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

Shen Rou's eyes were red-rimmed. She turned her head to look at the Pavilion Master of the Treasure Pavilion sitting to the side, her voice trembling:

"Nonsense... How could my personal maid possibly buy fake South Sea pearls from the Treasure Pavilion?"

The owner of the Treasure Pavilion sighed, his tone tinged with helplessness: "Miss Shen, you have visited the Treasure Pavilion many times, how could I be mistaken?"

"Your girl has a big mole at the corner of her right eye, she's tall and thin, but her face is round."

"If Miss Shen doesn't believe it, she can summon all the shop assistants and servants from the Treasure Pavilion back then to the palace, and she'll know the answer in no time."

"That day, the maid who came specifically asked for a replica South Sea pearl..."

As he spoke, he turned to Consort Liu, who was seated on the high throne, and cupped his hands in greeting, saying:

"Your Highness, you know what kind of person I am."

At this moment, Consort Liu was so angry that her chest felt tight, and she leaned back in her chair, trembling slightly.

"Shen Rou, you're still not telling the truth!"

Shen Rou knelt on the ground, her hair disheveled, looking extremely disheveled.

She abruptly turned her head, her bloodshot eyes fixed on Shen Ning, wishing she could tear her to pieces.

It's clear that Xiangling swapped out the South Sea pearls from Shen Ning's cabinet.

How did it turn into an ordinary pearl? And it's even contaminated with poison!

What puzzled her even more was that Shen Ning's South Sea pearl was actually genuine and priceless.

How can she explain all of this?

The poison on the pearl was exactly the same as the poison she usually used on Shen Ning and her siblings...

Upon seeing this, Shen Ning immediately kowtowed to the ground.

"Your Majesty, this poison is extremely dangerous; it dissolves immediately upon contact with water. It's likely that the person who poisoned it still has some left."

"Why don't we ask Your Highness to report this to the authorities and send people to search the Shen family for drugs, so that we can clear my eldest sister's name?"

As soon as Shen Ning finished speaking, Shen Rou panicked:

"No!"

A soft murmur immediately filled the hall.

Consort Liu frowned, staring at Shen Rou in disbelief.

"Fine... fine, Shen Rou!"

"You did indeed poison me."

"Your Majesty..." Shen Rou's eyes were blurred with tears as she reached out to grab Consort Liu's sleeve.

Consort Liu suddenly ripped off her dress and slapped her hard across the face.

"I treated you like my own daughter. You deceived me with fake pearls, and now you've committed such a heinous act!"

"You have truly broadened my horizons..."

"Are you going to tell the truth or not?!"

Shen Rou lay on the ground and banged her head heavily against the ground.

Then, biting her lip, she squeezed out two words:

I said…

"I only beg Your Majesty to spare Rou'er's life, considering our many years of friendship."

"Rou'er truly never intended to poison Your Majesty!"

"This pearl... was brought to me by Xiangling from my second sister's room by Rou'er."

"It was originally intended as a gift for Her Majesty, but Rou'er truly did not know it was a fake, nor did she know it was contaminated with poison..."

"Rou'er just... just wanted to please Your Highness."

Consort Liu frowned.

She never imagined that the eldest daughter of the Shen family, whom she regarded as her own daughter-in-law, would commit theft.

She turned her head, her gaze sharp as she stared at Shen Ning:

"Miss Shen, is this poison...?"

"Your Majesty, please see the truth!" Shen Ning quickly kowtowed to the ground.

"In my room, there is only this one South Sea pearl in my hair, and nothing else."

"This humble woman was unaware that my elder sister would send her personal maid to steal from my courtyard."

She took a deep breath and continued:

"The best course of action now is for Your Majesty to report this to the authorities."

"The source of the poison and the truth will be judged by the government."

Upon hearing that they were going to investigate poison, Shen Rou immediately became anxious.

She bit her lower lip and looked at Consort Liu:

"Your Majesty, please... spare Rou'er some face and don't make a big fuss."

Seeing Shen Rou's anxiety, Consort Liu's heart sank, and she guessed seven or eight parts of the truth.

This poison is related to Shen Rou.

Whether Shen Rou dyed it on intentionally or not, this South Sea pearl is undoubtedly a fake.

Consort Liu felt that all these years had ultimately been wasted.

She had someone escort Judge Zhang and the Treasure Pavilion Master out of the hall, and then the hall doors were closed.

Consort Liu slowly sat up straight.

Inside the hall, only the breathing of a few people could be heard for a moment.

"Rou'er," Consort Liu suddenly changed her address.

Do you know why I favor you so much?

Shen Rou lay on the ground, trembling all over.

"Your Majesty, Rou'er knows that Rou'er has no intention of harming you."

Consort Liu said coldly, "Because you always say that you lost your mother at a young age and regard me as your own mother."

"I thought to myself, you are a sincere person, and although you come from a military family, you are also delicate and gentle. You deserve to be cherished."

As Consort Liu spoke, she gripped her dress tightly with her fingers.

"But only today do I understand that the word 'sincerity' is the most difficult to grasp."

"I no longer wish to delve into the truth."

"Not reporting it to the authorities is not out of old friendship."

"But rather, considering your father's role in guarding the northern frontier, if his daughter were to be implicated in a scandal involving the poisoning of a palace concubine, it would chill General Shen's heart."

"The matter of poisons arose because of you."

"Within three days, I demand that you hand over the person who poisoned you. Whether it's a maid, an old woman... or even a stray cat that wandered into your courtyard, I will send you to the Yanjing Prefecture government office."

Consort Liu turned her gaze to Shen Ning:

"As for you,"

"You'd better behave yourself and don't think you can get away with this."

Shen Ning knelt on the ground, slowly raised her eyes, and met Consort Liu's disappointed expression.

Shen Rou is twenty years old this year. She entered the palace with Yu Shi to pay her respects to Consort Liu when she was young. This friendship has lasted for more than ten years.

Consort Liu naturally did not want to believe that Shen Rou had poisoned her.

Shen Rou's intense anxiety about the source of the poison suggests there's something fishy going on.

However, that's enough.

From now on, it will be impossible for Shen Rou to get support from Consort Liu.

"I am tired, all of you may leave."

"Your Majesty, please believe Rou'er." Shen Rou's eyes were red.

But all that was heard was Consort Liu coldly say, "Get out of here."

Shen Ning and Shen Rou were led away from Changqiu Palace by the nanny.

As soon as she stepped out of the palace gate, Shen Rou glared intently at Shen Ning.

"Was it you? Did you plot against me?"

Shen Ning chuckled softly and said in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"Elder sister, pearls are fragile, but human hearts are hard to mend."

"Whatever the truth may be, Her Highness the Imperial Concubine is too lazy to investigate, so why should you?"

After saying that, Shen Ning turned and left without looking back.

Watching Shen Ning's retreating figure, Shen Rou trembled all over, her nails digging deeply into her palms.

"Shen Ning, you'll regret this."

Inside Changqiu Palace.

The old woman quietly approached Consort Liu and whispered:

"Your Highness, are you just going to let Miss Shen off like this? That's poison..."

Consort Liu pressed her hand to her chest, her breathing somewhat unsteady.

She had known Shen Rou for many years and knew her personality well, so she didn't believe that Shen Rou would really poison her.

But she was really angry that Shen Rou was full of lies, tricking her with a fake South Sea pearl and making a fool of her.

"Considering our years of friendship, I do not wish to delve any further."

"But from now on, never let her appear before me again."