Shen Dingzhu couldn't avoid it and looked at him with a cold face: "Is there something wrong, Mr. Zhao?"
Zhao Anyuan was stunned and frowned: "Cousin, what happened to you? Last time you left without saying goodbye, I looked for you everywhere, but my mother said that you had a conflict with her and ran away. Where are you now? I am worried about you."
Shen Dingzhu sneered: "Is this what Mrs. Zhao told you? She really knows how to lie."
"Cousin!" Zhao Anyuan's expression changed and became stern, "That's my mother, and even more so your aunt. How could you be so unruly? My mother said that you have changed now. I still don't want to believe it. How could you become like this?" An ignorant person?"
"I'm not sensible?" Shen Dingzhu said in a cold tone, "How can I be sensible? Is it sensible that I followed Mrs. Zhao's arrangement and directly committed myself to be a concubine for King Xuan and his father-in-law?"
Zhao Anyuan was surprised: "What did you say? Impossible. Mother has always loved you and treated you as her own daughter. You left her in the past few days and she shed tears. How could she let you do that!"
Shen Dingzhu smiled faintly: "My cousin is so simple. If I didn't really feel bad for my aunt, how could I have left the Zhao family? If you don't believe it, take me to confront her now, in front of you, Let’s see how she explains it.”
"Just go, I never believe my mother would do this. If this is true, I will definitely stand up for you." Zhao Anyuan led the way, and Shen Dingzhu immediately followed.
The Hunting Palace is built at the foot of the mountain and covers a large area. It is divided into four huge courtyards, east, west, north and south.
The emperor and his concubines lived in the East Garden, the princes and nobles lived in the West Garden, and the North and South Gardens were for ministers and their families.
The Zhao family was not considered to be close to the emperor, so it was located in Beiyuan, the farthest place.
After bypassing many nine-curved corridors, passing through three hanging flower gates, passing through a sparkling garden lake, we finally arrived in front of the courtyard where the Zhao family lived.
Before entering, I heard chatter and laughter coming from inside.
The voice of Shen Dingzhu's aunt, Mrs. Zhao, came: "What Aunt Gao said is that when I have free time later in the evening, I will naturally go to see Mrs. Fu. I didn't have the chance in Shangzhou before, so I will definitely reminisce about the past when I return to Beijing this time. "
Hearing this, Shen Dingzhu paused. The Mrs. Fu her aunt mentioned must be Fu Yunqiu's mother.
Before she could think about why Mrs. Fu's nanny was here, Zhao Anyuan had already pushed the door open and entered.
In the room, sitting next to Mrs. Zhao was an old woman wearing silk tapestry. Her gray hair was meticulously combed, and she had a round face and narrow eyes.
She was holding a cup of tea and laughing lightly, but when she saw someone suddenly barging in, the grandma's face suddenly showed a look of dissatisfaction.
"Yuan'er? Who dared you to break in suddenly and be so unruly?" Mrs. Zhao scolded softly.
After saying that, she glanced at the slim and familiar figure behind Zhao Anyuan with her peripheral vision. Mrs. Zhao's eyebrows jumped and her eyes were a little frightened.
She glanced at Aunt Gao next to her, fearing that she would know that the Zhao family was still associated with the sinner Shen.
"We'll talk about it later. You go out first." Mrs. Zhao said to Zhao Anyuan.
Zhao Anyuan originally broke in angrily. He felt that Shen Dingzhu would not lie, but he really could not imagine that his mother would do such a thing.
He originally had a questioning mentality, but when he saw a guest in the house, he felt as if a bucket of cold water had been poured on him and he instantly calmed down.
"Mother, I didn't know there was a guest here, so my son will leave first..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Dingzhu took a step forward and said directly: "Now that I'm here, I'll explain my words clearly before leaving. Why did my aunt send me to King Xuan to seek an official career regardless of my wishes? If that day If I didn't escape, would I have become a stepping stone on my uncle's road to Qingyun?"
These words were like a thunder, and even Grandma Gao looked at Mrs. Zhao in shock.
"Cousin!" Zhao Anyuan went to pull her, but Shen Dingzhu avoided him.
It was a good thing that he didn't shout, but when he did, Aunt Gao immediately understood that the pretty little lady wearing a veil in front of her was actually the direct daughter of the Shen family, Shen Dingzhu!
