Chapter 58 We are all a family
  After sleeping for just a few hours, Shen Zhuoxi's head hurt and she had no appetite at all.
  "Don't prepare the food yet, I don't want to eat it." She yawned and asked lazily, "What time is it?"
  "It's half past Shenshi." Dragonfly said worriedly: "I had an early dinner last night, and I haven't eaten anything since today. How can I bear it without a little cushion?"
  "It's okay." Shen Zhuoxi stood up and put on his clothes, and said, "Where are the others?"
  "The weather is getting hotter and hotter. You haven't woken up yet. Taozi and Bamboo Leaf have a rest." Dragonfly said truthfully: "Sister Huizhi went out very early. Grandma Ju was called by the eldest lady and hasn't come back yet."
  "What did the eldest lady ask Aunt Ju to do?" Shen Zhuoxi was stunned and asked quickly.
  Dragonfly shook her head: "When the maid next to the eldest lady came to ask for Grandma Ju, she said that she wanted to ask Grandma Ju for help with some embroidery and wanted to rush it out. It will be used for the birthday of the old lady of the Earl's Mansion in three days."
  "That's the excuse again." Shen Zhuoxi snorted coldly: "A few days ago, they used the excuse of rushing to make summer clothes for the old lady, but they can't think of a way?"
  Yu Qinglian would definitely not just ask someone to make clothes. She would either want to get some words out of Aunt Ju or lure Shen Zhuoxi over.
  Dragonfly didn't know what to say, so she silently fetched water and helped Shen Zhuoxi wash up.
  After briefly freshening up, Shen Zhuoxi took Dragonfly to Bihe Garden.
  "Yo?" Nanny Hua, with sharp eyes, saw Shen Zhuoxi through the open window and said, "What kind of wind brought the second lady here?"
  Yu Qinglian, Shen Xinyu, Shen Jingya, and Shen Xinjiao, who had been practicing behind closed doors for several days, were all there, chatting and laughing about how lively it was.
  In addition, Grandma Ju was sitting in front of the embroidery frame in the corner, her hand holding the needle was trembling, and her eyes were red.
  Surrounded by Shen Xinyu's confidant Cuiping and Lvying who were waiting for Shen Jingya, they were scolding Grandma Ju with every word.
  Aunt Ju hung her head, not daring to refute, with a look of embarrassment on her face.
  Shen Zhuoxi's suppressed anger was instantly ignited.
  "Second sister, long time no see." Shen Xinjiao didn't notice her gloomy complexion, but smiled sweetly. She stood up and said hello, "I heard that you are doing well. I should have gone to Qingfeng Tower to visit you, but I have been in poor health these past few days."
  Shen Xinjiao and Shen Zehuan are twins, two years younger than her. They are already well-off and generous, and they dress and speak more maturely.
  Yu Qinglian's family is not a good person.
  Shen Xinyu kept it secret. Although Shen Xinjiao had some thoughts, she was younger and more restrained than Shen Jingya. She also came to Shen Zhuoxi's house many times to cause trouble when he was stupid.
  "If you are not feeling well, just rest peacefully." Shen Zhuoxi had no time to talk to her and turned to Yu Qinglian: "The eldest lady seems to be keen on giving clothes. She gave them to my grandmother some time ago. Who is it for this time?"
  "The old lady of the Earl's Mansion celebrates her seventieth birthday." Yu Qinglian put on a smile and said, "Speaking of which, we are all a family, so you have to call me grandma."
  "Mama Ju is very good at her craftsmanship, so I can only trouble her. Second Miss, you don't mind, right?"
  "Mind." Shen Zhuoxi sneered, the contempt in his eyes clearly visible: "If I call you Madam, will I forget my origin?"
  Yu Qinglian's smile froze, and her tone became serious: "Second Miss, how have I offended you? Do you need your thorny mouth? Now I am also the mistress of the Grand Master's Mansion!"
  "Is what I said wrong?" Shen Zhuoxi snorted coldly and said to Aunt Ju: "Aunt Ju, you are the person beside me. No one dares to call you around except me. Come here."
