Chapter 142 The Shen Family's Past
No matter how Mrs. Zhao publicized her love and care for Shen Qin'er, she was still accused of being harsh on her daughter-in-law, saying that her daughter-in-law came to pay her respects before dawn and served her until she collapsed from exhaustion after being pregnant for more than a month.
Mr. Zhao, who was originally expecting to be promoted by networking with his younger generation, gave Mrs. Zhao a slap in the face when he returned, "How dare you!"
"In the past, the Shen family was at fault, and it didn't matter what you did! Now it's different!"
"I warned you, she's pregnant. If anything happens to the Zhao family's child in her belly, I won't forgive you!"
"I turned a blind eye to everything you did on a daily basis, but you actually made trouble for her at this critical moment! This is the house you manage!"
"Go away, comfort her, and stop making jokes!"
Mrs. Zhao covered her face with her hands, looking aggrieved, and her teeth itching with hatred in her heart. Shen Qin'er was so good, she really gave her face!
How dare you stab her behind her back like this!
From then on, whenever someone came to her house and mentioned her daughter-in-law, she would cry a few times and blame herself, saying that it was all because she did not do well enough and was not as good as Mrs. Shen. No matter what, she was still a level away from her.
Shen Qin'er was standing by with a weird tone, accusing Mrs. Zhao of bullying her.
For a while, the Zhao family was in chaos.
Of course Shen A-Jiao knew all of this, after all, it was her idea.
No matter who the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law dispute is, it is a big deal at any time!
She would not ask too much about Shen Ajiao's mother's affairs. There must be a cause for every effect, but she would naturally not let them off easy when something happened to Shen Ajiao.
After Lin Ruhai knew about this, he had no reason to stand idly by. In addition to secretly posing difficulties to Master Shen, he also helped other gentlemen to seize the official position that Master Zhao had started to work for half a year in advance.
The Zhao family was even more upset because of this.
Madam Shen also went to the Zhao family to do some dirty work. Now that the Zhao family didn't get the official position they wanted, they naturally didn't dare to offend the Shen family too much. After all, the Shen family was the emperor's people and were protected by the emperor.
The Zhao family needs promotion and needs help from their in-laws.
Shen Qin'er thought that it was Shen Ajiao who helped her, and she gave Shen Ajiao a lot of good things.
Upon seeing this, the Zhao family thought that Shen Ajiao was secretly helping Shen Qiner, and that someone was taking advantage of the situation and deliberately gave the official position that the Zhao family had their eyes on to someone else. The Zhao family was angry and annoyed, but they could do nothing about Shen Ajiao.
He became even more disgusted with Shen Qin'er and vented all his anger on her.
Since Shen Qin'er was "instructed" by Shen Ajiao, she was not afraid of anyone and would not suffer any grievance. From time to time, jokes about the Zhao family were spread in the capital.
Uncle Shen was in a lot of trouble and suffered a lot of criticism. Not only did he have to deal with his daughter's reputation, but he also had to withstand the pressure to prove that his title was not as rumored.
Eventually, facts proved that the title was obtained in a legitimate way, but it brought up a case from 19 years ago.
Someone sued the Zhang family for poisoning Shen Huaiyuan. The old man killed the Zhang family's concubine, and the incident caused a lot of uproar.
Uncle Shen and Madam Shen knelt on the throne of the Emperor Retired.
His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor will preside over the trial.
The Emperor, "Shen Shinan, do you know what your father did?"
Shen Shi Nan, "I, Your Majesty, don't know. Your Majesty is truly wronged!"
"My brother committed a crime by defiling a good girl, but my parents couldn't bear it, so they discussed with the Zhang family and decided to marry the illegitimate daughter of the Zhang family as a concubine after the child was born. Unfortunately, my brother knew he had made a mistake, and he was very upset, so he died of illness soon after. When the illegitimate daughter of the Zhang family learned of my brother's death, she was devastated and died of dystocia! How could my father-in-law poison my brother?"
"Your Majesty, the Emperor Emeritus, please give me your wise counsel!"
The emperor smiled slightly, "I have already said this before. It has nothing to do with Shen Shi Nan. Now that everything has been made clear, and Shen Shi Nan's parents and mother-in-law have already passed away, let's leave this matter alone."
The Dali Temple's Shaoqing stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have a witness who proves that the Zhang family's concubine did not die of a difficult birth, but was poisoned to death."
The emperor sat on the high platform and said, "Bring it up here."
It is said that this old woman was brought up, knelt on the ground, and trembled as she greeted him, "I, old lady Li, pay my respects to Your Majesty."
Dali Temple Junior Official, "Mr. Li, tell me again what you saw and did that day."
"I am a damned villain. I am really desperate. My son is seriously ill and needs money. The old man found me and asked me to promise to help him. If I can help my son get treated, there will be a large sum of money in the future."
"I just boiled a large dose of safflower and fed it to the woman. The woman was already weak after giving birth, and after drinking a bowl of it, she bled profusely and... died!"
"Please spare my life, Your Majesty! I was forced into this situation."
Uncle Shen knelt down and said, "My father passed away many years ago, but he was upright and would never do such a thing!"
"This woman said that my father gave him a large sum of money to do such a thing, how can it count!"
The young woman shook her head quickly, "No, after I did that thing, I lived in regret every day. I dare not touch a penny of the money that Uncle Shen gave me! Your Excellency, please understand!"
As he spoke, he took out a box from his arms and placed it in front of everyone.
The Dali Temple's Shaoqing brought it and reported it to His Majesty, "Your Majesty, please review it."
Uncle Shen frowned and looked at the old woman, "My father would never do such a thing! This is a frame-up!"
But no one noticed Mrs. Shen who was also kneeling on the ground with her eyes evasive.
The emperor took the banknote, which was quite old, and had the old uncle's personal seal on it. He raised his eyebrows and said, "Shen Shinan, this has your father's personal seal on it. Tell me what you think."
As he said that, he put the person in front of Uncle Shen. Shen Shinan looked incredulous, flipping through the photos one by one, muttering, "No! No, my father would never do such a thing! It's definitely a frame-up! A frame-up!"
The emperor frowned, "Now that he is dead and there is no evidence, there is not enough evidence to say that Shen Shinan himself did it. My dear, do you have any other evidence?"
The Junior Official of the Dali Temple bowed and said, "Your Majesty, of course there is one. This person is the maidservant who served the concubine Zhang. After the concubine Zhang was murdered, this maidservant wanted to comb her hair and stay in the Shen family to serve the young master. But on the day the concubine Zhang passed away, this maidservant was tragically killed. Fortunately, she was saved by a passerby. She was afraid of being killed again, so she kept her name secret. I have found this person after many investigations."
The emperor snorted coldly and exchanged a glance with Shen Shinan, "Bring it up."
The guards brought an old woman in a wheelchair, who was helped to kneel on the ground. When she saw Mr. Shen and Mrs. Shen, she couldn't help shaking all over and burst into tears of fear.
"How dare you! Tell me what you have wronged me! Tell me the truth!"