Chapter 555: Neither Living Nor Diing
Chapter 555: Neither Living Nor Diing
Shen Jingyu met Xiao Mengxi's murderous gaze, her throat tightened, and she spoke with difficulty.
"My princess knows that I am here because of someone's scheme."
It was difficult for her to say, but it was an indisputable fact.
Xiao Mengxi threw her out fiercely, and Shen Jingyu hit the table, with severe pain spreading across her back.
A lot of things on the table fell to the ground, making a ping-pong sound.
Xiao Mengxi's chest heaved violently, and she was as angry as a madman. She grabbed the porcelain vase on the long table and smashed it down heavily.
"Shen Shuyi!"
Xiao Mengxi was filled with resentment. She hated her son's tragic death, and she also hated herself for being one move worse than Shen Shuyi.
She had lived half her life, but she lost to such an unknown girl!
The room was completely silent, and everyone was as frightened as a mouse.
Shen Jingyu coughed softly, with a trace of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.
She couldn't just sit there and wait for death. Even though she was framed by someone else, it was an indisputable fact that she killed Xiao Rui. Xiao Mengxi would not let her go!
The ground was covered with debris and mess, and Xiao Mengxi's anger finally dissipated a little.
Her face turned pale and her eyes swept across her son who was covered in blood. She then turned sharply to look at the maids and a team of guards who were staring at Shen Shuyi.
When they met her gaze, several maids were frightened and they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed violently.
"Princess, please spare me! Princess, please spare me!!!"
There was a hint of crying in the voices of the group of people, and it was obvious that they were very scared.
"Where's Shen Shuyi?"
They looked at each other, not knowing how it turned out like this.
"I don't know...I really don't know..."
Xiao Mengxi sneered, drew the sword from the waist of a guard beside him, and stabbed it into the maid's body.
"You don't know anything, what use are you!"
"puff--!"
The maid's eyes were filled with shock, as if she had not expected that she would die like this. She spat out a mouthful of blood, then fell to the ground, lifeless.
Several maids looked pale and kowtowed vigorously while speaking in a hurry.
"We servants have been following her everywhere. We really don't know why Princess Changning disappeared."
"Yes, right. Just before the wedding, the Lady of Changning County sat on the bed and couldn't be woken up. But because she was covered with a wedding veil, we didn't notice anything wrong. We don't know when the Lady of Changning disappeared..."
Xiao Mengxi pulled the corner of her lip, her eyes were cold: "Oh, so Shen Shuyi can perform the magic trick of transforming a living person? The person has changed, and you good-for-nothings don't know anything!"
"Take them all out and chop them up!"
Xiao Mengxi was angry at this moment, extremely angry. Only blood could calm her anger and grief at this moment.
After hearing this, several maids finally told the truth.
"Princess, spare me! Princess, spare me! After the princess dressed up, we fell asleep for some reason. It wasn't long before we woke up and saw the princess also sleeping on the bed, so we didn't think much about it."
After one person spoke, the other two maids nodded in agreement.
Bi He spoke on behalf of Xiao Mengxi: "Did you find anything wrong? Have you checked the person under the veil?"
Several maids shook their heads with tears on their faces. Yang Tao said hurriedly, "I wanted to check it out, but I happened to meet someone sent by Aunt Bihe to ask about it. She also said that the wedding veil should not be lifted randomly, which is unlucky. So I hurriedly stopped."
Bi He looked at her trusted men, and that man stepped forward and said, "That's true, but I also asked you if there was any accident. None of you admitted that you fell asleep!"
Several people were arguing with each other, and Xiao Mengxi felt annoyed listening to them.
"Take them all out and chop them up, and pull out their tongues!"
Several people were so frightened that they collapsed all over, but the guards did not give them a chance to speak again. They covered their mouths and dragged them away.
Xiao Mengxi looked at the chief guard who was in charge of guarding Chun'en Courtyard again: "Wu Cong, didn't you notice anything unusual?"
A drop of sweat dripped down Wu Cong's face, and he knelt on the ground and said, "In reply to the princess, I have been guarding in front of Chun'en Courtyard, and I have indeed not found anything unusual."
Xiao Mengxi felt a surge of anger: "According to what you said, Shen Shuyi grew wings and flew away!"
No one dared to speak. Xiao Mengxi looked at Shen Jingyu in front of her again, who looked like neither a human nor a ghost.
She was so angry when she thought that she had carefully chosen someone, but her Rui'er ended up marrying such an ugly guy.
Shen Jingyu laughed at herself and said weakly: "If I knew how I ended up here, perhaps none of this would have happened."
Since the accident, she has never returned to the Shen Mansion.
She had never been to the Qin family, or rather, she dared not appear in front of anyone again.
She only found a simple house, fortunately Baoqin and Zhiqi were always willing to follow her.
Of course, the secret guards and masters that Xiao Yuncheng left for her had long been taken back.
Her whereabouts are secretive and few people know where she is.
In addition, she was afraid that her face would scare people, so she did not hire any guards.
Yesterday evening, she was tossing and turning and unable to fall asleep because of the pain in her face and head.
A dark shadow suddenly sneaked into her room.
Before she could react, a handkerchief covered her mouth. Then, her whole body went limp and she completely lost consciousness.
When she woke up again, she was already in Princess Guining's Mansion.
Thinking of this, Shen Jingyu's eyes turned bloodshot and her nails dug into her palms.
Shen Shuyi!
She originally wanted to use Princess Guining to plot against her and Xiao Rui, but unexpectedly, not only did she fail to plot against her, but she was forced to marry Xiao Rui, a foolish lunatic!
Xiao Mengxi sneered: "Don't think you can excuse yourself by saying this! If it weren't for you suggesting this to me, Rui'er wouldn't have been separated from me!"
When it comes to this, Xiao Mengxi can't stop feeling regretful.
She thought she had found a good job for Xiao Rui, but unexpectedly she sent him to hell!
She thought that although Shen Shuyi was smart, she could control her. Unexpectedly, she not only escaped from her grasp, but also gave her such a great gift in return!
"Someone, lock her up and break her fingers for me. I want her to be whipped every day, so that she can neither live nor die!" Xiao Mengxi roared angrily.
Upon hearing this, Shen Jingyu's hoarse voice became sharp: "Wait!"
Xiao Mengxi looked at her coldly. Shen Jingyu staggered to her feet and said, "Now I have nothing, and you are just rich and powerful. But now I have the leverage over Concubine Rou. If you and I cooperate..."
Shen Jingyu had no intention of giving up the five million taels of silver.
Moreover, Madam Qin had been cautious about the money and had not told her the full location, but she later overheard its exact location.
She wanted to keep the money for herself in case she could make a comeback.
As for Concubine Rou's handle, Shen Jingyu thought that it might be useful to Princess Guining.
Xiao Mengxi sneered. No one knew the relationship between His Majesty and Concubine Rou better than her.
"Just keep these things rotting in your stomach forever!"
She had no interest in offending Concubine Rou at this time!
The next moment, the guards stepped forward and wanted to escort Shen Jingyu out. Shen Jingyu immediately turned around, grabbed the candlestick on the table, lit the tablecloth, and then threw it at the red silk beside her.
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