"It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. It was just a slip of the hand." Before the guards could ask, Aunt Cui immediately explained, "I'm old and my legs aren't good. They pushed me and I almost fell over, so the vegetable basket in my hand flew out."
Butcher Zhang also said, "I can testify to this; I saw it with my own eyes."
Upon hearing the voice, Shen Yaozu immediately became agitated: "And you! It was you who kicked my butt and knocked me down, and that's why they followed up by punching and kicking me."
"Oh dear, young master has misunderstood again."
Zhang the butcher was so anxious that he kept slapping his thigh: "I have no grudge against you, young master, why would I kick you! I was just passing by when the pig got lost in the crowd, so I came in to look for it."
"You...you all..." Shen Yaozu was so angry that his skull was about to burn as he looked at the lowly people around him who were not telling the truth.
At this moment, Shen Qiyin disregarded Aunt Cui's obstruction and stepped out from behind her.
Upon seeing her, Shen Yaozu's eyes blazed with fury. Without a second thought, he rushed forward to tear her apart, but before he could take a step, the same Jinwu Guard who had just questioned him grabbed his arm and twisted it behind his back.
The pain made him see stars: "Ouch, ouch, sir, spare me, spare me!"
"You dare to be violent in front of us? Young master, you certainly have a temper."
"No, I..."
"Second Brother, aren't you ashamed enough?" Shen Qiyin suddenly interrupted him.
"Shut up! It's all your fault!"
"I harmed you?" Shen Qiyin frowned and asked in a cold voice, "How did I harm you?"
"Was it my fault that you shot the arrow into the gentleman? Or was it my fault that you broke your leg while riding your horse? Or was it my fault that you showed off and made a bet with someone, lost the bet, and then went back on your word in shame?"
Shen Yaozu gradually realized what was happening and became increasingly flustered: "You, you shut up! Don't say it, don't say it!"
There's no way Shen Xiyin would listen to him.
"Ha..." She suddenly laughed, but the laugh was unusually sad: "I didn't know that I had gone to great lengths to make this wound medicine for you, so that you could give it to the master as an apology. Was I the one who harmed you?"
"You were paralyzed due to a leg injury, and I took care of you every day, treating you meticulously to prevent you from becoming a cripple. Is that what you call harming you?"
"You said you wanted to enter Qing Tong Academy, but were afraid you wouldn't pass the entrance exam. I racked my brains to figure out the absolute rules left by Prince Xiao so that you could enter smoothly. In the end, I'm the one who harmed you!"
Every word pierces the heart, every sound brings tears to the eyes.
One of the Imperial Guards even had tears in his eyes upon hearing this.
Shen Qiyin seemed heartbroken; when she got emotional, she even swayed slightly.
Just as Aunt Cui and several other women were about to step forward to help her, a tall figure suddenly appeared out of nowhere and beat them to it.
The man kicked Shen Yaozu several meters away!
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