How dare you! This is the ancestor of our Ji family, how dare you speak to the ancestor like this?"
Shen Ningyuan didn't care. She stood up slowly and looked at Chen with a calm expression.
"Madam Ji, what are you talking about? I'm just stating a fact. Why don't you take the old ancestor seriously?"
The nonchalant tone made Chen even angrier.
"How can you be stating the facts? You are clearly doing this to irritate the old lady."
As she spoke, Chen turned to Madam Ji and said, "Look at this, look at how angry she is because of you!"
Looking in the direction of Chen, Madam Ji had a gloomy expression and was staring coldly at Shen Ningyuan.
Shen Ningyuan didn't care about this and continued to speak in a calm and nonchalant tone.
"I never thought that just a few words from me could make the old lady so angry."
As he spoke, Shen Ningyuan found an empty seat and sat down.
"But I'm not wrong. Even though Nanny has served the old lady for many years, she is still a servant."
"As the young lady of the Marquis's Mansion, it's not a big deal for me to teach a servant how to do things."
"But you, just because I punished a servant, you said I didn't take the old lady seriously. Isn't that too much?"
Shen Ningyuan deliberately emphasized the last sentence.
His polite and well-mannered words left everyone speechless.
Chen pointed at Shen Ningyuan, her lips trembling for a long time, and she couldn't say a word.
After squeezing for a long time, they could only squeeze out a sentence, "How dare you! The old lady hasn't let you sit down yet, who let you sit down?"
After Chen finished speaking, Madam Ji also glared at Shen Ningyuan with ill intentions.
It seemed that as long as Shen Ningyuan said something wrong, she would find an opportunity to embarrass her.
Unexpectedly, Shen Ningyuan's expression was calm and composed. "I've always heard that the old lady has been worshipping Buddha for many years and is a kind and benevolent elder who loves the younger generation. I thought she would be considerate and let me sit down, so I took the initiative to sit down."
Shen Ningyuan pretended to be flustered and looked at Madam Ji, "Madam, don't you want me to sit down?"
Shen Ningyuan pretended to stand up, "In that case, I will stand up now——"
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Madam Ji, "Okay, you're already sitting down, no need to stand up."
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan finally sat down firmly.
But in fact, she didn't even move her butt.
Seeing this scene, Madam Ji became even angrier.
But because so many people were present, he could only swallow his anger.
The atmosphere became tense again, and after a long while, no one spoke.
Seeing this scene, Chen became a little anxious.
With a smile on her face, she forced herself to speak, "Old Madam, you came back from the old house with only Nanny Lian, and you didn't have any young and strong maids to serve you. Now that Nanny Lian has been beaten like this, I'm afraid she won't be able to serve you well. Do you want your daughter-in-law to help you find two good maids?"
After she finished speaking, everyone looked at Madam Ji.
Shen Ningyuan was no exception, looking over with a sarcastic smile on her face.
It turns out that this whole thing was done for Chen Moer.
Sure enough, after hearing what Chen said, Madam Ji immediately said, "I have been a vegetarian and chanting Buddhist scriptures for many years. I have become accustomed to a quiet and secluded life. I am not used to having more people around me."
"But I left the old house and came to an unfamiliar place. It's inevitable that I'll get bored sometimes. How about you arrange a girl to stay by my side and talk to me to relieve my boredom?"
Chen immediately wiped her tears with her handkerchief and continued sadly, "But old lady, now that Huan'er is gone, who can be so considerate and talk to you to relieve your boredom?"
After hearing this, Madam Ji also sighed, "Yes, Huan'er and Chuan'er's funerals were handled in such a hurry that I didn't have the chance to see them off for the last time."
"Don't be too sad, old lady. It's Chuan'er and Huan'er who have such a short life."
The two of them sang in unison, and Shen Ningyuan sneered in his heart.
If she guessed correctly, Chen Moer would be mentioned next.
Sure enough, just as this thought flashed through her mind, Madam Ji suddenly spoke up, "Oh, by the way, I remember your niece also lives in the Marquis' Mansion. She's very considerate. Why not let her stay with me for a few days to relieve my boredom?"
The smile on Shen Ningyuan's lips deepened.
Sure enough, the pretentious conversation between the two just now was directed at Chen Moer.
After Madam Ji finished speaking, Chen looked very embarrassed.
Seeing this, Madam Ji's face darkened. "Why? You don't want your niece to stay with an old woman like me for a few days?"
"Of course not, of course not." Chen denied it twice in a row.
Then, he turned his spearhead to Shen Ningyuan, saying in a difficult manner: "Old Madam, you don't know, it's not that Mo'er doesn't want to stay with you for a few days, but that she can't come."
"What's the meaning?"
"Old Madam, you don't know that Mo'er was locked up two days ago..." Chen looked at Shen Ningyuan, "by her daughter-in-law."
Madam Ji's expression changed. "Is he locked up?"
"Yes, he was locked up." Chen emphasized again.
Then, Madam Ji looked at Shen Ningyuan and asked in a bad tone: "What's going on? Mo'er is living well in the mansion, why do you want to lock up Mo'er?"
Before Shen Ningyuan could say anything, Madam Ji continued to accuse her, "She's just an orphan living in the Marquis' Mansion. As the young lady of the Marquis' Mansion, how could you embarrass her like this? And even lock her up for no reason?"
"Old Madam, you just came back and don't know much about what's going on in the mansion." Shen Ningyuan avoided Madam Ji's gaze, "It's better for you not to ask about this matter."
"presumptuous!"
Madam Ji slammed the table and shouted, "Chen Ningyuan, I am your elder. Your husband wants to call me grandma. Can't I even ask about this little thing?"
Chen also took the opportunity to speak up and put eye drops on Shen Ningyuan in public.
"Yes, Ning Yuan, even if the old lady hasn't lived in the Ji family for ten years, you can't be like this and ignore her!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Ji's expression became even gloomier than before.
The others also looked at Shen Ningyuan, waiting for her next words.
Chen looked at her with a smug look and sneered.
She wanted to see how Shen Ningyuan would defend herself in front of the old lady whose words carried weight!
Unexpectedly, even in this situation, Shen Ningyuan still looked calm and composed.
Slowly straightening up, he said calmly, "Of course the old lady can ask about it, but this matter is not as simple as you think."
As she spoke, Shen Ningyuan added with an embarrassed look: “Grandson’s wife, it’s a little hard to say.”
When these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Chen was even more inexplicably panicked, not knowing what evil idea Shen Ningyuan had come up with.
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