Shen Yu didn't care about how much of a psychological shadow he had left on Prince Yue. He returned to his residence in a good mood. Even meeting Shen Qingran on the way didn't ruin his good mood.
After handing over the matter of Madame Ru to Count North, Shen Yu didn't stay idle. He ordered people to secretly send a lot of evidence to Count North.
Shen Yu knew that with Count North's protection, it would be difficult to completely get rid of Madame Ru with this matter alone. But it didn't matter. His purpose wasn't to get rid of Madame Ru.
Shen Yu ate and drank well every day. After a few days, his complexion was much better than when he had just woken up. Count North took away a group of people who were serving in the courtyard. Not long after, a new group was sent in. Then, high-quality utensils and clothes were continuously sent into the courtyard. No matter what was sent from outside, Shen Yu would accept it all.
The newly sent servants should have been ordered by Count North to serve him wholeheartedly. Just by looking at the current situation, it was somewhat like the treatment a legitimate son of the Count North should have.
The day of entering the palace was getting closer and closer. The palace sent people to serve Shen Yu. The things around him were gradually taken over by the palace servants. These people only did things silently and never pointed fingers at Shen Yu. Shen Yu was happy that Count North's people were excluded, so he tacitly allowed them to stay in the courtyard.
It had to be said that these people were much more useful than the servants of the Count North. Especially every time he saw Count North and others suffer, it made Shen Yu feel more comfortable.
During this period, Prince Yue didn't give up and sent people to secretly send in a few letters. Shen Yu didn't even look at them and directly threw them into the brazier.
In the bright fire, some invisible shackles were burned away. The dark bottom of his eyes reflected the warm orange light, and the corners of his mouth unknowingly hooked up.
"Young master..." The servant pushed the door open and came in. When he saw the handsome figure sitting by the brazier, he didn't know why his heart turned cold.
Shen Yu narrowed his eyes: "What's the matter?"
"The Marquis invites you to the main hall." The manservant lowered his head, not daring to look at the young man sitting upright.
The manservant was specially selected by Count Zhen Bei and sent to Shen Yu's side. Before he came, he was ordered by Count Zhen Bei to take good care of the Young Master and not neglect anything. After he came, he found that the Young Master who didn't have much sense of presence in the mansion was very different from what everyone imagined.
"Let's go." Shen Yu clapped his hands and stood up.
There were not many people in the main hall. After Shen Yu went in, Sir Zhenbei waved his hand to let some of the servants leave. Those who stayed were all trusted by Sir Zhenbei.
Shen Yu raised his eyes and glanced around. He saw Madam Ru, who was standing below Count North, and Shen Qingran, who was confused.
"Father, did you ask me to come here because you already have a result?" Shen Yu asked unhurriedly under the three pairs of eyes.
"You can say that." Count North nodded. He had already found out the truth before today. He delayed until now because he was thinking about how to deal with this matter. Madam Ru was his beloved woman, and Shen Qingran was the son he had high hopes for. He didn't want to leave a stain on the two of them.
"I asked you to come here today because I want Madam Ru to apologize to you. What kind of compensation do you want …"
Shen Yu raised his eyebrows: "Father, you want me to turn this matter into a small one?"
"Madam Ru didn't do it on purpose," Count North sighed, "She was also bewitched by someone. I will give the person who bewitched her to you and let you deal with it. Seeing that she didn't make a big mistake, I will let it go this time. You are going to enter the palace soon. At this time, it's not good for negative news to spread in the mansion. "
"This concubine knows she was wrong. This concubine was possessed for a moment and almost harmed eldest gongzi. This concubine is willing to pray for eldest gongzi every day …" The person that Count North wanted to hand over to Shen Yu to deal with was her most capable maidservant. Madam Ru's heart was filled with hatred, but she didn't dare to show it on her face. She endured it until her teeth almost shattered.
"There's no need to pray for blessings. I'm afraid I can't bear it," Shen Yu had a smile on his face, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, "What if I say I'm not willing to accept this punishment, father?"
"Don't be in a hurry to find an excuse to evade me. You and I both know in our hearts whether or not Madam Ru was bewitched by someone and 'accidentally' committed a mistake. I gave this matter to father because I trusted father. Now it seems that father doesn't seem to be worthy of my trust."
Count North's forehead twitched when he heard this. How come he didn't know when his eldest son became so eloquent and unforgiving?
The ugly expression on Madam Ru's face couldn't be hidden. The alarm bells in her heart kept beating. She had to re-examine the child left behind by the previous wife of Count North.
She had always regarded Shen Yu as a stumbling block for her child to inherit the marquis fu. She had done her best to prevent the marquis fu's only di son from obtaining the position of shizi. This time, when she heard the news that Shen Yu was going to enter the palace, she felt that even the heavens were looking after her. She hadn't even relaxed when the person she placed in Shen Yu's courtyard brought bad news.
Fortunately, there was news later that Shen Yu had handed the matter over to Count North to deal with. Madam Ru secretly laughed at Shen Yu's naivety and turned around to think of an excuse for herself.
As expected, Count North was a person who cared a lot about his face. He didn't want to make a big deal out of the matter and followed her excuse to push all the blame onto someone else.
Everything went smoothly. Shen Yu didn't have any intention to intervene. Although it was painful to lose a confidant maid, she would definitely find an opportunity to take revenge.
She had already lowered her posture. She didn't expect that Shen Yu not only didn't appreciate her kindness, but also didn't have much respect for Count North.
Looking at Shen Yu's smiling eyes, Madam Ru found that she couldn't understand this man who was more than ten years younger than her.
His attitude was casual. Even if Count North was obviously biased towards her, she didn't see even a little bit of anger in his eyes. It was as if he already knew the result. He came here just to go through the motions.
What was Shen Yu's purpose?
