readytorunbook Chapter 568: Judgment: Shen Wenting was demoted and exiled
Chapter 568: Judgment: Shen Wenting was demoted and exiled
"Shen Wenting! You forced me to do this! If you had been able to rely on yourself instead of rushing to get close to the people in the Duke's Mansion, I would never have done such a thing! You only care about fame and fortune, not me and Youran. As soon as you heard that Youran was in trouble, you hurriedly distanced yourself from her. In your eyes, no one is more important than your future!" Aunt Zhong shouted at the top of her lungs: "Youran, I am sorry for you. I made you become what you are now."
"You are not my mother!" Shen Youran was unable to accept it for a moment and refused to admit that Zhong Xi was her mother. She did not have such an ugly and lowly mother.
"You Ran..." Aunt Zhong put down her hand that was stretched in the air. She sneered, spat out a mouthful of blood, and fell to the ground.
"What happened? Quick! Call a doctor!" Lord Qu saw her fall to the ground and hurriedly asked someone to call a doctor. Han Junze saw this and went forward to check on her, and found that she had taken poison.
"No need to call a doctor. She took poison and there's no way she can be saved." Han Junze said and stood aside.
Aunt Zhong crawled to Chen Shuhua's feet with all her strength and said, "Madam, I am sorry for you. It was all my selfishness that caused you and your daughter to be separated for so many years. I don't ask for your forgiveness, I just hope you can let Youran go. She is innocent and knows nothing. These mistakes were made by Shen Wenting and me. We are the ones who are sorry for you, so I will return my worthless life to you, and hope you can let Youran go."
"You're joking. She murdered the prince and princess, and set fire to a place that almost burned my daughter to death. I don't have the power to let your daughter go on their behalf." After Chen Shuhua finished speaking, she walked towards Yao Qingnian and the others. Zhong Xi had stolen her child out of a momentary jealousy, and now she was begging for her life, which was also forcing her. There was no way she could forgive her. Besides, what Shen Youran had done was not something she could decide.
"Xier, we have known each other for many years, and you know best what kind of person I am. You Ran has been in the mansion for many years, and I have never treated her badly. And you, you wanted to leave on your own in the first place, and I never forced you to do anything! Why did you do this!" Shen Wenting asked while holding Aunt Zhong on the ground.
"Shen Wenting, I'm tired of living like this for all these years! Now that it's like this, I can finally be relieved. It was us who let Chen Shuhua down. Now that we have paid back what we owe, I can rest assured." After saying this, Aunt Zhong took her last breath.
"Xier!" Shen Wenting hugged her and cried bitterly.
Shen Youran stood aside for a long time, unable to recover.
The cases were tried one by one for many days, and finally they were almost finished. On the day the case was announced, Yao Qingnian and Chen Nianran smiled at each other and stayed by Chen Shuhua's side. Their life experiences were finally clarified, and from then on, they could stand in front of people with confidence.
Shen Wenting had no right to deny the things he had done in the face of witnesses and physical evidence. After the case was over, Lord Qu and the Chief Censor reported the results of the trial to the emperor. When the emperor learned about it, he was furious and directly demoted Shen Wenting to a commoner and exiled him thousands of miles away, never to allow him to serve as an official in the court again.
As for Shen Youran, she murdered the prince and princess, and had many lives on her hands. Her crimes were unforgivable, and she was sentenced to be beheaded in the autumn. She was unwilling to accept this, and spent the whole day in prison cursing and swearing at Yao Qingnian, thinking that it was all because of her that she became like this.
The more than ten years of glory of the Shen family in the capital came to an end. All the property of the Shen family was confiscated, and Yan Huan and the old lady were driven out of the Shen family. Yan Huan still had the support of her natal family, so she did not end up on the streets. But the old lady was miserable. She was old, her son was exiled, her granddaughter was arrested, and people left the Shangshu Mansion. She had nowhere to go, so she ran to the Duke's Mansion to ask Chen Jinghong and others for help. For the sake of the former grandfather and grandson relationship, Chen Jinghong had no choice but to find a place to settle the old lady. She was suddenly transformed from an old lady into a woman who was worse than ordinary people. The old lady regretted that if she had asked her son to treat Chen Shuhua well, perhaps such a thing would not have happened. But there is no medicine for regret in the world, and she could not change anything even if she regretted.
The matter was clear now. Yao Qingnian decided that after spending the New Year with Chen Shuhua and the others, she would go back to Anding County. She found Lu Huaijin, who said that he had sent a message back to Lu Mingchuan and the others, telling them that they would go back after the New Year. Yao Qingnian prepared a lot of New Year's goods and asked Lu Huaijin to send someone to deliver them back.
It wasn't long before the Chinese New Year, and everyone in the Duke's Mansion was busy preparing New Year's goods. At this time, Zheng Cheng came over and found Chen Shuhua alone. The two sat down in the yard. Now that everything had been settled, it was time for their affairs to have a result.
"Shuhua, I'm going to marry Miss Cao." After hesitating for a long time, Zheng Cheng finally spoke.
"That's a good thing, congratulations! The girl is so much younger than you, so you should take good care of her." Chen Shuhua smiled frankly. She was a little confused about her feelings towards Zheng Cheng before. After the divorce, she saw how good Zheng Cheng was to her. She had also fantasized about the scene of the two of them being together, but after spending some time together, she found that they were not suitable. If it weren't for Shen Wenting, the two might have been together to the end, but there are not so many ifs. Once missed, it's missed.
"Of course... Shuhua, there is actually a knot in my heart that I can't untie. I want to take this opportunity today to ask you."
"Okay, you ask."
"If Shen Wenting hadn't been around, would you have been with me?" Zheng Cheng hesitated but still asked. They had missed each other back then, and he had waited for so many years until she divorced him. He thought he finally had a chance, but in the end, it was all in vain. However, it didn't matter anymore. Now he had decided to start over, right? He asked this question just to give himself an explanation for waiting for so many years.
"Zheng Cheng, this matter has passed, and we must all look forward to it in the future. Now that you are going to get married, let the past be the past. Don't say such things again. It will easily cause misunderstandings to the bride. Since you have decided to marry her, treat her well with all your heart." Chen Shuhua did not answer his question directly, but her words made it very clear.
"Okay, I understand!" Zheng Cheng has spent more than ten years proving his love for Chen Shuhua. Now, it's time to let go.
After looking at Chen Shuhua frankly, he made up his mind and told everyone that he was going to marry Cao Fangyi. The Duke was very pleased. After so many years, he finally let it go. Zheng Cheng had no parents, and the old Duke Chen was like his parents, so the marriage was arranged by everyone in the Duke's Mansion.