As for whether this bland apology was truly sincere, when Young Master Lin had time to come over in the evening, he smiled faintly and said, "Do you believe it?"
Do you believe it
Shen Chen asked him back: "So what if you don't believe it?"
Kill him
Young Master Lin fell silent.
After a pause, he asked Shen Chen, "How's the investigation going?"
There is no point in asking about those troublesome things. It is better not to ask and do something meaningful.
Shen Chen knew that he was asking about the spy of the Second Master Xie in the capital. He paused and said, "Xue Song has checked with the boatmen who sold the clothes at the dock. They all said that the clothes were sold to another local boatman. After asking, the boatman said that recently some officials and relatives had returned from a long journey with four or five boats. Their servants wanted to wear these clothes to make it easier to move things, so they bought these ready-made coolie clothes from them."
This is also a common occurrence.
It's commonplace at the docks and nothing surprising.
Lin Sanshao asked, "Have you found out which family it is?"
"Have you found out who bought it?" Young Master Lin asked again.
Shen Chen nodded, "There were three families that entered and exited the dock that day that matched the description given by the boatman. One was the family of He Youcang, the magistrate of Daxing, and the other was the family of Jin Yuan, the magistrate of Tongzhou. The married aunt of Jin Yuan's family came back to visit her relatives, and indeed they said there were several boats."
Young Master Lin smiled.
Jin Yuan was the magistrate of Tongzhou. Before he became the magistrate of Tongzhou, he was an official in the Ministry of Rites in Nanjing. Later, he went through Cao An's connections and was sent to other places.
Tongzhou is a good place.
Jin Yuan is such a flatterer...
He and Shen Chen looked at each other, and they both smiled at the same time.
"I've asked someone to keep an eye on him." Shen Chen smiled and said, "I've checked. He is indeed quite rich and has a lot of land in Baoding Prefecture."
The implication is that this person is qualified to help Master Xie II with his work. He is close enough to the capital, but not in the capital after all, so it is easy to conceal his identity.
Third Master Lin nodded: "If he can send a letter to Second Master Xie, then we can catch him red-handed."
With such a big incident happening and all his assassins disappearing, he must have known that all his plans were messed up. With such a big incident, he probably couldn't make the decision on his own and had to report it to Second Master Xie.
And once he delivers the letter, there's no need to talk about it.
After finishing talking about this, Third Young Master Lin looked at him thoughtfully again and said softly, "You seem to be very concerned about the matter of Princess Shouning."
This matter originally had nothing to do with Shen Chen.
After all, it was Wei An who brought this up because he wanted to help the Xie family.
But Shen Chen still plunged in and helped Wei An regardless of the consequences.
Shen Chen hummed as a matter of course, put the cup in his hand back on the table, and glanced at him in the same way: "Aren't you the same?"
The two looked at each other and remained speechless.
Just at this time, Han Bo ran in excitedly: "My Lord, My Lord! The King of Zheng is here! He said he wants to come and sit with you..."
In his opinion, this was his lord's future father-in-law, so he had to treat him well.
Young Master Lin frowned slightly, feeling a little uncomfortable.
But King Zheng didn't come to see him, so it wouldn't be good for him to stay here. Besides, his good relationship with Shen Chen was a secret after all.
He stood up and said goodbye to Shen Chen.
Shen Chen stopped him and asked him about Baohui: "You said last time that you would keep Baohui for you. She will be receiving guests at Jinxiu Terrace tomorrow. The one with the highest bid will get her. If you want to make a splash, now is the time."
Speaking of this, Young Master Lin restored his previous image of the calm and composed Jinyiwei commander. He paused and said to Shen Chen, "I was handling the Peng family's case before. Although the Peng and Yi families were finished, they also found a scapegoat to take the blame. However, after being reminded by the Minister of Revenue, His Majesty felt that it was not that simple and asked me to investigate the case again."
Shen Chen frowned.
Of course he knew, he knew all the people behind the scenes, including Liu Biping.
"You are personally supervising this?" Shen Chen was a little confused: "But Liu Biping has already transferred the evidence and dragged the Zhangzhou prefect to take the blame. He is a bully in Fujian. Do you want to touch him now?"
Young Master Lin avoided answering and just said, "Liu Biping is a very good person. He knows that if there is no one to protect him, he will not be able to hold on for long. His previous backer has collapsed, so he has to find the next one."
So Young Master Lin wants to create opportunities for him to take the bait
Shen Chen thought about it carefully and said nothing more. He just said, "I'm afraid this old fox may not be easy to deal with. When the Peng and Yi families got into trouble, only they were punished. This can explain a lot of problems. Liu Biping must have someone else in the court, so he can ensure that the Peng and Yi families dare not mention him at all."
"This is not something that can be accomplished overnight." Lin Sanshao knew this very well. He raised his eyebrows and smiled coldly, saying, "It is still unknown who will win."
Shen Chen laughed too.
Then it all depends on your ability.
He saw off Young Master Lin and went to the flower hall to meet Prince Zheng.
He had been familiar with King Zheng for a long time, so he had nothing to be shy about. He greeted him in a leisurely manner: "Are you here to drink some good tea?"
This is to find a plausible reason for King Zheng to come here.
He has some tribute tea that has just been delivered. According to Emperor Longqing, the one given to him is the most.
King Zheng glared at him and said in a deep voice, "Nonsense!"
He said angrily, "I heard that you have a hand in everything An An has done recently?"
This is correct, Shen Chen nodded proudly.
He looked so proud, so shameless. King Zheng's right eyelid twitched violently, and he couldn't help but glare at him again: "How could you drag others into trouble, kid? You have caused so much trouble for my An An. If anything happens to her, I will be the first one to not forgive you!"
These kids are making a scene. How long has it been since the Peng family incident was resolved
He kept working non-stop and brought himself so much trouble, as if he was afraid of having nothing to do.
Shen Chen felt a little aggrieved, and looked at him pitifully with his eyes wide open: "You are wrong. I didn't drag her into the Peng family's affairs last time, and it's even more wrong this time. She wants to help the Xie family, and I'm helping him!"
Shen Chen was such a smooth talker that no one could argue with him. King Zheng didn't bother to pay attention to him and asked him directly, "What's going on? An An said that you went to investigate the clue at the dock outside the city. How's the investigation going?"
Shen Chen repeated to King Zheng what he had said to Young Master Lin before, and concluded: "If I am correct, then Jin Yuan is basically gone."
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