Chapter 39
Song Xuan's expression remained calm, but as he looked at Lin Minxin, he felt a growing impatience.
The emperor said sternly, "Lin Minxin, you had better have something important to say to barge into the imperial study without being summoned!"
Lin Minxin kowtowed repeatedly and told him the information he had recently discovered: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, I have recently discovered that Shen Qingnian, together with Shen Zheng, plotted against Your Highness!"
A chill crept into Song Xuan's usually gentle eyes: "Lin Minxin, do you know what crime it is to slander a court official or noblewoman?"
"Your humble servant would never dare! I swear on my grandfather Lin Hai that everything I have said is true!" Lin Minxin kowtowed as he made his promise.
The emperor's expression darkened slightly, and he raised his hand: "Tell me about it."
At this moment, Xia Zi quietly entered, handed a letter to Song Xuan, and then quietly withdrew.
Lin Minxin composed himself and prepared to recount what he had discovered over the past few days—
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On the other side.
Shen Qingnian had arrived at the North Lake ahead of time, half an hour earlier than expected. Lin Yue'er had also arrived.
The invitation she sent to Lin Yue'er had the exact time listed.
It had been a long time since I last saw Lin Yue'er. She looked haggard, her face was pale, and she had lost a lot of weight. It was clear that she had been having a very difficult time lately.
Lin Yue'er looked at Shen Qingnian, who was dressed in a light blue dress and had a rosy complexion, and gritted her teeth: "You won't be arrogant for long. My father has already found out about the shameful things you've done. He has now entered the palace, and His Highness the Crown Prince will soon know your true colors!"
Once His Highness learns of those matters, he will order Shen Qingnian's death, and the entire Shen family will be wiped out.
Just thinking about it made her feel incredibly happy.
Shen Qingnian took two steps forward and smiled, "Really? How do you know His Highness will believe you? Your father accepted bribes and has already been demoted from a third-rank official to a fifth-rank official. I think it's your father who should be imprisoned."
"You wretch! My father did not accept any bribes. It's all slander from Shen Zheng. Your Highness is wise and will see through it. Your Highness will only marry me!" Lin Yue'er's words were fierce, and she seemed somewhat deranged.
In less than three months, she went from being a noblewoman who had just returned to the capital and was closest to the Crown Prince to a woman despised by everyone, and her father was even demoted.
All of this is the fault of this despicable woman in front of me!
How could Lin Yue'er not be angry that her father's official position and her own reputation were ruined by Shen Qingnian?
Shen Qingnian moved a few steps toward the lakeside. She looked at the somewhat agitated Lin Yue'er and said mockingly, "His Highness won't believe your nonsense. His Highness and I have already been intimate. Do you think His Highness will remember your so-called childhood friendship or our intimate relationship?"
Her words were blunt and blatant, causing Lin Yue'er's pupils to constrict for a moment. The next instant, she exclaimed angrily, "It really was you! It really was you! His Highness's scheme at the dilapidated temple that day was indeed your doing! You vile woman, how dare you! How dare you scheme against His Highness!"
She had doubts before, but now that Shen Qingnian had taken the initiative to admit it, she felt dizzy and extremely angry.
Not many people knew about the Crown Prince being drugged a few days ago. Her father overheard it by chance in the Imperial Study that day, and he only vaguely heard the words 'Chinese medicine', 'Crown Prince', and 'dilapidated temple'.
If it weren't for the Lin family's crisis and Shen Zheng's relentless pursuit of her family, her father wouldn't have thought of using this incident to shift the blame. But unexpectedly, the person who provided the antidote for the Crown Prince was actually Shen Qingnian!
Hearing Lin Yue'er's angry curses, Shen Qingnian raised her eyebrows and added fuel to the fire: "Your Highness recognized me a few days ago, and you must have heard that Your Highness has been frequently visiting the Shen residence these days."
His Highness has already promised me the position of Crown Princess, but Miss Lin, your reputation is ruined, and the Lin family has fallen into decline. I'm afraid you'll have no choice but to return to the mountains to recuperate.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw that pale figure approaching.
Lin Yue'er's chest heaved violently. Enraged, she shouted venomously, "Shen Qingnian, you bitch, die!"
After saying that, she raised her hand and pushed Shen Qingnian hard into the lake.
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