Chapter 383 Blame it on Shen Lanxi!
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"You, Zhao Zheng, I knew you'd been leaving early and coming home late these past few days, you must have something on your mind. So it was all because of Zhou Yunxue."
"Her reputation is ruined to the core, and you still want to get close to her. Do you think life in the Yong'an Marquis's mansion is too peaceful?"
After hearing Zhou Rulin's explanation, Chen Suizhu immediately started smashing and making a scene.
Without any attempt to hide from them, he pushed Zhao Zheng so hard that he stumbled.
"Yunxue is innocent. If it weren't for that drowning incident back then, she would be the Lady of Yong'an Marquis now. What business is it of yours, Chen Suizhu!"
"Zhao Zheng, I knew you still had that bitch in your heart. So much time has passed, and I've been busy running around the Marquis's mansion every day, working hard to manage it. And what have you done?"
"You have the empty title of Marquis, but if it weren't for my scheming, the Yong'an Marquis's mansion would have fallen into ruin long ago. You, the Yong'an Marquis, would have been destitute and unknown to the world long ago."
"What...what does this woman know? Women and petty men are difficult to deal with..."
Even Zhou Rulin, who had made ample preparations, was driven to the brink of madness by the two arguing.
"Lanxi, aren't you going to try to persuade them?" Zhou Rulin asked.
Shen Lanxi sat calmly to the side: "It's just a few words of insult, it's not like we're fighting. If we were fighting, it would be better if we were killed."
Seeing her indifferent attitude, Zhou Rulin had no choice but to step forward.
"Nonsense! Are you two trying to obstruct the investigation?" Zhou Rulin slammed his hand on the table.
Zhao Zheng and Chen Suizhu reluctantly stopped.
Zhou Rulin: "I am the official in charge appointed by His Majesty. If you continue to act so recklessly, don't blame me for reporting to the Emperor and punishing you!"
Zhao Zheng remained silent, his face flushed with anger, while Chen Suizhu was too frightened to utter a sound.
“Chen Suizhu, back then you went boating on the lake with Princess Yuxue. Tell me in detail what exactly happened that day? How did the princess fall into the water? If you dare to conceal anything, don’t blame me for being ruthless,” Zhou Rulin said with a stern face.
Chen Suizhu's heart skipped a beat. She lowered her head and subconsciously glanced at Zhao Zheng. Seeing that he had turned his head away and didn't care about her at all, Chen Suizhu's face turned ashen, and she gritted her teeth in anger.
"When Yunxue fell into the water, Zhou Yunyuan and I were breaking off weeping willows on the bank. We only heard her calling for help after she fell in, and rushed over, but we didn't see how she fell in."
Shen Lanxi: "Why isn't Yunxue with you?"
Chen Suizhu's fingers clenched involuntarily, her knuckles turning white from the force.
Seeing that Chen Suizhu remained silent, Zhao Zheng shouted with a dark face, "Speak up!"
Chen Suizhu trembled in fright and was about to start arguing with Zhao Zheng again.
Shen Lanxi: "As far as I know, Yunxue doesn't have a good relationship with you. Why did you invite her to go boating on the lake?"
"Who started the idea of boating on the lake?"
Chen Suizhu's eyes twitched twice, but she quickly recovered.
"It was Chang Yu who started it; Chang Yu and Yun Xue are getting closer."
Shen Lanxi: "Aren't you always by the side of the First Princess and hostile towards Yunxue? Why did you all go boating on the lake when Chang Yu asked Yunxue to?"
Chen Suizhu glared angrily at Shen Lanxi with a dark expression.
"Speak quickly, do you want to obstruct the investigation?" Zhao Zheng slammed his hand on the table again when Chen Suizhu remained silent.
This time, Chen Suizhu got angry and immediately jumped up and cursed back.
"Zhao Zheng, I am your wife. Zhou Yunxue is someone else's wife, and you're yelling at me for someone else's sake?"