  Yu Qinglian narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Grandma Ju. Although she said nothing, she was full of shock.
  Aunt Ju glanced at Yu Qinglian and listened to Shen Zhuoxi. She stood up and walked to stand next to Shen Zhuoxi.
  Shen Zhuoxi then continued what she had just said: "I am the legitimate daughter of Princess Xiaoqing. Who do you think you are? Who do you think the Earl's Mansion is? Do you deserve to be part of my family?"
  "My maternal ancestors, in addition to the late Zhongyihou and his wife, are the Queen Mother! Do you think that your little Earl's Palace dares to compete with the Zhonglie Jiang family given by the emperor, or the Queen Mother?"
  Yu Qinglian's face turned pale and she was so angry that she almost fainted, but she had no way to refute!
  She didn't dare to say that the Zhongyihou family who died for the country was not good, and she didn't dare to criticize the Queen Mother.
  "Shen Zhuoxi, don't hurt others just because you have someone to support you!" Shen Jingya couldn't bear it anymore and said, "Even if Princess Xiaoqing is noble, she must abide by the rule of obeying her husband once she marries!"
  "Since she is married to the Shen family, she will treat the Shen family as the greatest. As her daughter, you can't even control the maids and mistresses under you?"
  "I can't help you!" Shen Zhuoxi's tone suddenly became sharp: "I just have someone to support me. If you have the ability, you can find someone more powerful than the Queen Mother to support you."
  "Aunt Ju was assigned to me as my aunt by the Queen Mother. She has been by my side for many years. Her body has been damaged by the hardships she has endured over the years. How can she still hold the needle well?"
  "Even if she is asked to help, why are the two cheap maids next to her scolding her? They can embroider better than Aunt Ju, so why ask her to come?"
  Everyone has been unable to torment Shen Zhuoxi recently, so they can only think of this way to vent their anger with Grandma Ju.
  They thought that Shen Zhuoxi would come to cause trouble, so they dismissed it with the word "rules". Who knew that Shen Zhuoxi today seemed to have eaten dynamite, his words were sharp and every sentence made sense.
  When they were all silent, Shen Zhuoxi sneered again and said, "I remember that Shen Jingya also became famous as a schoolgirl. Why, the eldest lady has raised you up."
  "You don't even want to embroider clothes for the old lady of the Earl's Mansion? Or do you think that the old lady of the Earl's Mansion is not worthy of you doing it for her?"
  "I, I..." Shen Jingya couldn't answer the words for a moment, looked at Yu Qinglian, and explained: "Mother, I didn't mean that."
  "Okay." At this time, Shen Xinyu stood up, still with a gentle smile, and spoke softly, deliberately ignoring the scolding of Aunt Ju: "I just asked the nanny next to my second sister to help me."
  "If you don't want to, forget it. There is no need to be aggressive. It is belittling the Earl's Palace, insulting my mother's origin, and insinuations to sow discord."
  "Third sister is right about what she said. When Princess Xiaoqing marries into the Shen family, she becomes a family. Mother has always respected Princess Xiaoqing and respects you. Why is there such an embarrassment?"
  "Really?" Shen Zhuoxi also followed Shen Xinyu's example and smiled, "Since you respect me, why did you take away my confidant without telling me?"
  Before Shen Xinyu could answer, she acted as if she suddenly understood and said, "Is this respect? Oh, I understand. According to your logic, this is called a family, closeness."
  "In other words, is it okay for me to instruct Nanny Hua and Cuiping to do things for me at will?"
  Shen Xinyu didn't expect that she would be so sharp-tongued today, so she barely maintained a calm appearance and said, "They are all from the Taishi Mansion, so why not?"
  "Oh, okay." Shen Zhuoxi looked around at everyone meaningfully and said, "It happens that my house needs to be cleaned and the toilet in the back needs to be cleaned. Why don't you bother Nanny Hua and Cuiping?"
  "By the way, there are also the green fireflies beside the third lady and the delphinium beside the fourth lady. They are all a family. No one should be idle."
  (End of this chapter)

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