Rebirth and Marriage: I am the Mistress of the Palace

Chapter 525 Shen Wantang now has connections everywhere!

Shen Wantang nodded, his eyes becoming distant: "Yes, the government will find out the truth and clear Shen Mingxuan's name. Since Shen Mingxuan didn't kill the person, she will naturally be released."

"Ah? She will really be released!"

Shen Wantang turned to look at Du Juan and asked softly, "Why, you don't seem to want her to be released?"

Du Juan lowered her head: "I just feel that if she is released, she will inevitably cause trouble for you again, so it is better for her to stay in there and save you the trouble. Princess, am I too dark in my heart?"

Shen Wantang laughed: "If you are considered shady, then what am I? A big devil?"

"No, Crown Princess, this is called resourcefulness!"

Shen Wantang immediately smiled even more happily. It was indeed her maid who was unconditionally on her side.

There was a sense of certainty in her tone: "Don't worry, even if she comes out of prison, she won't come to cause trouble for me."

Du Juan was puzzled: "Are you so sure? Do you have any evidence against the young lady?"

"I don't need to get any evidence against her. When she comes out, someone will be more eager than me to deal with Shen Mingxuan."

"Who?"

"Liao Youhe."

Shen Wantang said, standing up and saying, "Change my clothes, let's go to the cell again. We are free anyway, there is something going on over there, how can we not go and take a look?"

Dujuan and Qinxin responded, helped her change her clothes, and accompanied her out.

The cell was still as dark as ever.

But strangely, the wailing and crying seemed to be much quieter today.

Shen Wantang was brought in by the jailer. Not long after he walked in, he heard the quarrel between Shen Mingxuan and Qi.

Now Shen Wantang knew why the prisoners stopped howling and screaming. It turned out that they were just listening to the noise!

Shen Wantang waved to the jailer, indicating that he could just be sent here.

The jailer, who had received a large sum of silver from her, bowed and withdrew tactfully.

Shen Wantang was not in a hurry to move forward. She stood where she was, listening to the quarrel between the mother and daughter.

"Xuanxuan, I'm your mother. How could you not trust me and trust that outsider Shen Wantang? I love you so much, I protect you, I treat you like my own eyeball, and yet you actually bit me! Now that I've been caught, are you satisfied?"

"Mother, don't keep talking to me about these useless things. Just tell me whether you were the one who poisoned Liao Youhe's mother!"

"Of course not! I've told you many times that the old hag's death had nothing to do with me. Why would I poison her? What good would that do?"

"Humph, the benefit is that I can return to the Shen family from the Liao family! You have disliked that old hag for a long time, and you have said several times that you want to kill her. Don't think I don't know anything!"

Qi screamed in anger: "You know? You know what! I have done so much for you, and spent so much effort! I just want you to have a good life, so I planned everything for you by any means, and you, this is how you repay me?!"

"Mother, are you admitting this? Did you really poison that old hag?"

"Shut up! It's not me! I really wanted to kill her before, but she is your mother-in-law after all. If she dies, you have to observe mourning. It's not good for you!"

"Who else could it be if not you? Shen Wantang said it was you!"

"Shen Wantang knows nothing. She deliberately tried to sow discord between us mother and daughter, and you actually fell for her trick. Don't you have a brain?!"

"Okay, Shen Wantang doesn't know anything, but what about the government officials? They don't know anything either? They arrested you just based on my testimony? I don't believe it!"

"The people in the government have been bribed by Shen Wantang! Otherwise, why were both of us arrested? This is all Shen Wantang's conspiracy. She might have killed the old hag and put the blame on us!"

Shen Mingxuan's voice was filled with anxiety and irritation: "I don't care, no matter who killed the person, you just take the blame first and let me out first! I don't want to stay here for a moment. If I stay any longer, I will die!"

Qi became even more angry: "What about me? What should I do if you get out? If I admit the crime and they really think I'm the murderer, will I have a good ending? I will die too!"

"No, if it wasn't your mother who killed the man, the government would have released you. Besides, I'll be able to help you out and plead for you. At most, you'll be locked up for a few days and suffer a little, but your life won't be in danger."

"Nonsense! Shen Mingxuan, how can you even say such untenable words? Is this how you honor me?!"

Qi's voice was filled with resentment and disappointment: "Make connections for me? Beg for me? Can you? Will you?!"

"With your stupid brain, what connections can you make? Who can you ask for help?"

"Do you think you are Shen Wantang? You know the Minister of Justice and are close friends with the eldest daughter of the Duke's Mansion? She also knows the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother protects her everywhere and makes decisions for her to deal with her sister-in-law! She has all the power in the world now!"

"What about you? Who do you know? You only know Liao Youhe! And Liao Youhe is a complete loser. He only knows how to live off women and can't even pass the imperial examination to become a Jinshi!"

Shen Wantang was listening to their heated argument not far away and could not help but nod secretly. It seemed that the effect of her finding someone to build momentum for her was quite good!

The Queen Mother certainly did not protect her, and she did not punish Xiao Qingxi for her.

But, who outside could know exactly what goes on in Prince Ning's Mansion?

Anyway, outsiders will only see that the Queen Mother frequently leaves the palace to visit Prince Ning's Mansion, and they will only see that Xiao Qingxi is now in a state of disgrace and dares not to shout anymore.

With a little effort, Shen Wantang could easily create the illusion that the Queen Mother was protecting her and punishing Xiao Qingxi for her.

She was very familiar with this move.

In her previous life, she had also created the illusion for herself that she was extremely happy and loved by her husband.

She even composed a ballad for this purpose and asked the children in the streets to sing it. Any child who sang it would receive copper coins.

The children were so enthusiastic that they wanted to sing it eight hundred times a day.

However, in her previous life, she did those things just to save her own face. She was too strong-willed at that time and did not want to lose to her elder sister, nor did she want to be looked down upon by her father and mother, so even if there was only one point of love, she would perform it to the utmost.

In this life, she created the illusion that the Queen Mother was protecting her, but it was not for face, she did it to save her life.

When Shen Wantang was distracted, the quarrel between Shen Mingxuan and Qi was getting louder and more intense.

There was nothing else to say. Shen Mingxuan hated it most when others said that Liao Youhe was not good enough, as if saying that Liao Youhe was not good enough would mean that it was a huge joke that she was so determined to marry him in the first place.

She chose the wrong man in her previous life. If she made the wrong choice again in this life, all her beliefs would collapse.