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

When Shen Jinyao came back, she saw that all the people in Changshou Village lived on the road outside.

Every household had their own tent on the ground, with a straw mat on the ground and a quilt on top.

There are pots and pans placed around, and you can tell that they eat, drink and sleep outside.

Looking into the distance, many houses in Changshou Village have collapsed, and some have even fallen down.

Shen Jinyao hurriedly got off the carriage and went to look for people from the Shen family.

It took them five days to get back.

There were earthquakes every day along the way.

In some places, the road was cracked by the vibration, making it difficult for their carriages to travel, so they had to take a detour.

The rain was intermittent along the way, and for five days they only ate the only dry food in Shen Jinyao's carriage.

Shen Jinyao found the door of the Shen family's rented house and saw a group of people together not far away.

"Miss!"

It was Shen Leyao's voice.

"Le Yao, are you all okay?"

The five brothers of the Meng family who were following Jin Yao were stunned.

It turns out that Brother Jin is a woman?

Then she looked at the family in front of her. They didn't look like the pork-selling family she mentioned.

Shen Leyao didn't dare to speak, but looked at Ergou beside her.

Only then did Shen Jinyao notice Ergou.

At this time, Ergou looked much whiter, his clothes had changed, and his hair was tied up.

The only drawback is that his arm seems to be injured and there is a piece of cloth hanging around his neck.

Otherwise, some people would believe that he was a strong scholar.

"Ergou? I didn't even recognize you."

Ergou nodded slightly.

At this time, Mrs. Shen came over, she took Shen Jinyao's hand and started crying.

Shen Jinyao comforted her, "What's wrong, mother? What happened?"

Mrs. Shen cried even harder. She felt very stressed during the time her daughter was gone.

I didn’t feel that way when I was the housekeeper before, but now that I’ve suddenly taken over, I feel exhausted.

Coupled with the old lady's injury, everyone in the Shen family felt a little guilty.

"Jin'er, you're finally back."

Shen Jinyao hugged Mrs. Shen and patted her back to comfort her.

"Go see the old lady, she..."

Shen Jinyao asked, "What happened to Grandma?"

She looked around and found two people lying on the ground.

One is the old lady and the other is the third lady.

The others looked at her with some uneasiness.

Shen Jinyao hurried forward to check, and when she got closer, the old lady opened her eyes.

"Jin'er, you're back."

Shen Jinyao nodded, "Grandma, what's wrong with you?"

The old lady was in a bad condition and her face was pale.

She immediately noticed the elevated left leg.

The old lady noticed Shen Jinyao's gaze, she smiled and said, "It's okay, I was just hit by something during the earthquake."

Shen Jinyao frowned when she heard this.

How come everyone is fine except grandma?

Oh no.

And there is Ergou.

Although the others looked unhappy, they had no obvious injuries.

"Zhiyong, can you tell me what happened?"

Shen Jinyao's voice was very cold. Although it was not aggressive enough, it was enough to make people feel oppressed.

Shen Zhiyong lowered his head and said, "We didn't see my grandmother when we came out. It was Ergou who carried her out on his back."

Shen Jinyao: "What?"

Ever since Shen Jinyao recovered from her illness, she has rarely shown any emotion.

She always had a calm expression and occasionally joked with everyone.

It makes people feel that nothing can stump her.

But her question just now was clearly filled with anger.

Zong Cheng: "Jin... Miss, please punish us. We failed to provide adequate care."

Zongshi: "Yes, it's our problem."

Shen Zhixue said, "Sister, Brother Zong was watching us at the time, so... you blame them. It's our fault..."

As he spoke, he looked into Shen Jinyao's eyes, felt that she looked a little scary, and quickly lowered his head.

My elder sister must be very angry.

Nanny Li wiped her tears and said, "Miss, it's all my fault. If I hadn't been so flustered, I could have brought the old lady out."

Dongmei also started to cry. She said, "Miss, it's all our fault. We were with Madam Li when the earthquake happened."

"We were immediately terrified and ran out with Madam Li and the eldest lady."

At this time, Aunt Yun also came over and said, "It's my fault too. Tingyao and I were only concerned about Madam and the Third Madam at the time, so..."

Butler Sun and Dali also wanted to say something, but were rejected by Shen Jinyao.

"Okay, even if you remember, it's not convenient for you to enter the old lady's room."

They must have thought that there was someone in the old lady's room at that time.

The atmosphere was terribly cold. Everyone in the Shen family lowered their heads and dared not speak.

The brothers of the Zong family felt very guilty and thought that they had not done their job well.

Mrs. Shen kept crying and the eldest lady kept sighing.

Even the third wife who was lying down was wiping away tears.

Not until Shen Jinyao returned did they dare to relax.

If they were really afraid that something would happen to the old lady, then they would be the sinners of the Shen family.

"Haha, the eldest girl is really amazing. She started to manage people as soon as she came back, and she doesn't even feel tired."

In the end, it was the old lady who broke the deadlock.

Shen Jinyao's anger also dissipated a little because of this.

She took the old lady's hand and said, "Grandma, you are also very careless. What if something really happens?"

She saw that her grandmother's leg was still in a sling and she didn't think it would heal for a while.

The old lady grabbed Shen Jinyao's hand and said with a smile: "Don't blame them, we have too many people in our family."

"The old ones are old, the young ones are small, and some are pregnant. How can the brothers of the Zong family protect us?"

"Those little ones are still children. What could they know?"

"I was alone in the room at the time. It was all my fault that I was careless and didn't leave in time."

Everyone was already feeling guilty, and after the old lady finished speaking, they felt even more ashamed.

Shen Jinyao knew that what the old lady said was right. Although she was able to fight and resist and had a golden finger, the overall strength of the Shen family was still too low.

Just an earthquake can cause such chaos.

Secondly, there are too few people to protect them.

However, she still has to punish him.

She walked up to everyone and said, "Grandmother is right. It's understandable that the brothers of the Zong family can't take care of the lady. We can also understand that the maids need to take care of the lady."

"So, the ones who are most responsible for this matter are Zhiyong, Zhixue, Zhixin, and Zhiye."

"Do you four realize your mistakes?"

The four children lowered their heads and said, "We know we were wrong."

But the children are grown up now, and Shen Jinyao knows that she has to save face for them.

But today she must punish them.

She said, "The others are busy, you guys come with me."

When she passed by the five brothers of the Meng family, she said, "Brother Meng, please forgive me. I will take care of it first."

"Butler Sun, please help me arrange it."

"Okay, Miss."

To outsiders, she is Young Master Jin, but when she returns to the Shen family, she is the eldest daughter.

Butler Sun felt that since the person was brought back by the young lady, he must be someone trusted by the eldest lady.

"Tell me among yourselves, should this matter be punished?"