"ah?"
“I only went up the mountain to collect herbs a long time ago. I vaguely remembered that there was a small path there. I chose to take that path because I was afraid of attracting attention. Who knew that I would turn around after walking a short distance and wander around in the forest for a long time before I came out. My clothes were torn in the process.”
Feng Ruoying originally wanted to laugh at her for being stupid, but noticing the words in her words, she couldn't help but ask curiously, "Gathering herbs? I didn't know you knew medicine?"
"How could the Dragon King's daughter not know how to make rain? My father is a royal physician, and my brothers and sisters in the family have been exposed to it since childhood, so they all know a little bit about it."
"So, Shen Ruyin can do that too?"
Shen Qiyin realized she had misspoke and quickly denied it: "No, my third sister..."
"Alright, stop covering for her. I heard you muttering about that fragrance." Feng Ruoying rolled her eyes at her, and upon closer listening, she sounded a bit disappointed: "You're such a coward. That little hussy Shen Ruyin has been riding on your head and shitting on you. You should have slapped her back a few times, but you actually defended her?"
"What else can I do?" Shen Qiyin looked up at Feng Ruoying, her gaze so calm it was almost deathly still, making Feng Ruoying feel a tightness in her chest for no apparent reason.
"Family scandals should not be aired in public. If I were to have a falling out with her over this, it would only upset my grandmother and mother."
"I am already disliked by them, why should I cause trouble and make them dislike me?"
After saying that, Shen Qiyin lowered her eyes to hide the turbulent thoughts in them. When she opened her eyes again, she seemed to have returned to her calm and invulnerable appearance.
"I've been out for a while now, so I should go back," Shen Qiyin said, getting up to say goodbye.
Madam Feng rose to see her off, her gaze towards her somewhat complicated.
Although she was satisfied with Shen Qiyin becoming her daughter-in-law, now that she thought about the oddballs in her family, she felt that it might not be such a bad thing if the marriage fell through.
It's such a pity for such a clever person.
It's a pity that a phoenix is trapped among a flock of doves and crows.
He said no more at that moment, but sent someone to retrieve the birth charter that the Shen family had sent, and also sent someone to find Feng Heng to retrieve the token of love that Shen Qiyin had given him.
Unexpectedly, the maid who went to retrieve the token returned empty-handed.
"Reporting to Madam, the young master said that he doesn't know where he put the purse that Miss Shen gave him that day. He asked you not to worry, and that he would return it to you when he finds it."
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