Chapter 838: Please, Princess Shihan, do good deeds
Everyone was still immersed in the shock of Li Zhuang's death, and they felt even more sad when they heard Zhuang Shihan's questioning at this moment.
"I saw him leave the Yan Mansion that night. Aside from a slight bump on his face that caused some swelling, he was able to walk and jump and looked very strong."
"He's a good child, not a kitten or a puppy that's hard to raise. How could he just disappear like that?"
Someone looked at Song Yanxi and asked, "The princess must have been joking with everyone. The child didn't look sick, so how could he die?"
Zhuang Shihan frowned and said, "He was fine when he left the Duke's Mansion today, how could he die just like that?
Mr. Song, your excuse is far-fetched. The people have sharp eyes, so don't try to fool them."
Song Yanxi moved aside, making way for her and said, "Since Princess Shihan doesn't believe it, go in and see for yourself."
Hearing this, Zhuang Shihan's face turned pale. "Just call him out. Why are you playing tricks here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard someone urging, "Princess, just go in and take a look. You'll know if there's anything wrong once you see it."
Zhuang Shihan felt someone shove her hard from behind and screamed, "Get away! Don't touch me!"
Seeing Zhuang Shihan's fear and resistance, Song Yanxi was almost certain that Li Zhuang's death was related to her.
But what about the 50,000 taels of silver?
She said it so confidently that there were even people who could testify to it.
Even if the people in Shuzhuang were willing to listen to her, Zhuang Bo's upright character would never allow him to agree to bear false witness on her behalf.
Besides, Li Zhuang's internal injuries were beyond the ability of a weak woman like Zhuang Shihan to heal.
There was another point that Song Yanxi couldn't figure out for the moment.
If it was Zhuang Shihan who hired someone to kill someone, it would explain how the injuries on Li Zhuang's body were caused.
But why did she do that?
Even if they really did it, according to common sense, they would definitely want to distance themselves from this matter as much as possible.
Especially since she and Lin Tingfeng are about to get married, she would never want to create any complications at this time and affect their marriage.
What exactly does she want to do?
Listening to the whispers behind her, Zhuang Shihan realized that she had overreacted. She bit her lower lip and said in frustration, "Where did this blind little thief come from, doing such a shameful thing as attacking from behind?"
The people closest to her hurriedly shook their heads, fearing that if they spoke too slowly, a cauldron would be placed on their heads.
They knew that although the two people in front of them were princesses, the princess with a bad temper was easily unreasonable.
If they really offended her, how would ordinary people like them survive?
Seeing them all take two steps back, Zhuang Shihan's expression suddenly became even uglier.
What had she done to make them so afraid of her?
Yes, it was Song Yanxi. She must have been slandering her behind her back!
Now that Shuzhuang's business is so good, she is about to marry Feng Ge and become a true general's wife.
No matter which one it is, Song Yanxi, a dodder, will never be able to do it in her lifetime.
Even though she will marry Mo Jinchuan soon and become the noble Princess Jin, she is ultimately just a vase who can only live by relying on men.
She is just a pretty vase, how can she be compared with the independent and self-reliant woman?
So it is understandable that she was jealous of her and deliberately tarnished her reputation.
Thinking of this, Zhuang Shihan suddenly felt less uncomfortable, and there was even a hint of sympathy in her eyes when she looked at Song Yanxi.
Thinking that Li Zhuang was already dead, she said impatiently, "It's okay if you don't want to hand him over. He came from the Yan Mansion after all. You can put up the money and we can just let this go."
Upon hearing this, the people around sighed even more.
Someone couldn't help but chuckle, "That's fifty thousand taels. Let alone a child without a father or mother in a border town, even if it was his own son, he couldn't just use it as collateral."
"If my son does something shameful like this, I'll just pretend I never gave birth to him."
"That's fifty thousand taels. It's so simple to say that someone who doesn't know would think it's just five taels of silver."
"My princess, what you said is unreasonable. The Yan family is rich, not sick. Why do you have to rush to be the big enemy?"
When Zhuang Shihan heard this, she immediately laughed out of anger.
She looked at the man who was shouting about being wronged, and asked with a frown, "Did I force the Yan family to protect the thief?"
Song Yanxi corrected with a cold face: "Before there is solid evidence, please ask Princess Shihan to be kind."
"Evidence?" Zhuang Shihan sneered, "The steward and servants of Shu Manor, and the old housekeeper of the Duke's Mansion are all witnesses.
Tell me, what other evidence do you need?"
Song Yanxi: "Since ancient times, the government has always insisted on having both witnesses and physical evidence to solve cases. Neither is indispensable."
"That's right. The great judge in the Mingtang will not believe one side of the story."
"Besides, Shu Manor is Princess Shihan's own business, and the Duke's Mansion is her family's. How can we trust their testimonies?"
"If Princess Yong'an wasn't kidding, and that kid from Biancheng really died, wouldn't that mean there's no evidence?"
Listening to those doubts, Zhuang Shihan laughed instead of getting angry.
She stared at Song Yanxi's eyes with disdain and asked word by word, "You want physical evidence, right?"
As she spoke, she pointed to the gate of the Yan Mansion and said, "The thief is now in your courtyard, and the evidence is naturally among them.
It's easy to hide just a few banknotes."
Her words and actions were telling the onlookers that it was the Yan family who wanted to embezzle her fifty thousand taels.
This is also an indisputable fact.
Zhuang Shihan turned to look at the people with different expressions, and said helplessly, "I know you must be thinking that the Yan family is so wealthy and powerful that they look down on my meager fortune.
Ask yourself, if you were in my shoes, how long would it take you to save up 50,000 taels of silver?"
"These days, money is hard to earn and shit is hard to eat. Not to mention 50,000 taels, even 500 taels is not something that everyone can save."
"I've never even seen what ten thousand taels looks like, let alone fifty thousand taels."
"It's said that making money for merchants is as easy as drinking water. The princess can make 50,000 taels with just one word. Ordinary people like us can't even think about it."
"Five taels of silver is enough for our family to eat for a year."
As they talked, it seemed more and more wrong, and Zhuang Shihan suddenly felt like killing someone.
She said this not to listen to their complaints, but to make them sympathize with her difficulties and help put pressure on Song Yanxi.
That's fifty thousand taels, which is extremely important to her now.
She was not a money-printing machine. First, she was ripped off by Song Yanxi and the eldest princess, and then she was blackmailed by Emperor Xuande and lost half of her wealth.
Before she could catch her breath, she helped Lin Tingfeng pay the 30,000 taels of silver required by the imperial edict to compensate Song Yanxi.
In addition to these, there is also the 50,000 taels that were delivered to the Princess's Mansion a few days ago.
All in all, she spent at least several million taels of silver this year!
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