The madam was talking to Old Lady Song in the room, her voice low: "I think that Chen family's maid is not a simple girl, she can actually control Shen Qi from their house and the Li family's daughter. Last time during the Tongzhou incident, she pushed Xiao Yi out to take the blame, and she's only about the same age as Si Yatou, even younger than her by one year. Her mind is so deep, it's really chilling."

  Mrs. Song hummed and didn't respond immediately, only asking faintly after a while: "Since Xiaoyi has promised not to make a fuss, then so be it. Now the situation in the imperial court is complicated, if our two families' backyards were to become enemies, others would think that Old Master and Chancellor Chen have fallen out again. I know that person, Tang Mingyuan, he said that this life he will only take eight disciples, no more. Now he already has seven disciples under his name, it seems that the last quota was originally reserved for a Chen family junior, but now our Yange has taken it, which is enough to make them feel heartbroken for several years."

  The lady paused for a moment, pursed her lips and changed the subject: "If that's the case, then so be it. What I'm afraid of is that Chen girl harboring resentment in her heart and stirring up more trouble in the future."

  Although she knew that the quota she had painstakingly requested would definitely go to Song Yu, Madame still couldn't help but think about it - which parent in this world doesn't want their children to do well? If they could enter Tang Mingyuan's door, it would be of great help to their future prospects. Although her eldest son Song Ju was promising and impressive, she also had a younger son.

  "Even if they exhaust their entire family's efforts and sacrifice another Tang Mingyuan, it would be of no use." Old Lady Song sneered with a slight curl of her lip: "Besides, even if Madame Chen is willing to protect her again, Master Chen will not tolerate it. However, this matter has made me feel disgusted. If the Chens come tomorrow, tell them I'm ill and unable to receive guests. Not even you need to go out. Just have our eldest daughter-in-law go out and handle it."

  But she couldn't help but add another layer of disgust towards Shen Qingran - in her dream, Shen Qingran was still somewhat forgivable, it could be said that he was driven to madness and killed his son and wife because of Song Chuyi's years of entanglement. However, in this life, Xiao Yi was only a nine-year-old child, even if she had been close to him before, he shouldn't have listened to others' instigations and harbored such thoughts. Moreover, over the past six months, every time Xiao Yi saw him, she had always been polite and courteous, never overstepping her bounds.

  The madam saw that she had a tired look on her face, so she didn't say much more. She respectfully replied with an "is", and then said: "Tomorrow the girls can go to school, tonight let the two aunts come over to pay their respects to you?"

  Mrs. Song nodded and instructed the housekeeper, "Don't be stingy with them, provide twelve sets of clothes for each season, and their monthly allowance is the same as the young ladies', three taels."

  The madam smiled and nodded: "Yes, I understand."

  "Besides, it's not a good thing for Er Ya to be cooped up in the house all day." Old Lady Song saw that Madame Wang's face had fallen and tried to comfort her: "Divorce isn't something shameful, are you planning on hiding her away from people for the rest of her life?"

  The lady's face turned slightly red, and her heart felt a bit sour. With a hint of difficulty, she said: "But after all, she has a small temper, if someone says a few unpleasant words to her, I don't know how long she'll be troubled."

  "That can't be helped either!" Old Lady Song interrupted her, and sighed again: "I know what you're thinking, but the reputation of the Bo Mansion wasn't earned by being lenient. So many young ladies from other families have been divorced and remarried, do you want Er Ya to ruin her life at such a young age? I'll go to the palace soon and ask the Imperial Consort if there's anyone suitable, you can also look around and choose someone for her, after two or three years, find a good one for her, that way we can fulfill our mother-daughter relationship."

  The madam's eyes were a little hot, looking at Old Lady Song almost dropped tears, and quickly nodded to respond.

  Madam Chen got off the carriage and saw Chen Mingyu come to support her with a humble expression, so she said coldly: "Go see your mother first, come over in the evening to have dinner with me."

  Just now, she made a big mistake and Old Lady Chen got angry again. Chen Mingyu didn't dare to be coquettish or playful, so she withdrew her hand and respectfully replied with a "yes". She hung her head and waited for the old lady to leave before taking the maid to Madame Chen's room.

  Madam Chen was personally dusting her golden box with a feather duster when she saw Chen Mingyu enter, and she frowned, closing the lid with a snap, asking somewhat impatiently: "What brings you here?"

  Chen Mingyu was also respectful to her, unlike his attitude towards Old Lady Chen. However, when facing his mother, he was respectfully distant. At this moment, hearing what she said, his expression didn't change, and with a calm tone, he bowed his head: "I just returned from the British Embassy, I came to pay my respects to you first."

  Madam Chen nodded, still with a cold expression, but suddenly asked: "By the way, wasn't it said that you would take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of that little girl who has something on you? How is it going?"

  Although she is her mother, it seems that all her patience has been devoted to gold and silver jewelry. At this moment, she suddenly realized why her grandmother had called her over to pay respects to her mother - her grandmother had taught her the ways of the world, raised her, and spent countless efforts on her. But her mother only knew how to teach her to do inappropriate things at inappropriate times. If it were her mother who had accompanied her out this time, she really couldn't imagine that her mother would have let go of such a big fish like Tang Mingyuan for her sake.

  She gradually harbored resentment and disdain in her heart, with a faintly discernible sneer playing on the corners of her mouth.

  As she was leaving, she whispered to her maid Bao: "You go tell Big Brother and Sister-in-law that Mother's money has arrived."

  Mother was too strict with money management, unlike other aunts who had bigger houses. Eldest brother and sister-in-law could barely make ends meet with their monthly allowance and often quarreled with mother who loved money like her life.

  She just can't stand her mother's cold demeanor, so she simply told her older brother and sister-in-law to go make a scene with her. The bigger the commotion, the better, and it would be even more perfect if her second brother and his wife joined in too.

  The elder brother always takes the money from the oil pot to spend, and the elder sister often mentions that if she had supplemented her dowry with a lot of money, the second brother and second sister would also have a lot of resentment towards their mother. If they knew their mother had money but refused to give them even a little bit, they would definitely make a big fuss with years of accumulated grievances.

  It would be best if she could suffocate her mother to death, anyway, with or without her it's all the same. Without her, there might even be fewer troubles. This somewhat frightening and vicious thought vaguely rose in her mind as she quickly left Chen Daitai's courtyard.