Chapter 76 Chapter 76 Supporting Shen Rang

The next day, the Qinghe Cui family's affairs were not yet concluded.

Today happened to be the day for court hearing, and Shen Rang had to report the ins and outs of the case to the court.

Give an explanation to His Majesty, to the aristocratic families, and to the people.

Yuan Susu woke up relatively early today, and the familiar feeling of soreness spread throughout her body.

Her eyes were swollen; she had cried last night, but Chen Rang didn't know.

After hearing the noise, Cuicui walked in apprehensively with warm tea in her hand.

She didn't know which prince had woken up.

Cuicui raised her eyes slightly and saw the sweet smile on the corner of the eldest princess's lips. The stone in her heart was put down and she curled her lips: "Your Highness, have you taken the medicine?"

Yuan Susu was stunned, and her hand unconsciously touched her lower abdomen: "I'm too lazy to use it, it's too bitter..."

"It doesn't matter whether I use it or not now." She whispered softly, lowering her long eyelashes.

"Why did Your Highness get up so early today?" Cuicui helped Susu wash and change her clothes.

Yuan Susu looked at the beautiful face in the bronze mirror and said with a heavy heart: "I'm going to the Shen family today."

Cuicui was stunned: "Which Shen family?"

"The Shen family of Runan."

"Why would Your Highness go there and get yourself into bad luck? Now that Lord Shen has severed all ties with the Shen family of Runan, why should we go?" Cuicui advised.

Yuan Susu chuckled sarcastically, "My husband has nothing to do with the Runan Shen family any longer, but my mother-in-law is the deceased wife of the Shen family's head. I haven't yet settled her grievances with the Shen family."

After breakfast, Su Su took Yu Shu to the Shen family residence in Runan.

She ordered people to investigate the incident of the Shen family's wife being killed twice more than ten years ago. Sure enough, it was not just what it seemed on the surface. There was a lot more to it than meets the eye.

Now Shen Lai is attending the morning court in the palace, the old lady is ill and the only person who can have a say in the entire Shen family is the current head of the family and his second wife - Madam Yang.

The eldest princess arrived suddenly, and Madam Yang hadn't made any preparations at all.

She was a little bewildered but pretended to be calm.

Yuan Susu got out of the sedan chair, and just a glance from her was enough to make people tremble with fear.

Madam Yang's palms were sweating. She smiled stiffly and stepped forward to bow. "Welcome, Princess. Why is Your Highness here today? My Lord has gone to the morning court. I didn't know you were coming. I... I don't have anything prepared."

Yuan Susu glanced at her and snorted coldly: "I didn't come here to look for Chen Lai today."

Madam Yang's heart sank when she heard the princess address the head of the family by his name. This princess was so unkind, I'm afraid...

He won't save any face for himself.

She was extremely nervous until Yuan Susu said, "I came here today to look for you."

Madam Yang's legs went limp and she was supported by the maidservants. She took a moment to calm down before following him, her smile still lingering. "I don't know, Your Highness, what's the important matter that made you come to see me in person?"

When Yuan Susu heard that she changed her self-reference from 'I' to 'my concubine', she paused with a hint of sarcasm.

The sudden pause in her steps made Madam Yang's heart skip a beat. She curled her lips and said, "Why don't you take a guess, Madam Yang?"

Madam Yang's eyes twitched for a moment, and after she followed Su Su into the reception hall and sat down, she said, "I am stupid, and I hope Your Highness the Princess will give me some guidance."

Yuan Susu picked up the tea served by the servant and took a sip. "How long has Madam Yang been the mistress of this house?"

Madam Yang smiled and said, "Your Highness, it has been thirteen years."

"Thirteen years. My mother-in-law has passed away for thirteen years." Yuan Susu said suddenly.

Madam Yang's heart suddenly skipped a beat. She clutched her sleeves tightly, gritted her teeth, and glanced at the servant beside her.

The servant turned around and quietly retreated. Yuan Susu saw it, but so what?

Even if Yang could invite His Majesty here today, he would still surely die.

Yuan Susu looked at Madam Yang and said, "How did my mother-in-law die? My husband has always been reluctant to talk about this with me."

Madam Yang pursed her lips, then pretended to wipe her tears with a handkerchief in her hand, sobbing, "My poor sister, Your Highness, you don't know... My sister finally got pregnant with a little boy."

"What a pity... What a pity. I don't know how the birth happened earlier than expected even though it was clearly a month away."

Yuan Susu was too lazy to play along with her: "Then why were all the midwives from the capital in your courtyard that night?"

Seeing that she knew the reason for this, Madam Yang was a little panicked and said, "I was in labor that day, and the bleeding was difficult, so I was so frightened that I asked all the midwives in the capital to come and prepare. Childbirth for women is like walking through the gates of hell! From now on, Your Highness will surely have a safe and smooth birth."

"So it just so happened that my mother-in-law's delivery day happened to coincide with yours?" Yuan Susu sneered.

Madam Yang continued to cry and nodded: "My poor sister, she didn't even send anyone to tell me..."

"Just like that... just like that, one body and two lives, and they passed away."

For many years, this matter has been a taboo that cannot be mentioned in the Shen family of Runan.

"Where were Chen Lai and the old lady that night?" Yuan Susu asked.

"The master must have been away from Beijing on business during that time," Madam Yang pondered. "The old lady... was at home with her natal family that night and got quite drunk and retired early."

"Then why did she give birth a month early?" Yuan Susu asked. "I've reviewed the records of the palace physician's monthly consultations and pulse checks. She was fine for the month leading up to the birth. Why did such a huge change happen within just one month?"

