Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 74.2
“With all the evidence, how can they protect her? If the Eastern Palace protects her, wouldn’t it be like helping the Shen family? The case of the Shen family was decided by the Emperor himself to calm the public anger. If the Eastern Palace wants to overturn the case, wouldn’t that be like going against the Emperor’s will?” Xu Yiqing paused, and then said, “We don’t want to get involved in the Shen family’s affairs, so it’s just right for the Sun family to do it. Anyway, everyone in the capital knows that Shangshu Sun is incompetent and can’t compare to the Yunyang Marquis back then.”
As he grew older, Xu Yiqing became more and more aware that the feelings between girls, whether jealousy, dislike, appreciation, or admiration, were nothing when placed before family righteousness.
Whether it is an enemy or a friend, they will all just go with the flow.
Just like Sun Mi, everyone thought that Sun Mi was stupid and only knew how to make trouble, but in fact, it was not the case. Or it could be said that there were not many stupid people in this world. If the Sun family could be as deeply rooted and prosperous as the Xu family, she would not have to be pushed around like a pawn.
Xu Lianyi pinched Xu Yiqing’s nose and said, “No wonder the Empress always says you are perceptive!”
Xu Yiqing rubbed her nose and said, “Fourth sister is going to marry the King of Wei next year. I am clearly doing this for you.”
“You really deserve a beating!”
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After a few days passed, Shen Zhen’s Baixiang Pavilion remained silent.
This made her think for a moment that she was overthinking and judging others by her own standards.
But on the morning of the fourth day of June, Shen Zhen had just trimmed a pot of peonies when Sun Mi came in aggressively, dragging a maid with a face full of pus-filled sores. “Shen Zhen, I trusted you so much that I gave up business with so many perfume and powder shops in Chang’an City to do business with you. How dare you use such a despicable method to harm me!”
As soon as the words fell, Qingxi and Shen Zhen looked at each other.
Shen Zhen stepped forward and asked, “What is it?”
Sun Mi’s eyes were red as she asked, “What is it?! You still have the nerve to ask?! Two days ago, I bought rouge and powder from you and then rewarded my personal maid with one. But look at her! Can you look at her face?!”
“I hired a doctor for him, but the doctor said the medicine was too strong and he couldn’t cure her at all!”
By this time more and more people gathered around to watch the fun.
“Shen Zhen, I came to do business with you because of our past friendship, but I didn’t expect you to be so vicious!”
Shen Zhen squeezed Qingxi’s palm and said, “I have something I don’t understand. Please help me solve it, Second Miss Sun.”
“Go ahead!” said Sun Mi.
“What good will it do me if I ruin your face? Will I still have a good reputation? Will I still be able to do business? Since this matter will only harm me and not benefit me, why should I do it?”
“This is just an excuse you thought of from the beginning!” Sun Mi said with tears in her eyes, “Yes, I admit that I have had many unpleasant experiences with you, but if you have any complaints, you can just tell me directly. Don’t use such means to harm me!”
“If you want to accuse someone, you will never have trouble finding excuses1(The idiom “If you want to accuse someone, you will never have trouble finding excuses” means that if you want to accuse someone, you will never have trouble finding excuses. It is a metaphor for framing someone at will).”
Sun Mi said to the maid beside her, “Go to Jingzhao Prefecture! Report to the authorities for me!”
“The evidence is all here, I want to see how you can deny it!” Sun Mi said.
No matter how Shen Zhen pretended to be calm, she was still panicking in her heart. However, the moment Sun Mi said that he would go to Jingzhao Prefecture to report to the authorities, her heart suddenly calmed down like a calm lake.
Half an hour later, there was a noise outside and Shen Zhen and Sun Mi looked outside together.
The person who came was Sun Xu.
Shen Zhen had met him once when he was painting a portrait of the Song family’s daughter.
Sun Mi took a step forward and said, “Second brother.”
Sun Xu frowned and said seriously: “Second Miss, I’m handling a case.”
When Sun Mi saw that Sun Xu had no intention of favoring her, she deliberately started crying. She looked like she was about to cry and it was obvious that she was more sincere than before.
After explaining the situation, Sun Mi pointed at the maid’s face and choked up, “My Lord, if A’Mi hadn’t given the cosmetics she bought to her maid, A’Mi would look like this today! If our ancestors knew about this, how sad would they be.”
Sun Xu’s temples throbbed. The two families separated in the beginning because they didn’t want to be involved in the affairs of his second uncle’s family. But now, even if they tried to keep away from them, they still have to be threatened by this family.
Sun Xu frowned and asked, “Is there any physical evidence?”
“Yes!” Sun Mi gave a look and the maid beside her immediately took out some bottles and jars.
“My Lord, these were all bought by our young lady in the Baixiang Pavilion.”
Sun Xu asked again: “Are there any witnesses?”
Sun Mi looked around and said, “Lord Sun, isn’t this enough?”
“Can your own maids and servants also be counted as witnesses?” Sun Xu said.
Sun Mi’s eyes turned cold and she hurriedly called a person outside, saying, “This is the owner of the jewelry store next door. She was there when I bought these things.”
“You are talking nonsense! This is a malicious frame-up!” Qingxi said from the side.
“Whether it is a frame-up or not, do you have the final say?
With the human and material evidence present, it’s really not easy to do.
Sun Xu raised his hand and rubbed his brow, saying: “Since the evidence is there, please ask Third Miss Shen to accompany me.”
Hearing this, Qingxi reached out to open the drawer, ready to take out the physical evidence they had prepared but Shen Zhen grabbed her hand.
She said softly, “Okay, I’ll go with you, My Lord.”
The author has something to say:
Sun Xu: Nowadays, people all ask to go to the police station on their own initiative?
Shen Zhen: Cooperating with the government in handling cases is the duty of every citizen of Chang’an.
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