Chen Yu choked on her words.
I almost had a heart attack from anger.
She felt that Anbo Hou was indirectly insulting her.
But she had no evidence.
Even silence shouldn't provoke anger.
Because this is how Marquis Anbo always praised people. No matter how sarcastic or strange others might find it, he personally felt it was very sincere and pure!
Indeed, Marquis Anbo not only felt good about himself, but he even wanted to say a few more words of praise.
"Yu'er, you're such a good actress, such a talented actress!"
"As your father, I am proud of you, I applaud you, I bang my head against the wall for you!"
"Too bad that brat isn't as good an actress as you!"
"No, that brat isn't acting at all!"
Anbo Hou didn't sense anything was wrong. He was in the middle of praising Shen Yu, racking his brains to come up with something to compliment him!
"Father..." Shen Yu could no longer bear it; she felt pain in her heart, liver, and lungs.
She took a few deep breaths and forced a smile, "Could you please stop praising me?"
If you keep praising her, she'll be furious!
"Yes, yes, yes, one should indeed be low-key." Marquis An patted his chest. "Don't worry, Yu'er, Father won't tell anyone that my little daughter is a particularly good actress!"
Shen Yu's face stiffened.
After a long while, she calmed down and quickly said, "Father, I've decided. I'll go stay at the inn for a few days to avoid trouble. I'll come back after my sister calms down."
Marquis Anbo refused without hesitation: "No."
"Let's leave while it's still early."
At the same time, Madam Shen's indifferent voice rang out from outside the door.
The father and daughter were greatly surprised, clearly not expecting Old Madam Shen to come so suddenly.
Marquis Anbo glared at the gatekeeper.
The servant felt wronged; how could he dare to disobey the old lady?
Before Marquis Anbo could reprimand his servants, he quickly led Chen Yu to bow and address them as "Mother" and "Grandmother" respectively.
"If you're going to leave, leave early. It's dark and you can't see the road." Old Madam Shen said calmly, staring at Chen Yu, who was hiding behind Marquis An.
"A promise is a promise, and we cannot go back on it. Hesitation and indecisiveness are not the spirit of the Shen family."
Shen Yu's expression changed drastically.
She was just saying it casually, because she knew that Marquis Anbo would definitely not agree to her proposal, and she could even profit from it.
But Madam Shen's arrival was so sudden that it caught her off guard.
"Father." At this moment, Shen Yu could only pray to Marquis Anbo for protection.
“Mother, Yu’er is still young. It was just a child’s joke. How can you take it seriously? Besides, Yu’er is your little granddaughter. You must be worried about her staying at an inn.” Marquis Anbo understood his daughter’s fear and quickly spoke up.
"She's not young anymore." Madam Shen sat on the high seat, took a sip of tea, and said calmly, "In fact, she's older than Jiaojiao. Jiaojiao went from Langya Pass to the Southern Frontier by herself and then came back from the Southern Frontier. Now we haven't seen her once, and no one seems to care."
Chen Yu pursed her lips tightly.
She realized that Old Madam Shen had come specifically to put Anbo Hou in a bad light.
Clearly, the headstrong Marquis of Anbo couldn't understand, "She's not alone. She's perfectly safe with His Majesty by her side."
Madam Shen laughed in exasperation, “You’re right. After all, inns not only have waiters and guests, but the capital city also has the Dali Temple and the government offices. It’s much safer for her to stay at an inn.”
Upon hearing this, Marquis Anbo thought it over and over, and even felt that it made a lot of sense. "Yu'er, why don't you go and stay at the inn for a few days?"
Shen Yu's expression immediately turned sour. "Father, have you forgotten? I'm not a fan of sleeping in the same bed."
"Our manor may not be as wealthy as a country, but we can still afford a bed." Old Madam Shen instructed Hao, the nanny serving beside her, "Have some servants take the second young lady's bed to the inn."
Granny Hao: "Yes."
Granny Hao immediately withdrew.
Chen Yu was incredulous, utterly unable to believe that things had turned out this way.
She immediately knelt down, sobbing, "Grandmother, I was wrong. I will never talk nonsense again. I said those things because I wanted Father to comfort me."
That day, when she returned to the mansion with her second brother, she was summoned to the ancestral hall and forced to kneel as punishment. What was most infuriating was that Shen Qingye and Marquis An copied the family rules.
Lord Shen actually made her write "Shen Jiao is the eldest legitimate sister" a thousand times!
Old Madam Shen said coldly, "What's the meaning of kneeling down and wailing at the drop of a hat? Do you wish I were dead since I'm just a skeleton?"
"Granddaughter dares not." Chen Yu stood up reluctantly.
It wouldn't sound good if word got out that an adopted daughter was being punished by the old lady, but she never expected that the old lady Shen would be so venomous!
He even curses himself!
Shen Yu's brows were tightly furrowed.
Marquis Anbo smiled apologetically: "May Mother live to be a hundred years old. Why are you saying such hurtful things? It's very unlucky."
Old Madam Shen snorted coldly, getting angry at the sight of her good-for-nothing son, and left as soon as Granny Hao returned.
"This second young lady is far more cunning than the Marquis," said Granny Hao, secretly slipping a note into Old Madam Shen's sleeve. "The Marquis is the same; he can't tell right from wrong. The eldest young lady is his own daughter."
Madam Shen said coldly, "If she behaves herself, my Shen family will not be unable to tolerate her. Minor troubles will be let go, but I must find out why Jiaojiao became a dancer in Wei!"
Granny Hao did not speak.
She had served the old lady for decades and hadn't seen her so angry in a long time.
On the other side, Shen Yu was still crying to Marquis Anbo, but his hands were still trembling. He couldn't even hold his chopsticks properly, let alone write.
At a time like this, one absolutely must not provoke one's own father.
If I succeed in making it another 500 times, I'm afraid I can't keep this hand!
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