After giving her contraceptives, she went mad, criticizing the prince for turning white-haired overn

"Miss, it must have been the Second Madam who reported it to the authorities!"

"If news of the girl's disappearance reaches Yanjing, the rumors will surely drown her."

Shen Ning's eyes were cold as she glanced at Bai Zhi, whose face was full of worry.

"We're at Wangjing Tower today, and my second brother is here too, so what's there to be afraid of?"

"But..." Bai Zhi was still worried.

After all, Shen Ning had been separated from the Second Young Master for several hours, and her return at this time was bound to arouse suspicion.

Shen Ning's expression remained unchanged as she led Bai Zhi toward Zhaohua Courtyard.

Right now, she still needs to find a way to get the Ye family to rescue her cousin.

After returning to Zhaohua Courtyard, Shen Ning wrote a letter and handed it to Bai Zhi.

"Bai Zhi, have someone deliver this letter to the Ye family. Do as instructed in the letter, and have your uncle go to the palace to see Consort Liu. Make sure your cousin is rescued."

Bai Zhi carefully put away the letter. "This servant will make the arrangements right away."

"Okay." Shen Ning nodded.

"The old lady will probably send someone over soon."

Shen Ning said calmly, "I know."

Sure enough, as soon as she changed her clothes, Zhang Mama, who was by Madam Shen's side, rushed over.

"Second Miss, the Old Madam requests your presence."

"Understood." Shen Ning took a deep breath, tidied her hair and makeup, and walked towards the front hall with Bai Zhi.

As soon as they entered the front hall, Old Madam Shen's scolding voice rang out.

"It's this late, and you still have the nerve to come back!"

As Shen Ning approached, Old Madam Shen suddenly raised her hand and swept the teacup to the ground.

Those precious porcelain pieces cost my father a lot of money.

"Speak! Who have you been out with so late? Now, even the Yanjing government has been alerted!"

Shen Ning's gaze slowly swept over everyone in the hall.

Yu sat in the chair with a slight smile on her lips, looking smug.

Shen Rou pretended to be weak and put on a worried look.

"Grandmother, I'm back now, aren't I?"

"I've only been gone a short time, why would I need to alarm Lord Zhang? If this gets out, it will damage my granddaughter's reputation."

"Second Miss, what reputation do you have left?" Madam Yu sneered.

"You sisters have almost completely disgraced the women of the Shen family."

"Coming back so late, I wonder who he was fooling around with in the middle of the night. It's already past midnight."

"Tell me the truth!" Old Madam Shen slammed her hand on the table.

Shen Ning calmly replied, "Why doesn't Grandmother ask Second Brother? I dined with him at Wangjing Tower today."

Her gaze drifted lightly to Shen Rou, who was sitting quietly to the side, and she deliberately said, "Besides my second brother, His Highness Prince Chen and my cousin from the Ye family are also here."

"If Grandmother doesn't believe me, she can ask Second Brother, or send someone to the Prince Chen's residence or the Ye family to find out the truth."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Rou's hand holding the teacup stiffened slightly, and a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes.

"The Ye family, Prince Chen?"

She slowly put down her teacup.

"Ah Ning, how many times have I told you not to associate with the Ye family anymore? Why are you with your cousin again?"

"Now you're dragging Prince Chen into this? Have you forgotten how your mother died?"

Shen Ning asked expressionlessly, "How did Mother get there? Why don't you tell me, elder sister?"

"Or did you witness the Ye family kill your mother with your own eyes?"

"Since the eldest sister knew, and the Shen family knew, why didn't they report it to the authorities back then? And what evidence do they have?"

Over the years, she has been deceived by Shen Rou and has become estranged from her maternal clan.

In her previous life, the entire Ye family was wiped out, and as the regent's wife, she did not plead for the Ye family at all.

He watched helplessly as his maternal grandmother, uncle and aunt, and cousin were sent to the execution ground.

At that time, she believed that the Ye family had killed her mother and that they deserved it.

Looking back now, I realize how stupid I was.

