Shen Mi's smile was so strange that it made people feel cold on their backs.

The prince frowned slightly, showing a hint of disdain.

"You are really crazy. Even if you want to take someone's life, you should take your sister's life."

Shen Mi had a blank expression on her face. She got out of bed and put on her shoes. She didn't care about the prince beside her at all and walked straight out the door.

But the prince's unusually cold voice came from behind.

"Shen Mi, have you never thought about saving Shen Li?"

Shen Mi paused slightly and turned to look at the man sitting next to the bed.

"Your Highness, how do you think I should be saved?"

The prince stood up, slowly sat down at the tea table, poured himself a cup of tea, and drank it.

"Please, I may be able to speak to the emperor's uncle and ask him to go to the prison and find a way to rescue your sister."

"However, your sister will have to marry the emperor's uncle to repay him for saving her life."

The uncle the prince was referring to was none other than the old and lecherous Prince Xin.

He added: “This is the only way.”

Shen Mi sneered.

Sure enough, there was a reason why Shen Li was imprisoned.

Although Prince Xin is a prince, he also has a lot of power in his hands.

It seems that the prince and the queen used Lin to kill my father and put the blame on my sister.

Planning to send my elder sister to Prince Xin's mansion to please Prince Xin can also be considered a means of winning people over.

As for Lin, because Shen Shu and Zhang Huaian were engaged, she felt that Shen Li was a threat to Shen Shu, so she wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible. It would be best if she could marry Shen Li to Prince Xin's Mansion.

Killing three birds with one stone, he killed his father, put Shen Li in jail, and then used Shen Li to please Prince Xin.

But why, why would the Shen family do this?

Shen Mi's eyes were red, and she sneered, "Let me beg you, this is your method."

"Letting my sister marry Prince Xin is tantamount to sending her to hell."

"His Royal Highness."

"I don't want your feelings."

After Shen Mi finished speaking, she left Lanyue Courtyard without looking back and went straight to Shen Li's Qingfeng Courtyard.

There were only two maids left in Qingfeng Courtyard.

When the two maids saw Shen Mi coming, they immediately knelt down.

Shen Mi looked around but did not see Haitang, the maid that her elder sister usually brought with her.

She asked, "Where's Haitang?"

The maid Bai Xue knelt down and said, "Second Miss, Haitang committed suicide out of fear of punishment. Before she committed suicide, she accused the eldest lady of poisoning her."

"The young lady is in prison, and I'm afraid she's not having an easy time either."

"I heard from the Second Young Master that the Yanjing government tortured the eldest young lady."

"The young lady refused to confess and fainted many times."

"Young Master Zhang once went to the Yanjing government office to make a scene, demanding a thorough investigation into the old marquis's death. He was beaten by Madam Zhang and Marquis Yongchang until he was covered in blood and couldn't get out of bed."

Shen Mi stood there in a daze, shaking all over.

"Sister, your health is so poor, how can you possibly withstand a beating, Sister..."

She turned her head and looked at Yunlan, "Yunlan, gather all the maids in my sister's yard and interrogate them one by one."

"I'll find a way to rescue Sister."

"Yes, Miss." After receiving the order, Yun Lan went down to make arrangements.

Shen Mi lifted her skirt and went straight to the mourning hall.

In the mourning hall, there were many more white hairs on Old Madam Shen’s head.

When she arrived, Lin, Shen Shu and her two brothers were not in the mourning hall.

In the front hall, there were Old Madam Shen and a group of maids and servants.

The two brothers knelt for a few days and then went to eat.

Lin was strangled half to death by her and had a miscarriage so she went to rest.

Shen Shu was naturally worried about the fetus in Lin's belly.

Shen Mi walked up to Old Madam Shen and knelt down.

"Grandma, can I take one last look at Daddy?"

"I had a dream yesterday. I dreamed about my father. I don't believe that my sister would poison him to death."

"I know some medical skills, can I test the poison in Daddy's body?"

Old Madam Shen looked up at her and saw that her eyes were red and swollen from crying, but not as cold as before.

She said in a deep voice: "Second girl, just now, you almost made a big mistake, do you know your mistake?"

Shen Mi pursed her lips and said, "My father's death was really strange. I had no choice but to do this because Lin insulted me in that way."

"Now that my father is dead, I am an orphan."

"Would grandma like to see me kicked out of the Shen family by Lin?"

Madam Shen sighed, "But she has your unborn brother in her belly."

Shen Mi sneered, "Whether it is true or not, it's still uncertain."

"you……"

When Old Madam Shen saw Shen Mi’s eyes red from crying, she thought of the collapse of the Shen family’s pillar of support.

If the women of the Shen family continued to scheme against each other, it would make others look down on the Shen family.

She said, "Now, your father's body is still warm, why do you want to open the coffin?"

