jdhmnovel Chapter 344: Incident at the Banquet (9)
Chapter 344: Incident at the Banquet (9)
"Stop talking nonsense!" A handsome man suddenly stepped out from the crowd. He looked like a gentleman, gentle as jade, but at this moment his face was flushed and his anger was obvious, as if he had suffered a great humiliation.
The man stepped forward, lifted his skirt, and kowtowed to Shen Yu and the others, "Please understand, Your Majesty and Princess, I am the eldest son of the Tan family, Tan Zhao, as this woman mentioned! Please don't believe her slanderous words!"
Tan Daixue changed her gentle image and started to mock, "Big brother, you don't even want to call me second sister? Well, I've had enough of your hypocrisy! Since big brother said it was a scapegoat, do you dare to let Shen Yue and the others confront him face to face? That ventriloquist will always have clues."
Tan Zhao glared at her fiercely but never said "dare". Everyone understood what he said and believed it to 80%.
Then she spoke very quickly, with a determination to fight to the death, "No matter how stupid I am, Tan Daixue, I am still the second daughter of the Tan family. Would I be so stupid as to use my innocence to slander Prince Zhuo? Even if I really married in, what would be the point? It was clearly your idea, and I was stupid enough to believe your lies! My eldest sister said that as long as the lady downstairs heard that the voice was Prince Zhuo, he would not be able to deny it even if he wanted to. Anyway, my eldest brother would order the guards stationed in Prince Zhuo's mansion to call him away. Prince Zhuo has no alibi, and the ladies have heard it as evidence. For the credit of the Tan family, Prince Zhuo's mansion has to admit it at this critical juncture when he just returned to the city! But I didn't expect you to be so shameless as to drug me, and even want to harm the fetus in Princess Zhuo's belly!"
Tan Chengli, who had long been trained to remain calm even when faced with a catastrophe, couldn't help but stare in amazement, but he quickly controlled himself and thought about how to respond.
Unexpectedly, she spoke again, "If Princess Zhuo doesn't believe it, can you send someone to the second floor stairs to check if there are any oil stains? I admit that I am tempted by their plan, but I am not stupid. Since I know that the person on the second floor is not the prince, why would I let the princess go upstairs to catch him cheating? Isn't this a slap in the face? And my missing maid Hong'er was probably bribed by them. I deserve this ending, but in fact, the princess and I are just pawns in their game. Tan Ming and I have always been their scapegoats and pathfinders. Today, I will tell you all the details. I just want the truth to be known to the world."
Anyway, she is ruined, so taking two people away will be a huge profit!
Mrs. Tan obviously saw through her plan. This evil girl wanted to drag her children to be buried with her. "You beast, I will fight you to the death!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed forward and started to fight with Tan Daixue, and the scene became a mess!
Although she is young, how can she be a match for a ruthless mother?
While hiding and shouting for help, Tan Daixue revealed all the secret things that Madam Tan had done, such as injecting safflower into a concubine, scheming to drown a bastard, and even attacking a lady present...
Mrs. Tan just wanted her to shut up and had forgotten where she was. How could she be decent after such a commotion?
The men of the Tan family in the back looked ashen, but when they looked up and saw the gleaming gold medal, they dared not dissuade them… The children of the Tan family murdered the prince’s family, and the mistress of the house openly beat her daughter at the banquet. Their Tan family was finished.
Shen Yu, who had seen enough of the drama, finally said in a deep voice, "Actually, Madam Tan, you don't have to do this!"
Lu Yingxing naturally knew her plan and looked at his wife disapprovingly. Shen Yu patted him soothingly and whispered, "We are at home. Don't worry, I will protect you."
Everyone met her gaze. Shen Yu took the gold medal from Qing Li and put it away. She said condescendingly, "This token was given to me by my adoptive father and the emperor before I left. Prince De told me that although I am the Princess of Zhuo, I am more than just the Princess of Zhuo. So I thought, how can I make good use of this identity? I always thought that Luocheng and Zhuocheng had a bad relationship. I guess you all thought so too, right?"
It's not right to nod, and it's not right not to nod. Shen Yu ignored everyone's entanglement and continued, "I, Shen Yu, have never thought about becoming the Princess of Zhuo, nor have I learned how to manage a city, but chance has put me in this position, and I have an obligation to do it well. I can't play your intrigues, and I don't bother to compete with women in the backyard. If I have this time, wouldn't it be better for me to do business? Wouldn't it be better to improve the lives of the people? I, Shen Yu, have this kind of personality, and I don't plan to change in the future! I'm sure smart people can see what happened today. Yes, I know everything the Tan family did from beginning to end..."
Tan Fuyao and Tan Daixue were stunned. They obviously didn't know.
Shen Yu lowered his eyes, looking at them with a look of pity and annoyance, but no hatred. "What makes you think that a father who is just the acting city lord can let you walk sideways in Zhuocheng? You just think that Luocheng and Zhuocheng are not in harmony, that they are isolated and helpless, that the palace has to rely on your Tan family to stabilize the morale of the army, or... relying on your father's nostalgia? Relying on the prince to consider the overall situation?"
Everyone was stunned by Shen Yu's brutally frank speech. Lu Yingxing was also uneasy in his heart. His wife was standing up for him.
Even the old Zhuo Wang who was hiding outside the door was extremely excited. He knew that his daughter-in-law could cause trouble, but he didn't know that she could do so much! ! The daughter-in-law is awesome! !
"At the banquet just now, the ladies of various families kept sending signals to me. I don't know if this is what you meant, or if you gentlemen want to use you to warn me and our Zhuo Palace family that if we want to gain a foothold in Zhuo City, we must establish a good relationship with someone."
"This definitely didn't happen. This was all caused by the women in the harem. Please forgive me, Princess!" Tan Chengli was the first to kneel down. Others knelt down one after another to plead guilty. They said they dared not and their faces turned pale, but Shen Yu also saw their unwillingness, fear and confusion.
"Ah!"
She smiled sarcastically, "Perhaps in your opinion, each department in Zhuo City is controlled by different forces. If our family wants a smooth transition of power, we must sell you out? Right?"
She glanced at everyone, and inexplicably felt a sense of sadness. "But have you ever thought about it? Why do we need a smooth transition? Just suppress it with force and take over the whole city. Whoever doesn't cooperate will be replaced. Why should I waste my time talking to you? Maintaining the normal operation of Zhuo City is the meaning of your existence. Since when did you start to hold the emperor hostage to control the princes so unscrupulously? Hmm?"
Shen Yu waved his hand, and a group of soldiers wearing silver-white soft armor immediately appeared outside the door, holding weapons and surrounding everyone in the courtyard. Some timid ladies were so scared that they cried.
"Princess Zhuo! What exactly do you want to do?!" Finally, an adult could not hold back any longer and asked in fear.