Shen Rou and Madam Yu were speechless for a moment.

Shen Rou sat in the chair, and the more she looked at Shen Ning, the more she felt that she was different from usual.

Her tone turned cold: "Who doesn't know that Mother was murdered because of Grandmother?"

"The Ye family has never apologized in all these years."

"Now you not only dine with Ye Huai, but also with Prince Chen and Feng'er."

"How can you face your deceased mother? How can you face your father who is far away in the borderlands!"

"You said you dined with them at Wangjing Tower, then I ask you, why was Feng'er sent back early, covered in bruises, and why did you only return to the manor now?"

"Who have you been spending time with all this time? Where have you been?"

"As your eldest sister, I'm really afraid you'll run into bandits again and get kidnapped..."

"So, you reported it to the authorities with your second aunt?" Shen Ning sneered.

If it were her past life, she certainly wouldn't have seen through Shen Rou's scheming and would have genuinely believed that she cared about her.

Looking back now, I realize how foolish I was in my past life, being manipulated by Shen Rou and the second wife.

"What can we do if we don't report it to the authorities? Our Shen family sent people to look for you, but we couldn't find you."

"Where did you go? Who did you see?"

Shen Rou's tone was aggressive, determined to find out from Shen Ning whether she had anything going on with Prince Chen.

She had admired Prince Chen for many years, but Prince Chen had taken a liking to Shen Ning, so she was naturally unhappy.

She knew that Shen Ning was dining with Prince Chen and Ye Huai at Wangjing Tower today.

But she knew nothing about what happened between Shen Ning and Prince Chen afterward.

Shen Ning refused to answer, and simply gazed at the old lady Shen sitting upright in the chair.

"I'm at Wangjinglou."

"Grand Ancestor!" Before she could finish speaking, a guard hurriedly entered from outside the door.

"The head maid from Princess Chaoyang's residence has arrived."

As soon as the guard finished speaking, everyone's expression changed.

Even Shen Ning was slightly taken aback.

Why would the nanny from the Princess's residence suddenly visit so late?

Madam Shen quickly stood up. "The arrival of the Princess's nanny must be of great importance... Please, invite her in!"

A moment later, a guard in black led a richly dressed old woman of about forty years old into the front hall.

As soon as the old woman entered, the maids and servants began whispering among themselves.

The fabric of the old woman's clothes was even more expensive than that of Madam Yu, and she was clearly a respectable person from a high-class family.

Yu glanced down at her clothes, a hint of embarrassment flashing across her face.

After the nanny entered, she bowed to Old Madam Shen and said:

"Madam, I apologize for disturbing you so late at night."

"This old servant has come on the orders of Princess Chaoyang to clarify a matter."

Madam Shen smiled broadly: "Clarifying matters? I wonder when this happened, that you, Granny, have come in person?"

The old woman smiled slightly, her gaze falling on Shen Ning in the hall.

"I heard that your second young lady returned home a little late tonight, which alarmed Lord Zhang of the Yanjing Prefecture. The Princess specially ordered this old servant to come and explain to the old lady."

"Today, Miss Shen ran into our princess at Wangjing Tower. The princess, who rarely meets someone she gets along with, invited the young lady to have tea and chat. Unexpectedly, this delayed her return to the manor, causing this misunderstanding."

"Our princess has already explained the situation to Lord Zhang of the Yanjing Prefecture. We also ask that the old lady and the second lady not to worry about it, and not to blame the second young lady for this matter."

Madam Shen, Madam Yu, and Shen Rou were all taken aback.

Yu and Shen Rou exchanged a glance, somewhat incredulous.

Princess Chaoyang is of noble birth, and countless prestigious families in Yanjing yearn to curry favor with her. How could Shen Ning, an insignificant little girl, possibly...?

Even Shen Ning herself felt a surge of emotion.

In her previous life, Princess Chaoyang was married off to the northern frontier because of her, and was eventually beaten to death after becoming pregnant.

In this life, they have not yet crossed paths, so why did she offer her help?