Chapter 44 Gritting a Mouth

Hearing Shen Pingjin deny what she said, Shen Ruixue was stunned and became a little anxious.

“But sister, I clearly saw you carrying a sword.”

Shen Pingjin was taken aback. "Sister, are you perhaps possessed? I clearly didn't see you just now, so how did you see me take out a sword?"

Shen Pingjin said she didn't see herself just now?

Shen Ruixue was stunned, "This..."

Su Xuanmao also spoke coldly, "Don't talk about unfounded things, lest you cause trouble and bring disaster upon yourself."

Hearing Su Xuanmao also blaming her, Shen Ruixue was taken aback. Her best course of action should have been to remain silent, but perhaps the scene before her was too much for her to bear. She shook her head and said:

"No, I clearly saw my sister carrying a weapon on her back just now."

Upon hearing this, Chen Pingjin snorted coldly, "Sister, do you have any evidence?"

"this……"

Shen Ruixue said coldly, "If I had evidence, my sister would have been arrested by the government long ago, and I wouldn't need to be here making noise."

Shen Pingjin raised an eyebrow. "Then, little sister, just shut up."

Shen Ruixue was speechless after hearing those words. She wanted to say something more, but Su Xuanmao interrupted her coldly.

"You keep accusing my aunt of carrying weapons, but why can't you produce any evidence? In my opinion, you'd better stop making a fool of yourself here."

Upon hearing this, Shen Ruixue felt like a clown. She looked at Su Xuanmao in disbelief, somewhat unwilling to believe that he would publicly humiliate her like this.

Shen Ruixue bit her pink lips tightly with her pearly teeth, her nails digging into her palms until they almost drew blood.

That damned Shen Pingjin! She actually denies what she just did. She must know she can't produce any evidence, so she's deliberately trying to embarrass her!

Chenping Jin...

Shen Pingjin ignored Shen Ruixue's fixed gaze and raised her wine glass, saying, "Father, Pingjin toasts you."

Master Shen was taken aback, and his eyes welled up with tears. "Good, good, good. Our daughter has grown up and gotten married. She knows to respect her father first..."

The two drank their drinks in one gulp, while Shen Ruixue, who had been silent, quietly raised her head and looked at Shen Pingjin, who had stood up.

Her eyes flickered when she discovered that the weapon she had seen in the courtyard when they first met had disappeared.

She had thought that Shen Pingjin was a fool for falling into her trap so easily and failing to marry the Crown Prince.

She had become less wary of Shen Pingjin, but now it seems that Shen Pingjin was just hiding her true abilities.

Shen Ruixue gritted her teeth and saw the same weapon that Chen Pingjin had been carrying, which was the same one that Yan Jue was carrying.

Shen Ruixue understood in an instant.

So that's how it is!

The time they spent together was ultimately short, and soon they would be leaving the Shen residence.

Master Shen watched Shen Pingjin and the others leave, while Aunt He walked to Shen Ruixue's carriage, looking preoccupied.

When Shen Ruixue saw Aunt He, she frowned slightly. "Mother, is there something you want to tell me?"

Aunt He recounted everything that Shen Pingjin had just told her, and Shen Ruixue nodded in agreement.

“Mother, Shen Pingjin is right. The Emperor does indeed know about this matter.”

Shen Ruixue was quite angry with Shen Pingjin, but she was shrewd and had now calmed down, her eyes remaining calm.

Aunt He was surprised that Shen Ruixue had admitted it. "That means the news hasn't spread throughout the capital yet, but the Emperor has kept it from you."

Shen Ruixue said, "That's right. Now that the die is cast, even if I became the Crown Princess through scheming, I was still married in a proper ceremony and entered in a grand sedan chair. To save face for the royal family, the Emperor will only ask Shen Pingjin to compromise herself."

Aunt He was a little uneasy. "Then, what is His Highness the Crown Prince's idea?"

At the mention of Su Xuanmao, a ripple appeared in Shen Ruixue's usually calm eyes. "Mother, you know that His Highness the Crown Prince's heart is still with that slut Shen Pingjin. I don't know what's so good about Shen Pingjin that makes so many people covet her."

Shen Ruixue's gaze was like a sharp sword as she stared fiercely at the two people not far away.

Just as Shen Pingjin was about to get into the carriage, Su Xuanmao stopped her.

Yan Jue had already entered the carriage. Seeing that Shen Pingjin was not coming in for a long time, he was a little puzzled. He peeked out and found that Su Xuanmao had pulled on Shen Pingjin's sleeve.

Almost instantly, Yan Jue frowned. He had just managed a mocking smile and was about to speak when Shen Pingjin's gaze silenced him.

Shen Pingjin turned her head, her face showing a respectful expression. "Your Highness, may I ask why Your Highness has summoned Pingjin?"

Su Xuanmao felt a little sad. He said, "Pingjin, do you really have to be so polite to me? In the past, you would have called me Brother Su."

Shen Pingjin was somewhat puzzled. She looked thoughtful and said, "His Highness the Crown Prince has already said that these are all things of the past. Pingjin is now His Highness the Crown Prince's aunt. I hope His Highness will take care of himself."

"But……"

Su Xuanmao felt Chen Pingjin's sleeve slip through his palm and fall completely into the air. That empty feeling made him feel uncomfortable.

He watched as Shen Pingjin entered the carriage and her figure slowly disappeared from his sight. He felt as if he had lost something very important.

Su Xuanmao couldn't understand why an accident could turn the woman who was once devoted to him into such a cold-blooded and ruthless person.

Shen Ruixue took in the disappointment in Su Xuanmao's eyes. She let out a cold laugh from the bottom of her heart, but on her face she showed a delicate and soft appearance. "Brother Su, let's go back to the manor. I have instructed Qingfeng and Mingyue to go back to the manor to prepare dinner in advance, and I have also asked them to make your favorite sweet and sour pork."

Su Xuanmao felt a strange mix of emotions. Looking at the smiling woman before him, the image of Shen Pingjin involuntarily flashed through his mind. He murmured softly, "Pingjin..."

Upon hearing the name Pingjin, Shen Ruixue's smile froze on her face.

She tried to calm herself down. "Brother Su, if you miss my sister, I can invite her to my residence for a meal tomorrow."

Upon hearing this, Su Xuanmao finally came to his senses. Disgust flashed in his eyes as he coldly said, "You deliberately had Pingjin marry in your place, all for the sake of becoming the Crown Princess. Now that you have achieved your wish, don't think about anything else. Let me tell you, I will never have only one Crown Princess!"

Su Xuanmao snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and strode into the carriage.

Shen Ruixue was left standing there, frozen in place.

Shen Ruixue almost gritted her teeth upon hearing this. Of course, she knew that Su Xuanmao couldn't possibly have only one Crown Princess, but... she could only allow herself to be the most unique existence in the entire Crown Prince's residence.