Unexpectedly, upon hearing her words, Shen Qiyin said, "Grandmother and Mother were originally going to come, but..."
She paused for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then continued, "But yesterday my third sister made a big mistake, and my grandmother was very upset and felt unwell. My mother had to stay to take care of her, so she couldn't leave."
Upon hearing Shen Qiyin mention the incident at Jing'an Temple yesterday, Madam Feng felt a flush of embarrassment.
"What happened yesterday was Heng'er's fault. It was his father and I who failed to raise him properly."
There's really no way I can teach them.
They've tried hitting him, they've tried scolding him, but he just won't learn his lesson. He's always bringing all sorts of things into the house, from fragrant to foul, like dog poop and chicken droppings. Even if his parents are furious, they can't just chop him up with a pair of scissors.
Sigh, raising a child is not easy; strangling him would be more satisfying.
When she looked at Shen Qiyin again, Madam Feng looked ashamed: "I apologize to you on behalf of Heng'er."
"Madam, there's no need for this. It's not just Young Master Feng's fault." And what about her "good sister"?
Upon hearing this, before Madam Feng could speak, Feng Ruoying couldn't help but interject, "At least you're a sensible person and didn't betray your conscience by protecting your sister."
"She must have seduced my brother first. Otherwise, with her plain and unattractive face, how could my brother have chosen to hook up with her instead of you!"
"Ying'er, don't talk nonsense!"
Madam Feng waited until Feng Ruoying had finished speaking before pretending to stop her.
Despite how much she dislikes Feng Heng, he is, after all, her own son, and she would never tolerate others gossiping about him.
Shen Qiyin was a complete victim in this matter. Madam Feng, being a woman herself and a mother, felt some pity for her, which is why she was willing to lower herself and give her enough dignity.
But who does that Shen Ruyin think she is!
Not only did she covet her own elder sister's fiancé, but she also had an affair in a temple. Such a shameless woman would only be allowed to enter the Feng family if she were dead.
Seeing Madam Feng's expression, Shen Qiyin knew that today's matter was about to succeed.
All that's missing is a spark, and she'll add it.
It's true that she came to break off the engagement, but that wasn't her only reason.
She came to cut off Chen Ruyin's escape route!
Because the affair between Shen Ruyin and Feng Heng in her previous life was not exposed to the public, the Feng family did not refuse when she offered to become a concubine to serve Feng Heng.
Now that her reputation is ruined, no one dares to marry her. Even if she were to follow Feng Heng wholeheartedly, it would depend on whether the Feng family would want to take her in.
At that time, Shen Qiyin suddenly became curious about how her family would deal with Shen Ruyin, a concubine's daughter who had no use whatsoever, since that family was always good at making the most of everything.
After Feng Ruoying finished speaking, Madam Feng saw that Shen Qiyin did not respond. As expected, she carefully spoke up: "Logically speaking, you and Ying'er are both juniors, and you are a young lady who has not yet married. There are some things that are not easy to say to you."
"But your grandmother and mother did not come, so I can only tell you the reason."
"Although Heng'er is usually unruly, he is not so foolish as to run to the temple to cause trouble. When he came back yesterday, I asked him about it in detail. He said that your sister invited him to the temple under your name and put some filthy things in the room, which made him lose his mind and fall for the trick."
The implication is that Feng Heng is also a victim, and he cannot be held responsible.
Upon hearing this, Shen Qiyin muttered to herself thoughtfully, "Could it be the Love Potion..."
"What did you say?"
"Nothing!" she hurriedly denied, but it seemed like she was trying to cover something up.
"No! You must know something." Feng Ruoying remembered that she had stumbled upon her brother and Shen Ruyin's scandalous affair yesterday while following her, and the more she thought about it, the more suspicious she felt.
“Yesterday I clearly saw you rushing off to the back mountain, and you even told your maid not to let a third person know. You clearly knew about this all along, didn’t you?”
Feng Ruoying felt she had uncovered the truth and became increasingly aggressive.
Madam Feng also looked suspicious.
Under the persistent questioning of the mother and daughter, Shen Qiyin finally seemed unable to bear it any longer. With a troubled expression and dim eyes, she said, "Yesterday, my third sister and I were copying scriptures in our room. She said her neck was sore and she wanted to go out and stretch it, but she has not returned yet."
“I was afraid that if I stayed too long, my grandmother would scold me when I got back, so I asked Ren Dong to go out and look for her. Unexpectedly, I saw her sneaking off to the back mountain, and Ren Dong even saw your son there.”
"At that time, I did not know that things would escalate to such a point. I was just worried that if they were caught meeting alone, it would be difficult to explain, so I wanted to go and find her and bring her back."
Feng Ruoying clearly didn't believe her: "You would be so kind?" She still remembered how she forced her sister to kneel before her yesterday. Don't try to fool her!
Shen Qiyin smiled sadly: "Of course not."
“She and I are not born of the same mother. My mother is kind and loves all of my father’s children. She cares more about those illegitimate children than about me, so I am very jealous of them. My relationship with my two half-sisters is not bad, but it can hardly be called a deep sisterly bond.”
"But we are family after all. We share the same fate, and if one of us suffers, we suffer together. What good will it do to my reputation if I don't help her suppress this shameful affair and let it spread?"
Although Shen Qiyin's words were somewhat cold-hearted, they were truly frank.
If she keeps saying that she is thinking of Shen Ruyin's best interests, Madam Feng will have to think twice.
But she only weighed the pros and cons, which made people believe her without a doubt.
Feng Ruoying listened from the side, but couldn't help asking, "Yesterday I followed you all the way to the back mountain, but how did you suddenly disappear halfway there?"
"...got lost."
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