Old Madame remained silent this time. Having spent many years deep within the inner courtyard, she understood the convoluted twists and turns of its politics better than anyone. Her gaze settled on Lord Cen; she wanted to see how the Lord would handle this.
Lord Cen regained his composure and naturally sided with Shen Qingrui. He was the one who loved Shen Qingrui; it was his doing that Shen Yiren had been kidnapped and pushed off a cliff, and his idea to hide the valuables and stage an escape from the wedding.
"Shen Yiren, Luoxue is your maid," he said. "The two of you, mistress and servant, have actually colluded to slander my wife."
Chapter 16