Chapter 147 The Slave Comes to the Door
"Your grandmother is old and not in good health. She didn't mean to be harsh on you."
In the flower hall, Shen Xiuhe sat opposite Shen Ning, his elegant and handsome face full of kindness: "Don't misunderstand, grandma loves you very much."
Shen Ning immediately said, "Dad, you are too serious. I only regret that my body is not strong enough and I couldn't hold on until I could pay my respects to my grandmother."
Shen Nian stood beside Xie Yunqing and spoke softly, “It’s common that sometimes I go there early and grandma hasn’t gotten up yet.”
Shen Chengxi snorted coldly: "Why didn't I see you so weak in Pingning back then? You couldn't stand it for just a moment."
Without Shen Ning saying anything, Xie Yunqing slapped her in the face: "Your sister suffered greatly to save me from drowning, and you, as her brother, don't even think about caring for her. Instead, you're still here making sarcastic remarks. Is your head full of water?"
Shen Chengxi was speechless, trying to defend himself: "I think she is fine."
Shen Ning lowered her eyes: "Brother has disliked me since the first time we met, I'm used to it."
Shen Chengxi was furious: “When did I…”
Xie Yunqing slammed the table and said, "Get out."
Shen Chengxi met his father's unfriendly expression again, and finally shut up. He strode out angrily, but just as he reached the doorstep, he fell on his back with a bang.
He was furious: "I already knew that Shen Ning and I had a conflict."
He's usually fine, but as soon as he sees Chen Ning he becomes unlucky!
Shen Ning looked at the turtle-like Shen Chengxi, hiding the smile in her eyes, and said in a faint tone: "Even my brother can blame me for falling down while walking..."
She looked at the two people opposite her: "Father, mother, brother, does he not like me?"
Before Chen Xiuhe could speak, Xie Yunqing said directly, "Ningning, you don't have to worry about others. In this family, even if others don't like you, you still have mother. Mother will always stand by you."
Beside him, Chen Xiuhe hummed, "Your brother... doesn't think before he speaks. You don't need to worry about it. Just ignore him."
Shen Ning responded, and then Xie Yunqing asked her and Shen Nian to go to the small flower hall for breakfast.
After the two daughters left, Chen Xiuhe said to Xie Yunqing, "Regarding paying respects to the old lady..."
Xie Yunqing said without hesitation: "I have already said that Ningning is not allowed to disturb the old lady for the next month. Since the old lady is not feeling well, she needs to rest well and recuperate."
Chen Xiuhe knew that his wife was angry at the old lady for treating her daughter harshly, so he could only softly persuade her, "After all, she is your mother..."
Xie Yunqing interrupted him directly: "I am also a mother. I finally found my child who had been lost for more than ten years. I am sorry for not loving her well. If she is forced to endure and suffer harsh treatment at every turn, then how can I, as a mother, have the face to take her back?"
As she spoke, her eyes turned red.
Chen Xiuhe quickly said, "You're right. If you don't want to invite me, then don't invite me. I'll go talk to my mother later."
Xie Yunqing's complexion looked better.
On the other side, Shen Ning and Shen Nian walked towards the small flower hall together. Shen Nian chuckled and said, "Sister is very clever. She gained the upper hand in front of grandma on the first day."
Chen Ning curled her lips: "Yes, so, you have to be careful."
There was a maid behind her, so Shen Nian's voice was very low: "But, sister, you only know how to pretend to be pitiful. If this is the case, it will disappoint my younger sister."
Shen Ning didn't mind at all, and looked at her with a smile: "Do you think my mother doesn't know that I'm pretending?"
He paused in deep thought.
Shen Ning tutted her words: "My mother knows what kind of personality I have, and she also knows that it is impossible for me to faint after standing for less than half an hour...but she still chooses to support me. Can you guess why?"
Shen Nian's expression was slightly stiff, and he pursed his lips and said nothing.
Shen Ning smiled: "So, it doesn't matter what means I use, or even whether I use any means or not, because my mother loves me, so I will be the winner."
Shen Nian sneered: “The Shen family is more than just mother.”
Shen Ning didn't care: "It doesn't matter, I only care about her."
The brief confrontation ended outside the small flower hall. Shen Ning walked in first. Shen Nian gritted his teeth secretly but could only maintain his cautious image and followed behind Shen Ning...
In the afternoon, Shen Ning went to see if Shen Qingbai had settled down, and Xie Yunqing went with her.
"Before mother was around, Bo Ge'er was your only relative. Mother was grateful to him and treated him like one of our own. Now that you're in the capital and you're unfamiliar with the place, how could mother not take care of you?"
But when he arrived at the Chen residence in Yongxingfang, Xie Yunqing was speechless.
The four-courtyard mansion was luxurious and grand, with green plants, rockery, corridors and ponds. It was elegant and beautiful, much better than the Shen family's house.
