Chapter 485 Using Lin Rouxin's Name

Shen Wantang gave Xiao Qingxi a mocking smile: "Xiao Qingxi, you've lost your title of princess, haven't you learned to use your brain when you speak and act?"

"You say I killed Chu Yanluo, then produce evidence! If you can't produce evidence, you're framing me!"

"Or perhaps you're framing me for someone else, right? Someone else killed Chu Yanluo, but you insist it was me. Who are you covering up the truth for?"

"You're not trying to cover for yourself, are you? Did you kill Chu Yanluo?"

Xiao Qingxi's expression changed: "What nonsense are you spouting! Why would I kill Chu Yanluo?! I have no grudge against her!"

"I have no grudge against you, yet you still cause me trouble at every turn?"

"I have a huge grudge against you!"

Xiao Qingxi glared at Shen Wantang through gritted teeth: "The Ning Prince's Mansion was originally my home, and my father and mother were mine too, but now you've taken them all away! You've completely fooled them, even giving you the power to manage the household! I'm not finished with you, I will definitely send you to the Ministry of Justice prison!"

After she finished speaking, she snorted coldly, turned around, and left.

Shen Wantang looked at the people kneeling on the ground and said indifferently, "Get up, all of you, go out and do what you need to do."

"Thank you, Princess Consort!"

The maids and servants all breathed a sigh of relief and left as if they had been granted a pardon.

After everyone left, Shen Wantang's expression slowly turned cold.

Do they really think she's an easy target? They even want to pin the murder charge on her. Well, let these two siblings experience her methods firsthand.

"Cuckoo, grind the ink, I want to write a letter."

"Princess Consort, who are you writing a letter to? To Miss Gu?"

"It wasn't for her."

"Who is that for?"

"Lin Rouxin".

Du Juan's eyes lit up; she knew that the Crown Princess was about to deal with Xiao Qingxi!

She quickly went to the desk and began grinding ink diligently.

A moment later, Shen Wantang finished writing the letter: "Send someone to deliver it to the Huo family. It can only be returned after it reaches Lin Rouxin. Remember, we must let our young lady know that I sent a letter to Lin Rouxin."

"yes!"

Du Juan received the letter and quickly went out.

Qin Xin couldn't help but ask, "Princess Consort, are you going to join forces with that Miss Lin?"

Shen Wantang said calmly, "It's not quite an alliance yet. I'm just using her name for a bit. She doesn't need to do anything. However, I think if she knew what I was going to do, she would be happy to see it happen."

Qin Xin couldn't figure out what she was up to, so she didn't ask any questions. She simply told Shen Wantang all the new information she had gathered in the past two days.

"Your Highness, I've heard that Miss Liu is in a very bad situation at home! She used to be the one who had the final say and was arrogant in front of her younger siblings, but now it's the other way around. All the other young masters and ladies in the Liu family look down on her!"

"She has lost so much face that even Grand Secretary Liu doesn't like her anymore. Moreover, it seems that he wants to marry her off to a distant place and refuses to keep her in the capital. Madam Liu has met with several ladies these past two days, hoping to ask them to act as matchmakers, but unfortunately, none of them are willing."

"Miss Liu not only dares not go out to see anyone, but she also can't eat anymore. If it weren't for our young master visiting her every day and trying his best to coax her to eat something, she would probably starve to death!"

After speaking quickly, Qin Xin suddenly realized that she had accidentally said too much. She hurriedly said, "Please forgive me, Your Highness! I misspoke! I deserve to die!"

Shen Wantang smiled faintly: "How could you say the wrong thing? Isn't it a fact that the young master goes to coax her every day? Do you think I would care about that? If I cared about such a small thing, I would probably be furious to death long ago. Continue, I'm listening with great interest, don't stop."

Seeing that she was really not angry, Qin Xin continued, "Princess Consort, you don't know how shameless that Miss Liu is! She told the Prince that she would only be the principal wife and would never be a concubine. This is clearly an attempt to force the Prince to divorce you!"

"Grand Secretary Liu wanted her to marry far away, but she absolutely refused. She just clung to the young master, wanting to become the young master's wife of our royal family!"

Shen Wantang wasn't surprised by any of this; she was just a little curious: "Qinxin, how come you know so much about the Liu family? Do you know anyone in the Liu family?"

Qin Xin nodded: "Yes! This servant knows Zhu Ying, the maidservant of Miss Liu."

"Zhuying? Since she's Liu Nanshi's personal maid, why would she gossip about her private affairs? Is this Zhuying trustworthy?"

"Your Highness, you may not know this, but in the eyes of outsiders, Miss Liu is well-educated, gentle and talented. In reality, she is very harsh on her servants. Zhu Ying was almost driven to death by her. Especially after this incident, Miss Liu had nowhere to vent her anger, so she vented it all on Zhu Ying."

"Did she hit or scold Zhuying?"

"No, Miss Liu doesn't curse or hit people. She likes to use high-sounding excuses to punish servants. For example, in the summer, she makes Zhuying carry charcoal fire and doesn't allow the meat to be taken out even if it's scalded. The meat has to be completely burned out before it can be taken out. In the winter, she makes Zhuying stand in the snow and ice carrying ice blocks. She can only enter the house when all the ice has melted."

Shen Wantang was taken aback. Was Liu Nanshi really that ruthless?

"Miss Liu also likes to give Zhuying the best wound medicine and scar removal cream. If Zhuying is sick, she will be very anxious to call a doctor for her and will even personally feed her the medicine. People who don't know the situation would think that she treats her servants like her own sisters!"

Shen Wantang remained silent for a while before asking, "So how did Liu Nanshi punish Zhu Ying this time?"

"This time, she had someone cook a pot of meat soup, saying that Zhuying was too thin and needed to nourish her body, so she forced Zhuying to drink it."

Shen Wantang asked, somewhat puzzled, "Is there something wrong with this broth? How is this considered punishment?"

"The soup was actually fine; it was made with fresh mutton. Miss Liu drank some herself. The only problem was that Miss Liu drank it slightly cooled down, while Zhu Ying drank it freshly boiled. Zhu Ying was speechless immediately after drinking it."

Qin Xin couldn't help but sigh: "Zhu Ying's throat is probably burned. Although we've been calling doctors and getting medicine for the past two days, she's in excruciating pain and has great difficulty swallowing. She can't drink any medicine. She's in so much pain that she can't sleep at night. She probably thinks she won't live much longer, so she's even stopped accepting money from the servants and is only sending messages out every day."

Shen Wantang's heart sank as she listened. She knew Liu Nanshi was a scoundrel, but she never expected her to be this scoundrel!

Xiao Qingyuan actually elevated this person to the highest esteem, and in order to marry Liu Nanshi, he did not hesitate to kill his wife!

A cold smile appeared on her face: "Qin Xin, tell Zhu Ying to get proper treatment and live a good life. She will see the evildoers punished."