Despite the pain in her cheeks, Shen Yu showed no fear and loudly questioned Madam Mu: "Did Mother personally inquire about Chen Xiang? How can you be so sure that Young Master Liu bullied Chen Xiang?"
“You…” Madam Mu suddenly put her hand to her forehead and slumped into the armchair.
Lord He pointed at Chen Yu and angrily rebuked her: "Chen Yu, don't defend outsiders. I have already asked the people of the Hong Prince's Mansion. Only Liu Yu, Nan Feng and Chen Xiang went to the Hong Prince's Mansion that day. Who else could it be but Liu Yu?"
"Has Lord He asked Chenxiang why he went to Prince Hong's residence?"
“I have questioned the shop assistants. The sobering and calming tea that Prince Hong ordered, Chenxiang saw that the shopkeeper was too busy, so he personally delivered it.”
Given that all the testimonies pointed to Liu Yu, Liu Yu was subsequently imprisoned.
As the sun set, Chen Yu led Cui Wei away from the Mu family and headed straight for the flower tea shop.
She absolutely refused to believe that Liu Yu was the kind of villain who would take advantage of a woman's vulnerability and rape her. Therefore, she decided to start her investigation with herbal teas for relieving hangovers, especially the saffron hangover tea customized by the Prince Hong's residence.
The saffron hangover tea was prepared by her a month ago. Because saffron is rare and expensive, only the Prince Hong's Mansion could order this tea.
“Young lady, look, on August 14th, the Fourth Prince’s residence purchased saffron hangover tea.”
"Huh?" Shen Yu opened her mouth in surprise. The Fourth Prince, a fool, actually drank hangover tea? And it just so happened to be saffron hangover tea.
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The next day.
Shen Yu went to visit the Fourth Prince's residence.
Because the fourth prince was mentally challenged and had a fondness for women, the empress was afraid that he would run away and cause trouble, so she ordered the guards to keep a close watch on him and not allow outsiders to enter.
Chen Yu ordered Cuiwei to bribe the vegetable deliveryman to the Prince's mansion with a large sum of money. Since the guards only allowed one person to enter at a time, she disguised herself as a maid and entered the Fourth Prince's mansion alone. She also ordered Cuiwei to find a dog hole to enter, so as to protect her.
She carried a bag of saffron hangover tea into the Fourth Prince's courtyard. She saw the obese Fourth Prince with his eyes covered, seemingly playing hide-and-seek with someone. But where were the others hiding?
She looked around and saw dozens of maids hiding in the corners of the walls, behind the trees, and even in the tall trees. They all looked terrified and dared not make a sound.
Judging from the situation, they clearly didn't want to be caught by the Fourth Prince, which was understandable. Rumor had it that the Fourth Prince was incredibly strong, brutal, and fierce; if you didn't obey him, you would be beaten up or even killed.
Shen Yu was not afraid. In order to lure the enemy deeper, she deliberately stepped forward and was grabbed by the sleeve by the Fourth Prince.
"Gotcha! You're going to sleep with me now!" the Fourth Prince shouted, jumping up and down to hug Chen Yu.
Chen Yu quickly broke free and ran into the house.
The fourth prince tore off the strip of cloth and chased after him.
The two ran into the hall one after the other.
Unexpectedly, although the fourth prince was mentally challenged, he was as strong as a black bear and extremely fast. Just as he was about to catch up with Chen Yu, he suddenly leaped and pounced on her.
"Ah!" Shen Yu fell heavily to the ground, pressed down by the heavy body. Just as she was about to cry for help, the Fourth Prince grabbed her by the neck and lifted her up.
"Cuiwei, save me..."
She whispered for help, but the bruises on Chenxiang's neck flashed through her mind. It seemed that Chenxiang had been defiled by the Fourth Prince.
She was still furious and fumbled for the fire needles on her body, but before she could use them, the Fourth Prince threw her onto the bed. To verify her suspicions, she tossed the saffron hangover tea to the Fourth Prince and asked, "The tea smells very good. Has the Fourth Prince had any?"
The fourth prince held the tea bag, smelled it, and then grinned foolishly: "It smells good, it tastes good, the tea smells good."
Who is Xiangxiang?
"Miss who delivered the flower tea, this prince still wants to sleep with Xiangxiang." After saying that, the fourth prince pounced on the bed and stared at Chenyu in a daze.
Shen Yu seized the opportunity and used a fire needle to pierce the fourth prince's Du meridian acupoint. Strangely, the fourth prince did not faint; instead, he swung his fist, and with a loud bang, a fist-sized dent appeared in the wall.
Shen Yu was still shaken. Luckily, she dodged in time; otherwise, her head would have been smashed.
She hurriedly got out of bed, and as soon as her feet touched the ground, the Fourth Prince grabbed her arm. Turning her head, he threw another punch. In the emergency, she inserted a fire needle into the Fourth Prince's armpit.
"Haha..." The fourth prince laughed wildly.
She pulled out the fire needle and prepared to escape, but suddenly two guards ran in and dragged the fourth prince away.
"Let go, this prince wants to sleep with Xiangxiang."
Shen Yu was filled with doubt and hurriedly got out of bed. Upon seeing the person who came, she knelt down in fear. "Shen Yu greets Your Majesty the Empress."
"Hmph! I didn't expect you to actually come looking for me. Is it to save Liu Yu? Or to avenge your sister? You're willing to risk your life. Do you know that the Fourth Prince's punch can kill someone? If you hurt him even a little, you will be sentenced to death."
Shen Yu was naturally terrified, but thinking of the bruises on Chen Xiang's neck and the wounds on his wrists, she looked up and questioned the Empress: "Does this mean that princes can act recklessly and ruin good girls?"
"How dare you!"
The empress was furious and abruptly sat down on the round stool, flung her skirt over her shoulder.
The steward of the Prince Hong's residence has reported the matter of the Fourth Prince raping Chenxiang to the Emperor, who has ordered the Empress to handle the matter.
To win the Emperor's favor, the Empress naturally had to cover up the royal family's scandals. So she ordered everyone in the Prince Hong's residence to give false testimony, concealing the fact that the Fourth Prince had visited the Prince Hong's residence, and accusing Liu Yu of defiling Chenxiang.
Unexpectedly, after Liu Yu confessed to his crime, Shen Yu insisted on investigating the truth, even at the risk of her own life.
Seeing Shen Yu's stubborn expression, the Empress knew she wouldn't give up easily, so she devised a clever plan. She feigned a sigh and said, "Alas... since ancient times, a woman's reputation has been of paramount importance, so I have ordered Lord He to secretly investigate this matter. If the truth about Shen Xiang's loss of virginity is revealed, the reputations of your four daughters from the Mu family will be ruined. Since it was the Fourth Prince who raped Shen Xiang, we can simply let Shen Xiang enter the Fourth Prince's residence..."
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