"Madam, my aunt just..." Zhao Ruyun took the initiative to speak for Zhao Qiuyi when she saw this.
She knew clearly that if she wanted to stay in Kyoto, she had to rely on her aunt Zhao Qiuyi.
Unfortunately, the old lady didn't give her any face at all. Before she could finish, she interrupted her coldly, "The adults are talking, why are you butting in?"
"Grandma, don't be angry. Cousin Ayun has been with Aunt Zhao since she was in Wuzhou. She raised her like her own daughter and they have a deep relationship." Shen Qingwu persuaded with a smile.
The old lady was even more furious and threw her chopsticks down with a bang, "Zhao Qiuyi, I can see that you don't even care about me, your mother-in-law. How can we, the Shen family, have outsiders when we have a meal together?!"
Zhao Qiuyi's face flushed, but she didn't dare to talk back.
He took a deep breath and looked at Zhao Ruyun and her sister, "Ayun, you two should go back to your courtyard and eat first."
Zhao Ruyun's eyes turned red and tears came before she could speak.
Zhao Qiuyi cruelly turned her eyes away and shouted, "Be obedient!"
Zhao Ruyun and Zhao Rufei left crying.
The old lady snorted coldly, "Zhao Qiuyi, I think you've been living too comfortably and have forgotten how all this came about."
Zhao Qiuyi quickly stood up and said, "Mother, I don't dare."
"I think you are very brave. Your niece is suspected of murdering Qingwu, and you still dare to bring her in front of me. If you cause trouble again, I will ask the two sisters to go back to their hometown and stop embarrassing themselves!" The old lady acted like a mother-in-law.
Zhao Qiuyi didn't dare to speak.
"It's better to have grandma here. You don't know, but Aunt Zhao always favored Zhao Ruyun and her sister. I used to wonder why a mother loved her niece more than her own daughter. Now that I've fallen off a cliff, I understand why."
Shen Qingwu affectionately picked up some food for the old lady and said, "Grandma, please try it. This roast duck is a specialty in Kyoto."
"Sister-in-law, those suspected of murdering our Qingwu all live in separate courtyards, but our daughter of the Shen family has come to Beijing and has to live in the same courtyard with me, her mother."
Shen Yan watched Zhao Ruyun and her sister leave and spoke in a sarcastic tone.
The family started to eat. Zhao Qiuyi didn't dare to sit down and stood behind the old lady to serve her, but was again confronted by her sister-in-law.
"I, I'll deal with Qingtang right away." Zhao Qiuyi said quickly.
Shen Qingwu poked Shen Qinglei with his elbow and asked him silently: Did you see it?
Shen Qinglei's eyes were a little dazed. Was his mother so afraid of his grandmother?
"It's time for Qingtang to get married. A lot of clothes need to be bought and packed. You, as his aunt, should take care of it." The old lady gave the order with a cold face again.
The person involved, Shen Qingtang, did not react at all and ate quietly and gently.
Shen Qingwu couldn't help but look at her twice more.
The meal was a real treat, with many Kyoto specialties and delicious fish and meat, which made the old lady and Shen Hao and his family very satisfied.
…
Shen Qingwu did not mention the matter of selling his body indenture in front of the old lady.
Instead, he patiently went to the main courtyard and waited for Zhao Qiuyi to come back after serving the old lady.
Shen Qinglei served obediently by the side, which surprised the servants in the courtyard.
"Being able to serve me tea and water is a blessing you have earned in several lifetimes." Shen Qingwu sighed after taking a sip of tea.
Shen Qinglei, "..."
Taking a deep breath, he nodded with a smile, "Everything I said is right."
Shen Qingwu stopped talking and closed her eyes to rest. It was past noon and the Yang energy was at its peak. She carefully felt the flow of energy in her body.
It was not until the end of the day that Zhao Qiuyi returned, dragging her exhausted body.
Seeing Shen Qingwu, she was shocked and looked at her hatefully and asked, "Why are you here?"
"I'm here to get the indentures of Li Ma and the other two." Shen Qingwu said straight to the point, "And the other five people from Wu Dabao in the front yard."
Zhao Qiuyi narrowed her eyes and refused, "There's no such rule in the mansion. People are bought with public funds, and the monthly salary is also paid by the mansion. Naturally, the indenture contract must be in the hands of me, the mistress of the house."
"It's not impossible to replace someone else to take charge of the finances. Grandmother and aunt are here now." Shen Qingwu looked at her dying struggle and felt bored even teasing her.
"How dare you, you idiot..." Zhao Qiuyi scolded and scolded as usual.
At the old lady's place, Shen Qingwu even tried to trip her up. After dinner, the old lady tortured her for another hour, which made her exhausted.
"Mom, just give it to my sister if she wants it. A few servants are not a big deal." Seeing this, Shen Qinglei quickly stood up and hugged Zhao Qiuyi's arm to stop her from cursing.
"You little bastard, your elbows are actually turned outward!" Zhao Qiuyi saw that the son she raised was actually helping others speak today, which made her even more angry.
"My sister is not an outsider. She is the legitimate daughter of the Shen family." Shen Qinglei retorted in a low voice.
I feel depressed, but I think I might be a bastard.
"Who said she is not an outsider? She is still pretending to be stupid. Bah, maybe she is possessed by some wild monster." Zhao Qiuyi was very sure that Shen Qingwu was a fool before.
Even now that she has the birthmark as evidence, she still has doubts.
When the words came to her lips, she suddenly widened her eyes and looked at Shen Qingwu.
He became more and more certain that she was possessed by a mountain spirit, which also bewitched Qing Lei.
Shen Qingwu looked at her with a half-smile, "Zhao Qiuyi, do you want to have dinner with the old lady tonight?"
Zhao Qiuyi swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
Shen Qingwu continued, "I didn't mention the indenture in front of the old lady today because I wanted to give you a chance. If you don't want it, don't blame me for being rude."
"Mom, just give it to her. They are just a few servants." Shen Qinglei urged again, fearing that Shen Qingwu would hit them.
He didn't want to eat with his grandmother anymore. His biological mother in his grandmother's yard was too strange.
Zhao Qiuyi was completely deflated. The old lady's torture methods were not life-threatening, but made people's lives worse than death.
But she won't let it go like this!
There is still a long way to go, and she will definitely prove that Shen Qingwu is a fake.
By then, the old lady and the eldest brother’s family who testified will be kicked out, and the Shen family will still be hers!
…
"Miss, someone threw a letter into the yard." Shen Qingwu had just returned to the yard with the indenture, and Wu Cuicui handed her the letter with an arrow stuck in it.
"Miss, let me open it. Be careful, it's poisonous." Wu Dabao said hurriedly when he saw Shen Qingwu reaching out her hand.
"No problem." Shen Qingwu waved her hand. Below the letter was the secret code she and Chu Guannan had agreed upon, an almost invisible willow leaf.
Shen Qingwu saw it at a glance.
Chu Guannan told her in the letter that he would arrange someone to cover her if she went to his house at night.
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