Cultivating Immortality Begins with Selling Oneself

Chapter 28 Evidence
Shen Fuyu immediately took a look at the old man. His brows were furrowed into the shape of the Chinese character "川". He looked intimidating without being angry, and his eyes were wise and clear.

He should be a very reasonable and intelligent leader in the big family.

This was Shen Fuyu’s first impression.

The favorability bar above his head was also blank, and it was obvious that he had no feelings for Shen Fuyu.

As a servant, Shen Fuyu didn't say much, but just stood quietly behind Madam Shen, trying to reduce his presence. All the necessary evidence had been collected, and now it was up to Madam Shen to perform.

"Clan leader." Shen Yingfeng put on a fawning face and a respectful attitude, putting away his frivolous posture in front of Madam Shen. "My eldest sister-in-law's mismanagement has led to the shop being involved in a murder lawsuit. My eldest brother is away, so as the younger brother, I should take responsibility and want to take over the shop from my eldest sister-in-law."

"The Shen family is a century-old family and cannot tolerate any stigma. Moreover, there are countless people watching the Shen family, afraid of not being able to find any evidence against them. My sister-in-law may have misunderstood my intentions and thought I was greedy for money, so she deliberately took the shop away from her."

"How could that be? Only by putting all our efforts together can the family prosper. I am thinking about the Shen family."

Shen Yingfeng completely changed his attitude and spoke selflessly, as if he was thinking about Mrs. Shen and the future and reputation of the Shen family.

No matter what Shen Yingfeng thought in his heart, the head of the Shen family nodded repeatedly after hearing these words.

Shen Mengwu was very angry. She wanted to refute, but was grabbed by Mrs. Shen.

Shen Fuyu pulled Shen Mengwu aside at the right time and shook his head gently at her. Although Shen Mengwu was very angry, she was still willing to listen to Shen Fuyu.

Mrs. Shen breathed a sigh of relief, barely perceptible, fearing that her daughter would make a fuss.

The head of the Shen family is not an easy person to talk to.

"Yingfeng is right." Mrs. Shen first confirmed it, then chuckled, "But..."

"I can handle this kind of small matter. There's no need to bother Yingfeng. It's just that someone deliberately framed me, and I already have evidence."

"However, the identity of the person behind this is somewhat special. I dare not make a decision, so I invited the clan leader over."

Mrs. Shen glanced at Shen Yingfeng with a half-smile.

Shen Yingfeng's heart skipped a beat, and an absurd guess emerged in his mind. Could it be that Mrs. Shen really had evidence and found out that it was him who sent people to do the tampering?

It's impossible. It's definitely impossible.

He didn't show up in person, so Mrs. Shen couldn't get any concrete evidence. Even if the evidence really pointed to him, Shen Yingfeng could just shift the blame to the servants.

He just trusted the wrong person. What does it have to do with him?

Thinking of this, Shen Yingfeng's smile deepened a little, and his back straightened unconsciously.

Mrs. Shen secretly despised him. He waved a broken folding fan all day long. He had no sense of beauty except for pretending. He really thought he was so romantic!
"Where's the evidence?"

Mrs. Shen gave up the main seat and the clan leader sat on it.

"Shen Fuyu, give the evidence to the clan leader."

Mrs. Shen gestured.

Shen Fuyu took out a stack of papers from his chest and handed it respectfully to Patriarch Shen.

Mrs. Shen called the imperial physician again, and placed peach cakes and rouge on the table.

Shen Yingfeng's face suddenly changed. He never expected that Mrs. Shen actually got the peach cakes and rouge.

Didn't he explain these things?
It must be destroyed immediately, so why is it still there?!
How did Mrs. Shen get it?
The victim clearly refused Mrs. Shen’s request to see him several times!

Various thoughts flashed through his mind, but his face remained calm and composed.

Mrs. Shen sneered, she was really good at pretending.

She wanted to see if Shen Yingfeng could still maintain his smile after the evidence was thrown in his face.

Patriarch Shen quickly read through the evidence, his face darkening. Shen Yingfeng carefully observed the changes in Patriarch Shen's expression, feeling uneasy. "Snap!"

The paper was thrown to the ground in an instant.

Clan leader Shen cast a sharp gaze at Shen Yingfeng. "I hate people with bad intentions the most in my life. It's understandable to use some means to protect the interests of the family when dealing with outsiders."

Shen Yingfeng's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained unchanged as he calmly picked up the scattered papers on the ground.

After just one look, his face turned pale.

It was a letter he wrote.

and records of arsenic purchases.

How did Mrs. Shen get it?
Shen Yingfeng was frightened for a moment, then he regained his composure and said, "Chief, are you doubting me?"

"The Shen family's reputation will be affected, which will not benefit me in any way. The handwriting can be imitated, and this evidence is not valid."

Then, Shen Yingfeng's eyes fell on Madam Shen again, and he seemed very hurt. "Is my sister-in-law also suspicious of me? I will be very hurt. My eldest brother is not at home. I have always regarded my sister-in-law as an elder. But my sister-in-law actually suspected me for fabricating evidence."

"Fake?" Mrs. Shen raised her lips in a sarcastic arc.

Shen Yingfeng has always been very good at disguising himself. He always appears to be extremely respectful to Mrs. Shen in front of others, but as long as there is no one else around, he will reveal his true colors and tease his sister-in-law.

"It's true that paper doesn't mean anything."

Mrs. Shen nodded, as if she agreed with Shen Yingfeng's statement.

Instead of feeling relieved, Shen Yingfeng became even more anxious.

Then, a few more people came in.

The imperial physician, Madam Jiang and her daughter, and the woman who was causing trouble in the pastry shop.

Madam Shen raised her finger and pointed at the dark-skinned woman. "It is said that this woman's youngest daughter died of food poisoning after eating peach cakes."

"But, after I checked, I found out that this lady is infertile and has no children. She has been an old maid all her life."

"So who is the dead daughter?"

"I felt something was amiss, so I sent secret guards to investigate. Guess what they found?" Madam Shen's face was rosy, no longer as pale and feeble as before. She had regained her spirits. "The little girl who died after eating the peach blossom pastry had an illness and was sold by her biological parents."

"The brothel behind the house thought it was bad luck, so they threw the little girl out to fend for herself, leaving her to beg on the street."

"The rumor that eating peach blossom pastry can lead to death is completely false."

Shen Yingfeng forced a smile. He didn't expect that Mrs. Shen had found out so much information.

He thought he had concealed it very well, but in fact there were many loopholes.

Mrs. Shen looked at him with disdain. That was right. What good ideas could a young man like Shen Yingfeng, who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, have?
"I think it's a misunderstanding, but what does it have to do with me? Send the woman to the authorities, and justice will naturally be done to the shop."

"At this point, Yingfeng is still unwilling to admit it?"

Mrs. Shen shook her head, seeming extremely disappointed with Shen Yingfeng.

Shen Fuyu silently added, "Aunt, why are you still standing there? If you don't tell the truth quickly, you will be sent to jail."

Aunt Zhao finally reacted and knelt on the ground, trembling, begging for mercy, "Madam, I don't know anything. Some time ago, someone gave me ten taels of silver and told me to go to the pastry shop and cry."

"Beyond that, I don't know anything."

(End of this chapter)