Duke Jing's younger sister

Shen Beiqi's tone was gentle, as if he was joking normally, but the sternness in his voice startled the prince, and he immediately frowned.

I don't know how he ended up with such a stupid sister. She knew that he wanted to win over Shen Beiqi, so it would have been fine if she couldn't help, but instead she caused such a big trouble!

Bullying others is fine, even if the other person is really bitten to death by a poisonous snake, there is nothing to be afraid of, at most you will get a scolding!

But she chose to go against the wall and even dared to murder Shen Beiqi's sister?

Everyone in Jiangdu City knew that Duke Jingguo had always doted on his two younger sisters. How could Xiao Wushuang, relying on the fact that she was a princess, think that she was superior to others and dare to bully the Shen family at will?

I simply don’t know what to say!

Xiao Wenhao was filled with remorse. He had originally wanted to use this palace banquet to allow the Third Miss Shen to show herself in front of his father, so as to pave the way for his next plan.

He never expected that Xiao Wushuang would intervene and disrupt all his plans. At this moment, when he glanced at Xiao Wushuang, his eyes were full of disgust.

At this point, Shen Beiqi was afraid that the Fourth Princess was furious. If he didn't vent her anger for her, how could he expect her to truly obey him in the future?

Thinking of this, the prince hardened his heart, strode towards Xiao Wushuang, and slapped her hard in the face.

"Fool, Duke Jingguo has made great military achievements and has made great contributions to the peace of our Southern Wu border. This is Miss Shen's first visit to the palace, and you are the host. It would be fine if you didn't treat her with courtesy, but you played a prank on her with a snake. You are simply hopeless!"

Shen Li withdrew her gaze indifferently. Things have changed. She didn't expect that the slap would be turned to Xiao Wushuang so soon.

The prince appeared to be acting out of justice and standing up for the Shen family, but in fact he described Xiao Wushuang's evil deeds against her as a "prank."

Come to think of it, with the royal majesty, no matter how noble Shen Beiqi is, she cannot surpass the royal family. Moreover, compared with Concubine Zhao, she was at most a little frightened.

The prince is willing to give them this face, so they should be grateful and praise the prince for his wisdom and righteousness!

Xiao Wenhao showed no mercy. Xiao Wushuang was beaten so hard that he felt dizzy, his ears were buzzing, and his vision was so blurred that he saw double.

She had been pampered since she was a child and had never suffered such injustice.

She was filled with anger and hatred, but she didn't dare to show it. She fell to the ground with one hand covering her face, still crying and shouting.

"Brother, even you don't believe me?"

Xiao Wushuang collapsed on the ground, covering her swollen cheek with one hand. The tears had already washed away her makeup. She looked extremely embarrassed, completely different from the proud and dignified look she had at the banquet. She said in despair and despair,

"Father, why don't you believe me? I really didn't want to kill Shen Li. I just ordered people to catch a few rat snakes to scare her! And that obsidian snake, I have never heard of it. Please understand!"

Shen Beiqi drooped his eyelashes slightly and thought for a moment.

The climate in Jiangdu City is humid. Although there are often snakes in the summer, most of them are non-venomous rat snakes. The highly poisonous obsidian snakes are not common, but are more often seen in the dense forests and mountains in the north.

The fourth princess might not have lied. Perhaps this was a trap from the beginning. While the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind.

Shen Li was either part of the plan, or was accidentally caught up in this storm.

But no matter whether it was intentional or unintentional, that slap was definitely given by Xiao Wushuang, and she did have the malicious intention of using the snake to scare her.

Judging from the current situation, Emperor Hongyang will probably not let Xiao Wushuang off easily, but no matter how severe the punishment is, Shen Beiqi will still think it is not enough.

Seeing her daughter being beaten, the queen almost couldn't stand. But the one who hit her was her son. This chaotic scene made her feel very upset.

I just wish I could put these two evil creatures back in. They’re causing me so much trouble, one after another.

The tassels on the nine-tailed phoenix crown swayed lightly, and the queen could only grit her teeth and secretly pinch her fingernails into the palm of her hand, using the pain to keep herself awake and rational.

No one knows a girl better than her mother. Although the Fourth Princess is a bit spoiled and domineering on weekdays, she is still a child after all. How could she have such vicious thoughts as to find the Obsidian Snake to harm Shen Li?

Besides, she had only added Shen Li's name to the name list three days ago. How could she have foreseen the future and found two poisonous snakes in advance?

I'm afraid that someone is deliberately trying to divert the blame to her daughter, or is targeting her.

The miscarriage of Concubine Zhao's baby was caused by the Fourth Princess, which inevitably made His Majesty suspicious of her and wondered if she was behind the incident.

After all, in the eyes of everyone in the palace, the one who most hoped that Concubine Zhao would have a miscarriage was the Empress Dowager.

In any case, the most important thing at the moment is to find a way to exonerate the Fourth Princess, and everything else will be easy.

The queen took a deep breath, calmed her chaotic mind and spoke softly,

"Your Majesty, you know Wushuang's character. He is just a little spoiled, but he is not a black-hearted and vicious person."

"She is young and has always been simple-minded. I'm afraid she was deliberately used by someone tonight. This person has ulterior motives and must be targeting Concubine Zhao's dragon fetus!"

The Queen walked closer to Emperor Hongyang, bowed and continued, "Your Majesty must thoroughly investigate this matter, find out the real culprit behind the scenes, and give justice to Concubine Zhao and Miss Shen San."

Shen Li felt that the women in the palace lived too tiring lives, and they had to beat around the bush to plead for her daughter.

The Queen's light words successfully transferred Emperor Hongyang's anger to an unknown "real culprit behind the scenes". Emperor Hongyang glanced at everyone in the court and actually calmed down.

There were indeed many strange things happening tonight. After all, he was the one who raised the Fourth Princess, and he knew her temper and personality best.

It is just as the Queen said, the Fourth Princess is domineering and arrogant, but she is not a vicious person full of calculations.

Emperor Hongyang's gaze towards the Fourth Princess was no longer filled with anger. Everyone in the courtyard watched quietly, with different thoughts in their minds.

The second prince Xiao Wenche saw his father's fire dying down, so he quickly spoke up and added more firewood.

"Father, no matter if there is any hidden secret behind what happened tonight, it is true that Fourth Sister let the snake scare Third Miss Shen, it is true that Mother suffered innocently, and it is even more true that she caused Father to lose the Fifth Prince!"

Xiao Wenche rolled his eyes and continued,

"What mother said is right. Fourth sister is still young, how could she have such evil thoughts? I'm afraid someone is instigating her behind the scenes. After all, even if the truth is revealed, father won't really take Fourth sister's life because of his love for her!"

"What do you mean, second brother? Are you trying to frame the Queen Mother and implying that my fourth sister did this at the Queen Mother's instruction?" the prince said angrily.

"I did not directly name anyone, but Your Majesty is so anxious to identify the person. Is it because you are guilty?"

"you……"

"Shut up, everyone!"

Emperor Hongyang was in great trouble. It is said that a harmonious family brings prosperity, but the royal family, who were high and mighty, had never had true "harmony".

"Someone - drag the fourth princess out, give her thirty strokes of the cane, and confine her to Wushuang Palace. She is not allowed to leave without permission!"