Chapter 671: Imprisonment (4)
Inside the room, Shen Miao sent Shen Qiu away and sat at the table, letting out a long sigh of relief.
It had just begun. Emperor Wenhui was a man of decisive character. He could not tolerate the prince and court officials getting too close to each other. Moreover, all those incidents had started several years ago.
From the beginning, don't forget who you want to deal with. Since your rebirth, many things have gradually faded. For example, the Shen family, even if she did nothing, could kill herself. But Fu Xiuyi is different.
Fu Xiuyi was like the most vicious snake lurking in the shadows, seemingly harmless, but suddenly pouncing to bite someone. Just like the last time he asked Shen Wan to bring him and King Zhou together. Even though Shen Miao had tried her best to hide from Fu Xiuyi, he still kept his eyes on her.
It is no longer appropriate to continue to endure and plan. It is better to tear off the covering cloth and start a game of chess with equal strength now.
What Fu Xiuyi fears most is that his ambition will be exposed.
Although Shen Wanyi's incident would make Emperor Wenhui suspicious, Fu Xiuyi's methods would not make him be defeated so easily. He would definitely come up with a way to refute and win back a point.
But how could Shen Miao miss this opportunity? Even if she couldn't defeat him this time, she had to make Fu Xiuyi lose a layer of skin.
Shen Wan alone wouldn't be enough; this chess game had to be more exciting. Shen Miao asked Jingzhe to call Mo Qing in from outside and whispered a few words to him.
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It only took one night to go from a mansion full of flowers to a prison.
Shen Wan felt that the Shen family had been incredibly unlucky over the past two years. It was as if something had happened, and nothing was going right. First, the second house was in trouble, and then the third. Now, everyone in the Shen family was in jail, except for the first house. The first house had been reinstated by Emperor Wenhui, and no matter what the future held, at least it was currently more prosperous than theirs.
Speaking of which, the Shen family has been plagued by bad luck, seemingly since the split of the eldest branch, or more precisely, since Shen Xin returned to Beijing two years ago. Could it be that someone has cast a curse on the Shen family?
In the cell next door, the women of the Shen family were imprisoned. Old Madam Shen and Chang Zaiqing were imprisoned together. Shen Wan listened to Old Madam Shen's complaints and groans, and gradually felt a little irritated.
Two years ago, the residence of the mighty General Shen was overflowing with visitors, though all drawn to Shen Xin's fame. However, Shen Xin was often away from the capital, and the Shen family had plenty of money, so who wouldn't say they were so impressive? Although Shen Gui and himself were civil servants, they were rising through the ranks year after year. Their two daughters were both graceful and beautiful, and could potentially provide valuable support through marriage. Shen Yuanbo and Shen Yuan were still alive, while Ren Wanyun was shrewd and Chen Ruoqiu gentle, creating a harmonious and prosperous family.
However, in just two years, things have changed and people have become so different that they have fallen into such a situation.
Shen Gui asked sickly, "Third brother, what crime have you committed? How could His Majesty arrest our entire palace?"
"I committed a crime?" Shen Wan sneered and said, "Second brother also worked in the court. I don't know if His Majesty wants to arrest someone and can just make up a reason to arrest him? This is the reason His Majesty uses me." If the job was really not done well, he would definitely not arrest everyone in the mansion. This clearly means that he wants to send an army to punish him.
Chang Zaiqing, who was sitting next door, exclaimed in surprise upon hearing this, her voice tinged with anxiety as she asked, "Did Your Majesty do this on purpose? Why would Your Majesty do this on purpose? Could it be that the Master has angered His Majesty in some way?"
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