CH 4

The eldest princess shouted angrily: “Shen Shi, you are so bold!”

“Second sister-in-law, I really can’t wait to die 10,000 times! I also ask my mother to decide for my daughter-in-law!” She bowed down at the feet of the eldest princess.

Yang Shi was also taken aback by Shen Xin Yan’s boldness, staring at her like a ghost. But an uncontrollable excitement spread wildly in her heart.

Tear it. Tear it harder. It’s better to tear off all the skin of Fang Shi, that bitch!

A widow. Not honestly staying in her own yard, mourning her deceased husband and raising her children, but clinging to the central ledger and refusing to let it go. That’s not all. The husband is already dead. But she still puts on the spectrum of the prince’s wife. Her eyes are higher than the top. There is no dust in her eyes.1

Pooh! That’s because the righteous mistress doesn’t like to care about her. If the other is serious, there is nothing she can really do. The sky in this mansion will change.

No, maybe the day is slowly changing…

“Shen Shi, you are also a woman from a noble family. How can you say such foul language? I was the one who misjudged you in the past!” The eldest princess was so annoyed that she criticized her sternly. All the people in the room were so frightened that they all knelt on the ground.

Shen Xin Yan seemed unaware. Facing the eldest princess’ angry eyes, she said calmly: “I just told the truth. My sister-in-law does not have to die 10,000 times. It’s not that I don’t take care of your face. My sister-in-law lives in seclusion. The house is quiet. So naturally, you can’t hear it. But the two masters in our house are going to walk outside. If someone has malicious intentions, they can make trouble from it and spread unspeakable words. I’m afraid it will damage the reputation of our mansion. Mother, please think carefully about whether what I said is reasonable.”

The eldest princess sneered: “I didn’t know that you have such a clever mouth!”

“Daughter-in-law is just telling the truth.”

“Everyone goes out. Let me be quiet. None of you makes me comforted!” The eldest princess glared at her angrily and waved at everyone in annoyance.

Shen Xin Yan bowed her body and withdrew without saying a word.

Yang Shi followed her and walked out.

Fang Shi bit her lip unwillingly. She wanted to say something. But the eldest princess had already entered the room with the help of the maid. She was so annoyed that she twisted the handkerchief in her hands.

Today, she was careless. She was forced by Shen Shi to the point where she is now. It was also that she underestimated Shen Shi. She thought she was a quiet person. But she didn’t expect that she was hiding malice in her heart, just waiting for a good time to deal with herself.

“Second sister-in-law is really impressive today!” Yang Shi sighed.

Shen Xin Yan glanced at her, and the corner of her mouth curled slightly: “The third sister-in-law has always made me dare not look down on you.”

Yang Shi was choked by her. She was a little speechless. It’s like if the rabbit is in a hurry, it will bite?

With a clear cough to cover up the embarrassment, she asked what she cared about most: “Second sister-in-law, do you think Mother will listen to your words, and in the future, she will really distribute the expense to our courtyards directly?”

“How can you and I guess what Mother’s thoughts are?” Shen Xin Yan smiled slightly without saying anything.

This third sister-in-law is a good-for-nothing person who only does things for profits. She is also a wallflower. Whoever wins, she follows. Although she does not like Fang Shi, it does not mean that she is willing to have a deep friendship with this person. Better to keep some distance from each other.

As for whether the eldest princess will answer what she said, the answer is yes. Even if the eldest princess favours Fang Shi again, what she values ​​most is the Yin Guo Gong Mansion. Today, if she didn’t bring out the fact that the prince withdrew the silver taels in advance from the public but directly proposed to return the expense of each court to the control of each court, the eldest princess might not agree.

But with the foreshadowing in front, the eldest princess naturally thinks more.

Of course, she didn’t need to explain this to Yang Shi.

I don’t know which ancestor created the management method of the inner house in the Ying Guo Gong Mansion. This highly centralized method is indeed quite conducive to improving the power of those in power. It is estimated that this is also the reason that the backyard of the Ying Guo Gong Mansion is clean.

This method has high requirements for the mistress. When a mistress is a shrewd and capable one, the inner house under the pressure of power and pressure will naturally be orderly and everything is efficient. However, the chaos in the inner house is a bit deeper than the ordinary situations right now.

Fang Shi is the candidate for the future mistress of the mansion, carefully selected by the eldest princess. However, she has a fatal point – that is, the name is not right.

If she is still the prince’s wife, then neither the Yang family nor anyone in the house will have any objection to her taking power. But now she is not. Without the identity of the wife of the prince, just with the favofavourthe eldest princess, she is in charge of the central ledger in the house. How could she be able to convince the public?

The first person who is dissatisfied is Yang Shi.

Besides, as the saying goes: Whoever provides the food is who they have to listen. Even though the servants do errands in various courtyards, the salary is still taken from the public. In this way, the word loyalty is not very reliable.

In the past life, Shen Xin Yan suffered a big loss in this regard. In the Fu Ning Courtyard where she was located, nearly half of the servants belonged to the Fang Shi!

And Fang Shi, relying on this unique highly centralized management of the inner house of the Ying Guo Gong Mansion, has established a firm foothold in the house step by step. Thus she has the capital to make waves in the house.

