She obligingly replied, "Mother is absolutely right..."
"However, although Aunt Zheng made a mistake, she was punished and beaten, which I think is enough."
Madam Shen exclaimed incredulously, "What are you saying?!"
She asked her to speak up for her, so why is she siding with outsiders?
Shen Qiyin blinked innocently and asked timidly, "...Did I say something wrong, daughter?"
"Didn't my mother always teach me that harmony in the family brings prosperity?" What? You feel the pain of being slapped in the back now?
Madam Shen was so angry she almost fainted!
But Shen Qiyin turned to Shen Cang and said, "Besides, if we really want to settle this matter, what will happen to Second Brother and Fourth Sister if we kick her out of the manor?"
"Even the father is ashamed."
"you……"
"Qi Yin is quite right." Shen Cang nodded in agreement, then turned to Madam Shen with a look of disgust and said, "Look at you! You have no demeanor whatsoever as the mistress of the house. You're not even as good as a child!"
Madam Shen had no words to express her bitterness: "Master..."
"Alright!" he raised his hand to interrupt, "If there's nothing else, go back to your own courtyard and stay there."
“If you can manage this family, then manage it. If you can’t, I think Qiyin is doing quite well now, so it’s not impossible for her to take over your duties.”
These words startled Madam Shen so much that she dared not utter another word.
Xianglan stepped forward to help her, thinking to herself, "Hurry up and walk! You're acting like you're sick."
Stepping out of Zhuyun Courtyard, Madam Shen strode toward Shen Qiyin, intending to question her about why she hadn't spoken up for her earlier. But before she could even open her mouth, she saw Shen Qiyin sneeze several times in a row.
She immediately stopped in her tracks.
The words of Shen Cangyu to steward Shen Qiyin were still ringing in her ears. Madam Shen's expression changed again and again, but in the end she turned around and returned to her Ningxiang Courtyard.
Shen Qiyin caught a glimpse of this scene out of the corner of her eye, her red lips curving into a cool smile.
After returning to the Begonia Courtyard, Shen Qiyin ordered a meal to be prepared.
Whether it was due to her illness a few days ago, which made her feel tired and prone to nightmares, or the sight of Shen Guangzong's club wounds during the day that made her think of it, she didn't know.
She dreamt of Chunsheng!
In the courtroom of the Jingzhao Prefecture, he was forced to kneel on the ground, his face filthy, his hair disheveled, and his hands and feet were covered in bloody welts from the shackles.
The gavel struck, and the Prefect of the Capital recounted his crimes.
"How dare you, Chun Sheng! You actually ordered Li Shuangqi and others to assassinate Eunuch Qin! Your crime is unforgivable!"
"Guards! Give him fifty lashes, throw him in jail, and execute him soon!"
The order fell to the ground, and beatings followed.
The little boy was not even as tall as the fire stick, but he gritted his teeth and didn't utter a sound when he was hit.
He died before the fifty strokes of the rod had been finished.
He had no father or mother, and no one came to collect his body.
The bailiffs wrapped him in a straw mat and threw him into the wilderness, where he was devoured by wild dogs, leaving no trace of his body...
"Miss! Miss?"
The sound of honeysuckle grew clearer as it approached.
Shen Qiyin suddenly opened her eyes, and what she saw was Ren Dong's anxious and worried gaze.
"Did you have a nightmare, Miss?" Ren Dong gently wiped the cold sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief.
Shen Qiyin was still in a daze, and only nodded blankly.
If the scenes in the dream were not illusions, but real events that happened in a past life, then Chunsheng was not killed because of those bandits, but because he angered Qin Li!
Why did Ke Chunsheng kill Qin Li?
The day of Shi Chunsheng's arrest has passed, so why didn't he take action against Qin Li again?
Even at breakfast time, Shen Qiyin was still pondering this matter.
She originally thought that the culprits who killed Chunsheng were those mountain bandits, so she planned that if that day really came, she would ask Xiong Lu and the others to find a way to save him, based on the promise they made that day.
However, if they were to face Qin Li, then Xiong Lu and his group would be no match for him.
We need to think of another way...
Shen Xiyin was lost in thought and didn't even notice Banxia coming in.
Banxia first glanced at Rendong, who was having dinner at the same table as Shen Qiyin, and felt a burning hatred in her heart. However, with the constant troubles in the mansion lately, she dared not provoke the old lady.
When she finds an opportunity later, she'll see if she doesn't give this girl a good sue!
At that time, even the second young lady will be in deep trouble!
Coming to her senses, Banxia saw that Shen Qiyin was looking at her with a half-smile. Her heart pounded like a drum, and she hurriedly said, "...Miss, the Second Young Master has arrived."
"Please let him in."
"Yin'er!" Before Shen Qiyin could finish speaking, Shen Yaozu strode in, his voice filled with barely concealed excitement and joy.
"I suppose my brother has some good news?"
"You guessed it!" Shen Yaozu flicked his folding fan and said with considerable pride, "I've entered Qing Tong Academy!"
“This morning, I went to the academy to challenge the absolute challenge left by Prince Xiao, which attracted a lot of people to watch.”
"That scene must have been no less impressive than when the young master became the top scholar in the imperial examination."
Shen Qiyin watched him go mad in silence.
Isn't he any worse than Xiao Yan?
He's really daring to compete!
Unaware of her inner thoughts, Shen Yaozu continued to passionately recite: "Looking at the river from Wangjiang Tower, looking at the river below Wangjiang Tower, the tower is eternal, the river is eternal. Reflecting the moon in the well, reflecting the moon's image, the well is eternal, the moon's image is eternal."
"Wonderful, wonderful!"
Honeysuckle secretly rolled her eyes.
Look at how smug he is, acting as if he came up with that second line himself!
It's clearly her young lady! It's her young lady!
Shen Yaozu: "With this couplet, who won't know my name as a talented scholar!"
Shen Xiyin: "I don't know what talents you have, brother. Why don't you tell me?"
"I……"
“Oh, I remember now.” Shen Qiyin suddenly realized, and then said, “It was an archery competition, and the arrow was stuck into the academy teacher.”
"He was racing on horseback and fell off his horse, breaking his leg."
"The story of 'The Scholar Buys a Donkey' is interpreted as 'Once upon a time, a big man went to the market to buy livestock. A horse seller asked him, "Are you buying a horse, sir?" The man replied, "No! I'm buying a donkey."'"
Shen Qiyin couldn't help but laugh out loud at this point: "Ha, ha... Brother, you are truly a 'great talent'!"
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