Even though Xie Yunqing already knew that His Royal Highness Prince Ding had received favors from Shen Ning when he was in trouble and was very kind to Shen Ning's siblings, she was still a little surprised when she saw this big house.
This is no longer just about spending money.
For Prince Ding, the money spent on buying this house is secondary. What is more important is the thought put into it. It is obvious that this house has been newly decorated and tidied. Some things in the yard are even very similar to those in the yard of the Shen family in Pingning.
For example, the osmanthus tree in the corner and the stone table under the tree are almost exactly the same in position and style as those in the Shen family yard in Pingning. The small waterwheel model in the pool next to it is also exactly the same, which shows that a lot of thought was put into it.
Shen Qingbai obviously realized it, and when he saw Shen Ning sitting down, he couldn't help but ask Shen Ning in a low voice: "Sister, can we live in this house?"
Shen Ning laughed and asked him, "What did Anan say?"
Xiao Nanchen had already visited Shen Qingbai last night, but his current status made it inconvenient for him to go to the Shen family, otherwise he would have been unable to resist looking for Shen Ning.
Thinking of Xiao Nanchen's words, Shen Qingbai smiled helplessly and said, "Brother Anan told me to live in peace, and that I would remain with him as I was before, and that I was not allowed to be estranged from him."
Shen Ning hummed: "Then you can live here with peace of mind. There is also my room here. Don't worry, I will take care of it. You don't have to worry about it."
Shen Qingbai was suddenly at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
The house was big enough, and the guards and veterans brought from Pingning were temporarily placed in the front wing. Er Yue was now the housekeeper, and when he saw Shen Ning, he felt a little embarrassed and whispered to Shen Ning that he was worried that he would not do a good job.
Shen Ning slightly widened her eyes and said suspiciously: "For a young man as capable as our Shen Eryue, a mere housekeeper is not a piece of cake, what is there to worry about?"
Eryue blushed at the praise and was so embarrassed that she couldn't say a word.
Qiyue was deliberately trying to irritate him: "If Second Brother can't do it, let me do it. I can definitely do it."
Er Yue immediately frowned and said mercilessly: "I'm afraid that you will eat up all the money in the mansion when you go out in January."
Qiyue was furious: "Miss, look at him..."
Xie Yunqing looked at Chen Ning getting along freely and comfortably with the people around her, and felt half relieved, happy that her daughter had such a group of people around her, but also a little sour, secretly jealous that her daughter was not so close to her.
After a while, Shen Ning and Xie Yunqing returned to the Shen residence in Shunchengfang.
The managers of the manor and the shop came to report the accounts, and Xie Yunqing, the mistress of the house, wanted to meet them. Chen Ning returned to Lianchi Garden and prepared to sort out her own affairs.
Although she had to compete with these people in the Shen family, she also had her own things to do.
The lotus leaves in the lotus pond outside the gate of Lianchi Garden are already bigger than the palm of your hand. They look full of vitality. Chen Ning likes this lotus pond very much.
But just as she was about to step into the yard, she heard scolding and crying sounds coming from the yard.
"Miss?" July spoke immediately.
Shen Ning kept walking: "It's okay, go in and take a look."
As she walked into the courtyard, Shen Ning saw a woman in an indigo brocade jacket standing in the corridor opposite her, scolding the two maids who were kneeling opposite her.
"...I told you to serve me personally, and now you don't even know where the young lady is. If you're just maids like me, you might as well be sold off as soon as possible."
The two maids sobbed and begged for mercy. At this time, one of them saw Shen Ning and hurriedly called out, "The young lady is back."
The woman turned and looked at Shen Ning, then folded her hands in front of her and said slowly, "The young lady is back."
Shen Ning glanced at her and ignored her.
Qiyue shouted coldly, "Who are you? Why don't you introduce yourself and wait for the young lady to ask you?"
The old woman's surname is Xue. She is a relative of Old Lady Shen and is also Shen Nian's wet nurse.
She knew that this so-called young lady was actually a country woman, so she deliberately put on airs in an attempt to intimidate this "young lady" who had never seen the world. However, she didn't expect that the other girl would start scolding her as soon as she opened her mouth, with such arrogance.
Xue was furious, but she could only suppress her anger and said in a neutral tone, "I am the second young lady's wet nurse."
Only then did Shen Ning say, "Go down."
Because Xue was Shen Nian's wet nurse, her status among the servants of the Shen family was always high. Even Xie Yunqing was usually polite to her. However, she did not expect that this inexperienced "young lady" would not even look at her.
She had come with a purpose, so how could Xue be willing to be sent away so easily? Seeing Shen Ning's contemptuous look, she snorted and laughed: "Miss, please don't rush to send this servant away. I still have a few words to say to you."
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