Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Banxia paused and continued to curse, "Back then, your mother was vicious and framed our wife and drove her and her daughter away. You have usurped the Shen family's power and taken advantage of them for so many years."

"Now that my daughter has been murdered, instead of avenging her and pursuing the murderer, you've even pushed her coffin out. Where did you get the guts? Are you still human? Can you even do anything human?"

After cursing so much in one go, in front of so many people, Banxia let out a long sigh.

She had made up her mind. Since the girl was gone, she had no intention of staying in the Shen family. If she didn't publicize the scandal of Xiao Zhao's mother and her family before leaving, how could she be worthy of the lady's unjust death? How could she be worthy of the girl?

Shen Yao was so angry that she was shaking all over. Seeing that everyone was looking at her with contempt, she was so anxious that her eyes turned red.

"You, you, you, come here, drag her over here and beat her to death with clubs. Come quickly, hurry up and do it!"

"Let me see who dares?"

As Qi Luo raised her head, murderous intent suddenly appeared in her eyes.

In the crowd, some people began to speak up for Shen Li. "Ms. Shen is a very kind person. She cares for the elderly and the poor, and never bullies others. On the contrary, the girl standing up there is very fierce. She rides on the street in a carriage and hits people at the slightest provocation."

"Yes, Miss Shen's mother was also a good person. When she was still alive, she would help people who were sick and had no money for treatment. Even now, many people still remember her kindness."

"What's wrong with Miss Shen not being an adult yet? Even if she is not an adult yet, she is still the legitimate daughter of the Shen family. It's not the right of an imposter to block her out."

"Shh, be careful. If they hear you, they might hold a grudge against you."

"Why should you be afraid of her? Can't you let people say she's a fake? If you're afraid of what others will say, then go back to her mother. How dare you block Miss Shen from entering the house?"

"Exactly, how dare you stop me?"

"Shameless, bah."

There was a lot of cursing.

The people who said these words in the crowd were servants and maids from various mansions, including those from the families of Guanyong Hou and Cui Yushi.

"Do you know who owns those two pharmacies on Zhuque Street that regularly give out medicine? It's Miss Shen. The shop was compensated to her by the Yuan family, and she turned it into a pharmacy, even using the money her mother left her to buy medicine. She's always doing her best to help everyone. Is it just so everyone can see her when she's in trouble?"

Someone shouted, and the crowd began to get angry.

Who among them hadn't gone to those two pharmacies to get medicine? Summer heat relief medicine, autumn cough medicine, even the prescriptions and pills provided to prevent the fluctuating temperatures these past few days—Miss Shen said it was free, and she didn't charge a penny.

Who wouldn't say that Miss Shen has done great deeds?

Such a good girl, who was so hateful that he killed her?

Not only did the Shen family not track down her enemies for her, they also let an illegitimate daughter come out to make trouble.

Suddenly, shouts and curses broke out in the crowd.

He scolded so much that even the servant who had come out to block the coffin began to back off.

Just at this moment, the sound of hurried horse hooves came from afar.

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a group of majestic soldiers surrounding a general wearing black armor and riding a whistling red rabbit horse running towards them.

The crowd quickly moved to the sides to make way for them.

As the general arrived, he jumped off his horse.

He had a stern face and sharp eyes. He didn't say a word, but just stood there, emitting an aura of majesty without anger.

When Qiluo saw the visitor, she immediately knelt on one knee and clasped her hands together, "Greetings, General."

Cui Lan'er also turned around, and when she saw that it was Fang Yao, she pouted in grievance and was about to cry.

"What's going on?" Fang Yao asked coldly.

Banxia was about to speak when Wan Shi hurried forward, bowed politely, and said, "I pay my respects to the general."

It's already this late, who would still be polite to her? Fang Yao looked at the coffin with a dark face.

Wan was not angry, but she didn't dare to be angry.

She had heard everything the crowd had said just now. Shen Yao had threatened her, and she wished they would curse her a few more times. One Banxia wasn't enough; it would be best if there were a few more girls like Banxia to help her vent her anger.

"I brought people out to welcome the eldest girl..." She couldn't continue and wiped her tears with her handkerchief, "But who knew that the second young lady would not allow me to bring the eldest girl in, and said that I was not in the right position to run the family, and sooner or later her mother would have to come back to take over, so I had to stay aside. I had no choice but to quickly send someone to notify the general. If the general came, the eldest girl would not be left outside for so long. It must be so aggrieved to stay outside like this, wuwuwu, poor eldest girl..."

As she spoke, she kept wiping her tears with her handkerchief, and everyone could see that those tears were real.

Regardless of whether she was really sad for Shen Li or was frightened by the scene just now, Fang Yao would not bother with her because she was anxious to inform Fang Yao.

"Second Madam Shen is very thoughtful," Fang Yao nodded and waved his hand. Several lieutenants behind him immediately stood straight and ordered the soldiers, "Make way for the young lady."

"Yes." The unanimous roar made people feel uneasy and they all retreated.

Shen Yao was so frightened by the scene that her legs went weak and she almost couldn't stand. Nanny Zhou happened to run out and hurried over to hold her arms. She and the maid held her on each side and tried to hold her up to prevent her from falling to the ground.

The main gate of the Shen Mansion was wide open, and soldiers in armor stood in two rows. Fang Yao walked in front, and behind him was the coffin carried by porters.

The housekeeper didn't dare to say anything. He just bowed his head and followed, leading everyone to park the coffin in the main hall of the Shen family.

By the time Shen Zhaojiang received the news and stumbled back, the mourning hall had already been set up.

When Shen Yao saw him, she walked forward with a look of grievance on her face. Before she could say anything else, she was slapped aside by Shen Zhaojiang. "Get out of here, you blind bastard. I'll settle the score with you later."

Before he could finish his words, he had already come to the coffin with a sad expression and looked at the person lying inside.

It was indeed Shen Li.

It turned out to be Shen Li.

He suddenly couldn't utter a word.

An inexplicable feeling suddenly surged into his heart, making his eyes moist and his hands tremble.

How could this be?

Why is this happening?

"Who did it? Who did it?" He roared, unable to stand, and collapsed in front of the coffin.

Fang Yao's face was dark the whole time, and it was obvious that he was trying hard to suppress his anger.

No one in the Shen Mansion dared to breathe a word. For what the second young lady had just done, it would be strange if the general didn't beat the master up.

Then, Fang Yao did not take any action.

He closed his eyes, his voice filled with deep sorrow as he said to Shen Zhaojiang, "I'll find the killer. I'll leave the funeral arrangements to you. Don't neglect her. And don't let me hear anyone taking advantage of this opportunity to humiliate Li'er again. If I hear it again, I guarantee that the Shen family will never be able to stay in the capital."

Before Shen Zhaojiang could say anything, Wan Shi had already hurriedly taken over the conversation and said respectfully, "It will never happen again. Please rest assured, General, no one will dare to neglect the young lady again."

Fang Yao didn't say anything else. He just sat in front of the mourning hall for a full hour before he stood up and staggered away.