Spring in the East Palace

Shen Muyin watched Shaoyao leave slowly, his lowered brows concealing deep meaning.

When he turned around again, he saw Shen Rushuang grabbing his hand, her fingertips trembling and her voice becoming stammering.

“This flower…this flower…how come…” Shen Rushuang’s expression turned into shock, with a hint of fear in her eyes.

She saw with her own eyes that after the medicine was sprinkled on the roses, the roses turned black in just a short while and the petals fell off very quickly.

The medicinal juice seeped into the roots, affecting the roses next to them. They looked completely wilted, completely different from their initial vitality.

How could Shen Rushuang, such a smart person, not know what went wrong here?

There is something wrong with this medicine.

But Shen Muyin took a look and sneered in his heart.

Concubine Liu was too anxious. What happened today made her hold a grudge against Shen Rushuang. She wished she could kill Shen Rushuang immediately, so she probably increased the dosage of the medicine.

Otherwise, according to Shen Muyin's speculation, at most the rose would change color and wilt, but would not die completely.

Perhaps in this case, Shen Rushuang would not be so suspicious and would need Shen Muyin to add fuel to the fire.

Now, they have come to the door on their own initiative, so Shen Muyin doesn't even have to add fuel to the fire.

"Grandma, I'm afraid this medicine is..." Shen Muyin frowned and stopped talking halfway.

"Bastard!" Shen Rushuang was so angry that her whole body was shaking.

"Calm down first. When Shaoyao brings the medicine, ask Nanny Li to send those people away and deliver the medicine to the doctor outside. He will naturally know what the medicine is." Shen Muyin spoke quietly.

Shen Rushuang's face was still livid: "If the Second House wants to kill me, I'm afraid they won't let me find the evidence here."

"Do you believe me?" Shen Muyin suddenly looked at Shen Rushuang.

Shen Rushuang's sharp eyes fell on Shen Muyin.

It's not that she doesn't know what Shen Muyin is going to do. In this Shen family, Shen Muyin is the lonely person.

Therefore, Shen Muyin also wants to cultivate his own people, which is the same idea as Concubine Liu.

But now, Shen Rushuang can only trust Shen Muyin. At least, Shen Muyin has no intention of killing.

"Does Mu Yin have any good ideas?" Shen Rushuang asked solemnly.

Shen Muyin nodded and whispered, "Grandma, there is a medicine shop in the northern suburbs of Kyoto. The old doctor there is a close friend of my adoptive father. He understands all kinds of poisons in the world. If you send your medicine to him, he will definitely be able to make an accurate judgment." Shen Muyin said calmly.

But when she looked at Shen Rushuang again, she was calm: "But I have to avoid this matter, to prevent Second Mother from saying that I am the one who interfered. So, I can only nominate people, and Grandmother still has to make the decision herself."

After he finished speaking, Shen Muyin stopped talking. The rose that had died before was still withering in the same place.

She accompanied Shen Rushuang and took a quiet walk in the garden.

Perhaps knowing this, Shen Rushuang lost interest and hurried back to the ancestral hall.

Not long after Shen Rushuang returned to the ancestral hall, Huixiang brought back the medicine. Nanny Li sent her away, and Huixiang didn't think much about it.

After all, Shen Rushuang had never doubted it and always drank up the medicine over the years.

"Find a reliable person to deliver this medicine to the pharmacy in the northern suburbs." Shen Rushuang instructed Li Rong.

Although Li Rong was surprised, she nodded quickly: "Don't worry, I will take care of this matter."

Soon, Li Rong left in a hurry.

Shen Muyin watched Li Rong leave, still standing there neither humble nor arrogant.

"Mu Yin, if this matter turns out to be as you expected, what do you want me to reward you with?" Shen Rushuang looked at Shen Mu Yin and asked directly.

Shen Muyin did not act pretentious in front of Shen Rushuang, because she knew very well that Shen Rushuang must have become a very smart person at this age.

Besides, isn’t this Shen Muyin’s purpose?

She looked at Shen Rushuang calmly, still neither humble nor arrogant.

"Grandma, Mu Yin wants to be free to enter and leave the Shen Mansion." Shen Mu Yin said calmly.

This request surprised Shen Rushuang.

She never thought that Shen Muyin would make this request. In her opinion, girls only like jewelry and beautiful clothes.

But since Shen Muyin returned to the Shen Mansion, these have almost disappeared.

What was sent a few days ago were just the most basic things. Naturally, Concubine Liu would not give the good things to Shen Muyin.

However, Shen Rushuang still has quite a few here.

As a result, Shen Muyin was far beyond Shen Rushuang's expectations.

"You don't like jewelry? But you ask me for freedom?" Shen Rushuang asked Shen Muyin majestically, "Do you know that unmarried women in Kyoto cannot leave the mansion at will. Those who are outside are trying to make a living, or they are prostitutes in brothels."

Shen Muyin was quiet for a moment, but calm: "Maybe my adoptive parents were more indulgent to me since I was a child, plus I grew up in Yanjiao, not in Kyoto. So when I returned to the Shen Mansion, I felt that freedom was precious."

Shen Rushuang nodded at this, and she could understand it.

"Is that all you want?" Shen Rushuang asked again.

Shen Muyin smiled: "Grandma, this is Muyin's only request."

"Okay, I'll grant you this request." Shen Rushuang responded.

Soon, Shen Rushuang asked someone to take her token and handed it to Shen Muyin, and explained carefully: "With the token, naturally no one will dare to stop you."

"Thank you, grandma." Shen Muyin took it quietly.

Shen Muyin was not afraid of being stopped. She wanted to go out and the people in the Shen Mansion couldn't stop her.

The reason she wanted Shen Rushuang's token was just to be on the safe side, so that if Concubine Liu caused trouble for her, she would have a legitimate reason.

After all, if you walk by the river often, how can you not get your feet wet?

It is always true that it is better to be safe than sorry.

Shen Muyin put the token away, then walked slowly to Shen Rushuang's side. She whispered, "Grandma, can I give you a massage?"

"Okay." Shen Rushuang nodded.

Shen Muyin sat aside, and placed his slender hand on Shen Rushuang's forehead with just the right amount of strength.

Shen Muyin's adoptive mother Wen Li suffered from chronic headaches before her death, so Xu Zhong studied this set of massage techniques, and Shen Muyin naturally learned it over time.

When Xu Zhong was not around, it was Shen Muyin who helped Wen Li relieve her headache.

So this technique worked immediately on Shen Rushuang. The headache disappeared instantly and she felt relaxed all over.

Soon, Shen Rushuang dozed off leaning against the bed. Shen Muyin waited until Shen Rushuang completely relaxed before stopping what he was doing.

But she didn't leave. She stayed by my side all the time, quietly.

……

At that time, Dongyuan.

Liu Jieyu's screams of pain made Shen Changsheng feel very annoyed.

"You said you were fine, why did you go to provoke my mother?" Shen Changsheng scolded Concubine Liu with a stern face.