He smiled sarcastically and said, "I almost forgot, I also brought a copy of the imperial edict. This one is for your second young lady!"

Sure enough there is!

Jin excitedly grabbed Shen Leyao and quickly said to Eunuch Peng, "Then let's read Yao'er's first."

"Since that's the case, that's fine."

Peng Haiming unfolded the imperial edict and began to read: "Second Miss Shen, Shen Leyao, in order to gain the emperor's favor, took advantage of the situation and sent moldy food to the disaster relief camp, causing hundreds of refugees to suffer from vomiting and diarrhea. This is truly despicable..."

"For the Empress' sake, please spare her life and send her to Qingshan Temple for proper discipline. This will also let everyone know that this is not something that can be done."

what?

Why is this happening?

Jin staggered and almost fainted, while Shen Leyao sat down on the ground, looking like she had lost her soul.

Prime Minister Shen suddenly remembered this.

He was present when the refugees were being treated, and he never imagined that... the moldy food was actually bought by Shen Leyao.

Prime Minister Shen's face turned red and white, and he didn't care about the occasion. He rushed forward and gave Shen Leyao a loud slap in the face.

"You rebellious son, you actually did something so evil! It concerns human lives, human lives!"

Prime Minister Shen was so angry that his whole body was shaking.

Thinking of asserting his authority in front of Eunuch Peng, he shouted, "Bring out the family rules! I must teach this idiot a lesson today."

When Shen Leyao heard that family rules were going to be followed, she was so scared that she hid in Jin's arms.

Jin also cried out anxiously: "It must be the servant who bought the rice and was greedy, selling inferior rice as good rice. It has nothing to do with our Yao'er."

Soon, a whip with an iron hook was brought over.

Prime Minister Shen gripped the whip handle tightly and lashed out with force. "Since she's in charge of this matter, she should be closely monitoring every step. How could she just hand it over to someone else? Even if it was unintentional, she's still to blame."

The whip hit Shen Leyao hard, and she felt as if her back was on fire, burning with pain.

As a result, she felt like she was going to break in two and screamed continuously.

Jin was also hit by the whip and her arm hurt a lot.

She was about to argue that it wasn't someone else, it must have been done by her family, Shen Leyao's cousin, Jin Peng, but when she thought of Peng Haiming being here, if the Jin family was involved, things would only get worse.

She could only hug Shen Leyao tightly and begged, "Yao'er is still young and hasn't experienced much of the world. Master, please forgive her this time."

After Prime Minister Shen whipped several times in a row, he seemed a little out of breath and could hardly stand.

He thought to himself that he had put on a good show and the emperor would not come to pick on him again.

Then he threw the whip to the servant beside him, knelt down and cried, "Your Majesty, I am ashamed. It is all my fault for not teaching my daughter well!"

Peng Haiming was not interested in watching them perform.

He bowed and said, "Forget it, Lord Prime Minister, please stop fighting. Let's go wait for the young lady outside the door."

With that, he left the Prime Minister's Mansion with two guards and stood outside the gate like a door god.

The people passing by pointed and talked, and those who didn't know the situation thought something big had happened in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

On the other side, Nanny Liu rode at full speed and quickly rushed to Qingshan Temple, saying that she was going to take Shen Muxue home.

Upon hearing this, Master Daoyi frowned.

It's only been a short time since I arrived at Qingshan Temple, and I'm being taken away so soon. This is the first time.

That adult is coming soon!

Shen Muxue had prepared the offering and she was unwilling to let it go.

He declined, saying, "But the young lady fell ill right after arriving, and is still asleep. I'm afraid she can't go back with you. How about we wait a few days?"

Master Jinghui, standing by, couldn't help but chime in: "Yes, the young lady is weak, so she should wait until she's recovered before leaving, lest she develop any underlying health problems."

Nanny Liu was extremely anxious.

If Shen Muxue is not brought back, the Shen family will be in great trouble.

She didn't even take a sip of tea, her face flushed with anxiety: "I'll go see her right away!"

Seeing that he couldn't stop him, Master Jinghui nodded to Master Huixi.

Master Huixi understood, quietly went around to the backyard, and opened the door of the woodshed...

In front of Shen Muxue, the man said politely: "Daughter of the Shen family, someone from home is here to take you home. If there has been any inadequacy in my care in the past, I hope that Miss will be tolerant and not take it to heart."

To be honest, there was no conflict between the two of them.

But she and Master Jinghui still remembered vividly the slap in the face that they and Master Jinghui received for no reason.

I thought Shen Muxue would leave happily, but unexpectedly she sat quietly in the woodshed, saying calmly, "When I left home, I said I would never look back. Please ask them to go back."

Master Huixi's eyes lit up and he thought to himself that there was such a good thing.

She pretended to persuade her for a few words, and when Madam Liu arrived with her men, she saw Shen Muxue's condition and quickly put on a distressed expression: "Young Miss has been wronged. The master was just angry at the time, and he regretted it when he calmed down. Now he has specially sent this servant to take you back. Look at this place you live in, it's so miserable."

Shen Muxue remained calm.

Qingyi started scolding directly: "How did you treat the young lady earlier? Now you admit your mistake and come to pick her up? Do you really think our young lady is a clay doll that you can easily knead and manipulate? You can do whatever you want?"

Nanny Liu was in great pain.

Who could have expected that the emperor's reward was for Shen Muxue? I thought there would be no movement until at least winter was over.

"Miss! Please say something. The master is waiting for you to come home."

Shen Muxue glanced at her coldly: "Qingyi's words are what I want to say. Go back and tell them that my daughter doesn't exist."

Master Huixi advised Madam Liu to stay for the time being, perhaps Shen Muxue would change her mind after a few days.

But these words gave Madam Liu an even greater headache, so she had no choice but to send someone back to report the situation to Jin and Prime Minister Shen.

Inside the house, Qingyi looked at Shen Muxue with a smile on her face: "Miss, did you already know that the Emperor's reward would come? So you retreated to advance and deliberately went to Qingshan Temple?"

Shen Muxue did not deny it.

In fact, she was sure that once she went to Qingshan Temple, Qingyi would be worried and would definitely report it to the emperor.

Since it is not convenient for the emperor to go in person, the best way is to use the name of reward to force Prime Minister Shen to take her back.

However, the speed is a little faster than expected.

On the other side, Prime Minister Shen was still pacing in the yard, waiting for someone to come for a long time, but when he heard that Shen Muxue was unwilling to return, he almost fainted from anger.

He gnashed his teeth and said, "How dare this unfilial girl show off to me!"

Thinking back to what Shen Muxue said before she left, he couldn't help but feel guilty, and a feeling of reaping what he sowed arose.

What to do now?

Eunuch Peng is still waiting outside for the imperial edict to be announced. It would be rude to delay any further.

After some thought, I finally came up with a plan.

When Eunuch Peng arrived, he greeted him respectfully and said, "Sir, you've been waiting for a long time. The servants said Xue'er accidentally twisted her ankle while out and I'm afraid she won't be back today. How about I personally bring her to the palace to express my gratitude tomorrow?"

Eunuch Peng naturally knew what Shen Muxue was thinking, but he did not point it out to Prime Minister Shen.

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