For some reason, both Shen Leyi and Shen Siqi felt a strange fear of Shen Qiuyan and seemed hesitant to confront her.

It's strange. Even though Shen Qiuyan never lost her temper with them or said anything harsh, they still seemed a little timid when facing an angry Shen Qiuyan.

Shen Leyi's eyes were red, and tears had already covered her entire face. All she knew was that she was completely ruined.

"Third sister, I don't know where I went wrong. I'm the one who's in trouble now, it's me! After today, everyone in the capital will know that I fell into the water, and no one will dare to marry me. I can't get anything I wanted, I've lost it all. I feel like I'm living a life worse than death!" Shen Leyi roared.

Shen Siqi, who was supporting Shen Leyi, nodded with red eyes, "Yes, Third Sister, Fourth Sister was the one who was wronged today. Sixth Sister is fine. You can't just assume that Sixth Sister didn't do it on purpose because of Sixth Sister's one-sided story. Who knows if she did it on purpose or not? If you ask me, Sixth Sister's character might also be problematic. Otherwise, why would Fourth Sister have an accident when she was admiring flowers alone with her?"

It has to be said that Shen Siqi's mind is quite quick at this moment, and she actually managed to think of using such a method to frame Shen Yunxi.

Shen Qiuyan was furious. She took a deep breath and told the maid to take Jiang Ying away. Then she looked at Shen Siqi and Shen Leyi.

"We all know exactly what happened today. Do you really intend to investigate thoroughly? You should know that once something has been done, no matter how well it is hidden, there will always be traces. It's not difficult to find out. So, are you sure you still want to continue talking like this?" Shen Qiuyan asked calmly.

It was strange; her voice was clearly not loud at all, and it was very soft, yet it made people's hearts race. It seemed that they couldn't hide anything from Shen Qiuyan.

"Third, Third Sister, what do you mean by that? We don't quite understand," Shen Siqi stammered.

Just moments ago, Shen Siqi was full of vigor, but now she seemed deflated, no longer daring to say anything harsh, and could only stare longingly at Shen Qiuyan.

Lin Chen glanced at the crowd who were still watching the spectacle, and realized that Shen Yunxi's performance was almost over. He then looked at everyone with a slight apology.

"Gentlemen, what follows is a family matter for the young ladies, so it's best if we don't get involved," Lin Chen said.

Many people recognized Lin Chen and knew his identity, so they were naturally willing to give him face.

Regardless, the parade of the top three winners of the imperial examination three years ago still left an impression, after all, Lin Chen, the third-ranked scholar, was the most handsome of the three.

All eyes turned to him from the top scorer, and Lin Chen received the most flowers.

They were just there to watch the show, and since it was indeed a family matter of the Shen family, and Lin Chen's words made a lot of sense, everyone felt there was no need to offend someone with such a promising future.

Perhaps one day, Lin Chen will achieve something in the imperial court that no one could have imagined.

Therefore, everyone left, leaving Shen Yunxi and a few others alone.

As for He Zheng, he didn't leave either. Shen Yunxi knew that he would definitely make some moves later, so she didn't mention asking him to leave.

At this moment, Shen Leyi's mind gradually cleared up, and she instantly understood what Shen Yunxi meant by what she had just said.

It seems that Shen Yunxi knew about her plan all along. The reason she didn't stop her was that she intended to turn the tables on her and ruin her reputation.

Thinking of this, Shen Leyi's eyes were filled with ruthlessness. "Shen Yunxi, you knew all along, didn't you?"

The remaining people, except for Shen Siqi, did not react much to Shen Leyi's speculation. After all, Shen Leyi's schemes were simply not enough. If they had been more careful, they would not have been outsmarted by her.

"I don't know what Fourth Sister is talking about. Today I came here to admire the purple water lilies on Fourth Sister's advice, and it was also Fourth Sister who asked me to go to the viewing platform. To be honest, I really didn't know that Fourth Sister would invite me here to see the water lilies. Who could guess what Fourth Sister was thinking? Right?" Shen Yunxi asked with a smile.

Since there were no outsiders present, Shen Yunxi decided not to continue the charade, as she had already achieved her goal.

As for He Zheng, she didn't need to worry about him at all; he would only cooperate.

Sure enough, He Zheng stood there without any reaction. The only thing that could be sensed was that he seemed to be a little aggrieved.

Shen Leyi, draped in a thin cloak, swayed precariously, as if she were standing in a frozen wasteland.

In her previous two dealings with Shen Yunxi, she always felt that Shen Yunxi hadn't changed and was still the same Shen Yunxi that everyone bullied. Now it seems that she was too naive. Shen Yunxi was not as stupid as she had imagined.

"You think you've won so easily? Just you wait, Shen Yunxi, I will definitely give you back everything!" Shen Leyi gritted her teeth and pulled Shen Siqi along with her.

Shen Siqi helped Shen Leyi up, "You guys wait!"

After the two sisters left, Lin Chen looked at Shen Yunxi with some concern, but since He Zheng was present, he couldn't ask directly.

Shen Yunxi slowly walked up to He Zheng and said, "I'm sorry to have troubled you, Young Master He. I know you must be feeling terrible today, after all, you tried to save someone but ended up like this. My fourth sister lost her composure just now because so many people saw her after she fell into the water, and because Young Master He rescued her and touched her. In that case, shouldn't Young Master He also give an explanation? Our Miss Yong'an Marquis's mansion is indeed worthy of you, Young Master. What do you think?"

He Zheng was taken aback. He had only known that these young ladies were from noble families, but he never expected that they were actually young ladies from the Yong'an Marquis's mansion.

He originally only wanted to play the hero and ruin one of the young ladies' reputations so that he could proceed to the next step. Who knew that the young lady from the Shen family would say such a thing?

It was like a dream come true; He Zheng almost wanted to kneel down and thank Miss Shen Yunxi in front of him, but he still had to put on an act.

“Miss is right. I was wrong today. I was too eager to save people and didn’t pay attention to anything else. I only realized now that I shouldn’t have overstepped the boundaries between men and women. Since that’s the case, I am willing to take responsibility and will definitely prepare a small gift to visit you tomorrow. However… the Yong’an Marquis’s mansion is a high-ranking family, and I am just a commoner. I am not worthy of you, Miss.” He Zheng said with a bitter expression.

If she hadn't known about this person, Shen Yunxi would have really been fooled by him. His words were sincere and earnest, and he seemed genuine no matter how you looked at it.

In his past life, He Zheng worked for Shen Leyi, targeting those Shen Yunxi cared about. However, that's probably difficult now. She probably wishes He Zheng would die soon.