Chapter 474 A box of pearls buys out the Tian family's entire life!
Did she poison him?
How could she have green silkworms?
What made Wang Bao even more terrified was what followed: the sixteenth prince launched a palace coup while Shen Lanxi was back at her residence.
The sixteenth prince is only eleven years old!
...
Shen Lanxi suddenly appeared at the dining table in the mansion, and the Shen family members remained silent when asked.
"There's nothing happening in the palace today, and since it's my fourth aunt's birthday in a few days, I came back early to celebrate!" Shen Lanxi said with a smile.
Everyone at the table stared at Tian, who was dumbfounded.
There are still more than two months until her birthday!
Tian forced a smile: "Lanxi, you're so thoughtful."
Shen Lanxi thoughtfully said, "I might be very busy afterward, so I'm sending my blessings here in advance!" A box of pearls the size of longans was delivered to Madam Tian by Chunxue.
Liu and Miao were furious. Lanxi couldn't remember celebrating their birthdays. When did their relationship become so good?
They've been watching right under their noses every day, how could they not know?
Shen Lanxi's smile grew wider and wider, and the more Shen Congwen saw that smile, the more his heart sank.
I have a bad feeling about this.
Unexpectedly, without him even having to guess, Shen Lanxi's next sentence caused the whole family's expression to change drastically.
"My fourth aunt's brothers are having a great time lately!"
With a clatter, the pearl in Tian's hand fell into the bowl, making a crisp sound.
Tian's face turned pale instantly.
Shen Congyi immediately frowned and looked at Tian Shi: "What did your family do?"
Tian's face was pale, and cold sweat poured out like crazy.
"No, no, I don't know, I really don't know! Lanxi, I've been at home the whole time. I really don't know what happened at my parents' house."
Shen Lanxi slowly put away her smile: "Today I received a memorial, which was filled with the Tian family's numerous crimes. One of them said that the Tian clan, relying on the power of the Regent, bullied men and women, oppressed the villagers, seized the property of merchants, and occupied the people's fields and estates."
Ms. Tian was so frightened that she immediately fell to the ground.
"Lanxi, this has nothing to do with me, I really didn't know anything about it!"
Shen Lanxi's dark eyes swept over Shen Congyi, then landed on Tian Shi.
"Of course I trust Fourth Aunt, but whether the people from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice trust her is another matter."
Shen Congyi said angrily, "Tian family, your family has committed a crime, and we cannot let it implicate our children."
Tian's heart skipped a beat, and her heart sank to the bottom.
After a moment, her lips trembled as she said, "I've long since severed ties with my family, and everyone in the family knows that. Whatever happens to the Tian family has nothing to do with me!"
Shen Lanxi raised the corners of her mouth and smiled at the others at the table.
"is that so?"
It's true that severing ties is a real thing. Not only Tian, but after the Shen family's incident, their respective families all received letters of severance.
"That's true!"
"some!"
Madam Shen and several other women from the Shen family all spoke up to testify.
Shen Lanxi: "That's good. Tomorrow at court, I'll instruct the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice to handle this matter impartially!"
Ms. Tian was helped up by her children, trembling. She was in a daze and didn't know how she finished her meal or how she got back to her bedroom.
It took her a long time to come to her senses after returning to the bedroom. When she saw the pearl box on the dressing table, she smashed it on the floor like a madwoman, followed by hysterical wailing.
She had barely cried out twice when Shen Congyi stormed in, kicking the door open.
Following him was a row of servants carrying wooden planks and nails.
"Madam has gone mad. The Yilan Courtyard is sealed off from today. No one is to let her out without my order!"
"yes!"
Tian, no longer caring about venting her anger, ran towards the door like a madwoman. Before she could even touch Shen Congyi's clothes, she was pushed to the ground, and then the door slammed shut with a bang, followed by a series of clanging and banging sounds.
Tian slumped to the ground, dumbfounded, staring blankly towards the door. Her fingers inadvertently brushed against the pearls that had rolled onto the floor.
So why did Shen Lanxi suddenly start eating at home? It turns out she wanted to take the lives of her entire clan.
A box of pearls bought her a lifetime!
"Sir, I'm not crazy..."
"My son, come and save me! I'm not crazy..."
The Shen family had an unforgettable dinner. After Shen Lanxi left, everyone, suffering from indigestion, quickly returned to their own courtyards.
The incident involving the fourth branch of the Shen family served as a warning to the other two branches.
“If your family bullies you, I can’t save you!” Shen Conglian said decisively.
Although Liu was unhappy that Shen Conglian had left so decisively, she was also frightened by his earlier demeanor.
"I know, but my family wouldn't dare."
Shen Conglian stared straight at Liu Shi: "You know Lan Xi's personality better than I do. She's more ruthless to her own people than to outsiders. The Tian family is definitely doomed to be executed!"
Liu's eyes darted around, and she said, her mouth trembling with fear, "I'll have someone send a letter to my family tomorrow, telling them to behave themselves."
Shen Conglian retorted, his neck stiff, "If anything happens to them, I won't plead for them. And you too, if anything happens to you, I'll be the first to divorce you!"
Liu was even more displeased, but she dared not contradict Shen Conglian at this time.
"Yes, sir!"
The same goes for the third wife.
"Why don't you let your family go back to their hometown?" Shen Congli said after considering it carefully.
Miao refused to accept it.
"My family is completely innocent; they did nothing wrong. Why should they leave?"
Shen Congli sneered: "Didn't you see? Lan Xi is ostensibly punishing their crimes, but in reality, she's avenging the previous incident where your maternal family sent a letter severing ties after the Shen family's misfortune."
Miao couldn't believe it: "No way, it's been so long. Lanxi helped entertain them when we had a wedding. She wouldn't hold a grudge like that, would she?"
Shen Congli sneered, "Whose fault is it? It's all your family's fault. If it weren't for our Shen family, they'd still be farming in Jiangnan, how could they have made it to the capital and enjoy their current wealth? They owe everything they have to our Shen family."
"After the Shen family got into trouble, it's understandable that they were afraid of being implicated, but they didn't even send them a single meal or a single silver ingot. That's heartless!"
When Miao heard Shen Congli's instructions, her face turned pale with fright.
"So, according to you, Lanxi did it on purpose?"
Shen Congli sneered, "Otherwise what? Do you think my fourth brother, such a shrewd person, would beat Tian Shi into a madwoman and lock her up after something happened?"
After Miao realized what had happened, her face was completely drained of color.
"The fourth brother was just going with the flow; he had long wanted to avenge the severing of ties with his family."
Shen Congli said smugly, "What do you think? You should be secretly happy to have a husband like me."
Startled, Miao immediately knelt down and hugged Shen Congli's legs.
"Master, you mustn't follow the example of the fourth son! Tomorrow I'll sever ties with my wife's family and take back the things I gave them!"
In the middle of the night, the gates of the Regent's Palace were suddenly pounded on.
The Shen family members were already having trouble sleeping, and the sound of banging on the door woke them all up.
Old Madam Shen suddenly woke up from her dream and shouted, "They're here to raid our homes again..."
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