"Now that you've come to my residence, you must abide by the rules here." Shen Tangning smiled slowly and calmly, looking at her with an air of composure. "I've tolerated you several times because you were sent by the old lady, but you really don't know how to behave properly. How can you serve your mother well with such recklessness?"
Xueqing slapped her several times before stopping. Wang Zhineng glared at her with red eyes, saying hatefully, "I come from a respectable family, and I wasn't sold into your household as a servant. What right do you have to hit me?"
She never expected that Shen Tangning would actually dare to lay a hand on her!
Shen Tangning raised an eyebrow slightly, her smile somewhat enigmatic: "Speaking of which, I'm quite curious. The Wang family isn't so destitute that they have to sell their daughters to survive, so why would they send Miss Wang to another family to live under someone else's roof? So, out of curiosity, I had someone inquire about it..."
Wang Zhineng's breath hitched, and she visibly tensed up.
"Only after this investigation did I learn that your father had taken leave and left Yanjing a few days ago and has not returned since. Aren't you curious, Miss Wang, why he left in such a hurry?" Her eyes seemed thoughtful, as if trying to see through her thoughts.
Wang Zhineng pursed her lips tightly, forcing herself to remain calm: "How can we, as children, possibly inquire about our father's whereabouts? Perhaps something unexpected happened!"
She never expected that Shen Tangning would investigate her thoroughly without saying a word, and remain so calm!
"That's a bit of a pity. I was originally planning to ask Chi Yan if he knew anything about it." Shen Tangning seemed to have given up on pursuing the matter further. She glanced at Wang's tense expression and suddenly said, "I see that Miss Wang is quite free. Why don't you sweep up the fallen leaves in this courtyard?"
Wang Zhi Ning's face stiffened slightly, with several handprints still remaining on her face, making her look somewhat pitiful. However, not knowing exactly how much Shen Tang Ning had found out, she dared not argue any further and swallowed her anger to agree.
It's autumn, and there are already a lot of fallen leaves. With such a large courtyard, she doesn't know when she'll finish sweeping!
Xue Qing smiled and narrowed her eyes, kindly reminding, "Miss Wang, please clean carefully, as I will be coming to check."
Wang Zhi Ning's face was ashen as she stared in the direction the master and servant had left, her fingernails almost breaking.
No, she had to speed things up and get on Chi Yan's good side so she could stay in the Chi family.
It seems unrealistic to expect Chi Yan to develop feelings for her over time; he's just too difficult to deal with. At the current pace, she doesn't know when she'll be able to succeed!
If necessary, she wouldn't hesitate to use extreme measures...
Wang Zhi Ning's eyes flashed, and a thought had already surfaced in her mind.
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Looking at the person in front of him, Dr. Zhou forced a smile: "Mrs. Chi, did you... need something from me?"
Shen Tangning smiled slightly, and instead of answering, asked, "Don't you already know?"
She looked gentle and easy to talk to, but inexplicably gave off a sense of pressure. Doctor Zhou couldn't handle it and lowered his head: "Please just say what you have to say."
She didn't keep them in suspense and went straight to the point: "How long has Chi Yan been asking you for medicine?"
Dr. Zhou honestly replied, "It's been about half a year."
More than half a year... that is, from the time they consummated their marriage.
Shen Tangning's lips twitched slightly, her voice devoid of emotion: "Did he ever say why he wanted to use that kind of medicine?"
Dr. Zhou shook his head: "No, not that."
He paused, then added, "I advised Lord Chi long ago that prolonged use of that medicine would also have adverse effects on him, but he didn't listen."
She was stunned. She was willing to hurt herself to do this, and she couldn't figure out what Chi Yan was thinking.
Doctor Zhou wanted to ease the tension: "Actually, it would be just right for the young mistress to rest for a year or two before having a child."
Shen Tangning was taken aback, then frowned and asked, "Why do you say that?"
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