vrcanaries Chapter 584: Fake?
Chapter 584: Fake?
After Prince Hong left, Shen Wenting personally investigated the matter of the bull head, but no one knew where the bull head and beef came from. In addition, he asked someone to find the person who sold him the wild boar yesterday, hoping to find him as a witness to prove that he really bought the wild boar, but the man seemed to have disappeared out of thin air and could not be found at all. Therefore, this made him more certain that all this was done intentionally.
After searching for several days without any clues, he had no choice but to ask Prince Hong to apologize. He heard that Prince Hong liked beautiful women, so he thought of a way, and in the end, Prince Hong actually believed him regardless of the past grudges.
After Yao Qingnian heard about this, she was laughing in the courtyard. It turned out that all this was caused by her and Chen Nianran.
Chen Nianran did not really acknowledge the thief as his father, but went deep into the Shen Mansion to investigate the truth of the matter and cooperate with Yao Qingnian from inside and outside. This was all discussed by the two at the beginning.
At first, when they heard that Prince Hong and Shen Wenting were coming with people, they had this plan. Yao Qingnian did not agree with her to take the risk, but Chen Nianran insisted. She felt that no one was more suitable to enter the Shangshu Mansion than her, so when Shen Wenting suggested that they go back to the mansion, she deliberately broke up with Chen Shuhua and gained Shen Wenting's trust. Except for Yao Qingnian, no one knew about this. Until now, Chen Shuhua believed that Chen Nianran really did not recognize her as her mother.
This time, it was she and Yao Qingnian who did it. Yao Qingnian asked Xuanfeng to throw the bull's head in the backyard. Then Chen Nianran put the piece of beef in the kitchen when Prince Hong came over, and then had someone guide Prince Hong over.
There's no way, I learned this from them. Isn't that how they framed my grandfather? Although this move cannot bring down Shen Wenting, it can create a rift in the relationship between him and Prince Hong.
Moreover, Chen Nianran made other discoveries. She found many calligraphy works of the old Duke Chen in Shen Wenting's study. She also told Yao Qingnian the news.
Yao Qingnian found Chen Shuhua and told her about this matter: "Mom, you have been with Shen Wenting for so many years, you should know him very well, then take a look, is it possible that this letter was written by him? I went to the cell to ask, this letter was not written by my grandfather, and I went to King Jing, he also denied this matter. Nianran found a lot of my grandfather's calligraphy in her study, so I suspect that this matter was done by him."
"Nianran?" Chen Shuhua mentioned her daughter. There was a hint of sadness on her face. In the past two days, she was worried about her parents and also remembered Nianran. She couldn't eat well or sleep well, and she looked much more haggard.
"Yes, mother, Nianran didn't really want us to recognize Shen Wenting. She just pretended to recognize him in order to find out the truth of the matter." Yao Qingnian told her the truth.
"What, fake?" Chen Shuhua was a little surprised.
"Of course, she had no choice."
"You knew about this a long time ago?"
"Yes, we didn't tell you because we didn't want you to worry. Besides, the more people know, the more danger Nian Ran will be in."
"Thank you two sisters for your hard work. It's your mother who is useless. I can't do anything and can't help. I asked Yuzhu to go to the prison, but there were people guarding it and she wouldn't let her in at all." Chen Shuhua felt very guilty as she couldn't help at all.
"Mom, taking good care of yourself is the best help you can give us." Yao Qingnian comforted her, then took out the letters and let her read them.
Chen Shuhua carefully observed the letters and found clues in them. She couldn't help but sneer.
"He did it! Although the handwriting is very similar, there are still some differences. Your grandfather's handwriting is simple and the easiest to imitate, but it is also the most difficult, because your grandfather's literary style is not something that most people can imitate. No matter how similar it is, I can tell that it was not written by your grandfather." Chen Shuhua looked at the letters, paused for a moment, and then said: "The reason why I said it was written by Shen Wenting is that before I divorced him, I saw him imitating his father's calligraphy. I asked him, and he said that he liked it, so he took it to learn from it, and asked me to find him more of his father's calligraphy. At the time, I didn't know his true appearance, so I didn't care, and I found him a lot."
After listening to what Chen Shuhua said, Yao Qingnian had a clue in her mind. She took out the handwriting of Shen Wenting that Chen Nianran had someone bring out, and after comparing them, she was sure that it was written by Shen Wenting.
"I didn't expect that he had planned this all along and even harmed my father because of it."
"It's okay, Mom. I won't let him succeed."
If we can confirm that it was written by Shen Wenting, then things will be much easier. At least this evidence will be useless. The problem now is the new emperor. It may be difficult to get him to determine that this evidence is false.
"Will Nianran be in danger?" Chen Shuhua said worriedly.
"I asked her to send a signal if anything happens. The people from Zi Ye Pavilion are nearby and will rush over as soon as possible. She shouldn't be in danger. After all, she is Shen Wenting's biological daughter. The old lady is in the mansion, so nothing will happen." Yao Qingnian said after thinking for a while, but she underestimated Shen Wenting too much.
After returning from Prince Hong's Mansion, someone close to Shen Wenting reported: "Master, the eldest lady's behavior has been a little strange these past two days, and I have noticed it."
"What's weird about that?" Shen Wenting paused.
"She entered the study several times while you were away. Also, my subordinates found out that when Prince Hong's people came here a few days ago, someone saw the eldest lady going to the kitchen with something in her hand." What he meant was that the eldest lady was related to what happened that day. She must have put the golden beef there in order to put the blame on the master.
"Okay, I got it. Send someone to keep an eye on the young lady's actions. If anything happens, report to me immediately."
He waved his hand, motioning for people to go down, then entered the study and checked his things. Sure enough, he found that some of his writings were missing. They were the ones he had copied from Old Duke Chen. It seemed that they already knew that those letters were written by him. He held Old Duke Chen's calligraphy in his hand and clenched it tightly. He thought there was a traitor in the mansion, so he asked people to check the servants in the mansion. Unexpectedly, it was his good daughter who did it.
He came to the old lady's yard, where Chen Nianran was chatting with her to relieve her boredom.
"Dad, you're back! You've been working hard all day. Your daughter will make you a cup of health tea to relieve your fatigue." Chen Nianran said and went to make tea happily.