Reborn as the Regent's Beloved

Old Madam Shen sighed, shook her head as she looked at her granddaughter, who was stubbornly pleading her innocence, her eyes filled with disappointment.

"Mother, I am innocent."

Just as Madam Shen was pondering how to handle the situation, a voice suddenly rang out.

Then, Shen lifted her skirt, knelt on the ground, and kowtowed heavily.

This move naturally drew everyone's attention again. Everyone present stared at her with puzzled expressions.

“Mother, I have always respected you, and this matter really has nothing to do with me.”

At this moment, Madam Shen looked a little aggrieved, and with a quick glance, she pointed to Granny Liu standing to the side.

"It was her, it was Granny Liu who was greedy for money and was bribed. I really didn't know anything about it."

As she spoke, Madam Shen glared at Granny Liu with resentment, her heart aching terribly.

"None of your business? Mother, Granny Liu is your trusted confidante."

Xiao Fengyi parted her red lips slightly, and her question echoed the sentiments of everyone present.

Seeing this, Shen glared fiercely at Xiao Fengyi and continued to defend herself.

"Mother, don't you know what your daughter is like? I've always been cautious and timid by your side."

After getting married, she devoted herself to serving her husband and taking care of her daughter. It is you who made her daughter who she is today; how could she be an ungrateful wretch?

Today's events are all Shen Huimin's fault. If she hadn't been pulling strings behind the scenes, how would our daughter have known that there was such a parasite around her?

Please believe me, Mother, your daughter is truly innocent.

After speaking, Madam Shen kowtowed deeply, her sincerity evident.

"Ah……"

Everyone was stunned by this move and began to think it over. Suddenly, a cold laugh echoed through the quiet room.

Shen Huimin watched the person there, singing, reciting, acting, and performing with great skill, expressing his innocence, and a smile curved upwards at the corners of his mouth.

The reason she took on everything was to protect her mother.

After all, they are the people who gave her life and raised her, and they usually dote on her. Now is the time for her, as their daughter, to repay their kindness.

She could take the blame for her mother's crime, but the rest...

No one should try to take advantage of her here, and she doesn't want to become a stepping stone for others.

As the saying goes, if we are guilty, we will all suffer together; if we are going to die, we will all die together.

"Hmph, Aunt, you make it sound so easy. Have you forgotten who was plotting with me back then?"

"You are so slanderous!"

Seeing that everyone was looking at her with questioning eyes, Shen believed that she had performed her act very successfully.

However, Shen Huimin's words made all her previous efforts futile.

The man suddenly stood up, his face instantly changing from one of grievance to one of coldness as he glared at his niece.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Aunt? I'm just telling the truth."

If it weren't for you and my cousin, how would I have come up with such a method?

Have you forgotten what we discussed together when you and your cousin went back to the mansion last time?

Besides, this whole thing was my cousin's idea in the first place.

The matter has already been exposed, and I can't escape punishment anyway, so I might as well not let everyone get away with it.

So Shen Huimin began to spill the beans, telling everyone everything.

Of course, what shocked everyone the most was her last sentence.

No one expected that Xiao Qingyin, who appeared gentle and weak in front of others, was actually the mastermind behind this.

As a result, everyone's gaze turned to Xiao Qingyin, who was standing to the side with a pale face.

"You are talking nonsense."

When Shen saw that the other party had implicated her and her daughter, she was shocked and her voice rose several octaves.

"Nonsense? Aunt, everyone knows that Granny Liu is your right-hand woman!"

In front of you, my master, and me, anyone with a brain knows which choice to make.

Shen Huimin casually glanced at her fingers, and her lighthearted words made everyone fall into deep thought.

Yes, Granny Liu is the key to this matter, and she cannot be manipulated by just anyone.

The room fell silent again. Seeing everyone looking thoughtful, Shen Huimin smiled.

"Xiao Fengyi, you probably don't know this, do you?"

You, my dear sister, have been constantly egging me on!

"What are you trying to embellish?" Xiao Fengyi raised an eyebrow.

"You, the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family, are a thorn in the side of others!"

She's been embellishing you again and again, trying to design you. To trample you underfoot, to put you above her!

"Cousin, how can you make such false accusations?"

Xiao Qingyin was shocked, her voice trembling slightly. When she looked at Shen Huimin, her eyes were filled with disappointment.

Her heart was pounding; she never dreamed that this matter would involve her.

Moreover, Shen Huimin recklessly threw caution to the wind and blamed everything on her.

Her body swayed slightly, and tears of grievance welled up in her eyes, as if they might spill over at any moment.

At this moment, Xiao Qingyin's weak body was like a ship adrift on the waves in the ocean.

Upon meeting Madam Shen's scrutinizing gaze, she lifted her skirt and knelt down abruptly, kowtowing three times.

When he raised his head, a trickle of blood seeped from his forehead.

“Grandmother, I have always respected you. How could you have come up with such a vicious plan?”

I also deeply respect my older sister and regard her as my role model.

We have no discord, so why would I want to frame my sister?

The granddaughter is innocent; please, maternal grandmother, clear her name.

Standing to the side, Xiao Fengyi watched this innocent little lotus flower pretending to be pitiful at every turn, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up.

His singing, recitation, acting, and martial arts are all top-notch; it's a real pity he didn't become an actor!

Seeing that her words received no response, Xiao Qingyin bit her lip, took a few steps forward, and looked up at Xiao Fengyi.

"Sister, I've been wronged!"

“Good sister, as the saying goes, a wild goose leaves a trace as it flies by.”

No matter how well a person disguises themselves, there will always be some subtle clues.

Besides, you're just trying to use Shen Huimin to slander me.

"Sister, how could you say that?"

Hearing Xiao Fengyi's words, Xiao Qingyin shook her head violently.

"Did I say something wrong? My dear sister, I know exactly what's going on in your mind. As for your grandmother, she's just someone you want to use."

Watching them fight like dogs, Xiao Fengyi felt extremely pleased and naturally wanted to add fuel to the fire.

"No, Mother."

Seeing her daughter in such a state, Madam Shen felt a sense of foreboding.

She hurriedly tried to defend her daughter.

“Mother, I admit that I am a second wife and am somewhat biased towards my daughter, but I believe I have treated Fengyi well.”

Moreover, the sisters always got along well and had no conflicts. How could Qingyin do something like this to frame her elder sister?

Mrs. Shen knew that, no matter what, she couldn't let this smear be leveled against her daughter.

If this gets out, her daughter's life will be ruined!