Chapter 019: Laughing at You for Not Being Aware of Your Identity
These words made Cui Mingzhu feel nervous.
However, Cui Mingzhu quickly calmed down.
Following Shen Ningyuan’s words, he said, “Cousin, I understand what you mean. I really shouldn’t have rashly barged into your yard and scolded your maid.”
After Cui Mingzhu finished speaking, she paused for a moment, and then her tone suddenly turned cold.
"But there is one fact that I think you should also recognize!"
Shen Ningyuan didn't say anything, waiting quietly for Cui Mingzhu's next words.
Cui Mingzhu's eyes darkened slightly, and she said in a cold voice: "Since ancient times, a woman follows her husband after marriage, and follows her son after her husband's death. A daughter who is married off is like spilled water. Since you have married into the Ji family, you are no longer a member of the Shen family."
After these words were spoken, the room fell silent.
The response to her was silence.
Shen Ningyuan took a deep breath.
I couldn't help feeling a little annoyed.
She was still too gentle.
Otherwise, Cui Mingzhu would not have the energy to come here to cause trouble for her!
Cui Mingzhu was very nervous and stared fixedly behind the curtain.
She knew she was right, but Shen Ningyuan's lack of response still made her feel a little panicked.
I don’t know how long it took, but Shen Ningyuan’s cold voice finally came from behind the curtain.
"A daughter once married off is like water spilled out!"
Then, there was a sound of "gurgling" of water waves.
Through the hazy curtain, Cui Mingzhu saw Shen Ningyuan stand up from the bathtub, and the flying water splashed all over the floor.
Shen Ningyuan walked naked to the screen, raised her hand to pick up the clothes on the shelf, and gently put them on.
Shen Ningyuan walked out from behind the screen barefoot, wearing a turquoise robe that hung casually on her body, and she looked extremely lazy.
Because she had just finished a shower, there were still water droplets hanging on her fair skin, and her whole body was so white that it seemed to be glowing.
Seeing Shen Ningyuan, who was so lazy and casual, yet noble, Cui Mingzhu felt a little jealous.
If it weren't for her background, she would be able to be so magnanimous!
Shen Ningyuan didn't care about the jealousy in Cui Mingzhu's eyes. She walked slowly to the dressing table and picked up a crystal clear jade hairpin.
She casually tied her long black hair behind her head.
With a cold-blooded smile on his face, he walked towards Cui Mingzhu barefoot.
Seeing Shen Ningyuan like this, Cui Mingzhu trembled inexplicably.
It was as if there was an invisible drum in her chest, beating her heart "boom, boom, boom".
Seeing Shen Ningyuan getting closer, Cui Mingzhu was so nervous that her hands and feet were shaking.
He held onto the door frame with his right hand and managed to keep his balance.
At this moment, Shen Ningyuan was already standing in front of her.
Through a half-open door, Cui Mingzhu could clearly see Shen Ningyuan's cold and beautiful face, as well as the coldness in her eyebrows.
Such a Shen Ningyuan made her feel scared from the bottom of her heart.
Cui Mingzhu pretended to be calm and said, "Cousin, you want to--"
Before she could finish her words, Shen Ningyuan suddenly opened the door.
"ah!!!"
Before Cui Mingzhu could pull her hand away, it was tightly clamped by the gap in the door, and she let out a tearing scream in pain.
My fingers are connected to my heart and it hurts so much!
Cui Mingzhu wanted to pull her hand out, but she didn't dare to use too much force.
Chen Ningyuan held the door tightly, with her fingers stuck in the crack. Whenever she exerted force, she felt a pain as if her skin and flesh were being peeled off.
Cui Mingzhu was in so much pain that she broke out in a cold sweat, with big beads of sweat dripping down her forehead.
The maids in the yard were all shocked by this scene and looked over in unison.
Cui Mingzhu endured the pain and looked up at Shen Ningyuan inside the door.
The red and swollen eye sockets were already filled with tears.
Begging: "Cousin, let me go."
"Was it wrong?" Shen Ningyuan asked softly.
Cui Mingzhu nodded quickly, "I'm wrong, I'm wrong, I know I'm wrong!"
"What's wrong?" Shen Ningyuan asked again.
"I was wrong to say those words to my cousin. My cousin will always be a member of the Shen family, and the Shen family will always be my cousin's home!"
