Chapter 95 Returning Home (7)

"Miss...was it really done by the Second Madam?" Guyu asked with difficulty.

If it was just an accident, they would be thankful that Shen Miao escaped that night, but if it was intentional, then the second branch of the Shen family would have to suffer the consequences of their own actions.

"But why did the young lady say that the Second Madam asked that person for help? That person... wasn't he just someone randomly picked?" Jingzhe felt a little dizzy. If Ren Wanyun had just randomly found someone to taint Chen Miao's innocence, and now, due to a series of mistakes, Ren Wanyun wanted to kill that person, why would she still let that person come to help?

"Because that person is Prince Yu."

Jingzhe and Guyu gasped. Things they hadn't understood before now seemed clear. If that person was Prince Yu, then everything would be clear. They had noticed before that Prince Yu seemed interested in Shen Miao, but Prince Yu was such a man that ordinary girls would avoid him. If Prince Yu had secretly made a deal with Ren Wanyun, it was very likely that Ren Wanyun would help Prince Yu humiliate Shen Miao.

But now the two of them had a strange mistake, if Ren Wanyun told Prince Yu about this, with Prince Yu's volatile temperament, he would definitely not let Shen Miao go if he was deceived right under his nose.

"Miss, now...should we write a letter to the master?" Guyu and Jingzhe were both panicked.

Prince Yu is an existence that cannot be resisted. His power and temperament are one thing, but he also has the shield of the royal family.

“That’s alright.” Shen Miao’s eyes lit up strangely: “Shen Qing was just a decoy. The one I want to deal with is Prince Yu.”

She turned her head to look at the green smoke rising from the shrine.

Wanyu, your life has been truly difficult. Your beauty fades at the tender age of a flower. You may be called a princess, but you're no better than a blade of grass. There's nothing I can do for you, but at least now, at least in this life, I will help you get back at everyone who has wronged you.

In a pavilion outside Dingjing City, a young man in white was playing with a porcelain cup in his hand. He asked curiously, "So, that girl from the Shen family actually has a grudge against Prince Yu? Using her cousin to slowly lure Prince Yu into a trap is clever, but for a girl like her, it's a bit too cruel."

He shook his head, looking quite regretful.

"Prince Yu?" The purple-clad youth across from him smiled, his handsome face a pair of eyes as sharp as a knife. He said lazily, "I don't think she wants to deal with Prince Yu."

"If it's not Prince Yu? Then who is it?" The young man in white paused and looked at the person opposite him: "What do you think..."

"How about using Prince Yu as an entrance to break into the Mingqi royal family?" the young man replied calmly.

…

The autumn rain brought a chill, but after a night of rain, the summer heat disappeared, and even the sun in the sky seemed bleak.

At the Shen Mansion, the East Courtyard was still bustling with activity. The old lady's birthday was celebrated at the end of the year. Old Lady Shen loved extravagance, and she would always begin preparations months in advance. The expenses were naturally substantial, and Ren Wanyun was in charge of the Duke's finances. Although Ren Wanyun also spent a considerable amount, the celebrations were always well-presented and looked quite grand.

The task of writing the invitations and sending wooden notes to the ladies in the mansion fell on the shoulders of the third wife, the talented Chen Ruoqiu.

Though past middle age, Chen Ruoqiu still retained the figure of a young girl. Perhaps her scholarly air lent her a certain grace, making her look even more impressive than the more voluptuous Ren Wanyun. Her beauty, gentle disposition, and ability to compose poetry and couplets captivated Shen Wan, the Third Master of the Shen Mansion. Even after years of marriage, even though Chen Ruoqiu had no children and only one daughter, Shen Yue, Shen Wan had not taken any concubines besides the two maids given to him by Old Madam Shen.