“Mingzhuang has been in Jiangzhou for so many years. Now that she’s back, you, as her legal mother, should take better care of her. I don’t want to see things like this happen again.”
After the old lady finished speaking, she served tea.
Lin felt a mouthful of blood rise to her throat but couldn't spit it out. She felt extremely frustrated, but could only obediently agree.
No matter how rich the Lin family is, they have no real foundation. Marrying into the Shen family was already a step up for her. Now that this has happened, she can only accept her fate. Who knew that this brat had so many schemes and tricked her first!
"Yes, Mother, then your daughter-in-law will not disturb your rest any longer." Madam Lin bowed, and Shen Mingzhuang followed suit.
Things can be bought again if they're lost, but if I argue with my mother-in-law, I'm afraid I won't have a place in the Shen family anymore, and my own family will also be implicated. It's not worth it!
Between two evils, choose the lesser; Lin has not yet lost her mind.
The two left Meishou Hall in a loving and filial manner, but Lin's expression immediately changed.
"Shen Mingzhuang, you're really something!"
Lin's beautiful eyes glared, her sharp gaze flying towards Shen Mingzhuang.
“Mingzhuang doesn’t understand what Mother means by that.” She sighed softly and glanced at the sky, which had been sunny just moments before but was now overcast. “Mingzhuang has no intention of offending Mother. I just hope that I can get along well with Mother and my elder sister.”
At this moment, Madam Lin was furious. She felt that the person in front of her was just like that vixen from back then, even their hypocritical manner was exactly the same.
Just then, Xue Rong caught up and asked, "Miss Jiu, should we take these things back as they are?"
As he spoke, he saw Lin Shi, whose face had turned blue with anger, and he was speechless for a moment.
Mingzhuang smiled and looked at Madam Lin, bowing slightly as she said, "Thank you very much, Third Sister."
"Some things are not for everyone to enjoy. You should keep them!" After saying this, Madam Lin left in anger.
Xue Rong watched Lin Shi's retreating figure, pouted, and asked with some alarm, "Miss, are we really going to keep all these things?"
Mingzhuang smiled and said, "Keep it. We'll use it for a long time."
From the moment Shen Mingshu was punished, it was destined that she and the Lin mother and daughter would not have a good relationship. Now, if she pretended to not want these things, in the eyes of the Lin family, it would be like a weasel paying respects to a chicken. Why should she bother?
Jiang Wang won't touch her now, but she'll come of age in a year, and then there'll be no escaping it. If she wants to escape the fate of being the female lead, she'll have to start taking care of everything around her now.
Making arrangements is easier said than done, since everything requires money. But when this body came out of the Grand Tutor Shen's mansion, it was naked. The current Shen Jiu Niang is also an imposter, and a concubine's daughter who can barely protect herself. She even wondered if the path to the palace would be better than being in the Shen family.
But the thought of those erotic scenes described in the book made Shen Mingzhuang shudder. She couldn't bear to be with that madman day and night; she couldn't even touch him!
However, she was certain that Jiang Wang must have had some reservations about leaving her at Shen Hanlin's residence; otherwise, given his personality, he probably would have abducted her directly to the palace.
Back at Cuixuan Residence, Manhuan finally felt at ease. "Miss is truly blessed. She managed to return unharmed despite what happened today."
Shen Mingzhuang raised an eyebrow. "What do you mean?"
Man Huan blushed, smiled faintly, and dared not say anything more.
Seeing her like this, Mingzhuang couldn't help but laugh. Of course, she knew why the girl said that.
If she were truly Shen Jiuniang, even if she talked herself hoarse today, she probably wouldn't be able to leave Meishou Hall smoothly. Even if she is in the right, in the old lady's heart, reason comes after legitimacy. Even if the illegitimate child is in the right, she will cover it up for the sake of the legitimate branch's reputation.
As for Shen Mingshu hitting Ruyi, that's a separate matter. It's not a question of whether the daughters are legitimate or illegitimate, but rather it concerns the reputation of the Shen family's daughters. If word gets out that they are tyrannical, the Shen family's daughters' worth will plummet. It involves the Shen family's interests, and the old lady is well aware of that!
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