Mrs. Zhao stood up angrily, her well-maintained face flushed with anger: "Don't talk nonsense here, get out! What kind of place is Yushan that allows you to run wild?"
Shen Dingzhu chuckled softly, his eyes were cold and Sai Xue said: "But, having said that, I have to thank my aunt for forcibly sending me to Qiu Juyuan, otherwise, I would not have met Prince Ning and been taken by him, even if Being my wife is better than being your relative."
"Family transfer?" Zhao Anyuan was shocked.
His cousin is innocent and beautiful, how can she marry someone else?
Aunt Gao couldn't listen any more, and stood up quickly, saying with a bad expression: "Since Mrs. Zhao's family affairs have not been sorted out yet, I will go back first."
After saying that, she hurriedly left. Mrs. Zhao chased after her for two steps and called anxiously: "Mother Gao, Gao..."
Aunt Gao has disappeared.
Mrs. Zhao was so angry that she felt stuffy in her heart. She finally found Mrs. Fu through her connections and planned to get acquainted with her and open up the circle in the capital.
But I didn't expect that it would be ruined by Shen Dingzhu!
"Bastard, who allowed you to bring her in?" Mrs. Zhao angrily scolded Zhao Anyuan.
Shen Dingzhu's eyes were cold: "My cousin doesn't believe that you are the kind of person who would send me to King Xuan's bed, so I asked him to verify it with you in person."
Zhao Anyuan turned to Mrs. Zhao with a stunned look: "Mom, is everything my cousin said true?"
Mrs. Zhao's eyes were sinister, and her hair was covered with pearls, which could not cover the fine lines at the corners of her eyes, which were even more distorted by anger.
"So what if it's true or false? What does this matter have to do with you? From now on, our Zhao family will have nothing to do with this criminal. Remember it clearly!"
Shen Dingzhu laughed: "Okay, I have long wanted to clear up the relationship with Mrs. Zhao, so I ask you to hand over the two villages my mother owned in Shangzhou."
Mrs. Zhao's eyes flashed, and she smiled half-heartedly: "What Zhuangzi? Why don't I remember that your Shen family was confiscated and exiled? What kind of Zhuangzi is there?"
"Mrs. Zhao, there's no need to pretend to be stupid. It was a villa given to me by my grandfather. If you don't remember, then I will write to my grandfather and ask him to comment." Shen Dingzhu said in a strong tone.
Of course, it was a lie to find my grandfather, but it was true to threaten her.
As expected, Mrs. Zhao's expression became even darker.
She directly changed her words and said: "The business of your village has never been good. For so many years, I have been subsidizing myself to keep the business going. Last year, I really couldn't subsidize it, so I cashed it out."
"It's been sold. If you want to find it, just go and find it. Anyway, I don't have it in my hand. If I really want to count, I will have to ask you to get back the money I subsidized before."
Shen Dingzhu calmly stretched out his hand: "It's been cashed out, where is the official certificate of deed? How much silver was cashed out, and where is the deed?"
Mrs. Zhao paused and said angrily: "What do I need to tell you?"
Seeing her look like this, Shen Dingzhu smiled coldly and turned his eyes to Zhao Anyuan, who was distracted.
"Cousin, when you came here, you said that if everything I said was true, you would stand up for me. My aunt used me to pave the way for me to serve King Xuan, and also occupied my mother's only property. You are here Why didn't you speak for me?"
"I..." Zhao Anyuan looked flustered for a moment, then quickly calmed down, "Cousin, if your mother really gave you to King Xuan, I would definitely argue for you to the end, but didn't you not go with King Xuan? Instead, stay with King Xuan. You must have volunteered to be by Prince Ning's side and become his wife."
"Don't be angry with my mother. We are all family members. Why contradict her and make everyone unhappy? You apologize to my mother. Even if this matter is over, I will still recognize you as my cousin."
Shen Dingzhu sneered: "Coward."
They are all sanctimonious people!
Mrs. Zhao's face was gloomy, and her tone was even harsher and colder: "How presumptuous! Anyuan is a Jinshi, and you are allowed to insult me? Come on!"
She gave an order, and two servants of the Zhao family broke in.
"Drag this sinful girl to the courtyard and punish her with ten sticks."
Mrs. Zhao's eyes were filled with cruelty. Shen Dingzhu had to suffer today. She wanted everyone to know that the Zhao family had completely cut off all contact with the Shen family.
