Shen Junming forced a smile and said, "That's not what I mean. I just want to ask what exactly Your Majesty wants to search for? So that we can cooperate."
"Are you saying that the soldiers under my command can't even find what they're looking for?" General Yu exuded a powerful aura and asked Shen Junming in a somewhat threatening tone.
When had Shen Junming ever seen such a scene? His legs immediately went weak, and he directly knelt down in front of General Yu's horse.
Behind General Yu, Shen Li rode her horse slowly forward and also came in front of Shen Junming. She said mockingly in a very playful tone, "Oh, Uncle! Are you giving me such a grand salute just because you saw me coming? I'm really not worthy of it."
Because Shen Junming was so frightened that he slumped to the ground, he didn't see clearly who was coming at all.
But Shen Miao and Mrs. Shen standing at the door actually recognized that the owner of that voice was Shen Li.
Shen Miao was extremely angry. She left her mother's side, walked directly in front of Shen Li, helped her father up, and glared at Shen Li hatefully, questioning, "Sister, what do you mean by this? Do you really want to force our Second Branch of the Shen Family to death? I know you've always hated me. Now that I'm already the fiancée of the Fourth Prince, you hate me even more. But this has nothing to do with my father and mother. If you have any grudges, just come at me directly. Don't take your anger out on my father and mother."
As Shen Miao spoke, her eyes turned red. Her pitiful appearance really made people want to hold her in their arms and comfort her.
Although the place was already surrounded by the Imperial Guards, there were still many curious passers - by who wanted to know what was going on here, so there were quite a few people standing in the distance watching.
Not knowing exactly what was happening, the on - looking crowd naturally sided with Shen Miao and pointed fingers at Shen Li on the horse.
Shen Li glanced at Shen Miao lightly and said, "I don't think I have the time to play these little tricks with you..."
After saying that, Shen Li took out the silk cloth that His Majesty had given her before, showed it to everyone in a circle, and shouted loudly, "His Majesty has an imperial edict!"
Hearing this, everyone immediately knelt down in the direction of Shen Li!
"Shen Junming of the Shen Family colluded with salt merchants, bribed court officials, and formed cliques for selfish ends! He only cared about his own interests and sold private salt! Therefore, the Second Branch of the Shen Family is hereby imprisoned in the imperial prison and will be tried on a later date!"
Just then, a soldier indeed found a ledger in Shen Junming's study, which recorded the transactions with the salt merchants.
"It seems that now we have all the evidence," Shen Li said.
After saying that, Shen Li put the silk cloth back on her body. Once His Majesty's imperial edict was announced, everyone immediately fell silent. After all, colluding with salt merchants was despised by everyone.
Since salt was needed by every family, it was precisely because of the decrease in salt production that the price of salt had increased, and everyone's interests had been encroached upon!
Watching Shen Miao being escorted away by the Imperial Guards, Shen Li said softly, "Does my dear sister think that I have the ability to frame you on behalf of His Majesty today? I hope my sister can take back those words. I really can't bear such a reputation. If some sinister villain were to impeach me in front of His Majesty, I'm afraid my head would be separated from my body! Please spare me, sister."
Suddenly, the crowd's attitude changed. Originally, they thought that the younger sister was the vulnerable one, but in just a few words, Shen Li had portrayed Shen Miao as a sinister woman who only knew how to act weak to gain others' sympathy.
...
Although Shen Yuhang didn't witness what happened to the Shen Family with his own eyes, he had already heard about it from others.
When he first heard the news, his whole body couldn't help but tremble slightly. He struggled in his mind for a long time.
After a long while...
Shen Yuhang called Shen Simin over and gave her the jade pendant that he had always carried with him. He said, "You give this to Miss Shen."
Simin took her brother's jade pendant and asked curiously, "Brother, this is your personal jade pendant. Why do you want to give it to Miss Shen?"
"You don't need to know about this. Just give this jade pendant to her. She will understand. And she will tell you what to do."
Shen Simin nodded and walked towards the Night Secluded Division with the jade pendant in her hand.
The fact that Shen Li lived in the Night Secluded Division was already well - known, so Shen Simin went directly there after she left.
Having long heard the rumors about the Night Secluded Division, Shen Simin lingered at the door for a long time and didn't dare to go in. But thinking about her brother's instructions, she finally took a deep breath, summoned up her courage, and gently knocked on the door of the Night Secluded Division.
"Hello... I... I'm looking for..." Shen Simin suddenly became stuttering and couldn't speak when she saw the teenage boy in front of her.
The boy looked at Shen Simin warily and asked, "Who are you looking for?"
Shen Simin frowned, and her little face was all scrunched up. She took out the jade pendant from her purse and stuffed it directly into the boy's hand. "Hello, I'm looking for Miss Shen. Please give this jade pendant to Miss Shen!"
After saying that, Shen Simin's little face turned bright red.
The boy looked at Shen Simin suspiciously and said coldly, "Wait here first."
After saying that, the boy hopped away to find Shen Li, secretly wondering in his heart, "Why are there so many people looking for the young lady recently?"
When the jade pendant was handed to Shen Li, she recognized at a glance that this jade pendant belonged to Shen Yuhang, and immediately understood what it meant.
Shen Li took the jade pendant and walked towards the door. When she opened the door, she indeed found Shen Simin standing timidly at the door.
"Come in," Shen Li waved to Shen Simin outside the door.
Shen Simin blushed and took small steps, always closely following behind Shen Li. She walked very carefully and didn't dare to look around randomly.
After entering the room, Shen Li waved the jade pendant in her hand and asked knowingly, "This thing was given to you by your brother?"
Shen Simin nodded.
Looking at the jade pendant in her hand, the smile in Shen Li's eyes deepened. "Okay, then you go back and tell your brother that I'll keep this jade pendant for now. When the time is right, I'll return it to him. If anything happens, you just agree to it. Maybe this can protect you. I hope you remember this!"
Shen Simin nodded with a confused look in her eyes and firmly remembered all the words that Shen Li had said.