The wet nurse spoke up before Shi Muwǎn. She could never forget the fact that this woman had killed her son.
Thinking of her beloved child dying in her arms, she wished she could plunge the dagger in her hand deep into this woman's chest.
"So soon you've forgotten me? I can't believe that my poor Er'er died at your hands back then."
Hearing this, Miss Sun took two hasty steps backward, her eyes full of disbelief. It seemed that she had recalled something, and her expression changed slightly.
"How could you be here? I remember you were supposed to..."
Miss Sun swallowed the rest of her words. Her gaze fell on the people beside her.
The most powerful people in the court were here now. If they knew that she had killed an innocent child, they might just attack her on the spot.
No, she must never let the truth come out.
Miss Sun thought carefully for a while and then changed the subject.
Anyway, the person was already dead. There were no witnesses. She must maintain her good image. In the future, she was going to be the elder brother's wife of the empress dowager.
Miss Sun snorted coldly and slowly said, "Actually, I do remember you. You're the woman who kept causing a ruckus in front of my mansion those days. You were bent on framing me for harming your son just to extort money from me. When I refused, you made such a big fuss. Now you've even come to the palace to attack the emperor. It seems you don't want to live anymore."
All she needed to do now was to perform well in front of the empress dowager and the emperor. Then she was surely going to be the wife of the eldest son of the Shi family. By then, she would gain both fame and fortune and enjoy a lifetime of glory.
However, she didn't know that the moment she said she recognized this woman, her fate was already sealed.
Shi Muwǎn felt disappointed but also relieved at the same time. Fortunately, she had seen this woman's true colors in time.
The wet nurse was so enraged by Miss Sun's shamelessness that she was trembling all over. If she hadn't held on to her last bit of reason, she might really have attacked the emperor.
"You! You don't even want to admit what you've done. It seems you're just a despicable person who only dares to do things but not admit them."
Mocked by the wet nurse like this, Miss Sun almost lost her temper and revealed her true self in front of everyone.
Although it was just for a split - second, Shi Muwǎn and Cui Qizhou, who had been observing secretly, caught it.
Now, Cui Qizhou didn't have a good impression of Miss Sun at all.
He impatiently threw the things collected by his shadow guards at Miss Sun.
"Please explain this, Miss Sun."
Miss Sun was completely confused. The national teacher's actions were obviously strange. Had he discovered something?
But that couldn't be right. She had already sent people to wipe out all the previous traces.
With a nervous heart, Miss Sun unfolded the paper. After seeing the content, she panicked and immediately tore the paper to pieces.
"This isn't true! How could I do such a thing? Someone must be framing me. Who is it? Who wants to frame me? Is it you?"
She pointed at the wet nurse standing in front, but the wet nurse just sneered and said nothing, which made Miss Sun even more flustered.
Once people get flustered, they will keep explaining things, which will only make onlookers think they are trying to cover up.
Just like now.
"Empress dowager, you must believe me. I would never do such a thing. You know me well."
Disgust gradually appeared in Shi Muwǎn's eyes. "The truth is right in front of us. What else do you have to say, Miss Sun?"
Just as Miss Sun was about to continue arguing, Cui Qizhou spoke up.
"The wet nurse can now avenge her hatred and grievances. According to the information we've obtained before, Miss Sun has hurt many people. It's time for Miss Sun to pay the price for what she's done."
These words made Miss Sun turn pale. She quickly shook her head.
"I'm wrong. I'm really wrong. I did something wrong before. I'll give you whatever you want. Empress dowager, national teacher, please give me another chance, for the sake of my upcoming marriage to the eldest son of the Shi family."
She brought up the eldest son of the Shi family, hoping that the two of them would at least show some consideration. After all, the eldest son of the Shi family had treated her well.
But this time, she had placed her bet on the wrong horse. Shi Muwǎn might be the only person in the world who was not afraid of the Shi family.
"Sure. Since Miss Sun wants to hear my elder brother's opinion, I'll call him here."
Hearing this, the wet nurse was shocked. Did the empress dowager want to go back on her word?
She quickly said, "Didn't the empress dowager promise me before? Why do you still have to call the eldest son of the Shi family here? Do you want to go back on your word?"
"Wait a moment. I never go back on my word."
After saying that, Shi Muwǎn asked the guard to go out and invite someone.
Shi An came very quickly after receiving the news. Anyway, his little sister must have encountered some trouble this time.
When he walked into the imperial study, he noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange.
Shi An observed carefully. When he saw the young emperor being held hostage, his eyes turned cold.
"Empress dowager, why did you call me here? What happened?"
At this moment, Miss Sun didn't care about etiquette and shame anymore. She directly threw herself at Shi An. This was a matter of her life.
However, Shi An reacted quickly. When she threw herself at him, he dodged to the side, causing Miss Sun to fall to the ground.
After seeing clearly who it was, Shi An frowned. "What are you doing, Miss Sun?"
In his impression, Miss Sun had never done anything that would damage her image as a gentle and virtuous young lady.
"I... I really didn't expect such things to happen. It was just an accident when my servant beat that child to death. I had already sent people to compensate them with money. I didn't expect this woman not only not to appreciate it but also to shift all the blame onto me."
"How shameless you are!"
Shi Muwǎn used to have a gentle temper in modern times and never shouted at others. But now she just couldn't hold it in anymore.
Since she had traveled to this world, she had seen many shameless people, and she could tolerate them. But Miss Sun's shamelessness almost exceeded that of everyone else.
Shi An was stunned. His little sister had always been a well - behaved person. She never even raised her voice, let alone cursed. What was going on today?
"What happened?"
Cui Qizhou was the first to react. He knew the whole story. He coughed twice and slowly said, "This is what happened. I think the empress dowager was just too angry, so she said such words."
However, she looked quite interesting like that.
He unconsciously curled the corner of his mouth, and this subtle change was not noticed by anyone.