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"Enough, shut up."

Kong Linyuan shouted coldly.

Shen Yao held onto his face that was hit, and looked at him with an expression of disbelief. Even his voice was slightly trembling, "Kong Linyuan, you, you actually dare hit me?"

Kong Linyuan was startled for a moment, then coughed twice, and said with a cold face: "Today, your words and actions are too out of line, this slap is a lesson for you, when you return to the Qing Shuang Courtyard, send someone to deliver the clan key to Liu Qi Residence."

"Also, take good care of yourself in Qing Shuang Courtyard during this period of time. At the same time, reflect on what you did wrong today."

After Kong Linyuan finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left.

Shen Yao was stunned in place for a moment, and then his entire being seemed to have been pulled out, weakly falling to the ground, he covered his face and started to cry.

When Qingqing saw that Kong Linyuan had already walked for a long time and that he still had not come out, she was a little worried, and quickly entered the main hall.

"Madam, madam?" When Qing Qing saw Shen Yao slumped on the ground and cried softly, she immediately went to help him up, "Madam, what happened to you?"

"Fox spirit, Chen Ruoran is just a fox spirit!" Shen Yao wiped her tears away with a handkerchief as she scolded Chen Ruoran bitterly. Her face was filled with unwillingness.

"Madam, you don't have to say that. It would be bad if the old master heard it."

Qing Qing looked towards the door worriedly.

She was a servant girl who had sold herself to the Kong Palace, and regardless of how unkind Shen Yao was to her, she was still her master. As the saying goes, everyone is prosperous, and every loss is disastrous.

The lesser ones could be sold, the heavier ones could be beaten to death!

"So what if he listens? In any case, he has already given the Sect Leader's key to that vixen. I already have nothing left to lose, so what's there to be afraid of … "

Shen Yao acted like a broken pot, crying as he spoke.

"Madam, please do not be so anxious. Even without the Sect Leader's Key, you are still the owner of the Kong Family, and are the Master's official wife …"

Qing Qing carefully comforted him.

Shen Yao cried even more when she heard this. If one said that she was an unfavoured mistress before, then at least she had control over the family finances. No one in the Kong Family dared to make things too difficult for her.

But now, she didn't have her husband's favor nor the right to be the head of the family. With this title of matriarch, she was nothing more than an empty shell. Even the servants of the mansion dared to step on her head.

Qingqing stood at the side in fear and trepidation, afraid that she would say something wrong that would make Shen Yao even more unhappy.

Just as Shen Yao calmed down, the servant girl beside Chen Ruoran came over to ask for his clan key.

"Madam, there's no need for you to send the master key. This servant has come to retrieve the account book and master key under the orders of the master, and has even troubled Madam to prepare the things in advance. This servant will also have to pay the bill and return to take care of my aunt."

Little Chu looked at Shen Yao contemptuously, her face full of pride.

"I am the owner of this mansion, your master. When did a servant girl like you have the right to point fingers at my master's affairs?"

Shen Yao was already filled with anger, the moment he returned to the courtyard and heard Little Chu's words, he immediately became angry.

"Madam, do you mean that you are unwilling to hand over the clan's key?" Little Chu looked at her fearlessly.

"You, you …" Shen Yao pointed at Little Chu in exasperation, just as he was about to teach her a lesson, he was stopped by Qing Qing who was guarding at the side.

"Madam, please don't be angry. It's not worth it to get angry at a maidservant …"

Qing Qing anxiously pulled Shen Yao and advised him in a low voice.

Currently, Qing Qing was no longer afraid of offending Shen Yao, she was more afraid that Shen Yao would be chased out of the Palace because he angered her!

Under Qingqing's persuasion, Shen Yao finally managed to suppress the anger in his heart.

"Qingqing, come to my room and bring out the black box that I placed on the dressing table." Shen Yao endured his anger, clenching the palm between his sleeves into a fist.

