He gave her a good scolding.
That expression conveyed a sense of disappointment and frustration.
Looking at Shen Qiyin, he couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. In the end, he even forgot to take his fan with him when he left.
Shen Qiyin remained unusually silent, never uttering a single word in response.
She was in a bad mood tonight and wanted to yell at someone, so she didn't yell at him.
With a gentle lift of her slender hand, she took the folding fan and played with it.
This is called an Ivory Cloud Incense Fan.
White paper, three layers of alum, lacquered and sprinkled with gold. The entire piece is openwork, filled with a unique fragrance.
Just this one set costs over twenty taels of silver.
Shen Yaozu said something that Shen Qiyin thought was very true; she knew the situation in this mansion all too well.
With the meager salary and extra income from Shen Cang's job at the Imperial Hospital, the family could live comfortably, but it was absolutely impossible for Shen Yaozu to act like a rich young master outside.
If she hadn't inherited her maternal grandfather's family line (which had no heirs), she probably wouldn't have been able to afford this house back then.
He became frugal with her.
Ha, that's hilarious!
Honeysuckle, furious, rushed over like a pufferfish. In her anger, she blurted out the crude language she had heard in the countryside: "You keep nagging, it's so annoying!"
"This man is just spewing nonsense, miss, don't listen to him."
If she hadn't been worried that rushing forward would disrupt the young lady's plans, she would have rushed over and punched that bastard.
Shen Qiyin poked her puffed-up cheek and comforted her with a smile, saying, "Don't be angry, it's nothing."
"Miss, what is he doing here? He's been barking like a dog for ages!"
"He comes here, most likely because he wants something from me."
"To treat Aunt Zheng's injuries?"
Shen Xiyin shook her head.
That wasn't his real purpose.
Honeysuckle asked in confusion, "Then what did he ask you for help with? He didn't say anything, and then he left."
"No rush." Shen Qiyin looked in the direction Shen Yaozu had left, her eyes as black as lacquer, carrying the chill of autumn.
"He'll be back soon."
When Shen Xiyin said "soon," she meant three days later.
The imperial court announced the results, and Emperor Shen Guangzong passed the imperial examination!
Unlike Shen Yaozu, who relied on opportunism, Shen Guangzong studied based on his own abilities.
Now that he has passed the imperial examination, the bar set for Shen Yaozu has been raised considerably.
So on this day, while everyone was busy congratulating Shen Guangzong, Shen Yaozu came to Haitang Courtyard, holding a box of the new Danxin Rouge from Pink Butterfly Pavilion.
Shen Qiyin glanced at it briefly before looking away, and said in a calm tone, "What is this, brother?"
"Didn't you say you wanted it?"
"Ah, you wanted it that day, but you don't want it today."
“You…” Shen Yaozu almost flipped the table.
But considering that he had come to ask her for a favor, he had no choice but to suppress his anger and patiently say to her, "That day... it was my brother's bad attitude. He shouldn't have scolded you like that."
Shen Qiyin raised an eyebrow and said, "Is it just a bad attitude?"
"...Of course not, those words were just me talking nonsense when I was drunk, Yin'er, don't take them to heart."
"It's good that you know you were wrong, brother." Shen Qiyin said in a tone that said, "Since you know you were wrong, I will reluctantly forgive you out of compassion."
"I'm not trying to criticize you as your younger sister, but you're all grown up now. You should have some sense of planning in everything you do. Do you expect to continue saying whatever you want without any restraint after you've settled down and started your own family?"
Shen Yaozu was so angry that his stomach clenched.
And also, isn't this what he said to her that day?
That brat actually holds a grudge!
“Yin’er is right, brother will definitely change in the future!” He said, and then pushed the box of rouge forward a little more: “But look, now that I’ve bought you the rouge, you should accept it.”
"Okay then."
Seeing how reluctant she was to accept it, Shen Yaozu felt as if he had been slapped in the face again.
He thought bitterly to himself, "Once this brat is no longer of any use to me, I'll see how I deal with her!"
On the surface, however, he tried his best to hide his feelings and said casually, "Ah, I am happy to see my elder brother pass the imperial examination today. I only wish that I could be as successful as him."
Shen Qiyin: "Then you must work harder, brother. Making wishes alone is useless."
Upon hearing this, Shen Yaozu's lips twitched slightly.
Shen Qiyin knew he didn't like hearing this, but so what?
He needs her help right now, so he has to put up with it even if he doesn't like it!
He even had to put on a smile and say, "Yin'er is right."
"But there's a saying that goes, 'If I want to learn how to make a certain kind of bean or fruit, I need a good teacher to teach me well.'"
"You don't know our academy's teachers. They boast like crazy, saying one minute they'll produce a third-place scholar, and the next minute they'll produce a top scholar."
"Tch! Even I can't teach it properly, yet you dare to offer classes? Isn't that laughable?"
"And those students in that class, they come from all walks of life, even the sons of peddlers and laborers are worthy of sitting next to me!"
...
Honeysuckle listened nearby, grinding her teeth.
This person is nagging again.
He fabricated a whole series of stories about the academy, from the teachers to the students, including even the little donkey the teachers rode.
With nothing left to complain about, he finally revealed his ultimate goal.
"I wish I could study at Qing Tong Academy."
"I've heard that the teachers there are all renowned scholars, with students all over the world!"
Shen Qiyin could only laugh when she heard this.
Qingtong Academy is the best academy in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
He really dares to think that way!
As Shen Yaozu spoke, he glanced at Shen Qiyin. Seeing that she didn't react, he continued to hint, "If I could get into Qing Tong Academy, passing the imperial examination would be a piece of cake."
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