"Unfilial daughter, kneel down!"
Following Madam Shen’s words, Shen Miao did not move.
Everyone looked at her in surprise. Shen Xin was away from home all year round due to the battles, and Shen Miao was raised by the old lady. The old lady treated her harshly, and Shen Miao's character was timid and dull. She had never refuted the old lady's orders, but today she refused to kneel?
Is it true that she would muster up immense courage whenever it came to matters concerning Prince Ding?
“Grandmother, Wu Niang doesn’t know what she did wrong.” Shen Miao said calmly.
"Could it be that Fifth Sister is delirious from the fever?" Chen Yue was the first to speak, a look of anxiety on her face. "Grandmother was just angry for a moment, she didn't really mean to punish you. Now all you have to do is admit your fault, so why are you being so stubborn?"
With just one sentence, he pinned the crime of knowing his mistakes but not changing them and talking back to his elders on Shen Miao.
"How outrageous! This is simply outrageous!" Old Madam Shen was so angry that she sat up straight, her voice a little sharp. Shen Yuanbai was eating the steamed cheese in his mouth, and was frightened by Old Madam Shen's words. The snack in his hand accidentally fell to the ground and he immediately burst into tears.
“Seventh brother, don’t cry.” Ren Wanyun saw her youngest son crying and immediately took a few steps forward to hold him in her arms. She looked at Shen Miao with a look of disapproval: “Fifth Mother, are you crazy? Who taught you to talk back to your elders?”
Shen Miao looked towards Ren Wanyun.
Second Madam Ren Wanyun was a plump woman, dressed in a long, ramie-blue brocade gown. She had a rosy complexion and was plump and fair. She appeared kind and benevolent, always smiling. She held the reins of the household in her hands, and everyone in the Shen household respected her for her fairness and impartiality. She was a well-deserved good wife.
Shen Miao had also felt this way until later, when she got married, Shen Xin gave almost half of his family's wealth as a dowry, but when she finally arrived at Prince Ding's Mansion, there was very little dowry. Why? Of course, it was withheld by Ren Wanyun.
Ren Wanyun had withheld the valuables from her dowry, the shop had changed owners, and Chen Xin was away from the capital. She had foolishly married into Prince Ding's mansion, only to be met with disdain from everyone in the mansion because of the dowry issue. It was all thanks to this kind aunt's "fairness."
"Second Aunt, do you also think Wu Niang did something wrong?" Shen Miao said softly, "But Wu Niang doesn't know what she did wrong."
"Idiot!" Old Madam Shen couldn't help but curse. "You're so shameless at such a young age, peeking at His Royal Highness Prince Ding, bringing disgrace to our Shen family! And you even dared to talk back to me? Who taught you the rules? You're so shameless!"
Shen Miao sighed inwardly. Old Madam Shen usually held herself very high and mighty, but once she spoke, she was undeniably a singing girl. What old lady from a wealthy family would curse so profusely? She was just like a prostitute from the underworld. In her previous life, Shen Miao hadn't felt that way, but after becoming Empress, she felt that speaking to Old Madam Shen was a lowering of status.
"Spying at His Royal Highness Prince Ding?" She tilted her head and asked in confusion.
Chen Yue couldn't help but speak up, "Fifth sister, although I know you admire Prince Ding, but falling into the water because of peeking at Prince Ding is really a disgrace to our family. And His Royal Highness Prince Ding will definitely be unhappy. Fifth sister, you should find an opportunity to apologize to His Royal Highness Prince Ding."
Admiring Prince Ding, apologizing to Prince Ding. Which woman would want to lose face in front of the man she loves? In her previous life, Shen Yue said the same thing, and Old Lady Shen agreed with her. Shen Miao felt embarrassed and refused to obey, so Old Lady Shen put her under house arrest in anger.
In a word, she was shameless because of her love for Prince Ding, ruining her own reputation and bringing trouble to the mansion. Shen Yue looked gentle and elegant, but her thoughts were so unpredictable that Shen Miao couldn't help but glance at her.
As soon as Shen Yue finished speaking, she saw Shen Miao looking towards her. Her pair of dark eyes like grapes were surprisingly clear, as if they contained some special meaning, which made her startled.
The next second, Shen Miao's calm voice came: "Second sister, you can't say nonsense about admiring His Highness Prince Ding. Wu Niang is now a girl of marriageable age. If you say that, I'm afraid it will ruin Wu Niang's reputation."
Shen Yue was stunned.
Everyone in the noble circles of the capital knew that Shen Miao admired Prince Ding. Although Shen Miao had never said it explicitly, her words and actions did not conceal it. Why was she denying it now?
She smiled and said, "Fifth sister, we are all family here, there is nothing wrong with these things..."
"Second sister!" As she was speaking, Shen Miao suddenly interrupted her loudly and sternly said, "Second sister, please be careful with your words. As the saying goes, disaster comes from the mouth. His Highness Prince Ding is a noble and noble, and we are from a noble family, so we should be more careful with our words and actions. Wu Niang was young and ignorant before, and she may have done something that caused misunderstandings. But what happened the other day is a lesson. Wu Niang will control her words and actions in the future. Please don't say such things, second sister."
After hearing these words, not only Shen Yue, but everyone in the room, including Old Madam Shen, was stunned.
Shen Miao was usually gentle and timid, never spoke loudly, and was a well-behaved and easy-to-control person. When had she ever been so harsh and aggressive?
Chen Ruoqiu's eyes flickered. Chen Yue was still young, and after all, not as shrewd as she was. She came from a family of scholars, but she was not without brains. She was usually very proud and never willing to yield. Seeing her daughter suffer a loss, she felt unhappy and immediately said gently, "Whether she loves Wu Niang or not can be explained in one sentence. After all, who can guess a girl's mind? But Wu Niang still has to listen to Third Aunt. Your second sister is right. His Royal Highness Prince Ding is of noble status. No matter what, he should go and apologize to him."
"That's right." Old Madam Shen also came to her senses and said, "Starting tomorrow, I will send a letter to Prince Ding's mansion and apologize in person."
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