After hearing this, Shen Xiyin gave a cold laugh.
She stepped into the house and said casually, "Mother, you're suddenly thinking that we shouldn't hurt each other's feelings? Why didn't you think of that when you and Father got into a big fight in Osmanthus Lane a few days ago and became a laughing stock?"
Madam Shen was extremely displeased that her shortcomings had been exposed: "...Why did you have to bring up something so sensitive!"
Shen Qiyin shrugged: "Why don't you tell me, what kind of sore spot have you touched?"
Madam Shen: "You!"
Madam Shen was so angry that her heart ached.
Shen Cang had initially thought that her words had changed his opinion of him, but after Shen Qiyin's comment, he regretted that he hadn't been lenient that day.
Why didn't they just slap that shrew to death?
Shen Qiyin opened the boxes containing jewelry that His Majesty had bestowed upon her, thinking to herself that they were indeed from the palace and were worth a lot of money.
With a "snap," she slammed the lid shut, looked at Madam Shen with a half-smile, and said, "Judging from what Mother just said, she is truly not the most virtuous woman imaginable."
"Then why don't you take out your dowry and give it to your father and grandmother?"
When her dowry was mentioned, Madam Shen became extremely nervous.
She hurriedly said, "Spend my dowry! If word gets out, your father will be laughed at!"
"Is that so?" Shen Qiyin raised an eyebrow: "Then you let Father stay idle at home, spending the money you and I earned. Aren't you afraid he'll be laughed at?"
"this……"
“Since ancient times, men have been in charge of external affairs and women have been in charge of internal affairs. Just now, Father complained that his cousin from the Guo family was quite old but still idle and just loafing around in our house. Do you want Father to become the kind of person he despises the most?”
"You make it sound nice, that it's fine if Father doesn't go to work at the Imperial Hospital, but what about Aunt Jiang? Are you going to pay for her care?"
"Once this gets out, and people find out that you are the one who is supporting Father's concubines, how will Father ever be able to hold his head up in public again?"
"I just don't understand, are you genuinely doing this for your father's good, or are you deliberately trying to harm him?"
“And…” Shen Qiyin stared intently at her, questioning her word by word, “Since you are so capable, what were you doing when you were giving Eunuch E the silver? Why didn’t you remind Father earlier? It’s a small matter if he loses face, but if he offends Eunuch E because of this, that would be a big problem.”
Madam Shen opened and closed her mouth several times, trying to interrupt Shen Qiyin, but she failed.
Her brows furrowed with anger: "How could I have given birth to such a sharp-tongued person like you!"
Shen Qiyin remained calm as always: "I also have my doubts. Perhaps it's a case of things going to extremes and then reversing, after all, you're not good with words."
"you……"
"Alright!" Shen Cang glared at her, annoyed. "You're supposed to be a mother, how can you be so petty with your own daughter!"
"What do you mean I'm being petty?" Madam Shen said, feeling extremely wronged. "You heard how venomous this girl's mouth is, Master."
"Besides, I'm genuinely trying to help you, so why are you criticizing me instead?"
Shen Qiyin calmly said, "Then you need to reflect on yourself even more. You were clearly doing it for their own good, but they didn't appreciate it. How much of a failure are you as a person?"
Madam Shen was furious: "Shut up!"
"I think you're the one who should shut up!" After listening to Shen Qiyin's analysis, Shen Cang now looked down on Madam Shen even more: "Yin'er is right."
"You argue with me, you quarrel with Yin'er, and you used to always make Mother angry. How come you can't have peace with anyone you're with?"
"Isn't that enough to prove you have a problem?"
Madam Shen chimed in, "Now you know my suffering, don't you? Humph, you might not have believed me before."
The three of them seemed to have formed an alliance, and they went on to criticize Madam Shen from beginning to end.
"You, you..." Madam Shen was so angry that she could barely speak: "So, you all ganged up on me!"
Seeing how angry she was, Shen Qiyin thought she would make a scene before she was satisfied, but instead she turned around and left with a flick of her sleeve.
Miss Shen frowned slightly as she watched her angry back.
Tsk, boring.
Coming to her senses, Shen Qiyin said to a maidservant beside her, "Go and call two old women over to bring these things to my courtyard."
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen and Shen Cang's expressions changed slightly.
While the latter was still considering how to bring it up, the former had already taken action.
She said, "What? Should I carry you to your yard?"
Shen Qiyin chuckled insincerely, "What else? Carry it out into the street and throw it away?"
"...What kind of talk is that!" Old Madam Shen scoffed. "I was just thinking that you're just a child, and it would be a hassle to take care of these things. What if something goes wrong? Wouldn't His Majesty blame us?"
Shen Xiyin: "Oh."
"What do you mean by 'oh'?!"
"It means 'I heard it'."
Undeterred, Madam Shen continued, "In my opinion, these things should be sent to Zhuijintang first, and I will keep them for you."
"When you get married in the future, I will take it as your dowry to your husband's family."
Shen Qiyin replied expressionlessly, "Oh."
Madam Shen grew increasingly displeased: "What 'oh' did you say again?"
"This 'oh' means 'I heard it, but I didn't listen'."
"you……"
"Grandmother." Shen Qiyin raised her hand, interrupting Madam Shen, "Besides worrying about these things, have you forgotten something even more important?"
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