Madam Shen passed away peacefully.
According to Shen Mengyin, she had gotten up in the middle of the night and wanted to tuck the blankets in for Old Madam Shen when she returned, but found that her hands were very cold.
She checked her breathing again, and there was none!
Shen Mengyin knelt beside Old Madam Shen's bed, tears streaming down her face: "Grandmother, why did you suddenly leave us? You were awake just yesterday and talked to me for a long time, full of energy."
"It's all my fault, I shouldn't have gone to sleep."
"If I could stay awake and watch over my grandmother, I might have been able to save her in time."
Even if she can't, she can at least tell if there's anything else she left behind...
She cried pitifully.
Those who hear it are heartbroken, and those who see it weep.
In contrast, Shen Qiyin's reaction was much more indifferent.
She stood stiffly to the side, expressionless, watching the sobbing Shen Mengyin, and said directly, "If you feel so guilty, why don't you just go down and apologize to her?"
The sound of Shen Mengyin's weeping stopped abruptly.
Shen Qiyin twitched her lips and said with amusement, "There's no one else in this house, who are you trying to impress with this act of filial piety?"
"Second sister..." Shen Mengyin frowned at her, her face full of disapproval: "I know you don't like me. Although I don't understand what I did to offend you, we are family after all. I will tolerate it if I can."
"But you should know when to be temperamental!"
"Your grandmother is gone, and you're not only indifferent, but you even dare to bully me! Are you a heartless person?"
"Even if you're trying to embarrass me, you should at least look at the current situation!"
Shen Qiyin looked down at her and said casually, "Do I need to consider the circumstances before I bully you?"
"you!"
"Alright, shut up!" Shen Cang interrupted the two of them.
He looked at Old Madam Shen on the bed with a complicated expression.
At this moment, Shen Mengyin suddenly said to him, "Father, I always feel that there is something strange about Grandmother's passing."
"She was taking the medicine and her health was gradually improving, so how could she just suddenly pass away?"
"The key point is that it was fine during the day."
As she spoke, she glanced meaningfully at Shen Qiyin: "But after Second Sister came, Grandmother slept in a daze and passed away in the night."
Shen Qiyin: "Why don't you just say that I strangled her?"
"Shen Qiyin!" Shen Cang shouted angrily, seemingly unable to tolerate her any longer: "This is your grandmother lying in this bed! Can't you show her even the slightest respect?"
She remained silent.
He seemed to think about it seriously for a while before solemnly saying, "No, that won't work."
"you……"
"With you, Father, and Fourth Sister showing her such respect, that's enough. I don't need to pretend anymore."
Shen Xiyin spoke calmly, but her words were like thunderclaps, catching everyone off guard.
She said, "As I just said, there's no one else in this house, so there's no need to bother with the decorations. When my grandmother passed away, I couldn't even cry, but her death didn't do me any good either."
"But it's different for you."
She looked at Shen Mengyin: "Your grandmother has passed away, you must observe mourning."
"Nine months of mourning for the major mourning period, nine months for the minor mourning period, and nine months for the fourth mourning period—a total of twenty-seven months, more than two years. Are you perhaps planning to take this opportunity to request annulment of the engagement with the Marquis's mansion?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Mengyin's face immediately stiffened.
She instinctively wanted to retort, but Shen Qiyin immediately turned her gun on Shen Cang.
"They say that there are no filial sons at the bedside of a chronically ill parent. Father must have felt that Grandmother was a burden to you. Now that she is dead, the burden on your back is gone. You must be overjoyed, right?"
Shen Cang, enraged and embarrassed, retorted: "What nonsense are you spouting!"
"Whether it's nonsense or the truth, you know the answer in your hearts."
"I knew it before, but now you've confused me, Second Sister." Shen Mengyin seemed to suddenly realize something: "Grandmother's passing has left my father and me heartbroken. But you, Second Sister, are judging others by your own petty standards. Aren't you just crying wolf?"
Shen Qiyin remained calm: "Do you have evidence?"
Shen Mengyin frowned: "Second sister, does this mean you're admitting it?"
"If you can't use your ear, you might as well cut it off and offer it to your grandmother." Shen Qiyin's eyes were cold: "I'm asking you if you have any evidence, don't you understand?"
"...I have no evidence, but my second sister's words and actions leave no room for doubt."
Shen Qiyin watched her quietly for a while, and finally walked to the table and sat down without saying a word.
Tsk, this is boring.
It's just the same few sentences over and over again, with no offensive power whatsoever.
She was too lazy to play with her anymore.
Shen Mengyin was bewildered by her sudden outburst. After a moment of stunned silence, she continued her previous conversation and said to Shen Cang, "Father, why don't we report this to the authorities?"
Shen Cang remained silent.
This attitude is quite intriguing.
He neither agreed nor refused.
Then Shen Mengyin said, "Think about it, what if there really is something fishy about Grandmother's death, and we haven't cleared her name? Wouldn't that make her restless in the afterlife?"
"Once the case is reported to the authorities, the coroner will have to perform an autopsy, and then everything will become clear."
After he finished speaking, the room fell silent.
After an unknown amount of time, Shen Cang finally said in a heavy tone, "Very well, let's go report to the authorities."
Shen Qiyin remained silent throughout the entire performance, simply watching them act out the scene.
It was late at night, and it wouldn't be quick to get someone to come over. The group waited for quite a while before the coroner and constable finally arrived.
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