Wu Qihuan straightened her back again, kowtowed to the ground, and knelt there without getting up. It seemed that if Emperor Dongling didn't scold Shen Li, she was determined to kneel there forever.
General Huaihua, Wu Moshang, also kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty, please uphold justice for my daughter!"
"General Wu, since Miss Shen has testified against your daughter in this matter, what do you expect me to do, General Wu? Justice lies in the hearts of the people. If you want justice, go and ask your daughter!"
"Your Majesty!" Hearing this, Wu Moshang's face turned ugly, but he still argued bravely, "In this matter, relying solely on one person's words may not be sufficient as evidence! Moreover... moreover..."
Wu Moshang quickly thought of a countermeasure in his mind. Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind and he said, "Moreover, it's inevitable that there will be frictions and conflicts when young ladies get along. I think that during the process of my daughter's interaction with Miss Shen, something unpleasant may have happened, which led Miss Shen to misunderstand my daughter."
"That's why Miss Shen mistakenly thought it was my daughter who whipped Miss He's horse today!"
"Furthermore, Miss Shen is just an unmarried young lady. It's possible that she has other motives. She might be trying to take advantage of Miss He's fall from the horse today to eliminate some potential rivals in her future."
Hearing this, Shen Li couldn't help sneering in her heart: This old scoundrel, Wu Moshang, is so despicable to use such filthy words to evaluate an unmarried young lady, and the one he's slandering is herself! She must teach Wu Moshang and Wu Qihuan a good lesson today!
The smile on Shen Li's face remained unchanged. She just stood there looking at Wu Moshang and said, "General Wu, you're wrong! You said that there were some disharmonies during my interaction with Miss Wu, but you're mistaken!"
"As of today, I've only met Miss Wu twice. Once was yesterday, and the other time is today. Besides, I've never seen Miss Wu before! Of course, among the official ladies in the capital, only a few have seen Miss Wu before. After all, Miss Wu has been away from the capital for a long time. Oh, I remember Miss Wu returned to the capital about a month ago, right?"
Shen Li wasn't wrong. Wu Qihuan did return to the capital about a month ago. Before that, she had been staying in Wu Moshang's hometown with her biological mother, Mrs. Wu, to serve Wu Moshang's parents.
Wu Moshang, on the other hand, had been living in the capital with his concubine and their two sons. That's why outsiders never knew that Wu Moshang actually had a first wife and a daughter in his hometown.
Of course, this was the past that Wu Qihuan, as an arrogant person, was most reluctant to be mentioned. In her previous life, when Shen Li fought with her, she always mentioned this matter, and every time Wu Qihuan would lose her composure in anger.
Sure enough, being exposed in front of so many people about the past she didn't want to be mentioned, Wu Qihuan "jumped" up from the ground and shouted at Shen Li angrily, "Shut up!"
Hearing this, Shen Li showed a "wronged" look and said, "Miss Wu, why are you so angry? Did I say something wrong?"
"You..." Wu Qihuan wanted to say something else, but when she noticed that everyone around was looking at her with disapproving looks, she immediately reacted, knelt down and said to Emperor Dongling, "Your Majesty, I was out of line. Please forgive me!"
Emperor Dongling ignored her and just said to Wu Moshang, "General Wu, you should teach your children well!"
"Yes, I will follow Your Majesty's teachings!"
"Your Majesty, please forgive my audacity, but I have something to say!" Shen Li suddenly bowed to Emperor Dongling.
"Oh, what do you want to say? Just say it!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" After bowing to Emperor Dongling, Shen Li turned to Wu Moshang and said, "Just now, General Wu said that I had my own selfish motives and wanted to deliberately frame Miss Wu. May I ask if General Wu has any evidence?"
The corner of Wu Moshang's mouth twitched slightly. He looked at Shen Li, shook his head and said, "Miss Shen, don't misunderstand. What I said just now was just the angry words of a father trying to protect his daughter. Please don't take it to heart."
"In that case, what General Wu said just now was just your speculation?" Shen Li ignored Wu Moshang's words asking her not to care and said directly, "Without any evidence, General Wu just used such filthy words to describe a young unmarried girl based on your own speculation!"
"General, your behavior is really inappropriate, isn't it?"
Hearing this, the smile on Wu Moshang's face deepened, but his eyes were filled with dissatisfaction as he looked at Shen Li. "What I said just now was indeed inappropriate without evidence!"
Again, Shen Li ignored Wu Moshang's words and turned to Emperor Dongling and said, "Your Majesty! As the saying goes, 'Spare the rod, spoil the child'. Since General Wu himself behaves and speaks like this, it's understandable if Miss Wu has some inappropriate behaviors!"
"You..." Wu Moshang glared at Shen Li angrily and almost blurted out to teach her a lesson, but he immediately reacted and changed his expression. With a faint smile on his face, he said, "Miss Shen is really eloquent. I'm too noble to argue with you young people. But please pay attention to your words and deeds, Miss Shen!"
"I'm a third-rank official of the court. If you insult a court official like this, have you ever thought about the consequences?"
Then, Wu Moshang straightened his sleeves and said to Emperor Dongling, "Your Majesty, I've been insulted by a young person. It's really a loss of face. Please uphold justice for me in this matter today!"
Hearing this, Emperor Dongling's eyes flickered slightly. "General Wu, today, although Miss Shen's words are inappropriate, as an elder, don't argue with this young person."
"Your Majesty!" Wu Moshang wanted to say something else, but was directly interrupted by Emperor Dongling. "That's enough! Let this matter go. Don't mention it again in the future!"
"Yes!" Wu Moshang could only endure silently, but his anger was hard to calm down. When he looked at Shen Li, a strong killing intent flashed in his eyes.
"Your Majesty, I don't agree with what Miss Shen said just now that my daughter deliberately hurt Miss He's horse."
"Oh? General Wu, do you still have objections? You might as well say it. Since I've said that I will investigate this matter clearly, I won't miss anyone's opinion."
"Yes, Your Majesty! What I doubt is this witness, Miss Shen. Since Miss Shen said that she saw the whole process, why is it that among so many of us here, only Miss Shen saw it?"
"If Miss Shen is the only witness, then the authenticity of what she said is really questionable, isn't it?"