He told Peng Caichen all the disrespectful things he said, and laughed coldly with disdain: "I taught him a lesson because I saw that he didn't speak human language. The relationship between these two families is so good, so good that they want to get married?"
Emperor Longqing was a little surprised.
From what Concubine De said, it was clear that the two families had reached a tacit understanding and were preparing to get married. They had been visiting each other frequently recently. But from what Shen Chen said, it seemed that this was not the case
What Shen Chen said was true. If someone really wanted to marry her, why would he rush to the front and be prepared to hit a woman
The words he spoke were not clean, and it made people angry just to hear them.
Listening to the words Peng Caichen cursed, it was clear that he wanted to make an enemy, not a marriage. If that was the case, why did Concubine De still say such things
Emperor Longqing had no intention of doing anything to Shen Chen for this matter. Since Shen Chen said so, he didn't even scold him. He just symbolically told him not to hit people in public in the future before sending him back.
Shen Chen turned around and was about to leave, but Emperor Longqing called him back, "How are you preparing for what I told you last time?"
Talking about returning to one's ancestral home, Shen Chen seemed to have made up his mind. He nodded without hesitation and said, "Uncle is right. I should naturally go back to the Shen family. After all, my last name is Shen. My parents are in the underworld, and they must hope that I can support the family again."
Emperor Longqing nodded with satisfaction.
Children.
It's just the nature of a child.
He was full of enthusiasm and never thought about how his adoptive parents, who had raised him for so many years, would feel when they saw that he wanted to change his surname.
He laughed and said, "In that case, I will issue an order to have the Ministry of Rites speed up the process. The house of Pingxi Marquis will still be returned to you, and the sacrificial fields and other items of the Shen family will also be returned to their original owners at that time."
He thought for a moment, and then said, "But you need to make a plan. After all, your branch of the Shen family doesn't have any close elders. Why don't you return these things after you get married?"
He said just enough, looking like he was thinking about Shen Chen.
Shen Chen was very grateful and smiled knowingly: "Uncle is the one who thinks carefully for me. Don't worry, I know all this."
Emperor Longqing patted him on the shoulder and sighed: "You are right to do this. It is not easy to live under the sway of others. I know very well that Jingxing treats you badly..."
Shen Chen cooperated by showing a lost and forbearing expression.
When Emperor Longqing asked him to stay in the palace for dinner before leaving, it was almost dark. He asked Xuesong to go to Suxin Hall and give Prince Zheng a message before returning to the palace.
Because of the rumor of returning to her ancestral home, Princess Linjiang treated him rather coldly recently. Although it was not obvious on her face, she was too lazy to even look at him in private. Princess Linjiang had never asked about the affairs in his room before, but now she stuffed four beautiful maids into his room at once. As soon as he returned to his room, the maids rushed over to serve him.
Shen Chen frowned, looked past them and looked at the nanny in charge, and said in a very cold voice: "What did I say when I came back yesterday?"
The housekeeper lowered her head, looking embarrassed.
Shen Chen said to send the person away and not to enter his house.
This master was not someone who was easy to serve. There were basically no women staying in his room, except for these old maids. He never wanted maids to serve him. Before, the princess wanted to send a beautiful maid over, but she felt it was inappropriate. However, Shen Chen had already said no, but the princess still refused to let her send the maid away. She knelt on the ground resignedly, begging Shen Chen for mercy with a pale face.
Shen Chen glanced coldly at the girls who obviously still hadn't reacted, then turned and left.
Since his family doesn't let him stay, he just stays.
Anyway, Emperor Longqing probably also liked to see this scene.
He simply went to ask Young Master Lin for news.
Young Master Lin had just finished his work and was called over without time to speak. He drank a pot of tea to quench his thirst before asking Shen Chen, "Did you beat Peng Caichen?"
The news has spread.
Shen Chen had nothing to worry about, so he nodded and told Wei An about how he had provoked Wei An.
Young Master Lin glanced at him, curled his lips slightly, and said sarcastically: "Does Princess Shouning need your help?"
Could the little girl Wei An and the Peng brothers and sisters be her opponents? If she really wanted to do something to them, even if they were combined, they would not be enough for Wei An to deal with.
Shen Chen felt that what he said was not very pleasant to hear, so he extended his elbow to nudge him, and snorted unhappily: "Why is it unnecessary? Did she have three heads and six arms or something? Besides, some people are so mean that they will only obey if you hit them with a fist."
"That may not be the case." Young Master Lin put down the cup in his hand leisurely, and asked Han Song to add more tea. He said to Shen Chen, "I have actually found something here. I checked the records of the Ministry of War and the officials who transported the weapons. It's similar to what Guo Zixing said. The batch of weapons was indeed replaced."
Shen Chen became a little interested and signaled him with his eyes to continue.
"I checked. Zhejiang Provincial Inspector Chen Du is dead. I heard that his children have been seeking justice for him, saying that he died unjustly - but he clearly died of illness. His children are convinced that he was murdered because before he died, Chen Du said that he knew about Liu Biping's scandal." Lin Sanshao threw a pile of letters to Shen Chen: "Everything that should be here is here. All the letters Chen Du exchanged with his friends are here. In the last letter, he said that he discovered Liu Biping's secret and felt that his death was approaching."
Death is approaching
Shen Chen read them one by one, his eyes fixed on the last letter, he looked at it for a moment and threw it away, then turned around and asked him: "The one who wrote the secret letter and falsely accused someone is Fan Shiqi, how is his case being investigated?"
Young Master Lin smiled faintly: "It's easier to investigate his affairs. We have almost found out. It is definitely related to the Peng family."
That's why he said that even if the fists had hit them, a family like the Peng family would not accept it.
Peng Family... ..
But it's not that simple.
Shen Chen raised his eyebrows, picked out the last letter and gave it to Han Song, asking him to deliver it to Qin Langzhong, a fifth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Rites.
As a former student of Chen Du, Doctor Qin must be willing to take care of this matter.
After Han Song left, he stood up, took out a black fox fur cloak and put it on, then said goodbye to Young Master Lin and left.
The Peng family is scheming hard, so marrying into the Wei family is naturally not a good thing. Shen Chen can guess what Peng De is thinking without having to think about it. He must be trying to win over Wei Yangqing and find a backer before marrying Wei An home.