673 Going to Prison (6)
However, this way, the punishment meted out to Shen Wan would be even more severe. Fu Xiuyi naturally did not care about Shen Wan’s ending. He would never show mercy to people who were useless to him and even caused trouble for him.
“I’m really fated with the Shen family.” Fu Xiuyi’s expression was cold. “Many of my plans are ruined by them. I don’t know why, but although Chen Ruoqiu started it this time, I don’t think it’s that simple. It’s as if someone is behind it.”
Pei Lang’s heart skipped a beat, but his expression was still as calm as before. He said, “The most important thing now is for Your Highness to prove yourself first. The longer we wait, the angrier His Majesty will be.”
Fu Xiuyi smiled. “Sir, do you think we should keep the Shen family or not?”
Pei Lang replied gently, “Since they’ve hindered Your Highness from succeeding, we naturally can’t let them live.”
Fu Xiuyi smiled and stared at Pei Lang. “Sir, what you said is just as I thought. You can leave. I still have something to do.”
Pei Lang nodded and left.
However, Pei Lang did not notice that Fu Xiuyi, who was behind him, was staring at his departing figure with a dark gaze.
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The fact that Shen Wan and his family were imprisoned spread like wildfire in the capital, so it naturally reached Huangfu Hao’s mansion too. At the stone table in the garden, Shen Yue was stunned when she heard that. On the other hand, Huangfu Hao glanced at the servant who came to report and asked, “Oh? Is the entire Shen family really in prison?”
“It’s absolutely true.” The servant said, “I heard that the emperor is very angry and is going to put them to death.”
Huangfu Hao turned to look at Shen Yue. Shen Yue was surprised and in disbelief, but what she did not show was sadness. Involuntarily, what Chen Ruoqiu said to her that day flashed across her mind. At that time, Shen Yue felt that there was a hidden meaning in Chen Ruoqiu’s words. Could it be that what happened to the Shen family today was all Chen Ruoqiu’s doing? Shen Yue did not want Huangfu Hao to notice her emotions. She lowered her head and put on a sad expression. “How can that be…”
‘”Why would Emperor Wen Hui put them to death just because Shen Wan failed to do his job? I’m afraid that’s not the real reason.” Huangfu Hao smiled. “I’m afraid there’s more to this matter.” After saying that, he looked at Shen Yue and asked, “Yue, do you want to go and see Lord Shen?”
Shen Yue was shocked and stammered, “If I go now, I’m afraid I’ll make him sad and cause trouble for Your Highness. No, no need…”
She was not implicated because people thought she was already married to the Wang family. However, if people found out that she wasn’t, who knew if they would lock her up too? The Shen family was heartless to her, and she did not have any feelings for the Shen family. She was afraid of getting herself into trouble. Why would she want to see Shen Wan?
Hearing this, Huangfu Hao only smiled and didn’t insist. Shen Yue heaved a sigh of relief. After Huangfu Hao left, Shen Yue wanted to write a letter to Chen Ruoqiu and ask her if it was all done by her.
Although she was a little afraid of getting implicated, when she heard that the entire Shen family was in prison, Shen Yue actually felt delighted, especially so when she found out that Chang Zaiqing, who stole everything from her mother, had to suffer with Shen Wan. Thinking of this, Shen Yue felt that it was not that humiliating to be Huangfu Hao’s concubine. She even felt a little smug. If she did not leave the Shen family, she would have ended up being sent to prison too.
That was what Shen Yue thought. However, the next day, a scandal was exposed in the capital. This scandal was like a stone thrown into the water, causing thousands of ripples. It gave the idle people something new and interesting to gossip about.
It also made the Shen family a complete joke.