At this moment, Madam Ru panicked. She thought that the reason Chen Yu trusted Sir Zhenbei with the drugging was because of his trust and admiration for her father. But now, it seemed that it wasn't like that at all. The reason he handed the matter over was because he didn't care. He didn't care about the matter of the medicine being tampered with. Not to mention Sir Zhenbei, he didn't even care about the entire manor.
"Count North …" Madam Ru couldn't help but take a step back and grab Count North's sleeve. She looked at Shen Yu with fear in her eyes.
Noticing Madam Ru's frightened eyes, Shen Yu pulled the corners of his mouth up.
It was really interesting. He hadn't done anything yet, but he scared himself.
"Look at what you're saying. What happened to all the books you've been reading for so many years? " Count North frowned and patted the back of Madam Ru's hand to comfort her, "Madam Ru is your elder. You can't make up stories."
"Elder?" Shen Yu sneered, "Let's not talk about whether or not I'm making things up. She's just a concubine. I'm afraid she can't bear the title of 'elder'."
In Da Huan, there was a clear distinction between the legitimate wife and the legitimate son. The status of the legitimate wife and the legitimate son was far higher than that of the concubines and the illegitimate son. It was only because Count North's legitimate wife died early and didn't remarry that Madam Ru could monopolize the power in the Lord Protector's Mansion. But the law was there. No matter how much Count North doted on Madam Ru, he couldn't make her the legitimate wife.
Shen Yu's words pierced Madam Ru's sore spot. Because she was only a concubine in the beginning, she couldn't shake off the status of a concubine for the rest of her life. Even the children she gave birth to were born inferior to others. As for Shen Yu, she believed that her own child wasn't inferior to Shen Yu in any way. Just because she was born into a good family, her son would never surpass Shen Yu in this lifetime.
A dim light flashed through her eyes. When she raised her eyes again, Madam Ru was already on the verge of tears: "It's this concubine's fault. Lord Marquis, please don't cause a rift between you and eldest young master because of this concubine. Since eldest young master is certain that this concubine did it, this concubine will admit it. Don't make things difficult for Lord Marquis."
As soon as Madam Ru's words left her mouth, the anger on Count North's face deepened: "You have no respect for your elders. Shen Yu, you're really becoming more and more unruly!"
"You want to kill my elder?" Shen Yu retorted without any trace of politeness, "Or the elder who's harboring the true culprit?"
"Madam Ru really has good means. With just a few words, you're able to make Lord Marquis speak up for you without distinguishing between right and wrong. Is it true that even if you really succeeded, you can still make Lord Marquis let it go so easily?"
"You're not allowed to speak of Mother like that!" Shen Qingran finally digested the information with great difficulty. When he heard Shen Yu's words, he couldn't help but speak up.
"You don't have the right to speak here," Shen Yu coldly glanced at Shen Qingran, "Also, other than the wife of the main house, the concubines can only call her yiniang. Next time, don't call her by the wrong name."
Meeting Shen Yu's cold gaze, Shen Qingran shuddered. He mumbled a few words and didn't dare to speak again.
Shen Yu found a chair and sat down. He unhurriedly arranged his cuffs: "Let's get back to the topic. Lord Marquis doesn't want the news of Lord Marquis inciting his concubines to commit murder to become the topic of discussion before I enter the palace, right?"
Count North finally realized that Shen Yu wasn't someone he could easily manipulate. Unfortunately, in a few days, Shen Yu was going to enter the palace. He didn't want that person to blame him. Not only could he not do anything, but he also had to properly worship him. He could only suppress his anger and ask: "What exactly do you want?"
"It would have been better if father had been so tactful earlier. Why did you have to make things so ugly," Shen Yu pulled down his sleeve, "Since Ru furen is so easily confused and makes mistakes, it will be difficult for her to manage such a large marquis fu. Father should choose someone else."
Count North Marquis didn't remarry, but there were many concubines in the fu. It was just that Ru furen's family had always been the most powerful. Now that Ru furen had fallen, the houyuan of the marquis fu would be very lively.
"Also, even though my mother is no longer here, I still don't want anyone to act in her name. Before father remarries, the marquis fu can only have one furen. That is my mother. Father, do you understand? If father wants a new furen, wait until I enter the palace, I will mention it to His Majesty. "
So ruthless.
Ru furen stumbled. She never thought that this silent di son of the marquis fu would be so powerful. With just a few words, he made her ten years of hard work in the marquis fu go up in smoke. Without the power to manage the household, without the title of Ru furen, what difference was there between her and the other concubines in the marquis fu?
So he was waiting for her here.
Ru furen looked at the man she had loved for half her life, the hope in her eyes almost overflowing.
"What does father think?"
What else could he do? Count North Marquis had no other choice. He avoided Ru furen's gaze: "Father's marriage doesn't need you to worry about it."
This meant that he agreed to Shen Yu's request.
Ru furen's body softened. She blankly raised her head and happened to meet Shen Yu's meaningful gaze. She suddenly felt that today's matter might just be the beginning.
In the imperial study, a man with a jade-like complexion was wearing the imperial robes. He half-supported his head as he listened to the eunuch report the news presented by the spy.
After the head eunuch Meng Chang finished reading the letter, he couldn't help but laugh: "The young master of Count North Marquis's family is quite interesting."
The man softly said, "He is very noisy."
There wasn't the slightest hint of displeasure in his tone. Eunuch Meng understood and said: "When the young master comes, the palace will be much more lively."
The man indifferently responded.
After reading for a while, Eunuch Meng suddenly stopped: "Oh, this …"
The emperor opened his eyes: "What?"
Eunuch Meng hesitated and handed the secret letter in his hand to the man.
The man took it and skimmed through ten lines at a glance. His expression became subtle.
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