“What happened?” Shen Miao asked. Usually, in the morning, Shen Qiu would be in the courtyard, practicing his swordsmanship. The best thing about the west courtyard was this spacious spot. In the past, Shen Qiu and Shen Xin loved to spar here. Occasionally, Luo Xueyan would join in. These days, Shen Miao was already used to seeing Shen Qiu practicing martial arts the moment she opened the door. Today, for the first time, there was no movement. Naturally, something had happened.
Shen Qiu chuckled and said, “Nothing. Why are you up so early? Why don’t you sleep more?”
Shen Miao didn’t let him change the topic. She continued to ask, “It’s about Eldest Sister and the Shen family, right?”
Shen Qiu quickly cleared his throat and pulled Shen Miao into the house. After entering the house, he chased the servants out and closed the door before looking at Shen Miao and said, “Sister, don’t talk about this outside.”
“What exactly happened?”
Shen Qiu scratched his head. “It’s nothing serious. Leave it to Father, Mother, and me. Don’t go out these days and don’t worry about this.”
He was probably trying to fool Shen Miao. However, if the current Shen Qiu could be fooled that easily, she wouldn’t be able to survive thus far. She stared at Shen Qiu and said, “Alright, Brother, you don’t have to hide it from me. It’s about Prince Yu’s death. People are starting to suspect the Shen family, right?”
Shen Qiu was stunned. Looking at Shen Miao, he felt strangely powerless and not worthy of being her elder brother. It was as if Shen Miao knew everything. When she was stupid, he was afraid that she would be bullied. Now that she was smart, he felt helpless.
Seeing that Shen Qiu did not speak, Shen Miao continued, “Brother, is this really what worried you?”
“Sister.” Shen Qiu said seriously, “You’re still young and don’t know much about what’s going on in the imperial court. The person who spread the false rumor to slander us behind our backs is definitely up to no good. If we’re not careful, the Shen family will be implicated.” He looked at Shen Miao and hesitated for a moment before asking hesitantly, “Sister, do you know who killed Prince Yu?” As soon as he finished asking, he answered it himself, “I don’t think you know. How can a girl like you be so capable?”
Ever since Shen Miao told Shen Qiu about how the second branch and Prince Yu schemed against her, Shen Qiu had never been able to take it lying down. If not for the fact that Shen Miao did not let Shen Qiu tell their parents and told him not to do anything rash, Shen Qiu would probably have long taken revenge for Shen Miao. From the beginning to the end, Shen Miao had repeatedly told him that she had a way to deal with everything.
Shen Qiu was already surprised beyond words to find that Shen Qing’s pregnancy and her marriage to Prince Yu was all Shen Miao’s doing. However, if Shen Miao was also involved in the death of Prince Yu, he felt like it was too much a blow to take. It had to be known that even Shen Xin had to go through a lot of trouble to get rid of Prince Yu. How was it possible for a little girl like Shen Miao to do that? However, the more he felt that it was impossible, the more Shen Qiu felt Shen Miao might be involved.
Shen Miao glanced at Shen Qiu and sighed. “Brother, are you suspecting me?”
“No, no, no. Sister, why would I suspect you? You’re just a little girl. If word gets out, people will laugh their heads off,” Shen Qiu quickly explained, afraid of angering Shen Miao.
