Chapter 146: Settlement of Accounts (4)
"Sister-in-law, it's not like that." Ren Wanyun explained with a smile, "I have just asked the guards to put out the fire. I regard Jiaojiao as my own daughter. How could I watch her fall into danger? Sister-in-law, you know very well how I have treated Jiaojiao over the years. Otherwise, how could Jiaojiao be so close to us?" She was also anxious. Luo Xueyan had never had a fight with anyone. She probably didn't understand the things going on between the women in the backyard. She was easy to coax in the past, but when she really insisted, her momentum was amazing.
"Daughter?" Luo Xueyan sneered, "Our Jiaojiao is unworthy of a mother as vicious as you." She faced Ren Wanyun, forcing her back step by step, her tone cold and icy, "I also want to ask my sister, since it's the old lady's birthday, why is Jiaojiao alone in the ancestral hall?"
"Fifth sister, fifth sister wants to go to the ancestral hall to burn some incense for our ancestors..." Under Luo Xueyan's stare, Ren Wanyun panicked and found a poor excuse.
"Ren Wanyun!" Luo Xueyan shouted sternly, "You're using these excuses to deceive me. You're taking me for a fool. Imprisonment in the ancestral hall, forced marriage? I'll settle this account one by one. I won't let this go so easily. Ren Wanyun..." Luo Xueyan was naturally hot-tempered, and when she got angry, she naturally had a domineering majesty. "If my Jiaojiao does anything wrong in the slightest, I'll settle the score with you!"
She spoke in one breath, shocking everyone in the room. Luo Xueyan was often absent from the Shen residence, and the servants had long since stopped treating her as a proper mistress. Instead, most of them were Ren Wanyun's spies. And Luo Xueyan always returned with a smile on her face. She was open-minded and cheerful, not fussy about trivial matters. Everyone thought she was easygoing, but they had never seen her so harsh. She left Ren Wanyun speechless, her face turning purple.
Sleeping in the inner room, Shen Miao turned over and faced inward, her eyes clear and bright. She had put in so much effort in this act, even risking scarring herself, just to eliminate any chance of Ren Wanyun being forgiven. The Shen family were all skilled actors, and a few tricks and sweet words might soften hearts. No parent would tolerate harm to their children unless the damage had already been done, as had happened with her Wanyu and Fu Ming.
Luo Xueyan no longer trusted Ren Wanyun and Chen Ruoqiu as much as she used to, and treated the people from the second and third houses as if they were enemies. At least her burns weren't in vain. This was good.
Meanwhile, Shen Xin and Shen Qiu in the outer courtyard were facing Shen Gui and Shen Wan.
"Brother, this is all a misunderstanding." Shen Gui was a bit overwhelmed. He didn't know that Ren Wanyun wanted to arrange for the sisters Shen Miao and Shen Qing to marry easily, and Shen Miao was imprisoned in the ancestral hall because of a previous mistake. Shen Gui had always been resentful of Shen Miao's contradictory remarks at Rong Jing Hall that day, so he naturally had no objection to her being imprisoned in the ancestral hall. Who knew that something would happen at this critical moment?
"Second uncle, this is not a misunderstanding." Shen Qiu took a step forward, clenching his fists tightly, trying his best to control his urge to rush forward and overturn the two men, and said: "At my grandmother's birthday banquet, my sister was locked up alone in the ancestral hall. I want to ask, what crime did she commit? Why are there so many guards guarding the door? These guards did not go to save people, but just watched from outside. Second uncle and third uncle, can I understand that these guards did not go to save people, but wanted to block others' way and find ways to take my sister's life? "
After all, Shen Qiu was young and full of energy, so he naturally didn't think twice before speaking. He just said whatever came to his mind, and he didn't disappoint Shen Miao's expectations. In fact, what he said was even more serious than Shen Miao imagined. After these words came out, Shen Xin's face suddenly became extremely gloomy, and Shen Gui and Shen Wan were shocked. Shen Wan hurriedly advised: "Nephew, how can you say that? Wu Niang is our niece, how could we harm her?" He looked at Shen Xin: "Brother, what happened today was an accident. Brother, you have lived with us for so many years. If we wanted to harm Wu Niang, how could we have raised her so well? Brother, don't you trust us?"
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