mesbooks Chapter 212 Testimony
Chapter 212 Testimony
Seeing her granddaughter being harassed by Qin's people, Old Lady Zhao's face darkened: "What do you mean by that, elder sister? Are you questioning whether Sister Yi's painting is fake?"
Madam Qin smiled and didn't answer. She just asked, "Don't you think it's strange, Madam Hou? Sister Yi has lived in the Jade Buddha Temple for a long time, how could she have such a talent? I'm not making random guesses, I just don't understand."
Shen Jingzhen said again: "Grandma has misunderstood. Grandma and father have seen the Buddhist scriptures copied by my second sister before, so it can't be false."
Madam Qin asked again: "That being said, was this Buddhist scripture copied by Miss Shen herself in front of you?"
Shen Jingzhen pretended to be stunned, and after a while she said with some lack of confidence: "This... this is not..."
Although they are relatives, and she understands that Old Madam Qin is unwilling to give up for Shen Jingyu, but Old Madam Shen does not like the Qin family's behavior after all.
After all, both are children of the Shen family in public. If one is stepped on and the other is praised, it will naturally be a loss for the Shen family.
If this matter really caused any trouble, although it would save Yu Jie'er's reputation, regardless of how it would affect Shen Shuyi, even the Shen family would be pushed to the forefront and become a laughing stock.
In fact, Old Madam Qin understood this principle.
In the past, she would never have done this, but now, Yu Jie'er's marriage is imminent, the Eighth Prince is weighing the pros and cons, and Yu Jie'er has obviously also had the idea.
In addition, His Majesty was planning to select a study partner for the Ninth Princess, so she had to first consider not offending the Shen family.
After all, if Sister Yu could become the prince's consort, the Shen family would gain real benefits and would not care about such trivial matters.
What's more, Shen Shuyi is just a mere woman, without a powerful family to support her. The Qingyuan Marquisate is now disliked by His Majesty. I believe the Shen family knows what to do.
Therefore, Old Madam Qin could not bear to see Shen Jingyu being suppressed by Shen Shuyi at this juncture.
Qin Xuerong immediately said in a gentle voice: "Mother, you really misunderstood. Sister Yi has a wrist disease, so she was unable to let the other brothers and sisters see her style. But when Sister Yi painted this picture, Sister Ru saw it with her own eyes, so it must be true."
Shen Meiru's heart skipped a beat when she was suddenly called out. Facing everyone's scrutinizing gazes, her heart tightened.
She subconsciously glanced in the direction of Shen Shuyi, hesitated for a moment, and said in a gentle voice: "In reply to mother's question, I have indeed been hanging out with my second sister recently, and I have seen this scroll spread out on the table with my own eyes, but..."
Shen Jingchuan said unhappily: "Just what?"
Shen Meiru said awkwardly, "It's just that my daughter has never seen the second sister personally pick up a brush to paint. Most of the time, the second sister is busy entertaining me as soon as my daughter arrives."
Hearing this, Shen Jingchuan frowned tightly.
Shen Meiru looked ashamed, looked at Shen Shuyi and whispered: "I'm sorry, second sister, I...I..."
Before Shen Shuyi could speak, Madam Qin asked again, "So, no one has ever seen Second Miss Shen copying books or painting? If so, how can Second Miss Shen prove that the previous Buddhist scriptures were written by you, and that this painting was also written by you?"
Qin Xuerong stood aside, feeling happy.
If these words came from her mouth, the old lady and the master would definitely be unhappy, but now that these words were asked by her mother, it was difficult for them to blame themselves.
Qin Xuerong held onto Madam Qin and whispered, "Mother, don't say anything more. Sister Yi's wrist is indeed injured, and she has asked a doctor to treat it before. This painting is indeed a token of Sister Yi's love..."
Before she could finish her words, Shen Jingzhen said, "Mother, you are right. This painting is indeed a gift from my second sister. But last time I wanted to ask my second sister for advice, she refused because her wrist was injured. But now that my second sister has completed such a masterpiece, I believe her wrist injury has almost recovered. Why don't you ask her to prove her innocence?"
Qin Xuerong said in embarrassment: "This..."
Shen Jingchuan's gaze also fell on Shen Shuyi. Even though he didn't want to believe it, he had to admit that after hearing these words, he became a little more suspicious.
"Sister Yi, do you have anything to explain?" Shen Jingchuan asked in a deep voice.
Shen Shuyi said in a gentle voice: "Shuyi's hand injury has indeed recovered a little before, but the wound was involved when making this birthday painting. It is true that there is still a stubborn disease and it has not fully recovered. But if Madam Qin doesn't believe it, Shuyi will..."
Before Shen Shuyi could finish her words, a maid hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Master! I have something to say. I can prove that this painting and the Buddhist scriptures given to the old lady before were not made by the second young lady!"
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar around him.
Jinzhu turned around and saw that it was Lu Xing, the second-class maid in Yunshu Garden. She was so angry that her face turned blue: "How dare you! You have no right to speak here. The young lady treated you well, but you are ungrateful and betrayed your master. What good can you get!"
"Enough, it's not your turn to interrupt when the master is talking." Qin Xuerong spoke coldly, warning Jinzhu.
Jinzhu's face turned red, and she looked coldly at Luxing who was kneeling on the ground, feeling full of hatred.
Shen Jingchuan stared coldly at the maid kneeling on the ground, and said in a cold voice: "What evidence do you have? Why do you want to testify against your own master?"
Lu Xing's eyes flushed red as she choked up and said, "The Second Miss's wrist was not injured. She has been pretending to be injured because her handwriting was so unsightly. I accidentally discovered this secret when I was cleaning the room for the Second Miss, so she warned me..."
"I have this as proof! This is the calligraphy I found under the Second Young Lady's desk that day. I can't read, but I can tell that the calligraphy is not beautiful."
"In addition, the Second Young Miss strictly prohibited the servants from entering when she was painting. Except for a few of her confidants, no one else was allowed to see it! And the Second Young Miss often went out a few days ago, so I think there is something strange about this painting!"
Lu Xing spoke in a hurry, crying like a pear blossom in the rain, as if she had given up all her life. She held up a crumpled note in both hands and presented it to Shen Jingchuan.
"I don't want to betray you, but...but I discovered the second young lady's secret. I'm worried that I'll have no chance to survive, so I bravely came out to testify. Please, Master, help me! Give me a chance to survive!!!"
After saying that, Lu Xing supported herself on the ground with her hands and kowtowed hard.
The muffled sound of "dong dong" was particularly harsh in the courtyard, making Shen Jingchuan and Old Madam Shen look extremely ugly.
An uncontrollable curve rose at the corners of Qin Xuerong's lips, and the coldness in her eyes became even more intense.
Humph, Shen Shuyi, it looks like your good days are coming to an end!
Shen Jingan frowned and took a step forward: "Father, what is written on this paper?"
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, Shen Jingchuan could not hide it, so he had to throw the crumpled paper to Shen Jingan and said angrily: "Look for yourself!"