Looking at Banxia's clothes, which were far more exquisite than those of Rendong, Shen Qiyin nodded and said, "You're right, nothing can be accomplished without rules."
She turned to Ren Dong and said, "From now on, you are not allowed to do any work in my yard. You are not even allowed to pick up an oil bottle if it falls over."
Upon hearing this, Banxia's eyes lit up instantly, and she immediately chimed in, "Did you hear that? From now on, you just need to..."
Shen Xiyin: "Just keep watching."
Banxia: "Huh?!"
"No matter what it is, leave it to Banxia to do."
Realizing something was amiss, Banxia hesitated and stopped speaking, looking uncertainly at Shen Qiyin: "Miss, what do you mean by that?"
"Literal meaning."
She looked at Banxia and smiled slightly, as if to say: You got what you wanted, are you happy?
Without further ado, Shen Qiyin walked to the table in the outer room and sat down, saying to Banxia, who was still in a daze, "Go and serve the meal."
“But Miss…” Banxia hurriedly came out.
"Don't you understand me?" Shen Qiyin narrowed her beautiful eyes, her gaze turning icy cold. "Or are you trying to teach me how to do things?"
"...This servant dares not."
Banxia's heart trembled, and she dared not look him in the eye again. She gave a haphazard reply and hurriedly ran out.
Once everyone else was out of the room, Shen Qiyin returned to her gentle and tender self.
She pulled the bewildered Honeysuckle down to sit and asked her to eat with her. Honeysuckle's rice bowl was piled high with meat.
During the meal, Ren Dong suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, Miss, I heard that the Third Miss is going to Jing'an Temple tomorrow to offer incense and pray for the Master."
“Jing’an Temple…” Shen Qiyin silently repeated the three words, her lips curving slightly into a sweet smile: “Alright, then I will go with my third sister.”
She had long heard of the romantic escapades of the dashing young master "Pretty Monk".
When Ren Dong heard that Shen Qiyin was going to Jing'an Temple with Miss Shen, she frowned, clearly not approving.
She didn't like the third young lady.
Just like, she didn't like the lady either.
Although Miss Mingming is the Madam's biological daughter, the Madam, in order to gain a reputation for virtue and to avoid being accused of mistreating her illegitimate children, treats the children of her concubines with even more care than her own daughters.
The young lady has nothing on her that was made by the lady herself, but the other young masters and ladies have everything from small handkerchiefs to large clothes that the lady has carefully embroidered.
How could the young lady not feel heartbroken upon seeing this?
To make matters worse, the third young lady always loves to show off in front of her mistress, which is really annoying!
No sooner had he thought about it than the person showed up at his door.
"Second sister!"
As a sweet and charming voice rang out, a young girl dressed in a light yellow brocade dress walked in with light steps.
Two pale yellow velvet flowers adorned her hair, making her incredibly beautiful, as lively and lovely as a forsythia.
She was her third younger sister, Shen Ruyin.
The four sisters all have the character "姻" in their names.
The character 姻 (yīn) in 姻缘 (yīnyuán, marriage).
Names like Nianyin, Qiyin, Ruyin, and Mengyin seem to embody the parents' good wishes, hoping that their children will find a good marriage. However, the intention is not for their children to have a smooth marriage, but rather to find a suitable husband who can help their brothers in the future.
Even if—
She was made a concubine.
Their eldest sister, Shen Nianyin, married the heir of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion as a concubine.
As a legitimate daughter who was "healthy and capable of carrying on the family line," Shen Cang was too ashamed to ask her to become someone's concubine, so he betrothed her to the son of the Vice Minister of Rites.
Logically speaking, Shen Cang, a fifth-rank imperial physician, should not be able to be related to a third-rank vice minister by marriage.
It was only because that young master Feng was a womanizer, and Shen Qiyin had a face that could bewitch anyone, that the two families were able to get married.
However, in her previous life, the marriage was called off after she was tortured into becoming a cripple.
Coming to her senses, she saw Shen Ruyin waving her hand in front of her face with a puzzled expression, saying, "Second sister? What are you thinking about?"
Shen Qiyin did not answer, but instead asked in a calm tone, "Is there something you need?"
"Oh, I'm going to Jing'an Temple tomorrow to pray for my father's well-being. I want to sew a few lucky bags to offer in front of the Buddha for consecration, but my embroidery skills are really terrible, so I'd like to ask my sister for help."
"Since you also enjoy embroidery, please do it for me as well."
Shen Qiyin smiled coldly and said, "I also like to spend money. Why don't you bring your monthly allowance and let me spend it for you?"
"Second, second sister..."
Since it was probably the first time Shen Qiyin had rejected her, Shen Ruyin seemed somewhat at a loss.
She pouted and said aggrievedly, "If Second Sister doesn't want to help, then forget it."
“I just thought that this was sewn to pray for my father’s well-being, and I’m sure you would also like to do your part, so I came to ask you for help.”
"I didn't expect this..."
Shen Qiyin: "With your brain, it's normal that you can't think of anything. There's no need to be hard on yourself. You'll get used to being stupid eventually."
Upon hearing this, Shen Ruyin looked embarrassed.
She clenched her fists secretly, suppressing her unbearable feelings, and then looked at Shen Qiyin with a probing look, wondering why someone who was usually so easy to talk to was so sharp-tongued and mean today.
Lost in thought, she picked up her tea and drank it.
The tea was warm, and she accidentally burned herself. It was nothing, but she had just been upset by Shen Qiyin, so she took it out on Ren Dong by smashing the teacup with a "bang".
"Damn servant, who told you to pour me such hot tea? Are you trying to scald me to death?!"
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