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Chapter 832 World 42
From Shen Ruyin's unusual behavior to the servant who dared to tell jokes to Shen Ye in the mourning hall, everything made Princess Jinyang's heart tighten.
Princess Jinyang ordered Hongling to investigate, and as expected, she got the result.
“Your Highness, he said no one instructed him. He only came up with this bad idea because he saw that the young master was unhappy and wanted to stand out in front of him.”
Princess Jinyang sneered, "Look, Lin Mama, the Marquis has only just arrived, and some people are already treating us orphans and widows like fools."
“Princess,” Lin Mama pleaded, “why don’t I go and interrogate her again?”
“No need,” said Princess Jinyang. “Hand the man over to Steward Shen. Tell him that this man tried to seduce Ye’er into disrespecting the Marquis’s spirit tablet, and that his whole family should be sold off.”
After thinking for a moment, Lin Mama said, "Given what happened earlier, Steward Shen will inevitably be held accountable for negligence. Does the princess really intend to hand this family over to Steward Shen for punishment?"
“Of course,” Princess Jinyang said, her eyes filled with malice, “let him go.”
Granny Lin didn't quite understand, but Shen Ruyin, who was being held in her mother's arms, knew why.
Aside from Steward Shen, who was always by his father's side, Steward Shen was the most useful and trusted person in the family.
Now he has invited Shen Ye, the young master, to sit in front of the Marquis's coffin, but he has not made proper arrangements. Someone with ulterior motives has infiltrated Shen Ye's side and almost made a big mistake. He can't escape the crime of negligence.
If Steward Shen is truly loyal to the Shen family and the Marquis, then he will surely despise this servant and certainly won't give his family a good place to go.
If Steward Shen and this servant are in cahoots, then he will most likely raise the issue high and lower it gently.
In the future, if anyone from Princess Jinyang knew that this servant's family was doing well, there would be no need to distinguish what kind of background Steward Shen had.
As for other possibilities, such as Steward Shen and the servant being in cahoots but being ruthless, or Steward Shen being deceived and the servant's family being rescued by someone else, none of these matter.
The former simply means spending more time on screening, while the latter indicates that Manager Shen is incompetent and should step down to make way for a more capable person.
In fact, once Shen Ruyin revealed that the Emperor had killed Marquis Shen, Princess Jinyang began to believe her to some extent. After that, the people in the mansion were no longer as trustworthy as before in her eyes.
Shen Ruyin grabbed her mother's index finger and made two "ah ah" sounds to wake her from her malice.
Princess Jinyang came to her senses, looked at her daughter, and couldn't help but lower her head to touch her forehead. In an instant, she felt her mind completely calm down.
Hongling came in from outside: "Princess, His Majesty has sent Eunuch Sun to offer sacrifices and wish to pay his respects to you."
Princess Jinyang's arms tightened slightly as she held the swaddled Shen Ruyin.
"Princess?"
Princess Jinyang quickly regained her composure: "Since His Majesty has sent someone, please come in."
Hongling went out to deliver a message, and soon returned with a kind-looking eunuch.
At this moment, Princess Jinyang had reverted to the state she had been in just two days ago, showing no interest in anything and only missing her husband.
Shen Ruyin mentally gave her mother a thumbs up for her acting skills. Turning her head, she saw that after bowing, Eunuch Sun seemed to be subtly sizing up her mother.
He didn't restrain his actions too much. Before Lin Mama frowned and was about to step forward to reprimand him, Eunuch Sun spoke first: "After hearing about the death of Marquis Xin in battle, His Majesty was deeply saddened and specially sent me here, firstly to pay tribute to Marquis Xin, and secondly to ask the princess to be at ease."
"His Majesty said that he and Marquis Xin grew up together since childhood, and their bond is unmatched by anyone else."
"Now that Marquis Xin is gone, His Majesty should treat his descendants as his own children."
"If the Princess is at ease, His Majesty will soon issue an edict to bring the eldest son into the palace to study with the other princes."
"If the eldest princess is willing, she would also like to take the young lady to stay in the palace of the Noble Consort for a while, and raise her in the same manner as the other princesses in the future."
The eunuch Sun rambled on and on about the emperor's arrangements for Shen Ruyin and her brother, but Shen Ruyin felt increasingly uneasy as she listened.
Aside from the initial reassurance, very few of his words were spoken directly to Princess Jinyang.
As she heard the gentle words of Eunuch Sun, Shen Ruyin felt a chill run down her spine.
She suspected that the Emperor might have played a part in Princess Jinyang's suicide in the story.
When Princess Jinyang was heartbroken over her harmonious relationship with her husband and lost her appetite, someone suddenly told her, "I have arranged the future of your children. I will take care of them and they will live a very good life."
At this moment, what would Princess Jinyang, as a widow, be thinking?
Could she discover from Sun's account that she was dispensable to her children, or even that her children would be better off without her?
Already filled with grief and wishing she could follow her husband in death, she had no last lingering attachment. Wasn't this the final straw that broke her will to live?
But even if Eunuch Sun said these words to anyone, there would be no problem, because this is a great favor from the Emperor!
Even though Shen Ruyin knew her mother was faking it, she didn't dare gamble that her mother would take Sun the eunuch's words to heart, and immediately started crying and making a scene.
The eunuch Sun had to stop his long-winded speech, and Princess Jinyang, holding her daughter, immediately rejected the emperor.
"Thank you for your kindness to the Shen family, Your Majesty, but my youngest daughter is still so young, and I am extremely reluctant to let her leave my side."
The eunuch Sun immediately chimed in, then brought up Shen Ye: "A man's studies are of utmost importance, and the Princess must not neglect them."
“What else could be more important than mourning his father?” Princess Jinyang’s tears fell in large drops. “Ordinary people study to become marquises or prime ministers. Ye’er will become the Marquis of Xin by inheriting the title. What does it matter if he delays for a few more years?”
"After the coffin is returned to the hometown, I will lead my siblings to build a hut in front of the Marquis's grave to observe mourning. I'm afraid we won't be able to return for three or four years."
Princess Jinyang covered her face with a handkerchief, and only Shen Ruyin, who was held in her arms, could see the hatred in her eyes.
"I trouble Eunuch Sun to apologize to His Majesty on my behalf after returning to the palace. It was Jinyang who was ungrateful and wasted His Majesty's good intentions."
She cried uncontrollably, and both Lin Mama and Hongling came to comfort her. Eunuch Sun also quickly said that the emperor would not blame her, but he could not stop Princess Jinyang from crying.
Shen Ruyin was so moved by her that she started crying even harder, and with Shen Ye arriving later, the whole family was crying together, their tears enough to flood the Marquis's mansion.
The eunuch Sun patiently waited for her to cry for a while, but Princess Jinyang cried herself unconscious. He quickly called for the imperial physician.
The mansion was in a flurry of activity, and Eunuch Sun couldn't bring himself to say anything more, so he could only return to the palace.
Around midnight, Shen Ruyin, half-asleep, felt as if her mother was holding her and crying.
Shen Ruyin regained consciousness and just then heard her say something.
"From this day forward, I will only have you all."