After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Shen Congshan also said with a forced smile, "As for my eldest child, your third aunt can manage him, but she's already broken several rattan canes in the house this month."

“Your third aunt has to teach her manners and discipline the disobedient children, but she can’t control the older ones. Of course, you also know that Le Yao doesn’t listen to anyone.”

"She'll listen to you."

Shen Jinyao glanced at her third uncle's ingratiating expression.

He smiled helplessly.

This is not her mother's idea at all.

Uncle San must be feeling sorry for his wife.

Xiao Jiu was also brought along.

Her mother is busy and certainly can't take care of Xiao Jiu.

Xiao Shi is Xiao Jiu's shadow; wherever Xiao Jiu goes, he goes too.

Xiao Jiu once again followed Le Yao's lead without question.

After some discussion, the adults probably decided it would be better to pass this "hot potato" to the General's Mansion.

The younger ones were afraid of Shen Jinyao, but even more afraid of Xiang Hongxuan.

Xia Zhu and Lan Xing exchanged a glance, but ultimately could not say anything.

There are definitely no good days ahead.

No wonder the Shen family didn't even come to pick them up.

They even had the usually easy-going Third Master inform Shen Jinyao.

Shen Jinyao rubbed her forehead.

Xia Zhu, being very perceptive, called out, "Madam, are you alright?"

The third master smiled awkwardly. He had delivered the message; all he could do was laugh.

"Someone, bring up all the foods that the young lady likes."

Shen Jinyao...

Upon returning to the Xiang residence, they indeed did not see any members of the Shen family who had come to pick them up.

Xia Zhu: "Has anyone from the Shen family arrived?"

The doorman answered truthfully, "They came and then left."

Xia Zhu: "Why did you leave?"

"The Shen family's butler put down his luggage and left."

Okay, the luggage has been delivered.

Shen Jinyao waved her hand and said, "Never mind, let's go check on the three of them first."

As soon as they arrived at the main courtyard, they heard the sound of roosters crowing.

"Young Master, Young Master, stop feeding it! The chicken isn't hungry!"

It was Zhao Mama's panicked voice, completely devoid of her usual composure.

"Tenth Young Master, Tenth Young Master, bury him quickly! This soil from the vegetable garden is enough!"

This time it was Quanfu's panicked voice, the tension in his voice almost bursting out of his throat.

"Hey, hey, Miss Third, don't hit yourself!"

This time it was the voice of Cui'er, a second-class maid in the courtyard. Such a gentle girl, yet she was so anxious that she became loud.

Shen Jinyao couldn't help but want to back away; she knew without even thinking how chaotic things were inside.

Xiang Yang glanced at Shen Jinyao with concern.

Since entering the manor, apart from the occasional visit from the old residence where she was somewhat angry, the lady has always been calm and composed towards the general and the servants of the Xiang family, never raising her voice or criticizing them harshly.

He was genuinely worried that his wife wouldn't be able to control the chaotic scene.

The general specially kept him there when he entered the palace this time.

The purpose was to have him protect the lady's safety.

Not only him, but there were eight other brothers lurking in the shadows.

There are also nearly a hundred nurses in the outer courtyard.

Of course, there were their private soldiers mixed in with them.

When the general told him this today, he wondered if the general was making a fuss over nothing.

Seeing a foreign woman on the street today, he felt he should be more careful.

Therefore, the people of the four countries will not openly do anything to the General's Mansion, but they can still do things in secret.

After all, the only common enemy among the four countries was Xiang Yu's army.

But in the current situation, he couldn't very well let those guards come out, could he?

Those soldiers?

Less likely!

These are people who are meant to be used in emergencies, so they cannot be easily exposed.

Then... then he'll have to do it himself!

He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Madam, your subordinate..."

"Where's the stick?"

Ok?

Xiang Yang watched as Shen Jinyao searched everywhere for a stick, while the two married maids looked like they wanted to stop her but knew they couldn't.

