Chapter 94 Death without evidence
  Several people looked at the door in search of a sound. Princess Yuqin and her two maids were stepping over the threshold with a sneer on their face.
  "What are you doing here?" Shen Xinjiao's face changed slightly and she said, "The princess doesn't care about her dignity at all?"
  "You are shameless first, what do I want to be decent?" Princess Yuqin sneered: "While I was still at the door, I heard you saying that I should know the rules clearly. Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk, I have the same virtue as your dear sister."
  "Look at the second young lady. After all, she is a loyal queen with a good character. She is also a young lady from the Taishi Mansion. Why didn't she want to know the rules in advance through connections?"
  Shen Xinjiao's face turned pale and she said, "I didn't mean to inquire, but I overheard it."
  "If you want to be honest, you don't have to choose. If you overhear it, you should treat it as if you don't know." Princess Yuqin snorted, her disdain becoming more obvious: "It's okay to say that you sisters are really fake."
  "In the past, when the second young lady was not doing well, when outsiders asked about it, you avoided her like a snake or a scorpion and never mentioned it. Today, she has won the jackpot and is the best among all the ladies. One of you sisters pretended to be faint and ran away, while the other one rushed to fawn over her."
  "If I were you, I would have buried myself in the ground in shame. How can I still pretend to be sisters here?"
  "You, you!" Shen Xinjiao said "you" several times in a row, her heart heaving up and down with anger, but she didn't say anything. Finally, her eyes turned red, and she turned to Shen Zhuoxi and said.
  "Second sister, I'm not good at talking. I can't speak to Princess Yuqin. Don't listen to her nonsense. I was outside earlier..."
  Before he finished speaking, Shen Zhuoxi interrupted softly and said: "I used to be stupid and I really didn't deserve to be mentioned outside. I also understand that Princess Yuqin must have something to do when she comes. It's outrageous for you to make noise here."
  "How about you go back first?"
  Shen Xinjiao had this intention, and followed her words and said, "Well, I'll leave first, so as not to cause trouble for the second sister."
  After everyone left the door, Shen Zhuoxi greeted Princess Yuqin: "Princess, please sit down."
  "Second Miss, you're welcome." Princess Yuqin was not so sharp when facing Shen Zhuoxi, but felt a little embarrassed: "Don't take what I say to Shen Xinjiao seriously, that's what sisters are like."
  "What should I do seriously?" Shen Zhuoxi poured her a cup of tea and handed it over: "I don't know about those things before."
  Princess Yuqin paused for a moment while holding the tea cup, then smiled and said: "In the past, the second young lady stayed at home, so naturally she didn't know the filth outside. Even I used to think that the eldest lady of Taishi Shen's residence was dignified and virtuous."
  "The eldest daughter I raised, the Fourth Miss, is well-behaved and sensible. Although the Third Miss has a bit of a domineering temper, she shows her aunt's love. Ever since she got into that situation, I have seen through it all. They are all wolves in sheep's clothing."
  "What on earth is the princess talking about?" Huizhi interrupted at the right time: "I heard a few words back then. It was Miss Shen who said that you slandered her."
  "Hmph, she has the nerve to beat her up." Princess Yuqin put down her teacup and said, "That year, the mid-year banquet was held in the apricot grove on the outskirts of the city. We started with piano and chess, and left the poems in the afternoon."
  "I was wandering around unintentionally during the break and happened to see the maid and the young eunuch secretly doing something. When I got closer, I realized that it was the maid who used money to bribe the young eunuch to ask for the title of the poem for the afternoon."
  "Although the poems back then were not like today's poems, which are about beating drums and passing flowers around, they still had pre-determined themes. They were mainly about flowers and fruits, apricots, peaches, pears and so on."
  "I couldn't see it. I ordered the maid to come forward and arrest him. The disturbed maid and the young eunuch covered their faces and ran away separately. When they separated and chased after each other, they only saw the maid dressed in peach pink clothes with double buns. The little eunuch has long since disappeared.”
  "My maid had some impressions of the maid's dress. She said it was Cui Yun who was serving beside the eldest lady of the Taishi Mansion. When the afternoon started, Cui Yun disappeared and another maid came to serve."
