Young Master Lin always has the ability to cool down the crowd. When Shen Chen saw him, he returned to his original nature, crossed his arms and snorted at him: "You are here again!"
This seemed to indicate that he was talking too much, but Young Master Lin did not get angry with him. He glanced at the tea tray, then leisurely sat down sideways, without even looking at Shen Chen, and poured himself some tea.
He was in a leisurely manner, and his movements were smooth and freehand, revealing a sense of freedom. After a while, he nodded and said, "Miss Wei Qi is right. This is the truth. People's hearts are hard to predict. Instead of staying in the capital, it's better to go farther away."
Chu Jingxing's marriage is about to be decided. At this time, Shen Chen is still staying in the capital and is an eyesore. How can Chu Jingxing tolerate him then
There is already a gap between them. If the gap deepens further, there is no telling how bad the situation will become in the future.
Shen Chen didn't say anything. He was going to the Maritime Customs to be in charge of the tribute and trade affairs from Japan. It was really a rare and lucrative position. Since the northwest line was shrinking overall, he naturally had to think of new ways to make money.
And his father gave him this path.
Although Chu Jingxing was the prince and must not get involved in these matters, it was impossible for Chu Jingxing to say that he had no qualms in his heart.
He laughed, put all that aside, raised his eyebrows and smiled at Lin Sanshao: "Congratulations, you got rid of that marriage without making a fuss. Your stepmother must be so angry that her mouth is crooked, right?"
The wife of the Earl of Qinghe was indeed extremely angry. When she heard that something had happened to the Fang family a few days ago, she was in disbelief at first. Then, when something really happened to the Fang family, she was so frightened that she even fell ill.
Young Master Lin had a blank expression on his face. After a moment, he raised the corner of his mouth slightly, as if smiling, "I'm afraid she will be sick for a while longer."
Wei An shivered and felt goosebumps all over his body.
This man clearly had the ability to crush his stepmother to death, but he just didn't do it.
He did nothing but lived better and better every day, and his life became more and more glorious every day, while his stepmother became more and more angry, crazy and jealous, and he was trapped in a vicious circle and couldn't escape.
The wife of the Earl of Qinghe was trapped in a dead end, unable to move forward or backward - this bastard was too capable, no tricks could work on him. She couldn't retreat either - they had already become mortal enemies, and it was a life-and-death struggle between the two sides.
These fearful days are becoming more and more difficult and sad.
This method of revenge made outsiders speechless and they only felt that Lady Qinghe was mean and ungrateful. She had been harshly criticizing her illegitimate son for so many years, but the illegitimate son always let her do what she wanted.
As expected, he was worthy of being the confidant of Prince Linjiang in his previous life, who could both make a living under Emperor Longqing and be the confidant of Prince Linjiang.
Shen Chen also laughed: "If I get sick a few more times, I'm afraid I'll really wear myself out. It's really a blind spot."
He knew how Third Young Master Lin had lived in the past, and he had no favorable impression of Lady Qinghe.
Wei An didn't have any either. When she thought of the wife of the Earl of Qinghe, she would involuntarily think of Princess Changning. It wasn't a good memory after all, so she simply stopped thinking about it. After a pause, she asked Shen Chen first, "Do you want to get involved in the shipping business?"
However, the coastal area of Fujian has always been plagued by Japanese pirates and is very unstable.
If you want to do shipping business, it may not be that easy to succeed.
In her previous life, Shen Chen suffered a big setback because of this. At that time, she was about to marry Peng Caichen. She heard that Shen Chen went out to sea to investigate the smuggling of arms and almost died.
Prince Linjiang also used this incident as an accusation that Emperor Chenghua, the King of Chu, was unkind, and he rose up in rebellion.
Shen Chen sat down and shook his head: "We haven't got there yet. We have no idea what to do. We'll talk about it when we get there."
This is not something that can be done overnight. If he goes there, he will bring many counselors and capable ministers with him. King Linjiang will always have plans for him. Wei An lowered his eyes and thought for a while, but finally said nothing more.
Shen Chen looked heartless, but he was actually a man who valued friendship. He would not be cruel unless he suffered some loss. It would be better to let him be like Lin Sanshao, and after he suffered enough loss, he would know what to do.
Anyway, this person's life shouldn't be so short.
The sun gradually rose to the sky. Xuesong, who was beside Shen Chen, knocked on the door three times and told him, "Princess, the princess has sent a message asking you to go back early."
Princess Linjiang has been watching him more closely lately, and he has never enjoyed such treatment before.
Shen Chen closed his eyes and thought about something. After a moment, he responded, "I know."
But he did not move. Instead, he turned around and asked Young Master Lin beside him: "What are you doing out this time? Have you settled the matter of the Fang family?"
Emperor Longqing was always resentful about the Fang family for daring to accept money from Prince Duan, but the Fang family happened to be Empress Fang's maiden family. Being able to save the Fang family's life and give them a reputation was considered to be restraining his temper and was truly good to Empress Fang.
Young Master Lin sneered. He couldn't tell anyone else, but he had nothing to hide from Shen Chen and Wei An. He put his hands behind his head and said nonchalantly, "Go check the silver. The Fang family exchanged a lot of silver before and stored it all in the cave behind their ancestral home. I'll ask clearly this time and send someone over."
The Fang family was like groundhogs, and they were so attentive in hiding the silver. Emperor Longqing was so angry that he had another fit in the palace.
Most of his anger was directed at the Fang family and the Fang queen, but he actually treated them the same as before.
"What about you?" Shen Chen reacted quickly and glanced in the direction of Prince Duan's Mansion: "Are you going to start investigating there?"
Young Master Lin laughed and said, "If we investigate further, it will be him. How could he not understand? As soon as the Fang family fell, he immediately went to the palace to express his intentions and reduce the guards and salary of his fiefdom."
Emperor Longqing already had the leverage over him, and after the incident with Prince of Chu, the defense of the capital was strengthened again and again. Now, even if Prince Duan wanted to fight and follow the Prince of Chu's old path, he didn't have the capital to do so.
Since he couldn't fight, he had no choice but to beg Emperor Longqing for a way out.
Emperor Longqing would not want his life. After the incident with Prince of Chu, if he really killed Prince of Duan, it would force Prince of Linjiang and Prince of Jin to rebel.
Of course he would not do such a thing, but he could not help but make use of Prince Duan to make some fuss. With Prince Duan's personal request, the marriages of several princes would probably be settled.
The room was silent for a moment, and Wei An lowered her eyes - she knew in her heart that the scheme set by Prince Linjiang had just begun, and the decline of the Fang family and the training of Prince Duan were just appetizers.
------I was exhausted from the rush of updates yesterday... ... Here is today's update~~~ Four chapters will be updated today, and six chapters will be updated tomorrow. Please continue to give me tips, subscriptions, and recommendations. I will definitely keep up with the updates. I love you all, muah.