Song Zhiyu politely declined the Duchess's offer to escort her back to her residence, handed the prepared pills to the Princess's personal maid, and then left.
Upon returning to the Marquis's residence, Song Zhiyu sensed that the servants were looking at her with a strange expression.
Just as she was wondering what was going on, Song Zhiyu was stopped in her tracks.
"Oh, isn't this the Princess's savior? What, didn't she reward you with some gold and silver jewelry so you could dress yourself up nicely? You're really disgracing our Marquis's mansion." Shen Jinxiu stood in front of Song Zhiyu, her chin raised high, her blood-red lips moving as her sarcastic tone reached Song Zhiyu's ears.
Song Zhiyu stood on the Biyue Bridge in the courtyard, looking at the clear lake water on both sides. The path ahead was completely blocked by Shen Jinxiu and Shen Jinshu. Her patience had run out. "What face does the Marquis's mansion have left now?"
If you don't need that thing around your neck, just donate it. Otherwise, you'll just grow tall but not smart.
Shen Jinxiu grabbed Song Zhiyu's sleeve, her words sharp, her finger almost poking into Song Zhiyu's eyes, "Song Zhiyu, don't think that just because your uncle agreed to reveal your identity, you've really become the daughter of a marquis."
A pheasant will always be a pheasant; it won't become a phoenix even if it enters a golden nest.
She couldn't stand Song Zhiyu's attitude. Everything was fine before she came back.
After she returned, several of her brothers from the first wife's family ran into trouble one after another.
"Even if a pheasant takes over a magpie's nest and puts on a phoenix's feathers, it doesn't mean it has truly become a phoenix."
"Take a good look at your brain when you have time. I have some medicine here; I'll sell it to you for a higher price if you need it." Song Zhiyu shook off Shen Jinxiu's hand, but she was speaking to Shen Jinshu.
"Song Zhiyu, you've hurt my eldest sister and second brother like this, don't you feel any remorse? They treated you so well, you're truly heartless."
Moreover, eldest sister is the daughter of our great-uncle's benefactor, which is equivalent to being the benefactor of the entire Marquis's mansion. We all owe her this, and so do you." Shen Jinxiu said with great seriousness.
At this moment, Shen Jinshu, who had been standing at the back, seemingly indifferent to the matter, finally spoke up, her face full of disapproval, "Jinxiu, you are not allowed to speak to your second sister like that."
Song Zhiyu laughed, took a deep look at Shen Jinxiu's head, and said with a complicated expression, "It's good that you're going to die, I'm really not worthy of such a thing."
Besides, do you think everyone wants to be Shen Jinshu's dog like you?
"A good dog doesn't block the way." Song Zhiyu raised an eyebrow and glanced at Shen Jinxiu, then swept her aside.
Shen Jinxiu was furious, staring at Song Zhiyu's back as if she were poisoned, while Shen Jinshu intended to make the fire burn even brighter.
"Second sister's words are truly harsh, Jinxiu, please don't take them to heart. In the end, it is I who have wronged you, second sister, so it's good for her to vent her anger."
"Big sister is too kind, but I'm different." After saying this in a sinister tone, Shen Jinxiu caught up with Song Zhiyu, lifting her skirt. Looking at Song Zhiyu's back so close to her, she felt a surge of malice and pushed Song Zhiyu into the lake.
Seeing this, Shen Jinshu's lips curled into a faint smile, but what happened next made her unable to smile anymore.
Song Zhiyu turned around abruptly, grabbed Shen Jinxiu's hand before she could pull it back, and grinned in a terrifying smile.
While she was still in shock, Song Zhiyu grabbed her hair at the back of her head with her other hand and forced her head into the water tank on the side.
"I'm just trying to wake you up, no need to thank me." With that, Song Zhiyu abruptly pulled the person out of the water tank.
Before Shen Jinxiu could recover, a heavy force came from above, and her head was pushed back into the water vat.
Emerging from the water vat once more, Shen Jinxiu struggled violently, shouting and cursing, "Song Zhiyu, you bitch... I'm going to kill you."
"Your breath stinks, let me give you a good wash." Song Zhiyu grabbed the back of her neck and repeatedly pushed her head into the water tank.
Shen Jinshu looked anxious, but showed no intention of helping to rescue the person. "Second sister, let go of Jinxiu quickly. If this continues, she will die."
After repeating this process several times, Song Zhiyu sensed that Shen Jinxiu's struggles were weakening, so he pulled her out of the water vat and threw her to the ground.
"You bitch, you bitch..." Shen Jinxiu collapsed to the ground, her face pale, her hair dripping water, repeating this sentence over and over again.
Shen Jinshu hurriedly helped the person up, ignoring her own wet clothes, and looked at Song Zhiyu with eyes full of disappointment, "Second sister, you are too cruel."
Jinxiu only made a couple of sarcastic remarks to you, and you treat her like this?
Seeing her feigned innocence, Song Zhiyu found it amusing. She could fool Shen Jinxiu, that fool, but did she really think she couldn't see the disdain in her eyes?
The commotion caused by the three of them was so great that it attracted many people from the mansion.
"What's going on? What's all this noise?" Shen Feng walked over with a stern face, followed by a man in a dark blue robe.
Song Zhiyu keenly sensed the unfriendly gaze the man cast upon her, a sticky and cold one, as if she were being stared at by a venomous snake.
The man, dressed in a dark blue robe, was about twenty years old. He had thick eyebrows and large eyes, and a handsome and refined appearance. However, his eyes were dark and deep, gleaming with a cold light that inexplicably made people dislike him.
"Father, Brother Rushan, please don't blame Second Sister. It's my fault for not fulfilling my responsibilities as an older sister..." Shen Jinshu used a handkerchief to wipe the water droplets from Shen Jinxiu's hair, biting her lower lip in guilt.
Shen Feng raised his hand to stop Shen Jinshu from continuing, then turned to Song Zhiyu and scolded her, "It's you again, you rebellious daughter! You poisoned your brother and then harmed your sisters. Have you no conscience?"
"Master, please calm down. I think Sister Zhiyu didn't mean it." Shen Rushan raised his hand to soothe Shen Feng, but his words of comfort only made Shen Feng angrier.
"I think she's doing this on purpose; she won't stop until she turns the Marquis's mansion upside down."
Heeding Shen Feng's words, Song Zhiyu turned her gaze to Shen Jinxiu, shook the purse tied to her waist, and said meaningfully, "Shen Jinxiu, the feeling of drowning is not pleasant, is it?"
Tell me, is it my fault that you look like this?
Upon noticing the purse, Shen Jinxiu's face turned deathly pale, and her mind went completely blank.
How did she end up with this purse? Did she also know about that matter?
Shen Jinxiu was filled with doubt and confusion, but dared not make any rash moves.
"You dare threaten people to my face? You're hopeless! I..."
"No! It wasn't Song Zhiyu who made me look like this; it was my own carelessness."
Under Shen Jinshu's shocked gaze, Shen Jinxiu's voice grew softer and softer as she spoke.
“Jinxiu, you…” Shen Jinshu didn’t understand why Shen Jinxiu suddenly changed her tune and spoke up for Song Zhiyu.
Song Zhiyu glanced at Shen Rushan without leaving a trace, then looked at Shen Feng, and inexplicably felt that the two were somewhat similar, so she secretly kept a watchful eye on them.
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