Shen Changlin and Zhao Shi eventually came to find Shen Ning. After what happened with the Wei family, they were both exhausted and could only plead and play the family card.
“A-Ning, Ming’er is your cousin. You can’t abandon him. Now your cousin is about to be beaten to death. You must help him.”
Shen Changlin rarely bowed his head: "No matter how much we argue, we are still family. You can't just stand by and watch your cousin get beaten to death."
Shen Ning was in a dilemma. He wanted to refuse, but he couldn't avoid it. In the end, he could only helplessly say that he was powerless: "I only know how to do business. I am not a man. How can I interfere in the affairs of the government? You might as well go and find Lord Wei."
The two men looked grim. Had they not gone to look for them? The Wei family was in such a mess themselves; how could they possibly help?
Zhao wiped away her tears: "A-Ning, your second aunt really has no other choice. It's a matter of life and death. If we don't save him, he will really die."
Shen Ning: "If even Lord Wei can't help, what can I do? Bribe him? Are you trying to harm me or the officials of Shuntian Prefecture?"
Zhao grabbed her hand and wouldn't let go: "No, you can't just stand by and watch her die, my dear niece, please help me think of a way."
What could Shen Ning think of? "Didn't your uncle come from the Ministry of Justice? Why don't you ask him?"
Shen Changlin shook his head: "Distant water can't quench a nearby fire. They're far away in Jiangzhou, it's too late."
Shen Ning just frowned and sighed, looking very troubled. Finally, after being pestered for a long time, she said that she could think of a way, but it might not be successful.
Zhao was extremely anxious, grabbing Shen Ning's hand and offering advice: "Didn't you manage to get close to the Qi Prince's family? Why don't you ask the Qi Prince's heir for help, he..."
Liu Ying pulled her away, her face cold: "Second Madam, don't speak recklessly. The Prince of Qi has a beloved who is pregnant. He has publicly stated that he would never marry Miss. They are not destined to be together, nor do they have any connection."
Shen Changlin also remembered this, and frowned, hesitatingly saying, "But don't the Grand Princess and the Princess like you very much?"
Shen Ning's gaze was indifferent and devoid of warmth: "They may like me, but that's just polite talk. Do I really have any influence that would allow me to ask them for help?"
Shen Changlin looked at her with an expression that seemed to see right through her: "So you never even considered helping, right?"
Zhao: "You're lying to us?"
Shen Ning: "What do you mean by lying? Can anyone confidently tell you they can save Shen Ming? Why don't you go find him?"
The two men left in anger, cursing her all the way as she did so, calling her heartless, cold-blooded, and a beast.
Yu Zhu was so angry that she splashed a basin of water from behind: "You can't even teach your own son properly and you still scold others. What's the point of saving such a bad person?"
Liu Ying quickly covered her mouth and pulled her back. She shouldn't provoke those two now; who knows what they might do if they got angry.
The second wife went everywhere to find someone to save her son, but Shen Changlin's usual friends were all scoundrels, few of whom had any real skills. Even those who were willing were limited in ability and couldn't help at all.
The trial in Shuntian Prefecture continued, and all of Shen Ming's crimes were exposed, too numerous to count. Even the fact that he had sent his wife to be prostitutes was revealed. As soon as the news spread, the public was outraged and everyone wanted to kill him.
As soon as the court session began, many people crowded into the Shuntian Prefecture, shouting to kill this scumbag beast.
Seeing that the matter was getting bigger and bigger, the Prefect of Shuntian Prefecture had no choice but to report it to the Court of Judicial Review, and the case was transferred to the Court of Judicial Review.
Hiss!!
Shen Ning gasped. She had accidentally gone too far and things weren't going to end well.
Shen Ning knew that the second wife's family would come to see her again, but she didn't expect that Wei Congwen would come first.
At this point...
Shen Ning didn't want to see him, but since the Wei family had made a scene before, she was curious to see what he would say.
Autumn is a season for recognizing and evaluating results.
Shen Ning met Wei Congwen in the side hall, where he was drinking tea and eating snacks, waiting leisurely.
Wei Congwen arrived quickly, still dressed in his familiar scholar's attire, but the hairpin in his hair had been replaced with a jade one, and he also wore a jade pendant at his waist. The fabric of his clothes was also of the highest quality, indicating that he was quite adept at spending the dowry she had left behind.
His gaze swept over the man's right hand; the injury didn't seem too serious. The young imperial uncle had gone too far.
“Chen Ning”.
Wei Congwen stood there awkwardly. Logically, he should have bowed to Shen Ning, but for some reason, he was unwilling to lower his head to her.
Yu Zhu, who was serving her from the side, said sarcastically, "Young Master Wei, please speak your mind. My young lady's time is precious and cannot be wasted on irrelevant people."
Shen Ning curled her lips. Yu Zhu was becoming more and more like someone who aided and abetted evil and bullied others. However, she was also selective in her approach, only targeting those who had bullied Shen Ning. Not bad.
Wei Congwen wanted to reprimand her for being so rude as a maid, but Shen Ning gave him a look and he had to suppress his anger.
“I know about Shen Ming’s matter. I have some connections with Lord Lu’s son from the Dali Temple. I can put in a good word for him, but you have to persuade Shen Shu.”
Shen Ning feigned ignorance, leaning casually back in her chair: "Advise her? Advise her about what?"
Wei Congwen seemed very agitated: "I'm just taking a concubine, and she's like a sister to me, her maid. She keeps making trouble for me, disturbing the peace of the house. Now she's even threatening to divorce me. You should persuade her to behave herself."
Judging from his expression, he was already fed up with Shen Shu, but he couldn't bear to part with Shen Shu's dowry and didn't want to divorce so soon and be criticized.
Such hypocritical people are just too greedy; they want everything.
"Pfft..." Shen Ning couldn't help but laugh: "Hahahaha... Hahahaha..."
Shen Ning laughed heartily, and Liu Ying, afraid that she might get a stitch, quickly patted her back.
Shen Ning leaned against Liu Ying's arm, her eyes full of smiles, not from schadenfreude, but from the joy of seeing something happy.
"Sister Liuying, who was speaking just now? I didn't see anyone."
Liu Ying scoffed coldly: "There's really no one here, but there is a beast."
Wei Congwen's expression changed, but Shen Ning shook her head in denial: "No, no, no, it's a joke... a huge joke..."
Shen Ning smiled, her gaze falling on Wei Congwen: "You two say you are truly in love. Shen Shu betrayed her own sister and bore the infamy for you. You refused to marry her in public. Later, when you found out it was her, you defied public opinion and married her. Such love is so touching. How can your true feelings be so fragile and unable to withstand any test after such a short time?"
Wei Congwen wanted to explain, but he saw Shen Ning's gaze fixed on him, yet seemingly piercing through him, looking at a distant place with a mocking expression.
"This is your true feeling? It's utterly ridiculous."
In his past life, Wei Congwen said that he would not hesitate to give his life for Shen Shu. Shen Shu was the white lotus blooming in his heart, pure and untainted by the mud, and she deserved his utmost care.
He said his love for Shen Shu was genuine, unrelated to lust, but simply because he loved her and wanted to see her happy.
Haha, it's all lies. If he keeps telling these lies, won't he even fool himself?
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