Spring in the East Palace

"Zhenzhen." Shen Muyin half-knelt beside Shen Zhenzhen, "Tell grandma that these words and these things were not your intentions. Were you instigated by someone?"

Such words seemed to come gradually, and then Shen Muyin's voice became a little softer, close to Shen Zhenzhen's ear: "Is it Taoyao? After all, Zhenzhen is so innocent and kind, she would definitely not say such a thing. Was it this slave who instigated you?"

The words, neither light nor heavy, happened to be heard clearly by Tao Yao.

Tao Yao's expression changed, and she knelt down immediately: "Madam, I dare not do that. I beg you to be more discerning."

Tao Yao was trembling with fear and just looked at Shen Zhenzhen.

Shen Zhenzhen's eyes suddenly became a little blurred, and she looked at Shen Muyin passively. Shen Muyin knew that the medicine was taking effect, and she smiled silently.

"Think about it carefully, is this true?" Shen Muyin coaxed in a low voice.

Suddenly, Shen Zhenzhen pushed Shen Muyin away and pointed her slender finger at Tao Yao: "Yes, it's you, you slut, who encouraged me to do such a rebellious thing. You are also trying to sow discord between me and my grandmother, saying that my sister is back and my grandmother can no longer tolerate me."

Shen Zhenzhen said without hesitation, and Tao Yao's face turned completely pale.

"Second Miss... no, it's not like that..." Tao Yao wanted to refute, but she didn't dare.

If she refuted, Concubine Liu would not let her go, but if she didn't refute, Shen Rushuang would not let her go either.

Tao Yao was trembling all over and subconsciously looked at Shen Muyin. In an instant, she suddenly realized that the person who controlled everything here was Shen Muyin, not Shen Rushuang.

Tao Yao knelt down in front of Shen Muyin with a thud: "Miss, please save me. I am innocent. I have never done anything to sow discord between the Second Miss and the Old Madam."

"But Zhenzhen testified against you, and Zhenzhen is my most trusted sister. How could I believe you?" Shen Muyin looked at Taoyao with a half-smile.

This is totally unhelpful.

Tao Yao understood from the look in Shen Muyin's eyes that Shen Muyin not only had no intention of helping, she wanted to live.

Tao Yao knew exactly what kind of person Shen Zhenzhen was.

When she herself could not protect herself, how could Shen Zhenzhen help a slave like her? She would only stab herself hard.

So Taoyao decided to give up everything, as she thought there might still be a glimmer of hope for survival.

She struggled, crawled on her knees to Shen Rushuang, "Madam, I absolutely dare not do this. It was the Second Young Lady who told me to do this. I have been with the Second Young Lady for many years, and was often beaten and scolded by her. She is not as innocent and kind as she looks. You punished the Second Young Lady, and she will naturally curse you. Moreover, I know too much about the Second Young Lady, Madam, please..."

"You slave, you are still wrongly accusing Zhenzhen when you are about to die?" Shen Muyin scolded, seeming particularly angry.

But in her heart she was applauding.

That's great, dog bites dog.

After all, what she said would never be as real as this picture.

Shen Rushuang looked down at Tao Yao, unable to tell whether she was disappointed or something else. In an instant, Shen Rushuang seemed to have aged a lot.

People always tell the truth when they are about to die, and Taoyao is no exception.

So, the Second Miss of the Shen family, who she had held in her hands since she was a child and was afraid that she would melt, has always been cursing herself so viciously?

She thought that it was Concubine Liu who wanted the position of the mistress of the Shen Mansion, but she never imagined that Shen Zhenzhen was so vicious. Did she trust him wrongly?

"Someone, take this bitch away, beat her to death with sticks and throw her to Xigang." Shen Rushuang said solemnly.

"Yes." The servant outside came in quickly and pulled Taoyao out.

Tao Yao was still screaming: "Old Madam, please understand. I really don't have such thoughts. It was all the Second Madam and Second Miss's idea. If you believed Second Miss, you would die without a burial place."

But it was of no avail. Taoyao was dragged all the way out, and her cries became quieter and quieter.

Then came Tao Yao's wailing, one after another, but the sound became softer and softer, and soon could no longer be heard.

Oh, I guess he's dead.

"Zhenzhen." Shen Muyin half squatted down and looked at Shen Zhenzhen who looked dazed.

Shen Zhenzhen looked at Shen Muyin passively without much reaction. Shen Muyin smiled lightly: "I couldn't find you last night, and I wasn't familiar with Kyoto, so I went to Lixianglou by mistake. But I really saw you talking to the people in Lixianglou. I wanted to ask for help, but they didn't want to pay attention to me."

Shen Muyin sighed and said, "I was so resentful at the time, I never thought you would be like this. If it weren't for Your Highness——"

Shen Muyin's eyes soon turned red, but her gaze remained calm as she looked at Shen Zhenzhen.

"But after seeing what happened to Taoyao today, I suddenly felt that there might be a misunderstanding here. I'm afraid someone wanted to take me away on purpose, pretending to be Zhenzhen, in order to sow discord between us sisters." Shen Muyin said slowly.

She gave Shen Zhenzhen a way out, and every word she said in front of Shen Rushuang sounded true.

Just as Shen Muyin told Shen Rushuang, she also hoped that the Shen family would be harmonious and prosperous and did not want to cause any trouble.

Therefore, in Shen Rushuang's view, Shen Muyin's behavior was sensible. Even if he was wronged, he knew how to forgive others when possible.

Shen Rushuang felt much more relieved.

Shen Zhenzhen just looked at Shen Muyin, his eyes a little more confused, and nodded as if he understood.

After Shen Muyin finished speaking, he still looked at Shen Zhenzhen: "Zhenzhen, I helped you up first. Grandmother came with me today because she still loves you, otherwise she wouldn't have come to see you."

The voice was still clear and pleasant. Shen Muyin had already helped Shen Zhenzhen up.

The two stood very close to each other, Shen Zhenzhen was in a daze, and Shen Muyin suddenly lowered his voice.

"Just sit here and reflect on your mistakes. When the time comes, you will be allowed to leave." Shen Muyin lowered his voice even more. "You won't be lonely here. After all, there are many people to accompany you."

Before Shen Zhenzhen could react, Shen Muyin bit her ear very gently and slowly.

"In the 10th year of Anding, when you were only 8 years old, the slave girl next to you accidentally offended you and was killed by you. In the same year, a prostitute in the mansion accidentally bumped into you, and you cut off her hand and she bled to death. In the 11th year of Anding, a coachman in the mansion made you bump, so you made him kneel on the ground and whipped him until he bled to death. In the 12th year of Anding, Chunxiang, the eldest maid in the mansion, was very beautiful, but you were jealous and destroyed her face, forcing her to commit suicide..."

Shen Muyin's voice was so loud that only the two of them could hear it.

But every word and sentence accuses Shen Zhenzhen of cruelty.