It was not until Nanny Zhou was slapped in the face while she was dizzy that she suddenly realized that this was actually true. She immediately screamed and cried like a ghost.

"The sound is too harsh. Beat her until she stops making any sound."

As soon as Shen Muxue finished speaking, the whole room fell silent. Yutang started slapping Zhou Ma's face left and right. After thirty consecutive slaps, Zhou Ma's face was swollen like a ball.

Shen Muxue looked at Yutang approvingly and said, "You're quite strong. Is your hand okay?"

Yutang replied proudly, "I often do rough work, so my palms are calloused, but I'm not hurt."

After hearing this, Shen Muxue felt a little annoyed. It turned out that this little maid who was carefully selected by the Song family was often bullied by other maids in the mansion. She could only do miscellaneous chores every day and rarely had the opportunity to come into contact with Shen Muxue.

Then he took a small bottle of medicine from the table and handed it to Yutang, "It's better to apply some, so that your hands won't hurt tomorrow. You don't have to do these physical tasks anymore, just come into the room and serve me."

Yutang took the medicine bottle with tears in her eyes, lowered her head and was speechless.

Nanny Yu stepped forward and comforted her, "Good girl, go and have some rest. I'll take care of you here."

In the end, only Shen Muxue and Nanny Yu were left in the room. In fact, there were still many servants in her room, but because she fainted and was bedridden today, the smarter maids and servants had already hidden away and been lazy.

Nanny Yu still couldn't quite believe what had just happened, so she asked cautiously, "Miss, did you really dream about the Madam?"

Many details were inconvenient to explain, so Shen Muxue could only briefly tell Yu Mama part of the story to reassure her: "That's right, Mama. Mother told me that Wei Zixian is not a suitable candidate, and she told me to find a way to cancel the engagement."

Upon hearing this, Nanny Yu suddenly became emotional. She grabbed Shen Muxue's hand and said tremblingly, "May the master's spirit in heaven bless you! In fact, this old servant has long seen that the Marquis of Jingcheng is not a good person. He has been teasing the young lady since childhood. It's a pity that our young lady is so kind-hearted that she mistakenly thought he was interested in you..."

"It's always like this. On the surface, he pretends to be a savior, but in reality, he's secretly plotting. For example, this time, he brought that vicious dog in to scare you, but at the critical moment, he pretends to be a hero..."

At this point, Nanny Yu couldn't help but shed tears, and she continued with a choked voice, "This kind of drama has been played out many times, and he always easily wins the young lady's trust... Fortunately, the lady appeared and reminded you. Now you finally understand his sinister intentions..."

Nanny Yu's words made Shen Muxue recall many past events. Indeed, everyone bullied her secretly, but in the end someone stood up to speak for her, and she would think like an ignorant child that the person really cared about her.

Take Wei Zixian for example, he would always tease people first and then help them.

And she was like a tamed pet, loyal to Wei Zixian.

"Don't be sad, Mammy. I will never marry him. I will find a way to cancel this marriage. We will go to Hongfu Temple tomorrow."

Nanny Yu was a little confused and didn't understand what the connection was between breaking off the engagement and going to Hongfu Temple, but she was stopped by Shen Muxue before she could ask.

"Madam, don't ask so many questions. Just listen to me. I will protect you well in this life. Don't worry, evildoers will always be punished."

The pig-headed Madam Zhou was currently complaining in the old lady's Nong Yu Hall.

"Old lady, the young lady has lost her mind. She asked the maid to punish me with thirty strokes of the cane. This is not just a slap on the face, but an expression of her dissatisfaction with her."

However, the old lady was experienced and could see through Nanny Zhou's little thoughts.

But I don't want to interfere too much at the moment.

Because Shen Muxue was frightened unconscious by a wild dog today, her mind must not be very clear at the moment.

If I go over and bother her further, I might end up making her seriously ill, which would be counterproductive.

After all, only if Shen Muxue is fine will the Song family continue to send money.

As for the beating of a servant, we can deal with it tomorrow when the little girl has recovered some strength.

She had been tortured enough today and was really tired.

"Let's discuss this matter tomorrow."

She waved her hand to signal Nanny Zhou to leave, and the old lady fell into a deep sleep.

Early the next morning, Shen Muxue came to Nong Yu Hall to pay her respects. The old lady asked gently, "Are you feeling better?"

If it's still not better, then continue to take care of it. If it gets better, then you can teach it a lesson or two.

Shen Muxue didn't want to bother figuring out what these complicated people in this room were thinking. She just wanted to act according to her own will and eventually put them all under her feet.

"I'm not fully recovered yet, grandma. I saw my mother in my dream last night. She couldn't bear to leave her granddaughter, so I wanted to go to Hongfu Temple to burn some incense and pray for her well-being."

Upon hearing this, the old lady's expression changed immediately. Could it be because she was frightened?

What if her deceased second daughter-in-law really couldn't bear to see her daughter leave?

In that case, "That's right, eldest daughter-in-law, quickly arrange the carriage and prepare for the trip."

Shen Muxue's aunt, the eldest daughter-in-law of the Shen family, held the girl's hand kindly and said, "Poor thing, Xue'er. Your mother passed away too early, and she naturally missed you. When you go to burn incense, please tell your aunt a message. I haven't been feeling well recently, so I can't go with you."

What a joke. Dowry is not something for one person to enjoy. Why should she be made a nanny to serve a young girl?

"It's just that Hongfu Temple might not be suitable right now. I heard that the emperor is listening to sutras there these days."

The current emperor is nearly thirty years old and has been on the throne for fifteen years. For some reason, he is unable to get close to women.

It was rumored that when the empress dowager first ascended the throne, she made a tentative move and placed palace maids in the emperor's bedroom, and as a result, those women all died.

Anyone who came close to the emperor would die within a few days.

Because of this, everyone was afraid to come into contact with this emperor.

Shen Lingwei, the second daughter of the eldest house, and Shen Yunxiang, the daughter of the second house, originally wanted to go with Shen Muxue, but after hearing this, they gave up the idea. They did not dare to take the risk.

"But my mother's spirit tablet is placed in Hongfu Temple. If I go to burn incense somewhere else, I'm afraid she won't be able to hear my prayers for a while. What if my mother is worried and comes to look for Xue'er tonight? Wouldn't that be unfilial, Xue'er?"

These words frightened the old lady so much that her face turned pale. If she really could not comfort her deceased second daughter-in-law and took away this granddaughter who was like a cash cow, the family's prosperity and wealth would probably no longer exist.

The eldest lady just mentioned it casually, just in case Shen Muxue really ran into the emperor and was favored by him, and everyone ended up blaming her for not fulfilling her duty of protection.

Now that the matter has been made, and since Shen Muxue insisted on going to Hongfu Temple, why should she meddle in other people's business?

What does life and death have to do with her?

So with the old lady's tacit approval and the eldest lady's noncommittal attitude, Shen Muxue, accompanied by Nanny Yu and others, entered Hongfu Temple.

The information provided by the system mentioned that in this dynasty, the emperor was under a spell, and any woman who approached him would die. This also caused many women to avoid him as much as possible.

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