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

As soon as Shen Jingwan returned to the Shen family, she ran to Songhe Hall and lay on Old Lady Shen's lap and started crying.

Madam Shen patted Shen Jingwan's back and asked anxiously, "Wan'er, what happened? You were fine when you went out. Who bullied you?"

"Grandma, they all look down on Wan'er. My sister's friends say Wan'er is a maid."

"Even the maids at the restaurant laughed at Wan'er for not knowing anything. They made Wan'er drink mouthwash and spilled soup on her clothes."

"Grandma, you have to make the decision for Wan'er."

Shen Jingwan cried more and more sadly, and her fake expression actually revealed some true feelings.

Old Madam Shen helped Shen Jingwan up and let her sit next to her.

Old Madam Shen wiped Shen Jingwan's tears with a handkerchief. "Is there some misunderstanding? Didn't An Ning take you to dinner with Princess Nan Yan today? Princess Nan Yan is a very good child. How could she say something like that?"

"Agui, get someone to call Xiaojiu over. She took a good person out, but she came back in tears."

Shen Jingwan grabbed Madam Shen's hand as she wiped her tears, "Grandma, don't you believe Wan'er either? The others are all princess companions, and they are all good children, but Wan'er grew up outside, with no rules and no upbringing. Grandma is right not to believe Wan'er."

"So?" Old Madam Shen asked, "A Ning doesn't believe you either?"

Shen Jingwan bit her lip and said shyly, "No, sister treats Wan'er very well, grandma, please don't blame sister."

Shen Chuning returned to Ningfengzhai to wash up before following her maid to Songhetang.

As soon as I entered the room, I saw Mrs. Shen with a gloomy face and Shen Jingwan sitting beside her sobbing.

Shen Chuning understood that he had filed a complaint as soon as he came back.

Old Madam Shen twirled the Buddhist beads in her hand. "Why, now that you've become the princess's companion, even I, your grandmother, can't invite you? Why are you taking so long to come?"

Shen Chuning bowed, "Grandma, didn't Sister Wan tell you that Aning was doused in boiling soup, so she had to wash up and change clothes before coming to pay her respects to you, Grandma."

Madam Shen quickly stood up and walked over to Shen Chuning, examining her from head to toe. "What happened? Are you burned? Have you asked the court doctor to check?"

Seeing that Shen Chuning's arm was only slightly red, she breathed a sigh of relief, "Xiaojiu, you're exaggerating a bit. You scared me so much that my heart is pounding."

Shen Chuning sneered in her heart. Her grandmother seemed to care about her, but in fact she was just checking to see if her skin was burned. She didn't mention the fact that she was covered in soup at all.

"Wan'er went out with you happily today, why did she come back crying?" asked Old Lady Shen.

Shen Chuning stared at Shen Jingwan, "I'd like to hear what Sister Wan said to Grandma first."

Old Madam Shen felt somewhat displeased when she saw Shen Chuning's unyielding attitude. She used to think that Shen Chuning had the character of a Shen family member.

But now, when I compare her with Shen Jingwan, I suddenly feel that a girl doesn't need to have any dignity. Only by being as delicate and gentle as Wan'er can she capture a man's heart.

"Don't look at Wan'er, she didn't dare say a bad word about you." Old Lady Shen scolded.

"You didn't dare say anything bad about me? Then you must have said something that made Grandmother think I was bullying her?"

"Sister, Wan'er didn't." Shen Jingwan was about to cry again.

Shen Chuning rolled her eyes quietly.

"Wan'er said that your friends look down on her?" asked Old Lady Shen.

"All? There are four of us dining together today, including me and Sister Wan. Grandmother is also aware of Princess Nanyan's character, so where does the "all" mean? Grandmother should also be familiar with the situation of the An family. Lord An doesn't distinguish between legitimate and illegitimate children. The censors have impeached him countless times, but His Majesty, out of consideration for the friendship with the late Empress, can't do anything about Lord An. Miss An complained a few times, but what can An Ning say?"

