It was extremely easy for the matriarch to bully him, especially when he was a poor girl.
Madam Feng had always felt it was beneath her to haggle with Aunt Cui and her daughter, and as a member of an aristocratic family, she was not in the habit of treating her children harshly. But that didn't mean she wouldn't bully others.
The Feng Family's words were logical and well-founded, all for the sake of the low status Shen Lian. No one could utter a single word of opposition.
Shen Lian was shocked upon hearing that, she was shocked.
Her first mother wanted her to live on the side. What did she need to be taught? Why would her mother be so kind as to teach her that those words she had spoken just now were a lie?!
She cast a frightened glance at Old Lady Shen for help, only to discover that the old man was lost in thought. Her heart thumped heavily a few times.
"Grandmother …" Shen Lian let out a helpless cry like a young beast.
Seeing this, Xiu Ying laughed coldly in her heart and added fuel to the fire, "Grandmother thinks that's a good idea too. It's also a good opportunity for me to let my husband have a good look at my younger sister. She and my concubine have been living together with each other for the past few days, but don't let your illness get the better of you. "
Hearing that she was ill, Old Madam Shen recalled the bloody handkerchief that the servant had presented to her earlier, and goosebumps suddenly rose all over her body.
"It's time to ask boss's wife to take care." Old Mistress Shen nodded her head heavily and called for a little girl to come in. "Go and pick up Second Young Miss's clothes …"
"Since you have your trust, you don't have to worry about your little girl's consumption rate. I will naturally prepare everything." Madam Feng interrupted her, changing the topic. "Before Aunt Cui has explained the cause of her illness, Second Miss doesn't need to bring any clothes out. If you need anything, just go to my small storage room and retrieve them." As for the clothes and jewelry, there are a few new sets of clothes, so put them on first. "
Hearing what was said, Xiu Ying turned to Shen Lian and smiled, "Second sister, please do not mind. You can go ahead."
The little girl's smile did not reach her eyes, Shen Lian could clearly see the coldness in her eyes, which caused her body to freeze. She was being manipulated just like that?!
"Grandmother!" Shen Lian was unwilling, she was afraid that the days of living in the hands of her mother would come to an end, so she pounced towards the old man.
At this moment, Old Lady Shen stood up and saw her granddaughter, who was lying crookedly in front of the bed, flash an awkward look. She pursed her lips and walked into the room. "I'm a bit tired. Eldest son's wife, this is all a matter of the long room, you can take care of it. What news is there from Aunt Cui? Just remember to tell me. "
"Yes." Madam Feng also stood up and bent her knees towards the old man who had turned around to leave.
Shen Lian, who was kowtowing on the Luo Han bed, was in so much pain that her eyes turned red.
Seeing her pitiful appearance, Xiu Ying didn't even have the mood to stab her. She could only obediently let her mother lead the others in bidding farewell.
When he returned to Jia Xin Yuan, Shen Lian was brought to the house by the two women.
She had thought of many things along the way. However, she hadn't expected that the mother and daughter pair would be the ones to suffer a loss. She raised her head to look at her first mother who was sitting on the throne. She was clearly a gentle and beautiful woman, but just sitting there made people feel pressured. This caused her to feel an inexplicable sense of fear.
Her hand, which was placed in front of her, began to tremble. At this moment, a child's voice could be heard; it was Xiu Ying holding a cherry in her hands to tease her brother. Brother Xiang was white and fat, while the little girl was smiling like a pair of boys sitting in a Bodhisattva chair. Such a warm and warm scene, in Shen Lian's eyes, was extremely eye piercing.
It was obviously past the ripe fruit stage of a cherry, yet Shen Ying had a plate full of fruits in front of her. The white plate had a round, bright red fruit on it, it was easy to tell that it was precious just by looking at it. Such extravagance.
Shen Lian looked at him and suddenly had a strange thought.
If she was Shen Ying, if she was the direct descendant, then all of this would be hers!
Brother Xiang will also get close to her. In the future, she will also have her little brother's protection.
Shen Lian who was panicking a moment ago, calmed down after seeing this. When she looked at Madam Feng again, there was no trace of panic in her eyes.
When she called out to the woman in front of her mother, even if she was the birth mother of a concubine, she still wouldn't be able to pass up that status … Shen Lian thought, and with a strange feeling in her heart, she bowed and blessed herself to the Feng family. She heard herself saying in a small, ingratiating voice, "I, Lian'er, will definitely follow by my mother's side and listen to my mother's teachings."
Madam Feng, who was drinking her tea, stopped in her tracks. Because her actions were too sudden, even her cheeks swayed slightly.
Xiu Ying also looked at her little sister Shu in the hall in surprise. Shen Lian, who always acted so haughty and weak, was trying to curry favor with her? Her almond-shaped eyes narrowed, her probing gaze never leaving her face.
Madam Feng quickly came back to her senses. After meeting the gaze of this half-grown girl, her lips slowly curved into a smile.
"I hope you mean it. However, I can naturally understand if you are truly lying. "
Shen Lian clenched her fists under her sleeves and said: "I will teach you."
Still as respectful as before, the Feng family didn't bother to say anything more. To actually work on a concubine was something only a jealous woman would do if she lost her identity. Not only would she not work hard for Shen Lian, she would even make her live a comfortable life.
At this moment, Chun Mei came in and said that the small yard next door had already been tidied up.
That courtyard was already prepared. Previously, Madam Feng had wanted to use it to make a private treasury for Xiu Ying, so that she could save up for the dowry in the future. However, there had always been people sprinkling it all over the place. Currently, it was just putting up a few more pieces of furniture and adding some common items. Naturally, it was cheap.
Madam Feng lazily ordered the core plum to bring them over, and then she called two more girls and two more wives to take care of her.
When Shen Lian was being led away by the new servant girl, she indifferently looked at the servants she had once used and let them cry out as she sent them back to Aunt Cui's courtyard to be locked up. Waiting for the doctor to check.
Xiu Ying looked at the group of people walking away, spitting out the cherry core in her mouth. "Why is she so strange?"
When Madam Feng heard this, she only smiled, "How could it be strange, it's just that he's a person with a high heart."
Xiu Ying's eyes turned, she seemed to understand the reason for Shen Lian's sudden change. Regardless of whether she was arrogant or not, all she wanted to do was watch the show. Aunt Cui could be considered as someone who had lost both her husband and her troops. Xiu Ying thought for a moment. Suddenly, she caught sight of Zhi Er. She waved at her and whispered a few words to her.
In that car, Mama Qi, who was standing in Aunt Cui's yard waiting for her husband to make his final decision, could hear Aunt Cui's heart-wrenching cough every now and then. The more she listened, the more shocked she became … Could it be that apart from cough, there really is something else?
As Mama Qi thought this, she couldn't stand still anymore and felt uncomfortable all over.
Zhiruo walked into the courtyard, looked at the situation, and headed straight for the room. Mama Qi heard Aunt Cui scream, "Return my daughter," and then there was no more noise in the room.
Just as Mama Qi was feeling bewildered, Zhi-er walked out with a calm face. When she saw her looking at him, she smiled and said, "Auntie heard that Second Miss is going to follow by Madam's side in the future and fainted in joy."
Mama Qi:... It would be weird if he could be happy!