After the death of the previous emperor, the Empress Dowager became arrogant

She didn't know what was wrong with her that made Shang Rou scheme against her like this and drag her down with him even at the cost of her innocence.

Looking at this scene, Shang Ming, who was originally skeptical, couldn't help but lean towards his inner intuition.

Yuan Qing watched the show directed at her leisurely.

Except for Mrs. Shang, who was neither impatient nor anxious, everyone else looked at her with contempt, disgust, and suspicion.

Do you really think she is made of clay?

After she proved her innocence today, she finally had a rift with the Shang family.

Yuan Qing brushed off the nonexistent dust on his body and bowed to Shang Ming with a respectful attitude, "Master Shang, would you allow me to defend myself for a few words?"

Shang Ming's heart trembled.

Suspicion towards an ally is a big taboo, and nephew Gong eventually developed a grudge against him...

With Shang Ming's permission, Yuan Qing first squatted in front of Xiaoyu and asked, "Do you, the master and the servant, know the servant who delivered the message?"

The little fish shook his head timidly.

Yuan Qing asked again: "If you don't know him, why did you dare to follow him? Aren't you afraid that he might be a bad guy?"

"Our young lady dares not disobey the young master's order."

"Do you think you can smooth things over by involving him?

You dare to follow a stranger in the middle of the night. Should I praise you for your courage, or…"

Yuan Qing stopped talking here, and the maids and servants present immediately reacted.

Yes, a daughter of a prefecture governor actually dared to leave with a stranger at night.

The second young lady, who is the most polite and well-behaved, did something that brought disgrace upon the boudoir. Isn't this a contradiction?

Xiaoyu turned pale and quickly changed the subject: "Yes, we know each other!"

"Then who is he?"

Xiaoyu glanced in the direction of Shangzhe and suddenly realized, "It's Li Chong, the young master's servant."

Li Chong grew up with Shang Zhe. He is the Shang family's illegitimate son. If it were him, it would not be strange for Shang Rou to follow him.

Li Chong was brought in quickly.

He knelt down in public and confessed frankly: "I admit my guilt. It was indeed me who tricked the Second Young Lady out."

At this time, Shang Zhe suddenly strode up to Li Chong and kicked him in the chest, "I usually treat you well, but you actually hurt Rouer like this!

Tell me, who ordered you to do this?"

Li Chong was kicked so hard that he vomited a large mouthful of blood and curled up on the ground, groaning with difficulty.

Shang Zhe wanted to kick again, but was stopped by the housekeeper who rushed over.

Li Chong himself did not say that anyone was instructing him to do so. Shang Zhe was still too impatient and ended up revealing his true colors in front of Shang Ming.

Li Chong slowly got up and knelt down again, "It's Master Gong."

"Your name is Li Chong, right?" Yuan Qing lowered his head. "You said I ordered you to do it. Then may I ask where, when, and how did I order you to do it?"

Li Chong replied in a hurry, and Shang Zhe had no time to explain to him, so he could only refuse to answer with silence.

"If you don't want to tell me, I'll tell you something more interesting." Yuan Qing raised her toes and touched the place where Shang Zhe had just kicked. Li Chong fell to the ground in pain.

“The fragrance on your body is specially made by the Tibetan Fragrance House, and it has two special features.

First, after the aroma burns, it has a slight aphrodisiac effect and can also temporarily stimulate a person's potential in certain aspects.

Second, once you get this scent, it’s very difficult to get rid of, whereas regular scents will dissipate after you shower.

But the amazing thing about this fragrance is that it penetrates into the skin extremely quickly. Even after repeated scrubbing, the smell is gone, but evidence will still remain.

I heard that the madam of Zangxianglou secretly raised several dogs that were extremely sensitive to this smell and could even tell the number of times and time of the guests' recent visits by the strength of the smell.

Do you need to invite them here to check where you are today?"

Yuan Qing sniffed Li Chong's body and said, "Such a strong smell, it must have just crawled down from the belly.

If we send someone to check, we will find out that you were not in the mansion tonight, and it is nonsense to say that you were ordered by me."

Li Chong was someone Shang Zhe temporarily brought in to be a scapegoat when he saw things were changing.

I'm afraid Shang Zhe himself just found out that he went to the brothel with the reward money given by Shang Zhe.

As for the testimony of the maid in the East Courtyard, it was even simpler.

Ever since she came back from helping Shang Ming investigate a case last time, she sent all the maids to the outer courtyard, saying that it would affect her studies.

How could people in the outer courtyard know what was going on in the inner courtyard?

There was no need for her to waste her breath explaining this.

In fact, the most important people are the two planners Shang Rou and Shang Zhe.

There is a high probability that Shang Zhe cannot be touched. Even if it is proved that he is the mastermind, Shang Ming will not actually punish his son for her.

If we want to prove it, we have to start with Shang Rou.

Yuan Qing squatted in front of the pitiful woman, looked at the face that was 70% similar to his own, and smiled silently.

Shang Rou felt uneasy at her smile and twirled her fingers nervously.

"You keep saying that it was me who hurt you tonight, so let me ask you, what was I wearing?" Yuan Qing asked the first question easily.

It was very simple. Shang Rou had already thought of the answer in her mind: "It was too dark at the time. How could I see clearly what you were wearing?"

"Since you didn't see it clearly, how do you know it was me? What if it was someone else?"

Yuan Qing's tone was neither hurried nor slow, as if he didn't take Shang Rou's accusation seriously at all.

As if she didn't want to think about that incident, Shang Rou turned her head away and said bitterly: "Voice, I will never forget your voice in my life!"

"Relax." Yuan Qing turned around and came behind her, and spoke in her ear in a low and hoarse voice.

Shang Rou, who was already nervous, suddenly froze, as if she was in great panic. Her body trembled constantly, and she kept dodging the hot breath coming from behind her ears.

"Why are you hiding? Didn't you do this voluntarily?" Yuan Qing slowly approached that fair neck, whispering like a lover, "I still remember that day, you really gave me a big surprise."

Although I couldn't hear what Yuan Qing and Shang Rou were saying, I could tell from their expressions that the atmosphere between them was gradually becoming charming.

Especially Shang Rou, where is the anger and humiliation she had before?

Under Yuan Qing's teasing words, Shang Rou gradually lost her mind, and her blushing face showed her strong love for the person behind her.

Shang Ming did not stop.

If you look at today's events from a perspective beyond that of a father, you can clearly feel that there are many unusual things.

Gong Bin's eyes were clear, without a trace of lust in them. As a man, he certainly knew what this meant.

Shang Ming clenched his fists. Between the future of the business community and a less important daughter, he could only choose one!