Chapter 229 Zhou Yunyue plots against Shen Yuanjing!

When Shen Lanxi arrived, she saw Shen Yuanjing standing in the princess's tent with a regretful expression. Two palace maids from Zhou Yunyue's service stood on either side of him, and the two maids were holding onto his arms tightly as if they were afraid that Shen Yuanjing would run away.

The bed curtains were drawn, and low sobs could be heard coming from inside.

"General, should we dismiss everyone else?" Xiao Fang asked.

Regardless of the status of the person in bed, even if they were an ordinary family's daughter, it would be improper for them to stand here, as it would damage the reputation of the young lady.

Shen Lanxi: "No need!"

Zhou Yunyue stopped crying on the bed, and then began to question Shen Lanxi sternly.

"Shen Lanxi, you are also a woman. What are your intentions in keeping so many men in my tent?"

"You used to say that I looked down on women and despised them. Now you're doing the same thing that shows contempt for women. You're two-faced and utterly hypocritical."

Shen Lanxi's face broke into a cold smile, and she raised her voice: "I said, everyone stay here and open the tents."

"I've always been one to help my own people, not my own. If Shen Yuanjing really violates military discipline, I will absolutely punish him according to military law without any mercy!"

"If someone else orchestrated this, then the punishment inflicted on Shen Yuanjing will be doubled!"

Zhou Yunyue on the bed shuddered.

No, she wouldn't. Shen Yuanjing is her own brother; she absolutely couldn't bring herself to do it.

Shen Lanxi was just saying it casually, deliberately trying to scare her.

"I was preparing to rest in my tent when Shen Yuanjing broke in and assaulted me while my two maids were away. My two maids happened to be there when they entered, so you can't deny it!"

Shen Yuanjing hurriedly explained, "General, I fainted after drinking a cup of tea she poured for me, and I didn't do anything else!"

Shen Lanxi: "Where's the tea? Where's the water cup we used before?"

Shen Yuanjing quickly pointed to the tea tray on the table and said, "This is the tea set we used."

Ban Sicao stepped forward to check and shook her head: "The cup has already been washed, there's nothing left!"

Shen Yuanjing's expression darkened.

Zhou Yunyue raised the corners of her mouth and said in a sharp voice, "General, do you have anything else to say?"

Shen Lanxi: "Did Shen Yuanjing succeed?"

Zhou Yunyue froze.

Everyone in the tent was taken aback when they heard Shen Lanxi, a woman, ask such a question.

"What, is this question difficult to answer?" Shen Lanxi looked in the direction of the bed curtains.

Zhou Yunyue's eyes flickered as she said, "Of course we succeeded."

Shen Lanxi: "Are you sure?"

Zhou Yunyue's smile vanished, and she gritted her teeth, saying, "Confirmed."

"Is there any blood as proof?" Zhou Yunyue's expression changed after Shen Lanxi asked this question.

They just took off their clothes and lay together, they didn't do anything, so how could there be any blood?

"I'm asking you a question. If you don't answer, I'll pretend I didn't succeed."

Zhou Yunyue was furious and embarrassed: "Shen Lanxi, I am a princess. You have humiliated me in front of so many men. Believe me or not, I will set off for the capital right now."

Shen Lanxi: "Trust me, it's up to you. I already said that if you don't want to go for the marriage alliance, you can choose one of your two palace maids to go in your place. I just don't know what identity they will have when they return to the capital?"

"If you return to the capital as a princess, who will be heading to the northwest? I believe your fate is not hard to guess!" Either you will be imprisoned for life, or you will be given poison and a white silk noose. There cannot be two Princess Wanhe in the world.

"You're talking nonsense, don't try to scare me!" Zhou Yunyue shouted angrily.

Shen Lanxi: "I believe that the royal family is willing to be ruthless for the sake of their reputation and the stability of the Northwest."

Zhou Yunyue's face darkened, her eyes flashing as she said, "How could a young lady like me know so much? All I know is that he forced me... and even tore my clothes!"

Shen Lanxi sneered. She did have some cleverness. If she directly admitted to having blemishes, she would definitely order someone to check on the spot.

Saying this now is tantamount to leaving herself a way out.

The Great Zhou Dynasty had strict social norms, especially emphasizing female chastity. With the two of them disheveled and alone in a room, Shen Yuanjing was now in a situation from which there was no way to clear his name.

"Shen Yuanjing, do you have anything else to explain?"

Shen Yuanjing's face was deathly pale as he explained, "I don't remember anything after I fainted."

It was just his oversight that he lowered his guard against Zhou Yunyue and didn't let anyone come in with him.

He never imagined that Zhou Yunyue would go so far as to ruin her own reputation in order to frame him.

"So, you have neither witnesses nor physical evidence?" Shen Lanxi asked in a cold voice.

Shen Yuanjing hung his head, looking like a wilted eggplant, filled with regret and remaining silent.

Shen Lanxi glanced at him, then looked back at Zhou Yunyue.

"Whether it's castration or beheading, the princess decides, or she may carry it out herself!"

Zhou Yunyue froze, staring in disbelief at the figure outside the gauze curtain.

What did she say?

Shen Yuanjing is her own blood brother!

Shen Yuanjing was also frozen in place. At this moment, he regretted it so much that he wished he could chop off his hand and beat himself to death.

He had always known that Zhou Yunyue harbored ulterior motives, but he had not been careful enough to guard against her. He should not have underestimated a woman, and he should not have yielded to the dignity of a royal princess and listened to her to drink that cup of tea!

It's too late to regret it now. He's been framed and committed a heinous crime that he can't clear his name even if he jumps into the Yellow River!

Everyone in the tent stared intently at Shen Lanxi, sharing similar thoughts with Zhou Yunyue.

Shen Yuanjing is her own younger brother~

Well, she dared to harm her own father, so it's not surprising that she could be so ruthless towards her own brother.

"Men, tie up Shen Yuanjing!"

Zhou Yunyue was so frightened that she quickly jumped off the bed.

"Shen Lanxi, that's your own brother!" Zhou Yunyue rushed down in a panic. Her clothes were originally quite decent, but after she ran like that, they looked even more genuine.

Shen Lanxi's eyes darkened, and she said bluntly, "Precisely because he is my brother, I cannot tolerate this!"

Zhou Ruyue thought Shen Lanxi must have gone mad.

"Shen Lanxi, are you out of your mind? He's your own brother. If you get rid of him, aren't you afraid the world will say you're harming your own sibling?"

Shen Lanxi said coldly, "A country has its laws, and an army has its regulations. If he dares to make a mistake, he should have the courage to take responsibility!"

Upon hearing these words, Shen Yuanjing's face turned ashen.

"No, I don't agree!" Her goal wasn't to kill Shen Yuanjing; if something happened to him, she would become a widow!

Absolutely not!

Shen Lanxi gave her a cold glance: "How does the princess intend to resolve this? Tear her apart with five horses, or slice her into a thousand pieces?"

Zhou Yunyue glared fiercely at Shen Lanxi; she had never seen such a vicious person as Shen Lanxi.

She attacks her own family members and speaks so self-righteously; isn't she afraid of divine retribution?

“Shen Yuanjing ruined my reputation. How can I, a withered flower, go to a marriage alliance?”

"You either make Shen Yuanjing marry me, or I'll write to my father and have your entire Shen family executed!"