Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"A nineteen-year-old child prodigy." Xie Xinyan couldn't help laughing out loud.

Hearing Xie Xinyan's laughter, Mrs. Min looked over, her eyes as sharp as a knife, as if she was disgusted with Xie Xinyan for interrupting her praise of her son.

Mrs. Min asked coldly, "What's the matter with this young lady?"

Xie Xinyan quickly waved her hands and explained, "No, no, I just suddenly remembered that my neighbor's three-year-old child can recite poetry. Everyone calls him a child prodigy, and his father just turned nineteen this year."

After hearing what Xie Xinyan said, the wives of several minor officials present couldn't help laughing.

Madam Min's eyes swept fiercely over the ladies who laughed, and she said in a warning tone: "What are you laughing at! If my son hadn't fallen ill and failed the exam the first time, he would have been admitted to Taishan Academy."

Xie Xinyan looked at Madam Min innocently and continued, "I thought this child prodigy became mediocre after growing up, but it turns out he wasn't very smart since childhood. Anyone who passes the exam to become a scholar under the age of fifteen can enter Taishan Academy. Madam, it seems a little late for your child prodigy to pass the exam, right?"

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Min's expression turned very ugly. She angrily retorted, "I already said that my son was sick during the first exam, so he didn't do well."

Xie Xinyan wore a mocking smile and bluntly exposed her: "In addition to recruiting scholars under the age of fifteen, Taishan Academy also organizes an entrance examination every year. What's going on? Is your son sick every year? Then don't rush to see a doctor for him. Find a good doctor to take a thorough look at him first!"

Upon hearing this, Madam Min's face flushed red. She pointed at Xie Xinyan with shame and anger, gritting her teeth and saying, "You...whose daughter are you?"

However, Xie Xinyan remained calm and was not afraid of the other party's anger at all.

She smiled and pointed at herself and said, "Me? I'm not the daughter of some wealthy family. My father is just an ordinary teacher."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Min couldn't help but snort coldly, her eyes full of contempt.

She sneered, "A teacher's daughter who might not even pass the imperial examination, dares to speak so recklessly and boastfully here! How on earth did you manage to get into the governor's office? Someone, get this clueless girl out!"

"Mrs. Min!" Shen Chuning finally couldn't help it, and slammed the chopsticks in her hand, smashing them heavily on the table.

She looked at Madam Min with annoyance and said in a deep voice, "Although I am only a junior, there are some things I must say. This is the Governor's Office, the territory of my Shen family. Xinyan is a guest I specially invited. What qualifications do you have to chase her away?"

Seeing Shen Chuning dare to refute her face, Madam Min's face became even gloomier and uglier. "Shen Chuning, how dare you be so rude to your elders! Just for this, you will never be able to set foot in our Min family's door in this life!"

Shen Chuning couldn't help but sneer after hearing this, "Madam Min, when did I ever say I wanted to enter your Min family?"

Madam Min turned to look at Yun Shuxuan and sneered, "When I suggested that you and my son meet each other first, your mother didn't object. Didn't that mean we both intended to marry? Now you're actually thinking of going back on your word? Let me tell you, apart from our Min family, who would dare marry a fickle and frivolous woman like you?"

Yun Shuxuan was furious when he heard this, but he suppressed his anger and ordered the maid beside him, "Fei Cui, Madam Min has drunk too much and is a little drunk. Go and bring the basin of water over to sober her up."

After receiving the order, Feicui immediately walked to the corner, picked up a basin of water originally used for guests to wash their hands, and poured it over Mrs. Min's head without hesitation.

Mrs. Min shuddered at the shock of the cold water.

"Yun Shuxuan, are you crazy? How dare you throw water at me!" she shouted angrily.

However, Yun Shuxuan responded coldly: "Looking at this, it seems that he is not fully awake yet. It seems that the temperature of the water is not low enough."

Before she finished her words, Feicui took the initiative to pick up another basin of cold water with ice cubes floating in it and poured it over Mrs. Min's head again.

Mrs. Min reached out to wipe the water off her face, and two ladies beside her handed her a clean handkerchief. But how could these two small handkerchiefs wipe away the mess left by the two basins of water splashed on Mrs. Min?

"Aunt Shen, my mother is the family of an imperial official after all. How can you treat her like this! Is the Shen family really a bully?" Miss Min helped Mrs. Min up and said in a crying voice.

Shen Chuning raised her eyebrows and threatened sarcastically, "Miss Min has had too much to drink, right?"

At this time, Mrs. Song quickly stepped forward to smooth things over: "For my sake, let's end this matter here. Let Mrs. Min go downstairs and change her clothes first."

"Your face? How much is the face of a concubine like you worth?" Yun Shuxuan said disdainfully.

The ladies present were all shocked. No one in Shandong dared to point out Song's identity as a concubine to her face. After all, everyone had always called her Madam Wang.

Song took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, and continued, "Look, Madam Min is soaked. If she doesn't change her wet clothes quickly, she'll catch a cold and it will be troublesome."

Yun Shuxuan snorted lightly and said in a cold tone, "You want to leave after throwing a tantrum? It's not that easy. You must apologize to Miss Xie and An Ning."

Mrs. Min looked at Song for help, but Song just frowned and shook her head inaudibly, indicating that she could do nothing to help.

In desperation, Mrs. Min could only squeeze out a few words from between her teeth, "Miss Shen, I'm sorry."

However, Shen Chuning pretended not to hear and even scratched her ears deliberately, saying with a half-smile, "What did Madam Min just say? Sorry, I don't think I heard it clearly."

At this time, Miss Min stepped forward, stood in front of Mrs. Min, and said loudly: "I will apologize on behalf of my mother, okay, Miss Shen, I'm sorry."

Shen Chuning remained indifferent and had no intention of paying any attention to her. She just stared straight at Mrs. Min.

Mrs. Min had no choice but to raise her voice again and said word by word, "I'm sorry, Miss Shen. I shouldn't have said that you were fickle and fickle."

"And Xinyan." Shen Chuning continued to stare at Mrs. Min, refusing to give up.

Xie Xinyan was helping her out, so how could she let Xinyan be criticized for no reason?

Seeing this, Xie Xinyan gently pulled Shen Chuning's sleeve and whispered, "A Ning, forget it. She didn't say anything bad about me."