Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

"You just came back, and I was afraid that you wouldn't adapt to the local climate, so I made your diet lighter. Since you don't like it, just change it from today, and you don't have to run around everywhere." The old lady secretly blamed Zhao in her heart. She failed to torture Shen Li and only made her crazy.

"Just exchanging food won't work," Shen Li said, "My yard is too far from the kitchen, and the food is cold every time I get it back. Let someone build a small kitchen in my yard, and I can find a cook to cook for myself, so I don't have to run back and forth every day..."

"No." Wan blurted out. Her two daughters had said several times that they wanted to build a small kitchen in the yard, but Zhao had not agreed. Why should she, Shen Li, have the right?

Shen Li glanced at her and Wan shuddered, remembering the scene last night.

He quickly slowed down his tone and said, "This matter requires your mother's approval. She is the head of the family. Without her approval, even if a small kitchen is built, there will be no money for a cook or daily groceries."

"Oh." Shen Li responded lightly and said nothing more.

The old lady rubbed her forehead. Seeing that no one else was leaving, Shen Li was also not leaving, so she had to wave her hand and said, "Everyone, please leave. Li'er's yard is far away. You don't have to come here every day. You can just come to pay your respects on the first and fifteenth day of each month."

Shen Li stood up, smoothed the wrinkles on her clothes, and said lightly: "The old lady is kind, which is my blessing. When I am in a bad mood on weekdays, I still come to chat with the old lady. I will definitely benefit a lot from listening to you share your life experience."

The old lady looked at her back and her heart began to ache again.

How could this be about sharing life experiences with her? It was clearly a threat to them not to make her unhappy. If they did, no one would be happy.

"Mom, do you think she is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?" Seeing Shen Li walking away, Wan was still worried.

"She's been stupid for a while, and lucid for a while," the old lady said with a gloomy look in her eyes. She waved her hand to let Shen Yan and Shen Lin leave, then said bitterly: "Mother Li told your sister-in-law as soon as she returned home that she had used all the cinnabar on the way and looked poisoned. If it weren't for the problems in the last few days, she would have been dying long ago, and she wouldn't be lucid now."

"In that case, mother, let's just let her continue using it." A vicious light flashed in Wan's eyes.

When Fang was abandoned, her dowry was left in the main house's storeroom. Wan secretly took away a lot of valuables from the main house before Zhao came in.

Zhao once found Fang's dowry list to check those things. It turned out that there was more than just Wan in the mansion who smuggled the things. Everyone said that the things disappeared when Fang was still there. Zhao had no way to find them, so she dropped the matter.

Now that Shen Li has returned home, if she is clear-headed and has the general's support, if she traces Fang's dowry, no one will be safe.

Only by letting her continue to be stupid, or even letting her die when the time comes, can there be no possibility of pursuing those confusing accounts.

The old lady shook her head and said, "Let's talk about it later. Have you forgotten about the Duke of Wei's Mansion?"

When Mrs. Wan heard this, she shuddered.

The young master of the Yuan family of Duke Wei's Mansion went to Mizhou on business and asked Shen Li to cancel the engagement.

The marriage was successfully called off, but Yuan Zhilin had an accident on the way back to Beijing.

It is said that he suddenly went crazy in the middle of the night, with unbearable pain all over his body. He rolled around and screamed, and the guards could not hold him down at all. In the end, he even became incontinent.

It has been so many days since he returned to Beijing, and the Yuan family has invited so many famous doctors to treat him, but no one can find the cause of the disease.

The Shen family sent Wan to visit, and Madam Yuan Er secretly told her that the master they had consulted said Yuan Zhilin had been blown away by a ghostly wind. The guard also said that the day he broke off the engagement was the seventh day after Fang's death, and whether this angered Fang...

Thinking of this, Mrs. Wan patted her chest and became afraid.

If they poisoned Shen Li at this time, Fang Shi would come out to torment them at night...

Wan couldn't help but shiver again.

"Mom, she suddenly wants to build a small kitchen. Do you think the Fang family discovered something and gave her the idea?"

Wan asked.

