Her eyes widened abruptly.
She had actually bought so much!
Old Madam Yun's heart was bleeding at the moment.
She angrily walked up to Yun Shu and raised her hand to slap her.
Yun Shu looked up at Old Madam Yun.
Under Yun Shu's gaze, Old Madam Yun's raised hand froze mid-air.
"Grandmother wants to hit me?" Yun Shu curved her lips and asked with a half-smile.
Old Madam Yun's raised hand did not fall for a long time, and her anger intensified. "How dare you ask me? Look at what you've done!"
"Shu'er, Shu'er, please don't anger the old madam anymore. She's been in poor health recently. What if she falls ill again because of you? Can you just apologize to the old madam properly?" Concubine Xiao persuaded with added fuel.
Old Madam Yun glared at Concubine Xiao. "What nonsense are you spouting? I haven't acknowledged her as Yun Shu yet!"
"She's just a thief!"
Old Madam Yun believed that as long as she didn't acknowledge Yun Shu's identity, Yun Shu would never be part of their Yun family!
Nor would she be a burden to Yue Yin.
Concubine Xiao was internally overjoyed, but outwardly appeared fearful. She quickly said, "The old madam is right, I misspoke."
Old Madam Yun then looked at Yun Shu. "You will return all these things immediately! And send the money back to the treasury!"
How could the Yun family's money be spent by Yun Shu!
Yun Shu smiled.
She witnessed Old Madam Yun's shamelessness once again.
"What if I refuse?" Yun Shu's gaze was calm as she looked at Old Madam Yun and asked coldly.
Upon hearing this, Old Madam Yun was furious. "You refuse?! Who gave you the courage? How dare you take money from the accounting office without my permission!"
"Old madam, old madam, please don't be angry. Shu'er might not have intentionally not asked you! She knows she was wrong now. As long as these things are returned, it will be fine." Concubine Xiao pretended to be a good Samaritan.
She then earnestly persuaded Yun Shu, "The old madam is old. Shu'er, you must listen to the old madam and not be disobedient! Listen to your aunt and quickly return these things. Then the old madam won't be angry with you and won't drive you away!"
Yun Shu watched Concubine Xiao bustling about and felt like she was watching a very amusing play.
She glanced at the bolts of fabric, the gold and silver jewelry, and even the trinkets placed around her.
She liked every single one of these items.
Ask her to return them?
"I don't want to return them." Yun Shu stated the three words plainly and directly.
These three words turned Old Madam Yun's face ashen with rage. "You! How dare you disobey me!"
She recalled the Yun Shu of the past. Although foolish, she had always been obedient to her slightest word!
"Anyone in the manor who needs silver must get the old madam's approval. Shu'er, you mustn't make such a mistake again! Otherwise, the old madam will truly have someone drive you away! The old Shu'er used to listen to the old madam the most!" Concubine Xiao's words subtly reminded Old Madam Yun.
This incited Old Madam Yun to drive Yun Shu out.
It also made Old Madam Yun dislike Yun Shu even more.
"Guards, guards, quickly drive her out! She is not Yun Shu!" Old Madam Yun said in a fit of rage.
Then she ordered the servants, "And you, find out which shops sold these items and return them all!"
With a series of commands, those following the old madam swarmed forward.