Shen Zhaoshu said: "If what Madam saw is bound to become reality, then as you can see, is it inevitable that I will get the imperial edict for you?

If that's the case, why did Madam ask me for help?"

Madam Handan smiled bitterly, "My ending... the scenes I saw were two completely different... I'm just trying my best to make things better now."

Shen Zhaoshu nodded and said, "I see. Madam, may I ask how I can obtain the imperial edict for you?"

Do you have any clues from what you've seen? Since the late emperor issued a will regarding Madam's matter, and the current emperor has already carried it out, then I'm afraid that directly requesting an imperial decree won't work for this matter, right?"

Madam Handan said, "There's no rush for this matter. I'll take this opportunity to pass this message on to you, Madam. Just remember it when you have the chance to do it."

Madam Handan continued, "Let me give you an extra piece of news. Your sister Chen Yu has been secretly poisoned. But perhaps because it is not very convenient to do so, the poisoning has been intermittent, but it has been going on for a long time.

Now Chen Yu's brain is not working so well because of the poisoning. She believes whatever others say and does whatever others ask her to do. She is becoming more and more like a child.

It is very easy to coax her. If you don't believe me, you can try it. You can talk to her nicely and give her some small gifts, even inexpensive ones, or some snacks bought from street stalls.

Coax her, smile at her, and say nice things to her, and she will do what you say, like you, trust you, and think you are a good person.

If she continued to take this poison, she would eventually become an idiot, with no memory, and would not recognize or remember people. However, now, although she was not very smart, she could still lead a normal life and occasionally had moments of clarity.

I've told you what's going on, it's up to you what you want to do."

Shen Zhaoshu pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you know who poisoned her?"

Madam Handan said, "It's probably Jiang He from the second house."

Before Shen Zhaoshu stood up to say goodbye, she couldn't help but ask, "The servants are all palace servants. Is it inappropriate for you and I to chat here for so long?"

"No, you came here unexpectedly and for a reason, and you won't do anything for me right after you leave.

They imprisoned me for so many years and wanted me to not go crazy or commit suicide, so they knew they couldn't watch me too closely.

Shen Zhaoshu said goodbye, hesitated for a while, and decided to go see Shen Yu.

When Chen Yu met her, he still asked her not to ask the Rongguo Mansion for repayment.

Shen Zhaoshu looked at her carefully: "Someone has already paid it back for them."

But Chen Yu's eyes gradually brightened, as if she was clearer: "Sister." Chen Yu's voice was a little different, more like before: "You are the wife and daughter, and I am the concubine and daughter. We were born to be incompatible, but now you are the only one in the world who can understand my sadness and sorrow.

We have all lost our loved ones in the same way."

Shen Zhaoshu's voice trembled a little: "We are different."

Chen Yu said, "It's different. You are innocent, but I am innocent because my biological mother deceived me first and then harmed me. We brought this upon ourselves. So I deserve it. I deserve it."

But the sadness, the longing for my mother and brothers, and the desire for my father's love were all in vain, everything was still the same.

Sister, I often feel empty and painful, and I don’t know what to do. Do you feel pain too?”

Shen Zhaoshu stood up and walked out. Standing at the door, she let out a long breath and went to find Jiang He.

Jiang He sneered when he saw her: "You want to be Guanyin Bodhisattva."

Shen Zhaoshu said: "She has never done anything evil, so she wouldn't do this."

Jiang He said, "Why not? She doesn't want to marry far away, she wants to marry into the Duke's Mansion, and she can do it with her own ability.

Why did you have to drag Zhaoming and me into this? Zhaoming and I were fine, very fine, and the marriage was already decided." As she spoke, her eyes turned red.

"Because of her, Zhaoming died. What about me? I married a famous idiot in Kyoto, a second-generation rich man, an embroidered pillow. Who can I ask for forgiveness for my lifelong depression and pain?

To be honest, you are living a good life now. If you marry someone from a small county in another province, you may meet the wrong person and live in silence for the rest of your life. Or if he is a fool who does more harm than good, you will have endless troubles to deal with and a bunch of bad things waiting for you every day.

Your sister-in-law, on the other hand, lives a prosperous and happy life, but all of this is due to the marriage exchange. Don't you hate it?"

Shen Zhaoshu said: "I should hate it. But if that's the case, why don't you drug your husband?

Come to think of it, isn’t what he did the same as what Shen Yu did?

If he wants to marry you, it’s up to him. Why should he force someone to break off the engagement as a condition for a new marriage?

Didn’t your husband know that you were engaged back then?

Or, why didn't you seek revenge on your father and my father for all these years?

My father canceled Zhaoming's marriage for Chen Yu, but your father married you into the Rongguo Mansion. The decision was made by these two family heads, wasn't it? "

She looked at Jiang He and said softly, "Just stop now. If you keep doing this, your crime will eventually be exposed. Perhaps someone in Rongguo Mansion is secretly watching you. Are these people easy to deal with? Why give them a handle?"

If life really becomes unbearable, you can also consider divorce."