RWNEFE -Chapter 89 My Shen Family Are Fugitives, and Your Princess Residence Isn’t Clean Either!

The accusation of defying imperial orders hit Zhou Qiwu like a hammer—her face turned instantly sour.

Shen Lanxi continued in a stern voice: “His Majesty fears princes becoming too close to his officials. When you were sent to your fief, the Second Prince wasn’t even born yet. Over all these years, His Majesty never summoned you to the capital. How, then, did you come to know the Second Prince?”

Zhou Qiwu’s face fell in an instant.

“Don’t claim that His Majesty sent him to wish you a happy birthday. His Majesty already sent the Second Prince to aid the disaster-stricken north. He cannot also come to celebrate your birthday—unless you think your birthday is more important than the lives of countless disaster victims?”

Zhou Ru’an tried several times to explain, but every time he opened his mouth, dizziness struck. He could only hold his head, enduring wave after wave of vertigo.

Shen Lanxi’s lips curved in a half-smile, half-sneer: “My Shen family are fugitives. Your Princess residence isn’t clean either! If you dare leak news about the Shen family, I won’t hesitate to drag a princess and a prince down with us to share our fate!”

Yuan Lang entered from outside and walked to Zhou Qiwu’s side.

“Do you think you can leave the Princess’s residence safely?”

Zhou Qiwu, as if finding her backbone, instinctively leaned on Yuan Lang for support.

Shen Lanxi mocked: “Do you know why you still haven’t found the rest of the Shen family?”

Yuan Lang’s expression darkened.

“Let me tell you the truth: if anything happens to us, the remaining Shen family will go to the capital with blood letters to file complaints.”

Yuan Lang scoffed with confidence: “Do you think His Majesty will believe your Shen family? Our northern Jinmen also suffered disasters. The Second Prince went to aid relief efforts. By coincidence, it was also the Princess’s birthday. Him visiting to give birthday wishes is out of respect for an elder—it’s entirely reasonable!”

Shen Lanxi’s sharp eyes swept over them: “What if we add the crime of conspiring to steal the Wei family’s military grain allowance?” She let a crazed smile curl across her face.

Zhou Qiwu went utterly mad, shouting: “Lies! Don’t dare smear your Shen family’s crimes onto us!”

Even though he had nearly fainted, Zhou Ru’an could no longer lie there.

He struggled to get up, and when his eyes fell on the two naked people on the couch, his face went black—he nearly fainted again.

“Shen Lanxi, you are slandering me! How could I possibly steal grain? If you speak such madness again, don’t blame me…”

Shen Lanxi replied: “Execute my nine clans? Fine. Don’t forget—you are part of my nine clans too!”

Zhou Ru’an’s blood boiled. Seeing the indecent scene, he vomited immediately.

He vomited all over Wang Xiangyi and his sister. Already nauseous, now doubled over in disgust, he couldn’t stop vomiting.

Yuan Lang frowned, disdainfully glancing at Zhou Ru’an—what a useless creature.

“What do you want?”

Shen Lanxi said calmly: “Simple. I heard that my cousin-in-law Liu Cheng’en oversees maritime transport in Jinmen. Let him send people to escort us to Jiangnan.”

“Impossible!” Yuan Lang rejected immediately.

Shen Lanxi took out a whistle and blew it. Suddenly, a hawk cried out in the air.

“There’s a letter on the hawk. Guess which will reach the capital faster: it—or your attempts to kill our Shen family?”

Zhou Qiwu shouted: “Quick! Shoot down the hawk outside!”

The guards rushed out. Unfortunately, they only saw Xiao Xue circling high above. As if showing off, it circled twice, then vanished.

“Didn’t they shoot it down?” Zhou Qiwu demanded.

The guards lowered their heads, lacking confidence: “By the time we chased it, the hawk had disappeared!”

Zhou Qiwu was furious.

“Princess, the young master and the miss haven’t woken up yet. Shouldn’t we call the residence doctor?”

Zhou Qiwu, overwhelmed with panic and fury, hurried to have the children carried away to see the doctor.

Yuan Lang pulled Zhou Qiwu aside.

“Princess, our men really haven’t found the rest of the Shen family. In my opinion, we should agree to her request.”

Before Yuan Lang could finish, Zhou Qiwu shrieked: “No! I want them dead!”

Yuan Lang quickly led her to a secluded spot, pressed her down, and whispered seductively in her ear: “Once on the ship, everything is under our control.” This foolish woman needed to hear it explicitly to understand.

Zhou Qiwu calmed down slowly, a murderous gleam creeping into her eyes.

“They will surely reunite with the rest of the Shen family. Then we can truly wipe them out,” Yuan Lang said.

Zhou Qiwu, thinking of her children’s miserable state, pressed herself tightly against Yuan Lang.

“Yuan Lang, they’ve humiliated us. You’re all I can rely on…”

Half an hour later, Yuan Lang appeared—Zhou Qiwu did not accompany him.

Zhou Ru’an had been carried away for treatment, leaving only the Shen family in the courtyard.

“The Princess has agreed to your request!”

“Wait two days…”

Before Yuan Lang could finish, guards suddenly rushed in with news: “Sir Yuan, bad news! The warehouse by the city gate is on fire!”

Yuan Lang’s face changed, and he turned to rush off.

Soon, all the Princess residence’s guards were sent to the city gate to fight the fire.

Shen Lanxi raised her hand in a retreat gesture. Feng Wu and six others descended from above.

“Split up, disguise and leave the city!”

“Yes!”

Shen Lanxi took Shen Yuanjing and Shen Yuanqing. The others split into six groups, each accompanied by a covert guard.

The Princess residence descended into chaos—no one noticed the Shen family leaving.

“Big sister, they already promised to escort us out. Why do we still have to run?” Shen Yuanjing asked.

Shen Lanxi said: “Do you believe everything he says? Do you believe everything I say?”

“Remember, this is a tactic. Real and fake, truth and lie—it confuses the enemy so they won’t dare attack us.”

“So this will make them afraid of us?”

“No. It’s to buy time for our escape!”

Shen Yuanjing thought carefully, eyes lighting up.

“What if they pursue us when we reach Dongchuan? We’ve offended them—they’ll surely retaliate.”

Shen Lanxi smiled mysteriously: “They won’t dare.”

Shen Yuanjing was confused.

“Why?”

“Anyone who harms us is the true thief of the Wei family’s grain allowance. So anyone who dares attack us? They won’t.”

Shen Yuanjing still didn’t understand.

Shen Lanxi said: “Many already know we reached Jinmen and entered the Princess’s residence. If anything happens to us, all blame will fall squarely on Zhou Qiwu and the Second Prince.”

Shen Yuanjing asked: “Why? There’s no one in court to help us? If there were, we wouldn’t have been exiled. How can you be so sure, big sister?”

The city gate lay ahead. Shen Lanxi said: “You’re still young. Experience more, read more, and you’ll understand later.”

She carried the vegetable basket, leading Shen Yuanqing, while Shen Yuanjing carried the shoulder pole, following behind.

One in front, one in back—they successfully left the city.

Not long after, the city gates were ordered closed.

Shen Lanxi glanced at the slowly closing gates, then climbed into the waiting carriage.

“Master, hold on tight?”

“Go!”

“Drive~”