mesbooks Chapter 370 She is a Good Fortune
Chapter 370 She is a Good Fortune
"First of all, who spread the news that Miss Shen received a letter from the Yuan family boy?"
"Who went to the manor to find Shen Li and came back to say she was a spy?"
"Chen'er said that it's a long way from the village to the capital, and Miss Shen has only been back for two days, so it's impossible for her to run back and forth in these two days. It seems that the rumors about Miss Shen started targeting her as early as when she went out to help the Great Zhou out of trouble."
"The person who did this must have a very strong background. He not only has access to the Fang family army, but also has the ability to quickly travel back and forth between Zhuangzi and the capital. He also knows how to use the common people and scholars to build momentum behind the scenes. His methods are quite impressive. This matter must be investigated as soon as possible. Otherwise, if rumors are allowed to spread, it will not only be bad for Miss Shen, but also damage the reputation of the royal family."
The emperor drank so much in one breath that his throat felt dry, so he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
The Queen Mother stopped talking and looked a little unhappy.
After the emperor put down his teacup, she said, "There are also rumors that Miss Shen can kill people without being seen and can disappear instantly. What's going on?"
The emperor raised his eyes and glanced at Eunuch Chang and Nanny Zheng, who quickly lowered their heads and retreated.
The emperor said, "Mother, I have to tell you a secret. Miss Shen may not really be Fang Yao's niece."
"What?" The Queen Mother was shocked, and the rumors flashed through her mind quickly.
"But she's not a spy, and Mother knows that," the Emperor whispered. "Marquis Guanyong told me privately that he suspected Miss Shen was someone with great fortune..."
"What a great fortune? What a great fortune?" The Queen Mother was shocked.
"Does your mother remember that there was once a princess from the Northern Di tribe who was favored by the Northern Di emperor and imprisoned in the palace. Later, she was persecuted by the queen and disappeared in a snow cave?"
The empress dowager stared at the emperor in a daze, unable to utter a word.
The emperor nodded solemnly and continued, "The affairs of the Zhao family, the Mizhou affairs, the Third Prince's affairs, and the affairs of the Western Qiang and Northern Di, which one of them would not have shaken the world? Yet, Miss Shen easily resolved them. I have been in her teleportation cage, and it is so magical that it is beyond human power."
"And all that treasure she brought back from the Western Qiang and Northern Di, mother. That's the inner treasury of two great nomadic kingdoms. How many rooms would fit in there? And yet, she managed to bring it all back in one trip? Without extraordinary abilities, who could do that? And she could reach both Western Qiang and Northern Di from here with just a few moments of closing her eyes. Don't you think she bears a striking resemblance to the Northern Di princess from a hundred years ago?"
The Queen Mother opened her mouth for a long time before she uttered, "Send her to the palace. I will also try the Great Teleportation Cage."
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General's Mansion.
Fang Yao was thinking about the rumors outside with Shen Li and Fang Jitao.
"Who would have known that my cousin could disappear in an instant, and then tell her about it after holding a grudge against her?"
Shen Li took out two chess pieces, placed them on the table, and said, "I've analyzed it. It's either Shen Yao or Xiao Haoze. Both of them knew about me from their mothers, and they have a grudge against me. Apart from them, there's no one else. It's just that they don't seem to have the energy to make such a big fuss in their current state, especially since they don't even know about Yuan Zhilin writing to me..."
Fang Yao narrowed his eyes, "Perhaps there's someone else who, in order to trip up Li'er, is gathering rumors that are unfavorable to her, creating momentum outside and inciting the ignorant common people and nerds to put pressure on the court."
Shen Li and Fang Jitao looked at him in bewilderment. After a while, Shen Li murmured, "What's the point of bringing me down? Are you coming for my uncle?"
Fang Yao leaned back in his chair, thought for a while, and shook his head, "No, if they really wanted to target me, they wouldn't use this method. Li'er, think about it, besides Shen Yao and the Second Prince, who else have you offended?"
Shen Li looked up at the beams and muttered, "Yao Jingyi? No, her breakup with the Second Prince has nothing to do with me. There's no need for her to hate me so much. Besides, she doesn't have the ability anymore. Who else could it be?"
A light bulb went off in her head, and she sat up straight abruptly. "Could it be Chu Qianxue?"
Fang Yao and Fang Jitao also sat up straight and looked at her.
Shen Li's mind became clearer and clearer. "It was Chu Qianxue. No one else but the Chu family could have done so many things. The Chu family army and the Fang family army have always been on good terms. It was easy for them to learn from the Fang family army that Yuan Zhilin had sent me a letter. The Chu family army also has fast messengers, so it's easy for them to run back and forth between the manor and the capital. If the Chu family is interested, it would be even easier for them to find out what happened after I returned to the capital. That's right, it must have been done by the Chu family. Chu Qianxue saw me as if she had seen an enemy, and she wanted to eat me up. It must have been her who did it, and I will never wrongly accuse her."
Fang Jitao scratched his head. "But, didn't you two have a quarrel the day we just got back? It's only been two days. Even if the Chu army is very capable, they can't have accomplished so much in just two days."
Shen Li was also a little confused. Her intuition told her that it must be related to Chu Qianxue, but if it couldn't be done in two days, then they must have been framing her before they returned from Beidi.
But before that, how could she have offended Chu Qianxue? And how could she have offended her so badly?
At this moment, Xiao Chenze was looking at the confession Xu Fei placed on the desk with a frown on his face.
His people found out that the news about Yuan Zhilin's letter was spread by a purchasing woman from the Chu family.
With this clue, the Chu family was targeted by Xu Fei.
Continuing the investigation, they found out that someone from the Chu family had sneaked into the backyard of the Shen Mansion at night to look for Shen Yao...
Although the people who went to the farm to investigate have not returned yet, Xu Fei is basically certain that the Chu family was responsible for damaging Miss Shen's reputation this time.
As for why...
He looked at the handsome master in front of him and said in his heart, "Master is so good-looking, these two girls are going to fight for him."
"Master," he said, his mind racing, and he started spouting nonsense again. "If I were to ask you, I'd say you should just take Miss Shen and Miss Chu in as your concubines, so they don't start fighting over you. Then the Chu and Fang armies would be hard to deal with, and it would be troublesome."
Before he could finish his words, he felt a chill on his back.
Xiao Chenze was looking at him with cold eyes, which made him feel uneasy. "Well, Master, I have something else to do. I will go down first."
After saying that, he turned around and ran away.
He was just one step away when an inkstone came from behind and almost hit him on the butt.
Xiao Chenze grabbed the things on the table, held them tightly in his hand, and took a deep breath.
"Come here," he shouted in a deep voice, "Prepare the horses, are we going to the Duke's Mansion?"