Chapter 11 It's just a pity
Mother Du stepped forward and handed Shen Lanyue a densely packed list. To be honest, she had long disliked this lady of the earl's family.
How can there be someone like her?
Relying on the old lady's favor, she would ask the lady for anything she liked.
If the lady is not around, she will get it herself.
To put it nicely is taking, but to put it unpleasantly is it any different from stealing?
The list had everything: silks and brocades, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, gold, silver, jade, and precious coral ornaments. They were all the lady's dowry, and all together they were worth at least 50,000 taels of silver.
This shows how greedy this lady is.
"What do you mean by begging for money? These things were given to me by you. How can I ask for them back? Xie Changning, don't be so shameless." Shen Lanyue was shaking with anger.
No matter where these things came from.
Once it's in her hands, it's hers.
If you want her to return it to you, dream on!
After saying this, she turned and left.
"Haha, I'll give it to you? It doesn't matter if Madam Bo doesn't want to return it. The old lady of the Bo's Mansion is a sensible person. Madam Du, take the list and go to Yongning Bo's Mansion in person."
Mother Du, "Yes, Madam."
She felt so happy.
Xie Changning sighed and said, "It's such a pity. Hongsheng is such a good child..."
She stopped there.
Shen Lanyue suddenly stopped, looking furious. "Xie Changning, how dare you?"
Shen Jingyun and Shen Jingshu knelt on the ground obediently, neither of them daring to breathe.
Everyone knows that my aunt is my grandmother's favorite. What happened to my mother? How dare she dare to tamper with her!
"Madam, you know very well how many of those things you took from me without even saying hello. I just want to get my things back. It's only natural!" Xie Changning looked calm and composed the whole time.
"Of course, you don't have to return it. At worst, I can go to the Ministry of Justice again. It's not a big deal." It feels so good not to have to worry about this or that.
She can not care about anything, but Shen Lanyue can't do that. She can't ruin Hongsheng's future.
"Okay, I'll give it all back to you. Xie Changning, don't regret it." Chen Lanyue was like a defeated hen.
regret?
Xie Changning laughed.
She really regretted it.
I regret that I woke up too late.
Mother Du followed Shen Lanyue to the Yongning Earl's Mansion to get something, and Xie Changning specially sent two guards to protect her.
I guess Shen Lanyue wouldn't dare to cheat.
Unless she ignores her own grown-up son.
The only pity is that many things were given away by Chen Lanyue, and I'm afraid I can't get them back. But it doesn't matter. The prices are clearly marked on the list, so she can just compensate according to the price.
"Mother, aren't you afraid of angering Grandmother by doing this?"
"Just wait to bear the wrath of your grandmother!" After Shen Lanyue left, Shen Jingyun and Shen Jingshu dared to speak.
Xie Changning glanced over and said, "Kneel down, everyone."
There was mockery in her eyes. They probably hadn't figured out one thing yet.
Who is the real master of the Marquis' Mansion now?
So what if Qin knew?
No matter how unhappy she was, she had to endure it.
Shen Jingyun and Shen Jingshu immediately straightened their backs and knelt properly.
After kneeling for only a cup of tea, they could no longer kneel. The two sisters looked at each other, hoping that Qin would come quickly.
My aunt is so silly! Didn’t she see them just now?
Not even a word of pleading for them.
Once their grandmother arrives, they will be saved.
It's a pity to disappoint them.
Naturally, this news could not be hidden from Qin.
"What a Xie Changning! So what if Lan Yue took some things from her? Every sister-in-law has to try her best to please her sister-in-law. It's only because I, Lan Yue, am generous that I didn't dislike her junk. How dare she ask for it back?" Qin was furious when she found out. She stood up and was about to go find Xie Changning to settle the score.
"Please reconsider, Madam. We've already caused a scene today. Who knows what everyone in Shengjing will say. This concerns Young Master Hongsheng's future. We must not act rashly. The Crown Prince has already spoken. In my opinion, Madam is just a grasshopper after autumn."
"Although she punished the Fourth and Fifth Young Misses, you will see that she will soften her heart in less than half an hour. The most urgent thing is to take back the Marquis' Mansion and the things that were given away."
It took a lot of persuasion from Mother Huang to finally convince Qin to stay.
Sisters Shen Jingyun and Shen Jingshu waited until Mother Du returned from the Yongning Earl's Mansion, but they never saw the old lady.
Most of the things were not in Shen Lanyue's hands. She only returned a small part of them, and paid for the rest with silver, a total of 30,000 taels of silver.
Xie Changning put away the banknotes and thought of Chen Lanyue, a faint light flashed in her eyes.
The Xie and Chen families are old friends. She and Shen Wenyuan have been engaged since childhood. When they first got married, they were quite respectful to each other.
Everything changed when she became pregnant.
Qin was afraid of her son Shen Wenyuan, so she distanced herself from her mother and, under the pretext of doing it for her own good, gave Shen Wenyuan two concubines.
Later, Shen Lanyue followed suit and found several concubines for Shen Wenyuan.
That’s not all, she has been provoking those ungrateful people.
She wants to ruin Shen Lanyue's reputation!
In her previous life, she accidentally learned a secret from Qin.
What Shen Lanyue is most proud of is her son Jiang Hongsheng.
Who would have thought that he was not of the Jiang family's bloodline at all...
Xie Changning leaned over and whispered a few words in Mother Du's ear.
A hint of surprise flashed in Mother Du's eyes, and suddenly her eyes lit up.
After kneeling for only an hour, Shen Jingyun and Shen Jingshu began to admit their mistakes and submit.
No matter how they begged, Xie Changning didn't react at all, let alone show any mercy.
Don’t they always think that she is a bad mother?
Then she would let them see what true cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness looked like.
When their begging for mercy failed, they started to act sneaky and pretended to make her faint, one after another.
When you don't care about someone, even if she hangs herself in front of you, you still feel like she is swinging on a swing. It's really like that.
A bucket of cold water was poured down, and Shen Jingyun and Shen Jingshu no longer dared to play any tricks.
Is this even necessary?
They must have hated Xie Changning in their hearts.
The question is, does Xie Changning care?
Xie Changning waited until they knelt for two hours before asking them to go back.
Do you think that's the end?
Xie Changning also punished them by making each of them copy the Book of Filial Piety fifty times and hand it to her early the next morning.
By the time they returned, it was already dark.
The two men were limping, soaked all over, tired and uncomfortable, and naturally had no intention of caring about Shen Zhixu anymore.
"Why hasn't mother come yet?" Over there, Shen Zhixu was still waiting, and Xie Changning was trying to coax him in a humble manner.
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