Seeing that the old lady didn't speak for her anymore, Shen Lan covered her face and began to cry, "Grandma, do you really not love Lan'er anymore? She hit me, and you didn't care?"
The old lady was annoyed by her crying. "Who told you to talk so carelessly? If it were me, I would teach you a lesson."
Seeing the old lady frowning, Liu hurried over to pull Shen Lan out.
"Mom, my face hurts so much, won't you help me vent my anger?" Shen Lan sobbed and pulled Liu's sleeve tightly.
Liu looked up and looked at Xia Tian's back as she walked in front of her, her eyes gloomy. It was not easy for her to cause trouble to Xia Tian directly at this moment, so she could only stare at the back of Xia Tian's head with a bad look until she was out of sight.
"Go back first. Mother will apply medicine on you. Don't leave any scars." Liu took Shen Lan's hand and coaxed her in a soft voice.
Shen Lan pouted and reluctantly followed Liu back to Huarui Hall.
Xia Tian also returned to Jinglan Garden with a gloomy face.
Shen Lan's words were definitely not something he thought of on the spur of the moment. It was obvious that someone had taught him this. The person could only be Liu.
If this were heard by someone who didn't know what was going on, who knows how it would be interpreted.
Fortunately, Shen Nian was there every time the emperor summoned her.
Otherwise, if you talk too much gossip, someone might believe it.
Not to mention that her reputation would be damaged, if the emperor wanted to eliminate his suspicion, would he possibly execute her directly?
Xia Tian snorted coldly, this Liu family really has some tricks up their sleeves.
My good mood was ruined like this.
I just took a nap in the summer.
When I woke up again, it was time for lunch.
Ningxiang told her that the second lady came to look for her, but left after seeing her fall asleep.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" She was a little dazed in her sleep.
Ningxiang wrung out a hot handkerchief and wiped her face. "Second Madam didn't want us to wake you up. She said it was nothing, she just came to check on you."
"Okay, I got it." It probably wasn't a big deal, otherwise I would have woken her up.
After dinner, she waited for a while, but the second wife didn't come over, so she went to the study to paint.
Now that the plague has been brought under control, the results of the Spring Examination will probably be announced soon.
The next day, when Chen Lan came to pay his respects in the morning, he did not come.
After paying her respects, she prepared to go back directly.
The Second Madam called her over, "Xia girl, Second Aunt is inviting you to dinner at noon. It's in Second Aunt's yard. You must come!"
She thought the Second Madam was just talking casually that day, but she didn't expect that she would actually invite her to dinner.
"Okay, thank you, Second Aunt, I will definitely come."
"Girl, why are you being so polite!"
At noon, Xiatian changed his clothes, brought two homemade snacks and a box of hair ornaments that the little girl liked, and went to the second lady's yard.
Seeing that she had brought some snacks, the Second Madam scolded her, "Are you worried that Second Aunt's cooking won't taste good and you'll starve?"
"How could that be? I just researched two new kinds of nodding, and wanted my second aunt to help me try out the taste!" Xia Tian sat on the chair with a giggle.
"This hair flower is for sister Yan'er to wear for fun. I bought it last time because I liked it. Second aunt, please don't be polite anymore." Xia Tian put the box of hair on the table again.
The Second Madam didn't refuse this time. "Then I thank you on behalf of your sister Yan'er. She loves this kind of hair ornament the most. She wears it in a different style every day."
"That's great. This flower is suitable for a girl of Yan'er's age. It looks so beautiful." Xia Tian also praised Chen Yan.
Chen Yan is only thirteen years old this year, which is the age when she likes to wear flowers.
"Okay, Miss Xia, please sit down for a while. Second Aunt has the last soup ready, so we can eat now." After the Second Lady said this, she went to the kitchen.
After the New Year, in order to ensure that Shen Rui could eat well, she opened a small kitchen in her yard and made soup for Shen Rui every day.
Unexpectedly, the Second Lady actually cooked for herself when she said she would!
After a while, the food was ready and the second lady asked her to sit over and prepare to eat.
He also asked Siyu to call Chen Yan over.
The Second Madam wanted Chen Yan and Xia Tian to get closer so that she could have a supporter in the future.
Shen Yan came over and saw Xia Tian. She was still a little shy and called her "sister-in-law" obediently, and then she didn't say anything else.
This was her first time coming into contact with Shen Yan since she came to Wu'an Marquis Mansion.
Chen Yan is also a legitimate daughter, but she doesn't have the arrogance and willfulness of Chen Lan. It seems that the Second Madam taught her very well.
When the meal started, the second wife kept picking up food for Xia Tian, leaving her no chance to pick up food with her chopsticks.
I didn’t expect that the second wife’s cooking skills were so good, and the dishes on the table were all delicious and tasty.
Xia Tian saw that Second Madam didn't eat and just kept picking food for herself, and she felt a little amused and helpless. "Second Aunt, you eat too, I'll do it myself."
Shen Lan watched her mother and sister-in-law constantly trying to be humble, and secretly smiled with her hand covering her mouth.
"Oh. Seeing you eating makes me happy." The second wife smiled and took out another pot of fruit wine. "Would you like to drink some? Fruit wine, not intoxicating."
She had also drunk this wine at the old lady's birthday party last time. Although it didn't make her drunk at the time, it still had some aftereffects.
But I can't refuse such a kind invitation, so it's okay to have a drink.
"Okay, since we're happy today, let's drink together."
The Second Madam is treating us today, so we can’t refuse his respect.
At worst, if you get drunk, you can just go back to sleep.
Anyway, she doesn't have anything particularly important to do recently.
After Shen Yan had eaten her fill, she sat beside them and listened to them talk.
She and the second wife drank and ate, and after they finished they realized that she had eaten almost half of the dishes on the table by herself.
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