The imperial guards stepped forward and dragged Shangnian away. Shangnian went limp all over and didn't make a sound.
After the morning court session, He Jingheng went straight back to the Dingguo Palace. At this time, everyone in the palace was talking about the gold, silver and jewelry that suddenly appeared in the storeroom.
After counting, they confirmed that the items were exactly the same as those stored in the warehouse before the house was searched.
"It must be the blessing of the gods!"
Shang Ruoyi couldn't help feeling guilty when she heard what the servants said.
"I never expected that these things would come back." The old princess smiled and said, "May the ancestors of the He family bless you."
"Yes!" Qin was very happy, because this contained the dowry she prepared for her daughter. She was worried before about what to do when Yunyi got married in the future, but now she doesn't have to worry about it.
"Thanks to Ruoyi." The old princess held her hand and said, "It must be because of marrying you that our Dingguo Palace can have a future!"
Shang Ruoyi smiled and said nothing.
Just then, He Jingheng came over: "Grandmother, mother." He stood beside Shang Ruoyi: "What are you doing here?"
"Jingheng, you've come just in time, come and take a look!" The old princess pointed to the storehouse and said, "Didn't they say earlier that all these things disappeared inexplicably? The other day the butler reported that all the items in the storehouse were actually found here."
"My grandson heard about it yesterday, and he even came to see it himself last night." His eyes fell on Shang Ruoyi's face, and seeing that her expression was a little stiff, he couldn't help but smile and said, "I think some little thief stole these things, and then he felt guilty and returned them."
Little thief?
Shang Ruoyi frowned, turned her head and glared at him, her gaze fell into his smiling eyes, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Why is he looking at me like this?
Could it be that he knew something?
Suddenly she remembered that she did not see He Jingheng in the yard after she left the warehouse last night, and she broke out in a cold sweat.
When the old princess heard him say this, she hurriedly asked, "What little thief could move these big boxes around under the noses of so many people?"
"Yes!" He Jingheng smiled and said, "My grandson wants to know about this." He looked at Shang Ruoyi again: "Doesn't the Crown Prince want to know?"
Shang Ruoyi was startled, her eyes fell into He Jingheng's smiling eyes, and she was shocked, he must have known.
"I, I want to know."
"I thought that with the intelligence of the Crown Prince's Consort, she would definitely know the trick!" He Jingheng smiled and patted her head: "It turns out that the Crown Prince's Consort doesn't know!"
When the old princess heard him calling her the Crown Prince's Consort, she was no longer as friendly as before, and hurriedly said, "Why are you making things difficult for Ruoyi? She is not that little thief, how would she know where these boxes came from?"
Shang Ruoyi smiled bitterly. If she didn't know that the old princess knew nothing about what she had done, she would have thought that the old princess must have deliberately cooperated with He Jingheng to tease her.
Just then, a servant came over quickly and said, "Princess, the lady and the eldest lady of the Shang residence are here."
Shang Yufu and the eldest lady?
What are they here for?
"Today in the court, my father and I impeached Shangnian. If he has been detained in the prison, he will be executed in the autumn." He Jingheng said in a low voice: "The two of them came to you, it must be related to this matter."
Shang Ruoyi nodded thoughtfully: "Let them in."
Soon, Shang Yufu and the other person were brought to her yard.
Shang Yufu looked at the magnificent Dingguo Palace and felt jealous.
If daddy hadn't let Shang Ruoyi marry here for me, then everything here would be mine, wealth, power, and status, all these things that should have belonged to Shang Ruoyi, a concubine's daughter. She thought she could marry into the prince's mansion and become his concubine, but daddy was imprisoned, and she lost her status as the prime minister's legitimate daughter. How could the prince marry her? Moreover, even if she married into the Prince's Mansion, without her powerful family, it would be difficult for her to move forward in the Prince's Mansion.
"Wait a moment, the Crown Princess is just taking a walk with the Princess and will be here soon."
The eldest lady and Shang Yufu sat on the chairs. The eldest lady said in a deep voice: "I didn't expect this little bitch to be so lucky. She can come back alive after being exiled." Not only did she come back alive, but she also dragged their Shang family into the water. It seems that the situation has changed, and their Shang family has become prisoners.
"If Daddy hadn't cancelled my marriage with Prince Ding, I would be the one in charge of the palace. I would never let Prince Ding hold Daddy accountable, and our Shang family would still be the most prosperous family in Beili." Shang Yufu said angrily, "It's all Daddy's fault."
"Okay." The eldest lady whispered, "Now is not the time to talk about this. We will come here tomorrow to let that little bitch Shang Ruoyi beg Prince Ding and the Crown Prince not to pursue your father's crimes."
"Will that little bitch agree?" Shang Yufu said with a guilty conscience, "We bullied her and her daughter so much in the early years, she must be resentful, and who knows how she will humiliate us one day."
"Humph, if she doesn't have the support of the Shang family, who in the Dingguo Palace will look up to her?" Besides, she still has a trump card that can clamp her vitals. If she doesn't obey, she will spread the news. At worst, both sides will be destroyed.
Shang Yufu thought about it and realized that this was the truth. At this moment, several servants came in and stood on both sides of the door. Shang Yufu looked towards the door and saw a woman in a green dress and a fox fur cloak walking in.
Is this that little bitch Shang Ruoyi?
She looked at her in shock and almost didn't recognize her. How long had it been? How did she become so beautiful? It's like he has become a different person.
The eldest lady was stunned for a moment, and then the anger in her heart grew like wild weeds.
She actually looked exactly like that bitch Wei, and was even more beautiful than Wei.
Shang Ruoyi looked at the two of them, frowning slightly.
"How dare you not show courtesy when meeting the Crown Prince's Consort?" Shaoyao said coldly.
"It's you?" The eldest lady asked in surprise, "Are you Shaoyao?"
"Madam, you have a good memory." Shaoyao stood behind Shang Ruoyi and said, "Thank you Madam for selling me out back then. Otherwise, I would not have met the Crown Prince's Consort."
The eldest lady's face turned pale. She didn't expect that a servant would dare to speak rudely to her.
"How can this be possible?" She said angrily, "How can a servant be so arrogant!"
"Madam." Shang Ruoyi sat in the main seat and said coldly, "It's not your turn to teach my maid a lesson."
When the eldest lady heard this, she remembered what she had come to ask for the other day, and had to put away her half-raised hand in dismay.
Upon seeing this, Shang Yufu took the eldest lady's hand and simply bowed to Shang Ruoyi: "Greetings, Crown Prince's Consort."
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