Chapter 390 Shen Yuantang exposes Shen Lanxi's true colors!

The day after Shen Lanxi closed her doors to visitors, Zhou Rulin personally visited with lavish gifts. In the end, he left the gifts but did not see Shen Lanxi.

The explanation given by the people from the Juding Mansion was that Shen Lanxi was unwell and in her current state was not suitable for receiving guests.

Now everyone in the capital knows that Shen Lanxi has fallen out with the Shen family and has been kicked out.

She must be feeling extremely grief-stricken right now. Women are different from men; when they feel wronged or sad, all they do is cry.

So Shen Lanxi is crying so much she can't be seen by anyone now.

Zhou Rulin, understanding the dilemma faced by the members of the Juding Mansion, left.

Soon, other colleagues came to visit one after another.

Someone secretly inquired about Wei Dongzhu and learned that he left with Shen Lanxi yesterday.

I don't know where the news came from, but it said that Wei Dongzhu entered Shen Lanxi's mansion and has not come out since.

After this news spread, the younger generation of the Shen family began to visit.

No matter how much they tried to persuade her outside the mansion, Shen Lanxi refused to see them.

...

Zhennan Prince's Mansion

Shen Yuantang plans to stay home and keep the prince company for the time being.

"Your Highness, this is ginseng tea that I brewed myself." The ginseng was brought back from the Shen family.

Zhou Ruyuan frowned as he looked at Shen Yuantang's attire. After what happened to the Shen family, how could she still be in the mood to dress up?

"Just put it here."

He didn't feel much affection for the woman who had married him by a twist of fate, but he couldn't say he disliked her either.

It's just awkward; whenever I see her, I think of Shen Lanxi.

Every time I think of Shen Lanxi, a sense of guilt and regret always rises in my heart.

"Your Highness, it will be more effective if you drink it while it's hot. The ginseng tea I brewed is made from 200-year-old ginseng, which is very nourishing. It would be a shame if it got cold."

She begged her grandmother for a long time before she finally got her to add this old ginseng to her dowry.

Because of the guilt in his heart, Zhou Ruyuan unconsciously reached out his hand.

"After what happened to the Shen family, there must be a lot of things going on at home that no one is taking care of. If you don't have anything else to do, go and help out at the Shen family."

Shen Yuantang's lips stiffened. She was too busy hiding to go back.

What does the prince mean? Wouldn't it be better for her to spend more time with him at the prince's residence?

Shen Yuantang gazed at Zhou Ruyuan's profile with adoration. She had never dreamed that the God of War of the Great Zhou would become her husband.

"Your Highness, things aren't peaceful at home right now. I don't want to go back and be used as a punching bag by my elders. I'll wait until they've calmed down before I go back!" She had taken quite a few things from home recently, and she wasn't that greedy; she could just go back to get more later.

Zhou Ruyuan frowned, pondered for a moment, and then said, "After you go back, try to mediate between the Shen family and... your eldest sister. How can a woman be abandoned by her family? Plead for Shen Lanxi and ask the Shen family to stop making things difficult for her."

Shen Yuantang's gentle expression was almost impossible to maintain.

Why is it that even after so much time has passed and the prince has become her husband, he still can't forget Shen Lanxi?

They're right. The eldest sister is deliberately keeping the prince hanging. She won't let the prince marry, and she won't marry him herself.

The eldest sister is taking revenge on the prince.

"Who can make things difficult for my eldest sister?" Shen Yuantang's tone was sharp.

Zhou Ruyuan looked up at her. Shen Yuantang and Shen Lanxi were sisters born of the same mother, so it was impossible for her to have any ill intentions towards her.

He must have misheard.

“No matter how high Shen Lanxi’s martial arts skills are, she is still a woman. Women are expected to rely on their clan. Now that she has openly broken with her family, the Shen family will definitely not tolerate her.”

Shen Yuantang sneered inwardly. Shen Lanxi was now the Duke of Juding, holding a title that placed her several levels above the Shen family. Did she think the Shen family wouldn't tolerate her?

"Your Highness need not worry about my sister. When we were exiled to Dongchuan, although she showed some kindness to our family, she was extremely ruthless towards them..."

Next, Shen Yuantang recounted how Shen Lanxi buried her father, how she watched helplessly as they were harassed by the yamen runners, and all sorts of other things that made her feel resentful towards Shen Lanxi.

“My eldest sister was capable of burying my father alive, so how could she be afraid of being expelled from the family?”

“Even if all of us in the Shen family were to unite, we still couldn’t bully her.”

On their journey into exile, they could only watch helplessly as Shen Lanxi rode in a carriage. While they were dying of thirst and hunger, forced to eat only coarse cornbread, Shen Lanxi enjoyed lavish meals and was waited on hand and foot.

They are all descendants of the Shen family, so why do they have to suffer and toil, while Shen Lanxi can live comfortably?

On what grounds?

Shen Yuantang had wanted to say these words for a long time, but she didn't dare to before. Now that she was the concubine of the Prince of Zhennan, she was no longer afraid of Shen Lanxi.

Zhou Ruyuan fell into deep thought.

While being tough in that kind of environment is a good thing, Shen Lanxi was far too ruthless.

"Perhaps it's to show others. On the road to exile, if you don't act tough, you'll definitely be bullied."

Shen Yuantang chuckled, already determined to let Zhou Ruyuan know Shen Lanxi's true colors, so instead of hiding them, he exaggerated them.

"It's more than just ruthless, she's practically a killer who doesn't blink an eye. If you don't believe me, go ask the people who were exiled with her. Ask them if Shen Lanxi is more ruthless when she kills her blood relatives and friends than when she kills others."

"When we were in Dongchuan, there was a rumor that spread very widely."

“Every time she sends out troops, Shen Lanxi always sacrifices the people around her to the flag.”

Zhou Ruyuan's eyes darkened; he had heard this rumor before.

At the time, he thought it was just to boost morale and intimidate his opponents, but he never expected it to be true...

“Our Shen family believes that we share the same fate, so after returning to the capital, we never mentioned a word about my eldest sister’s words and actions in Dongchuan.”

"Others just think that our Shen family is hiding a secret, but in reality, we are covering up for Shen Lanxi."

"No one would have guessed that Shen Lanxi is a ruthless killer, a female butcher who doesn't even blink an eye when she kills!"

Seeing that Shen Yuantang was going too far, Zhou Ruyuan immediately growled to stop him.

"Enough, stop talking!"

Shen Yuantang had said everything he wanted to say, and even though he was being yelled at, he was still feeling smug.

I don't believe the prince would like a woman like that.

Zhou Ruyuan was in a state of turmoil, torn between the situation in the capital and Shen Lanxi.

These two things occupied all his attention.

"You can leave now. I need some peace and quiet."

Seeing Zhou Ruyuan's agitation, Shen Yuantang wisely got up and took his leave.

How could Shen Lanxi have become so tyrannical?

She wasn't like this before. Could it be that her temperament was spurred by her wedding night and the Shen family's exile?

Besides regret, Zhou Ruyuan also felt heartache.

If Shen Yuantang knew, her words would not only fail to keep Zhou Ruyuan away from Shen Lanxi, but would instead make him feel sorry for her, and he would definitely be so angry that he would vomit blood.

...

Princess Yuxue's body was returned, the case was solved, and Emperor Renxiao summoned Prince Ji to the palace.