He said he would send her home in a while.

Murong Che kissed her for a long time before letting her go.

When he was aroused, he restrained himself from touching her.

Shen Mi knew clearly that she and he had not worshipped heaven and earth in their marriage, but he was still afraid that she would get pregnant before marriage, which would damage her reputation.

Although the two had physical contact once at the Ningyuan Marquis's mansion, they were indeed murdered by someone.

Sometimes Shen Mi couldn't figure out when Murong Che became interested in her.

It is both lucky and unfortunate.

Murong Che is a person who responds to soft words and does not respond to harsh words. He can be easily coaxed into submission.

……

The next day, just after dawn, Shen Mi woke up in her room in Lanyue Courtyard.

When she propped herself up, the sun was already shining through the window.

Shen Mi suddenly remembered that her father, Marquis Pingyang, had told her when he died that Murong Che was difficult to tame.

Thinking about it now, it seems to be true.

He can be gentle to you, but he will never lose himself because of love.

She sighed softly and was about to get out of bed when she heard footsteps outside the door.

Qinghe's voice followed.

"Second Miss, the Duke's wife is here and is arguing with Old Madam Shen in the front hall."

"Today the old lady asked us all to go, saying that she would let the third young lady be thrown into a pig cage in front of the women of the Shen family as a warning to others."

Shen Mi took a deep breath. It might not be that easy for Old Madam Shen to put Shen Shu in a pig cage today.

"okay, I get it."

She found a clean piece of clothing and put it on, then washed up and went to the front hall of the Shen Mansion.

In the front hall, Old Madam Shen sat upright on a chair with a sullen face, looking at the Duke's wife, Lady Zhao, sitting opposite her.

Zhao also had a gloomy face and looked at Old Madam Shen with resentment.

Old Madam Shen's face turned pale, and she finally spoke first, leaning on her crutches.

"How can we allow an outsider to interfere in the affairs of our Shen family again and again?"

"What? Do I need your Lin family's consent to teach a disobedient younger generation a lesson?"

Zhao gritted her teeth and looked at Madam Shen viciously.

With a 'click' sound, she reached out and slapped her armchair hard.

"Madam Shen, Shen Shu is my granddaughter. I will naturally take care of her life and death."

Old Madam Shen snorted coldly, showing a hint of disdain.

"Today, I am going to make this clear. Either she will be thrown into the pig cage, or she will be kicked out of our Shen family and removed from our Shen family tree."

"However, Shen Shu's surname is Shen now. As long as she stays in the Shen Mansion, I, as her grandmother, have the right to control her."

"If the Duke's Mansion insists on making trouble, the worst that can happen is that we will all fight to the death and bring the incident before His Majesty. That would be the best."

Zhao frowned, the corners of her mouth twitching with anger.

"You...do you really want to do this?"

"She is your granddaughter."

Madam Shen said quietly, "An outsider came to someone else's house and interfered with other people's family affairs."

"Hmph, if His Majesty knew about this, I wonder what crime the Duke's wife would be convicted of?"

"Although Shen Shu is your granddaughter, she also designed to seduce Prince Rui. When the emperor blames her, can she bear the charge of seducing the prince?"

"A woman like this is really a disgrace to our Shen family. Who in Yanjing City would dare to marry her in the future?"

"If I don't put him in the pig cage, won't people say that my Shen family has no sense of etiquette and family education?"

When Shen Mi arrived, what he heard was what Old Madam Shen said.

However, asking Shen Shu to get out of the Shen family would be too easy for her.

She was in cahoots with Lin and the prince, and turned a blind eye to her father's death.

Now, although Madam Shen took action, it was still too slow.

Zhao stood up, a cunning look in her eyes.

"Old Madam Shen said I'm meddling in your Shen family's affairs? Shen Shu is my granddaughter after all. How could she be in his room if she was so afraid of him? Someone must have framed her."

Madam Shen sneered, "Whether she was framed or not, she knows it in her heart."

"Could it be that someone tricked her into dressing like a singing diva?"

"When our Shen family deals with the female members, it's better for Madam Guogong not to interfere. If it comes to His Majesty, no one will be in a good situation."

Zhao gritted her teeth. Since this matter involved the crown prince, she naturally couldn't say much.

She stood up and looked at Lin who was sitting there.

Lin stroked her belly and walked in front of Old Madam Shen.

"Madam, Shu'er is your granddaughter after all. Even if she has lost her innocence, there is no need to kill her."

"Now I am pregnant with the master's child. If the child is born and finds out that her own sister is treated like this by her grandmother, how will she look upon you?"

Old Madam Shen was almost so angry that she laughed.

Both of them are bastards, and now Lin still has the nerve to say this.

She sneered and said, "The third girl is trying to seduce the prince. If I don't punish her, will you be satisfied only if I wait for the emperor to issue an order to punish her?"

"Now that Yuan'er is gone, does that mean that the Shen family is ruled by someone else?"

Her eyes suddenly became sharp, and she looked at the two guards outside and said, "Today, I will let everyone know who has the final say in the Shen family."

