Reborn as the Regent's Beloved

"But later, when the flower ended up in Huimin's hands, it was you who suggested that it be brought over for inspection. You must have come into contact with quite a few people in between, not just me. It's possible that Huimin wanted to harm me and deliberately tampered with it."

"Unless it can be proven that I can also be found in my body, then it will be a solid case that proves that I definitely did it."

Xiao Fengyi continued, "Moreover, this doctor was invited by Sister Huimin. Since he's one of your people, it's uncertain whether what he said is true or false. Why is Sister Huimin so eager to convict me? What are your true intentions?!"

Meeting Xiao Fengyi's sharp gaze, Shen Huimin panicked for a moment, then forced herself to remain calm and said:

"Now that we have evidence, what are you still trying to deny? Do you think you can absolve yourself of all responsibility by saying such things?"

"Grandma."

Xiao Fengyi turned around, "You have always been fair and just, how can you only listen to one side of the story! Don't you know my character, Grandmother?"

"When I told you I was going to treat my cousin Huimin, did you really not know whether it was to please you or because you genuinely wanted to help her?"

“My relationship with my cousin Huimin isn’t very good, but I’ve never harmed her. On the contrary, my cousin Huimin has never let me off the hook. If you, my grandmother, really confirm that I did this, then I have nothing to say.”

Hearing this, Madam Shen's heart wavered. She looked at Xiao Fengyi, who had a clear conscience, and then at Shen Huimin, whose expression was ferocious. In the end, she made up her mind.

"It's really not feasible to just hire one doctor, and there's really no other evidence to support that."

Madam Shen said, "How about this, I'll have someone invite another doctor to examine Fengyi together with the one Huimin invited. At the same time, I'll have someone search Fengyi to see if she has any medicine on her."

"Would you be willing to do this?" The last question was addressed to Xiao Fengyi.

Xiao Fengyi nodded, "My granddaughter is innocent, so she is naturally willing to be searched."

Then she said, "But I have already had someone fetch a doctor again, so I won't trouble you, Grandmother."

Shen Huimin seized the opportunity and quickly said, "Grandmother, since you think the doctor I invited is untrustworthy, how can the doctor Xiao Fengyi invited be trusted? She must have been bribed to side with her."

Madam Shen glanced at her indifferently, "Why are you so sure that she bribed the person she invited? Could it be that the person you invited was bribed?"

Having lived for decades, Madam Shen was well aware of the tricks involved.

The words hit the nail on the head, and Shen Huiming's face instantly fell.

Xiao Fengyi said, "Grandmother, there's no need to worry. I just had someone ask the steward and specially invited Doctor Chen, who often comes to the mansion."

"This Doctor Chen seems to have worked for the Shen family for many years. He has always acted fairly and justly. He is not someone that granddaughter can bribe. Grandmother can rest assured."

Hearing this, Madam Shen's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, slowly settled down, and she looked at Xiao Fengyi with satisfaction.

Although the results are not yet available, she feels the answer is pretty obvious.

One person acts prudently and seeks fairness, while the other is less certain, so it's natural that she might have biases.

Although Madam Shen knew that Shen Huimin had been raised under her care for more than ten years and that she should be more on her side, her personality had been spoiled.

Lately, Xiao Fengyi has been taking good care of him and making him happy.

In less than half a month, the two achievements were already comparable to what Shen Huimin had done under her own leadership over the past ten years.

In the past, Shen Huimin would feel tired of paying her respects every day and would often make excuses. Later, she simply stopped coming by acting coquettishly. At most, she would come to her room to pay her respects, serve tea, and say a few kind words on the first and fifteenth of each lunar month.

Or they might sweet-talk themselves when they want something, but in reality, they never do anything particularly filial.

Xiao Fengyi, on the other hand, was the complete opposite; she never missed a morning and evening greeting during this period.

He would talk to her all the time and make her various medicinal dishes and snacks to cheer himself up.

In comparison, people's hearts always unconsciously lean towards the one that is better for them, which is only human nature.

Seeing that Xiao Fengyi had handled things flawlessly, Shen Huimin's expression gradually changed.

She had naturally received the hint long ago, knowing that the flower hadn't been tampered with; she was probably just unlucky to have been targeted by those nasty bees.

But since she had already said all those harsh words and made a scene in front of so many people, how could she just let it go so easily? So she had no choice but to bite the bullet and bribe the doctor to lie and force the blame onto Xiao Fengyi.

Unexpectedly, even in this predicament, Xiao Fengyi was still able to defend herself and even invited other doctors to examine her.

Once other doctors get involved, all the tricks I used will likely be exposed.

Shen Huimin clenched her fists tightly, her long nails digging into her flesh, but she felt no pain; all she felt was immense panic.

In contrast, Xiao Fengyi was quite calm. She calmly went into the inner room and had someone search her body. Naturally, nothing was found. Then she walked out very calmly.

The nanny who conducted the body search also said very fairly, "Reporting to the old lady, there is nothing suspicious on Miss Fengyi."

She has feelings for Xiao Fengyi, and this isn't the first time she's sided with her.

Although this time it was a fair and impartial confirmation that there was no problem with her, when reporting at the end, the tone was deliberately raised so that everyone present could hear it.

Soon, whispers and murmurs filled the room.

"I knew it! Sister Fengyi is such a good person, how could she do such a thing? It's most likely that Shen Huimin deliberately framed her to drag her down with her."

"That's right, that's right. They even said that she was hiding poison on her body and took the opportunity to put it on the flower. Now that nothing has been found, she can already prove her innocence. The doctor that Shen Huimin sent later even touched the flower. Who knows if she deliberately put something on it again to try to frame Miss Fengyi."

Several young ladies started talking, and the ladies beside them quickly told them to shut up and not cause any trouble. However, everyone's hearts had already turned to Xiao Fengyi, so they didn't say anything, but the situation was already very clear.

Soon, Zi Hua led Doctor Chen in.

Seeing the familiar face, Madam Shen felt even more at ease and instructed, "Dr. Chen, thank you for coming. Please check if there is anything wrong with this peony flower."