The cousin is beautiful but ruthless.

Chapter 39 I might as well just smash my head against the wall and die.

“Mother—” Liang Fangrong’s throat tightened, and she immediately went over. “Look at the kind of people my sister-in-law has found. One is already married, another is short-tempered and rude, and the third is a playboy. She’s pushing Miaoyi into a pit of fire.”

Liang Fangrong became more and more aggrieved as she spoke, not only because of this matter, but also because of the cold looks and suffering she had received after returning to Chang'an. All her emotions surged into her heart like water bursting its banks.

Shen Hanyu also cried, wiping away her tears: "If I had known it would turn out like this, I wouldn't have troubled my mother and aunt. Now that everyone knows about this, I have no face left. I might as well just kill myself."

With that, Shen Hanyu steeled her resolve and rammed into a pillar.

Things happened so fast that the timid were terrified, while the bold ones reacted quickly and grabbed Shen Hanyu, preventing this tragedy from happening in front of the ancestor.

Shen Hanyu was genuinely planning to crash into the car; it was a ruse, a desperate act. How could she continue singing if she didn't make it convincing?

Several old women pulled Shen Hanyu away, and Shen Hanyu cried as she said, "I've made such a scene, I don't want to live anymore, I'd rather die!"

She struggled to keep going, but Liang Fangrong rushed over and hugged her, saying, "I'll go with you, so we can keep each other company on the road to the underworld."

The mother and daughter embraced and wept bitterly; Xu Ying felt as if the sky had fallen.

Liang Fangrong was truly heartbroken. She didn't try to comfort Shen Hanyu; instead, she said she wanted to die with her.

Shen Hanyu was an actress; she cried so much that her eyes and nose were red.

The old lady tapped her cane twice. "Alright, alright, what kind of mess is this? Get all these people out of here. Don't spread what happened today, or they'll be going against my Anping Marquis's mansion. There's no need to rush Hanyu's marriage. I'll personally take charge when the time comes."

After hearing the old lady's words, Liang Fangrong stood up and pulled Shen Hanyu along.

Just as the servants were about to escort Zhao Ling and the others, including Xu Sanniang, out, the gatekeeper came to report.

"Your Majesty, the Censorate has sent people here, saying they want to interrogate Jiang Chengfeng and Sun Jiaming."

The old lady almost couldn't catch her breath.

Qiu Yue hurriedly asked, "Do you know why the Censorate sent people?"

The gatekeeper said with a bitter face, "Those girls who were shouting about reporting the case just now ran out and heard that they met the Imperial Censor who was traveling with the eldest son of the Pei family. After the girls told him what happened, the Imperial Censor sent someone over."

Jiang Chengfeng and Sun Jiaming's legs trembled. The Censorate had come to interrogate them. If what they had done was truly out of the question, how could it be such a coincidence?

Shen Hanyu was also puzzled. It was too much of a coincidence that she had run into the Imperial Censor. Could it be related to Pei Du?

But Shen Hanyu shook her head and denied it. Pei Du didn't know about today's events, so he couldn't possibly be a prophet.

Now that today's matter was resolved, she stopped thinking about it.

Wiping away his tears with a handkerchief, he felt much better seeing Xu Ying and the old lady so angry.

Both were furious, and one thing after another happened. Jiang Chengfeng and Sun Jiaming were taken away by the Censorate. Zhao Ling followed Xu Sanniang away tremblingly. When they reached the door, Xu Sanniang twisted his ear hard, and he screamed in pain.

Only Ding Wenxi was left. Upon seeing this, Ding Wenxi cupped his hands in greeting and quickly followed them away.

After closing the door, the old lady sat down wearily, glanced at Xu Ying, and felt a little resentful.

Xu Ying didn't listen to her at all. Liang Fangrong and Shen Hanyu's lives were already like this, and there was no need to make things difficult for them. Why bother these people to annoy the mother and daughter?

Xu Ying was in the wrong right now, so she couldn't say anything.

Liang Fangrong sat in the chair. "What do you want to say about what happened today, sister-in-law?"

Xu Ying sighed, "It was my fault for misjudging people; I almost ruined Hanyu's life."

Liang Fangrong didn't believe this. She didn't believe that Xu Ying hadn't thoroughly investigated the background of the people she brought.

Her sister-in-law has always been meticulous in her work; otherwise, the old lady wouldn't have so easily delegated the responsibility of managing the household to her.

The old lady remained silent, clearly indicating that she wanted Xu Ying to take the blame alone.

Xu Ying's brows furrowed with a mixture of irritability and worry.

"Sister-in-law, don't try to fob me off with these words. I just want an explanation."

Xu Ying stood up. "Sister, your sister-in-law is here to apologize to you. I handled this matter poorly. I was also deceived by those people's relatives. At the time, I thought they were all distant relatives and neighbors, so I didn't think too much about it. I really deserve to be punished. But I also promise you that this will definitely not happen again next time."

The old lady coughed and said, "There can't be a next time. Hanyu is eighteen now, so there's no rush. She must be feeling bad about what happened. Let her calm down for a while."

She said this mainly because those people had spread the word, and if she were to rush to marry Shen Hanyu off now, even ten mouths wouldn't be able to clear her name.

Xu Ying realized what was happening and obediently shut up.

"Mother, what's wrong?"

Liang Ruoyan walked in from outside the door. She was dressed very beautifully today, wearing a water-red lotus dress, with a flower decoration on her forehead, and wearing that crystal bead hairpin.

Upon seeing the crystal hairpin, Shen Hanyu's gaze lingered for a moment longer.

When Xu Ying saw that it was Liang Ruoyan, a smile appeared on her face.

"Nothing's wrong, why did you come over?"

Liang Ruoyan took the things from the maid's hands.

"Grandma, this is Xinyang Maojian tea sent by the Third Prince. I know you like it, so I specially saved it for you. And these are the velvet flower styles that are popular in the palace. These are for my younger sisters, and my cousin will get some too."

Liang Ruoyan distributed the items, and the velvet flower that landed in Shen Hanyu's hand was extremely exquisite, looking even better than Liang Ruoxue's and Liang Ruochu's.

The old lady beckoned to Liang Ruoyan, "Good child, did you go to see the Third Prince today?"

Liang Ruoyan shook her head shyly: "Your Highness is very busy and doesn't have much time to see me. He sent a little eunuch to deliver it to me."

The old lady was increasingly satisfied. If Liang Ruoyan could be with the Third Prince, that would be wonderful.

"Alright, there's nothing else here, everyone can go home. Yan'er, come for a walk with me."

Liang Ruoyan smiled and agreed.

The tense atmosphere from just moments ago was quickly forgotten after Liang Ruoyan mentioned the Third Prince.

Liang Fangrong gripped the handkerchief tightly in her hand, and in the end, she just silently took a breath and glanced at Shen Hanyu with a slightly apologetic expression.

Shen Hanyu got up and left, not feeling anything amiss, because she had already achieved her goal.

Before leaving, she glanced at Liang Ruoxue's face, which was truly unpleasant. The more Liang Ruoyan flaunted her abilities, the deeper Liang Ruoxue's jealousy grew.

Shen Hanyu knew exactly what kind of people these two sisters were.

Liang Ruoxue left before Lin Lihua could, went into the room, threw the velvet flower on the ground and stomped on it a few times.

"What are you so smug about!"

The maid was startled by Liang Ruoxue's distorted expression.