The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Princess Cheng'an was born to Concubine Ye and was the emperor's most beloved daughter.

Shen Tang knew that Concubine Ye summoned her into the palace for no good reason, but she didn't expect that in order to force her to tell who beat the Prince of Changping, she would actually send out Princess Cheng'an and use the porcelain vase given by the emperor to plot against her.

Damaging the imperial gift is a capital crime!

Either she gave up the man and Concubine Ye would let bygones be bygones.

Either she would refuse to tell the truth and Concubine Ye would pursue the matter thoroughly. If her father couldn't save her, then only someone who could ask the emperor to help pass on the message would be able to save her.

The man blocked the sword for her last night, and he would not watch her being bullied by Concubine Ye. Then Concubine Ye would naturally know who it was. Unfortunately, Concubine Ye didn't know that they had broken up last night. She repeatedly rejected Xie Guimo, but with Xie Guimo's personality, he would not pester her.

She couldn't wait for anyone to rescue her, and no one would come to rescue her, so she could only save herself.

Shen Tang knelt down and said, "Princess Cheng'an, please calm down. I was just thinking about what the Imperial Concubine asked me, and I was distracted for a moment. I accidentally bumped into you, causing you to lose your grip on the porcelain vase given by the Emperor..."

Others were plotting against her, and she had to admit it was a mistake. Shen Tang felt extremely depressed.

But even if she had some courage, she would not dare to say openly that Concubine Ye was trying to force her to answer and was deliberately plotting against her. In this round, whoever mentioned the man first would lose.

Princess Cheng'an and Concubine Ye did not expect Shen Tang to directly admit his fault for damaging the porcelain vase. This was beyond their expectations. Princess Cheng'an angrily said, "You broke the porcelain vase given by my father. Do you think you can get away with it by saying it was an unintentional offense?"

Shen Tang knew they wouldn't let her get away with it so easily. "Destroying the imperial gift is a capital offense. I know this, but I dare not bring punishment upon the princess. I will go and confess my guilt to the emperor now."

Shen Tang stood up and was about to go to the emperor to confess his crime.

The emperor didn't know about her breakup with Xie Guimo. Xie Guimo couldn't come to ask for her hand in marriage, and fearing that his father would be unhappy, he asked the emperor to help convey his message. She didn't believe that the emperor would punish her for such an "unintentional mistake."

But how could Princess Cheng'an let Shen Tang go? She scolded him, "Go to the Imperial Study to apologize to the Emperor? Who do you think you are? The Emperor is so busy with government affairs that I don't even dare to disturb him."

The palace maid blocked Shen Tang's way, and Shen Tang couldn't leave. She turned and looked at the furious Princess Cheng'an, "I understand what the princess means..."

It's too late to understand now. Even if you confess who the masked man is, you will not be punished today.

Her mother called her into the palace for questioning, but Second Miss Shen had the audacity to play dumb with her mother, and she was really asking for trouble when she refused to accept the toast.

Princess Cheng'an was waiting for Shen Tang to confess, but she saw Shen Tang casually pull out the golden hairpin from her bun. This scene happened so quickly that everyone, including Princess Cheng'an, was stunned.

Princess Cheng'an subconsciously thought Shen Tang was going to stab her, and she was so frightened that her face turned pale and she stepped back repeatedly, "You, you dare to hurt me? I will kill all your clans!"

Shen Tang, "..."

Really.

Shen Tang almost lost his grip on the golden hairpin.

She even pointed at someone who tried to stop her. Everyone thought she was going to kill Princess Cheng'an and protected her to death. Was they kidding me?

If she breaks the porcelain vase given by the emperor, at most she will die. If she injures Princess Cheng'an, her entire clan will be destroyed along with her.

She has no grudge against her nine clans, so how could she do something that would bring death to her nine clans?

