Shen Xiyao stared at Xie Zhaoan for a moment, then suddenly smiled.
"Fourth Prince, I really don't understand what you are saying. My sister's marriage was ordered by the emperor, and it is also the honor of the entire Shen family. As a member of the Shen family, how could I want to ruin my sister's marriage? The fourth prince is probably too busy to take care of himself, so he is desperate and is looking for help everywhere, right?"
Now, almost everyone in Kyoto knows that the emperor is about to pass away and the crown prince will ascend the throne. He will definitely wipe out all the previous princes. The assassination in Jiang Mansion that day was probably not a coincidence.
There was contempt in Shen Xiyao's eyes.
"Fourth Prince, now that you are staying at my house, the people of the Shen family will treat you well. As for other matters, I hope that Fourth Prince will keep his heart to himself and not say anything more."
The soles of her feet were covered with flowers, and the hairpins on her head swayed with her movements. When she was about to leave, Xie Zhaoan spoke softly.
"Second Miss Shen, since you don't believe it, let's wait and see."
The woman paused slightly, shook her hairpin violently twice, then quickened her pace and left this place of trouble.
Xie Zhaoan reached out and broke off a branch beside him. Looking at the blooming flower falling into the mortal world, with its fresh petals now covered with mud, he felt a little relieved. His brows relaxed slightly, and he spoke in a casual tone.
"These flowers, blooming so beautifully, are a bit dazzling. It would be more comforting to see them fall into the mortal world now."
"Fourth Prince, tomorrow I will eradicate all these flowers."
Xie Zhaoan waved his hand.
"It's not the right time yet, no need."
Three days later, when Shen Xining came out of the ancestral hall, his steps were weak and his knees were swollen. Xie Zhaoan asked someone to send him some good medicine. Shen Xining looked at the medicine and felt the congestion in his chest became worse.
"Go back and tell the Fourth Prince that this medicine is very effective."
The guards' attitude was very good.
"That's great. I will go back and report to the Fourth Prince."
Shen Xining wanted to smash the medicine in her hand. What on earth was Xie Zhaoan up to? If he wanted to ruin the engagement between the Shen family and the prince, he might as well just kill her and put an end to it. It was really a pervert to torture her like this.
Haruyuki came in mysteriously and handed over a bracelet.
"Miss, I followed Shen and found that she had been secretly selling her family's belongings in recent days. I redeemed the bracelet while she was gone. Do you think there is something wrong with Shen?"
Ever since Shen Xining came back, although Shen was still smiling all day long, it was obvious that she hated Shen Xining so much that she wanted to kick him out of the house right away. Shen Xining naturally knew that Shen had bad intentions, so she had asked Chun Xing to follow her a long time ago, but she never expected to find out that Shen was secretly selling the family property.
When Shen Xining took the bracelet, he was filled with even more hatred.
“This is my mother’s bracelet… This is my mother’s bracelet…”
After my mother passed away, all the dowry was handed over to my stepmother for safekeeping. This is how Shen managed the family property!
Shen Xining clenched the bracelet in his hand.
The next day.
In the main hall, the family sat together for dinner, and Shen Xining suddenly spoke.
"Father, I've been feeling a lack of jewelry lately. It may be that since I got engaged, I've been attending a lot more banquets, so I'm always lacking jewelry. I want to wear the hairpins and rings left by my mother when she passed away. First, it's to commemorate my deceased mother, and second, it can be considered as adding some new jewelry."
Shen's expression changed, and without waiting for Shen's father to speak, she spoke hurriedly.
"That being said, the hairpins and jewelry that my sister wore when she died are a bit old after all, and the styles are not fashionable enough. How about I give you some of my monthly allowance so that you can buy some new ones to wear. What do you think, Ningning?"
Shen Xining took two bites of food and said nothing. Shen's father frowned and spoke in a slightly stern voice.
"When did you develop this bad habit? Your mother was talking to you? Didn't you hear it? Didn't you kneel too short in the ancestral hall? Don't you have learned your lesson?"
Shen Xining's tears fell and hit the dining table. Her skin was fair and her eyes were filled with tears, making her look pitiful, which softened Shen's father's heart.
"Why are you crying? We are all having dinner together, and you are..."
"Father, Ningning is ignorant. Ningning knows that she has caused a lot of trouble for the family. After kneeling in the ancestral hall for three days, she has figured out everything. Family members should be united. If one person causes trouble, the whole family will suffer. It is because she has figured out this truth that Ningning wants to save some money for cosmetics for the family. At the same time, looking at the tablet of her mother, Ningning also misses her very much..."
Father Shen's mood suddenly became chaotic. He helped Shen Xining up.
"Alright, alright, father knows what you mean. Ningning has always been a sensible child. In that case, just take two hairpins and rings. However, when your mother was alive, she didn't like extravagance, and her clothes were all simple. Besides, it's a bit unlucky, so it's not convenient to take more. Let the lady give it to you, and give you some monthly allowance. You can go out and buy some more, it will also be a way to relax."
Oh.
Unlucky
If they truly love each other, even if their mother dies, they would want to give all the things she left behind to a high place.
Mother, when you were alive, you worked hard for the Shen family. Xining felt sorry for how the Shen family treated you.
Shen Xining did not show any of this, but just nodded.
"Okay, thank you, father and madam."
The meal is over.
Shen returned to her room and almost smashed some bowls and plates again, but she did not do so after being persuaded by her servants.
"She is the little bitch's leftover. When that bitch died, why didn't she die with her? Today, she dared to slap me in the face at the dinner table, making me lose face. She is really capable. She wants her late mother's relics? Give them to her! Give them all to her!"
As she spoke, Shen threw the two red hairpins on her head to the ground.
The servant quickly picked it up, put it back into Shen's hand, and whispered.
"Don't be angry, Madam. No matter how capable she is, she is just a girl. Madam, you have the Third Young Master by your side, and now you are the mistress of the family. What do you have to worry about? Madam, please don't lose your composure and status because of such a small matter."
Shen regained some of his rationality.
"Why did Shen Xining suddenly want his mother's belongings? Is there some reason? Could it really be because of the kneeling in the ancestral hall? Do you think this reason is credible?"
"What difference does it make whether it's credible or not? They're just two hairpins and rings, so why not give them to her?"