Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Xiao Qingxi had already picked up a pastel enamel vase and was ready to smash it, but when she heard Shen Wantang's words, she put it down angrily.

Since it was Hua Wangfu's money that was used to buy things for Shen Wantang, she couldn't let Shen Wantang take such a big advantage!

Xiao Qingyuan couldn't help but ask, "Shen Wantang, did you really embezzle all the gifts that Nan Shi gave us?"

"I do not have."

"You still dare not to admit it?"

"I didn't take your things, what do you want me to admit?"

"Shen Wantang, you must be brave enough to take responsibility for your actions. I know you come from a humble background and like gold, silver and jewelry, but you can't take the gift that Nanshi gave us! That's Nanshi's heart!"

"I said I didn't take it!"

"Haven't you seen a lot of good things since you came to the palace? Why are you still so superficial?"

"Xiao Qingyuan, listen carefully. I didn't touch anything Liu Nanshi sent me. They are all with my mother."

"Don't always use your mother as an excuse when something goes wrong. You want your mother to take the blame for you, right? You are sure that your mother will help you to cover up your lies, right?"

"Xiao Qingyuan!"

"What are you yelling at? You did something wrong and you still have the nerve to yell at me? It's no wonder Qingxi always despises you for your lowly background. With your behavior, you are really not qualified to be my Crown Prince's Consort. I think if it was Liu Nanshi, she would not do such a shameful thing. It's a joke."

Shen Wantang: “…”

It's like playing the lute to a cow.

He believed what Liu Nanshi said. If he didn't believe her, he had already convicted her in his heart. No matter how she explained, he would remain selectively deaf.

Seeing that she was silent, Xiao Qingxi sneered, "What's the matter, Shen Wantang? You have nothing to say? You can't tell any more lies, right? Hurry up and return my and my brother's things to us!"

Shen Wantang was too lazy to talk. It was a waste of time to talk to these two siblings.

I don’t know what kind of magic potion Liu Nanshi gave them that made them believe it so firmly.

She stood up and walked out.

Xiao Qingxi immediately chased after him: "Shen Wantang, stop right there! Where are you running to?!"

Xiao Qingyuan chased after her faster than she did: "Shen Wantang, please speak up. What do you mean by not speaking? Don't run away from your mistakes!"

Shen Wantang treated them as air and kept walking forward, all the way to Princess Ning's courtyard.

When Princess Ning saw the three of them coming together, she was surprised and asked, "What happened?"

Xiao Qingxi and Xiao Qingyuan rushed to complain:

"Mother, Shen Wantang embezzled the gift Liu Nanshi gave us! We went to her to ask for it, but not only did she not give it to us, she also scolded Liu Nanshi and sent her away!"

"Mother, Shen Wantang is putting the blame on you. She lied and said that the gifts were all with you, and she insisted that she didn't take any! Liu Nanshi said that she took them, but she refused to admit it. There is something wrong with her character!"

"People like Shen Wantang cannot stay in the palace, otherwise our palace will be emptied out by her sooner or later, and all the money in the palace will become hers alone!"

"Liu Nanshi and I were chatting happily, but when we went to Shen Wantang's yard, she offended Liu Nanshi with just a few words, and even said that I divorced my wife for Liu Nanshi!"

With every word Princess Ning heard, her expression grew uglier. When she heard the two of them finish shouting, her expression became completely gloomy.

She said in a cold voice: "Well, Elder Liu has taught his daughter well. Liu Nanshi has only been in my Ning Palace for a short while, but she has caused unrest in my house! What a sinister method, what a vicious scheme!"

Xiao Qingyuan was shocked: "Mother, what did you say?"

Xiao Qingxi's eyes widened: "Mother, it's fine if you don't scold Shen Wantang, but why are you scolding Liu Nanshi?"

Princess Ning looked at her two children, with a hint of disappointment in her eyes and worry on her face: "You two, don't associate with Liu Nanshi anymore, or you will be sold out by her and help her count the money."

Xiao Qingyuan: "Mother, Nan Shi is great! She is a real lady from a noble family. She is a woman of great learning and elegance. That's exactly her!"

Xiao Qingxi: "Yes, mother, Liu Nanshi is worse than Shen Wantang no matter what! I think we should take this opportunity to kick Shen Wantang out!"

Princess Ning glared at them angrily and said to Nanny Quan, "Take the things that Liu Nanshi sent and show them to the prince and the princess. Don't let Tang'er take the blame."

"Yes, princess."

Nanny Quan quickly brought out the several boxes that Liu Nanshi had brought.

The boxes opened one by one, revealing their contents.

A pearl hairpin, a white jade hairpin, red jade earrings, and a set of four treasures of the study.

Xiao Qingxi's face was full of doubts: "Although the items are consistent with what Liu Nanshi said, Liu Nanshi is the daughter of the elders after all. The quality of these items is too ordinary, right? Didn't mother just find a set of things to fool us?"

Xiao Qingyuan didn't know much about jewelry, so he picked up the pen and inkstone and looked at them. Then he shook his head, "This can't be what Liu Nanshi gave me. This thing is clearly something sold in Shuxiang Pavilion, and it's just an ordinary item. It's not worth anything at all."

Princess Ning held back her breath and said, "What nonsense are you two talking about? Do I need to make a fake thing to fool you? Besides, where can I get these things in such a short time? This is the gift that Liu Nanshi brought!"

"Besides, these things have always been with me. Tang'er has never even touched them, let alone taken them back to her yard!"

Xiao Qingyuan and Xiao Qingxi looked at each other: "Impossible!"

"How is it impossible? Liu Nanshi lied. The things have always been with me. There is no need for me to lie to you. Do you believe Liu Nanshi and not me?"

"Mother, it's not that we don't believe you, it's just that you are too partial to Shen Wantang. It's not surprising that you helped her hide the fact that she took our gifts!"

"what?!"

Princess Ning slammed the table in anger: "You two, do you have any brains? Your father and I are both sharp-minded, so why did we give birth to two idiots like you? You always trust outsiders instead of your own people, and you will suffer a great loss in the future!"

Xiao Qingxi was unhappy: "Ever since my mother got a daughter-in-law, she has been disliking me every day. Now she calls me a fool. I think my mother is really stupid. She was fooled around by Shen Wantang and she doesn't even want her own daughter anymore!"

After she finished speaking, she left angrily.

Princess Ning called her but she ignored him.

Xiao Qingyuan was also unhappy: "Shen Wantang has absolute power in our palace, and my mother always sides with her. Now she doesn't even take Qingxi and I seriously. She was also sarcastic when a guest came, and drove the guest away. If this continues, everyone in the capital will be offended by her!"

After he finished speaking, he left.

The room fell silent.

And Shen Wantang hasn't said a word since he arrived.

At this moment, she looked up at Princess Ning, and Princess Ning was also looking at her.

After a long time, both the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law sighed.

"Mother, you have worked hard."

"Tang'er, you've worked hard too."