After dealing with Ren Dong, she finally couldn't resist taking a bite of the good stuff on the table: "Then I'll have someone take these jewelry and clothes away first, so that your grandmother won't find out and punish you."
She had noticed before that the little vixen dressed up in a flamboyant manner every day, but there had been many things going on in the manor lately, so she hadn't had time to take care of her.
But now she can no longer be tolerated!
Coming to her senses, Madam Shen's gaze fell on Shen Qiyin, and she couldn't help but scold her, "You too, with so much money, instead of giving it to your father and me, why are you treating a maid like a god?"
Madam Shen grew angrier and angrier as she spoke, finding it increasingly difficult to understand: "When your grandmother asked you for money before, you kept saying you didn't have any, which made me suffer a lot of anger from her!"
"I thought you really didn't have it, but it turns out you even lied to me!"
As she spoke, she picked up a brocade robe and was about to throw it on the ground.
They raised their hands, but then, considering the value of the clothes, they reluctantly put them down.
"What are you thinking? Have you gone mad or something?"
Shen Qiyin sipped her tea slowly, and only after Madam Shen had stopped speaking did she open her mouth and reply, "Mother, please speak and put the things down."
Madam Shen was displeased upon hearing this: "What? You're still unwilling to give it to me?"
Shen Qiyin slowly turned the teacup in her hand and asked in return, "Mother, why don't you think that if I really had the money, why wouldn't I dress myself up nicely instead of buying such nice things for a maid?"
Madam Shen remained silent.
She thought about it, but couldn't come up with anything.
In fact, Shen Qiyin had already thought of a solution to this problem when she bought these things for Rendong.
She only said that Ren Dong bought these things with her own money, and as for where the money came from... it was money Ren Dong earned doing odd jobs for others when she accompanied her to Guangrentang for consultations.
Honeysuckle was originally a free person, so the money she earned naturally did not need to be confiscated by the government.
However, now there is a more compelling explanation and a reason that the Shen family dares not utter a word against.
Chen Xiyin's eyes were frosty, and she said in a cold voice, "These clothes and jewelry were given to Ren Dong by an official from the Thousand Eagle Guard."
Madam Shen was shocked: "Why give it to her?!"
He said that Ren Dong had excellent physical constitution and extraordinary talent, and was a good material for martial arts training. So he took Ren Dong as his junior sister on behalf of his master.
"It's perfectly normal for an older brother to dote on his younger sister and give her nice things."
"Didn't my second brother also buy me rouge and hairpins as gifts? But his were fake, while his were real."
Upon hearing this, Madam Shen gently stroked the handkerchief in her hand, lost in thought.
No wonder……
During the day, she saw that the girl had dislocated Master Jingming's arm so skillfully; it turned out she had practiced martial arts!
Even after understanding this, Madam Shen was still unwilling to give up: "Even so, as her master, she can't show her respect to you when she gets something good?"
Shen Qiyin gave me a look that said, "What nonsense are you talking about?": "She took something given to her by someone else to show her respect to me, and that person was a member of the Thousand Eagle Guard. Mother, don't you want to listen to what you're saying?"
"If that lord knew that the things he bought for Honeysuckle were used to replenish our supplies, what do you think he would think?"
"Besides, how do you know whether Honeysuckle is willing or not?"
Madam Shen snorted and said, "How dare she disagree!"
Shen Qiyin said sarcastically, "Well, she wouldn't dare."
“Nowadays, my senior brother is the deputy envoy of the Thousand Eagle Guard, who is several ranks higher than my father. Although it’s unlikely that our family would be ruined over a few pieces of clothing, it would be too much to ask him to secretly make things difficult for my father.”
Madam Shen hesitated: "This..."
In fact, at this point, it was enough to have Madam Shen under control.
But what Shen Xiyin wanted was for no one in the manor to dare to bully her Ren Dong anymore!
Not only did they not dare to bully her, but even the old lady and her father treated her like royalty!
Therefore, she continued, "When Ren Dong followed me, it was only to seek a full meal and survive; there was no contract of servitude."
"A free person can go whenever they want."
"When I was changing my bandages at Qiying Pavilion today, I heard that official mention that he wanted to take Ren Dong's family to live with him. I think Ren Dong is quite interested."
"After all, being a slave or servant can't compare to the carefree and joyful life of being a master."
Seeing that Madam Shen's face had visibly turned ugly, Shen Qiyin pretended not to notice and continued to spout nonsense without batting an eye: "I begged and pleaded with Ren Dong to consider our past relationship and stay in our house. I thought that if we treated her well in the future, that gentleman might be able to extend his affection to her and perhaps even help my father."
"But you..." she said with a fake smile, "You want to kick her out, but you also want to keep her around and set rules for her."
"Since you have nothing better to do, then go ahead and do whatever you want. I'm too lazy to worry about it."
After saying this, Shen Qiyin got up and went into the inner room.
Madam Shen was stunned by her words, which were a mix of truth and falsehood. She felt both frightened and ashamed.
Xianglan quickly gave her a wink, signaling her to go and comfort Shen Xiyin.
Madam Shen was somewhat embarrassed.
Xianglan was so anxious...
She thought to herself, "Madam, you must have sprung from a crack in a rock, how come you're so tough?"
If she weren't worried that Madam Shen would get herself killed and implicate her as a maid, she wouldn't care whether she lived or died. Who could handle such a stubborn person?
Just as Xianglan was about to give up, Madam Shen finally lifted her noble backside and reluctantly walked into the inner room.
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