The daughter of the firstborn is rebellious and is reborn to bury her whole family

"Not much, fifty taels is enough."

"Fifty taels?!" How is this any different from asking for her life!

Mrs. Shen couldn't believe it: "Your father's annual salary is only twenty taels!"

"You're going to spend more than two years' salary on this. What could be so expensive?"

Shen Qiyin said, "If you want to give a gift, give an expensive one. Giving away cheap ones will only make people despise you. They will think we look down on them. Why bother doing something that won't please you?"

"But I don't have that much money."

"But you have jewelry, can't you just pawn some of it for money?"

Mrs. Shen looked embarrassed.

Agree, she can't bear to do it.

If I don't agree, I'm afraid I won't be able to win over Rendong and Shen Cang will blame me later.

She was struggling with this, but Shen Qiyin didn't urge her.

At this moment, Rendong ran in happily, holding a food box in one hand and a knife in the other: "Miss, Miss! Look what I brought back..."

Rendong walked into the house, and the moment she saw Mrs. Shen, the smile on her face froze.

Mrs. Shen's heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

She curled the corners of her lips awkwardly and quickly stood up to greet him: "Hey, Honeysuckle is back, sit down and have a rest."

"Xianglan, quickly pour a cup of tea for Rendong so she can drink it to relax."

Xianglan: “…Yes.”

Honeysuckle was pressed on the chair, looking confused.

She looked at Shen Qiyin blankly, and saw the latter smiling at her soothingly, with a spring breeze between his eyebrows that melted the snow.

She asked Jin Dong softly, "What good things did you bring back that would make you so overjoyed?"

Seeing that Shen Qiyin did not shy away from Madam Shen's presence, and that the clothes and jewelry that the young lady had bought for her were all turned out, Rendong remembered what they had said before in order to deal with emergencies, so she replied openly, "My senior brother gave me a gift for becoming his disciple!"

"Look, young lady, this is the sword!" Rendong drew the sword out of its sheath and showed it to her like a treasure: "My senior brother said that this sword is called 'Jinghong' and he specially asked for it from Master Xiao."

Shen Qiyin listened to her talking excitedly, and a faint smile appeared on his cheek.

The blade of this knife is straight, with both the gentlemanly elegance of a sword and the domineering style of a knife. It is really suitable for her honeysuckle.

"And this box of snacks!" Honeysuckle placed the knife on her legs like a baby, then opened the lid of the food box. The aroma instantly filled the room, causing Mrs. Shen to swallow her saliva unconsciously.

"These are all given by my senior brother..." In fact, this is a thank-you gift from Xiong Lu to Shen Qiyin.

He originally wanted to spend money to buy something better, but after being reminded by Feng Liu, he thought that it would not be good for Shen Qiyin, an unmarried girl, to accept things from a grown man, so he did not dare to give her anything.

I would just ask the cook at Qiying Pavilion to make a few more of her signature snacks and ask Rendong to bring them back for her.

But now Ren Dong received Shen Qiyin's hint, and the words on her lips turned into: "...Mine, these are all given to me by my senior brother."

After hearing this, Madam Shen immediately said, "Oh my, I saw that you are not a simple girl that day, and now it has really come true."

"Just now I was discussing with your young lady what to buy for you as a gift."

When Honeysuckle heard that there was a gift to be received, her eyes lit up immediately: "Thank you, ma'am!"

"Of course, the things you reward are all excellent. They are certainly not like those small families who give their servants junk that the masters themselves despise, which is a joke."

"...That's natural, that's natural." The smile on Mrs. Shen's face was uglier than crying.

Now I have to spend the fifty taels whether I want to or not.

Shen Qiyin observed his expression and said at the right time: "Alas, it's a pity that although you are now the manager of the household in name only, you don't even have the key to the warehouse."

"Otherwise, why can't you even take out fifty taels of silver?"

"Who wouldn't say so!" Mrs. Shen was filled with anger and grievance when talking about this matter.

It sounds nice to ask her to be the housekeeper, but she doesn't even have any money, how can she manage the household?

The servants in this mansion were all very cunning. Seeing that she was in name only, they did not take her seriously, especially the people employed by the old lady, whom she could not order around.

If things aren't done well, the old lady will say she's useless!

It really makes me angry to death!

Thinking of this, Madam Shen moved her chair closer to Shen Qiyin with an attentive look on her face, and said to her in a low voice: "Yin'er, do you have a way to help mother get the key to the warehouse?"

"You don't need to ask, mother. Your daughter has been helping you figure this out early in the morning."

"Really?!" Mrs. Shen was overjoyed.

