As soon as she said this, Concubine Xi stopped talking and shot a sharp look at Shen Yuerong.
She was originally in a good mood because she was able to attend the poetry reading.
As a result, when the Queen reminded her of this, she remembered Shen Yuerong's previous insult to her, and she immediately felt unhappy.
Shen Yuerong put down the teacup and glanced at the queen slowly.
"Thank you for your concern, sister-in-law. I don't take this rumor seriously because it is not true."
Then Shen Yuerong raised her eyes and looked in the direction of Concubine Xi.
"I believe that mother must believe me, because this matter is not true, and the gifts are still in my home storehouse."
"I really like the gold and jade satin that my mother gave me. It sparkles brightly in the sun. I have already asked someone to cut it into clothes so I can wear it someday."
When Concubine Xi heard Shen Yuerong accurately describe what she had given, she was very happy.
She had carefully selected those gifts, thinking that she was a concubine after all and could not lose her dignity.
"You have a good eye. The golden jade satin is hard to find in the capital, and I am the only one who has a few pieces."
When the queen heard this, a hint of sarcasm appeared on her lips, but she quickly concealed it with a hypocritical smile on her face.
"Everyone in the capital knows that my mother loves gold and jade satin the most, so it's not difficult to know its characteristics."
Her words seemed to have a hidden meaning, and Shen Yuerong guessed what she meant directly, which was that she was lying.
The simple-minded Concubine Xi looked at Shen Yuerong with increasingly cold eyes when she was provoked by the Queen.
"I can't even reach your level."
Shen Yuerong was not at all flustered. Instead, she stood up slowly and came to Concubine Xi to pay her respects.
"Don't misunderstand, mother. Those gifts are still in my warehouse. This is the inventory list. If I really gave the things to the beggar, how did I get this list?"
She took out a list from her sleeve and handed it to Concubine Xi.
Concubine Xi just glanced at it and frowned slightly, because she couldn't tell at all whether this was the list she prepared for Shen Yuerong.
But she was too embarrassed to admit it and could only force a smile.
“This list…”
Before she could finish her words, the Queen Mother saw that Concubine Xi didn't remember at all, and spoke with a faint smile.
"I think you prepared this list before. You showed it to me once."
After she finished speaking, the Queen's face turned pale. She didn't expect that the Queen Mother would stand up and speak for Concubine Xi.
It would be more accurate to say that I am speaking for Shen Yuerong rather than for Concubine Xi.
Shen Yuerong also realized that the Queen Mother had helped her, because this list was not sent by Concubine Xi at all, but a list that had been put into storage before.
The housekeeper brought it to him before he went out in the morning, and he hurriedly stuffed it into his pocket.
I didn't expect this list would help me so much.
Since the Queen Mother had spoken up for her, it was impossible for the Queen to make things difficult for her. She could only flatter the Queen Mother with a fake smile.
"Mother, you will never forget what you have seen. I still need to learn more."
The Queen Mother didn't want to look at the Queen at all, and she felt it was really embarrassing.
In the past, they had no choice but to adopt this daughter of a general in order to consolidate the complex power of the court.
Although he seems to have a good reputation, he is still a little stingy and always likes to intrigue.
It was just a minor incident before, so the Queen Mother let it go. But now, unexpectedly, the Queen is going too far and even targeting Shen Yuerong and Chi Mu.
The Queen Mother saw everything the Queen did, but she did not expose her plan. She just ignored it and gave her a warning later.
"Don't trust outsiders easily in the future, okay?"
The Queen Mother smiled as she lectured Concubine Xi, while observing the Queen's expression out of the corner of her eye.
As expected, the queen looked slightly displeased.
The Queen Mother looked down on him and her even more in her heart, but she didn't say it out loud. She just looked at Shen Yuerong and asked about what had happened in the past few days.
Shen Yuerong answered with ease. At the same time, he was helping the Queen to ease the atmosphere.
"I wonder if the Empress will attend Miss Jiang Sisi's poetry gathering in a few days. I heard that it will be very grand and many noble sons and daughters of famous families in the capital will be there."
When Shen Yuerong said this, she raised her eyes and looked in the direction of Concubine Xi.
"I heard that my mother also received an invitation. The other party really has a keen eye for talent."
When Concubine Xi was praised like this, she completely forgot about her reluctance just now and straightened her chest to answer.
"It is their honor to invite me to attend the poetry reading."
Shen Yuerong agreed with a smile: "As the owner behind Chunxue Villa this time, mother must give Miss Jiang Sisi a surprise."
The one who had rejected Concubine Xi before was Miss Jiang Sisi.
Concubine Xi sat there with an upright posture, and she could hardly suppress the smile on her lips.
"Then I have to think carefully about how to give her a surprise."
Afterwards, Shen Yuerong just smiled and listened to what Concubine Xi and the Queen Mother said, not taking the Queen seriously at all.
After all, she was just trying to sow discord.
Wait until Shen Yuerong leaves the Queen Mother's Palace and walks in the courtyard full of flowers.
Suddenly, a little palace maid in a hurry bumped into Shen Yuerong, and then fell to the ground, with long scars on her hands and feet.
Shen Yuerong wanted to go forward to check on her, but she got up and ran away impatiently without even saying hello.
Seeing this, Shen Yuerong didn't care. Just after taking a few steps, she heard a slightly dull call from behind.
"Wait a moment, sister-in-law."
Shen Yuerong turned her head slowly, and saw the queen and her men striding towards them, exuding a fierce aura.
"Sister-in-law, is there something wrong?"
The queen looked Shen Yuerong up and down with disdain, then waved her hand and the guards behind her surrounded Shen Yuerong.
"I didn't expect my sister-in-law to be such a person. If you want my jewelry, just tell me. As your sister-in-law, I will definitely find a way to fulfill your wish."
"But you didn't have to steal my things. You caused me to search the palace extensively, and many palace maids and eunuchs were affected."
Her words seemed to be trying to throw all the blame for her palace search onto Shen Yuerong
Shen Yuerong raised her eyebrows and looked at the Queen in front of her, and couldn't help laughing in her heart.
I was standing there peacefully, and then a big iron pot fell from the sky.
She smiled faintly and spoke.
"Does the emperor's sister-in-law have any evidence for what she said?"
The queen had already prepared everything and sent someone to bump into Shen Yuerong on the road and put the lost jewelry on her.
"If you admit it in time, I can still save your face. If you find out in public, don't blame me as the emperor's sister-in-law for not saving your face."
"Someone come and search for me."
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