Shen Qiyin looked at him coldly and asked in return, "Why can't I wear it out? Is it because my brother knew from the beginning that the hairpin was fake and is afraid that someone will recognize it and tell me?"
"Forehead……"
"If you don't want to give me anything, you can just say so. I will never force you. But you should never try to fool me with this fake stuff!" As she spoke, she pulled out the hairpin from her hair and threw it at Shen Yaozu's feet.
With a "snap," the hairpin broke in two.
Shen Yaozu stood there stunned, momentarily taken aback by her.
After Shen Cang learned the whole story, he was furious and stood up to slap Shen Yaozu.
With a "smack," he was knocked so hard he couldn't stand up straight.
Kneel down!
Shen Guangzong covered his face, feeling extremely wronged: "Why did you only hit me, Father? Why didn't you ask me why I bought that hairpin?"
Shen Qiyin suddenly interjected, "Oh? Then why did you buy that hairpin, Second Brother?"
She looked intently at Shen Yaozu and said meaningfully, "Is it not that you gave it to me voluntarily, but that I forced you to buy it?"
When he met her dark, bottomless eyes, Shen Yaozu felt a tightness in his chest, and the words that were on the tip of his tongue just wouldn't come out.
I can't tell!
If it is said that she took the initiative to mention wanting the hairpin from Yuxianju, she will inevitably reveal that she secretly helped me get into Qingtong Academy, and it may even bring up those past events.
Everything else is fine, but when it comes to his studies and reputation, his father is so strict that he's almost indifferent, and might even resort to family discipline!
Thinking of how Aunt Zheng had been beaten so badly that she still couldn't get out of bed, Shen Yaozu swallowed hard and said, "...Yes, yes, I saw that hairpin by chance and thought it was pretty. I wanted to buy it to give to my daughter-in-law, but that hairpin was too expensive and I really couldn't afford it. That's why I made a mistake."
"You bastard! You've completely disgraced me!" Shen Cang was furious and kicked Shen Yaozu.
The old lady couldn't bear it. She stood up abruptly and shielded Shen Yaozu behind her, saying, "Oh dear, what a tragedy! What good would it do to kill him now?"
"In my opinion, this is still Er Ya's fault!"
"Since your brother told you not to wear it outside, wouldn't you have avoided all these troubles if you had listened to him?"
Shen Qiyin: "Then you won't be bothered if you just ignore it, right?"
"You!" Old Madam Shen was furious. "Who gave you the audacity to speak to me like that?"
"You're not the Empress Dowager in the palace. I'm just saying a few words to you. Do you really need to be so bold? Just open your mouth, that's all."
"This is outrageous! I think you've gone completely mad!" Old Madam Shen looked at Shen Cang and scolded, "Look at this, look at this, is this the good daughter you've raised!"
"They're practically riding roughshod over me, and you're not going to do anything about it?"
Shen Cang was still angry because she had just exposed his shortcomings, but now that he saw Shen Qiyin's mouth was so loose, he felt a strange sense of satisfaction.
Therefore, instead of criticizing Shen Qiyin, he advised Old Madam Shen: "Qiyin is just a child. You are so old. Why bother arguing with her about these things?"
It turned out that the old lady was abusing her age and making unreasonable demands.
The old lady was furious.
Shen Qiyin, however, found it extremely amusing.
She knew that this family was like a bunch of crickets; she only needed to poke them with a small stick, and they would start fighting on their own.
Thinking that she still had things to do later, Shen Qiyin stood up and said, "I haven't gone to Qiying Pavilion to change that person's medicine yet. It's getting late, so I have to hurry over."
"Oh right, I also need to go to Guangrentang to see if we have enough medicine to treat Young Master Wei tomorrow. I'm afraid I'll be back a little late."
Finally, she asked, "Grandmother, is that alright?"
Madam Shen's face turned green.
But she dared not say "no," and was pondering how to save face when a maidservant rushed in from outside.
Upon entering the room, she gasped, "Reporting to the... Madam, Master, the... the Thousand Eagle Guards have come to ransack the house!"
Madam Shen was shocked: "What?"
Shen Cang's heart stopped suddenly.
He asked incredulously, "Who did you say came?!"
"Thousand Eagle Guards!"
"They said they're here to raid my house?!"
The maid shook her head: "No, that's not it."
The officials didn't say what they were there for, and the gatekeeper didn't dare to ask.
The maid gestured as she spoke, "All I could see was a huge, dark mass of people, some with knives and others with swords, lined up right at the gate of our mansion."
What else could it be but ransacking someone's home?
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