Speaking of dandies, if Shen Chen admits to being second, no one would dare to admit to being first. These young masters have always been led by him. It is common for them to borrow money from him. Everyone knows that his mother, Princess Changle, has a rich dowry. Although it is now managed by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, all the proceeds are still Shen Chen's own.
Shen Chen turned and went upstairs. When he pushed the door open, he saw a smoky and foul-smelling place with several heavily made-up prostitutes. He couldn't help but frown at Chu Jingrui: "What are you going to play today?"
Chu Jingrui raised his eyebrows high, looking very excited: "Let's try something new today..."
Shen Chen became impatient and turned to Xuesong, "Just pay him whatever money he wants." Then he turned around and said dejectedly, "I have something else to do, so I won't play with you anymore."
Chu Jingrui was a little surprised, and the people around him also stood up, looking incredulous, and turned to ask Xuesong: "What happened to Third Brother?"
"He was scolded by the prince again." Xuesong spread his hands: "You know our prince's temper. He also went to the princess to complain. Now the master has to keep his tail down and behave himself. It's not easy to get out this time. The prince will come to investigate later. It will be a big deal if he sees him here with you."
Speaking of which, Chu Jingxing and Shen Chen have never had a good relationship.
Chu Jingrui smiled knowingly.
Shen Chen went up to the third floor and chose a private room facing the street to sit down. He waited until Wei An came to him before putting down the teacup in his hand.
Perhaps the matter of Cao An was settled, and the knife hanging over his head had not fallen yet. Wei An's spirit was obviously better than before.
Shen Chen watched her sit down opposite him and winked at Xuesong, who then left first. Wenxiu and Suping also winked at her, leaving only the two of them in the room.
"Why do you want me to go to the Fang family and get Yang Qinghe back?" Shen Chen stared at Wei An's eyes calmly, as if he wanted to see something in her eyes.
In fact, it’s no wonder that he was suspicious of Wei An.
Wei An, this little girl, may be very young, but she is very smart. On the contrary, she is frighteningly smart.
This time, the deaths of Cao An, Cao Wen and Zhu Fang could be described as hasty and silent. It was over when it was said and done. This calmness was truly surprising.
Wei An knew what he wanted to ask. There was no point in hiding it. Cooperation should be based on mutual trust, otherwise the alliance would break up sooner or later.
It's just a bit difficult to know where to start.
After thinking for a while, Wei An spoke up: "Do you think the Cao family and Zhu Fang fell too quickly?"
Shen Chen stared at the teacup in front of him without commenting.
Wei An continued to speak: "In fact, Third Young Master Lin had guessed Cao An's purpose before. After all, it was not like him to kill the Feng family this time. If he really wanted to kill them all, he would not be so gentle. It would be more like he was planning something..." She exhaled: "Those are probably what Third Young Master Lin has told you, so I won't say much. The reason why the Zhu and Cao families are unlucky is that they chose the wrong targets, and the backers behind them are too cold."
Shen Chen's mouth curled up slightly: "Young Master Lin can guess it, that's because he is an old fox, a member of the Jinyiwei. But you..."
Shen Chen no longer wanted to flatter her. He crossed his arms and stared at her: "But how do you know?"
Wei An's expression didn't even change: "Because my grandmother and my grandmother taught me well."
Yeah
Shen Chen was lying on the table fiddling with a bamboo tube in front of him, and he said lazily, "You weren't really liked by your grandmother in the past."
Wei An stopped talking.
Shen Chen turned the topic back: "Go on, what exactly do you want Yang Qinghe to do?"
He didn't wait for Wei An to speak, and continued: "There is one more thing I want to tell you. Prince Zheng let me know that Zhu Fang's death was not simple, but it is also difficult to investigate."
Of course it’s not easy to check, Wei An has already made preparations.
She whispered, "So I want Yang Qinghe."
It was very noisy outside. Shen Chen opened the window a little and saw that the people downstairs seemed to have dispersed, but there was no sign of Chu Jingrui.
Xuesong was already knocking on the door outside: "Sir, the Prince of Chu is coming up here."
Wei An smiled slightly: "You see, that's why I said that this matter didn't end too easily. It's just that the people behind the scenes threw away a few useless pawns. There is still a long way to go."
Shen Chen raised his eyebrows, went out to deal with Chu Jingrui who was yelling for money back, and asked him with a smile: "Do you really want to go in and see what I'm doing?"
Chu Jingrui looked like he was taking it for granted, and simply poked his head in openly: "Third brother, what is our relationship? Why don't you let me take a look..."
He put one hand around Shen Chen's shoulders and pushed the door open with the other: "I heard from my mother that my aunt is planning to find a wife for you. Don't tell me you don't know. What's going on? Are you here to drink to drown your sorrows?"
The door opened with a click, and the room was empty. Chu Jingrui ducked and jumped behind the screen, but there was still no one there. He turned around and looked at Shen Chen in surprise: "Third brother, what are you doing? Are you really so bored alone? Even if you are really in trouble, it's lively down there. It's better than being alone here with your imagination, right?!"
On the square table by the window was a pot of wine and a set of cups, but they were all clean and had never been used. Chu Jingrui sighed, "Third brother, you are too self-critical."
Shen Chen was too lazy to pay attention to him, still as impatient as before: "Have you finished reading? If you have, leave quickly. I don't have time to pay attention to you!"
Chu Jingrui also knew that he had to quit while he was ahead, so he walked out while smiling.
Xuesong was still guarding outside. Shen Chen turned around the screen and pushed the painting on the wall opposite the screen, revealing a small door. He walked slowly through the door and went to the next door. He looked at Wei An with an ambiguous expression: "Did you hear everything? Isn't the person who came to get the news here?"
Wei An nodded, also looking a little mysterious: "Don't worry, we'll know whether it's a mule or a horse after taking it out for a walk. You should first find a way to get Yang Qinghe out of the Fang family, and then we'll see who the owner of Zhu Fang's dog is."
Shen Chen hummed.
Princess Linjiang did not want him to continue investigating, fearing that it would affect Prince Linjiang. However, she did not know that since those people could attack Prince Zheng, they could also stab Prince Linjiang.
Moreover, they have spent so many years painstakingly planning, bribing Cao An and driving Cao An to bite people everywhere. Once they lose the vicious dog that helps them, they will only counterattack even more fiercely. How can they stop when they see the advantage