Spring in the East Palace

Chapter 168 Chaos

These words instantly changed the expressions of the people in the Shen family.

"You are slandering me! Zhenzhen is still injured in the tent, how can I let you do such a thing. What good will this do to Zhenzhen? They sisters have always had a good relationship, and Zhenzhen respects her sister very much." Concubine Liu stood up and scolded Zhao Lingling.

Zhao Lingling was still lying on her stomach, and she spoke with difficulty: "Your Majesty, everything I said is true."

"Go on." Qin Yue ordered in a deep voice.

After hearing Qin Yue's words, Concubine Liu did not dare to say a word, but her expression was extremely ugly.

She didn't expect that Zhao Lingling would actually pour this basin of dirty water on Shen Zhenzhen. How could Concubine Liu not know what this meant?

In this situation, Concubine Liu's first reaction was that Shen Muyin was causing trouble.

But they had no evidence.

Shen Yan, who was standing by, had already held back Concubine Liu to prevent her from acting impulsively and causing unnecessary trouble.

Even though Concubine Liu was anxious, there was nothing she could do under the circumstances.

"Later..." Zhao Lingling held her breath and continued to gasp before she finished her words, "I calmed down and felt that this was not a good thing to do, so I told Mingyue that she couldn't do that, because killing people was against the law. But Mingyue kept thinking from before and was very sure. I couldn't persuade her, Mingyue had already started, and I was scared, so I didn't pay attention immediately. But later, I felt something was wrong and wanted to go back to find Miss Shen. Mingyue and I had a conflict, which irritated my horse, and I fell off the horse."

Zhao Lingling seemed to be reconstructing the previous details. She said it with great difficulty: "During the struggle, Mingyue's dagger suddenly slipped and stabbed the horse. The dagger was poisonous, so the horse lost control and ran in another direction with Mingyue. I don't know where Mingyue is now."

At this point, everyone present had understood.

This is undoubtedly a competition for favor among the female members of the family.

The faces of the Cheng family members changed completely. They stood up angrily and were about to rush forward to kill Zhao Lingling.

The Zhao family was trying to stop them, and someone knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please be clear about everything. I have already explained everything clearly. If I had not encountered such a life-and-death incident, how could I know this? Your Majesty, please understand."

Mrs. Zhao was already hugging Zhao Lingling, crying with a sad face.

Qin Yue was even more annoyed when he saw this. In this situation, Qin Yue waved his hand and said, "I will thoroughly investigate this matter."

The imperial physician also quickly stepped forward to check on Zhao Lingling's condition, but after the examination he shook his head, making it clear that the case was beyond help.

"Your Majesty, Miss Zhao's spine is completely shattered. It is impossible for her to stand up. She will have to stay in bed for the rest of her life." The imperial physician said directly and cruelly.

This means that Zhao Lingling will be paralyzed from now on and her life will be worse than death.

This result shocked the Zhao family and they couldn't believe it at all.

After hearing the news, Zhao Lingling fainted. This was a devastating blow to her.

It’s better to die than to live like this.

"Lingling, I will definitely avenge you." Lord Zhao said sadly.

The next moment, Lord Zhao rushed to the Cheng family and shouted angrily: "I will never let you and the Cheng family off for this matter!"

He didn't care where he was or whether the emperor was still there. He had already started to wrestle with Lord Cheng. The people around him cried out in shock and tried to persuade them, but to no avail.

They are all afraid that they will be affected and implicated.

Qin Yue's expression became more and more ugly, but Donggong watched calmly. Princess Xuanhe and Commandery Princess Fuling looked at each other and did not speak the whole time.

Nangong Sheng also frowned slightly, as if the farce in front of him was incomprehensible.

"Why should you and I fight? Wasn't it Shen Zhenzhen who instigated this?" Lord Cheng said breathlessly.

Their clothes were already in disarray, but these words woke them up. Lord Zhao and Lord Cheng looked at the Shen family at the same time, and the gloom in their eyes was obvious.

Now Zhao Lingling is paralyzed on one side of her body, and her life is ruined.

Cheng Mingyue's whereabouts are unknown, but anyone with a discerning eye who heard what was said just now would know that she is probably in great danger.

With such thoughts in mind, the scene became even more chaotic. Concubine Liu couldn't help but scream when she saw the people rushing towards her.

Shen Yan quickly stood in front of him, and Shen Changsheng's expression changed.

You know, these people used to be good friends with me, but now they want to kill me.

"Nonsense! Come here, arrest them all!" Qin Yue shouted angrily, and his tone became increasingly harsh.

Under such circumstances, the imperial guards quickly stepped forward, and Concubine Liu knelt down, crying and kowtowed: "Your Majesty, please listen to what I say, Zhenzhen is innocent."

Shen Muyin remained calm and raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he knew what kind of trouble Concubine Liu would cause next.

There was a hint of ridicule in her eyes as she just watched the excitement quietly.

The calmer Shen Muyin was, the more nervous Shen Yan became. He felt that today's matter would not be so easy to deal with.

But Shen Yan couldn't guess Shen Muyin's ultimate purpose. At this moment, he seemed to suddenly understand that everyone in the Shen family might have underestimated this crude girl from the country.

Everyone was fooled by her.

Shen Yan clenched his palms into fists. That day at Xu's house, he should have gone there in person instead of giving Shen Muyin any room to struggle.

But things have come to this point, and there is no room for maneuver. No matter what happens now, we can only wait and see.

What's more, even if something really happened to the Shen family, that person would not be able to ignore it. After all, the Shen family knew too many things and they were on the same boat.

With this thought in mind, Shen Yan gradually calmed down.

"Your Majesty, Zhenzhen is definitely not such a person. You also know what has happened in these days. Zhenzhen has been staying in the tent ever since she was injured. I have never seen Zhenzhen meet the two young ladies, and the servants around can testify to this." Concubine Liu cried and screamed to prove Shen Zhenzhen.

"Besides, how could Zhenzhen know that something like this would happen during her hunting trip, so Zhenzhen had already made preparations for her horse racing early in the morning." Concubine Liu explained clearly.

Her eyes were red as she pointed at the Zhao family and the Cheng family and said, "Such a thorough matter doesn't need time to discuss. Zhenzhen only met the two young ladies at the beginning, so how could she have considered it to be so seamless today."

Concubine Liu spoke with conviction, and even scolded Zhao Lingling: "Miss Zhao, Zhenzhen is good friends with you. She remembers your birthday every year and prepares gifts for you. Why do you have to slander and frame Zhenzhen like this?"

Such words, every word is so clear, and the sadness of the accusation makes people believe what Concubine Liu said.