  "Although the bun is different, the clothes are exactly the same as Cuiyun's. When I exposed it, Shen Xinyu, the shameless person, actually bit back and accused me of slander."
  "I have no evidence, and Shen Xinyu's mask is so perfect, so I suffered a loss!"
  It turned out to be the case.
  Shen Xinyu, who is perfect on the outside, sometimes stumbles.
  Huizhi listened in confusion and asked: "What about the little eunuch?"
  "The little eunuchs were all dressed the same. When they found out, they covered their faces and didn't see clearly at all." Princess Yuqin is still angry when talking about it now: "Hidden among all the little eunuchs, who can recognize it?"
  "And that Cuiyun. I originally wanted to wait for the people who bribed the Grand Master's Mansion to bring her out for questioning the next day, but I didn't expect to hear that she had drowned. She slipped and drowned as the eldest lady said."
  Huizhi glanced at Shen Zhuoxi, frowned and said, "It's not such a coincidence."
  "Who says it's not the case? It's a pity that the person is already dead." Princess Yuqin sighed: "It's also my fault. I should have found Cuiyun on the day of the Mid-year Banquet."
  "In the final analysis, it is the grudge between the princess and the eldest lady." Shen Zhuoxi waited for her to finish speaking, and then said calmly: "There is nothing that can be done if there is no evidence to prove it."
  It was an old story that she had no intention of getting involved in, not to mention it had nothing to do with her at all.
  Princess Yuqin had a hot temper, but she understood the deep meaning of her words. She smiled and said, "I was a bit verbose and held a grudge, but my original intention was to remind the second lady to pay attention."
  "Shen Xinyu looks gentle and reasonable on the outside, but in fact she can't stand anyone getting past her. The second young lady has a better background than her, and now that she has won, she is afraid of being retaliated against in the future."
  "Thank you for the reminder, Princess." Shen Zhuoxi smiled and said.
  Princess Yuqin met Shen Zhuoxi for the first time, and it was hard to say much. Just as she was about to stand up, Wei Zhiting and Wang Yurou invited her to visit.
  Seeing Princess Yuqin, Wei Zhiting was not surprised: "I knew you were here."
  "Sister Wei." Princess Yuqin was still polite to others: "Sister Yurou, why are you here?"
  "You are allowed to come, and I let us come?" Wang Yurou joked, "Are you talking about Miss Shen again?"
  "Huh, I must say it." Princess Yuqin didn't take any exception and said: "At first glance, I felt that the second young lady was easy to get along with. What if she is tricked by Sister Shen Xinyu again?"
  "Besides, before I even entered the door, I heard Shen Xinjiao say that she knew the rules of riding and shooting in the afternoon. Take a look, is this what the legitimate daughter of the Taishi Mansion should do? Isn't it a mess?"
  "You can't say that. The fourth young lady and the second young lady both came from the Grand Master's Mansion." Wei Zhiting glanced at Shen Zhuoxi and said apologetically: "That's the way the princess is. Second young lady, don't take it to heart."
  "Nothing, the princess is kind-hearted." Shen Zhuoxi asked Huizhi to pour tea, then asked them to sit down and said, "We just had dinner, why don't you take a rest?"
  "The two of us are resting in the same building, and we don't have the habit of taking naps. I wanted to come and see the second lady." Wei Zhiting smiled gently: "Second lady, do you want to participate in the afternoon horse riding and shooting?"
  "It depends on the rules." Shen Zhuoxi said without hesitation: "Judging from this morning, it seems that it is not up to me whether to participate or not."
  "Our riding and shooting is acceptable." Wang Yurou answered, "If Miss Second has any need of help this afternoon, just ask."
  "Thank you for your concern, ladies." Shen Zhuoxi carefully observed the expressions of several people to make sure they were not malicious, and then said: "You have to be careful when riding or shooting."
  The few people hit it off immediately, and Wang Yurou and Princess Yuqin livened up the atmosphere. They talked for a long time, and they reluctantly left until Zhuangzi brought Shen Zhuoxi a meal.
  (End of this chapter)

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