Spring in the East Palace

After he finished speaking, Shen Rushuang and the people present all looked at Shen Zhenzhen's shoes.

Shen Zhenzhen seemed increasingly passive and stepped back subconsciously, but the traces of mud on her pink embroidered shoes were particularly clear and even stained the shoes.

When I arrived at that man's house yesterday, it happened to be raining, and the path leading into the door was inevitably covered with mud.

And this morning, Shen Zhenzhen hurried back from outside, so naturally she wouldn't notice these details.

"Zhenzhen, how do you explain it?" Shen Rushuang's eyes became increasingly stern.

"Grandma, I..." Shen Zhenzhen was a little panicked. She didn't expect the situation to be like this.

Shen Muyin clearly had a sure win, but he still sighed, not too lightly or too heavily, just enough for the people in the room to hear it clearly.

"Zhenzhen, you and I are sisters. From the time I returned to the Shen Mansion until now, you have always been by my side, protecting me and speaking for me. I have never doubted you." Shen Muyin said helplessly.

And the look she gave Shen Zhenzhen seemed even more aggrieved.

"But why did you deliberately induce me to go to Lixianglou? Don't you know what that place is?" Shen Muyin changed the subject, as if accusing Shen Zhenzhen.

"I...I...sister...don't talk nonsense...I...how could I do such a thing." Shen Zhenzhen was really confused.

Her face turned pale, and when she looked at Shen Rushuang again, she almost cried out: "Grandma, please understand, I will never do such a thing. You have to believe me."

"Isn't it true that you went out last night?" Shen Rushuang asked coldly.

Shen Zhenzhen knelt in front of Shen Rushuang and said, "I did take my sister out yesterday, but I never did what my sister said. After I couldn't find my sister, I came back. I didn't stay out all night. I can testify to that."

"Zhenzhen." Shen Muyin called Shen Zhenzhen's name, still showing the affectionate sisterly look, "If you had come back yesterday, why is there still fresh mud on the soles of your shoes? You won't get wet when you walk from Nanyuan to my place."

"Zhenzhen!" Shen Rushuang's voice became increasingly stern.

Shen Zhenzhen couldn't answer and became passive.

Concubine Liu had already realized that something was wrong and was taking the initiative: "Okay, even if you say Zhenzhen took you out, then you have evidence to say that Zhenzhen induced you to go to Lixiang Tower!"

Concubine Liu asked aggressively.

Because Concubine Liu knew very well that Shen Zhenzhen went to that person's place, how could she have gone to Lixiang Tower.

So she was certain that this was all Shen Muyin's nonsense. As long as Shen Muyin couldn't produce any evidence, he would not be able to escape today, and she could instead clear Shen Zhenzhen completely.

"If you don't have any evidence, why don't you say that Zhenzhen was worried about you and was afraid that something might happen to you, so she followed you out to prevent you from going astray." Concubine Liu was confusing right and wrong.

Shen Muyin lowered his head and chuckled, then sighed silently.

Her ears moved, listening to the noise outside the Fragrance Pavilion.

From the moment she came in, she knew that there was someone lying on the roof of the Wenxiang Pavilion and eavesdropping.

Probably because she had died once, she was extremely wary of any unknown person approaching her, but this time, she did not sense any murderous intent.

So she easily guessed that this person was probably the secret guard of the East Palace.

Do secret guards also like to eavesdrop?

Instead of this, Shen Muyin might as well make a bold guess. He was not eavesdropping, but was simply sent by that person to watch the fun and see how he would deal with this chaos.

It is that person who is testing himself.

Since the secret guard was eavesdropping, it proved that the man had not gone far. Now that he was here, how could he eavesdrop in vain?

Shen Muyin smiled imperceptibly, then she raised her head and looked at Shen Rushuang seriously.

"Many ministers from the imperial court appeared in Lixiang Tower yesterday, and today all of them have had their homes confiscated." Shen Muyin said calmly, "I entered Lixiang Tower by mistake and accidentally saw this scene, and nearly lost my life. It was the Crown Prince and Lord Lu who showed up and saved my life. Seeing that I was frightened, His Highness kept me by his side until I calmed down, and then he let me return home. And what happened yesterday must have spread all over Kyoto today, which would prove that what I said was true."

Shen Muyin told the whole story.

Everyone in the room changed their expressions.

Steward Wang stepped forward and lowered his voice, "Old Madam, this is true. Last night, the East Palace brought Lord Lu to kill people in Lixiang Tower. Before dawn, the mansions of these people were sealed off."

If they were not present at the scene, the women who stayed at home all year round would not be the first to know the news.

Shen Muyin looked at Butler Wang calmly and nodded.

Then Shen Muyin continued, "Because His Royal Highness saw Zhenzhen leave Lixiang Tower with his own eyes, and the maid in Lixiang Tower can also testify."

This was of course a lie, but Shen Muyin knew it and Shen Zhenzhen couldn't refute it.

Firstly, they did not dare to speculate that Donggong was falsifying the information, and secondly, they did not dare to confront Donggong face to face.

As for the agreement he made with the Eastern Palace last night, at least the Eastern Palace would not sabotage him at this time, Shen Muyin was confident of this.

Not to mention Lixianglou. The Eastern Palace is the one who is in charge of Lixianglou. If the Eastern Palace doesn't say anything, why would they cause trouble for the Eastern Palace?

While saying these words, Shen Muyin remained kneeling the entire time, with no intention of getting up.

Shen Zhenzhen, who was originally feeling aggrieved, suddenly couldn't pretend anymore.

It's a desperate act of anger and shame.

It was as if Shen Muyin was using her usual tactics to great effect, but she suffered a loss and had no room for maneuver.

"Sister." But Shen Zhenzhen still looked at Shen Muyin with tears in her eyes, "Why did you frame me like this? You knew that the Shen family would never verify it with the East Palace. Sister, what did I do wrong?"

Shen Zhenzhen cried so sadly that anyone who saw her would feel heartbroken.

Shen Muyin applauded in her heart. No wonder Shen Zhenzhen's determination allowed her to make it all the way to the end.

"Grandma, please believe me." Shen Zhenzhen knelt down and crawled in front of Liu Shen Rushuang, saying aggrievedly.

"Do I dare to use the East Palace to talk nonsense?" Shen Muyin sighed.

At this moment, people kneeling on the ground outside the door said in unison: "Your servants pay their respects to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May His Royal Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

At this moment, everyone's expression changed and they knelt down immediately.

Even Shen Rushuang, with the support of Li Rong, knelt down tremblingly.

Shen Muyin was kneeling, but in the crowd, she looked up at the bright yellow figure that walked in, arrogant and wanton.

But this man's eyes were on Shen Muyin, with a smile on his face.

Here he comes. This man finally comes.

"Stand up." Qin Chuyan waved his sleeves.

Just as Shen Zhenzhen and Liu Jieyu were about to stand up, Donggong looked over with a cold gaze: "Did the king ask you to stand up?"