Madam Shen was speechless and hesitant, "Then...even if we don't talk about this, what about the little maid asking her to drink mouthwash and even pouring soup on her?"

"The mouthwash incident was indeed An Ning's fault for not reminding her in advance, but the soup was spilled because Sister Wan bumped into the maid."

Seeing Shen Chuning tell her what she had done, Shen Jingwan could only hurriedly make amends, "Wan'er didn't mean it."

Old Madam Shen was already a little annoyed with Shen Jingwan at this moment, but since it had been said so far, she could only bite the bullet and say, "You always have to help your sisters when you are outside."

"Wan'er helped her sister vent her anger." Shen Jingwan stammered.

"Help me vent my anger? Help me vent my anger by constantly talking about selling people to brothels? Help me vent my anger by constantly calling others eunuchs?"

Old Madam Shen stared at Shen Jingwan in shock, unable to believe that these were words spoken by a girl in her early teens.

Shen Jingwan said aggrievedly: "Who made Wan'er feel wronged when her sister didn't help Wan'er? Wan'er can only find a way out on her own."

Shen Chuning sighed, "There are rumors that the Juxian Tower is the property of the Third Prince. If something happens, we can only keep quiet. If we make a big fuss, it will not be good for anyone."

"Grandfather is the emperor's uncle. Is he afraid of the emperor's son?" Shen Jingwan shouted.

Snapped--

Old Madam Shen slapped Shen Jingwan in the face.

Shen Jingwan covered her face and looked at Old Madam Shen in disbelief, "Grandma...Grandma..."

"Do you want our Shen family to die with you?"

Shen Jingwan quickly knelt on the ground, grabbing the hem of Old Madam Shen's clothes with both hands, "Grandma, Wan'er knows she was wrong... Wan'er knows she was wrong..."

Old Madam Shen closed her eyes and only managed to stand steady with the help of Nanny Gui beside her.

"You should learn the rules first. You can go out when you have learned them well." Old Madam Shen waved her hand.

Shen Jingwan followed Shen Chuning out of Songhe Hall.

"Agui, did I make a wrong move?" Old Madam Shen said dejectedly.

"Madam, Miss Wan has just been out for too long. She'll be fine once she learns the rules."

Madam Shen also sighed, "Yes, before we left today, Xiaojiu also said that Wan'er should learn the rules first. I was too anxious and wanted her to quickly integrate into the upper class society. Who would have thought that she would be so hopeless."

……

As soon as Shen Chuning returned to Ningfengzhai, she saw Shen Chengwu sitting in her room.

When Shen Chengwu saw Shen Chuning come in, he put down the snacks in his hand and said, "Your snacks are still delicious. When I leave later, let Cuiwei bring me some snacks."

"Fifth brother, what do you want to eat? Ask Cuiwei to make it for you now. These are from yesterday and are not fresh anymore."

"It's okay, it's okay. Fifth Brother doesn't care. As long as it's edible, it's fine."

"Why is Fifth Brother here today?" Shen Chuning asked.

"Yes, I almost forgot." Shen Chengwu said as he took out a small jade jar from his pocket, "Did Han Zhi ask me to give it to you?"

Shen Chuning took the small jar, opened the lid and sniffed it. A refreshing fragrance filled her nose. "Brother Zhou Er? What is this?"

"Burn ointment. He said he saw your arm was red at Juxianlou today, and after asking the waiter, he found out that it was soup that spilled on you."

Shen Chuning's eyes were red and she tightened the lid again.

"What's wrong? Why are you still crying? Does your hand hurt?" Shen Chengwu asked anxiously.

Shen Chuning turned her head away and quietly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. "Brother doesn't care about An Ning at all, and he's an outsider who came to deliver medicine to An Ning."

Shen Chengwu asked hurriedly: "How could I not care about you? I didn't even have time to eat after getting the ointment, and I ran back. The maid said you were not there. I asked Birui and she said you were fine, so I felt relieved."

"I thought since you can go to your grandmother, you should be fine."

"Brother is wrong, don't cry, I'll buy you a candy man later, okay?"