Chapter 039: What else do you have to say?
He Yunshu's words seemed to be a question, but they were spoken in a tone of affirmation.
Obviously, she had already determined Shen Ningyuan's guilt from the bottom of her heart.
Thinking of this, Shen Ningyuan raised his head and looked at He Yunshu calmly.
She asked back in a firm tone: "Empress, I have never done the things you mentioned. Why should I admit it?"
"Oh? You mean, Lord Ji and your mother-in-law have wronged you?"
"Your Majesty, these things are indeed nonsense."
Shen Ningyuan's attitude was neither humble nor arrogant. "Since I married into the Ji family, I have always abided by the rules of a new wife, serving my parents-in-law wholeheartedly, taking care of the whole family, not daring to act on my own, and always discussing everything with my mother-in-law. Even going out to buy things requires my mother-in-law's permission before I can go out, and I must be back at the specified time."
"Over the past year, I have been well behaved and have done my best to serve the Ji family and my late husband Ji Yunchuan. I have never had any contact with other men, so how could I be pregnant?"
As she spoke, Shen Ningyuan looked at Chen, "I'm afraid that in these days, my mother-in-law couldn't accept the death of her late husband, and she became mentally disturbed and hysterical."
Upon hearing this, Chen became excited again, pointing at Shen Ningyuan and yelling, "Shen Ningyuan, what bullshit are you talking about? You are mentally ill, you are hysterical!"
"If I wasn't mentally ill, how could my mother-in-law be sure that I had done something wrong to Yunchuan?"
Shen Ningyuan continued to ask: "If I hadn't had hysteria, how could I have been pregnant if my abdomen was flat?"
Chen was speechless after being asked.
After all, she knew in her heart that no matter whether it was rumors outside or rumors in the palace, they were all throwing dirty water on Shen Ningyuan.
Seeing that Chen didn't say anything, the disgust on He Yunshu's face became more obvious.
After secretly cursing "idiot", he said to Shen Ningyuan: "Ji Shen, your parents-in-law have witnesses and evidence to prove that you have an affair with a man outside your family. Think it over before explaining it to me."
As she spoke, He Yunshu ordered outside: "Bring the person in."
As soon as he finished speaking, two eunuchs came in, leading a maid and a man with a pointed chin and monkey face.
He Yunshu pointed at the two people and asked in a cold voice: "Chen Ningyuan, do you know these two people?"
Shen Ningyuan looked up, and there was nothing unusual on her face.
She replied softly, "Your Majesty, I know these two people."
Without waiting for He Yunshu to ask, Shen Ningyuan answered on her own: "One is the head nanny in my courtyard."
"What about the other one?" He Yunshu's face was half-smiley, and she deliberately emphasized her tone, pointing her finger at the other man with a pointed chin and monkey cheeks, "Who is he? How did you meet him?"
Facing He Yunshu's deliberate harassment, Shen Ningyuan remained calm and said in a calm tone, "He is Lin Shu, the son of the old man who delivers vegetables in the backyard of the Ji Mansion. He occasionally helps his father deliver vegetables. I often cook porridge, decoct medicine and make medicinal food for my mother-in-law in the kitchen. We have met several times."
"Oh? You are honest." He Yunshu's tone suddenly changed, and she continued to ask: "We have only met a few times occasionally, but you remember it so clearly. Do you think I will believe it?" He Yunshu continued to ask.
Hearing this, Shen Ningyuan finally looked up and met He Yunshu's gaze.
In a calm tone, "Your Majesty, I just said that since I married into the Ji family, I have not left the house and have not seen many outsiders. It is normal for me to have some impression of the outsiders I have occasionally met."
"You only have some impressions of him, but he is very familiar with you!" He Yunshu gently tapped Lin Shu, "You, tell me how you and the young lady of the Ji family met?"
Hearing this, Lin Shu raised his head tremblingly, "Reply, reply to the Queen, I met the young lady when I was delivering food to the backyard of the Ji Mansion. After a few contacts, the young lady fell in love with me and gave me the sachet she always carried with her as a token of love..."
"You're talking nonsense!"
