To be honest, when Shen Qing heard the news, he was mostly shocked.
Although she thought Shen Jing was really stupid, she was very clear about the benefits. She must have understood that if the news of her uninvited affair with the Crown Prince got out, she would never be able to become the Crown Princess in this life.
Maybe she really planned to make the prince have sex with her, but she would never be stupid enough to make a big deal out of it. It would do her no good except to tarnish the reputation of both of them.
So why did she do that?
Unless, she didn't want the matter to become known to everyone.
She was also designed by others.
"Miss, the general and his wife want you to go to the front hall."
Shen Qing looked at herself in the mirror and seemed to be looking better and better.
The atmosphere in the front hall was solemn and so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it.
Cheng Xue sat quietly in the chair, her brows furrowed, her eyes filled with unrelieved melancholy. The sorrow enveloped her like a thick fog, making her originally bright face look dull and lifeless.
Shen Jianshan also had a bitter expression on his face, and there seemed to be a few more wrinkles on his face. His furrowed brows and tightly pursed lips all revealed his mood.
"Father, Mother."
The two looked up when they heard the sound.
"Qingqing is here, come and sit down." Shen Jianshan forced a smile and waited until Shen Qing sat down before he spoke again, "Qingqing, have you heard about Jing'er's matter?"
"Yeah." Shen Qing nodded calmly.
"Alas, if I had brought Jing'er back earlier, this wouldn't have happened."
Who could have thought that this would happen.
Chen Qing picked up the tangerine on the table and slowly peeled it open. "Father, there's no need to blame yourself. Murong Zhi is the crown prince. If he doesn't want to let him go, no one can do anything about it."
"The assassin who injured Princess Man Yue has not been caught yet, and now this incident has happened. I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the Emperor."
Shen Jianshan sighed. After he heard the news, he sent Shen Yanzhi to investigate, but he still hadn't returned. If it weren't for the rumors, someone from the palace would have arrived soon.
"Your sister is in jail, and you still have the mood to eat?"
Cheng Xue hadn't spoken since Shen Qing came in. She still had a thought in her heart that if she hadn't come back, nothing would have happened later.
Seeing her peeling oranges at this moment, I felt inexplicably angry.
Shen Qing did not stop peeling the oranges, "She is neither your daughter nor my adoptive mother's daughter, so what kind of sister is she?"
"You are so cold-blooded."
"Madam!" Shen Jianshan frowned and glanced at Cheng Xue. "Qingqing, your mother is also worried."
Shen Qing chuckled and threw the orange peel casually on the table.
“Now there are only two situations.
First, Shen Jing was forced. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had once publicly admitted his feelings for Shen Jing, and now that they were living together in the Eastern Palace, it was only natural that he couldn't control himself.
Second, she did it voluntarily, and it’s possible that she even took the lead…”
"You're talking nonsense! I brought Jing'er up, she would never do such a thing!" Cheng Xue excitedly slammed the table and stood up, looking at Shen Qing as if she were not looking at her daughter at all.
"You taught her, so you should understand her better!" Chen Qing said coldly, "Murong Zhi can sit on the throne of the crown prince, he can't possibly not have this little self-control!"
Cheng Xue looked at Shen Qing in disbelief, her legs softening and she fell into the chair.
She knew that Shen Jing wanted to be the Crown Princess.
"If it's the first case, the General's Mansion still has a way out. We can even ask the Eastern Palace for an explanation on Chen Jing's behalf and let her become the mistress of the Eastern Palace. If it's the second case..."
Shen Jianshan understood that if it was the second case, the entire General's Mansion would have to pay the price for what Shen Jing had done.
At this moment, Shen Jianshan also understood that Shen Qing saw more clearly than them.
"Qingqing, pack your things immediately and go to your grandparents' home in Qingzhou. Come back if nothing else happens."
Shen Qing pursed his lips.
Shen Jianshan probably guessed that it would be the second situation.
He is protecting her.
"General, even you don't believe Jing'er?" Cheng Xue choked up and looked at Shen Jianshan.
"Do you believe it?" Shen Jianshan turned to look at Cheng Xue with a complicated look in his eyes. "If you did, you would be on your way to ask for her explanation right now."
"The second situation is not unsolvable either." Shen Qing raised his eyes and looked at Shen Jianshan, "Father should understand what it means to sacrifice the rook to save the king."
"you mean……"
"General, you can't abandon Jing'er! She is our daughter! She has been with us for twenty years!" Cheng Xue pulled Shen Jianshan's sleeve and begged, "Can't you just let the prince make Jing'er the crown princess? Didn't he..."
"Mother, do you think that after this incident, Shen Jing still has the possibility of becoming the Crown Princess?" Shen Qing raised her voice and said coldly, "She is still alive, which is already a blessing for her."
It was already a stretch for the general's adopted daughter to marry the prince, and now this scandal has happened. I'm afraid Shangguan Xi wants to kill Shen Jing!
Still the Crown Princess?
"Chen Qing! What you said is nice. If this happened to you, you would definitely not be willing to accept it!" Cheng Xue seemed to be crazy and could hardly tell who was her biological child.
"It will never happen to me, because I'm not like that idiot." Shen Qing stood up and calmed himself down. "If I had known that there was such a mess in the General's Mansion, and if my adoptive mother hadn't wanted me to recognize my ancestors, I would never have come back."
"I worked so hard to give birth to you, and this is how you treat me?" Cheng Xue looked at Shen Qing in disbelief, "You really have no conscience."
“Mother, scolding me won’t solve the problem.” Shen Qing looked at Cheng Xue’s appearance, and her heart gradually calmed down. “I still pray that Shen Jing can inherit some things from my mother, such as her brain.”
If she was calm and smart, she would have insisted that it was Murong Zhi who forced her.
Shen Qing turned her head and looked at Shen Jianshan calmly. The latter looked at her, sighed heavily, and nodded solemnly. Seeing this, Shen Qing nodded slightly and then left.
Shen Jianshan looked at Shen Qing's back with complicated eyes.
It is now clear who is the fish eye and who is the pearl.
"This girl is not worthy of being the lady of the general's mansion!" Cheng Xue's eyes seemed to be filled with hatred.
"Madam is tired, take her back to rest." Shen Jianshan instructed Qiu Lu, the maid behind Cheng Xue, in a flat tone without a trace of emotion.
"Madam..." Qiu Lu frowned slightly and stepped forward to help Cheng Xue.
"General?" Cheng Xue stared at Shen Jianshan in surprise. "What do you mean?"
"I'll take care of this matter, you don't have to interfere."
After Shen Jianshan finished speaking, he walked outside, leaving Cheng Xue sitting there in despair, sobbing softly and then covering her face with her hands and sobbing.
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