Shen Qiyin nodded blankly: "...Oh, okay."
However, some things can only be said in moments of impulse. When you're too clear-headed, you start weighing the pros and cons and hesitate before speaking, making those words seem heavy and difficult to utter.
That night, before leaving, Xiao Yan gave Shen Qiyin a small box.
It looks very similar to the box he used when he gave her the hidden weapon last time.
However, this time it wasn't filled with hidden weapons.
It is a hairpin and a small, light red flower, with two tender green leaves at the base of the flower, making it very lovely.
As for that hairpin...
It was exactly the same style as the one Shen Yaozu had bought for her before!
However, the quality of the seeds and water is vastly different.
Its texture is delicate, rich, and clearly layered.
Bathed in candlelight, it appears even more translucent, with a faint glow emanating from within.
The tone is also much crisper.
Shen Qiyin guessed that this should be the real hairpin from Yuxianju.
A hairpin adorns her dark hair, each inch a testament to her longing and yearning.
That night, Miss Shen, unusually, didn't sleep well again. Every time she closed her eyes, she saw Xiao Yan's profile so close to hers, so white it was dazzling, so handsome it was outrageous.
She practically tore the corner of the blanket to shreds.
She finally drifted off to sleep around dawn.
result--
Even in my dreams, it's Xiao Yan.
In that dream, where reality was hard to discern, she kissed him again, this time in a second act.
This time, however, things didn't end so easily.
He kept asking her why she kissed him, and insisted that she give him a proper status.
Shen Xiyin was awakened by fright!
When Ren Dong finished practicing her skills in the courtyard early in the morning and came into the house, she saw Ren Dong sitting on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, lost in thought, her smooth forehead covered with fine beads of sweat.
Seeing this, Ren Dong took a handkerchief and wiped her face, asking, "Did you have a nightmare, sister?"
"...It wasn't exactly a nightmare." After all, the half of Xiao Yan's face without the mask was still quite pleasing to the eye.
"Then why is your forehead covered in sweat?"
"In my dream, a very fierce big dog chased and bit me. I ran all the way and got sweaty from exhaustion."
"...Oh." Is that even possible?
Fearing that Ren Dong would continue to press for answers, Shen Qiyin interrupted by asking her to bring her clothes.
Her turquoise dress perfectly complemented the pearl hairpin Xiao Yan had given her.
During breakfast, someone came to the old lady's courtyard and said that Shen Qiyin should go to Zhuijin Hall before leaving home.
Such a big thing happened in the manor yesterday, so of course she had to go and join in the fun. After dinner, she happily went there.
Madam Shen didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point, saying to her, "Your second brother is sick. He suddenly went mad last night. You should go over and take a look at him to see what's wrong."
Shen Qiyin glanced at Shen Cang beside her and asked, "Father's medical skills are not good enough to cure him?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Cang could not sit still and immediately declared, "Nonsense!"
"I have devoted myself to studying medicine for so many years, how could I not cure it?"
Shen Qiyin immediately retorted, "If you are capable of curing it, why does Grandmother want me to go?"
Shen Cang: "That's because..." He was afraid of getting beaten.
But this is obviously something that cannot be said.
After holding back for a while, Shen Cang shamelessly said, "Actually, I wanted to see if your medical skills had improved again, so I wanted to test you."
But before he could finish speaking, Shen Qiyin burst out laughing without giving him any face.
"Hehe." She smiled and shook her head, her pearly white teeth and red lips making her look radiant and beautiful.
"Your second brother is so seriously ill, and you can still laugh!" Old Madam Shen said with displeasure.
"Is it serious? I don't think so," Shen Qiyin said innocently. "Otherwise, why would Father have the leisure to test my medical skills?"
"this……"
Old Madam Shen was speechless after being silenced by her witty remark, so she could only glare at Shen Cang to vent her anger.
It's all his fault!
Why do you have to act like a big shot? If you just admit your medical skills aren't good enough, you wouldn't have wasted so much breath.
It is said that a mother and child are of one heart, and this is indeed true.
Just as Madam Shen was complaining about Shen Cang, the latter was also complaining about her in his heart.
Why didn't you just listen to him and go outside the mansion to invite a doctor? Why did you have to save a few dollars?
Now look what she's going to do!
The two had originally planned to trick Shen Qiyin together, but as they talked, their "alliance" suddenly collapsed. They started blaming each other, and neither of them took the initiative to speak anymore.
Upon seeing this, Shen Qiyin thought to herself, "How can things be allowed to go out like this?" So, knowing the answer already, she asked, "Speaking of which, what exactly is wrong with Second Brother?"
Upon hearing this, both Madam Shen and Shen Cang's expressions changed!
But she acted as if she hadn't seen them at all, and asked again, "Speaking of which, why didn't I see Uncle and that cousin today? In the past, when I came to pay my respects, I would always find Uncle chatting with Grandmother."
After he finished speaking, the mother and son looked even more disgusted.
Shen Qiyin, wanting to add fuel to the fire, said, "Actually, I also have something to discuss with my grandmother and father."
“My maternal uncle was kind to our Shen family in the past, and it is only right that we repay him in any way we can.”
“He is an elderly man who has had a difficult life. It would be wonderful for him to spend his remaining years in our home and keep his grandmother company.”
"But that cousin of mine is so young, he doesn't do any work, he doesn't go to school, he just lazes around in our house doing nothing. When will this ever end?"
"Does this mean that even after my eldest and second brothers get married, they'll continue to support him?"
These words struck a chord with Shen Cang.
He had long disliked the father and son and was just looking for a way to get rid of them.
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