Shen Yunxi naturally saw Lu Wanqing's actions, but she still didn't react. She just stared straight at Lu Wanqing until she walked up to her. Lu Wanqing was standing with her back to the steps.
Lu Wanqing smiled lightly, her gaze subtly sweeping over the person about to walk down the corridor, her face displaying a confident smile.
Once today is over, Shen Yunxi's reputation will be ruined, and Junxuan will definitely not want her.
Therefore, it doesn't matter if she suffers a little, as long as she can deal with Shen Yunxi. It's inevitable that she will get injured when necessary. In the end, she will make Shen Yunxi unable to defend herself and unable to explain herself.
"My dear Yunxi, tell me, if someone saw you attack me and it reached the Emperor's ears, what would you do?"
As she spoke, Lu Wanqing leaned back and fell down, with the steps right behind her.
Four women emerged from one end of the corridor not far away. If they looked over, they could clearly see that Lu Wanqing was leaning back.
Lu Wanqing also planned to exclaim, so that everyone would see her fall on the steps and Shen Yunxi standing in front of her.
However, Shen Yunxi suddenly reached out and grabbed Lu Wanqing's hand.
Lu Wanqing was stunned, forgetting even to exclaim in surprise. Her body, which was originally falling down, was pulled up by Shen Yunxi with great force for some reason, and then her position and Shen Yunxi's position changed.
Originally, she was leaning back, but now it was Shen Yunxi who was doing it, and Shen Yunxi even grabbed her wrist.
"What do you want to do?" Lu Wanqing asked, her face full of confusion.
“Of course, I’ll do what Miss Lu wanted to do.” A strange smile played on Shen Yunxi’s lips. Lu Wanqing instantly sensed something was wrong and tried to break free from Shen Yunxi’s grasp. However, Shen Yunxi suddenly shouted, “Miss Lu, you…”
The four people walking down the corridor looked over, and what they saw was Lu Wanqing shaking off Shen Yunxi's hand, and Shen Yunxi falling down the steps with her back to him.
"Miss Shen!" All four of them recognized Shen Yunxi and rushed over when they saw her fall.
Lu Wanqing's heart skipped a beat. She now fully understood that Shen Yunxi must have guessed her plan, which was why she turned the tables and used her scheme against her.
Indeed, Lu Wanqing did not originally intend to harm Shen Yunxi, but rather wanted to use a self-inflicted injury to ruin Shen Yunxi's reputation.
As the emperor, he naturally couldn't allow a woman with a bad reputation to enter the harem, so that she could become the first woman to enter the harem.
Unexpectedly, Shen Yunxi reacted so quickly, directly switching their situations. Now it's as if she pushed Shen Yunxi down, and several people have already witnessed it.
"Don't misunderstand, she fell down on her own," Lu Wanqing quickly explained.
The original four people had an even worse impression of Lu Wanqing after hearing what she said. They had seen Lu Wanqing make the move with their own eyes, otherwise Shen Yunxi would not have fallen.
Although Lu Wanqing tried her best to explain, no one listened to her; everyone was focused on Shen Yunxi's injuries.
Shen Yunxi fell backward, but she was very careful and chose the right spot for her head to land. As a result, she only suffered a minor injury to her back and her head was not hurt at all, but she still had to put on a show.
"Miss Shen, how are you?" one of them asked quickly.
"Ouch, that hurts, I hit my head." Shen Yunxi said, lying on the ground and covering her head, seemingly unable to get up.
The four people quickly stepped forward to help Shen Yunxi up and carefully examined her injuries, though they were not visible through her clothes.
It was clear that these four people had good hearts. With their help, Shen Yunxi stood up, but her face was very pale and her lips were bloodless.
Lu Wanqing was also extremely anxious, "I didn't do it, Shen Yunxi, tell me yourself, how exactly did you fall down?"
Shen Yunxi sneered inwardly. Lu Wanqing was really grasping at straws in her desperation. She actually asked her how she fell down. Did she think she was just playing along?
However, since no one saw it, she could retaliate in the same way as Lu Wanqing.
“Miss Lu, I always thought you came to apologize to me today, and even wanted to speak with me alone. I never imagined I was overthinking it. It turns out you weren't sincerely apologizing at all, but rather trying to harm me. I... I only said I wanted to see Miss Lu's sincerity. Did you think pushing me down the steps was your way of showing sincerity? Luckily, I'm very fortunate, otherwise, if I had hit a vital point today, I would have really died.” Shen Yunxi said, her face deathly pale.
Lu Wanqing, of course, wouldn't let Shen Yunxi smear him. "Shen Yunxi, shut up! That's not the truth. You fell down on your own. What does it have to do with me?"
Seeing Lu Wanqing's still arrogant demeanor, the four women from before couldn't stand it anymore. One of them, a woman in a red dress, stared at Lu Wanqing with a sarcastic expression.
"It's truly unexpected. The Lu family is indeed extraordinary. After pushing the person down the steps, they even turned around and claimed that the person fell down on their own. Did Miss Lu think that no one saw it? Unfortunately, when the four of us came over, we all saw it with our own eyes. We saw Miss Lu push Miss Chen down." The woman in the red dress sneered.
Another woman chimed in, "That's right. If anyone asks, we certainly won't help cover it up. After all, heaven is watching what people do, and we saw it with our own eyes."
The other two women, supporting Shen Yunxi, didn't speak, but their eyes clearly conveyed the same message: they were determined to tell the truth.
All four women's eyes were on Lu Wanqing, and no one noticed Shen Yunxi's expression.
Shen Yunxi looked at Lu Wanqing with a sarcastic expression, as if she was expressing her disdain for Lu Wanqing with her eyes, thinking that she was useless and that such scheming was simply contemptible.
The moment Lu Wanqing met Shen Yunxi's gaze, she was instantly enraged.
"Enough already! Can't any of you see that Shen Yunxi did this on purpose? You all saw me coming. What if this is a play that Shen Yunxi wrote and directed herself? Are you going to help her?" Lu Wanqing roared.
It has to be said that Lu Wanqing has indeed lost her composure. If today's events were to get out, people in the capital would be talking about her.
Another important point is that her great-aunt will definitely be disappointed in her.
The four women were disgusted by Lu Wanqing's behavior. Compared to the arrogant Lu Wanqing, they naturally trusted Shen Yunxi more and even felt that Lu Wanqing was doing something but not daring to admit it.
Shen Yunxi swayed precariously, but still seized the opportunity to add fuel to the fire.
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