Chapter 112 Glass Beads
  Even though the Queen Mother has lived in the palace for a long time, this mid-year banquet is special and the Prince is hosting it, so the Queen Mother is naturally paying attention to it.
  All the matters at the mid-year banquet were clear to the Queen Mother.
  Especially Shen Zhuoxi stole the show at the banquet and crushed Shen Xinyu.
  The Queen Mother was really surprised. She didn't expect Shen Zhuoxi to have such ability.
  Shen Zhuoxi bowed humbly and said: "Back to the Queen Mother, I am busy working with axes, and it is not enough to mention it."
  "You are just a master, what will the others do?" The Queen Mother was very pleased and said with a smile: "She is indeed Xiaoqing's daughter. Xiaoqing wrote a poem in seven steps at the age of six. At the age of ten, she has surpassed all the rich ladies in Shengdu."
  "You have inherited her bloodline. Naturally, your literary talent is not a big deal. Let others in Shengdu see that we, Zhuo Xi, are not worthless as rumored."
  With that said, he called the nanny beside him: "Go to the warehouse and get the set of pens, ink, paper and inkstones."
  Shen Zhuoxi waited respectfully.
  Mammy moved quickly and took out pen, ink, paper and inkstone. The Queen Mother pointed at it and said: "Your mother's relics. Although her hobbies are different from those of most famous ladies, her literary talent is still there."
  "The four treasures from Huizhou are also the best Hui ink. They have not been produced for many years. They came as tribute. The Ai family gave it to Xiaoqing as an encouragement. She is gone. As her daughter, it is not in vain for you to continue to use it. My thoughts are with my family.”
  "Thank you, the Queen Mother." Shen Zhuoxi did not refuse, stepped forward to take it from Aunt Guirong, and saluted, "I will definitely live up to the Queen Mother's expectations."
  "Yes." The Queen Mother nodded, then raised her eyebrows and said, "The Ai family heard that there was a scandal at the Mid-year banquet?"
  Shen Zhuoxi felt a little strange. Prince Jingye should come and tell the Queen Mother in person about the mid-year banquet. Why did the Queen Mother suddenly ask them?
  The Queen Mother seemed to sense her doubts and snorted coldly: "The prince went to the emperor to confess his crime after the mid-year banquet, and was punished by being grounded for three days. So far, the Ai family has not seen anyone else."
  "After returning to my mother, the matters at the mid-year banquet are not under the control of the prince. In fact, it is the concubine of the Shen family and the people of the Wu family who are so bold." Jing Muling took the words and said.
  "The Ai family said the same thing, but the emperor is still angry that the prince failed to deal with it in advance and allowed the scandal to spread." After the queen mother finished speaking, she looked at Shen Zhuoxi and said: "One of the protagonists is a member of your family. How can you explain?"
  Shen Zhuoxi still lowered his head and said in a moderate voice, "I thought it was the third sister who was acting loose, wasting Grand Master Gu's instructions, and disrupting the mid-year banquet."
  The Queen Mother did not answer, but looked at her deeply and said, "The Ai family went to find out more about it, why did you get involved?"
  Shen Zhuoxi knew that it was not easy for the Queen Mother to ask this question, so she said calmly: "Back to the Queen Mother, I don't have any daughters. It was my third sister who set me up."
  "Then, what the Shen family's concubine said, that you tapped her acupuncture points, is also a lie?" The Queen Mother put away her expression and added a bit of severity to her words.
  Shen Zhuoxi felt something was wrong and quickly said: "My daughter has never framed her."
  "Humph, you guys." After the Queen Mother finished speaking, she glanced at Aunt Guirong: "Looking at the Ai family, they are old. Can't you understand?"
  Aunt Guirong understood and kicked out all the irrelevant maids and eunuchs, then took something and handed it to Shen Zhuoxi.
  "Look, do you recognize this little bead?" the Queen Mother asked again.
  Shen Zhuoxi held the small bead in his hand, and a layer of cold sweat suddenly broke out on his back.
  That little bead is on her bead flower!
  The clothes and jewelry that Yu Mu gave her over the wall on the eve of the Mid-year banquet. The jade was hazy lavender and matched the clothes. She wore the same set of jade headsets all over the wall.