Cui Mingzhu was in so much pain that she couldn't speak.
But in order to save her fingers, she still answered Shen Ningyuan's questions tremblingly.
But after hearing her answer, Shen Ningyuan remained silent for a long time, just looking at Cui Mingzhu quietly.
After a while, a cold voice said, "That's not the right answer."
Cui Mingzhu stared at Chen Ningyuan with wide eyes and denied: "Cousin, what's wrong? I just said this sentence..."
Shen Ningyuan pursed her lips and smiled, staring at Cui Mingzhu with a hint of playful sarcasm in her eyes.
Her smile was like a silver needle, piercing Cui Mingzhu's heart.
Cui Mingzhu bit her lower lip and asked unwillingly: "Then tell me, where did I go wrong?"
Shen Ningyuan opened her red lips slightly and said lightly: "You are wrong in not recognizing your own identity."
Cui Mingzhu’s eyes trembled slightly, her pupils shrank suddenly, and her eyes were fixed on Shen Ningyuan.
"Cousin, what did you say? Why can't I recognize my own identity?" Cui Mingzhu's voice trembled.
Shen Ningyuan restrained his expression, but his words were still light and airy.
"Whether I am a member of the Shen family or not is up to my parents and my eldest and second brothers to decide."
"Even my eldest sister-in-law, who has been married into the Shen family for only two years, has the right to point at my nose and say that I am not a member of the Shen family."
"But you, an orphan without a father or a mother, are a cousin who was fostered in the general's mansion because of your mother's marriage. You will never have the right to say that I am not a member of the Shen family!"
Shen Ningyuan smiled and emphasized what he had just said.
"That's why I said that your mistake was that you didn't recognize your own identity."
After saying that, Shen Ningyuan let go.
"ah!"
As the door loosened, Cui Mingzhu felt a sharp pain in her fingers and let out another tearing scream.
But she didn't dare to hesitate and slowly pulled her hand out.
She was afraid that Shen Ningyuan would attack again and clamp her hand again.
The hand was pulled out.
But the four fingers seemed to have lost sensation, yet felt numb and painful.
Cui Mingzhu looked down at her bloody right hand and her body trembled uncontrollably.
At this time, her back was covered with cold sweat, sticking to her skin.
She raised her head tremblingly and looked up and down at the person in front of her.
I just feel that the current Shen Ningyuan is so strange that she seems like a different person.
The Shen Ningyuan in the past would never be as vicious as she is now.
The three maids in the yard also saw Cui Mingzhu's bloody hands and were so scared that they opened their mouths slightly.
After the three of them looked at each other, a maid with a round face and almond eyes whispered to the other two maids, "When two young ladies quarrel, we, as servants, dare not interfere at will. Go and inform the Madam and Young Madam and let them handle it... I'll watch here to prevent our young lady from suffering any loss!"
"Um!"
"good!"
After the two maids responded, they hurried out of the yard.
The round-faced maid slowly moved to the position closest to Shen Ningyuan.
He was ready to step forward at any time and kept his eyes on Cui Mingzhu in case she suddenly attacked.
No matter who is right or wrong, she only knows that she has to protect Shen Ningyuan.
Shen Ningyuan glanced at it and noticed the scene just now.
His eyes couldn't help but linger on the round-faced little maid for a few seconds.
He nodded secretly.
This little maid is good, she can be kept by my side.
It just so happened that she was in the Ji family and didn't have a suitable personal maid.
Afterwards, Shen Ningyuan retracted her gaze and continued to look at Cui Mingzhu.
Cui Mingzhu was in so much pain that tears were streaming down her face. She glared at her fiercely and rebuked her with gritted teeth, "Yes, I am not the daughter of the Shen family, but my aunt and I are blood relatives. I am also your cousin and share the same blood with you. I just said a few words to you, and you murdered me. Aren't you afraid—"
"puff!"
But before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by Shen Ningyuan's sudden sneer.
Cui Mingzhu was stunned, “Chen Ningyuan, what are you laughing at?”
Shen Ningyuan restrained her smile and said nonchalantly: "I am laughing at you for not being able to recognize your own identity after I broke one of your hands."
Cui Mingzhu stared at Shen Ningyuan blankly, her lips trembling slightly: "W-what?"
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