Spring in the East Palace

Chapter 214: Room 2

"Since you have spoken, I think Madam Shen should be punished by kneeling in the ancestral hall to keep vigil for the old lady until she is buried." Donggong said lightly.

If it's not too serious, it doesn't seem to be a problem. Besides, keeping vigil is what the Shen family is supposed to do.

The Yan State had a tradition of keeping vigil for a deceased elder for seven days to prevent a black cat from jumping onto the coffin and resurrecting the body.

But the servants in the house who are keeping guard over the body can also do so. After all, it is scary to spend seven days with a corpse.

This was a kind of psychological torture, and it was enough to drive Concubine Liu crazy.

After all, Concubine Liu's mind is not normal. She wants to kill Shen Rushuang, so under such circumstances, how can she be alone with Shen Rushuang?

Even this kind of fear can never be eliminated.

Shen Muyin felt that Donggong understood her and knew what she wanted at this time.

It's not about giving Concubine Liu pleasure, but about causing her psychological torture.

Shen Muyin looked at Dong Gong indifferently and smiled softly. Dong Gong's expression was somewhat questioning, as if he was smiling but not smiling.

Shen Muyin looked calm and unhurried, as if he didn't understand what Dong Gong meant.

Donggong didn't look at Shen Muyin much, and Donggong's words were no different from the imperial edict. Even if the current emperor was here, the emperor would not refute if Donggong spoke.

Therefore, it was reasonable for Concubine Liu to accept this no matter how terrified she was.

"Mrs. Shen, please." The guards stepped forward.

Concubine Liu was trembling all over, but under such circumstances, she was still led by the imperial guards into the ancestral hall.

Shen Rushuang's body was inside. Thinking of this, Concubine Liu's face turned pale, but no one dared to say anything.

Even Shen Changsheng and Shen Yan did not dare to speak. After all, the punishment from the Eastern Palace was already the most just.

"Now that the truth of the matter has come to light, let's just go our separate ways." Donggong waved his sleeves and stood up, with no intention of staying any longer.

The people of the Shen family knelt on the ground and said, "Farewell, Your Highness. May Your Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."

Dong Gong didn't look at anyone during the whole process and left the Shen Mansion calmly.

Shen Muyin stood there and sighed silently in her heart. She had implicated Donggong again in this matter. The calmer Donggong was, the more unhappy this person was.

Concubine Liu was only guarding Shen Rushuang's body, and she was afraid that she would have to face the wrath of the Eastern Palace.

Thinking about it, Shen Muyin felt that it would be better for him to guard Shen Rushuang's body himself and ask Shen Rushuang if she regretted it.

Soon, Shen Muyin sighed silently.

But she still looked at the Shen family in front of her hypocritically: "Father, if there is nothing else, I will leave first."

Then Shen Muyin nodded and ignored Shen Changsheng's meaning.

Because she knew very well that Shen Changsheng didn't dare to stop her.

In this situation, Shen Changsheng could only watch Shen Muyin leave. Even until Shen Muyin's figure disappeared in front of him, Shen Changsheng's expression did not relax.

"Father, this matter!" Shen Yan looked at it with gritted teeth, "I will never let it go like this."

"What can you do? Don't you think the situation is not chaotic enough now? How did this matter get out and alarm the Eastern Palace? The Eastern Palace has still given us some face today. Otherwise, it would not be possible to clean up the mess now. If your mother hadn't arranged it, this bitch would have testified against us, and who knows what the Eastern Palace would have done." Shen Changsheng scolded in a low voice.

Shen Yan was still somewhat reluctant: "But..."

"She has to be kept now, but nothing can be done. We can only look for another opportunity. And that person didn't let us take action. If something really happens to her, I'm afraid we will be in trouble too. Compared with Dong Gong, that person is probably more cruel." Shen Changsheng couldn't help but shudder when he said this.

At this moment, Shen Yan also became completely quiet.

They were unwilling, but had no choice. Soon, without saying much, the two of them walked towards the ancestral hall.

……

At that time——

Shen Muyin has returned to Wenxiang Pavilion, and the servants of the Shen Mansion outside the Wenxiang Pavilion have been withdrawn.

Wei Mian stepped forward and said, "Miss, the people from the Shen Mansion have been cleared out, don't worry."

"Okay." Shen Muyin nodded, thanked him for his hard work, and then walked towards the Wenxiang Pavilion.

The Scented Pavilion was not much different from the previous one, but when Shen Muyin walked into the Scented Pavilion, he smelled a different scent.

She was quiet for a moment and looked inside the house. Dong Gong, who had clearly left before, was now sitting calmly in the Wenxiang Pavilion.

Even when this person was making tea by himself, when Shen Muyin came in, Donggong's eyes just fell on Shen Muyin indifferently.

The eyes of the two met in the air.

Shen Muyin took the lead and stepped forward: "Aren't we going back to the East Palace?"

Honorifics are only used when there are outsiders around. If there are no outsiders, they just call them by their names and there is no issue of etiquette.

Shen Muyin's words made Donggong sneer: "You plotted against me and drove me away? Who gave you the courage?"

Shen Muyin said, "I'm just protecting myself. The best way is to alarm you. The problem is, isn't it your choice? You can choose to come or not."

Shen Muyin easily turned the tables on Donggong, who was so angry that he laughed.

It seemed that he had no way to deal with Shen Muyin when it came to sharp teeth and fangs, so Donggong could only act violently towards Shen Muyin at first.

She was unwillingly called a lunatic.

"If I didn't come, how would you get away?" Dong Gong asked Shen Muyin slowly.

Shen Muyin calmly walked towards the East Palace, and said slowly: "I can't get away. Because in the Shen Mansion, they have already put me under house arrest, and they don't let Dong Jin know. So I can only watch this happen and settle the score later."

Donggong was a little surprised. He thought Shen Muyin had found some reliable method.

Now it seems that things did not develop in this way.

"The Shen family will not touch me for the time being. They will just keep me under house arrest in the Shen Mansion. As for what the Shen family will do, that is unknown." Shen Muyin spoke lightly and continued.

Dong Gong's eyes were still looking at Shen Muyin calmly. Who was Dong Gong? How could he not tell whether Shen Muyin was lying or something else?

Then Dong Gong smiled and said, "Are you hiding something from me?"

"What can I hide from you?" Shen Muyin looked at Dong Gong with a half-smile, "All the people around me are yours. Will they not tell you my every move? Although they obey my orders, who do you think Dong Jin will choose if they really make a choice?"

Shen Muyin asked Qin Chuyan lightly, and Qin Chuyan was really angry and laughed.

You know Shen Muyin is hiding something, but she is unwilling to say it, and you can't find any evidence against her. This feeling is something you have never had before.