Upon hearing this, Ji Zehai's expression remained unchanged. He feigned helplessness and said, "I know that today's events were very unpleasant, but you also know that today is Yunchuan's funeral. He was always so kind to you and always held you in high esteem. You absolutely shouldn't have made such a fuss at his funeral, and you certainly shouldn't have lifted up the tablets of our ancestors in front of his coffin!"
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan's heart skipped a beat.
Ji Zehai is worthy of being an official, he is so eloquent.
He was very good at grasping the key points, and in just a few words, he put all the blame on her.
Just a few words easily turned the situation around.
At this time, many people in the crowd began to talk, and they all felt that Ji Zehai was right.
"Master Ji is right! Today is the funeral of the young master of the Ji family. As his wife, no matter how much injustice she has suffered, she should have endured it. How could she force her mother-in-law to kill her sister-in-law and overturn her ancestral tablets at her husband's funeral?"
"Yeah, even if Ji Yunhuan really poisoned her, so what? She didn't die, right? We can just turn a blind eye. Why make such a big fuss?"
"Alas! Marrying a daughter-in-law who doesn't consider her husband's family is simply a misfortune for the family!"
“…”
Hearing the discussions of the crowd, Ji Zehai stared at Shen Ningyuan coldly.
He wanted to see if Shen Ningyuan could still remain as calm as before in the face of countless people's accusations!
But he was to be disappointed.
Shen Ningyuan did not respond to these people's discussions, but just listened quietly.
Obviously, these words that went with the flow could not stir up the slightest ripple in her heart.
Seeing her so calm, Ji Zehai felt something was wrong for a moment.
Most people present were blaming Shen Ningyuan.
Any word that gets out can affect Shen Ningyuan's reputation.
But how could she be so calm, as if she didn't care at all!
After a while, just when Ji Zehai was getting more and more annoyed and was about to continue to criticize Shen Ningyuan.
Shen Ningyuan suddenly laughed.
"Master Ji!"
"You also know that Ji Yunchuan cares about me very much. If the dead are conscious, if he knew that his sister poisoned his wife, I'm afraid his coffin would not be able to hold him down!"
"Even if it's just for Yunchuan, I have to seek justice for myself!"
Shen Ningyuan said the last sentence with great force.
It doesn’t matter whether Ji Yunchuan loves her or not.
What’s important is that everyone knows that Ji Yunchuan pretended to love his wife dearly in order to get her.
She wanted to see how Ji Zehai would fight back if she pushed Ji Yunchuan out.
Sure enough, after hearing what Shen Ningyuan said, Ji Zehai's face turned very ugly.
He stared at Shen Ningyuan viciously, wishing he could cut off a piece of her flesh!
After a long while, Ji Zehai took a deep breath.
"I know Yunchuan cares about you a lot!"
Ji Zehai pressed again: "But I already lost a son, it's impossible for me to lose a daughter again, Shen Ningyuan, you are the daughter-in-law of the Ji family, you know what to do!"
"Even attempted murder must be punished. I still say that Ji Yunhuan must be brought to justice!"
Shen Ningyuan refused to give in, "I just want justice!"
"If the Ji family won't give it to me, I'll ask the government for it!"
Shen Ningyuan emphasized the last sentence.
Seeing her uncompromising attitude, Ji Zehai frowned.
He didn't expect that Shen Ningyuan's attitude was so tough now.
But what happened today concerns the reputation of the Ji family, and he cannot give in at all.
Thinking of this, Ji Zehai clenched his fists, almost losing his mind because of Shen Ningyuan's anger.
In his entire life, this was the first time that a woman made his heart beat faster.
Thinking of this, Ji Zehai gritted his teeth and pressed again: "Chen Ningyuan, do you really want to disregard the reputation of the Ji family for such a small matter?"
"Ji Yunhuan poisoned and murdered his eldest sister-in-law, which is the real disregard for the reputation of the Ji family!" Shen Ningyuan retorted.
“You, you, you…” Ji Zehai pointed at Shen Ningyuan and said viciously: “You are going to force the Ji family into a dead end!”
Shen Ningyuan raised her head and looked at Ji Zehai coldly.
"I will never back down on this matter. Ji Yunhuan must be brought to justice!"
"Chen Ningyuan, if you dare to send Huan'er to the government, I will bang my head against this spirit pillar and die!"
At this time, Chen suddenly jumped out, pointing at Shen Ningyuan and yelling: "Anyway, I almost strangled Huan'er to death just now. I feel sorry for her. I will never hand Huan'er over to the government!"
Chen gritted her teeth, her red and swollen eyes widening as big as copper bells.
He looked like he was willing to die for the Ji family's reputation.
No one expected that things would get to this point.
But looking at Chen's resolute look, I still feel sincere admiration for her.
"Alas, Madam Ji is risking everything for the Ji family's reputation!"
"Yeah, if I were Shen Ningyuan, I would just turn a blind eye and make a big deal out of a small matter."
"She didn't die anyway. Not only is she alive and well, she even slapped Ji Yunhuan dozens of times. It's time for her to vent her anger."
"Yeah, that's too cruel..."
Everyone's discussions reached Shen Ningyuan's ears without any hesitation.
She looked at the faint smile of success on Chen's lips and immediately guessed what the other party was planning.
He was trying to take advantage of his seniority and status as an elder to force her to compromise!
If Chen really died by hitting her head against the pillar, her reputation would probably be ruined.
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