440 Scumbag Father Causing Trouble (1)
Shen Yijia refused to admit it, so Madam Qiu did not force her. She asked her something else.
As long as it had nothing to do with treating illnesses, Shen Yijia answered the questions one by one. She looked like a good child, as if she had never thought of killing Madam Qiu to silence her.
It was not until Nanny Lan came over to remind her that it was time to go back and drink the medicine that Madam Qiu stopped talking.
She then got someone to bring the gifts from the carriage.
Perhaps because she had learned about their family before coming, she had prepared a full set of gifts.
Madam Li was given an exquisite and not ostentatious set of hair accessories. The younger ones at home each had a piece of high-quality suet jade. When Nanny Lan introduced them, she even said that they were all consecrated at Hidden Spirit Temple.
Five identical jade pendants. It was obvious that they had been cut from the same jade.
Even Song Jingchen was included. It was a set of calligraphy treasures that Dean Lu treasured.
Apart from the precious set of four treasures and calligraphy that she had prepared for Shen Yijia, she also added another set of clothes.
These gifts were indeed thoughtful and carried some weight. Even Madam Li, who had seen good things, could not help but be surprised. What kind of huge favor did Sister Jia help her with to deserve this?
Madam Qiu did not explain. She instructed Shen Yijia to visit the academy more often when she was free and bade farewell.
She was indeed a little tired after being out for more than half a day.
This was also because her body was much better now. In her previous state, she wouldn’t have been able to hold on for so long.
Thinking about how Dean Lu had gotten someone to ask about the prescription Ji Yunxi had given her and found out that it was only a prescription to nourish her Qi and blood, Madam Qiu was even more grateful to Shen Yijia.
Although that prescription was rare, it would never have such an effect on her body.
This was also the reason why she had delayed until today. She did not want to rely on her intuition to erase Ji Yunxi’s contributions. Reality proved that she was not overthinking.
“Madam, why didn’t you mention recognizing Madam Song as your adopted daughter?”
In the carriage, Nanny Lan sat at the side and rubbed Madam Qiu’s forehead. She could tell that she had a good impression of Shen Yijia and could not help but ask.
Madam Qiu smiled. “I’m just afraid of scaring that girl.”
As she spoke, she recalled Shen Yijia’s guarded expression when she saw her. She said sadly, “Your master has been away from the bureaucracy for so many years. He’s just a lousy teacher now. I wonder if he’ll like her.”
The corners of Nanny Lan’s mouth twitched. She could tell that Madam Song had really caught Madam Qiu’s eye. Otherwise, how could she bear to hurt the director?
It was unknown where Madam Song got such good luck. Although the director had no official position, he was someone that even a few princes wanted to rope in.
His students were not high-ranking officials, but they were spread throughout the entire Great Xia. They ranged from county leaders to important ministers in the court.
It was not an exaggeration to say that his students were everywhere.
On the other side, Madam Li also asked Shen Yijia what was going on between her and Madam Qiu.
She rarely asked about Shen Yijia’s private matters, but Madam Qiu’s status in the capital was not ordinary. She was worried that Shen Yixia would be used.
Shen Yijia scratched her head and told him everything that had happened on the day she sent Sister Huan and Lin Miaomiao to register. “I just wanted to ask for directions, but I happened to see her faint.”
“I thought that she wouldn’t be suffering from heatstroke if she was still sitting in the courtyard under such a hot sun, so I fed her some water. I was afraid that others would misunderstand that it was my fault, so I ran away after feeding her water.”
She didn’t say what water it was, so it wasn’t a lie, right?
The corners of Madam Li’s mouth twitched, and she was speechless.
After some thought, she said, “You can’t be so rash next time. Nothing happened. If anything happens to Madam Qiu, we won’t be able to explain ourselves.”
“Mother, I understand.” Shen Yijia shrank back and listened obediently.
Although it was impossible for what Madam Li was worried about to happen, she was in the wrong this time. Fortunately, Madam Qiu did not see her use the spiritual liquid. Otherwise, this matter would have been difficult to resolve.
She was lucky this time. What about next time? She couldn’t be so lucky every time.
Seeing her like this, Madam Li couldn’t bear to say anything else and only urged her to quickly eat.
Something expected happened in the court today. Shen Pingxiu was impeached and handed over to the emperor’s court.
What was he even doing by prancing around in disheveled clothes? Coincidentally, the emperor’s birthday was imminent. The envoys of other countries were still around. This was incredibly humiliating for the officials of Great Xia.