"Your Highness, you may not know that at this age, if a baby eats something or is frightened, he or she may go into premature birth." The maidservant on the side responded with a smile.

Yuan Susu frowned at the servant and said, "I'm talking to your wife, and you allow a servant like you to talk back? I had no idea that the rules in this aristocratic family are so lax."

She couldn't tolerate any sand in her eyes: "Yushu, drag her away."

"yes."

Madam Yang stood there in a daze, unable to utter a word.

"Madam Yang, please continue to talk to me so that I can know in advance what this woman who gave birth prematurely should not touch." Su Su picked up the teacup and stirred the tea with the tea lid.

Madam Yang's face turned pale with fear. She nodded and bit her lip as she said, "Yes, I heard that safflower and musk are things that you absolutely cannot touch."

"I also heard that this cinnabar is also like this? I wonder if it is true?"

Madam Yang's face turned pale when she heard the word 'cinnabar'. She nodded: "...Yes..."

"It was just such a coincidence that my mother-in-law gave birth a month early, and it happened to be on the same day as you, Madam Yang. What's even more coincidental is that not only was Chen Lai not there that night, but the old lady was also drunk and unconscious."

Madam Yang sobbed, "That's right..."

Yuan Susu raised her hand and motioned Yushu to bring the box over. "Madam Yang, please don't be so sure. Is it just a coincidence or someone is deliberately playing tricks? You might as well take a look at the contents of the box before making a decision."

Madam Yang took the box and when she opened it, she found a bottle of cinnabar and a stack of papers inside.

She pretended to be dumbfounded and picked up the medicine bottle with trembling hands and asked, "May I ask your Highness, what is this?"

Su Su chuckled softly, "Logically speaking, Madam Yang is more familiar with this than I am. Isn't it because of this bottle of cinnabar that you can sit on the throne of a noble family lady?"

Suddenly, Madam Yang's legs went weak and she immediately knelt down and said, "I don't know what Your Highness is talking about. I have absolutely never done anything to harm the late Madam."

"Open those letters first and then come and explain to me." Yuan Susu kicked away her hand that was holding her skirt, and said impatiently.

She tremblingly unfolded the letter, which read...

Suddenly, her heart sank.

"Back then, not only did you give my mother-in-law cinnabar to induce labor after Shen Lai left the capital, you also calculated the exact date to host a banquet for the old lady's family, and even took drugs yourself to induce labor. You even booked all the midwives, big and small, in Shangjing City a month in advance."

"Do you think that by giving them a large sum of hush money afterwards, you can cover up this matter perfectly?" Yuan Susu sneered.

"If you can seal a mouth with money, you can also pry it open with money."

Madam Yang knelt on the ground and reached for Susu's legs: "Your Highness, please don't pin such a crime on me based on someone else's one-sided testimony!"

Yu Shu could no longer contain his anger and kicked her in the chest, saying, "How dare you!"

Madam Yang sat on the ground, clutching her chest in pain.

Yuan Susu sneered: "You really won't cry until you see the coffin."

She gave Yu Shu a look, and Yu Shu immediately understood and brought the person up.

Madam Yang turned her head and looked at the servants who had been under her care since the birthing incident. She had dismissed all the servants she had handled, killing those who were killed and those who were mute.

But I never thought...there is always a loophole in a perfect plan.

There is still one person alive!

When the servant saw Madam Yang, her eyes were filled with hatred. The scars on her face were caused by Madam Yang.

If she had not gone to the forest to relieve herself after leaving Shangjing, she would have met with an accident.

But there was one person missing from the body, and Mrs. Yang never gave up the idea of ​​killing him to silence him.

She had to scratch her face to escape.

"Yang! Bah! You're a liar and a vicious woman! You poisoned my wife with cinnabar back then, and now you want to kill us!" The woman, with a ferocious look on her face, went to strangle her neck. "I'm going to kill you!"

"Jade Book." Yuan Susu certainly knew that Yang couldn't just die in vain like this.

She wanted Shen Lai to see it with his own eyes and then deal with it personally.

Sure enough, the maid who was sent out to tip off the others came back with the dusty Shen Lai and Shen Rang.

Shen Rang came here for Su Su, he was worried that Su Su would suffer some grievances.

Seeing that his wife was sitting there safely and looking at the mess on the ground, he finally felt relieved.

As soon as Shen Rang left the court, he heard that Su Su had gone to the Shen family, and he immediately rode over. He asked, "Madam, are you hurt?"

Su Su shook her head and smiled at Chen Rang.

There was no longer the coldness and murderous intent from before.

Chen Lai didn't even glance at Yang, he just knelt down and saluted, saying, "Your humble servant Chen Lai respectfully welcomes the eldest princess."

Su Su didn't respond and continued to ask Shen Rang, "Are you tired from attending court today?"

Shen Rang shook his head: "Not tired."

She glanced at Shen Lai and said, "Get up, Master Shen."

Chen Lai stood up in fear and trepidation. After all, the prince was able to return to the capital safely without an imperial edict, which showed how much the princess mattered to His Majesty.

He can't afford to offend them, and neither can the entire Shen family.

What's more, Shen Rang acted so decisively against the noble families, without even showing them any mercy. I'm afraid he was just too angry with them.

Shen Lai continued to smile and said, "I wonder why His Highness came to the Shen Mansion today?"

Yuan Susu glanced at Madam Yang who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Because my mother-in-law was

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The author has something to say: "The frame-up resulted in two deaths."

"Master Shen, you are very clear about the reason behind this, right?"