“There’s more.” Xi’an immediately took out more than a dozen teacups and filled them all.
"Girl, drink up. If it's not enough, I'll make you more."
Shen Jiao paused for three seconds: "I'm asking, is there any more gossip?"
“There’s more.” Xi’an calmly picked up five melon seeds.
"Several years ago, on the day of Madam Shen's seventieth birthday, Miss Shen presented a headless snake as a birthday gift. Madam Shen happened to be born in the year of the snake, and she was so angry that she fell ill for a long time."
This makes things even more suspicious.
Shen Jiao scratched her head. "No one who isn't mentally challenged could make such a basic mistake. This is clearly a setup."
Xi'an whispered, "I don't know. Marquis Anbo directly thought it was Miss Shen's fault. Miss Shen kept persuading and pleading for her, and eventually Miss Shen admitted it."
"She admitted it?" Shen Jiao asked, puzzled.
Xi'an: "I admit it."
"And she also killed someone." Xi'an's voice softened considerably as she said this.
In fact, it is common for high-ranking officials and nobles to kill someone, but they do it in secret and don't do it in the open.
Hearing this, Shen Jiao felt immense pressure. "Who did you kill?"
"Many outsiders came to the city to make a living. There was a woman whose embroidered handkerchiefs were very exquisite. Miss Shen liked them very much. However, for some reason, this woman displeased Miss Shen and, together with her guards, beat the woman to death."
Xi'an grabbed six melon seeds and continued, "Not only that, the lady and her family of six came to the Marquis of Anbo's mansion to demand an explanation. Miss Shen refused to admit it, and things got quite ugly. The wet nurse of the second young master Shen was kind-hearted and went to stop them, probably because Miss Shen was afraid she would cause trouble again."
At this point, Xi'an sighed, "When people get angry, they lose all reason. In the struggle, that old woman died by Miss Shen's sword."
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