newbobooks Chapter 62 Did you kill him?
Chapter 62 Did you kill him?
"Are you full?" Shen Li asked her.
"Hmm, the food here is indeed quite good. It's nice to try something new once in a while." Shen Yue held Shen Li's hand. "Sister, let's go home a little later. How about we go see a play?"
Shen Li shook her head apologetically: "I have some things to do today. How about we invite the opera troupe to our house tomorrow so we can watch a few more performances?"
"Is something wrong, sister?" Shen Yue asked, puzzled.
Weren't you out having fun? I didn't hear you had anything to do.
Shen Li put down her teacup, and at that moment, there was a knock on the door of the private room.
Forsythia and peony both looked at their young mistress.
Shen Li gestured for the door to open.
The door opened, and a woman in a colorful dress walked in. She appeared to be in her early twenties, with dignified bearing and a composed demeanor.
"Madam Gu, my master requests your presence next door." The woman stepped forward and bowed.
Lianqiao and Shaoyao exchanged a glance, thinking to themselves, whose maid is so impressive? Judging from her clothes and the jeweled hairpins on her head, she is more gorgeous than many young ladies.
Shen Yue was also puzzled, as she had never seen such a person before.
"May I ask who your master is?" Shen Li asked in a friendly tone.
“Looking back, Madam, my mistress is His Highness Prince Yi. Please, Madam, step forward.” The maid stepped aside and gestured for her to enter.
Lianqiao and Shaoyao frowned slightly. This maid seemed respectful but was actually domineering, and she had not given their young lady any room for discussion from beginning to end.
"Then please convey my regards to His Highness and apologize. I am a married woman and it is inconvenient for me to visit him in private." Shen Li said calmly, "Go back."
The maid was clearly taken aback for a moment, then her eyes darkened as she said, "Madam, His Highness wants to ask you about the fire at Anhua Palace that night. You'd better cooperate, otherwise it won't be good for you if things get out of hand."
"Oh?" Shen Li raised an eyebrow. She admitted that she wanted the other party to give her a plausible reason for refusing, as meeting him too easily would only arouse the King of Yi's suspicion.
But she didn't expect that this girl would not only not give her a way out, but also threaten her? How arrogant!
"I don't understand this. What are you trying to make such a big fuss about?" Shen Li laughed in anger. "Go back and tell His Highness Prince Yi that whatever it is, we will handle it officially. I, Shen Li, will be waiting."
"You..." The maid didn't expect Shen Li to be so forceful, and for a moment she didn't even know what to say.
Shen Yue and Lian Qiao were also surprised. They blinked and looked astonished. Was this how one should speak to a prince?
Even the crown prince wouldn't dare.
Only Peony remained calm, even reassuring the two with her eyes, saying it was a small matter, nothing serious.
The last time Miss was so assertive was at Anhua Palace, but Anhua Palace no longer exists.
"Very well, Madam Gu is upright and honorable, I admire her." A deep laugh rang out as a man stepped in.
Hearing the laughter, Shen Li looked towards the door and was met with a pair of gloomy eyes. Those eyes were scrutinizing and probing, much like a venomous snake before an attack.
Shen Li was somewhat wary of him. The reason why Prince Yi was favored by the Emperor was not only because his mother was Consort Zheng, but also because he was intelligent, decisive, suspicious and resolute.
People say he is the prince who is most like the current emperor, but Shen Li doesn't think so. This Prince Yi is more unrestrained.
"Your Highness." Shen Li stood up and bowed.
As the King of Chess watched her slowly approach, the maid nodded and stood beside him, glancing at Shen Li out of the corner of her eye, waiting to see what would happen.
"Snapped!"
The King of Chess slapped her across the face with such force that she fell to the ground.
Shen Li raised her eyelids slightly, while the others were so frightened that their pupils shrank, and they dared not get up.
"You spoke rudely to Madam Gu, shouldn't you be punished?" Prince Yi didn't look at her once from beginning to end; his gaze remained fixed on Shen Li.
“This servant deserves to die.” The maid kowtowed in fear, “Madam Gu, please forgive me.”
Shen Li said indifferently, "You are the prince's man, and I cannot forgive your sins. Since you have angered the prince, you should beg him for forgiveness."
Trying to intimidate her in this way would be underestimating her; she simply won't take the bait.
The maid felt a chill in her heart. How ruthless a little girl could be.
"Then I won't let you off the hook. Go back and receive two hundred lashes." Prince Yi easily dismissed the man, and his gaze towards Shen Li suddenly held a hint of a smile.
This girl is indeed different; no wonder my mother only suffers losses at her hands.
The maid was so frightened by the punishment that she turned pale, but she could only kowtow and express her gratitude.
"Madam Gu, if I were to come and invite you, would you please give me the honor?" Prince Yi continued.
"I dare not, I will obey your command." Shen Li bowed respectfully once again.
Shen Yue now roughly understands what her sister is going to do, but seeing the fierce and cruel appearance of the King of Yi, she is still unsure.
There was no way to stop her, so she could only try to salvage the situation. As soon as the person left the house, she instructed Shaoyao: "Quickly, go to the Dali Temple and send a message to my brother-in-law, asking him to come and pick up my sister."
"Yes," Peony replied and left.
Shen Yue was restless, wishing she could rush to the other side.
Lian Qiao was also anxious. She was somewhat surprised that the seemingly impulsive second young lady hadn't lost her head in the face of trouble, considering she was only fourteen years old.
As expected of the Shen family.
In the adjacent tea room, only Prince Yi and Shen Li sat facing each other. Prince Yi rolled up his sleeve with one hand and personally poured Shen Li a cup of tea: "Try this, it's Qingfeng tea that I grew."
"I've long heard of Your Highness's love for tea, and it's truly an honor to taste it today," Shen Li said politely, but her hands were anything but, as she had already started drinking.
The King of Chess realized that this girl's respect was only superficial. That's true, otherwise, how could she have done so many things?
"I wonder why Your Highness has summoned me here?" Shen Li asked directly after finishing her tea.
The King of Chess raised his hand again to pour her another cup, and as he withdrew his hand, he said casually, "I just wanted to ask, did you kill my cousin?"
After he finished speaking, he kept looking at Shen Li, not wanting to miss her subconscious reaction.
Shen Li, however, was prepared. Upon hearing this, she was first stunned, then surprised: "Is Your Highness referring to Young Master Zheng? Your Highness, please don't joke like that. I've barely spoken a few words to Young Master Zheng. How could I possibly kill someone?"
"You think I'm testing you?" King Yi's eyes gleamed with even more wickedness as he saw her answer was perfectly flawless.
"Whatever Your Highness's reason for asking this question, I find it unreasonable," Shen Li said calmly.
"He was bitten to death by a snake."
"What does Your Highness want to say?" Shen Li did not reveal any information.
"That snake was kept in your room all along," Yi Wang said casually, looking at her with certainty. "You knew that snake was highly venomous, so that night when Zheng Youwei went to your room, you lured him close to the snake so that he could die by accident."
"Am I right, Madam Gu?"