RWNEFE -Chapter 88 Aunt, Are You Saying My Life Is Miserable?

Just as Shen Lanxi put Wang Xiangyi down, the voice of Zhou Ru’an swearing and cursing grew louder outside the door.

She glanced down at Wang Xiangyi. She hadn’t intended to harm him, but he had a cruel heart—he brought this on himself.

Zhou Ru’an, dazed and disoriented, felt as if someone had asked him something. Then a hand shot out and pressed him down with force!

Shen Lanxi quickly made her way to the docks, located the warehouse where Zhou Ru’an had stored the disaster relief silver and grain, and waved her hand to transfer everything into her space.

She checked on the arrangements with Liu Yanhui and the others, making sure not to reveal herself, and then returned to Jinmen City.

All the birthday gifts meant for Zhou Qiwu were stored in a warehouse near the city gates—they hadn’t yet been delivered to the Princess’s residence.

Secure!

By the time she returned to the Princess’s residence, it was almost dawn.

Shen Lanxi closed her eyes to rest for a moment. When she opened them again, she heard a knock at the door.

“Miss, the Third Princess’s maid has come to invite you for breakfast!”

“Miss?”

“It’s bad! The Miss has gone missing!”

The Shen family rushed in anxiously, only to see Zhou Qiwu looking radiant, waving happily at them.

“Come, quickly sit and have breakfast.”

“Little sister, I worried you wouldn’t enjoy the food here, so I specially had it prepared in the style of the capital, with golden-thread jujube porridge—come, try it!”

Shen Yuanjing helped his mother sit and hurriedly explained, “Aunt, my eldest sister isn’t in her room. We asked the servants, but they said they didn’t know. Have you seen my eldest sister?”

Zhou Qiwu’s heart sneered, but she wore a tense expression on her face. “I didn’t hear the servants say she went out either. Could she have gone to the garden?”

“Someone, go find Miss Shen!”

The guards hurried off to search.

“Little sister, your brother-in-law needn’t worry. The Princess’s residence is very safe—Lanxi won’t be harmed. Sit down and have breakfast. I had the kitchen add blood swallow to the golden-thread jujube porridge—it’s very nourishing!”

Although the Shen family sat down, their minds weren’t on breakfast at all.

Zhou Qiwu’s cold laughter grew more unrestrained. If they couldn’t eat, how furious would they be when they saw her daughter with another man? They’d probably spit blood!

“Princess, something’s wrong!” a maid rushed over anxiously.

“What happened?” Zhou Qiwu immediately stood, feigning anger.

“How could there be such disorder? Running around like fools!”

The terrified maid knelt and said, “In the guest room… Miss Shen is in the guest room, and there’s a strange man there. They’re… we’re too embarrassed to go in!”

Just as Zhou Qiwu had hoped, she slammed a bowl on the table.

“Nonsense! How could Lanxi be fooling around with a strange man? If you lie or slander her, I’ll skin you alive!”

The maid was terrified. Bowing repeatedly, she admitted, “Mistress, if I lie, let me die a miserable death. Miss Shen really is with a strange man. They aren’t wearing clothes and… making sounds like that!”

Zhou Xinrou slid to the floor immediately.

Shen Yuanjing’s younger siblings shouted in panic: “Mother! Mother!”

Zhou Qiwu, seeing Zhou Xinrou collapse, felt indescribable satisfaction. How could the great and little “trash” be so easily humiliated? And she hadn’t even seen it with her own eyes yet.

“Nonsense. I’ll go see for myself!”

“Since it concerns Lanxi’s reputation, you all will go and confirm as well!”

Zhou Qiwu strode ahead. If the Shen family didn’t follow, someone would make sure they did.

The whole group stormed to the guest room.

The unpleasant sounds came in fits and starts from inside. Zhou Qiwu subtly glanced at the two maids.

The two little maids nodded. After Zhou Ru’an left, they had switched in a different footman. Otherwise, Zhou Ru’an would have been exhausted from the night and wouldn’t have been able to make those sounds.

Just hearing the noises, it was clear the little trash was still under the influence of the drugs. Even if a pig crawled over her, she wouldn’t know if it was a pig or a dog!

Zhou Qiwu deliberately stopped to watch the Shen family’s reaction. They stared at the door, completely dumbfounded.

“This is the guest room! How can such filthy acts happen here? Open the door and drag the man out—beat him to death!”

“Yes!” Eight or nine guards surged forward.

The large number was Zhou Qiwu’s deliberate choice—she wanted to make a scene, to let everyone witness the little trash’s debauchery.

Her daughter, Zhou Xinrou’s, was to be seen as a shameless slut by all!

Thinking this, Zhou Qiwu could barely contain her grin.

She screamed intentionally: “Oh no! So many people rushing in—Lanxi will be exposed!”

A bright voice drew closer.

“Aunt, are you saying my life is miserable?”

Zhou Qiwu froze as if struck by lightning. Following the voice, she saw Shen Lanxi walking casually toward them in a new, more lavish red outfit!

She was here—but who was inside the room?

A terrible premonition surged in Zhou Qiwu’s heart.

At the same time, a scream came from inside the room.

“Young Master… Miss…”

“Someone, hurry! The Young Master is bleeding badly!”

Zhou Qiwu’s face went pale. Pushing aside the maid, she stormed into the guest room like a madwoman!

Shen Lanxi also took several swift steps inside, curious as she faced Zhou Qiwu’s pale face. “Three people lying on one couch?”

“Cousins… none of them are wearing clothes?”

“Who’s the other person? Let me see!”

Zhou Qiwu jolted and reached to push Shen Lanxi away.

But Shen Lanxi was faster. She grabbed the blanket covering Zhou Ru’an and yanked it to the ground.

“The Second Prince!”

“Aunt! The Second Prince, with cousins, lying naked on one couch—if this spreads, what if my Emperor uncle finds out…”

Zhou Qiwu looked deathly pale, her face filled with hatred as she glared at Shen Lanxi.

“It’s you! It must be you! This is all your scheme, isn’t it?”

Shen Lanxi looked innocent. “Aunt, I drank too much last night and went straight to sleep in my room. How could I have come here?”

“And why, if the Second Prince came to the Princess’s residence, didn’t he appear at the banquet?”

Zhou Qiwu went mad, pointing and shouting at her: “Yesterday I got news from the capital. Your Shen family is finished! You are imperial offenders, meant to be exiled to Dongchuan, but you fled to Jinmen. You are fugitives! Crimes compounded!”

“Someone! Bind them and send them to the magistrate!”

Shen Lanxi’s eyes turned icy. She picked up the now-cold tea from the table and poured an entire pot over Zhou Ru’an’s head.

Zhou Qiwu screamed as if she had found another piece of evidence: “Someone! She dares attack an heir to the throne! Crimes compounded! No need to send to the magistrate—beat her to death!”

After being doused with cold tea, Zhou Ru’an slowly regained consciousness. The first thing he heard was the words “beat to death” and he immediately sat up.

Unfortunately, he felt dizzy halfway and fell back.

Shen Lanxi kicked aside the rushing guards and shouted: “The Second Prince, who should be in the north for disaster relief, appears at the Third Princess’s residence. One in the north, one in the southeast. The Second Prince defies imperial orders—how is this to be explained?”