She ordered the guards: "Go down and drag the third girl out."

"Yes, old lady." After the guards replied, they turned around and headed towards the woodshed.

Zhao was so angry that she froze in place. Finally, she couldn't get enough of her anger and left the Shen family with a furious face.

When Old Madam Shen saw Zhao leaving, she snorted coldly.

"Housekeeper, gather the women in the mansion. I want to show them what the consequences of marrying someone without a matchmaker are."

"Yes, old lady."

Seeing this, just as Lin was about to step forward to plead for mercy, she saw Madam Shen's sharp eyes.

She was so frightened that she took a step back.

Old Madam Shen instructed Nanny Wang beside her.

"The eldest lady is pregnant. Take her to the inner courtyard and take good care of her."

Nanny Wang nodded, and took a few maids to help Lin go to the inner courtyard.

"Madam, you can't treat Shu'er like this."

"Madam, I beg you."

"Are you really so cruel that you want to put Shu'er in a pig cage... wuwu."

While crying, Lin reached out to grab Madam Shen's sleeve and begged for mercy for Shen Shu.

However, Madam Shen was determined, so how could she be soft-hearted?

She ignored Lin and just signaled a few Nannies Wang to drag her back to the yard.

After Lin was dragged back to the yard, Shen Shu was also escorted out of the woodshed by several guards.

As soon as she saw Old Madam Shen, Shen Shu knelt down.

"Grandma, grandma, you can't do this to your granddaughter."

"My brother the Crown Prince and I are truly in love, and I will be a member of the Crown Prince's Mansion in the future. You can't throw me into a pig cage, Grandmother."

Old Madam Shen's face was livid. She sat on the chair and looked at her coldly.

"My Shen family cannot tolerate having an affair with my future brother-in-law."

"You said you and the prince were truly in love, why didn't he come to plead for you?"

"Or, you can marry into the East Palace openly."

"But you had an engagement with the Yongchang Marquis's Mansion, but you secretly had an affair with someone else, breaking your promise and tarnishing the reputation of my Shen family."

"Someone, put Miss Three in the water cage."

After Madam Shen's cold words fell, Shen Shu's face turned pale instantly.

Shen Mi sat on a chair, holding a cup of tea, with a sinister look in her eyes.

Compared to having hot oil poured down my throat in my previous life, what does all this matter?

Now, this is just the beginning.

Shen Shu's reputation was completely ruined, and the Queen didn't like her, so it would be difficult for her to marry into a good family in the future.

Shen Shu on the ground begged for mercy again and again: "Grandma, Grandma, please, please have mercy."

"I was wrong, I was wrong, Grandma."

But no matter how hard she screamed, several maids dragged her away without mercy and locked her in a water cage.

There is a lotus pond in the front yard of the Shen Mansion.

It is midsummer and the lotus flowers on the shore are in full bloom.

Old Madam Shen asked the housekeeper to gather the women of the Shen family and go to the lotus pavilion.

After a while, several maids came over from the other end of the pavilion carrying Shen Shu, who was locked in a bamboo cage.

The moment Shen Shu was put on the ground, her whole body was shaking and her eyes were full of fear.

She looked at Old Madam Shen, and her heart-wrenching plea for mercy finally turned into cursing.

Old Madam Shen had no expression on her face and let her scold her.

She looked at the women of the Shen family.

"The third young lady in the mansion has committed a serious crime. She will be executed according to the laws of the Shen family's ancestors."

"In two hours, life or death depends entirely on her."

"After today, if anyone in the mansion dares to criticize the Shen family girl, I will beat her to death with a stick."

All the maids, nannies, servants and servants held their breath and bowed their heads and said, "Yes, old lady."

Old Madam Shen turned her head and looked at Shen Shu, who was crying in the cage.

"Unrepentant."

Shen Shu was trembling all over and begging for mercy like crazy in the cage.

"Grandma, I was wrong, I was wrong."

"Grandma, please don't do this."

But before he could even finish his plea for mercy, he heard Old Madam Shen speak coldly.

"Throw it down, life or death depends entirely on her."

Her eyes widened suddenly, and before she could react, several maids lifted her and the cage from the ground and threw her directly into the pond.

The cold water instantly poured into his internal organs.

Heart-wrenching screams mixed with the gurgling sound of water rang in everyone's ears.

After being thrown into the pool, Shen Shu struggled desperately, but the more she struggled, the more her body sank.

"Help, help, Grandma."

Heart-wrenching screams were heard, but Madam Shen's expression remained calm.

"Let's go, come back in two hours."

"Whether she lives or dies, it all depends on her."

She looked at Nanny Wang and said, "Stay here and don't let anyone get close."

Nanny Wang nodded, "Yes, old lady."

In the crowd, Shen Mi supported Shen Li and took a breath of cold air.

She didn't expect that her grandmother really had Shen Shu thrown into a pig cage.

But, in her impression, Shen Shu can swim.

Therefore, it is unknown whether she can survive today.

She supported Shen Li, "Sister, let's go back too."

Shen Li took a deep breath and said, "Okay."

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