Chapter 363 Zhou Xinrou Protects Her Daughter!
"Shen Lanxi, are you making such a fuss so that everyone in the capital knows that Sister Yunhui is in trouble?"
"How vicious you are! You actually want to ruin my sister's reputation so that your Shen family can achieve its goals."
“Shen Lanxi, I originally thought you were just arrogant and domineering, but I never expected you to be so vicious.”
"We're both women, why can't you be a little more understanding? It's already hard enough for women to live in this world. If a woman loses her reputation, she will be abandoned by her family, which will not only bring trouble to the family but also cost her her life. Even after death, she will be burdened with a bad reputation. Shen Lanxi, how vicious you are!"
Shen Lanxi remained calm; the people around her didn't want her to be insulted like that.
"Don't think that just because you're princesses you can throw mud at people indiscriminately." Che Mingyuan's anger surged.
"You haven't even figured out what happened, yet you've already started accusing us adults. You have no ability to distinguish right from wrong; all you do is gang up on us. What exactly is your purpose?"
"You say women shouldn't make things difficult for other women, but what are you doing now?"
"You two are clearly working together to frame our lord. Our lord has never said anything unpleasant to you. Don't push your luck!"
Zhou Yunlang and Zhou Yunjia were somewhat afraid of Shen Lanxi, but had no fear of Che Mingyuan at all.
"How dare you speak to a princess like that! Guards, drag him out and beat him to death!" Zhou Yunlang covered her face, glaring angrily at Che Mingyuan.
If they can't handle Shen Lanxi, they can't even handle an unknown nobody.
More and more people gathered, but not a single Imperial Guard stepped forward. Zhou Yunlang's face was extremely grim!
Shen Congwen arrived a step ahead of Madam Shen and the others.
The guards had already explained the reason to him on the way, and his face looked very ugly at this moment.
Regardless of whether the princess's incident at the Shen family is related to the Shen family or not, the Shen family will ultimately be blamed for failing to provide adequate protection.
Shen Congwen felt a splitting headache; nothing that had happened today satisfied him.
“Lanxi…”
Shen Lanxi glanced at them, as if the previous unpleasantness had never happened, and calmly said, "Father, you are the head of the Shen family. You should talk to the two princesses!"
Zhou Yunlang and Zhou Yunjia could only glare angrily at Shen Lanxi; they couldn't make any other expressions.
The incident occurred at the Shen family residence, and Shen Lanxi had already stated that she no longer resided there. Her words now are essentially telling the world that given what happened to the Shen family, it's unreasonable for the two princesses to seek her out.
Shen Lanxi is too good at shirking responsibility. No matter where she lives, as long as she is a member of the Shen family, she can't get rid of her joint responsibility.
"Princess, please calm down. Once I have investigated the matter, I will give you an explanation."
Zhou Yunlang said coldly, "That would be best."
Madam Shen did not come. After hearing that the princess had an accident in the Shen family, she felt dizzy and fainted.
The Liu family, mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, stayed behind to take care of the family, while the rest of the Shen family members arrived.
Shen Congwen was completely bewildered, his mind blank. He hadn't yet recovered from the accounts the steward had examined. How could the vast Shen family mansion be entirely supported by Shen Lanxi alone?
Now that something like this has happened with the princess, how can he, as a father, save face?
It's absolutely impossible for him to beg his daughter.
Scholars value integrity more than life itself; there is absolutely no hope for Shen Lanxi, that unfilial and disrespectful person.
But~
Zhou Yunlang raised his head: "Since such a thing has happened, we must minimize the impact."
Shen Congwen nodded hastily, with a sense of humility and a desire to appease the situation.
Zhou Yunlang's vanity was greatly satisfied. So what if Shen Lanxi disrespected her because of her father's favor? Her father still groveled before her.
Since Shen Congwen is Shen Lanxi's father, he naturally represents Shen Lanxi.
"Lord Shen, Shen Lanxi was disrespectful to this princess just now. Does your Shen family want to be implicated by her?"
Shen Congwen glanced at the arrogant and unforgiving princess, then at Shen Lanxi standing to the side.
The choice was made in a matter of moments.
"Lanxi, why don't you apologize to the princess right now!"
Shen Lanxi stood there indifferently, unmoved.
"Shen Lanxi, do you want to kill your whole family?" Shen Congwen roared.
Che Mingyuan was furious.
"Lord Shen hasn't even figured out the reason yet, and he's already making Young Master Shen apologize. To outsiders, wouldn't that be admitting that the incident that happened to the princess at the Shen residence today was the work of the Shen family?"
Shen Congwen was taken aback, but he realized what was going on. However, not wanting to lose face, he could only grit his teeth and continue.
“This matter was definitely not done by my Shen family. It was indeed inappropriate for Lanxi to have a quarrel with the princess.” The royal dignity cannot be slandered. His Majesty naturally saw his defense of the royal family today and will look at him with new respect.
"Lanxi, quickly apologize to the princess for your recklessness!"
Those who followed Shen Lanxi all wore angry expressions. What kind of father was Shen Congwen?
When his daughter was wronged, instead of seeking justice for her, he repeatedly forced her to apologize to the person who made the trouble. Did he want to break his daughter's pride and make her kneel on the ground, submitting to the person in power without any dignity?
No wonder the adults keep mentioning Shen Congwen; having a father like that is worse than not having one at all.
"What do you want to do?" someone suddenly spoke up from the crowd.
Shen Lanxi looked at Zhou Xinrou with an inscrutable expression and pursed her lips.
Zhou Xinrou took a few steps to stand in front of Shen Congwen, looking at him with a cold and stern expression.
What do you want to do?
Shen Congwen's eyes flickered, and a sense of timidity rose in his heart.
“Princess, Lanxi was disrespectful to the princess. I was just teaching her a lesson.”
In everyone's eyes, Zhou Xinrou was always like a clay Bodhisattva, silent, unassuming, and never vying for attention. Yet, no one would underestimate her.
When she gave birth to Shen Lanxi, Shen Lanxi immediately caught the Empress Dowager's eye and was brought to the palace to be raised. The Emperor also doted on Shen Lanxi.
If it weren't for her as a mother, where would Shen Lanxi come from?
If the Empress Dowager and the Emperor hadn't treated her differently, why would they have been so fond of Shen Lanxi?
It's just a case of loving the house because of its owner!
Zhou Xinrou glanced coldly at Zhou Yunlang and Zhou Yunjia, and said in a cold voice, "My daughter is not for you to teach!"
Shen Congwen was somewhat embarrassed. Even if their marriage had only been outwardly harmonious over the years, Zhou Xinrou couldn't possibly embarrass him like this in public.
Did she have to pick on him at this time?
Zhou Xinrou coldly looked at Zhou Yunlang and Zhou Yunjia: "Shen Lanxi is my daughter. You say she is disobedient and defiant, that she talked back to you. Do you want me to kneel down and plead for my daughter?"
Zhou Yunlang and Zhou Yunjia never expected things to turn out this way.
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