  Seeing that she didn't say anything, the Queen Mother continued: "After the Ai family learned about the scandal at the Mid-year Banquet, they immediately asked people to check carefully near the house where the incident occurred. They found this under the fallen leaves not far from the back window."
  "People at Zhuangzi said that the prince rarely goes to Zhuangzi. The courtyard is remote and no one goes there on weekdays. Except for the eve of the Mid-year banquet, someone is sent to clean it and prepare it for guests to rest."
  "And these beads are lavender glazed jade, which is extremely rare. The Ai family remembers that the Rongqing clan brought a set to the palace. When King Yu returned from his victory, the emperor rewarded you with this set of lavender glazed jade."
  "On the day of the Mid-year Banquet, this mask appeared on Zhuo Xi. Can either of you explain to the Ai family why Zhu Zhu was behind that house? What happened?"
  The origin of the bead turned out to be King Yu, but how could it fall off?
  Could it be that she moved too much when she climbed out of the window and accidentally dropped it?
  Shen Zhuoxi pinched the beads in his hand and tightened slightly. After returning that night, the family dealt with Shen Jingya. When he went back to the house to wash up and take off the hair accessories, no one noticed anything falling from the beads.
  Fortunately, the prince or Yu Qinglian’s people didn’t find him!
  But now, how to explain to the Queen Mother?
  As Shen Zhuoxi's heart was racing, Jing Muling had already spoken one step ahead of her: "Mother, this set of glazed jade facial hair is given to people who are kind to me."
  "As for whether he gave it to the second lady, I don't know. However, I know one thing. The resting place assigned to the second lady Shen in the village that day was exactly that room."
  Shen Zhuoxi took a deep breath, raised his head and met the Queen Mother's eyes, without any hesitation: "Back to the Queen Mother, the lavender glazed jade was indeed a gift from someone else, and I did wear it that day."
  "I thought about it carefully just now. It should have been that my maid and my servant went to catch butterflies behind the house during their lunch break, and they accidentally got hooked on a branch and died."
  The Queen Mother carefully discerned her expression, and found no dodge on her part for a while, before she withdrew her eyes and said, "Why do you want to catch butterflies?"
  "The house is remote. There are many wild flowers growing behind the house, and the butterflies are chasing each other. It's fun for me to watch." Shen Zhuoxi lowered his head again, avoiding the Queen Mother's sight, and said.
  "So, you have nothing to do with the corruption of the concubine of the Shen family?" The Queen Mother was doubtful.
  Shen Zhuoxi insisted, "My maid, I have indeed never harmed my third sister."
  She just fought back!
  The Queen Mother frowned slightly, and then said after a long time: "Okay, keep your things away from now on. It's better for people in the Ai family to see them. If they are picked up by others, they will definitely believe the testimony of the concubine of the Shen family."
  "Yes." Shen Zhuoxi breathed out and responded obediently.
  The Queen Mother then turned her attention to Jing Muling: "Have you read the portrait that the Ai family asked someone to send to your house a few days ago?"
  "I can't see with my eyes, but the people below have been described to me." Jing Muling stood upright and said, "I think those women are not suitable for me."
  "Ha, no matter whether we are suitable or not, we will definitely have feelings after getting along for a long time." The Queen Mother snorted again and said: "The Ai family has told you how many people they have."
  "Either your words are inappropriate, or you are not worthy of me. Why do you insist on a fairy daughter from heaven?"
  Jing Muling smiled and said, "If my son marries someone he doesn't want, he will be disgusted by the sight of his wife. It's better not to waste his girl."
  "You have good intentions." The Queen Mother laughed angrily, and landed her hand on the table with neither lightness nor weight: "When the Ai family married the late Emperor as his concubine, they never even met the late Emperor, nor your brother and sister-in-law. "
  "Aren't you still living the same life after all these years?"
  "That's different. You and your father are sincere." Jing Muling paused and said, "But look at the emperor's brother and his wife. Over the years, the emperor has doted on the concubine and almost wanted to break up with her."
  "My son, I don't want to be in that kind of situation with my wife in the future."
  "Hmph, you are getting more and more eloquent." The Queen Mother said dissatisfied: "You are willing to do anything, but you tell the Ai family what kind of fairy is the woman you are willing to marry?"
  (End of this chapter)

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