The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Except for the girl from the Zhao family, no one knew what Shen Tang had said to the eldest girl from the Yongning Earl's Mansion. Seeing the eldest girl Li fleeing in panic, Shen Tang continued to choose jewelry as if nothing had happened. Everyone was curious in their hearts, like a cat scratching.

Shen Luo couldn't help but ask, "What did Second Sister and Miss Li say?"

Shen Tang smiled faintly, "I just scared her a few times. I've only stabbed myself and haven't tried stabbing others. I asked her if she wanted to try it."

Shen Luo, “…”

It’s no wonder that Miss Li ran away. Second sister is too scary.

Shen Luo shuddered.

Shen Tang took the jade hairpin and looked at it, then glanced at her and said, "Aren't you going to choose any jewelry?"

Of course they had to choose, because they left the house just to buy jewelry.

However, each piece of jewelry in Wancui Pavilion was more exquisite than the other, making her dizzy. Unfortunately, she could only choose one, making it difficult to make a choice.

The clerk brought out all the new jewelry from Wancui Pavilion for Shen Tang to choose from. Shen Tang liked a set of gold-inlaid magnolia jewelry and said, "Let's go with this one."

Turning around, Shen Luo was still hesitating between the peony gold hairpin and the jade hairpin. Shen Tang asked, "Haven't you decided yet?"

Shen Luo glanced at the place and pointed at the jade hairpin, saying, "Wrap it up."

The waiter quickly picked up the pair of jade hairpins. Shen Tang pointed at the gold hairpin and said, "Pack this one too."

He casually took out a gold bracelet and handed it to the boy, "And this."

Shen Luo didn't know that Shen Tang had already chosen the jewelry. She thought that these two pieces were what Shen Tang wanted for her. Without thinking too much, she just said, "Let's go to Jinbao Pavilion?"

Shen Tang looked at her and asked, "Are you still going to Jinbao Pavilion to buy jewelry?"

Shen Luo shook her head.

The third wife was born out of wedlock and could not compare with the first and second wives. She could only choose one piece of jewelry, and she had already chosen it and could not buy any more.

Shen Tang said, "Since you're not going to buy anything, what are you going to do? Just go for a walk on the street and then go back home."

Shen Tang turned and left. Shen Luo's mouth twitched, wondering if her second sister had a bad memory. They went to Jinbao Pavilion not to buy jewelry, but to visit her eldest sister and others. Their grandmother told them not to quarrel outside, otherwise people would laugh at them for being sisters at odds. Now they didn't quarrel, but they still went shopping separately. If their grandmother knew, she would be even more angry.

Shen Luo was worried that she would be scolded if the old lady found out, but Shen Tang didn't take it seriously, so she didn't dare say anything.

Following Shen Tang out of Wancui Pavilion, I walked halfway down the street and bought some small things. Since I didn't find anything interesting, I went home.

The carriage stopped in front of the gate of the Marquis' Mansion. Shen Tang lifted the curtain and saw a servant leading the carriage away. It was the carriage that Shen Xian and Shen Ran were riding in. They had returned to the mansion first.

After getting off the carriage, Shen Tang walked into the mansion and headed towards the old lady's Songhe Hall.

As they walked around the screen and into the house, they received several displeased glances and the Second Madam's scolding, "Before leaving the house, the old lady repeatedly warned you not to lose your temper, but you two sisters from the same house split up into two groups for a walk? Is this how you ignored the old lady's words?!"

Who on earth turned a deaf ear to the old lady's words?

Shen Tang couldn't bear to be scolded for something she hadn't done. She said, "Second Aunt, my eldest sister is behind you. Why are you scolding me and my fourth sister?"

Shen Tang's expression, as if to say "we haven't done anything wrong," infuriated the Second Madam even more. "Do you think you're not wrong?"

Shen Tang straightened his back and said, "When we left the house, my eldest sister and third sister took the carriage together, so I went with fourth sister. We walked ahead. We had previously agreed to go to Wancui Pavilion, so we went directly there. However, my eldest sister and third sister's carriages did not stop and left directly."

"That's how we separated. I really don't know where I went wrong. Please tell me straight away, Second Aunt."

Just now, when the old lady saw that only Shen Xian and Shen Ran had returned, she asked, and Shen Xian said, "My third sister and I went to Jinbao Pavilion. My second and fourth sisters didn't come with us..."

