Upon hearing this, Madam Shen suddenly understood, and her eyes brightened even more than before.
Jiang Wanxin sneered, then continued, "Since it's to save the master, I imagine even if the second young lady knew, she wouldn't object."
"If she were here, she probably would have taken out the money herself before we even had to say anything."
Whether to convince herself or genuinely agree with Jiang Wan's statement, Madam Shen nodded repeatedly and said, "Of course, it's her own father who's suffering. How could she stand idly by!"
After saying that, she instructed Wang Mama, who was beside her, to go to the Begonia Courtyard to get the silver.
This old woman only started serving Madam Shen after Granny Dai left.
She's also someone who can't think straight.
She felt that it was only natural for the child to use money to save his father, and even if the second young lady were here, she wouldn't be able to say anything about it.
Therefore, when she asked Xianglan for money, she did so with complete confidence.
Furthermore, Xianglan used to serve under Madam Sun, who was afraid of the old lady. Naturally, the servants around her suffered as a result, so Xianglan had often been bullied by these old women.
But now, everything is different!
She now has the means to "borrow the tiger's power".
So she immediately retorted, "You're here to get money, nanny? Do I look like money to you?"
"Stop trying to be clever with me!" Granny Wang said, looking down at her. "Get out of my way!"
As she spoke, she nudged Xianglan.
With Shen Xiyin gone, Xianglan's legs were trembling, but she still put on a formidable front, with her hands on her hips, her nostrils pointing to the sky, looking every bit the "wicked servant."
"You think I'll just give in because you tell me to? Kneel down and call me 'Dad'!"
"Hey! You little brat..." Granny Wang never expected that she, who used to be so quiet, would be so quick-witted.
Soon Xianglan will show her that she can be even more eloquent.
She spat several times, spewing out, "We're all slaves, who's more noble than whom? Hanging clothes out to dry in the latrine, what kind of airs are you putting on!"
"you……"
"You're still eyeing our young lady's money? I think you're just asking for trouble!"
"I came here because the old lady told me to!"
"So what? So what?" Xianglan asked with a fearless expression, "I'm just asking you, so what?"
"Don't say I didn't warn you, the last person who dared to act so wildly in the Begonia Courtyard got a good beating and was eventually kicked out."
"If you want to keep her company, then go ahead and barge in. When the second young lady comes back, you'll be sleeping on the floor of the latrine, not far from death!"
"You, you..." Granny Wang was furious, but she couldn't utter a coherent sentence after stammering "you" for a long time. In the end, she could only say in a fit of anger, "Is all you can say about the latrine?"
"Of course I will," Xianglan said, shaking her head as she deliberately teased her. "But I thought you'd be happy to hear about the latrine, since it's full of maggots."
"What did you say?!"
"Maggots. What? Never seen them before?" Xianglan demonstrated by making a few maggot pupae on the spot.
Perhaps fearing she wouldn't imitate it well, she very "thoughtfully" said, "Oh, just look in the mirror."
Granny Wang was so angry that she felt all the blood and energy in her body flow backwards.
Enraged, she raised her hand to strike Xianglan.
The latter, however, raised his head and stiffened his neck, shouting, "You dare to hit me and see what happens?"
"If you brush my finger against my skin, I'll go in and scatter all the medicinal herbs that the Second Miss prepared. Then I'll say that you knocked them over when you hit me, and see if she believes you or me."
"You little hussy, you just wait!"
Granny Wang uttered a harsh remark and then left with her large buttocks sticking out.
When she returned to Zhuijintang, her voice could be heard before she even entered the room.
"Oh, old lady, this is terrible! You must do me justice!" She looked as if she had suffered a great injustice, a stark contrast to her demeanor when facing Xianglan.
Old Madam Shen didn't care whether she had been wronged or not; she only asked, "Where's the money?"
"...didn't bring it."
"useless!"
"Madam, you are wise. This is not my fault. It was all caused by that little harlot Xianglan. She blocked me from going in no matter what, and she didn't even respect you."
Madam Shen had already suffered a setback at Li Zhenzhu's hands, and was already in a bad mood. Now, seeing that even the maids around Shen Qiyin dared to go against her, her anger flared up even more.
"I'll go myself!" the old lady said, standing up and walking out. "I want to see if this little brat can cause any trouble!"
Jiang Wan hurriedly followed.
Li Zhenzhu figured she had nothing else to do, so she went to watch the excitement.
Xianglan knew that the old man would complain when he got back, so she wasn't surprised at all when she saw Madam Shen bringing people over, though she was a little uneasy.
While ordering people to search for the silver, Old Madam Shen demanded an explanation: "Was it you who stopped us from taking the silver?"
Xianglan looked up in surprise and said innocently, "No, when did this happen? How come I don't know about it?"
Granny Wang was stunned.
She never expected that Xianglan would be so bold as to dare to fool even the old lady!
"She's lying!" Granny Wang immediately accused. "It was clearly she who wouldn't let me in to get the silver, and..."
She paused, her brows furrowing, before stammering, "She even called me a maggot."
"Pfft, hahahaha..." Li Zhenzhu laughed so hard she was shaking.
Granny Wang looked embarrassed.
Just as Madam Shen was about to question Xianglan, she suddenly heard a piercing scream from inside!
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