Quick Wear: Reversing Life

Chapter 522: The eldest daughter-in-law of a wealthy family (44)

"Miss Zhao Si has repeatedly insulted my parents and family! She claimed that my family merely raised livestock in the imperial palace, and that my father, the Minister of the Imperial Household, was merely a groom for the Saint!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Zhao Ying stood up and pointed at Shen Qingxia's nose and cursed: "You're talking nonsense!!"

The Minister of the Imperial Household was in charge of the palace carriages and horses and the country's livestock affairs on a daily basis, and he was indeed responsible for personally driving the carriage for the saint when the saint attended important ceremonies.

To ordinary people, it was a great honor, but in Zhao Ying's mouth, it became a lowly groom.

At this moment, someone covered their mouth and jokingly said, "After all, the Minister of the Imperial Household is a third-rank official appointed by the imperial court. His rank is not much different from that of the Marquis of Dingbei and the General of the State."

Zhao Su's official position was the second-rank General of the Auxiliary State, which was only one level lower than the third-rank Minister of the Imperial Household.

The current glory of the Dingbei Marquisate is entirely supported by Zhao Su alone. His other two brothers, one holds a low official position, and the other is idle at home, indulging in romantic affairs.

And this Miss Zhao Si was just born into a good family, but she still speaks so arrogantly.

The old lady's face changed, her heart was beating like a drum, her palms were sweating, and her mind was full of thoughts about how to prevent the fire from burning her family.

She was about to speak when she noticed Zhao Ying moving beside her.

When Zhao Ying heard what Shen Qingxia said, she became a little anxious. She hurriedly looked at Zhao Su, only to see that his expression was very ugly, so she didn't dare to speak again.

"Nonsense?" Shen Qingxia sneered. "At the Marquis's Mansion banquet, I heard you and your maid discussing how to attract Master Wei's attention. I simply said 'this isn't good,' and you flew into a rage, cursing that I was just the daughter of a saint's coachman and had no right to interfere in your affairs."

"Not only did you insult my father, you also insulted all the officials in the Imperial Household Department and even pushed me into the water!"

"There weren't just you and me around at the time. The granddaughter of the Secretary of the Central Secretariat and the third daughter of the Minister of the Imperial Household were also witnesses!"

Zhao Ying panicked and waved her hands quickly: "No, no! I didn't!"

Fu Huaiying looked at Zhao Ying's panicked expression, then looked at Chu Yuexiang.

She remembered that what Hongxiu found out was that Zhao Ying fell into the water because he leaned on the dilapidated wooden railing, and it was because he grabbed Shen Qingxia's sleeve that she fell into the water.

If the truth is really as Shen Qingxia said, then the Marquis' Mansion must have put a lot of effort into keeping it secret.

The eldest princess had a blank expression on her face at this moment, but there was a sense of impending storm.

Zhao Su angrily questioned Zhao Ying, "Zhao Ying! Is what she said true?"

Zhao Ying was isolated and helpless at this moment, unable to defend herself. She looked at Zhao Su in panic, shaking her head and explaining, "No, no...Brother, please believe me, it's really not true, I——"

Shen Qingxia sneered at Zhao Ying: "No? Zhao Ying, if you tell lies in front of the emperor, you will have your tongue pulled out!"

Zhao Ying stopped talking immediately.

Even if he didn't verify the truth from the granddaughter of the Secretary of the Central Secretariat and the third daughter of the Minister of the Ministry of Finance, it was enough to prove that Zhao Ying was guilty.

"The Marquis' Mansion sent a bunch of things to shut me up for your sake. Your second sister-in-law pretended to apologize, but in fact she was threatening my family not to tell the truth!"

"You saved your face, but I became the laughing stock of the capital! They said I didn't know etiquette, went to a banquet at someone else's house, got into an argument, and even fell into the water, causing trouble!"

"You still think my father, the Minister of the Imperial Household, is incompetent in educating his daughter!"

"Miss Zhao Si finally got what she wanted and found a good marriage, while my mother and I suffered humiliation. Why?"

Shen Qingxia took a deep breath and said expressionlessly, "I want to let Miss Zhao Si know what it means to cause trouble by speaking."

"Since Miss Zhao Si despises livestock, then let her die under the hooves of livestock!"

...

Before Shen Qingxia came, she heard Zhao Ying and several of her close friends say that they wanted to play ball with the eldest princess at the ball game banquet.

Wei Changheng loves brown horses, so Zhao Ying would definitely choose a brown horse to attract Wei Changheng's attention.

So she bribed someone to drive a wooden nail into the hoof of the only brown horse in the stable.

Once the horse starts running, it will feel unbearable pain in its front hooves and will definitely throw Zhao Ying off its back uncontrollably.

Who knew Zhao Ying was just bragging! The princess didn't even invite her!

But the brown horse happened to be chosen by Fu Huaiying, and it was too late for Shen Qingxia to ask someone to remove the wooden nail.

Hearing Shen Qingxia's words, the old lady immediately scolded: "You are so young and so vicious!"

The old lady glanced at the princess and the emperor without leaving any trace, then said to the emperor on the high throne: "Your Majesty! Although Ying'er has a bit of a spoiled temper, she has never had the intention to harm anyone!"

"Even if you have offended Miss Shen, you cannot use such a vicious method to harm others!"

The emperor looked impatient and threw the wooden nail presented by the eunuch to the ground. "To harm others will only harm yourself. Come, throw me into prison and wait for your punishment."

"Shen Yuqiu, for failing to educate his daughter properly, shall be stripped of his official position."

Shen Qingxia's expression remained unchanged, but the Imperial Household Minister Shen Yuqiu knelt on the ground, crying and begging for mercy: "Your Majesty! Considering that no one was injured, please be lenient with my daughter!"

Seeing the guards approaching to take Shen Qingxia away, the eldest princess spoke:

"Wait a minute."

Everyone looked at the eldest princess, who said to the emperor, "Please allow me to ask a few more questions, Your Majesty."

The emperor nodded.

The old lady beside Zhao Ying suddenly felt uneasy.

"Second Miss Shen, I have a question for you. You said you heard Fourth Miss Zhao discussing with her maid in the mansion how to attract the attention of my son Changheng..."

Zhao Ying's expression changed and his whole body began to tremble.

"I want to know what solution Miss Zhao Si has come up with."

Everyone turned their attention to Shen Qingxia again.

Yes, Miss Zhao Si got her wish come true after she fell into the water and got engaged to the eldest princess's son Wei Changheng, but there seemed to be more to it than meets the eye.

The old lady immediately looked at Zhao Ying and saw that she was pale and sweaty on her forehead, and it was obvious that she was guilty.

He immediately guessed that Zhao Ying was planning to use some shady means.

If the eldest princess knew about this, would this marriage still be possible?!

The old lady was extremely anxious, but at this moment Shen Qingxia had already spoken:

"Miss Zhao Si wanted to pretend to fall into the water in front of Master Wei who was passing by. Master Wei would definitely jump in to save her."

The eldest princess looked at Zhao Ying and sneered, "Really?"

"That's right. My son has a simple heart. He will save anyone who falls into the water."

"The Dingbei Marquisate has truly raised a good daughter."

Zhao Ying's whole body was shaking and his mind was blank.

It’s over.

The eldest princess knew about this, and she was afraid that her relationship with Wei Changheng would not go as she wished!

Zhao Ying immediately looked at Zhao Su, begging his elder brother to help him.