Looking at the unfamiliar Shen Yunxi in front of her, Shen Leyi felt a tightness in her heart. For some reason, she felt that this Shen Yunxi was terrifying.
That doesn't make sense. Why would she be afraid of Shen Yunxi? Shen Yunxi is so easy to bully.
"What do you want to do? Let me tell you, Shen Yunxi, if you dare to lay a hand on me, my father and mother will not let you off, nor will my grandmother and grandfather. You are not favored by either of them. You have indeed changed a bit recently, but I, I am not afraid of you. I don't believe you would dare to kill me." Shen Leyi said, shrinking back slightly.
Undeniably, seeing Shen Yunxi now, Shen Leyi was indeed a little timid and somewhat afraid.
Shen Yunxi suppressed her smile, slowly leaned close to Shen Leyi's ear, and spoke in a somewhat ethereal tone.
"How could Fourth Sister have such thoughts? Fourth Sister and I have a very good relationship, and everyone in the manor thinks so. Besides, it won't do if Fourth Sister is scared now. I haven't even made a move against you yet! Hasn't Fourth Sister noticed that you've been scheming against me lately, and I've been playing along without taking the initiative to deal with you? Fourth Sister has bullied my brother since we were little, schemed against everything I have, and taken my things. On the surface, you're on good terms with me, but you've never really treated me like a sister. Tell me, Fourth Sister has been so good to me, shouldn't I repay you properly?"
Shen Leyi's face turned pale as she looked at Shen Yunxi in shock. She hadn't expected Shen Yunxi to know all this, and she felt a little flustered.
"I...I don't know what you're talking about!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Leyi shrank back inside, preparing to close the door, not wanting to face Shen Yunxi like this.
Admittedly, seeing Shen Yunxi like this now, Shen Leyi really didn't want to antagonize her. She always felt like she couldn't outmaneuver Shen Yunxi, and this feeling made her very uncomfortable.
Now, she has no say in the entire Shen family. The best course of action is to stay away from her and wait for her to find someone else to deal with her.
However, there's no need to rush. Anyway, someone is already taking action against Shen Yunxi, so she can just wait.
Shen Yunxi will definitely be able to disappear completely by next month.
Shen Yunxi straightened up nonchalantly, her gaze falling lightly on Shen Leyi before quickly looking away.
"It doesn't matter if Fourth Sister doesn't know what I'm talking about; you'll find out later. But it seems Fourth Sister isn't planning to invite me in today, so I won't insist. I'll head back now. Fourth Sister, please take good care of yourself. I'm going back now. If you need anything regarding the marriage, just send someone to find me."
After saying that, Shen Yunxi turned around with a smile and left with Cai'er and Zhizhi.
Back in the courtyard, as soon as she stepped into the front hall, Zhizhi burst into uncontrollable laughter, completely abandoning any semblance of decorum.
"Hahaha, Miss, did you see that? Look at Fourth Miss's expression. It's so funny to see Miss looking like she's facing a formidable enemy. Didn't she always bully Miss? Miss used to be fooled by her, thinking she was the best older sister, telling her everything. She wasn't even this close to Third Miss. So Fourth Miss is a great actress." Zhizhi said with great seriousness.
Shen Yunxi shook her head. "It's not like that. It's not that my relationship with my sister wasn't as close as Shen Leyi's, nor is it that Shen Leyi is good at acting. It's just that I used to be too eager to gain my grandparents' favor and recognition. I envied her for having their love. Besides, she always said a lot of ambiguous things to me. I overthought things and thought that getting closer to her was a good thing. I didn't take your advice to heart. Actually, I owe you both an apology. I misunderstood you before."
Zhizhi and Cai'er looked at Shen Yunxi with fear and trepidation. They were not worthy of being treated like this by Shen Yunxi.
"Miss, please don't flatter me. It was just a few words, I wouldn't take it to heart. If there's any need, I'm ready to risk my life for you at any time, so you don't need to worry about it. It's already good that you've come to terms with it." Zhizhi said with a smile.
“Yes, Miss, how could you say such things? It makes us, your servant and Zhizhi, feel terrified. Please don’t say such things again, Miss.” Cai’er said earnestly.
Shen Yunxi took a deep breath. "Alright, alright, I've been lectured by you two girls today. I'll remember it and won't say those things again. But you two need to arrange your marriages. I can't let you stay by my side all alone. Don't look at me like that. I'm not trying to drive you away. I just want you to be happy and to be able to be proper wives. If you haven't met the right person yet, you can continue to stay by my side."
In fact, these thoughts came to Shen Yunxi not long after her rebirth. She had already made her two maids do so much for her, so she couldn't ask them to continue to do so.
In this life, I hope they can live peacefully and smoothly, and never be hurt again.
Hearing Shen Yunxi say this, Zhizhi and Cai'er breathed a sigh of relief and were also deeply moved. They never expected that Shen Yunxi would consider everything for them.
"Thank you, Miss," said Zhizhi and Cai'er.
The three of them talked for a long time before stopping. After her afternoon nap, Shen Yunxi went to see Lan Pei and, of course, mentioned Shen Leyi's matter.
The mother and daughter spoke very intimately, without making anyone feel uncomfortable.
"So, Yunxi has already made things clear with the Emperor?" Lan Pei sighed. "What kind of situation is this? Before, when you cared so much about the Emperor, he didn't show you any favor at all and wanted to stay as far away from you as possible. Now it's the other way around. You don't want to get close to the Emperor, but he often appears in front of you. It's really speechless."
Shen Yunxi was also somewhat helpless. "I'm glad Mother doesn't blame me for being willful. I already understand what I want, and the Emperor is destined not to give it to me."
"What are you saying, girl? Your mother won't blame you. As long as you're happy, that's all that matters. I believe your father thinks the same way. Don't let his upright and serious appearance fool you. When your sister got married, he secretly shed tears the night before, worried that she wouldn't be doing well. But your sister is indeed not doing well now. I went to the Jiang family a few days ago, and those servants dared to climb all over your sister. Luckily, she's gotten her temper and dealt with a few of them." Lan Pei shook her head at the thought of Chen Qiuyan.
"Don't worry, your sister will get better. Mother, don't worry. A mother is strong, and you must believe that she can be strong for Ying'er." Shen Yunxi patted Lan Pei's hand.
Just as Lan Pei was about to speak, a maid walked in, interrupting her.
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