Chapter 287: Deserve to be paraded through the streets and put in a pig cage
"Mrs. Shen is pregnant, but she still goes to Wuyou Pavilion to have fun. Aren't you afraid that something bad will happen to the baby in your belly?"
The speaker was Princess Baohua. As soon as she said this, everyone who was chatting happily just now immediately stopped talking and looked at Chunxi in surprise.
It's ok that Cao Chunxi is born in a humble family and acts rashly, but now that she's pregnant, why is she still restless and even goes to Wuyou Pavilion to have fun?
Although Shen Qingyuan had married two wives and was several years older than Cao Chunxi, and the Qingyuan Marquis Mansion had long been dilapidated, it was still a marquisate no matter how dilapidated it was. Moreover, Shen Qingyuan had real talent and knowledge. He was promoted to the Censorate last year and shined in the winter hunt. Now he was a favorite in front of the emperor.
The fact that Cao Chunxi could marry him was a blessing accumulated from eight lifetimes and her ancestors' graves were smoking.
Many people looked at Chunxi with anger. They felt that Chunxi was unfaithful to women and was not worthy of sitting at the same table with them. They also felt that Chunxi came from a humble background but married a good husband, which made her superior to them. Now that Chunxi's true face was exposed, she should be divorced and thrown into a pig cage, so that they could vent their anger.
Under the gaze of the crowd, Chunxi did not panic, but looked at Princess Baohua calmly: "I am not familiar with the princess. What is the basis for the princess suddenly saying that I went to Wuyou Pavilion?"
Princess Baohua's father, Prince Yu, is of the same generation as the late emperor. Princess Baohua is now in her forties.
Princess Baohua also married a son-in-law, but her husband died of illness only five years after their marriage. They had no children. Princess Baohua has been a widow ever since and has not chosen another son-in-law.
Princess Baohua's unwavering loyalty to her husband was a rumor among the people, and Chunxi had naturally heard of it as well, but she had only seen Princess Baohua twice from a distance and had no chance to interact with her at all. She never expected that Princess Baohua would suddenly attack her in public today.
But it was precisely because Chunxi and Princess Baohua had no grudges in the past and no hatred today that her sudden appearance to accuse Chunxi made everyone feel very credible.
After Chunxi raised the question, Princess Baohua confessed, "Wuyou Pavilion recently held another round of selection for the champion, and the selection was made through a flower-picking competition. I went there that day and happened to see Madam Shen. I couldn't bear to see Madam Shen being kept in the dark, so I chose to expose it."
As soon as these words were spoken, there were gasps everywhere.
For a moment, I didn't know whether it was more shocking that Cao Chunxi went to Wuyou Pavilion to have fun while pregnant, or that Princess Baohua, who had been widowed for many years, actually had such a lavish time in private.
However, the only thing that is certain is that Cao Chunxi definitely participated in the selection of the champion of Wuyou Pavilion.
After all, there was no need for Princess Baohua to risk her own reputation to slander her.
Shen Qingyuan had just reported himself in the court a few years ago. Everyone in the court knew that he loved his wife very much. However, Cao Chunxi did not stay in the backyard to take care of her pregnancy, but went to Wuyou Pavilion to have fun.
Has Cao Chunxi's conscience been eaten by a dog?
Everyone was cursing Chunxi in their hearts as an ungrateful person. Princess Hengyang saw that something was wrong and was about to step forward, but Chunxi held her back and said, "Princess, don't be impatient."
"They've pinned the blame on you, and you're still sitting there," Princess Hengyang frowned. "It was me who insisted on taking you there that day. I take responsibility for my own actions and will never let you, Ah Xi, suffer in vain."
Princess Hengyang is very loyal, and although people have talked about her behind her back a lot over the years, she doesn't care about it.
Princess Hengyang was about to speak when Chunxi quickly grabbed a piece of cake and stuffed it into her mouth: "Princess, you should eat something first. The fun hasn't started yet."
As soon as Chunxi finished speaking, Shen Qingchi, who was pregnant, came out with red eyes: "Sister-in-law, my brother loves you so much that he is willing to break up with his family to protect you. How could you do such a thing?"
Shen Qingchi became pregnant earlier than Chunxi, and is now about to give birth. Her belly is bulging, but she is very thin, with sunken eye sockets, as if she is about to be sucked dry by this child. It is indescribably weird.
Now that she stood up to accuse Chunxi, Chunxi's behavior seemed even more hateful.
Shen Qingyuan had married two wives before and they lived well in the Marquis' Mansion. Not long after he married Chunxi last year, he separated his family from the Marquis' Mansion. Although his stepmother Mo did not treat him well, now thinking about it, it was more out of protection for Chunxi.
Shen Qingyuan was reluctant to let Chunxi suffer any injustice, but Chunxi took advantage of his absence to go to Wuyou Pavilion to have fun. Shen Qingyuan would not even think of divorcing her, and even dragging her out to parade her through the streets and putting her in a pig cage would not be an exaggeration!
Everyone became more and more angry, and Princess Hengyang also widened her eyes in anger.
Ah Xi, the sister-in-law, is too brainless. If she really wants to protect her elder brother Shen Qingyuan, she should stand with Ah Xi to protect Ah Xi's reputation at this time, instead of rushing out to accuse Ah Xi and confirm the matter after hearing what Princess Baohua said.
Wouldn't this make her elder brother a laughing stock as well? What good would that do her?
Chunxi was not angry, she looked at Shen Qingchi calmly: "Sister, why don't you tell me in detail, what have I done?"
Seeing Chunxi so calm and composed, Shen Qingchi bit his lip in anger: "Sister-in-law is pregnant, but instead of staying home to take good care of the baby, she went to Wuyou Pavilion. Now that Princess Baohua is testifying, is she still going to quibble?"
Chunxi raised an eyebrow: "I just asked my sister to explain in detail what I did that angered heaven and man. Is this considered a quibble?"
Chunxi never denied that he had been to Wuyou Pavilion, nor did he make excuses for himself, so it was not really a quibble.
Shen Qingchi couldn't argue with Chunxi, so he gritted his teeth and said bitterly, "Sister-in-law has already gone to Wuyou Pavilion. She knows what she did. Those things are too dirty, and I'm afraid to tell everyone about them and pollute everyone's ears."
"I really don't know what I did. If my sister was there that day and saw what I did with her own eyes, why don't you tell me to help me remember."
"I won't go to that kind of filthy place," Shen Qingchi said angrily, his face flushed. "Cao Chunxi, don't lie. I've been resting peacefully in the Taifu Mansion these days, and everyone in the Taifu Mansion can testify to that."
Chunxi raised her eyebrows and raised her voice, "It turns out that my sister has never been to Wuyou Pavilion and knows nothing about it. I thought that my sister saw me with her own eyes just like the princess did."
Chunxi was just stating the facts, but his words sounded sarcastic.
Princess Baohua, the witness, didn't say anything, so why should Shen Qingchi be jumping up and down here?
Shen Qingchi's face flushed even more. She felt ashamed and angry, and shrieked, "No matter what, going to a place like Wuyou Pavilion is unfaithful to a woman. You should be arrested, paraded through the streets, and thrown into a pig cage!"
Chunxi nodded. "They say that the emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. The princess is also a woman, and she also went to Wuyou Pavilion. According to my sister, the princess will also be paraded through the streets and thrown into a pig cage, right?"
Shen Qingchi's face changed slightly, and he blurted out: "Cao Chunxi, who do you think you are? How dare you be compared with the princess?"
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