The fate was changed, the mistress of the Hou family was slapped in the face and made money to win

Chapter 497 I Have My Own Ways to Protect Myself

"Shut up!" Meng glared at Shen Yanxi again, "How could I give birth to someone so shameless like you!" She even said it directly in front of Suining. Could it be that she really wanted to ruin this marriage? "Mother, the government has to use witnesses and physical evidence to adjudicate cases, and give the criminals a chance to defend themselves. Can you please not convict me directly?" Shen Yanxi said helplessly, sighed, and turned his eyes to Jiang Suining, "Ningning, you have to prove your innocence to me." "Aunt, you misunderstood. He was helping me investigate things these past few nights and definitely didn't go to any brothel." Jiang Suining explained quickly. "Really?" "Of course it's true. Even Ningning's testimony, mother doesn't believe it." Shen Yanxi shook his head and sighed, "Fortunately, Ningning can confirm it for me. Otherwise, according to mother's way of solving cases, I would really die unjustly." Meng's expression eased a lot, but she was still a little suspicious. Her eyes fell on Shen Yanxi's neck, "Then what about the scratches on your neck?" Jiang Suining was stunned and looked at Shen Yanxi's neck. Although it was covered by the collar, half of the marks could still be seen. Thinking of last night, Jiang Suining's face flushed instantly. Shen Yanxi raised his eyebrows, "It was scratched by a cat." "You're talking nonsense, what kind of scratches are there? This doesn't look like a scratch from a cat!" "A little wild cat with its nails smoothed was stuck in a tree. When I rescued it, it was frightened and scratched me with its claws. If you don't believe me, mother, you might as well ask Ningning. She was there and can testify for me." Shen Yanxi looked at Jiang Suining with a smile in his eyes. The latter suppressed the strange color on his face, met Meng's questioning eyes, and nodded awkwardly in his heart. "Yes, I can testify." Although Meng still felt that the marks were more like scratches from nails, she was relieved to hear Jiang Suining say so. Although Meng didn't have much contact with Jiang Suining, she could see her personality. She knew that if her son really went to visit a brothel, Jiang Suining would never give false testimony for him. "Did we really misunderstand?" Meng looked at Shen Yanxi again for confirmation. "What else?" Shen Yanxi asked helplessly, "Does mother have to find out that her son visited a brothel before she is satisfied?" "You little brat, stop talking nonsense. Who told you to cancel the wedding just now? You..." Meng was halfway through her words when she remembered that Jiang Suining had also said so, and turned to look at her. "Suining, are you two having a quarrel? It is common for engaged couples to have a quarrel, but you must not be impulsive and cancel the marriage directly." "Madam is right, it is normal to have a quarrel. Just talk it out and don't be angry." Shen's father also spoke. "Uncle and aunt misunderstood, we are not having a quarrel, on the contrary..." Jiang Suining glanced at Shen Yanxi, "I am very grateful for what Yanxi has done for me all this time, and we have a good relationship." "Then why do you suddenly want to cancel the wedding?" Meng was very puzzled. Shen Yanxi was about to speak, but Jiang Suining shook his head at him, "Let me tell you." "Ningning..." "It doesn't matter. This matter shouldn't be hidden from uncle and aunt." What's more, even if you want to hide it, you can't hide it for long. Once you ring the drum, everything will be known. Jiang Suining looked at Meng and Shen's father again, and was silent for a moment. Starting from his true identity, he told everything bit by bit. Shen's father and Meng still remembered the disaster relief case in Songjiang Prefecture in Jiangnan, but they never thought that there was such an inside story. When they heard that Jiang Suining was going to ring the drum, they instantly understood why they wanted to cancel the wedding. "The reason why the wedding was canceled was my idea. If uncle and aunt want to blame, just blame me. I am sorry for Yanxi and the Shen family, but I have made up my mind. I hope uncle and aunt will fulfill it." This time, Jiang Suining no longer just bowed down to salute, but knelt down in front of the two and kowtowed. Both the Jiang family and the Shen family had spent a lot of time and effort on the wedding in a few days, but now everything was in vain. "Sui Ning, you get up first." Meng reached out and helped Jiang Sui Ning up, feeling very complicated, "Child, we still need to discuss this matter slowly. We understand your desire to redress your father's grievances, but..." "But the Dengwen Drum has been beaten for four years, and no one has beaten it." Father Shen took over Meng's words, "Sui Ning, do you know what happened to the last person who beat the Dengwen Drum?" "I only heard that he was imprisoned for several months, and I don't know what happened afterwards." "The scholar sued the first-rank military marquis in white clothes, and the Dengwen Drum was beaten so loudly that it resounded throughout the palace, but the lawsuit failed. The emperor ordered him to be expelled from the imperial city, but he was unwilling to give up and beat the Dengwen Drum twice, which angered the emperor and was imprisoned in the Tianlao, and finally sent to exile. Even the prefect Wei Ziyi, who helped him all the way, was implicated and dismissed from office and demoted to a commoner." Father Shen sighed, slowed down his voice and continued. "I also learned about his case from the side. The things he accused should not be fabricated out of thin air. But unfortunately, it was too difficult to bring down a first-rank military marquis with only the evidence in his hands and his courage. In the end, he was caught for his mistakes and was charged with false accusation. Although the person you want to sue now does not have the identity of a first-rank military marquis, he is implicated and involves the royal bloodline. If you are not careful, I am afraid that your end will be even worse. Even Yanxi and the Shen family cannot protect you." Such a case is really too big, and it is not easy to open it. Once something goes wrong in the process, or if someone catches the whole thing, the whole thing will become a mantis trying to shake a tree, and it will be a dead end. He has been an official in the court for many years and has some understanding of the emperor. Although the emperor is fair and strict on weekdays, facing such a big injustice, as an emperor, he may not have other considerations and concerns. In other words, the emperor might not be unaware of the injustice of the scholar, but under that circumstance, the emperor could not abandon a first-rank military marquis. Meng was not very clear about the details of what happened back then, and now she was even more frightened when she heard her husband's words. She advised again: "Yes, Sui Ning, we all understand your desire to redress your father's grievances, but in the end you should still put yourself first." "I understand that my uncle and aunt have good intentions, but I have made up my mind about this matter." Jiang Sui Ning stood up straight, his back straight, his eyes calm and fearless, and even with a smile on his lips. "But this is not four years ago, and I am not the brave scholar in white. I only ask that the wedding be canceled temporarily. As for the rest, I have my own way to protect myself."