"Auntie, rub it hard!" Shen Weiwan "cheered" on the side, her voice deliberately raised, "Look, this sand is very effective. After just two rubs, your hands are red. You must have rubbed out the bad luck!"
The servants had already gathered around and, seeing Liu's facial features distorted by the rubbing, they all lowered their heads, their shoulders shaking violently, clearly trying to suppress laughter. Chuntao was even more exaggerated, turning away and pretending to adjust her clothes, shrugging her shoulders.
Liu was rubbed so hard that tears were about to come out. Her palms were burning with pain and she was covered in mud. She couldn't pretend anymore and suddenly shook off Shen Weiwan's hand and shouted: "Shen Weiwan! Did you do this on purpose?"
Shen Weiwan staggered when she was thrown by her, and an aggrieved expression immediately appeared on her face, and her eyes were red: "Aunt, what's wrong with you? Didn't you agree to wash my hands and offer them to my mother? Is there something wrong with Wanwan?"
She felt more and more aggrieved as she spoke, her voice beginning to sob: "Nanny said this is the rule, and Wanwan is doing this for my cousin's own good... Aunt, if you don't want to, forget it, Wanwan will do it herself..."
As she spoke, she pretended to rub the basin of "grains" herself, tears streaming down her face: "It's all Wanwan's fault for being so stupid. She can't even help me wash my hands..."
At this point, the servants around them couldn't hold it in any longer and burst out laughing. One of the braver ones even muttered, "Doesn't the Second Madam love the eldest daughter the most? Why can't she even wash her hands?"
Liu looked at Shen Weiwan's aggrieved look, and then looked at the servants around her who seemed to be smiling, and trembled with anger. If she continued to make a fuss, wouldn't it be confirmed that she was unwilling to help Shen Weiwan and appear petty?
"That's enough!" Liu gritted her teeth and forced a smile uglier than crying. "It's not that Auntie doesn't want to, it's just that the rules... are a bit too complicated. Since you value it so much, then forget about this hairpin..."
As she spoke, she glared at Shen Weiwan fiercely, turned around and left, forgetting even to take the bird’s nest and brocade box she brought.
Shen Weiwan looked at her back, a smug smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and her tears were instantly retracted. She winked at Chuntao, who immediately understood and chased after her: "Second Madam, your bird's nest and box!"
Liu didn't even turn around: "Take it! Give it all to her!"
Chun Tao came back with the bird's nest and the box, with a look of admiration on her face: "Miss, your trick is amazing! The Second Madam's face turned green!"
Shen Weiwan picked up a piece of dessert and ate it slowly, but her eyes turned cold: "This is just the beginning. Liu gave up so easily? I think she is holding back something even worse."
She opened the brocade box left by Liu, and it was indeed empty. Shen Weiwan sneered: "Sure enough, you came here to get something for nothing."
Chun Tao handed her the bird's nest and said, "Miss, do you still want to drink this bird's nest?"
"Drink, why not?" Shen Weiwan raised her eyebrows, "It's sent by Liu, it would be a waste if I don't drink it. But..."
She looked at the basin of "grains" that had not been cleaned up, and a sly look flashed in her eyes: "Save this basin of things for me, maybe it will be useful next time."
Chun Tao was stunned for a moment, then she understood and couldn't help laughing: "Miss, you mean..."
"Shh..." Shen Weiwan made a silent gesture, "Walls have ears."
She walked to the window, looked in the direction of Liu's courtyard, and whispered, "Liu, Shen Ruorou, just wait for me. The things in this general's mansion are mine, and no one can take them away. If you mess with me, you will suffer!"
Chuntao looked at the gleam in her young lady's eyes and suddenly felt that following a young lady like her, her future days would definitely not be boring.
Just then, footsteps were heard outside the door. It was the old housekeeper who arrived. He held a bunch of keys in his hand and said respectfully, "Miss, the lock of the warehouse has been changed. Here are the new keys."
Shen Weiwan took the key. It was cold to the touch, but it made her feel at ease. She looked at the old housekeeper and said seriously, "Old housekeeper, I'll leave the warehouse matters to you from now on."
The old butler bowed and said, "Don't worry, Miss. I will do my best to fulfill my duties."
Watching the old housekeeper's departing figure, Shen Weiwan clenched the key in her hand. The red gold hairpin was just the beginning. Next, she would take back everything that belonged to her step by step.
"Chun Tao," Shen Weiwan suddenly said, "Go and wipe my mother's tablet and light three incense sticks."
"Yes, miss."
Shen Weiwan walked to the memorial tablet, looked at her mother's tablet, and whispered, "Mom, just watch. I won't let anyone bully us anymore. Those who stole our things, I will make them pay back double!"
The sunlight shone through the window onto Shen Weiwan's face, making her eyes look especially bright. There was no longer the innocence of the past, only determination and sharpness.
Aunt Bai Lianhua? Silly and sweet?
Haha, only those who act in it know.
Next, it’s the turn of that good cousin Shen Ruorou, right? Shen Weiwan thought of Shen Ruorou’s hypocritical face in her previous life, and a sneer appeared at the corner of her mouth.
The Spring Banquet is coming soon, Shen Ruorou, are you ready to accept my "return gift"?
She picked up the eyebrow pencil on the table, faced the mirror, and slowly began to draw her eyebrows. This time, she wanted to draw the most aggressive eyebrows, just like her current mood, sharp and fierce.
Liu, Shen Ruorou, Li Xiu…all those who have hurt her, just wait.
In this life, she, Shen Weiwan, wants to be the one holding the chess pieces and step on all the chess pieces!
The birds outside the window chirped, as if playing the prelude to the "revenge drama" that was about to begin. And the protagonist of this drama, facing the mirror, showed a sly and confident smile.
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