A few days ago, someone found Cui Yi, gave him ten taels of silver, and ordered him to slander the sixth girl of Dongning's house. Cui Yi was unwilling at first. He didn't know the sixth girl, and he didn't want to taint someone's innocence, so he refused to do it.
Such a despicable act.
But the man kept trying to persuade him.
"If it goes through, you can marry the sixth girl from Dongning's house to your home." The man kept trying to lure her home. "You are just a commoner, so what will you do if you work hard in this life? You can't compare with those famous families.
Are you noble? But as long as you listen to me, after a few days, you can marry the uncle's legitimate daughter back to your home."
"At that time, won't you live in fine clothes and fine food all day long? Moreover, Miss Six is also a stunning beauty that is one in a million. Are you afraid of losing your money by marrying her? Even if you don't like Miss Six, when you marry her,
After you have money, wouldn’t it be easy to marry another beautiful lady?”
Just like this, word by word, Cui Yi finally made up his mind.
However, the girl he wanted to slander was sitting where she was, casting only a gentle gaze at him. There was no annoyance in her eyes, and even the corners of her lips were still curved.
Cui Yi clicked his tongue.
Is there such a woman in this world? She can be so calm even if her reputation is tainted by others, she doesn't seem to take it to heart at all.
"Nonsense!" Hearing this, Shen Baitang stood up and accused angrily, "You steal just as you steal, and you accuse someone of innocence out of thin air. Don't think that you can cover up your crime in this way!"
After saying that, Shen Baitang turned to look at Shen Yanning and said, "Father, this is absolutely unbelievable. He just wanted to drag the girl into the house to cover up his crime. Look at his expression just now. Do you recognize Liu Mei or Liu Mei?"
Two words!"
Shen Yanning nodded slightly.
Of course he didn't want to believe it. Wouldn't the girl in the house lose the face of Dongning's house by having a secret meeting with someone? How can he stand up in front of others from now on? What's more, Shen Fengxu is only eleven years old, how can he?
Can you communicate with others secretly?
Shen Yulou frowned slightly and looked at Shen Fengxu.
But there was no emotion visible on Shen Fengxu's face.
"That's what the second sister said." Shen Yuxiang nodded in agreement, "You can't just listen to his side of the story. Since he said he had a private meeting with the sixth sister, you must first listen to what the sixth sister said."
Shen Fengxu seemed to have just come back to his senses. After hearing this, his face showed a bit of sadness. He turned to look at Shen Yuxiang and asked: "If the fourth sister is slandered like this, what should the fourth sister do?"
"Of course I have proven my innocence." Shen Yuxiang said matter-of-factly.
Shen Fengxu looked at the man and seemed very troubled: "But I don't know how to prove my innocence. I only know that I have never met him, so how can I have a private meeting with him."
Shen Baitang walked to Shen Fengxu and held her hand: "Don't worry, the second sister will always believe in you."
"I know." Chen Fengxu smiled slightly.
No matter when, Shen Baitang always believed in Shen Fengxu.
"There are guards inside and outside the mansion. How did you sneak in?" The eldest lady asked him, "Or was someone else bringing you into the mansion?"
Cui Yi hurriedly said: "Sixth Miss told me that someone would bring water to the uncle's house every day at the time of application, so I just followed the convoy and came in through the side door. This was how I came every day before. If I wanted to leave, I only had to wait until I arrived.
At that time, the guards in the palace will change shifts, so you can naturally find an opportunity to leave."
Every day? And you stay in the mansion from Shen Shi to Zi Shi, which is a full four hours! Doesn't this treat Dongning Bo Mansion as your own home?
Upon hearing this, Shen Yanning angrily smashed the tea tray in his hand.
Cui Yi continued: "It's just that because of the uncle's family banquet today, there was a deviation from the previous guard patrols. I accidentally got caught by the housekeeper..."
After saying that, he sighed, seeming very frustrated.
Cui Yi knew it in such detail, someone from the mansion must have explained it to him in detail.
Thinking of this, Shen Yanning's cold eyes fell on Shen Fengxu, and she clenched her fingers tightly, suppressing her anger.
The second lady looked at Shen Fengxu as if she were watching a play.
Since it has nothing to do with the second wife, she is happy to watch the show.
On the contrary, it was the second young master Shen Cang who spoke: "Isn't it right? After all, the sixth sister is also the legitimate daughter of the uncle's house. No matter how unlucky she is, she can still marry a famous young master. How hard does she have to think to have a private meeting with this man?"
The second lady glared at him: "Cang'er!"
Shen Cang shrank his neck, but still said: "I think this person is just trying to get attached to the girl in our house, and it's not like Sixth Sister is having a secret meeting with him!"
Shen Qing glanced sideways at Shen Cang: "Then how did he know about the affairs of the house? Someone must have told him in detail."
"That's not necessarily the sixth sister." Shen Cang snorted, "It's not necessarily the elder brother who told him!"
"You——" Shen Qing's expression changed.
The eldest lady raised her hand to signal Shen Qing to calm down: "Okay."
Shen Qing remained silent, but still looked at Shen Cang coldly.
Shen Yanning stared at Shen Fengxu and said word by word: "Say."
"There is no daughter." Shen Fengxu shook her head and raised her eyes to look at Shen Yanning. However, the eleven-year-old girl's eyes were clear and transparent. She said, "Please father, believe in your daughter."
Shen Yanning was slightly startled.
Shen Fengxu is only eleven years old.
Although he didn't often pay attention to it, in his impression, Shen Fengxu had always been an obedient and calm daughter, and would not do such embarrassing things.
What's more, even if this matter is true, he should suppress it. Although Shen Fengxu's future marriage is not important, it is related to the face of Dongning Bo Mansion, and he must not let this matter be publicized.
Just send Shen Fengxu away in the future.
Even though there was nothing wrong with Shen Fengxu, Shen Fengxu was still not tolerated in the house.
So Shen Yanning barely suppressed his anger and turned to look at Cui Yi: "Manager Li!"
The steward responded.
"Drag him out and kill him with a stick!"
Cui Yi's expression suddenly changed.
Shen Yuxiang hurriedly raised her voice: "You dare to slander the girl in the house without any evidence, and you deserve to be killed with a stick!"
One sentence immediately reminded Cui Yi.
So Cui Yi hurriedly broke away from the steward and said: "I am not slandering without basis, what I said is all the truth! If you don't believe it, I still have the token of love given to me by Miss Six!"
With that said, Cui Yi took out a jade bracelet from his arms.
The jade bracelet was transparent in color, warm and flawless, and it was definitely not something that a commoner like him could hold.
"Ah..." Shen Yuxiang looked at the jade bracelet and said in surprise, "Sixth sister, how can you give and receive privately with others? Isn't it confusing to use this jade bracelet as a token of love?"
Shen Yanning's suppressed anger suddenly surged up again.
Just at this time, under the gloomy sky, a heavy rain came in an instant. The rain was so powerful that the flowers and leaves in the courtyard fell all over the place.
Shen Baitang said coldly: "Why is the fourth sister more anxious than the sixth sister? Who knows where this jade bracelet came from? How can we conclude that the sixth sister gave it to him privately?"