In this life, Shen Xin Yan directly cut off this possibility from the root! She can continue to hold the central ledger in her hand if she has the ability. But if she wants to be as smooth as in her previous life, it is unlikely.

Seeing her like this, Yang Shi knew that she couldn’t get a positive answer from her. So she pouted her lips secretly and was about to say something else. But she saw Shen Xin Yan’s footsteps paused, and then hurried forward. The eager look really puzzled her.

She raised her eyes and looked forward. There she saw a small figure hitting Shen Xin Yan like a small cannonball. After a closer look, she recognized that the small figure was Wei Ying Zhi, the fourth girl from Shen Xin Yan.

She shook her head amusingly. She didn’t see her mother for one night, but this fourth girl is quite attached to her mother!

“Mother…”

“Fourth girl. Slow down and walk carefully!”

The little girl’s soft cheers came from a distance. Shen Xin Yan’s eyes were slightly red. Her body was shaking with excitement, and she stared at the little figure running closer and closer.

The little girl was about six or seven years old, with two flower buds tied to her head, wearing a red butterfly jacket, a pair of big black eyes embedded in a red peach face. She was fluttering into her arms coquettishly.

Shen Xin Yan opened her stiff arms to hug her. The moment her daughter’s soft and warm body hugged her, her tears almost fell.

“Ying er…”

“Mother, You hold Ying er too tight. It hurts!” This delicate humming sound was like a warm current, gently soothing her heart.

“I’m sorry. It’s my mother’s fault.” She slowly lowered her head and looked at the clear black and white eyes of her daughter in her arms.

Xiao Ying Zhi’s big eyes flashed. She suddenly showed a sweet smile, and then kissed her on the face with a kiss: “Mother is the best!”

After a while, she held the little girl’s soft and fleshy little hands and asked softly, “Are you obedient at grandmother’s place?”

“Of course, I’m super obedient. My grandmother and aunt compliment me!” The little girl held out her chest, a proud look of ‘I am very good. I am the best’.

Shen Xin Yan’s expression was soft. She pinched her daughter’s cheek lovingly, and boasted without hesitation: “Mother’s Ying er is really good!” As soon as she finished speaking, she managed to see the little girl’s brows and eyes curled with laughter. She was happy to hear her mother’s compliment.

Seeing this sweet and bright smile, Shen Xin Yan only felt her heart soften. She couldn’t help but ask softly, “Do you have breakfast today?”

“Of course I do! I ate a bowl of porridge and a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake. I ate one more piece of walnut cake than Cousin Hui. My grandmother said, as long as I eat on time every day, I will soon be as tall as my uncle.” The little girl was even more proud, fingering the things she had used for breakfast with her fat fingers. It looks so cute.

Shen Xin Yan stared at her with a smile and did not disturb her. She asked a few interesting things about her grandmother’s house from time to time, which made the little girl’s eyes sparkle with excitement.

Shen Xin Yan took her daughter’s little hand and walked slowly towards the Fu Ning Courtyard. The little girl’s delicate and beautiful voice swayed all the way.

“…Cousin Hui can make a purse. She said she would make one for me after a while. By the way, mother, look at it. This is the butterfly pendant that Cousin Hui gave me. Does it look good?”

Shen Xin Yan lowered her head and looked down. Seeing that the little girl really had a delicate butterfly pendant on her palm, she smiled and said, “It’s beautiful.”

“I knew that Cousin Hui would not give it to me something that’s not good-looking. Cousin Hui said, wait until she makes it. She will give it to me so I could tie it to the fan. Cousin Hui also said…”

The little girl kept saying ‘Cousin Hui’, but the smile on Shen Xin Yan’s face subconsciously subsided.

The Cousin Hui in Xiao Ying Zhi’s mouth was Jing An Bo’s eldest daughter, and her niece, Shen Hui Ran. She was two years older than her daughter, who was eight years old this year.

Although she is not very fond of the elder sister-in-law, she is quite fond of this niece. Once, she also had the idea of ​​kissing with her son. No, she not only had such thoughts in her previous life, but she also acted on them again and again.

The most beloved niece married her most precious son, which was her hope in her previous life.

However, her hope was completely shattered when Zhou Wan Ning appeared.

And after that…

She shook her head, forcing herself to stop thinking about the things in her previous life.

“Does Ying er like Cousin Hui very much?” She took her daughter and sat down on the Taishi’s couch. She fondly rubbed the little girl’s forehead and asked softly.

“I like it! Cousin Hui is the best! Give me anything good-looking, delicious, or fun.” The little girl nodded her head like a chicken pecking at rice.

“The fourth girl and Miss Hui have such a good relationship that they are like sisters. Before returning to the mansion, the fourth girl still held Miss Hui’s hand and insisted on pulling Cousin Hui home. The uncle said with a smile, ‘Give Cousin Hui to your brother. As a daughter-in-law, then she can accompany you.’ ” Mama Sun on the side said with a smile.

Shen Xin Yan’s smile faded completely when she heard her last sentence.

She glanced at Mama Sun blankly, and said lightly: “Mama is not too young. Why don’t you know what to say and what not to say?”

Mama Sun immediately knelt down and pleaded guilty.

The eyes are not under the dust, a Chinese idiom, the pinyin is mù wú xià chén, which means the eyes do not look down; it describes an arrogant attitude and looks down on people of low status.