"Knowing I have no reason to harm you, why bring me up again?" Shen Qiyin suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
Upon hearing the sound, everyone turned to look at her.
Her expression was unusually calm, showing no anger or heartache one would expect after witnessing their sister being bullied.
She even said, "If you want to smear me, you should find a more sophisticated way. This method is too clumsy."
"No, no... I didn't, I didn't..."
"You don't need to act so aggrieved, as if we have a great relationship. I'm exhausted just looking at you." Although this elimination was orchestrated by Song Lanyan, it doesn't stop her from taking advantage of the situation to do something.
It's time to expose the truth about the relationship with Shen Mengyin and others.
So she continued, "Shen Mengyin, you know perfectly well what Aunt Zheng did to me and how much effort you put into it."
“If I had wanted to target you, I would have sent you to jail that very day.”
"At worst, I could just drug you and let you die in your sleep. That's not that difficult. Why would I take such a big risk and come all the way to the Marquis's mansion to frame you?"
These words left Shen Mengyin speechless.
She never imagined that Shen Qiyin would go so far as to gain a reputation for being "cold-hearted" in order to distance herself from her.
Even so, she still persisted, saying, "...But Second Sister still didn't say where you went just now."
"Going to change clothes."
After she finished speaking, everyone looked at her clothes again and realized that they were not the same ones she had worn when they first met her.
She explained calmly, "On the way here, I was accidentally bumped by a maid who was serving tea, and the tea soaked my clothes, so I went to the carriage to get some clean clothes to change into."
Shen Mengyin's hands, which were draped in front of her, gripped her skirt tightly.
She's always like that!
It's easy to solve all problems with a little effort, making all your hard work seem like a joke.
Those around them watched this scene with indifference. Some said that Shen Mengyin had ulterior motives, while others said that Shen Qiyin was cold-hearted and callous.
Fortunately, she didn't care.
The Shen family is destined to meet a bad end. If she doesn't break ties with them for the sake of a good reputation, she's only digging her own grave.
Because of this farce, and because several people ate something bad and felt unwell, the banquet had to be ended hastily.
On her way back to the manor, Shen Qiyin couldn't help but recall what Song Lanyan had said to her in the study.
"As a woman myself, you must know how difficult it is for women to live in this world. I am surrounded by wealth and luxury, and I seem to be precious, but in reality, I have no say in my own marriage."
"But I don't want to accept my fate, so I want to make a deal with Lord Xiao."
"Unfortunately, I tried everything, even going so far as to search for flutes for him, but I still couldn't get him to see me."
"I had no choice but to take another approach, thinking that it would be great if the village head would cooperate with me."
"Today's performance is my pledge of allegiance."
...
Chen Qiyin lightly rubbed her fingers together, seemingly lost in thought.
If what Song Lanyan said is true, then her visit to the Shen family to check on him before was not out of jealousy, but to see how much she meant to Xiao Yan and whether she had the power to influence his decisions.
Judging from her purpose, perhaps they are the same kind of people?
Just then, a commotion suddenly came from outside the carriage.
On the fourth day, it was said: "The government issued new laws and regulations, which caused the disturbance."
Shen Qiyin understood after asking a few simple questions and returned to the Shen family without lingering.
As soon as she and Shen Mengyin entered the mansion, the servants said that Shen Cang wanted them to come over.
As the saying goes, "Good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles." Shen Qiyin guessed that the news must have spread from the Marquis's residence, and Shen Cang had also received the news and was just waiting to vent his anger.
Sure enough, the moment they entered the house, they slapped Shen Mengyin across the face.
He didn't even care that people from the Marquis's residence were present.
To express his apology, and also out of fear that Shen Mengyin might have a moment of weakness and something else might happen to her on the way, Song Chen sent two nannies and several head maids to escort the sisters back.
"You'd better kneel down right now!" Shen Cang's face was ashen, and he wished he could grab a rope and strangle the man to death.
Now that things had come to this, Shen Mengyin knew that there was no point in arguing, so she simply stopped saying anything and just kept sobbing.
Madam Shen always liked to show that she was impartial in front of outsiders, and now that she had such an opportunity, she naturally would not let it go, so she protected Shen Mengyin and started to criticize Shen Qiyin.
Unfortunately, she didn't get to say more than a few words before the man explained his purpose and took his leave.
Even so, before the person had gone far, she still managed to yell a couple more times: "It's not that I'm criticizing you, but as the older sister, how can you not take good care of your younger sister?"
"You made her suffer such a great injustice, how can I, as her mother, live on?"
Shen Qiyin replied seriously, "I didn't force you to die. Isn't it your own decision whether you live or die?"
"you……"
"Besides, if I, as the older sister, have to take care of my younger sister in everything, then what's the point of having you, as the mother?"
Madam Shen was so angry that her face turned red and her neck bulged: "Well, you! I say one thing and you say eight. I think this family can no longer tolerate you!"
"Whether you can be tolerated or not is not sure yet, but perhaps you will soon be unacceptable."
"What...what do you mean by that?"
"On my way back, I heard some news that the imperial court has issued a new decree," Shen Qiyin said, word by word. "From now on, the salt monopoly will be implemented through a system of private production, government collection, government transportation, and government sales, prohibiting merchants from selling it privately."
Because this industry is extremely profitable.
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