"Mother—" The Song siblings were startled and quickly helped their mother up.
"Sister Lin, what exactly happened?" Song Ruoying seemed to have just recovered from a huge shock, looking at the person on the ground in disbelief. "Why are Mother's jewelry with you?"
"This...this really isn't me." Lin Yaoyao's mind went blank. "I really don't know where this thing came from."
"Madam, you must believe me!"
As she spoke, she crawled to Chen's feet.
Madam Chen felt dizzy and disoriented. After a while, she finally recovered, her face ashen. "Believe me? The evidence is right here. You're in cahoots with them, deliberately setting me up to get into the Marquis's mansion?"
"No!" Lin Yaoyao shook her head, clutching Chen's clothes. "Someone must be framing me!"
"Who would harm you!" her mother-in-law glared at her angrily.
The thought that Lin Yaoyao had orchestrated everything, that her ear had been torn and she was still unable to wear any earrings, and that she had listened to Lin Yaoyao's bad advice and had her body ruined, all made her think of the consequences.
I just felt like my vision was going black.
Lin Yaoyao looked around, her gaze finally settling on Shen Zhiyi. "It must be her!"
In an instant,
All eyes were on Shen Zhiyi.
Suspicion, inquiry, scrutiny
result……
Suddenly, Green Lotus stepped forward, bent down, and slapped Lin Yaoyao across the face!
"What are you doing!" Lin Yaoyao covered her face. "How dare you, a lowly servant, hit me?"
Green Lotus remained expressionless. "I am indeed just a servant girl, so I abide by the rules and never dare to overstep them. You are only treated with courtesy by my young lady because you are the lady's benefactor. If you are in cahoots with the villains who robbed the lady..."
"That's a villain that everyone hates."
"So what if I slapped you?"
"It's one thing to occupy my daughter's courtyard, but to dare to falsely accuse her? Don't you even know your place!"
Lin Yaoyao was extremely aggrieved. Her face had just healed from the slaps she had received from the Regent's men, but she had been slapped several more times. Her eyes were red as she looked at Song Yuxiu.
"Your Highness..."
"You little bitch!" Green Lotus raised her hand and slapped her again.
"Green Lotus!" Song Yuxiu exclaimed, his voice sharp and stern, "The master hasn't given any orders yet, this is far too presumptuous!"
"This Miss Lin is usually on good terms with the young lady, but when she encounters trouble, she doesn't ask her for help. Instead, she stares at the young master pitifully. Last time she fell into the water, she clung to the young master and wouldn't let go. Anyone who didn't know better would think she was trying to seduce him."
"She only dares to seduce the young master because she has some good looks. Doesn't she know her place?"
These words startled everyone present.
Living under the same roof, could it be that Shen Zhiyi has really discovered something?
Enraged, Song Yuxiu yelled at Lühe, "What nonsense are you talking about? My relationship with Miss Lin is completely innocent!"
"If you dare to talk nonsense again, even if you are Zhiyi's dowry maid, I will still punish you without hesitation!"
"I didn't..." Lin Yaoyao was furious, but dared not ruin Song Yuxiu's plan, so she could only grit her teeth and deny it, "How could I dare to seduce the prince?"
"I simply believe that the Crown Prince is gentle and upright, and will surely uphold justice for me!"
Shen Zhiyi chuckled softly, "The way you're saying that makes it sound like Mother and Ruoying are foolish people who aren't worthy of your trust?"
"That's not what I meant! Why are you misinterpreting my words?"
"If you misunderstand my relationship with the Crown Prince and therefore harbor resentment and frame me, then I will accept it."
Lin Yaoyao lowered her head and cried.
With just a few punctuation marks, he poured this dirty water on Shen Zhiyi's head.
"Chen Zhiyi!" Her mother-in-law glared at her immediately. "Did you do this?"
"You had me robbed and then framed Yao Yao?"
“I am your mother-in-law. Even if you are dissatisfied with me and have harmed me like this, even if you are the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo and have shown such disrespect to your mother-in-law, even if you have been too kind to me, if this matter gets out, it will be enough to make your Shen family suffer.”
Chen deeply resented that Lin Yaoyao was behind this.
If it really is her...
That would be terrible.
Shen Zhiyi was neither angry nor upset; instead, she suddenly burst out laughing.
"What are you laughing at!" Lin Yaoyao got up from the ground angrily. "Madam, you've succeeded in your scheme, aren't you very pleased with yourself?"
"I have always respected you, why have you done this to me?"
"If you want me to die, just say so! Why force me like this!" Lin Yaoyao wiped away a few tears she had forced out. "Being framed like this, I'd rather just die!"
As she spoke, she looked at the wall, as if she wanted to smash her head against it and die.
Song Ruoying quickly stopped her, "Sister Lin, I will definitely believe you!"
She waited for Shen Zhiyi to say, "Sister-in-law, you've gone too far. I know you've never liked Sister Lin, but you've gone to such lengths to frame her."
"Do you really want to drive her to her death?"
Song Yuxiu frowned: "Zhiyi, did you really do this?"
Madam Chen sneered, "It must be her. She was unwilling when we asked her to take the money, but I never expected her to do something like this."
...
The group of people, each offering their own opinion, seemed intent on pinning the blame entirely on Shen Zhiyi.
The red stamens and green lotus leaves were furious.
However, Shen Zhiyi remained calm, a mocking smile playing on his lips as he looked at Lin Yaoyao: "I never realized before that Miss Lin could be so sharp-tongued and capable of twisting the truth."
"My mother's things were found here, not in my room."
"besides……"
“When Mother was robbed, even Cui Lan wasn’t there. It’s quite a coincidence that you happened to be passing by.”
Facing the mudslinging in her face, Shen Zhiyi remained completely calm, her voice slow and deliberate, "There's something really strange. Those two robbers stole all of Mother's jewelry and belongings, even going so far as to tear her ear apart. Why did they..."
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