"Yes, ma'am." Qing Qing agreed and quickly went into the inner room, and took out the account book that Shen Yao kept in the small box along with the key.

"Madam, the items have been brought over." Qing Qing gave the wooden box to Shen Yao.

Shen Yao took out the key from his chest, and quickly opened the lock. He then took out the account book and the key from inside, and snappily shoved them into Little Chu's hands. "This is what you want, here you go."

"Once you're done with your things, get the hell out of Qing Shuang Courtyard."

Little Chu casually flipped through the accounts book in his hands. Seeing that there were no problems with his bow, he took his things and left.

Shen Yao watched her back in anger.

Little Chu returned to Liu Qi Residence and handed over the account book and the sect key to Chen Ruoran.

"Aunt, this is great. Now that you have obtained the Sect Leader's key, what does that Shen Yao count as? Right now, she is just an empty shell. In the future, everything in the backyard is up to you … "

Xiao Chu flattered beside Chen Ruoran.

"Little Chu, big sister is Hubby's legal and proper wife, and is the owner of the Kong Family. You can't speak carelessly about her behind her back."

Chen Ruoran casually flipped through the account book in his hand, pretending to be dissatisfied as he reprimanded.

Although she said this, she was secretly pleased in her heart: What is this? The good show is yet to come!

"Aunt taught me a lesson, I, your servant, would only dare say these things in front of Aunt, it won't spread to others. Besides, who does Shen Yao think he is, he isn't even worthy enough to be called Aunt's big sister …"

Seeing that Chen Ruoran was happy, she said a lot more good things.

Chen Ruoran casually reprimanded her a few times and didn't say anything more.

In fact, every word that Little Chu said was exactly what she wanted to hear, but she didn't show it on her face at all.

That afternoon, Chen Ruoran saw that the sunlight outside was just right, so he accompanied Kong Ruyun in playing with flowers in the courtyard.

From afar, it looked like a warm scene of a mother's filial piety.

"Mother ~"

With the support of the wet nurse, Kong Ruyun stumbled and ran towards Chen Ruoran. The little kid had just learned how to speak, and his words were still unclear.

"Sigh." Chen Ruoran laughed as he opened his arms wide, waiting for someone to come over, and then picked her up and gave her a piece of cake, "Yun'er is so obedient, I'll give you a piece of cake, okay?"

"Ah …" "Mother ~" Kong Ruyun received the pastries, happily flapping her two small hands.

"Sigh." Chen Ruoran replied with a beaming smile as he teased the child in his arms with a kind face. He did not have any intentions of making Kong Ruyun change his words at all.

"Mother Song, where is Yun'er's rice soup? Bring it here, I'll feed it to her. "

Chen Ruoran played with Kong Ruyun for a while before turning his head to look at the Mama at the side.

"Ai, wait a moment, Aunt. I'll go get it now."

Mama agreed with a smile and quickly went to the small kitchen to get Kong Ruyun's rice soup.

"Come, Yun'er, be good, let's eat rice paste. Only after you're full will you have the strength to play ~" Chen Ruoran advised gently, with the appearance of a loving mother.

With Chen Ruoran's coaxing, she obediently ate the rice paste. After Chen Ruoran fed the child to her, he returned her to Mama Song and laughed, "Yun'er has already eaten half a bowl, so I think she should be full as well. Mother Song, Yun'er has been playing for more than half a day, she should be exhausted by now.

Chen Ruoran instructed in a soft voice.

"Then, this servant will take Miss back to rest." Mama Song took over Kong Ruyun, looked at the drowsy child in his arms, and promptly excused himself.

"Mm, go ahead." Chen Ruoran nodded and said gently.

Seeing that someone had walked far away, she sat down in the courtyard for a while. Not long after, she was supported by Little Chu into the room.

"The sun is a bit hot today, and it makes me dizzy."

Chen Ruoran rubbed his temples, then pulled Xiao Chu's hand into the house and sat down.