He forgot that Prince Zheng's Mansion was Shen Chen's in-laws' family, and Shen Chen cared deeply about Wei An. He would do anything for Wei An. He could ignore Prince Zheng's face, but he couldn't ignore Shen Chen's emotions. He coughed and took the initiative to talk about how Bao Ge'er was plotted against. "This matter was also caused by the Xu family. Everything has happened to them! What kind of monsters and demons have they raised? I will definitely make the decision for your father-in-law. I have handed it over to the Jinyiwei for trial. If it is found that Xu Anying is involved, don't worry, even if it is him, I will not give him face!"
Shen Chen expressed his gratitude and said some words of thanks. Seeing that Emperor Longqing still wanted to keep him, he tactfully reminded him: "Your Majesty, my wedding will be in a few days..."
Emperor Longqing then came to his senses. Logically speaking, the wedding should have been held at home long ago. It was he who agreed to let them get married in the Pingxi Marquis's Mansion, but later changed his mind and let them return to the Linjiang Prince's Mansion. Now he has sent Shen Chen to Fangshan for such a long time, so it is indeed time to ask him to go back and make preparations.
When he thought of this, he smiled subtly, raised his hand and patted Shen Chen on the shoulder: "Achen, when I mentioned this, I remembered that your future daughter-in-law is not easy to get along with. I am afraid that in the future, there will be conflicts between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law..."
This was also the decision that Emperor Longqing had made before in order to torture Shen Chen and force him to get him the medicine prescribed by Master Zhang. Now he brought up the old matter again, meaning that he wanted Shen Chen to pay attention to it himself. He still wanted that magic medicine.
Shen Chen was also very sensible: "Your Majesty, since you know this, please don't ask us to live in Linjiang Palace forever. You know that the relationship between me and the princess is not very good. Since the relationship is not good, the princess is already annoyed with me, let alone my wife?"
"Since you know this, why don't you please your uncle as soon as possible? You should know that your uncle is much more reliable than your father!" Emperor Longqing laughed and jokingly knocked Shen Chen on the ground: "Your uncle has loved you since you were a child."
The uncle he was referring to was naturally himself. He was implicitly reminding Shen Chen that if he could find Master Zhang to prescribe medicine, he could live longer, which would benefit Shen Chen much more than King Linjiang ascending to the throne.
This is not false. You know, Princess Linjiang is notoriously difficult to serve, and she hates Shen Chen and Wei An. Emperor Longqing is very confident and thinks Shen Chen should be able to see the situation clearly.
After giving a slap, it was time to give a sweet treat. Emperor Longqing smiled and said, "By the way, Concubine Shu said that she has watched Shouning grow up and she likes her very much. She should show some appreciation when she gets married, so I plan to give her a pair of white jade ruyi as a dowry."
Now the throne is in limbo, and Concubine Lin is the de facto master of the harem. The things she rewards are of extraordinary significance. To gain her favor, no matter who you are, you have to follow the wind to see which way the wind is blowing.
This was another gesture of goodwill. Shen Chen showed a look of gratitude on his face and quickly leaned over and bowed: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
"Why are you being so polite to your uncle?" Emperor Longqing smiled and waved his hand: "As long as you are well, I will give you everything."
When he walked out of the palace, the heat that hit his face made Shen Chen pause. It took him a moment to react. He closed his eyes to resist the dizziness and waved to Xuesong.
Xue Song came over quickly, and seeing Shen Chen's worried look, he knew that things might not be going well, so he asked him, "My Lord, has something happened?"
Shen Chen shook his head, looked at him, and told him: "Go to Prince Zheng's Mansion first and tell the prince that I will be there later. Please wait for me for a while, Princess."
He had to go to Linjiang Palace first.
Xuesong rarely saw Shen Chen with this expression. Knowing that things were not going well, he didn't waste any words. He just agreed and turned around and left. Shen Chen took Han Bo back to Linjiang Palace first.
Han Bo naturally noticed that Shen Chen was in a bad mood. He was a smart man, so after thinking about it, he told Shen Chen about Yuqing. Every time he talked about Wei An, Shen Chen would always pay extra attention to it.
Sure enough, it was the same this time. After hearing the reason why Yuqing refused the marriage, Shen Chen raised his eyebrows, came back to his senses from his deep thoughts, and asked again: "You just said that Yuqing's brother is a gambler, so he gambled excessively and wanted to sell Yuqing?"
Han Bo was very angry when he mentioned this. There is actually such a brother in the world who only regards his sister as a way to make money and doesn't care about her life or death. He can even do such a thing. He couldn't help but be angry and snorted and said, "That's right. He even forced Yuqing not to tell the princess, for fear that she would ruin the good thing. What a scum!"
Although he was his brother-in-law, Han Bo still couldn't help but scold him in front of Shen Chen, and said angrily: "He will never change for the better. The princess said to let him stay in the manor, but I'm afraid it won't work. How can such a person know what's wrong?"
"Yuqing's brother..." Shen Chen thought for a moment, and when he saw Han Bo turned around, he said, "Go check which gambling house he went to and how much money he owed. Since An An helped him to make up for it, there should be records. Find out which house the money went to, and also see who else he usually interacts with."
Han Bo uttered a dull "ah", not knowing why Shen Chen was so concerned, and scratched his head: "My Lord, it's not necessary? The princess has already dealt with him. Why are you bothering to investigate such a person for me? I know Yuqing cares about our old friendship, so at most I can just give her some silver from time to time in the future."
"It's not about the money." Shen Chen thought of the lost letter and felt uneasy, as if he had missed something. However, he couldn't tell what was wrong. He frowned and said, "Go check and see if there are any special people in contact with him. I always feel that this matter may not be as simple as it seems. I'm afraid there are other things we don't know."
Shen Chen said it so seriously that Han Bo immediately knew that something was wrong. Yuqing was Wei An's personal maid, and would her brother want to do something to Wei An through Yuqing
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but shiver, and a sense of worry arose in his heart for no reason.
If it is true that Yuqing's brother has ulterior motives and has bad intentions towards Wei An, then Shen Chen will never let him go. What about Yuqing then
Yuqing happens to value this brother very much, and is willing to sell herself again for him... (To be continued)