Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

Shen Chuning, who was preparing to return home, saw that the entire Shen Mansion was surrounded by a large number of officers and soldiers before she arrived at the door.

When she looked closely, she was shocked to find that these officers and soldiers were wearing the uniforms of the Dali Temple.

Shen Chuning made a prompt decision and ordered the coachman to turn the horses around and drive the carriage straight towards the Feng family.

Not long after driving out, Shen Chuning saw Feng Yucai walking towards her.

She quickly raised her hand and tapped the wall of the carriage twice. After receiving the signal, Qixia hurried forward and respectfully invited Feng Yucai into the carriage.

"Where have you been? I've been looking for you for a long time today but couldn't find you. I can only stay near the Shen Mansion." Feng Yucai said hurriedly as soon as he got on the carriage. There were a few drops of sweat on his forehead. It was obvious that he was a little anxious after rushing all the way here.

"I went out for something. What happened in our family?" Shen Chuning frowned slightly and asked in confusion.

Feng Yucai quickly replied, "Your Majesty has issued a direct decree, ordering the Dali Temple to arrest Lord Shen! I happened to run into an acquaintance at the door, and he told you it was because the Third Prince presented evidence of Lord Shen's treason to Your Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Shen Chuning sneered and snorted disdainfully, "Those so-called evidences didn't come from our Shen family. How can something that anyone can easily forge be considered evidence? It's simply ridiculous!"

Feng Yucai sighed and continued, "I heard that His Majesty praised your concubine's daughter highly, praising her for sacrificing her own family for the sake of justice. I think this must have been her doing."

Shen Chuning's expression grew increasingly gloomy, and she said in a cold voice, "Shen Jingwan has long been removed from the family tree. How can this be considered a righteous act of destroying one's own family?"

Feng Yucai saw that Shen Chuning didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the matter, and he couldn't help but get anxious: "Oh, why don't you understand? Whether the evidence is true or not is actually not important. The key is whether Your Majesty is willing to believe it is true!"

"Of course I know." Shen Chuning responded indifferently.

Hearing this, Feng Yucai couldn't help but widen his eyes and shouted in surprise, "If you know this, why are you so calm and composed? Aren't you worried about Lord Shen at all?"

"I had anticipated this. I originally thought it was someone from the Ministry of Justice, but I didn't expect it to be from the Dali Temple. But there's no need to worry about the Dali Temple. My brother came from the Dali Temple, so he won't suffer any harm."

Shen Chuning reached into the compartment of the carriage, fumbled for a moment, and slowly took out a small package tightly wrapped in oil paper.

She carefully handed it to Feng Yucai.

Feng Yucai muttered, "What's this? At this hour, he still wants Cuiwei to make snacks."

After saying that, he looked up at Shen Chuning, but she glanced at him sideways and said unhappily, "All you do all day is eat! Can't you think about other things?"

Feng Yucai curled his lips in disapproval and retorted, "It's wrapped so carefully in oil paper, what else can it be but a snack?"

As he spoke, he reached out and took the oil paper bag.

However, when he took it in his hand and weighed it, he was slightly stunned - this oil paper bag was actually quite heavy.

With full of curiosity and anticipation, Feng Yucai no longer hesitated. In front of Shen Chuning, he quickly and carefully untied the thin rope that tied the oil paper bag.

As the paper was peeled off layer by layer, the contents inside gradually appeared before the two people.

In an instant, Feng Yucai's eyes widened with astonishment, because what was presented to him was not some delicious snacks, but evidence that was enough to ruin the reputation of important officials in the court!

"This...how is this possible?" Feng Yucai muttered to himself in disbelief.

He picked up one of the papers with trembling hands and read it carefully. The more he read, the more frightened he became.

All of this evidence was painstakingly collected by the Lingshan witches lurking in various mansions.

Shen Chuning took a deep breath and said solemnly, "Isn't your little brother's father the Imperial Censor? Give him these incriminating evidences. The Shen family is in great trouble now, and I'm sure many people will take advantage of the situation to add insult to injury. This time, we can uncover those who appear to support the Shen family but actually have ulterior motives."

After hearing this, Feng Yucai nodded thoughtfully.

Indeed, when people are at their lowest point, it is often easier to see the true faces and intentions of those around them.

This move will not only expose the ugly faces of those hypocrites, but may also give them the opportunity to bring down many of those who appear to be on the same side with the Shen family but are secretly making trouble behind the scenes.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but admire Shen Chuning.

When Shen Chuning returned to the mansion, she found that the people from the Dali Temple had already left.

The entire mansion seemed exceptionally quiet, with no signs of having been disturbed.

Qixia hurried forward to report the situation: "Miss, the people from the Dali Temple only took away the people in our family who hold official positions."

Shen Chuning nodded slightly. She knew in her heart that the Dali Temple was acting this way at this moment, obviously intending to give the Shen family some time.

If the Shen family really hid some unspeakable items, they could take this opportunity to properly dispose of them.

The next morning after the Shen family members were taken away, Xiao Yuanyi came to the door anxiously.

He looked hurried and worried.

As soon as he saw Shen Chuning, he couldn't wait to ask, "Sister Aning, are you okay? Don't be too sad. I will do my best to rescue Shen Xiang!"

When Xiao Yuanyi arrived, Shen Chuning was sitting at the table enjoying breakfast.

Hearing his concerned words, Shen Chuning asked him if he wanted to have dinner together.

Xiao Yuanyi was naturally delighted to hear this. He quickly walked into the house and sat down opposite Shen Chuning.

As soon as he sat down, he let out a long sigh and continued, "I knelt outside my father's bedroom last night and didn't sleep a wink. I didn't even bother to have breakfast this morning. After the court session, I hurried over to visit you, Sister An Ning. As soon as I reached the door and smelled the delicious aroma of food wafting from your place, my stomach started growling."

Shen Chuning couldn't help but raise her eyebrows when she heard this, and asked in surprise, "Oh? You actually knelt before His Majesty all night last night?"

Xiao Yuanyi slowly put down his chopsticks and explained with a serious expression, "Yesterday, people from the Dali Temple came to the Shen family and found that there was not a single female member of the Shen family. Three of them concluded that Prime Minister Shen was plotting a rebellion, so they sent the women and children away from the capital in advance for their safety. When this news reached my father, he was furious and wanted to convict and punish Prime Minister Shen on the spot. Fortunately, I was there at the time and knelt there for a whole night, which finally persuaded my father to give up this idea for the time being."

As he said this, his eyes unconsciously glanced at Shen Chuning frequently, as if he wanted to see through the other person's expression to see what he was really thinking.

When Shen Chuning heard this, she couldn't help but sneer in her heart.

She knew that things were definitely not as Xiao Yuanyi said, but she pretended to be grateful and said softly, "Thank you, Fifth Prince, for your righteous words. If it weren't for your help, I'm afraid our Shen family would have suffered an undeserved disaster this time."

Emperor Jing had already made up his mind on how to deal with the Shen family. How could it take Xiao Yuanyi's turn to kneel down and beg for a whole night before he changed his mind?

Besides, she returned home openly through the main gate yesterday. If Emperor Jing really wanted to punish the women of the Shen family, he would have sent people to arrest her yesterday.

But now she is still sitting here safely and soundly, which is enough to show that in the eyes of Emperor Jing, the female members of the Shen family except her are not important at all.