She cried helplessly and pitifully.
Shen Qiyin looked down at her, her eyes calm and undisturbed.
Children cry to adults because they know adults will comfort them; while adults cry to another adult because they know their tears will earn them protection.
But the protection given by others is never certain.
"Besides crying, what else can a mother do?"
Madam Shen was stunned, unable to believe that these words had come from Shen Qiyin's mouth.
The latter even added, "Cry, cry, all you do is cry. You've cried away all your good fortune..."
After saying that, she ignored Madam Shen, slowly got up, and avoided her pulling.
She loves watching "dramas," but doesn't like getting involved in them.
If the person behind the scenes hadn't dragged her into it, she could have quietly watched the whole thing unfold.
What a pity...
She walked straight up to Aunt Zhou, who was beaming with delight, and asked, "Does Aunt Zhou think Master Jingming is truly capable, or is he just a fraud?"
Aunt Zhou hesitated and did not answer immediately.
She had clashed with the other party several times but had not gained any advantage. Now that she was being attacked, she was naturally extremely cautious.
After a long pause, she finally replied, "...Master Jingming is skilled in divination, as the Second Miss witnessed firsthand. I believe his abilities are genuine."
Shen Qiyin nodded thoughtfully and said, "The people whose birth charts were calculated by Master Jingming in public just now were my second brother, Aunt Zheng, and my father."
"Following him, he deduced that there was someone in the household who was not a virtuous woman."
“My eldest brother is a man, so naturally it’s not him. As for me, my third sister, and my fourth sister, they are all unmarried and don’t count either.” Shen Qiyin counted on her fingers one by one: “Thinking about it this way, the candidate is among you, my aunt, my mother, and my grandmother.”
"Now that Mother has been discovered to be a jinx, what about this adulterer..."
The words of Chen Xi's marriage were not fully spoken, but their meaning is boundless!
The expressions of the two people she mentioned changed.
Shen Qiyin's gaze darted back and forth between Aunt Zhou and Old Madam Shen, finally settling on the former, her tone as innocent as could be: "Aunt, it's you."
"No!" Aunt Zhou denied vehemently, "It wasn't me! Second Miss, don't make false accusations!"
"So you mean the grandmother was the one who didn't uphold traditional womanly virtues?"
"I don't!"
Aunt Zhou then realized that she had fallen into a trap set by Shen Qiyin.
In this situation, no matter what she says, it will be wrong.
Denying this would be tantamount to throwing mud at the old lady, and she would have no good days in this mansion from now on.
But if she admits it, she will surely die a horrible death!
Chenxi Marriage...
She has such a vicious heart.
Meeting Aunt Zhou's resentful gaze, Shen Qiyin frowned slightly: "That's strange. There were clearly only Aunt Zhou and Grandmother as candidates, but you denied both of them."
"Could it be that Master Jingming's skills are insufficient and he miscalculated?"
After saying that, she didn't give anyone a chance to respond and continued, "But that's not right either. My aunt was just praising the Taoist priest's skills."
Aunt Zhou was speechless at this moment.
Helpless, she had no choice but to contradict herself and overturn her previous statement: "...Yes, it was this servant's foolishness that led her to trust people too easily."
"So, you think Master Jingming was just making things up?"
"……yes."
Shen Qiyin then looked at Old Madam Shen: "Grandmother, what do you think?"
Madam Shen was also in a dilemma.
If one were to believe Jingming's words, then one would inevitably have to choose between oneself and Aunt Zhou, the one who would not uphold the virtues of womanhood. As for oneself... that would certainly not be acceptable.
She absolutely cannot end up with a tarnished reputation in her later years!
If it were Aunt Zhou, it would be like telling everyone that her son had been cuckolded, which wouldn't sound good if word got out!
After much deliberation, Madam Shen could only reluctantly utter, "...Of course, one cannot believe everything."
Shen Qiyin said "Oh," and then said, "It seems that Grandmother and Auntie both do not believe what Master Jingming said."
"If that's the case, then why should I bother with dispelling the evil spirits?"
In short, the question left everyone present speechless.
Seeing that Shen Qiyin had completely ruined what should have been a good opportunity, Master Jingming was afraid that he would not be able to earn the remaining silver. Therefore, he was somewhat exasperated and tried to advance by retreating, saying, "You...you don't believe me. You will definitely regret it in the future!"
"Just you wait, disasters are sure to befall this mansion."
"When that day comes, don't come begging to me."
"Hmph, this humble Taoist takes his leave!"
After saying that, he turned and left angrily.
Madam Shen believed in his abilities and was genuinely afraid that he would be cursed to death by the mother and daughter the moment he left, but at the moment, she really couldn't come up with a decent reason to keep him.
Unexpectedly, Shen Qiyin suddenly spoke up: "Stop!"
Master Jingming turned around abruptly, his face full of anticipation: "Miss, have you changed your mind?"
She shook her head: "I'm just curious. You claim to be able to calculate other people's fates perfectly, but I wonder if you've ever calculated your own?"
“…No.” Master Jingming was bewildered.
“That’s perfect, let me do a fortune telling for you, Taoist priest.” She stared intently at the whisk in his hand, and the closer she got to him, the stronger the scent of pine became.
"You shouldn't have come to this mansion..."
Master Jingming looked puzzled: "What do you mean by that, Miss?"
Shen Qiyin did not answer, but instead reached out and tapped the handle of his whisk. When he spoke again, it was something completely unrelated: "The Daoist's whisk looks quite nice."
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