Chapter 63 Clearing Her Name
Xie Mingzhu's eyes widened in an instant: "Is there really such an outrageous thing?"
Shen Shu feigned panic, her face turning deathly pale: "How could this happen..."
"Oh dear, isn't that right!" Eunuch Fu looked at Shen Shu with a face full of unspeakable emotions and sympathy.
She thought to herself, "I really don't know what sins Miss Shen committed to end up with such a sister."
Eunuch Fu then said to Xie Mingzhu, "His Majesty heard that Prince Cheng had an accident, and also heard that the Princess went to Qiyun Temple to offer incense to pray for Prince Cheng yesterday and stayed overnight at the Marquis's villa without returning. He was extremely worried and feared that something might have happened to you as well, so he sent me to fetch you."
Xie Mingzhu breathed a sigh of relief, not at all surprised that Xie Hanyu would end up like this.
Her royal uncle has been absurd for so many years, ruining countless women.
Now that he has fallen into the hands of his own queen, it can be considered his retribution.
Xie Mingzhu glanced at Shen Shu and saw that her face was pale; she must have been terribly frightened.
So he hurriedly asked on her behalf, "Is the Imperial Uncle still alive? And... what about Princess Shen?"
Eunuch Fu lowered his voice: "The prince is still alive. All the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital went there and used all their medical skills to save him. Princess Shen had already been imprisoned, but the prince woke up and insisted on bringing her back to the palace. He even asked the emperor for permission to deal with her himself."
"When His Majesty saw that Prince Cheng had become like this, he had no choice but to agree. Princess Shen should be imprisoned in Prince Cheng's residence now."
Xie Mingzhu was extremely surprised. The story of how her uncle beat up Shen Xiao in the street yesterday had spread throughout the wedding banquet.
I don't know what Shen Xiao did to offend the Imperial Uncle, that she was beaten like this before even getting married.
Now that she has ruined the royal uncle's manhood and disfigured him, he will probably die a gruesome death.
However, Xie Mingzhu still took Shen Shu's hand to comfort her: "You... don't worry, after all, things are not without hope. I'll take you back first, and if there's any news, I'll have someone tell you."
Shen Shu lowered her eyes and nodded.
Just as the carriage was about to leave, another large group of people came from ahead.
Upon closer inspection, Eunuch Fu recognized him as Li Xiu, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.
He saw that Li Xiu was followed by a group of officials and was walking straight toward him.
Eunuch Fu's face turned cold: "How dare you! This is the princess's carriage, Minister Li, with so many people with you, aren't you afraid of offending the princess!"
With an official demeanor, Li Xiu glanced past the princess and looked at Shen Shu: "Please forgive me, Your Highness. I have no ill intentions towards you. I am here to invite Miss Shen."
Upon hearing this, Xie Mingzhu immediately tensed up. This Lord Li was an official from the Ministry of Justice. He had come to invite Shen Shu.
It doesn't look like a good thing at all.
What do you want with her?
Li Xiu said calmly, "Last night, Prince Cheng was stabbed by Princess Shen. Although it was a royal residence, it was still an assault, so the Ministry of Justice had to investigate. This morning, they interrogated Princess Shen, and she said..."
He paused for a moment: "She said that it was Miss Shen who stabbed Prince Cheng yesterday, and that she was framed! Although I know this is only one side of the story, since Princess Shen has said it, I have to come and find out the truth so as to clear Miss Shen's name."
Xie Mingzhu couldn't believe what she was hearing and turned to look at Shen Shu: "Has your sister gone mad? How could she use something like this to frame you?"
Shen Shu was clearly with her cousin Lin Wei last night, so how could she possibly have gone to assassinate her royal uncle?
Xie Mingzhu looked at Shen Shu, who was all smiles and looked like a delicate flower, and she didn't seem like the kind of person who would kill someone.
So she said to Li Xiu, "Princess Consort Shen must be confused. Yesterday, Miss Shen was with me the whole time. How could she have had time to assassinate the Imperial Uncle? As you saw, we only just returned to the city. How could we have had time to commit the crime?"
Since her cousin Lin Wei had entrusted Shen Shu to her, she had to ensure Shen Shu's safety.
If she were intercepted on the way and taken to the Ministry of Justice, where would Princess Xie Mingzhu put her face?
But Li Xiu persisted: "It's just a question, not a conviction. Why is the princess interfering like this?"
He looked at Shen Shu: "Second Miss, what do you think?"
Shen Shu's heart skipped a beat. She thought to herself that he was indeed a senior official in the Ministry of Justice, and he would not let go of even the slightest suspicious clue.
Xie Mingzhu was furious.
She had always heard that Li Xiu was the most upright person.
If things don't go his way today, he'll probably cause trouble for Shen Shu again tomorrow.
Since that's the case: "Lord Li doesn't believe me, doesn't believe Miss Shen is with me, and wants to ask Miss Shen alone. Fine, then go to the palace and explain it to the Emperor, my father."
Shen Shu was slightly moved when she saw Xie Mingzhu protecting her like this.
She spoke up for herself like that, but she was actually lying to her.
Shen Shu felt she couldn't cause her any more trouble: "Princess, you don't need to go to the trouble for me. Since Lord Li said it's just a question, I'll go. I think once I've found out the answer, he'll let me go back."
Xie Mingzhu was unhappy: "No way! I said I can't go, and that means I can't go."
She then winked at Eunuch Fu: "Eunuch Fu, what are you waiting for? Hurry up and go back to the palace. If Lord Li is not willing to let us go, then come back to the palace with me."
Li Xiu had spent many years working in the Ministry of Justice, and he always maintained an air of impartiality and incorruptibility.
Hearing the princess say this, he didn't lower his standards at all and actually followed the princess's carriage to the palace.
Xie Mingzhu was furious when she saw Lord Li following behind her. She thought to herself that Lord Li was really inflexible and a stubborn old man!
At the same time, she was worried about Shen Shu because she really didn't understand: "Tell me, what exactly is going on? Does your sister have a grudge against you?"
It's one thing for Shen Xiao to go crazy and hurt people, but to do that she also has to throw mud at Shen Shu. What kind of nonsense is this?
Shen Shu looked troubled, but she still spoke one sentence at a time.
From welcoming her back to the city from the patriarch's mansion to everything that has happened today.
Xie Mingzhu grew angrier and angrier as she listened, and in the end, she couldn't help but smash a teacup.
"That's outrageous!"
She never imagined that Shen Shu would live such a life, being mistreated by her mother, schemed against by her own sister, and chased and killed in the street by her own brother.
Even so, they wouldn't let it go; even at this point, they still wanted to drag Shen Shu down with them.
What kind of family are they!
Shen Shu picked up a handkerchief and wiped away her tears: "Maybe... I shouldn't have come back from the countryside."
"Don't talk nonsense. If you don't come back, who will Cousin Lin Wei marry?" Xie Mingzhu felt a surge of sympathy when she saw Shen Shu in tears and in such a miserable state.
"Don't worry, I will definitely speak up for you and make sure you don't fall into your sister's trap."
Xie Mingzhu, pulling Shen Shu along, followed by Eunuch Fu and Li Xiu and their entourage, rushed into the Emperor's study.
Upon seeing the Emperor, Xie Mingzhu couldn't stop her tears, and she didn't even bother to bow.
Instead, she stepped forward and sat down next to the Emperor without any hesitation: "Father, your daughter is being bullied to death by Lord Li. You must stand up for me!"
Even the usually composed Li Xiu couldn't help but ask, "When did I ever bully the princess?"
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