Spring in the East Palace

"Your Highness, please understand. I would never dare to take my sister to a place like Lixiang Tower. My sister keeps saying that Your Highness can testify for her. That proves that Your Highness did see me last night, but if I had seen Your Highness, how could I not have any impression of him at all?" Shen Zhenzhen quickly calmed down and just looked at Qin Chuyan.

Qin Chuyan looked at Shen Zhenzhen with a smile, his eyes revealing an emotion that was hard to guess.

Shen Zhenzhen couldn't tell what Dong Gong was thinking at the moment, but she couldn't take back the words she had said.

She seemed to be held up by Shen Muyin, unable to move up or down.

Because Shen Zhenzhen had never been to these places, he went straight to that person's place.

Now Shen Muyin had led her to Lixiang Tower. If she denied it, she could not explain where she had been. If she did not deny it, she would have to bite the bullet and admit what Shen Muyin said.

But Shen Zhenzhen felt that Donggong couldn't just follow suit and talk nonsense, so she took a gamble.

"Shen Muyin said that I can testify for her?" Qin Chuyan suddenly asked Shen Zhenzhen with a smile.

When Qin Chuyan smiles, it's like a spring breeze, but hidden in this spring breeze are sharp blades that can kill people.

"Yes." Shen Zhenzhen suddenly felt confident.

Donggong's attitude seemed to be mocking Shen Zhenzhen. After all, Donggong had never seen him and could tell who was lying at a glance.

As for those who dared to use the Eastern Palace, I'm afraid the grass in front of their graves is already three meters high.

But even so, Shen Muyin still knelt there calmly, not moving.

Such an attitude made Shen Zhenzhen nervous again. She always felt that Shen Muyin was too calm, unspeakably calm, as if he was confident about everything.

She frowned slightly, and the next moment, Dong Gong's words made Shen Zhenzhen look ahead in shock, totally unable to believe what she heard.

"So, she has already said that I can testify for her. Are you saying this now to doubt that I am talking nonsense?" Qin Chuyan directly put a big hat on Shen Zhenzhen.

"Your Highness, it's not...I..." Shen Zhenzhen was so panicked that she even forgot to address him.

"How dare you address me like that in front of me? Slap me in the face." Qin Chuyan looked amiable one second, but his expression changed the next.

The guards in the dark walked forward and slapped Shen Zhenzhen hard with both hands.

When had Shen Zhenzhen ever suffered such an injustice? She was angry but dared not speak out. She wanted to cry but did not dare to cry out loud.

After all, everyone in Kyoto knows that Donggong likes quietness. In the current chaos, if she cries out loud again, I can't guarantee what Donggong can do.

In the eyes of the Eastern Palace, there is no distinction between high and low, and he will be ruthless to anyone who has offended him.

Concubine Liu was also staring in amazement. That was her most precious daughter, and now she was being humiliated like this. But she could do nothing about it.

Shen Rushuang's hands tightly grasped the edge of the stool, and then she looked towards Donggong.

"Your Highness, did you really see Zhenzhen bringing Muyin to Lixiang Tower?" Shen Rushuang's voice trembled slightly.

"That's right." Qin Chuyan was straightforward this time, looking at Shen Rushuang, "Last night, I saw Miss Shen in Lixiang Tower. Miss Shen happened to be molested, and I helped her. Not long after, the maid of Lixiang Tower came to report that Miss Shen appeared outside Lixiang Tower to spy on the situation. Is there such a coincidence in the world?"

"This..." Shen Rushuang eased up a bit, "As Your Highness said, I will not let it go. The Shen family will not allow such a thing to happen, which will ruin the family tradition of the Shen family."

"Then I will not interfere in the private affairs of the Shen family." Qin Chuyan responded indifferently.

As soon as he finished speaking, the guard disappeared again silently.

Shen Zhenzhen's face was red and swollen, not much better than Concubine Liu's. Her originally neat hair was now completely messy.

There was no trace of her previous delicate appearance at all, only a disheveled look, with bruises all over her face, which looked horrifying.

But Qin Chuyan's eyes fell on Shen Rushuang: "I believe that Madam Shen is fair and strict, and she will know how to deal with this kind of thing."

"I will definitely not cover up for you." Shen Rushuang responded.

Qin Chuyan walked slowly and had no intention of leaving. However, Shen Muyin knelt down with a slight smile on his face.

The reputation of the Eastern Palace for protecting its own people is indeed well-deserved.

Shen Rushuang looked at Shen Zhenzhen and Liu Jieyu, and then spoke sternly.

"Shen Zhenzhen is the second young lady of the Shen family, but she did not follow the rules and went out without permission. She also tried to lure Mu Yin to Lixiang Tower. If Your Highness had not been there, the consequences would have been disastrous. As your grandmother, I must punish her severely to serve as a warning to others."

Shen Rushuang didn't even pause for a word: "Come here, lock the second young lady in the ancestral hall, kneel in front of the ancestors and reflect on your mistakes. Without my permission, you are not allowed to leave."

"Yes." Butler Wang responded respectfully.

Soon, the servant came forward and held Shen Zhenzhen up: "Second Miss, I'm sorry."

Shen Zhenzhen looked at Shen Rushuang in astonishment: "Grandma, I am really wronged, please don't do this..."

But it was of no avail. The servant did not dare to hesitate and directly dragged Shen Zhenzhen out.

Shen Rushuang didn't dare to look at it any longer. No matter what, Shen Zhenzhen really loved her baby. If Dong Gong hadn't been there, she wouldn't have done that.

When Shen Zhenzhen was taken out, he kept begging for mercy.

"As for the second house, they protected Shen Zhenzhen and confused right and wrong. Half a year's salary will be deducted from them and they will be sent back to the East Garden to reflect on their mistakes. They are not allowed to leave until we reach the enclosure." Shen Rushuang did not let Concubine Liu go either.

Recently, the Second House has been causing chaos in the Shen Mansion, and even the Eastern Palace has been alarmed.

"Mother..." Concubine Liu called Shen Rushuang with an unwilling look on her face.

"Why, how much more do you want to embarrass yourself in front of His Highness! Look at the good daughter you have brought up. If this matter gets out, not to mention Zhenzhen, even the Shen family will have trouble gaining a foothold in Kyoto." Shen Rushuang shouted angrily, "Take her away immediately, or I will be offended."

"Yes." The servant beside him quickly stepped forward.

Donggong looked at it indifferently, and Concubine Liu was truly terrified by the Donggong's deep and unfathomable eyes.

She didn't hesitate for a second and left in a hurry.

Shen Muyin's eyes were calm, without much ups and downs, until the voice of the East Palace came: "This matter is over, and I have testified for you, why are you still kneeling?"

"Your Highness, I thank you for your justice." Shen Muyin remained calm.

Donggong raised his eyebrows and looked at Shen Muyin calmly, and then his eyes fell on the servant in Wenxiang Pavilion.

"A bunch of trash." Qin Chuyan's tone became stern.

The servants knelt down in front of Qin Chuyan and said, "We know we are wrong and failed to protect our master. Please punish us, Your Highness."

You know, except for Fennel, all the people in the Wenxiang Pavilion were sent by the Eastern Palace.

Therefore, these people cannot escape blame for Shen Muyin's accident.