Sure enough, Lin’s true colors were finally revealed.

Shen Mi stood there, with a cold look in her eyes, and turned to look at Lin.

"What did mother say? Asking me to prove my innocence doesn't that mean you doubt me?"

"I have only been back in Yanjing for less than three months. I have no contact with Master Zhang. How could I have a private meeting with him in Wen Mansion?"

"On the contrary, you brought people there even when I was not here, acting like you were catching an adulterer."

"I heard that the fourth young lady of the Wen family was shouting outside before she even entered the room, saying that Master Zhang and I were having an affair inside."

"I would like to ask, has anyone seen it with their own eyes?"

Lin's face froze. Looking at Shen Mi at this moment, she realized that she was indeed a little different from the day before.

She forced a smile: "Mi'er, that's not what mother meant."

"Now, if we want to silence the public, we can only use this method."

Lin knew that if Shen Mi drank the love wine and did not harmonize her yin and yang with someone within two quarters of an hour or take the antidote, she would bleed from all seven orifices.

But even if Shen Mi understood medical knowledge, it would be impossible for him to carry the antidote with him at all times.

It takes half an hour to travel from Ningyuan Marquis' Mansion to Pingyang Marquis' Mansion, so she was sure that Shen Mi had no way to get the antidote to detoxify.

Unless, she really is in harmony with others' yin and yang.

Shen Mi stood in the hall, his eyes sweeping across the faces of this group of people.

Her grandmother hates her, her father doesn't like her, her stepmother pretends to be kind and wants to harm her, and she has a sister who always wants to step on her.

She really found it ridiculous that she had been burdened with so many insults for so many years.

Before her grandfather died, he asked her to protect the Shen family.

When she was born, the Shen family ancestral hall was in flames.

A huge fire burned the entire Shen family ancestral hall, including the tablets of the Shen family ancestors.

The grandmother then said that she was a disaster sent from heaven who would kill the Shen family, and sent her to Yishui when she was less than a month old.

Mother Jiang felt sorry for her daughter and followed her to live in Yishui. However, after a few years, she died tragically on the way back to the Shen Mansion.

The Shen family even believed that she was unlucky for her mother and were unwilling to take her back to the Shen Mansion.

When he was nine years old, Jiang Xuan fought against the enemy, made great military achievements, and was awarded the title of Grand Marshal and General of Cavalry.

The first thing he did after returning to Yanjing was to discuss with Marquis Pingyang about bringing her back to Yanjing City.

But less than a month after Shen Mi returned to Yanjing City, his grandfather died mysteriously.

She remembered that night clearly.

She went to deliver something to her grandfather, and a man in black in the room stuffed a bloody dagger into her hand, turned around and disappeared into the night.

Before she could react, Lin came over with Madam Shen. When they saw the dagger in her hand, they determined that she was the one who killed the old marquis.

That night, no matter how she explained, no one in the Shen family believed her except her sister Shen Li.

Later, government officials came but were unable to find the assassin's whereabouts.

That night, Madam Shen ordered her to beat her until she was bloody and screaming in pain. She was sent back to the countryside the next day.

Shen Mi still remembers that before his grandfather died, he grabbed her hand with blood on his hands and said to her with a weak breath: "Girl, live well. Grandpa can't grow up with you. When you grow up, protect the Shen family well."

After seven years, she returned to Yanjing City again, and now the situation is like this.

"Grandmother, father, my second sister is just feeling guilty. If she hadn't had an affair with Master Zhang, why would she be unwilling to prove her innocence?"

Old Madam Shen's face was livid. She sat on a chair and gave instructions to the maids and nannies beside her.

"Go ahead and take the second girl back to her boudoir and examine her body. If she is truly innocent, I, as her grandmother, will personally apologize to her."

As soon as the voice fell, several maids and nannies came over and tried to pull Shen Mi into the room.

When Shen Mi saw someone coming, she suddenly stretched out her hand and pushed the nanny away fiercely.

"Get out of here, I won't check!"

"How dare you!" Old Madam Shen was furious and smashed the cane in her hand to the ground.

"This is outrageous! If you are truly innocent, why would you not want to have a physical examination?"

"What are you guys standing there for? Take the second girl back to her room."

