Chapter 225 If you look down on women, you are looking down on yourself!

Zhou Yunyue cried. She had never cried like this since she left the Cold Palace.

"Shen Lanxi, you have brought me to this state. If news of what happened today reaches the capital and any member of the royal family finds out, your entire Shen family will be executed."

"Don't forget, your Shen family is still in the capital. Your humiliation of me is an insult to the entire royal family."

Shen Lanxi sneered: "I'm quite capable!"

Ban Sicao and the others smiled.

"I'll let you go, but you have to tell me what's in this bowl." Shen Lanxi tapped the bowl of brown sugar water with her long knife.

Zhou Yunyue's eyes flickered, and she lowered her head without saying a word.

Shen Lanxi: "This bowl of food was a gift from a real princess. If you can correctly name it, I will acknowledge you as Princess Wanhe."

Most of the people present suddenly realized what was going on, and when they looked at Shen Lanxi again, only deep fear remained in their eyes.

Zhou Yunyue glared fiercely at Shen Lanxi; she was deliberately retaliating against her!

She must have poisoned him.

She has such a cruel heart; just to get revenge on her, she poisoned everyone here.

Shen Lanxi is so vicious!

"Not going to talk?" Shen Lanxi looked at Zhou Yunyue with a half-smile.

"Men, peel off her face. I want to see what kind of person is hiding behind that face."

Ban Sicao pulled a dagger from her waist and walked towards Zhou Yunyue with a wicked smile.

"No, don't peel my face off, that's brown sugar water, the bowl contains brown sugar water!"

Shen Lanxi said quietly, "I don't believe it!"

Zhou Yunyue was terrified. Since Shen Lanxi dared to embarrass her in front of so many people, she would definitely peel off her face.

"Really, it really is filled with brown sugar water. I'll drink it for you if you don't believe me!" Zhou Yunyue, her face pale, shakily got up from the ground, staggered to the table, picked up the bowl, and drank the brown sugar water in one gulp.

"It really is brown sugar water, really!" Perhaps because she was too nervous and scared, she actually felt that her stomach didn't hurt as much anymore.

Shen Lanxi nodded: "I now believe that you are not a foreigner in disguise."

Just as Zhou Yunyue felt relieved, she heard Shen Lanxi's voice, which sounded like a demon.

"I'm curious, why would the princess give me brown sugar water?"

Zhou Yunyue stared straight at Shen Lanxi, her eyes looking as if she were seeing some terrifying being!

Why?

It's not just that they're mocking Shen Lanxi for being a woman and unfit for such a great responsibility; they want to see others ridicule her and embarrass her in front of everyone.

Zhou Yunyue was already terrified of Shen Lanxi; she was a madwoman.

When she goes crazy, she doesn't even care about the Shen family in the capital.

“I…” Zhou Yunyue couldn’t say it.

Shen Lanxi glanced around and saw that most of the people in the courtyard had rushed to the toilet. Apart from Zhou Yunyue, the rest were all her people!

"Let me remind you!"

Brown sugar is generally used to warm the uterus in women, and it is not too expensive, so ordinary families can afford it!

"You gave me brown sugar for two reasons. First, to remind everyone of my status as a woman. Second, to mock me, Shen Lanxi, for only deserving such a cheap tonic as brown sugar."

"But don't forget, you're a woman too. No matter how cheap brown sugar is, or how much you look down on it, you'll still drink brown sugar ginger water when you're not feeling well!"

“Zhou Yunyue, when you look down on women and belittle them, don’t forget that you yourself are also a woman. By belittling women, you are belittling yourself. You think women are worthless, but little do you know that in the eyes of others, you are also a worthless woman. He who insults others will be insulted in return!”

Zhou Yunyue gripped the dress tightly in her hands, so tightly that the stitches seemed about to snap.

Does she need Shen Lanxi to lecture her?

What is her status? She is a member of the imperial family, a descendant of the dragon and the phoenix.

Shen Lanxi is nothing more than a royal abandoned woman and the descendant of a criminal. What right does she have to flaunt her power in front of the noble woman?

Zhou Yunyue glanced at the men surrounding Shen Lanxi, a disdainful sneer creeping into her heart.

Without these men helping her, she would be nothing.

Why do these men help her? It's because she has a face that looks like a vixen.

Zhou Yunyue's eyes lingered on Shen Yuanjing for a moment longer, then she snorted coldly and turned away angrily!

Ban Sicao watched Zhou Yunyue's departing figure and said coolly, "It seems she didn't listen?"

Xiao Fang glanced at the bowl of brown sugar water with a puzzled look and said to Ban Sicao, "She seems to be fine now. Did you detoxify her?"

Ban Sicao rolled her eyes at him, then her eyes fell on the bowl.

"She actually hit the nail on the head by accident!"

Xiao Fang: "What do you mean?" This guy who plays with drugs is acting all mysterious.

Ban Sicao thought for a moment, then said thoughtfully, "Brown sugar can only help for a while. If she had drunk it hot, her stomach might not have hurt anymore. It's a pity that she drank it cold."

Xiao Fang quickly asked, "What will happen if you drink it cold?"

Ban Sicao chuckled, gloating, "It will only hurt more!"

Shen Yuanxu: "She's really hoisted herself by her own petard."

Ban Sicao made a sarcastic remark: "Ouch, that hurts..."

Originally, Han Mingxuan was going to try to stop Shen Lanxi from hiring guards, but after this incident, he didn't even bother to ask about it anymore.

The imperial court replied very quickly.

"By the grace of Heaven... Shen Lanxi is hereby ordered to hire as many guards as possible along the way. All officials along the route must cooperate fully. Anyone who dares to obstruct the way will be punished for treason!"

Shen Lanxi received the imperial edict, followed by an oral message from the eunuch who delivered the edict.

"His Majesty has said that the court will send a special envoy to investigate the poisoning. General Shen, please lead the marriage procession to the Northwest at the last minute, without delay!"

Shen Lanxi glanced at Zhou Yunyue beside her and asked, "Eunuch, did His Majesty mention the princess's health?"

Father-in-law: "It wasn't mentioned, only that anyone who dares to delay the trip to the Northwest, regardless of who they are or their status, will be severely punished!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yunyue collapsed to the ground.

She thought that if the journey to the marriage alliance took longer, there would be room for maneuver. She had heard from people in the palace that many princesses who went on marriage alliances spent years on the road. There were also many princesses who, upon arriving at their destination, found that the foreign kingdom had been destroyed, and they returned to the palace in glory after their travels, becoming meritorious princesses who would later have a grand wedding.

Why is it different with her?

After seeing off the imperial eunuch who delivered the decree, Shen Lanxi turned around and said, "You all heard the imperial decree. Pack your things and set off immediately, without delay!"

"yes!"

Zhou Yunyue sat in the courtyard for an unknown amount of time before being helped into a carriage by palace maids.

Once out of sight of everyone, Shen Lanxi opened the secret letter.

Seeing that Qiu Mingjue, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, had been demoted three ranks, he raised an eyebrow and continued reading.

The Shen family only knew that the capital was prosperous, but little did they know that the capital was fraught with danger and was no safer than the front lines.

The capital will soon be in turmoil, with power shifts and by the time she returns, the court will likely be a completely different place!