"It's just..." Shen Qiyin looked embarrassed and hesitated, "This storehouse key is extraordinary. It is a symbol of the true power of the household. I know that grandma won't give it to you so easily."

"So if you want to achieve your goal, you need to be willing to take risks, otherwise you will never succeed."

Mrs. Shen asked hurriedly: "What should we do?"

"First act, second cause, third set a trap."

"This..." Mrs. Shen didn't understand what he meant.

"Since you are short of money, go ask your grandmother for it. If she doesn't give it to you, make a scene. It would be best if you make a scene so that everyone knows about it and knows how hard it is for you."

But Mrs. Shen looked depressed after hearing this: "Will this... make people laugh at me?"

"Do you even need to ask this? Someone will definitely laugh at you!"

"…Then why are you letting me do this?"

"Mother, don't forget, your goal is to get the key to the warehouse. As long as you get the key, does anything else matter?" Shen Qiyin's eyes were as bright as lacquer, terrifyingly bright.

"What's more, grandma is old and has not been in good health recently. You are obviously strong and have a good reputation, but she refuses to give up power. Others will laugh at her, and naturally they will also laugh at her."

"She is not afraid of being embarrassed, so what are you afraid of?"

Mrs. Shen thought about it and felt that it was right.

"But your father..."

Hearing Madam Shen mention Shen Cang, Shen Qiyin frowned unconsciously, with an expression of "incomprehension": "In fact, I have never understood why mother is so afraid of father?"

"Some women in this world are afraid of their husbands because they worry about losing their favor, but you don't have that at all, so why are you afraid of losing it?"

Mrs. Shen's expression froze for a moment.

Shen Qiyin pretended not to see it and continued, "There is another situation, which is the fear of being divorced and expelled from home."

"But you haven't violated any of the seven grounds for divorce, so your father has no reason to divorce you."

"But...but I didn't give him a son..."

Shen Qiyin was silent for a moment, then said, "Please read some books."

"The 'childless' in the Seven Reasons for Divorce means not having children, not not having sons!"

"To put it another way, even if you don't feel guilty towards your father for giving birth to a legitimate son, you should explore your other values ​​so that he won't abandon you easily."

"Grandmother holds the key to the storehouse, and the savings in the mansion are just gathering dust there. You can ask to take the key temporarily for a month. As long as you have the ability to make money, then father will take the initiative to hand over the key to you for safekeeping without your request."

Mrs. Shen was overwhelmed by what she heard and asked hurriedly, "Then what should I do?"

"I remember my maternal grandfather's family was a salt merchant. Although the family business declined after he passed away, I think the connections are still there."

"Of course I know that as a woman in seclusion, it is not appropriate for you to show your face in public, but if you take some money and invest it in your grandfather's old business friends, and let them give you dividends according to the rules after the profit, wouldn't it be nice?"

"Oh! What did you think!" Mrs. Shen's eyes lit up: "If you hadn't told me, I would have forgotten it all!"

"That's right, your grandfather does have old friends in Beijing."

Although she was not a royal merchant or a wealthy person, it was no big deal for her to make a little money.

Her heart was moved, and Mrs. Shen was now impatient to take the silver and go out to find someone.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, Shen Cang came to Haitang Courtyard in a hurry.

Seeing Mrs. Shen was also here, he was obviously a little surprised, but he didn't bother to say anything else. He just sent Xianglan and Rendong out. It was obvious that he had something important to say to Shen Qiyin.

In fact, she could vaguely guess something.

He most likely came here because of Aunt Zheng's matter.

As expected, Shen Cang was so anxious that he didn't even have time to prepare for the incident. He immediately said, "Qiyin, go to Jingzhao Prefecture tomorrow and meet that bitch before the prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture hears Jingming's case."

Shen Qiyin raised his eyes and asked, "What are you doing?"

"Talk to her about the pros and cons."

"Let her know that people's words are terrible. As long as she is here, she will bring trouble to your second brother and your fourth sister."

After hearing this, Mrs. Shen still had some doubts in her heart.

However, Shen Qiyin had already broken the window paper and said bluntly: "Father wants me to force Aunt Zheng to death." She even said it in a statement tone, without any doubt.

Shen Cang's face looked grim, but he didn't deny it after all.

Seeing this, a hint of satisfaction flashed in Mrs. Shen's eyes.

Shen Qiyin saw her reaction clearly and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Even at this moment, she was still thinking about being jealous, without any worry or sadness about "the lips and teeth are cold".

Simply ridiculous!

The room was silent for a moment, and Shen Cang spoke again: "What I did was not only for your second brother and his family, but also for our entire family."

"As long as she lives, others will argue about us."