Shen Lanxi: "Are you trying to evade the question and disrupt the investigation?"
"Was it related to Yunxue falling into the water back then? Did you push Yunxue into the water?"
Chen Suizhu became agitated: "Shen Lanxi, don't make false accusations. Zhou Yunxue fell into the water by her own carelessness, what does it have to do with me? If you continue to spout nonsense and slander me, be careful I won't be polite to you!"
Shen Lanxi said coldly, "Since it has nothing to do with you, why are you unwilling to answer truthfully?"
Chen Suizhu choked and felt a little short of breath.
Did I hit the nail on the head?
Chen Suizhu instinctively screamed in rebuttal: "No."
Zhao Zheng was also anxious. Based on his understanding of Chen Suizhu, her current appearance was clearly suspicious.
Zhou Rulin: "Why don't you just tell the truth? Do you want to take the blame for pushing Yunxue into the water on yourself?"
Chen Suizhu trembled with fear.
“Lord Zhao, your wife’s behavior clearly indicates that she is hiding something,” Shen Lanxi began to exert pressure.
Zhao Zheng listened attentively and, disregarding his past grievances with Shen Lanxi, angrily demanded, "Did you push Yunxue into the water? Speak up!"
Chen Suizhu trembled, avoiding Zhao Zheng's gaze, clearly feeling guilty.
"What exactly happened that day?" Shen Lanxi's voice grew increasingly cold.
Zhou Rulin: "Chen Suizhu, quickly explain the details. Then I can still plead for you before the Emperor."
Under the interrogation of the three men, Chen Suizhu held on, but then broke down in tears.
"The eldest princess invited us to go boating on the lake back then, but she had something else to do and couldn't come. But we had already agreed beforehand that..."
Zhao Zheng's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked like he wanted to devour someone.
"Tell me quickly."
Seeing Zhao Zheng's strong reaction, and Chen Suizhu trembling with fear as he gripped her shoulders, Zhou Rulin quickly tried to persuade her.
"Now is not the time to get angry. Let's find out what happened first."
Zhao Zheng vaguely sensed something. If it was because of him that Yun Xue was pushed into the water, then he would be the indirect murderer who harmed Yun Xue.
Shen Lanxi: "Tell me what you know, truthfully."
Chen Suizhu had inadvertently revealed the truth after being startled, but now that she had calmed down, she was filled with remorse and wanted to slap herself a few times.
How could she possibly expose the eldest princess?
"If anyone's to blame for this, it's Shen Lanxi." Chen Suizhu looked at Shen Lanxi with resentment.
Zhao Zheng: "What do you mean?"
"Back then, Shen Lanxi was so arrogant in the palace that she overshadowed the princesses and princes. The Shen family was exiled, and there was nothing we could do about it. Zhou Yunxue, who had always been by Shen Lanxi's side, is still in the capital. Back then, she always looked down on us when she was with Shen Lanxi, so we wanted to teach her a lesson."
Zhao Zheng shouted, "So you pushed her into the water?"
Chen Suizhu's eyes flashed, and she said angrily, "We didn't push her into the water. We just wanted to ignore her and let her know that when Shen Lanxi left, no one would befriend her anymore. Who knew she would be so unlucky as to fall into the river while swimming in the lake?"
"Blame Shen Lanxi. Zhou Yunxue was implicated because of her. Maybe she sensed our displeasure while we were boating on the lake, so she became depressed and started overthinking, which led to her falling into the river?"
Zhao Zheng glared angrily at Chen Suizhu and shouted, "You're just being unreasonable! You're just being unreasonable!"
Chen Suizhu was about to get into another fight with Zhao Zheng. If someone hadn't stopped her, her long, thin nails would have scratched Zhao Zheng's face.
"Zhao Zheng, I am your wife. How could you doubt me for the sake of a dead man? Zhao Zheng, you are a cold-blooded and heartless bastard! I, Chen Suizhu, was blind to marry you!"
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