Chapter 7 Who really harmed her?
Chunxue wanted to ask more questions, but Qiushuang forcibly dragged her away.
Miss is right. With such a serious matter happening to the Shen family, you wouldn't lie to them. Whether it's true or not, we only need to go out and inquire to find out. But if they are truly trapped in the Prince's mansion, who will carry out the tasks Miss entrusted to them?
The two maids knew martial arts, so they didn't dare to go through the main gate. Taking advantage of the moment when the guards were lax, they jumped over the wall and left.
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"Master, they have left safely!" Nu Bai reported.
Shen Lanxi was lost in thought and did not respond immediately.
It wasn't Bai Qingling or Zhou Ruyuan who poisoned her!
She couldn't have misheard in her past life; someone deliberately spread false information to her, so that she would die without knowing who her enemy was, ensuring she died with her eyes wide open in disbelief! This is the kind of death only someone driven to extreme hatred would choose.
Who really harmed her? Who hates her so much?
Shen Lanxi took out the poisoned wine that had been switched earlier and poured it into the potted plants. The plants in the potted plants turned black and withered instantly.
What a potent poison! If Nu Bai hadn't taken some of the poison for her in her past life, she probably would have died on her wedding night.
If she dies, the charge of murdering her will definitely be pinned on Zhou Ruyuan!
The person who poisoned her wanted to kill two birds with one stone.
The city was like a giant beast with its jaws wide open. Thinking of the unseen enemies lurking around her, Shen Lanxi gritted her teeth and clenched her fists.
"Nu Bai, put the flowerpot away and replace it with an identical one. Don't arouse suspicion!"
As she slowly released her fingers, an unprecedented light shone in Shen Lanxi's eyes.
Those who harmed her, even if they are hidden deep underground, she will dig them up and make them pay with their lives!
"Master, Zhou Ruyuan has learned about the Shen family's confiscation of property, and he's on his way here!"
Shen Lanxi curled her lips into a cold smile: "So what if he knows? Does he want to be a slut, or does he want to be struck by lightning?"
If Nu Bai could have a physical expression, his eyes would definitely be starry right now.
"Master, you are so amazing! Nu Bai is absolutely in awe of you!"
"Ah... Master, he went back again. He can't be a bastard anymore, and he can't be struck by lightning... What a pity!" Nu Bai's words were full of regret.
Thinking of what she had experienced in her past life, a cold glint appeared in Shen Lanxi's eyes.
If Zhou Ruyuan doesn't come, someone else will!
The arrogant old woman's voice rang out from outside the door.
"Last night, the Prince stayed in the separate courtyard all night, and called for water three times..."
"The Shen family has committed a heinous crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of their clan. Their home was searched overnight, and the entire family has been imprisoned in the imperial jail to await their fate..."
"You all better open your eyes and see clearly who you should and shouldn't show respect to, lest you offend someone and not even know how you died!"
Shen Lanxi sat demurely in the room. This old woman was indeed a bit arrogant, but the last question she asked was a good one, and she was also eager to know the answer!
Let this old woman be a cautionary tale, helping her discern who is loyal and who is treacherous among those around her!
"Granny Li, are you telling the truth?"
"Granny Li, the Shen family is finished. What are we going to do? Our indentures are still in the young lady's hands."
Granny Li arrogantly raised her chin, put her hands in her pockets, and said disdainfully, "Now that you have entered the Prince's Mansion, you are naturally people of the Prince's Mansion. Those who are willing to change their contracts, come with me. After the contracts are changed, you will be servants of the Prince's Mansion, eat the Prince's food, and listen to our Prince from now on. Do you all understand?"
Some said they understood, while others remained silent.
As soon as Granny Li made a move, the servants in the courtyard looked at each other, and when they saw someone following, they all followed.
People left in a flurry, leaving the large courtyard completely silent.
Shen Lanxi walked to the door and opened it.
"Master, master, there's still a family in the corner who hasn't left!" Nu Bai hurriedly reported.
Shen Lanxi walked outside and turned to look at the family.
She was arranged by her family to be their caregiver.
"They've all left, why aren't you leaving?"
Her words seemed to awaken the family members who were accompanying her.
"Your Majesty..." The family of six who were accompanying the servants quickly knelt down, but they didn't know how to address him.
"Just call me Miss!" The title is just a name or a label. The Shen family has already been raided, and now the entire Prince's Mansion believes that she, as the Princess Consort, is only a figurehead. The title of Princess Consort will only make her feel ironic.
"Young Miss, something has happened to the Shen family!" Mama Wang quickly reported.
Shen Lanxi: "If you go with them, you can still save your lives!"
Madam Li was extremely stubborn: "I am the young lady's personal maid. Even if something happens to the Shen family, it won't implicate the married daughters. If we go with those people, we will be betraying our master. A servant who betrays their master will be beaten to death with sticks!"
She had no recollection of this family. After being poisoned in her previous life, she hadn't seen anyone except her close companions, Chunxue and Qiushuang. She assumed they had either been sold off or scattered and recruited. Later, Chunxue and Qiushuang were also eliminated under some pretext.
"Wait!" She turned and went back into the house.
"Nu Bai, find the indenture for the maid!"
In the blink of an eye, the box containing the indenture was in her hands.
"Find out which ones are your family's indentures yourself!" In addition to the indentures, she took out a hundred-tael silver note and handed it to Li Mama.
"I can't protect you in my current state. While they dare not do anything to me, take your indentures and the money and find another way to make a living!"
Li's mother was too frightened to take the thing in her hand, but Shen Lanxi forced it into her hand.
"Hurry up!"
Li's mother glanced at her tremblingly, then quickly handed the box containing the indenture to her son so he could find it. She then folded the hundred taels of silver and stuffed it into her hair.
After finding the indenture, she personally saw the family out.
As soon as I stepped out of the backyard, an old woman came running to stop me.
"The Prince said that no one is allowed to enter or leave Tingfang Courtyard!" The burly old woman spread her arms to block the way with a fierce look on her face.
Shen Lanxi slapped him across the face.
"You dog servant, how dare you block my path? Have you lost your mind?"
The old woman, whose head had been knocked to the side, shrank back in fear at the intimidating aura of Shen Lanxi. But thinking of the Shen family's loss of power, she immediately mustered her courage again.
"This servant is acting on the prince's orders!"
Shen Lanxi slapped him again.
"Who does the prince think he is? I can come and go as I please in the palace. Does he have more power than the Empress Dowager and His Majesty?"
The moment the hat was put on her head, the burly old woman was silenced and dared not be arrogant anymore!
Shen Lanxi raised her chin, her eyes filled with arrogant disdain: "Even if the Shen family is in trouble, I am still the most beloved Princess Lanxi of His Majesty and Empress Dowager, and the Princess Consort of Zhennan Prince's Mansion. Crushing you is easier than crushing an ant!"
The burly old woman was frightened, and the old woman who wanted to rush up to help was also frightened.
This person is right. Even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. What if His Majesty pardons the Shen family?
Everyone in the capital knew that Princess Lanxi had grown up in the Empress Dowager's palace, someone the Empress Dowager cherished and loved dearly. They were all confused; after hearing a few words from that woman in the other courtyard, they assumed that the woman in front of them had become a prisoner and an abandoned wife. They thought that the woman in the other courtyard had ill intentions and was pushing them out as cannon fodder. The burly old woman regretted it to the core.
(End of this chapter)
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