Chapter 604 Shen Yuantang Admits to Poisoning!
"Now that you've seen it, you can eat it!"
Shen Yuantang's hand trembled, and he almost dropped the pastries in his hand to the ground.
"The lotus flowers in the lotus pond in the mansion are early-maturing varieties. The family cares for the younger generation, and most of the pastries they make end up in the younger generation's mouths."
"Because the cook has a special method of making pastries, in order to make the whole pastry have the fragrance of lotus seeds, she will put the collected lotus pods into water and boil them to make a green soup. In this way, even if lead powder is mixed in, no one will notice."
Shen Lanxi coldly revealed the truth.
At this point, even if Shen Yuantang doesn't eat, the Shen family will be able to figure out what's going on.
"Yuantang, I never imagined you could be so vicious!"
"Yuantang, your family has treated you very well!"
"You married impulsively, and your family didn't blame you; they even prepared a generous dowry for you. You divorced and returned home, and they let you move back into the Shen family. What did the Shen family ever do to you that you're trying to harm the younger generation?"
“They are all your nephews and nieces. How can you answer them when they call you aunt?”
Shen Yuantang never expected that his meticulous plan would be exposed so easily.
But she couldn't do anything. If she dared to do anything, Shen Lanxi would definitely bury her like she buried her father!
"Yuantang, say something!" Shen Congwen asked in disbelief.
How come all his daughters are so cruel and vicious?
"Since Your Majesty has said so, if you want to condemn me, you can always find a pretext. Whatever crime you are charged with, I will accept it!"
The Shen family looked at Shen Yuantang with heartache.
"Now that things have come to this, not only do you not repent, but you also argue illogically. You are simply beyond redemption!" Shen Conglian couldn't contain his anger.
No wonder An'er has been so hard to coax lately; it's all her fault.
"Your Majesty, please send the imperial physician immediately to treat the children in the house."
"Their parents are both stationed in other places. If something happens to them in the capital, how will their elders explain it to them?"
"Please make sure nothing happens to the children!"
"Don't tell the old lady about this, lest she can't handle it!"
Shen Lanxi reassured the anxious people: "It's alright, I've already had the imperial physician examine them. Fortunately, they didn't eat much and it hasn't been long. They'll be fine after taking some detoxifying medicine."
"How long is 'after a while'? Will it have any impact on your health in the future?"
"Could it affect my offspring?"
Shen Lanxi: "It won't have any effect on your health, everyone can rest assured."
"That's good, that's good!"
With the younger generation of the family unharmed, the elders of the Shen family focused their anger on Shen Yuantang.
"Brother, Yuan Tang has done such a vicious thing, what do you suggest we do?"
"Your Majesty, what should be done with Yuan Tang?"
With a cold face, Shen Congwen raised his hand and slapped Shen Yuantang hard, so hard that the slap sent the man sprawling to the ground.
"You bastard, how dare you murder your own family! A creature like you doesn't deserve to live!"
Shen Yuantang touched his face, showing no panic even after being exposed.
"Then send me to the Turks for a political marriage. From now on, I will sever all ties with the Shen family, and our lives will never be related again!"
Shen Congwen's vision went black, he staggered two steps, and his lower back hit the corner of the table.
"Big brother..."
After a period of chaos and turmoil, Shen Congwen finally managed to calm himself down.
"Since she wants to go for a political marriage, then send her there!"
"Fool, stupid and vicious, utterly ungrateful!"
Shen Congwen's angry and frustrated rebukes were met with strong resentment from the other three branches of the family, who were filled with hatred for Shen Yuantang and naturally did not plead for her.
Shen Lanxi: "What did Yuan Jing and the others say?"
Shen Congwen: "I will personally write a letter to them to explain in a little while."
Shen Lanxi stood up.
"Very well, in that case, I will issue the decree tomorrow."
As for what the Shen family will do with Shen Yuantang after she leaves, that's none of her business.
No sooner had she left than the Shen family locked Shen Yuantang in their Buddhist shrine.
If it weren't for the idea of sending Shen Yuantang to a marriage alliance, which required him to be free of injury, he would have been punished severely to vent his anger.
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"Your Majesty, news has arrived from Tianjin."
Shen Lanxi took the secret letter and began to read it.
"In Tianjin, it may seem that Zhou Ruyuan is the emperor, but in reality, they have begun to govern themselves independently. In the end, Zhou Ruyuan has trapped himself in his own web."
"We have already turned several thousand people to defect. If it weren't for the fear of alerting Tianjin, those people would have already joined our Great Zhou army."
Shen Lanxi nodded, very satisfied with the current situation.
The next morning, the imperial edict bestowing upon Shen Yuantang the title of Princess for a Peace Marriage was delivered to the Shen family.
Instead of being happy, some members of the Shen family were filled with unease.
"Shen Yuantang is too terrifying; he actually dared to poison his own family."
How did you know?
"Never mind how I know, anyway, bestowing the title of princess is not a good thing!"
"I'm getting married next month, and I hope nothing bad will happen before my wedding."
"I got married a month later than you, and I also hope that nothing bad will happen to my family."
Before they returned home, they thought the Shen family was wonderful in every way, but after they actually came back, they already regretted it.
I always feel like I could be harmed at any moment.
After the imperial edict of investiture was issued, Shen Congwen took it and went to the inner courtyard alone.
"Princess."
Zhou Xinrou poured hot tea without looking to the side, as if he didn't exist in the room.
"Princess, Yuan Tang is our daughter after all. Please, Princess, help her!"
Zhou Xinrou's expression was cold, and her tone was even colder.
"She has done something wicked and will not live without it. As her mother, I have already helped her a lot."
Shen Congwen felt a throbbing pain in his head, as if a thorn had been stuck in it, a throbbing pain.
"Have a few sips of tea to calm your mind!"
Shen Congwen had no suspicions and picked up his teacup to sip slowly.
"The imperial court is negotiating with the Xiongnu, and it's still uncertain whether Yuan Tang will be able to marry into the Xiongnu. Perhaps Lan Xi just wants to teach her a lesson."
He didn't know if it was those words that comforted him, or the hot tea that warmed his heart, but Shen Congwen felt his head wasn't hurting as much as before.
"Princess, you really don't feel anything?"
Zhou Xinrou: "They are siblings from the same mother, and Lanxi is not a heartless person."
Shen Congwen was still somewhat uneasy.
"She committed the crime of murdering her family, so she needs to be taught a lesson, otherwise we won't be able to explain it to our family!"
Shen Congwen nodded. Indeed, if he defended Yuan Tang, his three younger brothers would definitely object.
The children in their room were also poisoned.
"Yuantang really needs to learn a lesson."
Zhou Xinrou's voice seemed to travel through a thousand layers of gauze to Shen Congwen's ears.
“You’ve been resting here for a long time. Shen Yuantang’s matter has made you very angry. For the past two weeks, you’ve locked yourself in your study and haven’t come out!”
Shen Congwen was momentarily dazed, and nodded with a somewhat blank look in his eyes.
"Yes, I am very sad. I have been resting in the princess's room for a long time. Now I am going to the study."
Go!
Shen Congwen got up and left.
"Princess, Shen Congwen seemed a bit off just now. Could it be that he remembered something?"
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