Farmer's wife: My husband came back and the house was in chaos

Chapter 504: Suffering? Doesn’t your conscience hurt?

"As everyone knows, paint is extremely difficult to wash off. If you don't believe me, look, this is what I wore that day. The paint on the clothes is still there!" Yao Qingnian asked Shan Wei to bring up the clothes he wore that day.

"Miss Shen is right. The painting is not that easy to wash off. Just take out the clothes and you will know." Someone outside Jingzhao Mansion said.

"Well...the clothes are dirty and I have thrown them away." Shen Youran said calmly.

But as soon as she finished speaking, Shan Wei took out a piece of clothing and handed it to the official: "The clothes are not lost, they are here! Everyone can take a look and see if this is the dress that Concubine Shen wore that day."

Shan Wei continued, "The clothes were brought from the maid in the laundry room in the backyard. She saw that the fabrics of the clothes were very expensive and it would be a pity to throw them away, so she washed them and put them away, intending to keep them for herself."

The officer brought the clothes up to show Lord Lu, and sure enough, they were clean and there was nothing on them.

"Concubine Shen, do you have anything else to say?" Lord Lu slammed the gavel and looked at Shen Youran.

“Sir, if my sister said it wasn’t her who pushed the person, then it wasn’t her who pushed the person… Maybe she found that piece of clothing from somewhere to clear herself of suspicion, otherwise why didn’t she say it then, but kept it until today… Woohoo… My poor child…” Shen Youran looked heartbroken and was about to fall to the ground.

It was King Rui who was quick to catch her: "You Ran, are you okay?"

"Your Highness, I'm fine. I'm just too sad. Now I don't blame anyone but myself for not protecting the child. Now that the child is gone, let's not pursue the matter any further. Can we go home?" She looked at Prince Rui affectionately.

"Okay, I will take you home." King Rui never believed that such a kind-hearted person like You Ran would do such a thing. Looking at her weak and helpless appearance, his heart was broken.

"Wait, you wronged me. Now that I have proven my innocence, you want to leave? How can it be so easy?"

"Sister, I've already lost my child, what else do you want?"

"What do you mean by what I want? I don't care if you lose your child. Now the evidence is conclusive and you can't deny it. At that time, you and Lord Shen and Prince Rui were pressing me step by step. What should I say? Because of this, Lord Shen was worried that he would be implicated by me, so he expelled me and my brother who had a severe brain injury from the family and broke off our relationship. I was so sad that I didn't expect this to happen. I could only let you slander me." In fact, Yao Qingnian could have said it that day, but when she heard that her scumbag father was going to expel them from the house, she did not tell the story in time, and asked Shan Wei to pay attention and keep the evidence, waiting to expose her in public today.

Yao Qingnian continued, "Besides, I have been locked up in prison for more than ten days and have not been able to eat or sleep well. Lord Lu has repeatedly asked people to invite Concubine Shen to come to the court to hear the case, but Concubine Shen always refused on the grounds that she was not feeling well and could not get out of bed. What should I say?

I had no choice but to suffer in prison, and I was looking forward to the day when Lord Shen would open the court to clear my name. There were cockroaches and rats in the prison, and they gnawed my toes in the middle of the night. Concubine Shen, doesn't your conscience hurt?"

Isn't it just pretending to be pitiful? Who can't do that? Humph.

Lord Lu twitched his lips. He didn't expect that this girl was so good at making up stories. What cockroaches and rats? The cell she lived in was cleaner and more airy than his home. How was that possible?

"It's just a miscarriage. Who would believe that she couldn't get into bed after recuperating for so many days? It's obvious that she did it on purpose. Miss Shen is so pitiful. She was abandoned in the countryside for so many years. She finally came back, but was cut off from marriage again. She is such a miserable person." Someone said sympathetically.

"Not only has she occupied Miss Shen's identity for so many years, but now she is using her own child to frame her elder sister. I don't know what she is up to."

"Can't you see this? The purpose is to make Mr. Shen expel Miss Shen from the family."

"But that's not right. She's pregnant with the prince's child. When she's born, it will be the first child of the Rui Palace. How could you be so cruel?"

"Who knows! Let's just wait and see!"

The onlookers started discussing again, pointing fingers at Shen Youran, and King Rui's face suddenly darkened.

"Your Highness, it's not me. That's our child. My sister and I have no grudges against each other. How could I hurt myself and my child just to frame my sister?"

“Lord Lu, this…” Prince Rui didn’t know what to say for a moment.

After collecting evidence and investigating, Lord Lu confirmed that what Yao Qingnian said was true. She did not push Shen Youran, but Shen Youran fell down by herself and deliberately put the blame on Yao Qingnian.

"Concubine Shen, you framed my elder sister and staged this whole thing yourself. Now that things have come to this, what else do you have to say?"

"I didn't, she pushed me." Shen Youran refused to admit it.

"You girl, I have always thought you were a good person and I have never treated you badly before. I didn't expect you to be so vicious!" Old Duke Chen scolded. Although they knew that she was Shen Wenting's illegitimate daughter, they had never thought of taking revenge and exposing her identity. They thought that she was just a child back then and her behavior was excusable. They didn't expect that she would do such a thing.

"Don't talk so nicely. Ever since Shen Nianran came back, you only have eyes for her and have never looked at me straight in the eye!" Shen Youran replied mercilessly, and then continued: "I didn't wrongly accuse her! It was she who harmed me! I originally begged the prince to show mercy to her, but with you like this, I have nothing to worry about. Prince, you'd better arrest her quickly!" Shen Youran ran to the side of Prince Rui and acted coquettishly. She believed that Prince Rui cared about her. Even if this little evidence could prove her innocence, what would it matter? Whether she was guilty or not was up to the prince's words.

King Rui was a little at a loss.

"In front of everyone and with solid evidence, Concubine Shen can still remain calm. I admire you." Yao Qingnian stretched out her hand to applaud her.

"Your Excellency, I can also prove that Concubine Shen fell on purpose and then put the blame on Miss Shen." Someone outside the hall shouted loudly at this time.

"Who's outside the hall? Bring him in!" Just when Lord Lu was worrying about how to pronounce the verdict, someone outside shouted.

"My name is Pei Zongzheng, and I'm honored to meet you, Your Excellency." Pei Zongzheng changed his usual unruly appearance and saluted with neither arrogance nor servility.

"You said you can prove that Concubine Shen did it herself. What evidence do you have?"

How could it be him? What was he doing here? Shen Youran was completely panicked at this moment: "Pei Zongzheng, you weren't here, how can you be a witness?! Stop talking nonsense here, sir, kick this man out quickly."

"Concubine Shen, what are you afraid of? I haven't even said a word yet, how do you know I'm talking nonsense?" Pei Zongzheng looked at her fiercely.

"How could I be scared?!" Shen Youran maintained his composure on the surface.