HCB Chapter 340: Incident at the Banquet (5)
Chapter 340: Incident at the Banquet (5)
Tan Daixue's voice was tearful, and her voice was a little broken because of what had just happened.
She had her eyes closed at the moment, so she didn't see the strange expressions on the faces of the ladies present.
Shen Yu covered her lips and smiled, "As a girl, you are really helpless when something like this happens. Madam Tan, Miss Tan, what do you say?"
Mrs. Tan had no idea what Shen Yu wanted to do, so she had to follow her usual practice and said, "Princess, can you untie Xue'er first? Or let everyone rest first, and we can go inside to discuss the follow-up matters?"
No matter who this kind of thing happens to, don't they always cover it up first, then negotiate terms, and then find a random excuse to get over it?
After all, this kind of thing happened at the banquet in Prince Zhuo's mansion. No matter who was right or wrong, she, Shen Yu, as Princess Zhuo, could not escape blame. If this matter was not resolved properly, who would dare to come to the palace for a banquet in the future?
"Sorry, I can't! Everyone has witnessed this matter, so let's make it clear here to avoid any misunderstandings. I don't want to cause any trouble."
Shen Yu refused without even thinking about it, but her action, which was made public, really made everyone uncomfortable. However, since there was something exciting to watch, of course no one wanted to leave. Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief and continued to be a quiet spectator.
"Princess, I don't know how Xue'er has offended you. You have been making things difficult for me since we were at the post station. But now, Xue'er... please don't make things difficult for my mother for the sake of our family. Xue'er doesn't dare to ask for anything, but only asks that you, Princess, show some mercy and allow Xue'er to have a place to stay in the palace in the future..."
Seeing that Shen Yu and her mother didn't mention the ventriloquist just now, Tan Daixue concluded that they mistakenly thought that the man she had had an affair with was Prince Zhuo, and she spoke even more unscrupulously.
"Oh? What did Miss Tan say? Why am I increasingly confused? How does this have anything to do with my prince? Someone, help Miss Xue'er untie her clothes and let her talk to me properly." Shen Yu took the teacup handed over by Guyu, took a sip and said.
It was Guyu who went up and picked up the person. She showed no mercy to her and Tan Daixue groaned in pain.
She recognized this person as Shen Yu's personal maid. She couldn't touch her master, and she didn't even look down on a dog servant. "Can't you be gentler, servant? You hurt me! Be careful that the prince will punish you..."
Everyone listened to her complaining voice as she walked away, and waited excitedly for what would happen next. The princess was just taking her for a walk!
Mrs. Tan was about to say something, but was stopped by Tan Fuyao who was beside her. She shook her head secretly and told her not to mind...
Of course Shen Yu did not miss this scene, and he became more certain about the guess in his heart.
She also thoughtfully ordered the servants to bring in dozens of round stools so that the ladies who were gathered in a circle could sit down and watch. After all, everyone was tired of watching the show, and her success earned her a lot of grateful looks.
Tan Daixue, who had changed her clothes, had a different aura when she reappeared. She took two steps forward and bowed slightly, "I pay my respects to the princess."
Guyu reacted very quickly and kicked her on the back of the knee, "How dare you!"
Tan Daixue turned around and glared at Guyu. If she didn't have more important things to do at the moment, she would have made her pay!
She looked up at Shen Yu and said, "Princess, I wonder how the palace plans to deal with this matter? After all, we..." She originally wanted to ask the prince how to deal with it, but so much time has passed and Prince Zhuo has not shown up, which makes her a little uneasy.
"Yeah... after all, you guys..." Shen Yu also imitated her and didn't finish his words. This half-spoken speech could arouse people's endless reverie...
As a result, Tan Daixue fell for it, "Princess, don't you want to admit it? It was really the prince who took me away... I believe other people saw it too..." Her voice became more and more aggrieved, and she looked at everyone present for help, but unfortunately everyone avoided her.
Shen Yu's eyes were cold, and he said calmly: "Second Miss Tan, just tell me directly, what do you want me to admit?"
Tan Daixue bit her lips tightly, looking like she had something to say but couldn't. She didn't tell Hong'er about it, for fear that she would be exposed for saying something she shouldn't have.
"Excuse me, princess, is my maid Hong'er here?"
"Oh, does her presence or absence have any impact?"
Tan Daixue was furious. This princess was so cunning that she didn't reveal a word. "My princess, the prince took Xue'er away and it was Hong'er who went to ask for help...Princess, did you see anything?"
Shen Yu looked at her with a smile, "Oh? Miss Tan, just tell me directly, what do you want the princess to see? Or... what do you want someone to prove for you?"
How could Tan Daixue not see that this person was deliberately making things difficult for her?
She gritted her teeth and knelt directly, a weak smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and her throat deliberately made a sad sound. "Okay! Since the princess wants Xue'er to speak directly, then please forgive Xue'er for speaking bluntly! The person who took me away was Prince Zhuo, and the person who was with me on the second floor... was also Prince Zhuo. Since I am now the prince's person, and since the matter is settled, Xue'er just wants to go out and ask with dignity, how does the prince plan to deal with me?"
Everyone couldn't help but feel sympathy for her. It turned out that she really thought that the person she had physical contact with was King Zhuo.
Shen Yu saw that she had said everything she needed to say and didn't want to waste any more time, so she nodded and said, "I understand. I'll ask you one last time, Miss Tan, are you sure that the person who was secretly working with you on the second floor was Prince Zhuo Lu Yingxing?"
"Yes!" Tan Daixue's eyes were firm.
"Why are you so sure? You are sure that he looks like the prince himself, right?" Shen Yu asked again.
Tan Daixue hesitated for a moment, but still nodded, "...Yes, and his voice..."
Unfortunately, before she could finish her words, Shen Yu interrupted her, "Voices can be imitated, appearances can be disguised, seeing is not necessarily believing, let alone hearing? This point... shouldn't Second Miss Tan be very clear? After all, the man you brought into the mansion is a famous ventriloquist in the martial arts world. His specialty is that he can imitate anyone's voice to 80% of the same... This concubine wants to ask Second Miss, what do you want to do by letting him blend in with the servants who followed you into the mansion today?"
When Princess Zhuo said this, the whole audience burst into wows. If this was true, the nature of the matter would be completely different. Sympathy for Tan Daixue immediately turned into contempt.
Everyone turned to look at the princess's confidence that everything was under control. Oh, it turned out that the mantis stalked the cicada, but the oriole was behind it...
"Princess Zhuo, are you deliberately humiliating the girl from our Tan family?" Tan Fuyao's face turned pale. She stood in front of her sister with a look of resentment, staring at Shen Yu and questioning.
"elder sister……"
Tan Daixue's mind went blank. How did she get caught doing something so covert? She never expected that the first person to defend her would be this usually high-handed elder sister...
Shen Yu didn't expect that the first clown to jump out would be this little white flower?
"Oh! Miss Tan, are you trying to say that you were also involved in this matter?"