As soon as the words fell, the Pepper Room was in an uproar.
"What did you say?"
"impossible!"
"how so?"
"How is it possible that you are still a virgin?"
Exclamations rang out one after another, and everyone's surprised eyes were fixed on Shen Ningyuan.
Especially Chen, after being stunned for a moment, she let out a deafening scream, "Chen Ningyuan, you have been married to my son for a year, how could you still be a virgin?"
After she finished speaking, Chen seemed to realize something and her tone slowly lowered. "Could it be that nothing happened between you and Yunchuan on your wedding night a year ago?"
Shen Ningyuan smiled even brighter, "Mother-in-law is really smart. Nothing really happened between my husband and me on our wedding night a year ago."
"Why?" Chen was puzzled.
Shen Ningyuan sneered in her heart: Because your son promised Cui Mingzhu that he would remain a virgin for her.
But she said softly, "Because on our wedding night, my husband was ordered to go to war. He was afraid that I would mess around with other men after he left, so he didn't touch me and kept my virginity. This way, if I was still a virgin when he came back, it would prove that I hadn't betrayed him."
Speaking of the latter part, Shen Ningyuan lowered her head in embarrassment, with the shy attitude of a girl.
"Is it really so?" Chen was still in a daze. "But that night, we clearly heard the sound of water all night long..."
Shen Ningyuan sneered in his heart again: That's your good son and his sweetheart, cuddling to death in the study room separated by a wall.
That night, in order to prevent her from hearing any noise, Ji Yunchuan also fed her enough sleeping pills, so she slept very soundly.
He slept until noon the next day, and was punished by Chen for being lazy and sleepy and disrespectful to his parents-in-law, so he was forced to kneel in the sun and serve tea for an hour.
Thinking of this, Shen Ningyuan restrained her smile, "Then maybe, mother-in-law heard it wrong."
"How could I have heard it wrong?"
Chen wanted to argue, but Ji Zehai touched her hard and interrupted her in a deep voice: "If you heard it wrong, then you heard it wrong. There is no need to delve into this matter."
Seeing Ji Zehai's serious expression, Chen finally reacted.
The truth of the wedding night concerns the reputation of the Ji family. If she says the wrong thing, it may bring bad influence to the Ji family.
Realizing this, Chen immediately shut his mouth.
Seeing the couple's reaction, He Yunshu probably guessed something.
There must have been some unspeakable secrets behind Ji Yunchuan and Shen Ningyuan’s wedding night a year ago.
She was somewhat interested in this matter.
Once today's matter is settled, she can send someone to investigate.
But right now, the most important thing is to deal with Shen Ningyuan first!
While thinking, He Yunshu glanced at Shen Ningyuan, with a hint of coldness in her eyes.
He said in a deep voice: "Chen Ningyuan, what you just said can only prove that you and Ji Yunchuan did not sleep together, but it cannot prove that you did not have an affair with other men. Whether you are a virgin or not remains to be considered."
"Your Majesty, I can verify my identity and accept the examination of the palace maids."
"Chen Ningyuan!" He Yunshu's expression changed instantly. She looked at Chen Ningyuan as if she were a madman. "Do you know what this means?"
Chen and Ji Zehai also looked at Shen Ningyuan in panic.
If Shen Ningyuan verifies her identity, she will be proven innocent.
The Ji family was falsely accused and charged with deceiving the emperor.
This is going to get you beheaded!
At this time, the two of them kept praying in their hearts, and Shen Ningyuan quickly regretted it.
However, the opposite happened.
Shen Ningyuan raised her eyes and looked at He Yunshu, her tone calm but firm, "Your Majesty, of course I know what this means."
"But as long as it can prove my innocence and wash away this dirty water, I am willing to do it."
“…”
He Yunshu was speechless for a moment.
Looking at Shen Ningyuan's determined eyes, she seemed to recall the scene ten years ago when she was scolded and cried by Cui Jin.
Ten years ago, when she faced Cui Jin, she was just like now when she faced Shen Ningyuan, with her mouth open and unable to utter a word.
Thinking of this, He Yunshu felt a strong sense of frustration.
Finally, He Yunshu waved her hand and said lazily, "In my opinion, let's forget about verifying her identity!"
"There has never been such a precedent in the palace. If this gets out of hand and gets out, the people will laugh at us."
Upon hearing this, Ji Zehai and Chen's faces showed joy.
Without proving his identity, Shen Ningyuan cannot prove his innocence.
By then, won’t they be able to throw dirty water at will?
Shen Ningyuan obviously thought of this.
She raised her head, her eyes blazing as she looked at He Yunshu. "How can I prove my innocence without verifying my identity? Should I just let others arbitrarily frame me and smear me?"
"A fly won't bite an egg without a crack. If you really think there's nothing wrong at all, this dirty water won't be thrown on your head!"
Shen Ningyuan bit her lip and retorted, "If you want to accuse someone of something, you can always find a pretext!"
"Chen Ningyuan, are you the queen, or am I the queen?" He Yunshu's face turned completely cold. "Even if I don't let you test it, what can you do to me?"
Hearing this, He Yunshu was determined not to let Shen Ningyuan prove her innocence.
Song Yan'er was extremely nervous. She quietly reached out her hand, touched Shen Ningyuan's palm, and whispered, "Yuan'er, this matter still needs to be considered in the long run. Why don't we take a loss first and go back to discuss a countermeasure with our parents?"
"No." Shen Ningyuan rejected Song Yaner's proposal without thinking.
"Today we cede a city, tomorrow we cede a city, and in the end, there will be no city left."
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