At the entrance of Guangfulou, Li Chaoyun looked at the direction where the Shen family's carriage left, his face as gloomy as water.
Danqing, Li Chaoyun's personal maid, whispered, "Princess, the Shen family has gone too far."
"Are we just going to let it go? I think we should go back and tell the princess."
Li Chaoyun said coldly, "Let's go back home first. The Shen family can't just let go of what happened today."
She was angry that Shen Zhao had done such a shameful thing in public, and even more angry that Shen Zhixiu had treated her coldly, and Su Qingyu had also used words to suppress her.
When had she ever suffered such injustice? Today, these people from the Shen family took turns humiliating her. If she pretended nothing had happened, wouldn't she be bullied to death when she got married?
In the carriage that took Shen Zhixiu back home, Su Qingyu sat opposite him.
"Third Master, I took your token and left the house today. I knew it wasn't my third cousin who was looking for me, but someone was trying to set me up."
"I also know that Guangfu Building is the property of the Shen family. I have seen the structural diagram of Guangfu Building in your study."
Shen Zhixiu couldn't hide what happened today. Guangfulou was the Shen family's property, and she had taken Shen Zhixiu's token. Shen Zhixiu wouldn't believe her if she said she knew nothing about it.
It would be better for her to tell the whole story, so that she could be considered acting in self-defense.
There was no expression of surprise on Shen Zhixiu's face, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
"Dig you a hole...was it Shen Zhao? Or Aunt Cheng?"
Su Qingyu shook her head and said, "I'm not entirely sure. After I went in, I realized someone upstairs had drugged me. I asked Feicui to go upstairs, but ended up bringing Cheng Ruijin down with them."
"Cheng Ruijin even tried to force medicine into my mouth. I didn't know what it was. During the struggle, Feicui stuffed the medicine into her mouth."
"I was a little panicked at the time, so I brought people to look for you. Did I disturb your and Lord Yang's business?"
"It's okay." He took Su Qingyu's hand again and said, "So, the silver needles on Aunt Cheng's body were originally intended to be used against you?"
"Fortunately, you reacted quickly. I think Shen Zhao was almost stabbed in the heart and lungs by the silver needle today."
Su Qingyu lowered her eyes, and Shen Zhixiu couldn't see the expression in her eyes.
Then she said with lingering fear: "I didn't expect that she would want to kill me."
She could say anything else, but she couldn't say that she wanted Shen Zhao's life. Her hatred for Shen Zhao came from her past life, and she couldn't justify it to Shen Zhixiu.
Whether what was said today was true or false, Shen Zhixiu should not have any doubts.
Sure enough, Shen Zhixiu patted her hand and said, "I'm glad you're okay. If something like this happens again, send someone to find me. Don't take risks on your own."
Su Qingyu nodded obediently and said quickly that she remembered it. She was indeed too rash this time.
The two people, each with their own thoughts, took a carriage back to the Shen family.
"Third Master, should this matter alarm Mother?" Su Qingyu asked softly after getting off the carriage.
Shen Zhixiu pondered for a moment, "We can't hide it. Send someone to treat their injuries and detoxify them."
"Let's go to Qingyuanju first and tell Mother. We'll call the two of them in for questioning later."
"We need to hurry up with the interrogation. If my guess is correct, someone from the Li family will be here today. We have to find out something ourselves and give the Li family an explanation."
Shen Zhixiu and Su Qingyu went to Qingyuanju first. After exchanging a few words with the old lady, Shen Zhixiu talked about what happened in Guangfulou.
But he didn't go into details, only saying that Shen Zhao was injured, but not seriously, and it was related to Shen Zhao's concubine Cheng Rujin.
When the old lady heard that it was related to Cheng Ruijin, she looked displeased.
"I told you not to let her leave the house, are you taking my words for granted?"
Shen Zhixiu snorted lightly, “Of course she doesn’t dare, but if Shen Zhao takes her out, who dares to stop her?”
Shen Zhixiu knew that today's events were far from as simple as Su Qingyu had claimed. He feared Shen Zhao was behind this, and the Shen family's eldest grandson had been left to waste.
So when Chen Zhao was mentioned at this time, there was a strong sense of dissatisfaction.
The old lady looked at Shen Zhixiu deeply, and suddenly said: "You said before that you wanted to send Shen Zhao out, I think we can do it after the marriage."
"It would be good to let him go out and gain experience for a few years. When he comes back, he will be more mature and improved."
Su Qingyu sat aside without saying a word. She could see that the old lady was afraid that the quarrel between the uncle and nephew would get out of control.
What she could see clearly, Shen Zhixiu naturally understood as well.
He nodded and said, "Mother is right. I have already started to pay attention. The Duke of Wei has been stationed in Qianzhou for many years. Why not find a small county in Qianzhou and serve as a local official for a few years?"
"It's just one thing. I wonder if the Li family has any objections."
The old lady narrowed her eyes and said, "Marrying into the Shen family, naturally everything is based on Shen Zhao's future."
"Princess Yongjia should understand this."
Shen Zhixiu nodded in agreement, "That's what mother said."
At this moment, Shen Zhao, who was gritting his teeth to endure the severe pain, didn't know that his future was decided by Shen Zhixiu and the old lady in just a few words.
Chen was pacing back and forth on the ground, while the court physician, Doctor Zhang, was searching for the inserted silver needle in Shen Zhao's shoulder with a serious face.
The silver needle was pulled out by Doctor Zhang with tweezers. Shen Zhao bit a cotton towel in his mouth and sweated profusely in pain.
Chen was so angry that she cursed, "What on earth is going on? How could a concubine be so cruel?"
Then she asked Ziyan, the maidservant beside her, "Have you asked? What did that little bitch say?"
Zi Yan replied, "Madam Cheng has woken up, but she is being watched by the maidservant next to the Third Madam, so I cannot get in front of her."
Chen was a little displeased, "What is Su Qingyu going to do?"
Then he said in a deep voice: "They are cousins, they won't team up to set a trap for the young master, right?"
Zi Yan stood aside without saying a word, thinking that the Third Madam and Aunt Cheng had long been at odds with each other, so how could they possibly work together to plot against the eldest young master?
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