Anyone who heard this would think that Shen Tang deliberately didn't go shopping with her.

Unexpectedly, things turned out like this. The old lady's eyes became even more unhappy, but her displeasure just now was directed at Shen Tang, and now it was directed at Shen Ying.

Shen Xian said aggrievedly, "I thought they would catch up..."

What Shen Tang hated most was Shen Xian's expression of being wronged even though she knew she had done something wrong, as if someone had really wronged her. Shen Tang snapped, "Why did you think we would follow them? You left without even saying goodbye, and I just thought you were tired of seeing me."

No one is a worm in Shen Xi's stomach and can guess what she is thinking.

The Second Wife asked, "There's an order of seniority, so why is your eldest sister sitting in the carriage at the back?"

Shen Tang looked at the Second Wife and said word by word, "Eldest Sister wants to sit with Third Sister. If she doesn't go to the back, does that mean I should go?"

Shen Xian was the eldest daughter, but she was only half a cup of tea older than her. Why should she be around Shen Xian? If Shen Xian didn't want to ride in the same carriage with her, she had to change carriages obediently? This didn't make sense. It didn't make sense at all.

The Second Madam's throat seemed to be strangled, and she couldn't utter a word. Seeing the old lady's face was gloomy, the Second Madam said quickly, "It was Second Aunt who didn't understand clearly and misunderstood."

The wicked person complains first, and still thinks that it can be cleared up by just saying a misunderstanding?

She, Shen Tang, is not a soft persimmon who will allow them to bully her.

Shen Tang looked at the old lady. "Although my eldest sister ignored Grandma's words and caused Second Aunt to misunderstand me, Grandma, please don't punish her too harshly. After all, she has just recovered from the cold and will go to the Shouwang Mansion to attend the Spring Festival Banquet in a few days..."

As soon as Shen Tang said this, Shen Xi and the Second Wife's faces froze.

This is not pleading for Shen Xian at all. This is clearly asking the old lady to punish Shen Xian under the guise of pleading for her, and even blocking the way for others to plead for her.

Although he has just recovered from typhoid fever, he still has to be punished.

Shen Xi's behavior these days had disappointed the old lady, and she really couldn't tolerate her any longer. She said, "She'll be punished by copying one hundred articles of the family rules. If you can't finish them before the Spring Banquet at the Shouwang Mansion, you won't be allowed to leave the mansion."

The second wife hurriedly interceded, "One hundred articles is too many. The young lady needs to be healthy..."

The old lady's face darkened, and the second wife no longer dared to plead for mercy.

Shen Xian didn't dare to say anything else, but she clenched her sleeves tightly.

At this time, a maid came in from behind the screen and said, "Madam, Jinbao Pavilion sent someone to deliver jewelry, totaling 670 taels. Manager Li asked if this money came from the public treasury."

The old lady frowned, and the second wife sent the maid away, saying, "Get it from the public house."

After the maidservant left, the Second Madam returned to the old lady and said, "I was the one who asked the eldest young lady to pick out a few more pieces of jewelry. She was broken off her engagement and looked so thin. It really hurts me to see her. It's a rare opportunity for her to leave the mansion, and it's also to prepare for the Spring Banquet at the Shou Palace. I'm thinking that Prince Jingyang might go there that day. If we can change his mind, that would be great. If not, we can't let others look down on our young lady from the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion."

She thought that the Second Wife thought too superficially of the Prince of Jingyang, as she thought he would change his mind with just a few pieces of jewelry.

It's such a poor excuse to just scratch something off your daughter.

The old lady looked at Shen Xi's thin face, and since the jewelry from Jinbao Pavilion had been delivered, she didn't say anything.

Shen Xian glanced at Shen Tang, her eyes full of pride. Although her grandmother punished her by making her copy the family rules, she still loved her the most, no one could compare to her.

But this elation didn't last long. A little maid came in and handed the jewelry to Shen Tang. Shen Tang asked casually, "Have you paid?"

The little maidservant said, "The embassy has paid one thousand three hundred and eighty taels."

Shen Xi's expression changed, and she blurted out, "Who allowed you to buy such expensive jewelry?!"

The smile on Shen Tang's face froze. "Second Aunt, future eldest sister, please buy more jewelry. Don't you allow me to buy some?"