Before Lin Shu could finish his words, Song Yan'er interrupted him angrily.
"Yuan'er is a law-abiding person, how could she teach you something private?" Song Yan'er was furious, "It's obvious that you are deliberately framing Yuan'er!"
He Yunshu shouted in a heavy tone, "Song!"
"I am still here, what are you doing?"
Song Yan'er paused and realized that she was too impulsive.
She immediately lowered her head and said, "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me."
Seeing this scene, Chen raised her eyebrows proudly.
You two little rascals, you still want to fight with her, but you are still a little naive!
He Yunshu restrained her expression, turned her gaze to Lin Shu, and said in a low and majestic voice, "You, continue."
Lin Shu nodded repeatedly, "Okay, okay, let me continue."
"I didn't dare to accept the token of love from the young lady, and I refused it several times. Until one time, I was late in delivering the food, and the young lady sent away all the servants in the kitchen. When I entered the kitchen, she hugged me."
Song Yaner couldn't listen any longer and wanted to refute back, but Shen Ningyuan held her wrist.
Shen Ningyuan reminded in a low voice: “Sister-in-law, let him speak.”
Song Yan'er had no choice but to suppress her anger and stared at the family angrily.
If she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it would have been hard for her to imagine.
There will be a mother-in-law who would throw such dirty water on her daughter-in-law!
When Chen saw that Shen Ningyuan did not refute, she subconsciously thought that she accepted her fate.
He immediately jumped out, pointed at Chen Ningyuan and yelled, "Okay, I said you never leave the house, how could you have the chance to cheat on my son, and it turns out you are right under our noses!"
Chen glared at Lin Shu and said, "You, keep talking!"
"After the young lady hugged me, she said that she had been a widow for a year and was very lonely, and begged me to have pity on her."
"I was soft-hearted at the moment and accepted the young lady's request. I know I was wrong now!"
After saying that, Lin Shu slapped himself hard.
The crisp sound of applause echoed in the huge hall.
“You, you, you…”
Song Yaner pointed at Lin Shu, her heart beating faster and faster with anger, and she couldn't utter a word for a long time.
On the other hand, Shen Ningyuan remained calm and composed.
It was as if the young lady of the Ji family that Lin Shu was talking about was not her.
Seeing Shen Ningyuan had no reaction, He Yunshu couldn't help but frowned.
Even with all the dirty water thrown on her head, Shen Ningyuan remained so calm.
Could it be that she has something else to rely on?
Forget it, who cares what she relies on.
Since she's in my hands now, I have to skin her alive.
Who said...she is Cui Jin’s daughter!
Thinking of this, He Yunshu turned her gaze to Lin Shu and asked again: "You just said that the young lady of the Ji family gave you a sachet. Are you carrying it with you?"
Lin Shu nodded quickly, "I brought it!"
Then, she took out an exquisitely embroidered sachet from her lapel and held it above her head.
She said in a trembling voice, "It was the young lady who threatened me that I must carry the sachet with me. I dared not disobey, so I always carried it with me!"
After hearing this, Chen immediately rushed over, raised her hand high, and pretended to slap Shen Ningyuan.
"You bitch, do you even take my son seriously?"
The slap didn't fall for a long time.
Shen Ningyuan raised her hand and clasped Chen's wrist.
The voice was cold and gloomy, "Madam Ji! In the Pepper Palace, the Empress is the most powerful, how can you have the right to take action!"
After saying that, Shen Ningyuan shook off Chen's hand with force.
Chen staggered and almost fell to the ground.
He Yunshu also didn't like Chen's noisy look, so she didn't scold Shen Ningyuan, which was considered as tacit approval of her behavior just now.
Then he winked at the nanny at the bottom of the stairs.
The nanny nodded, walked over, took the sachet from Lin Shu's hand, turned around, walked up the stairs, and handed it respectfully to He Yunshu.
He Yunshu picked up the sachet, looked it over, and saw a flying kite embroidered on the lower left corner of the sachet.
“Hmph!” He Yunshu snorted and threw the sachet under the steps, “Chen Ningyuan, what else do you have to say?”
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