After his wife and daughter died tragically, the scumbag prince's hair turned white overnight

Shen Muxi suddenly felt that everyone in the Shen family was disgusting.

In Shen Xi's memory, he had heard conversations between several old maids around Gong.

At first, Shen Chuanhai sincerely told Gong that he loved her and was willing to marry into the county lord's mansion for her...

When Hong first arrived at the County Lord's Mansion, she also looked harmless...

Later, for some reason, the mother and son seemed to be on the weaker side, but in fact, what they did was plundering.

But their plundering is invisible to the public. Even after they get the things, the people being plundered don’t know what is happening.

Think about it now.

The Hong family has always been good at disguising themselves, and Shen Xi had no defenses against them at that time.

Not to mention, Gong is no longer with Shen Xi...

In fact, it is very likely that Shen Xi's fall into the water was also caused by the Hong family.

Later, the marriage fell on Shen Rou.

If Hong hadn't agreed, how could Shen Rou have gotten her hand in marriage?

There is also the matter of granting marriage to the crown prince. If Hong had not taken Gong's court robes to ask the emperor for help, how could the emperor have paid attention to this unknown eldest daughter of the Shen family?

Every single one of these things, every step is a subtle calculation of human hearts.

In the end, the person who was plotted against didn't know what happened until he died.

In fact, during the three months at Zhuangzi, Shen Muxi never thought of Hong as a bad person, and even felt grateful to her.

Speaking of this matter, we have to thank Zhang's mother and daughter for their eagerness to cause trouble after she came back.

If they hadn't been so hasty in causing trouble, she might not have discovered Hong's true intentions.

In an instant, Shen Muxi's thoughts had already turned around and around.

The master and servant of the Hong family, whose true identities were exposed, were not idle either.

While Nanny Liu was trying every possible way to divert Shen Muxi's attention, Hong was trying desperately to save herself.

She softened her tone and half-pleaded, "Sister Xi, if you've been wronged, you can tell Grandmother. Fighting like this won't be good if it gets out..."

"Rebellious daughter, are you going to murder your own grandmother?"

Shen Chuanhai's loud voice came from outside the door, overlapping with Hong's pleading voice.

Behind him, there is...

Murong Jingyan and a group of guards.

Shen Muxi's brows wrinkled slightly.

Judging from the time she arrived at the house and the time Murong Jingyan appeared here, he obviously followed her out not long after she left.

What is he here to do?

Murong Jingyan and Shen Muxi exchanged a brief glance, then quickly set their sights on Shen Chuanhai. "Sir Shen, why is it that every time I come to the Shen Mansion, yours is always so bustling?"

His voice was lazy and his cold eyes swept over everyone in the front hall, including Shen Muxi.

"Shen Xi caused a terrible disaster in my house today. Don't even think about shielding her with this method."

As soon as Murong Jingyan said this, everyone was stunned.

Shen Chuanhai's fake smile twisted even further, "Your Highness... Your Highness, what do you mean? What treasonous thing did Xi'er, this rebellious girl, do in the Little East Palace?"

The news of the little princess' disappearance had spread throughout Yecheng when the Little East Palace was busy searching for her.

This was completely beyond Shen Chuanhai's expectations.

According to common sense, it would be irrational to mobilize a large number of troops and send guards to look for the concubine when the marriage contract has been signed, the fiancée's mother's family is present, and the emperor does not favor him.

But Murong Jingyan did it.

Not only did he do it, he also had people spread rumors that the eldest daughter of the Shen family was vicious and colluded with thieves to kill the young princess...

Is this something that can be said openly?

No, isn't this clearly an injustice to Shen Xi?

Well, even if we take a step back, it was really Shen Xi who did it.

The emperor might be happy to know that we helped the royal family eliminate one of the Five Points.

But we can't show our happiness on the surface.

At present, the various forces in the court are still maintaining a delicate balance. Today, the prince has come to the door. Regardless of whether Shen Xi did it or not, in the eyes of others, Shen Xi did it.

If there is no evidence, the words of the parties involved are the evidence...

He has no way to defend himself.

Shen Chuanhai quickly weighed the pros and cons.

Once the Crown Prince, the official backer, is gone, and the Grand Tutor's Office can no longer clearly support the Shen family, the Shen family will end up being caught between a rock and a hard place...

For the sake of future prosperity and wealth, the Shen family must use Shen Xi to stabilize the prince.

Thinking of this, Shen Chuanhai took a deep breath, and the crooked smile on his face became more genuine.

"Your Highness, if there is anything, we can sit down and talk in detail, but you must not get angry."

But he is just a cannon fodder who is about to die.

He gave him an extra portion of noodles.

Murong Jingyan sat down without any courtesy, showing his arrogance to the fullest.

"Shen Xi must have sent someone to take my people away. Hand over my little princess, and I will forgive her."

His tone was firm, as if he had seen Shen Muxi take Gu Xiaoxiao away with his own eyes.

Shen Muxi glanced at Murong Jingyan in confusion, and the latter winked at her.

Shen Muxi immediately understood.

He immediately let go of Hong and rushed to Murong Jingyan, "Your Highness, I am innocent..."

Hong was free and breathed deeply. Seeing Shen Muxi howling in front of Murong Jingyan, she held her breath and said hoarsely, "Sister Xi left the house last night and went to the Little East Palace. If the little princess really disappeared, she disappeared under Sister Xi's nose..."

"How did Grandmother know that her granddaughter had left the Shen Mansion and went to the Little East Palace? Could it be that Grandmother had someone secretly following her?"

Their eyes met, and Shen Muxi glanced meaningfully at the two guards who were reporting to him.

Hong immediately understood what Shen Muxi wanted to do.

She hesitated for a moment, and seeing that Shen Muxi was about to scream again, she tried to maintain a kind expression on her face, "It's dangerous for a girl to go out in the middle of the night, and grandma is worried about your safety."

"If that's the case, then the people that Grandmother and her granddaughter followed must have been guarding outside the Little East Palace last night. Wouldn't it be easier to find out by asking them if the thief managed to slip away under their noses?"

The tall guard immediately heard the hidden meaning in Shen Muxi's words.

He quickly knelt down in front of Murong Jingyan and said, "I followed the young lady to the Little East Palace yesterday and did see a few suspicious-looking people leaving the back alley of the Little East Palace."

Murong Jingyan's expression changed, "Are you serious?"

The guard felt uneasy when he looked at him.

He knows lying is bad.

But if he didn't lie, he wouldn't feel uneasy in his heart, but his neck would feel cold.

"My subordinate is sure."

Murong Jingyan's face was filled with excitement. "Do you know which direction those people went?"

"They split into three groups, heading west, south, and north."

"Do you know how they are dressed and how tall they are... Forget it, He Hong, please invite them both back to the Little East Palace. I want to ask them in detail."