Shen Zhi'ang confessed everything, start to finish.
Old Madame, seizing upon several points of suspicion, asked, "Was that note written for you by Qingrui?"
"I asked my eldest sister to write it. It has nothing to do with her. I just couldn't stand Shen Yiren bullying my eldest sister, bullying Mother, and being disrespectful to you, Grandmother. She treats a little beggar better than she treats me, her own brother! She even took back the items from Wenbao Study that she gave me two years ago—just to give them to that little beggar!"
Chapter 38