After the two of them finished speaking, several others started to talk about what had happened on Jiangyang Street that day. Between the lines, it was clear that on that day, Shizhu had indeed carried away three pots of flowers, and both Second Miss Shen and Eldest Miss Shen had been present.
As a result, the lie that Shen Miao had just told, claiming that she knew nothing about it, was exposed!
And Mu Ruchu's explanation did seem reasonable!
Shen Miao's face turned ugly. She never expected that so many people would still remember what had happened that day. It was all because today's commotion had been too great, and this place was too close to Jiangyang Street.
Mrs. Shen didn't think that the appearance of those people just now was an accident. She was afraid that all this had been pre - arranged by Shen Li.
To prevent further trouble, she couldn't delay any longer. She had to convict Shen Li and make sure there was no chance for her to turn things around.
"Even if this young master made an agreement with Li'er because of those three peony flowers, the fact that you were seen behaving inappropriately by Nanny Zheng cannot be denied."
Mu Ruchu glanced at Mrs. Shen and then turned his gaze to Nanny Zheng. "Just now, Nanny, you said that as soon as you entered the door, you saw me and Eldest Miss Shen pulling at each other. After seeing you push the door open, we fled to the back yard. Is that right?"
Nanny Zheng nodded. "That's exactly what I saw!"
"Good! Since Nanny has said so, I'd like to invite two witnesses to prove my innocence!" After Mu Ruchu said that, he turned to Shizhu, who had been standing beside him. "Go to the back yard and invite the two gentlemen over!"
Shizhu immediately ran towards the back yard happily after hearing this.
Although Shen Li didn't know what Mu Ruchu was up to, judging from his words and actions just now, he probably meant her no harm.
"Hahaha! Mr. Mu! You should have let us come out earlier!"
At this moment, a hearty laugh suddenly came from the back yard.
The two people who came were a middle - aged man in a cyan robe. He was tall and thin. The other one had dark skin, was burly in build, and was also in his forties. It was he who had just spoken.
Hearing this, Mu Ruchu apologized to the two of them. "Sorry to trouble you, sirs!"
The man in the cyan robe waved his hand. "Mr. Mu, you're too polite! It's just that today, Lord Ye and I happened to be here, so we can testify for you. Otherwise, today's matter might have become a wrongful case!"
The people around were very curious about the identities of these two. Hearing Mu Ruchu call them "sirs" just now, could they be court officials?
While others didn't know the identities of these two, Shen Li did. In her previous life, she had used the Night Shadow Division to help Xiao Hanzhi win over court officials, so she was very familiar with all the court officials.
The burly man who had spoken first was Lord Ye, the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel, who held a third - rank official position.
The man in the cyan robe was Lord Dong, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. He was in charge of the Supreme Court and examined wrongful cases. He also held a third - rank official position.
Mrs. Shen and Shen Miao didn't know the identities of these two, nor did they know what Mu Ruchu was planning. They couldn't help but feel uneasy.
Lord Ye was obviously a straightforward person. He stepped forward and said, "Just now, this young master Mu has been playing chess with us in the back yard. He never left for a moment!"
Nanny Zheng looked at Lord Ye's dark face. Although she was afraid of his intimidating aura, she still said, "You said you were together, but who knows if you're lying!"
"You, this servant! I'm a court official of high rank. Why would I lie!"
As soon as he said this, those who didn't know were shocked, especially the common people outside.
Although there were many officials in the capital, they were just ordinary people after all, and they were very excited to see an official.
Mrs. Shen's face changed. After hesitating for a while, she stepped forward and bowed. "My husband also serves in the court. I wonder what rank your official position is? Maybe he's acquainted with my husband!"
Lord Ye just snorted at Mrs. Shen's attempt to strike up a conversation and turned his head away, ignoring her.
Seeing Mrs. Shen's face turn ugly immediately, Lord Dong said, "Although we are also court officials, we're not acquainted with Lord Shen."
Mrs. Shen looked a bit calmer. She knew that Shen Junming was currently a fourth - rank official, the Commissioner of the Provincial Administration Commission. Usually, he associated with important court officials and royal relatives. Since these two said they weren't acquainted with her husband, it seemed that their official ranks were lower than Shen Junming's. So there was no need to worry too much.
Shen Li could tell what Mrs. Shen was thinking just by looking at her face. She snorted coldly in her heart. Mrs. Shen was wrong. Today's matter couldn't be resolved peacefully.
Didn't Mrs. Shen always want to ruin her reputation and make a big deal out of things? Well, today she would fulfill Mrs. Shen's wish!
"Just now, this gentleman said that he had been staying with Young Master Mu all the time and didn't see him leave. I think with the status of the two gentlemen, they wouldn't lie!"
"But Nanny Zheng just insisted that it was Young Master Mu who was pulling at me and then fled in a hurry! This... You two sides have different versions of the story! It seems that one side must be lying!"
"Nanny Zheng, what do you think about this?" Shen Li suddenly turned to Nanny Zheng.
Nanny Zheng wasn't prepared for Shen Li's question. She looked at Mrs. Shen nervously. "This... this... Madam... this!"
Mrs. Shen glared at her. Although she understood Nanny Zheng's predicament, she had to avoid suspicion now. "The eldest miss is asking you a question! Just tell what you saw!"
Nanny Zheng took a deep breath and was just about to speak when she was interrupted.
Lord Dong said, "This matter is simple. Since both sides saw Young Master Mu at the same time, let's talk about the situation when we saw him."
"This nanny came first, so you start!"
Before Nanny Zheng could react, Lord Dong threw another difficult question at her.
Nanny Zheng looked at Mrs. Shen for help. Seeing that she ignored her, she could only stammer, "At that time, I saw him holding our eldest miss's hand... and then... then..."
"I'd like to ask Nanny Zheng, where were Young Master Mu and I standing? In what posture were we standing? And how did you see us at that time?"
Shen Li's three consecutive questions directly stunned Nanny Zheng.
She had thought that the task Mrs. Shen had assigned her was easy, and she had hoped to gain some favor in front of Mrs. Shen. That was why she had taken it. She never expected that it would become such a trouble now.
"At... that time, you were standing right there!" Nanny Zheng casually pointed to a position in the yard. "The eldest miss was... in his arms. She had her back to me at that time. I... was standing outside the door and saw it."
"Oh, Nanny was standing outside the door. Was the door open or closed?"
Without thinking, Nanny Zheng blurted out, "It was naturally open!"