The two of them even pretended to help find a stick.

The reason it's described as 'pretending' is because...

It was because he watched helplessly as Xia Zhu kicked a tree branch far away, out of sight.

Shen Jinyao actually pulled down the branch that had been swaying in the wind.

Anyone who has ever been hit knows that a fresh tree branch hurts much more than a dry one!

Xiang Yang watched as Shen Jinyao carried a tree branch as thick as her forearm into the yard.

He wondered how the lady could be so strong.

To this day, Xiang Yang still doesn't know that the lady his general asked him to protect was a woman who could once fight a hundred men single-handedly!

Shen Jinyao's martial arts skills were not superb, but she had an invincible ruthlessness!

Xiao Shi, who was burying the cabbage, was the first to spot Shen Jinyao.

To be precise, he saw the tree branch in Shen Jinyao's hand first!

It's still fresh!

The last time my eldest sister took action was back in Wuhe Village, Quzhou.

He immediately stood up and gently kicked the dust off the cabbage with his little feet.

But the cabbage was already overburdened, and with that kick, it fell to the ground and could not stand up again.

Almost at the same time, Xiao Jiu also spotted Shen Jinyao. As if he had a premonition, he quickly let go of the chicken with hardly any feathers in his hand.

Under Shen Jinyao's 'watchful gaze', Xiao Shi and Xiao Jiu immediately stood at the base of the wall.

Shen Leyao, who had been fiddling with her weapons, noticed the two strange little ones and instinctively felt something was wrong. Just as she was about to run away, Shen Jinyao grabbed her by the back of her collar in a few swift movements.

Shen Jinyao knew that Le Yao had learned a variety of martial arts, and the whip was the one she was best at, but her lightness skill was just as bad as hers.

Le Yao begged Murong Wenyi for a long time, but he refused to teach her lightness skill.

Thank goodness that happened, otherwise this girl would have been completely out of control.

Shen Jinyao threw Shen Leyao against the wall without any hesitation.

The servants in the courtyard dared not raise their heads.

I never expected that the usually dignified and polite lady would be so formidable!

"You three, stand still! Put your hands out!"

The three of them didn't complain at all, and didn't even dare to cry. They all stretched out their hands in unison.

"clap clap"

Each of the three was hit by a stick.

Shen Jinyao naturally knew how to control the force, and she didn't want to recall how she gained this experience!

"You! Shen Xiaojiu! If you dare touch any of the housekeeper's chickens, ducks, or fish again, you're not allowed to leave the house for a month!"

"You! Shen Xiaoshi! If you dare touch Granny Zhao's vegetable garden again, you won't be allowed to eat vegetables or meat for a whole month!"

"You! Shen Leyao, if you dare touch any of the weapons in this courtyard without my permission again, or injure any of the servants, you'll be stuck in your room embroidering for a whole month!"

"No! Big sister!"

"I was wrong, big sister, boohoo!"

"Huh?! I don't want to do embroidery! Give me a different punishment!"

Zhao Mama, who was originally worried that she would hurt the children and cause a rift between the siblings, was stunned.

She tugged at Lan Xing beside her and asked, "Is it alright to hit like this?"

Lan Xing shook her head.

Granny Zhao's heart jumped, and she said that Madam should not beat the young master and the others like that.

But then Lan Xing said, "It'll take a while before it stops."

Seeing Zhao Mama's expression, Xia Zhu explained, "Madam hasn't laid a hand on you for a while now, so don't be afraid, she used to hit you all the time."

The three of them had sneaked out of the mansion during the day, thinking that the madam would take action against them.

They've gotten used to it.

The main thing is that whoever tries to stop their young lady gets to do the talking, and eventually no one tries to stop her anymore.

This is the only way!

After this ordeal, the three children finally settled down quietly at the Xiang family's house.

They cooperated very well with the etiquette lessons that Shen Jinyao arranged for them to learn.

Five days later, the Emperor's birthday finally arrived.