Shen Tang regretted pulling out the golden hairpin, but since it was already taken off, she could only bite the bullet and continue singing. Shen Tang pressed the hairpin against her neck and said, "How dare I hurt the princess? I caused her to break the porcelain vase given by the emperor. The princess did not allow me to apologize to the emperor. I can only die to atone for my sin."

Princess Cheng'an, "..."

Everyone in the hall said, "..."

Miss Shen Er wants to stab herself?

She should have said it earlier.

Scare them.

The palace maids all breathed a sigh of relief, but Princess Cheng'an's face became even uglier. She thought Shen Tang was going to kill her when he pulled out a golden hairpin, and she stepped back in fear. She was too timid and cowardly.

Concubine Ye's face turned pale. She didn't expect that Shen Tang would die to apologize for his crime after failing to find the emperor. She didn't believe that someone would seek death so easily. It was just a tactic of forcing someone to die. But she knew it was useless. The palace servants didn't dare to let Shen Tang commit suicide in Changchun Palace.

Second Miss Shen bumped into Princess Cheng'an and broke something given by the emperor. Concubine Ye could hold her responsible, but if Second Miss Shen committed suicide in Changchun Palace for breaking a porcelain vase, then Concubine Ye would be the one to blame. Besides, the broken porcelain vase was not given by the emperor at all. If Second Miss Shen really died in Changchun Palace, all the palace maids would probably be silenced.

Just then, Shen Tang was about to commit suicide, and a palace maid flew over and snatched the golden hairpin from her hand.

Concubine Ye sat there, trembling with anger.

If it were anyone else, Concubine Ye would have wanted to ask the palace servants to return the gold hairpin and let her die, but the person who wanted to stab her was Shen Tang. Concubine Ye didn't dare to take the risk. Shen Tang stabbed her in front of the bridal sedan at Prince Jingyang's Mansion and refused to marry. Everyone in Kyoto knew about Shen Tang's strong temper. If she really died in her Changchun Palace to protect the man who blocked the sword for her, the emperor would not let her off easily.

Shen Tang threatened to commit suicide, and Concubine Ye knew that she would not be able to find out who the man was from Shen Tang.

But her nephew from her mother's side was beaten twice, and this time he was so seriously injured that a rib was broken. The Changping Marquis' Mansion lost all face, and even Concubine Ye and the Second Prince were ashamed. If the Changping Marquis' Mansion and Concubine Ye were not caught as soon as possible after being bullied like this, it would inevitably affect the Second Prince's prestige and would be detrimental to the fight for the throne.

Thinking that she failed to control a mere daughter of a marquisate and was instead controlled by someone else, Concubine Ye's eyes were so cold that she almost wanted to kill someone.

Shen Tang cannot be allowed to die in Changchun Palace, but if she is released from the palace like this, then she, Concubine Ye, will become a laughing stock in the harem.

Concubine Ye said coldly, "Considering that you didn't intentionally break the imperial gift, I will spare your life. You must kneel outside the palace for three hours as a warning to others!"

Kneel for three hours...

This means that if she doesn't have her life, she will have half of it.

What’s even more infuriating is that she has to thank Concubine Ye for giving her a lenient sentence.

Shen Tang was extremely depressed, and what made her even more uneasy was that if she offended Concubine Ye, there would be endless troubles.

Shen Tang knelt down to express his gratitude, then stood up and went out, kneeling outside the hall.

Seeing Shen Tang turn around, Concubine Ye's eyes were filled with horror. Princess Cheng'an stamped her feet in anger, "Mother, she broke the porcelain bottle that my father gave me and even threatened to kill herself. It's too easy for her to kneel for only three hours..."

Even a daughter of a small marquis's family dared not ignore Concubine Ye.

Just because she can’t die in Changchun Palace doesn’t mean she can’t die somewhere else.

A hint of murderous intent flashed in Concubine Ye's eyes, and she served tea to calm her anger.

Just as he was holding up the teacup, a drake voice came over, "The Emperor has arrived!"