Several maids walked over again, held Shen Mi down roughly, and prepared to drag her back to the room.

They were numerous and strong, and no matter how hard Shen Mi struggled, she couldn't get free.

Marquis Pingyang's face darkened and he wanted to stop it, but since Old Madam Shen gave the order, he had no choice.

At this moment, Shen Shu, who was curled up in Lin's arms, said proudly: "Second sister, in our Shen family, if you have an affair with someone before you get married, you will be thrown into a pig cage."

"Since my sister is resisting like this, I'm afraid she is no longer innocent."

"I really can't believe that my sister is so shameless as to have an affair with someone else."

"Shu'er, say less." Lin on the side deliberately scolded.

Several maids roughly grabbed Shen Mi's dress and dragged her out. Before she had taken two steps, a gentle female voice appeared in everyone's ears.

"What are you doing?"

"Let go of Mi'er."

Everyone in the hall looked up and saw a girl in pink coming in from the maid's room.

The girl has lively eyes, delicate features, fair skin, but her lips are a little pale.

This person was none other than Shen Mi's sister Shen Li.

Shen Li walked over, grabbed the nanny fiercely, and pushed her away.

"What do you want to do?"

Only then did the maids let go.

Shen Li lowered her eyes and looked at Shen Mi, who had a determined look at the moment, and said gently, "Mi'er, don't be afraid, I'm here."

Shen Mi's eyes were a little red. She looked up at Shen Li, who was holding her wrist and walking into the inner hall.

"Li'er, didn't you go to bed? Why are you getting up again?"

"Let go of your sister's hand." Shen Yuan, who was sitting at his seat, sighed when he saw Shen Li coming.

Shen Li grabbed Shen Mi's wrist and walked in front of Old Madam Shen and Shen Yuan.

She had fallen asleep when Yun Lan ran to her yard and said that Shen Mi was being bullied. She closed her clothes and hurried to the front hall.

She said calmly: "Father, grandmother, mother, Li'er wants to ask one thing today, why did my sister not go to the attic, but forced the matter on her?"

"Ordinary people would avoid such things, but why do we, the Shen family, always take the blame on our own people?"

"Mi'er came back early and has been learning embroidery in my yard. She didn't go to the attic?"

"Now, you are still clamoring to examine her body. If this matter gets out, what will others say?"

"Even if Mi'er is innocent, people will just follow the crowd and say that white is black. What will people in Yanjing City say about our Shen family?"

"Mi'er is not feeling guilty, but is just considering the Shen family's reputation."

"If this ridiculous farce gets out, our entire Shen family will become the laughing stock of Yanjing City."

Old Madam Shen frowned and looked at Shen Mi's face, as if she could see her guilty conscience.

Shen Mi took a deep breath and looked at the people in front of him calmly.

"Grandma, father, you have said that I was a disaster since I was a child."

"You are right. I, Shen Mi, encounter a disaster every year."

"As far as I can remember, since I was five years old, I have encountered inexplicable dangers every year in Yishui."

"I fell into the water for no reason, nearly died in a fire, was kidnapped, got a strange disease for no apparent reason, and I escaped death almost every year. Disasters happened one after another."

"It's a pity that for so many years, my uncle and sister have been protecting me in secret."

"My uncle was far away in the frontier, but he was able to arrange for someone to protect me. He also arranged for someone to apply the toad sand on my daughter's wrist."

"If father and grandmother don't believe it, you can ask someone to go to the countryside and ask Yunniang if this is true."

She lifted up her light purple gauze sleeves, revealing a red dot on her fair and tender wrist, which was very conspicuous under the candlelight.

"My chastity seal is still there."

Old Lady Shen and Marquis Pingyuan looked at him with narrowed eyes, and then their expressions relaxed.

Shen Mi put down her sleeves to cover her wrists, then turned to look at Shen Shu, who looked weak and frail.

She said in a cold voice: "If grandma and father want to ask Mammy to examine my body, it's not impossible."

"My daughter has a request."

Pingyang Hou said, "What is your request? Why don't you tell me, Mi'er?"

Shen Mi sneered and said, "If Third Sister dares to ask Mammy to examine her body today, I will dare!"

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