"If people think that our family tradition is not upright, and that a concubine dares to harm the mistress and the legitimate daughter, you will lose face if the news gets out, and it may also affect your choice of husband."

Hearing this, Shen Qiyin looked indifferent: "Oh, I don't care."

"you……"

Shen Cang's eyes darkened: "Even if you don't consider yourself, can you not consider your mother and me?"

"You and mom are both alive and well. You are so old, can't you think for yourself? Do you have to rely on me?"

Shen Cang just stared, and before he could speak, Shen Qiyin continued: "Besides, you have a daughter like me now. If I were not here, how would you live?"

"What are you talking about? You are here for real now!"

"Then you should just treat me as dead."

"you!"

"You didn't go to do such a sinful thing yourself, but asked me to go!" Shen Qiyin was adamant: "What if Aunt Zheng dies and turns into a ghost tomorrow and comes looking for me? I'm scared."

Shen Cang's mouth twitched with anger. If it were any other time, he would have slapped his face in the face.

Seeing how angry he was, Madam Shen's "virtuous" side came back to her, and she tried to persuade Shen Qiyin earnestly, "We are a family, we prosper together and we suffer together. Besides, as a daughter, isn't it your duty to be filial to your father?"

Shen Qiyin: "Since mother would say so, why don't you go?"

"Um, I..."

"As your father's wife and the mistress of the family, isn't it your duty to share your husband's worries?"

Mrs. Shen fell silent immediately.

Shen Cang had indeed not considered letting Mrs. Shen go, because he did not believe from the bottom of his heart that she could handle the matter well.

But now Shen Qiyin has made up her mind not to go, and he can't force her to go. While hesitating, he thought of another person.

He was about to leave in a hurry, but just as he stood up, Shen Qiyin suddenly called him back, "Father, wait a minute!"

Shen Cang thought she had changed her mind. Before the smile even reached her eyes, she said, "I have something I want to discuss with my father and mother."

"I want to take Honeysuckle as my stepsister."

"Nonsense!" Shen Cang refuted without even thinking.

Seeing that Mrs. Shen tried her best to stop him, he belatedly asked, "Who is that person called 'Honeysuckle'?"

"She's the little maidservant who usually follows Yin'er around."

Mrs. Shen hurriedly told Shen Cang about Rendong's recent situation. The latter's eyes brightened the more he listened.

In the end, his brows were full of calculations.

He seemed to have forgotten what he had just said, and said with a smile: "Then choose an auspicious day, and I will take the initiative to adopt her as my adopted daughter, and let her become a lady of our Shen family."

Shen Qiyin laughed at that time: "Father must have misunderstood. What I meant was that I wanted to take Rendong as my adopted sister." What does it have to do with your Shen family! Don't get involved!

Shen Cang: "What's the difference?"

"The difference is that if I recognize Ren Dong as my adopted sister, others will believe that we have a deep bond as master and servant, and I am willing to raise her status."

"But if you and mother adopt Ren Dong as your adopted daughter, others will think that you are trying to establish a relationship with her because you saw that she hooked up with the Thousand Eagle Guards."

"That's the difference."

Finally, she added, seemingly not interfering, "Of course, if father doesn't care about being talked about as profiteering, and if he's not afraid of being pointed at and accused of currying favor with the powerful, then just ignore what I said."

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Cang's face turned green. There was no need for him to wait for others to scold him.

For this reason, I gave up the idea.

Rendong suddenly changed from a maid into a young lady. Madam Shen was worried about how to curry favor with her and wanted to personally select a maid to serve her, but was unexpectedly rejected by Shen Qiyin.

The reason given by Miss Shen was: "One Banxia is worth two."

People will be so angry after hearing about Pinellia ternata.

I thought that by complaining to Madam Shen that the Second Young Miss favored Rendong, I would be able to make the master and servant pay for it. However, not only did I fail to achieve my goal, but I also brought another ancestor back to me!

Serving tea and water, washing and bathing, working in bed and outside the bed, inside and outside the house... Banxia was almost exhausted to death.

Fortunately, Shen Qiyin didn't need her to stay on duty at night, so she could sleep well.

That evening, the moon was at its highest point in the sky, but Shen Qiyin did not go to bed.

Honeysuckle was exhausted from practicing martial arts at the Eagle Pavilion during the day. She fell asleep immediately after going to bed and even snored a little.

Shen Qiyin covered her lips and chuckled.

She quietly tucked in the quilt for Honeysuckle, then took the lantern she had prepared early in the morning and quietly left the house.

The autumn night is quiet, the moon is dim and the stars are sparse, which makes it even colder.

Shen Qiyin walked out of Haitang Courtyard to catch the adulterer!