Shen Mi sobbed a few times, "Grandma, can you trust me? Will my elder sister kill her own father?"

"It's just like when I was only nine years old and didn't know anything, I was falsely accused of murdering my grandfather."

"It's obvious that someone designed it on purpose."

"Daddy has always liked me, so I have no reason to poison him."

Madam Shen said, "The government officials are here. The poison in your father's body is the same as the poison in the eldest girl's room."

"Her personal maid Haitang also identified her and committed suicide. A lot of evidence points to your elder sister. Both the witnesses and the evidence are there."

Shen Mi frowned: "Haitang is obviously my sister's personal maid, and she is loyal to me, how could she..."

Madam Shen said, "It is precisely because of this that the Yanjing government determined that she killed your father."

Shen Mi said: "Grandma, I don't believe it."

"Grandma, you don't believe that my elder sister would kill my father, right?"

Madam Shen sighed, "Of course I don't believe it."

"Grandma, please let me see Daddy for the last time. I'll test for poison. I won't disturb Daddy. Please, Grandma."

"You don't want your father to die tragically and the real murderer to go unpunished, right?"

"Grandma, I will find a way to rescue my sister."

Mr. Shen felt a little weak and sighed.

"Opening the coffin is disrespectful to your father."

Shen Mi said, "Daddy will never rest in peace until the real culprit is found."

"Grandma, I'll just check it out. I won't disturb Dad."

Seeing how persistent Shen Mi was, Old Lady Shen also began to doubt Shen Yuan's death.

She sighed: "Second girl, the Shen family cannot collapse."

"I naturally believe that the eldest girl would not do such a heartless thing."

"If anyone wants to harm our Shen family, grandma will not let them off easily."

Shen Mi nodded, slowly got up from the ground, and reached out to push the coffin open.

Inside, Marquis Pingyang lay quietly in the coffin, his body stiff.

His expression was distorted, as if he had suffered great pain in his life.

Shen Mi choked up and said, "Dad...I am an unfilial daughter."

"Don't worry, my daughter will definitely avenge you."

"I will make them pay with blood!"

Looking at the cold body lying in the coffin, Shen Mi couldn't stop crying.

"With my mother gone, I can't protect my father either."

She took out silver needles one by one from her sleeve.

The silver needle was inserted into the corpse and turned black instantly.

She picked up the silver needle, looked at it for a while, and her eyes changed slightly.

It was indeed poisonous, and a highly potent poison that could penetrate the intestines and stomach.

Chuanchangsan.

One can imagine the pain my father went through when he died.

How could they be so vicious to poison my father in such a cruel way?

Shen Mi gritted her teeth, closed the coffin with her whole body trembling, and knelt in front of Old Madam Shen.

She deliberately said, "Grandma, there are two kinds of poison in my father's body. Do you know?"

"Two poisons?" Old Madam Shen frowned.

"The coroner has examined it and found only one poison, Chuanchangsan. How could there be two kinds of poison?"

Shen Mi held the silver needle, her hands trembling slightly, and handed it to Old Madam Shen.

"Grandma, there is another poison called Taquezhi. I think it was the poison I got poisoned with many years ago. Do you know about it?"

Old Man Shen looked at Shen Mi with a sullen face.

She nodded, "Of course I know."

"Half a year after your mother's death, your father, disheartened, volunteered to go on a tour to the south. He never expected to be schemed by a greedy person on the way and was poisoned."

Half a year after my mother died?

Shen Mi frowned. At that time, Lin should not have entered the mansion yet.

So, Shen Shu is really not daddy’s biological daughter?

But that’s not right. Didn’t the doctor explain it to Dad at that time?

Or maybe Daddy already knew that Shen Shu was not his biological daughter.

If it weren't for some doctors with higher medical skills, they would not know that the poison like Ta Que Zhi can make men infertile.

I think when my father went on the southern tour, he just hired a doctor casually.

Shen Mi choked up and asked tentatively, "Grandma, do you know what effect this poison from the magpie branch has on the body?"

Old Madam Shen shook her head. "Grandma only knew that this poison would make people faint and lose consciousness. Grandma only found out about it later. Your father told me."

Shen Mi pulled her dress slightly tighter. No wonder, no wonder her grandmother had no doubt at all that Lin was pregnant.

She continued to ask: "Grandma, does Lin know about this?"

Old Madam Shen shook her head. "I don't know. She entered the Shen Mansion later. By then, your father's poison had long been cured. Moreover, this southern tour was a sad thing for your father, and he didn't want to mention it."

Shen Mi's eyes changed slightly, and the moment she lowered her head, there was a chill in her eyes.

If this is the case, it will be much easier to deal with Shen Shu and Lin.

If she told her grandmother now, she might not believe it and would blame her instead.

She had to think of a foolproof method, to make the Ta Que Zhi poison reappear and let her grandmother know about Ta Que Zhi.

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