The old lady pondered for a moment and said, "It shouldn't be. If they really discovered something, the Fang family can't afford to offend us, so they won't let her come back. The secret guards in the mansion have been hiding in the corner courtyard to observe for the past two days. According to them, she is really stupid. Every night she runs and jumps in the courtyard alone, shouting slogans, like a shaman. She also doesn't allow people to kneel or keep watch, and her words are weird. She really looks like she is possessed by a ghost..."

"Is it Fang's soul?" Wan asked nervously.

"Whatever it is," the old lady said viciously, "If Mrs. Wan really has a spirit, she won't stay with her daughter for too long. It will shorten her lifespan. Sooner or later, she will leave, and by then, there will only be a little girl left. Can't all these people deal with her?"

"It would be great if the secret guards could kill her directly." Wan said.

The old lady raised her eyelids and rolled her eyes at her, saying, "You think it's simple. The Fang family has a clear path ahead of the emperor. You say just let her die? If she dies in the Shen Mansion, there will be even more trouble."

Wan's shoulders suddenly drooped and she looked worried.

The old lady counted her rosary beads and said, "Okay, don't worry. Fortunately, the secret guards have been monitoring it. It's a simple-minded person and will not pose any threat for the time being. As for the disturbances in the past few days, well, let's ask a few masters to help exorcise the evil spirits."

"The secret guards at the Jiaojiao Courtyard will withdraw at dawn. Don't hang around there during the day, or you might get entangled by her and have no one to help you escape."

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief, feeling very bad. "Go, go see Yao'er, and don't upset your sister-in-law."

The entire Shen family owes its current status to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Zhao's status in the mansion is so high that even her mother-in-law has to give way to her, not to mention the second house that depends on the eldest house for support.

Even if the rash might infect her own body, Mrs. Wan still had to take care of it.

Wan Fuli took his leave and left in a hurry.

The old lady stared out the door for a long moment before she said to Nanny Sun in a deep voice, "Take five hundred taels of silver and send them to Jiaojiaoyuan. Find a scapegoat, and tell the eldest son's wife about this. He's a vicious man and will definitely not use the silver to settle the matter. Let's not cause any more trouble over this matter."

Accidents happened one after another, and it was impossible to prevent them. Her old body tossed and turned at night and couldn't sleep. As soon as she closed her eyes, she had nightmares.

She was a little scared.

Before lunch arrived, the money for Shen Li's supplies was delivered.

At the same time, there was also a piece of news that the old woman who embezzled Shen Liyue's salary confessed her crime, was beaten with thirty sticks, and was sold again.

Shen Li counted the banknotes without even looking at Shanhu.

As soon as Coral said goodbye, Banxia rushed in.

Still holding the stick in her hand, she immediately picked up the cup and poured water into her mouth as soon as she entered the door. She drank several cups in one breath, wiped the corners of her mouth, and said excitedly: "Miss, guess what good news I heard?"

Qiluo smiled and pulled her ear, scolding her, "Hurry up and tell me. If you keep me in suspense, I'll get some of the powder on you."

"I'll tell you," Banxia pleaded, happily saying, "It was that Yuan Zhilin. I just went out on the street and heard that he was crippled. He died on the way back from Mizhou."

Yuan Zhilin?

Shen Li paused while counting the money.

After so many days, I almost forgot about him.

According to the timing of the poison needle's attack, he should be in constant pain.

"Are you talking about Yuan Zhilin from the Duke of Wei's family?" Qiluo asked.

"Yeah, that's him. Everyone says he's possessed by evil spirits. He's dying when his whole body aches, and he's also incontinent. Incontinence, oh, how smelly it is."

Banxia sniffed and made an expression as if she couldn't stand it.

Suddenly, his eyes caught sight of the banknotes in Shen Li's hand, and his eyes widened immediately. "Miss, did you rob this or did they give it to you?"

"It's patched." Qiluo said with a smile.

Banxia's eyes sparkled with joy upon hearing this, but then turned to resentment. "These bullies who only care about the strong and the weak deserve to be punished. My lady, after dinner, I will go to their courtyard and rob whatever I see. I'll bring it back and exchange it for silver for you."