Chapter 230 - 228: Humiliating the Princess, Beating the Empress Dowager, Feigning Pregnancy to Deceive the Monarch
Shen Yunxi regained her composure.
Although she failed to get Shen Yinning punished, she did manage to steal her memorial text, so it wasn’t a total loss.
If Empress Dowager Li and the Crown Prince saw her writing improve so dramatically, perhaps they might even praise her.
Thinking this, she opened the wooden box and, with tears streaming like pear blossoms in the rain, said, "Grandmother Empress, this is the memorial text I wrote for the late Aunt Princess. As I wrote it, I couldn’t help but recall her graceful demeanor and radiant smiles—my grief was so overwhelming that I fainted several times while writing it."
Empress Dowager Li accepted the paper.
As her eyes fell on the large turtles drawn across the pages, the sorrowful expression on her face instantly vanished, replaced by an incredulous and thunderous rage.
Shen Yunxi continued to ramble, "Although I wasn’t very familiar with Aunt Princess, I’ve always admired her noble virtues. It’s such a pity she left this world too early—I didn’t even get the chance to properly learn from her. But rest assured, Your Majesty, I will carry on Aunt Princess’s legacy, honor you, and serve you well—"
"Shen Yunxi!"
Empress Dowager Li interrupted her sternly.
Shen Yunxi jumped in fright.
She dared to glance at the Empress Dowager and found the elderly woman trembling, even her hands were unsteady.
Evidently, Shen Yunxi thought that her memorial text was so moving that it deeply touched the old matriarch!