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

As night fell, someone from the Duke of Chongguo's Mansion came to tell Zhao that the scapegoat had been found: the maid who had been scared to death in the Marquis of Guanyong's Mansion.

Old Madam Yao had her parents and family members kidnapped, forcing her to confess. She then claimed that Madam Yao had punished her, and she harbored a grudge. She deliberately drugged Madam Yao at a banquet at the Marquis of Guanyong's residence and lured her to a small room. As for the two servants from the Shen residence, they were relatives of hers and had been planning to flee due to a personal affair. This time, they accepted her money and agreed to cooperate, and after the deed was accomplished, they fled.

As for that girl, just execute her after she has confessed.

When Zhao heard that she didn't have to worry about it, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Someone was sent to invite Shen Zhaojiang for dinner, but he heard that he had gone to his concubine's courtyard. He was angry when Mother Li, who was sent out to inquire about the news, came back.

"The Prime Minister did say those words to the Master, and his tone was quite harsh when he left. The Master was already humiliated by the Marquis of Guanyong, and then he was scolded by the Prime Minister. He must have been furious. If you hadn't looked so strange when you returned, the Master would have quarreled with you. Fortunately, the matter of Madam Yao was put aside."

Nanny Zhou, who was standing by, heard this and took the opportunity to console him, saying, "Master is in a bad mood today. He's afraid we'll start an argument if we see you, so he's gone to another courtyard. Wait overnight, and he'll be fine tomorrow. You can invite him over and have a good talk. Nothing can be undone."

Despite saying so, Zhao was still furious. She swept all the food on the table to the ground and said bitterly, "It's all because of that bitch Shen Li. She's the one who deserves to die the most. She didn't die, but instead caused such a big commotion, killing Madam Yao and making me a nobody. This source of trouble must not be allowed to stay alive. One day, I'm going to kill her. I'm going to kill her!"

The lights in the yard were dim, and Zhao's hoarse roar came from the house, which was indescribably weird.

In a yard not far from here, a big black mastiff lay on the ground and growled impatiently twice.

That was Shen Shaokun's beloved pet. Ever since he broke his leg and moved to the outer courtyard, the black mastiff hadn't seen its owner for many days and had a rather bad temper.

Zhao, who was furious, heard the black mastiff roaring, and a fierce light flashed in his eyes.

There was once a servant in my son's courtyard who did not do his job well and made my son lose face in front of his classmates. In a rage, my son threw the servant into the black mastiff shed, and after a few roars, the servant was torn to pieces.

In order to train the wildness of the black mastiff, Shen Shaokun kept feeding it live animals. Sometimes he would push the servants who had made mistakes into the dog's mouth for it to bite, and also hunted pheasants, rabbits, and even wild boars, which made it bloodthirsty, ferocious and cruel.

No one recognized this dog except Shen Shaokun and Fucheng, the servant who bought it.

A bold idea suddenly popped up in Zhao's mind. If Shen Li couldn't be made to disappear by human intervention, then what about the Black Mastiff...

Nothing happened all night.

In order to prevent the Fang family from coming to find Shen Zhaojiang, Shen Li quickly sent Gu Lu to stop them.

Zhao wanted to kill her, and she had no intention of letting Zhao go.

She can handle these things on her own without involving the Fang family.

Second bedroom.

As soon as Wan got up, her personal maid came in mysteriously, ordered everyone to leave, and then took out a letter from her bosom and handed it to her.

The letter said that Zhao had hidden a forged letter of treason in the dowry she paid as compensation, intending to kill two birds with one stone.

Otherwise Fang Yao will be convicted and imprisoned.

Otherwise, if someone discovered that the letter was fake and she dared to murder the general of the dynasty, she would be punished with death and thrown into prison.

After reading the letter, Wan fell into the chair in fear, her heart unable to calm down for a long time.

This letter must be true, because it clearly shows the words she used to curse Zhao.

When Zhao was scolded, only the old lady was there. If Zhao hadn't told others about it herself, no one else would have known about it.

"This bitch actually wanted to kill me. What a vicious mind."

"Madam, the batch of antiques has been sent to the Fang family. What should we do?"

Wan's eyes were sinister. "She is unkind, so don't blame me for being unjust."

She also wanted Fang Yao to be in trouble, because he forced her to sell her dowry to accompany Fang.

But she would rather someone else do it than herself.

Once the truth is revealed, not only will Fang Yao not forgive her, but even the emperor will probably have to demote her father and brother and punish them.

Zhao's move left her no chance of survival.

"Go to Fang Mansion later and send a letter to ask Lan to come out. Don't let anyone know," Wan said to the maid. "Hurry up and pack up. Tell them to prepare a carriage. Let's go to the silver shop at the foot of the imperial city."

"Yes."

The girl bowed and hurried out.

Rumors continued to spread in teahouses and restaurants.

Even though Madam Yao had committed suicide, the rumors could not be stopped from spreading everywhere.

Some people even said that Mrs. Yao herself did not want to die, and she was killed by the Yao family.

Such a huge scandal happened and so many people saw it. If she didn't die, she would have no way to justify herself.

Madam Yao's family was crying and making a fuss, and Duke Chongguo personally came out to appease them and promised various benefits to the elders of her family. The children of the family were promoted and given titles, and only then was the matter suppressed.

In response to the rumors outside, the Yao family sent people to all major restaurants and teahouses to sternly warn them not to spread false information, and that they would not show mercy if they were found to be spreading false information.

The Yao family is powerful and no one can afford to offend them.

The rumors outside gradually subsided.

That night, the Emperor suddenly had the urge to go to the Empress's chambers. After dinner, the Emperor said, "Marquis Guanyong's wife came to the palace and told Mother that the Yao family had humiliated the Marquis's residence and wanted to ruin Miss Shen's reputation there. Is this true?"

Upon hearing this, the Empress knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this is all due to a misunderstanding. My eldest sister-in-law's housekeeper was very strict. She once punished a lowly maid, and that maid then plotted to harm my eldest sister-in-law. She deliberately chose the Marquis's banquet to cause trouble, intending to end my eldest sister-in-law's livelihood. The so-called murder of Miss Shen was fabricated by that lowly maid after being caught in the act. My eldest sister-in-law committed suicide because of this, and my family is ridiculed. I feel ashamed to face the world, let alone explain Miss Shen's situation. Instead, I have caused Your Majesty some worry. This is my fault. Please punish me."

It sounds so unfair, the Yao family has become the victim.

The emperor remained silent. After a while, he said, "Even so, that slave girl is also from the Yao family. They couldn't handle their own affairs well, but instead caused damage to the reputation of Marquis Guanyong's Mansion and Miss Shen. The Yao family cannot escape the blame. The Yao family should quickly find a way to appease Marquis Guanyong's Mansion. As for Miss Shen, the Queen should think carefully about what to do. She has no one to support her in the Shen family. The only one who can support her is Fang Yao. Fang Yao went to work for me, and he was still handling Yao Er's affairs. He is not in the capital, and I can't just watch and do nothing about Miss Shen's affairs. This child was innocently implicated. If Fang Yao comes back and finds out, he will definitely attack the Duke Chong's Mansion. If the Duke's Mansion doesn't deal with it properly and angers him, he will destroy the Duke's Mansion and I won't care!"