Shen Lanyue didn't expect that this matter would happen ahead of schedule. The Kyoto corruption case also made the Shen family truly have a position in the emperor's heart, and made her previous life finally have a position in Li Wenxuan's backyard.

Shen Lanyue asked in confusion: "How could such a big thing happen without any noise?"

She didn't ask this intentionally, but in her previous life, this matter had caused a big stir from the beginning. The reason was that this was a scholar who went to the capital with wounds all over his body and a blood letter, and died in front of the Dali Temple in the capital.

The scholar kept beating the drum and loudly shouted out the injustice of his hometown in public. It was the time when the street was crowded with people, and soon the news spread throughout the capital.

The emperor naturally also received this news. The Dali Temple did not dare to conceal it any longer. In anger, it threw the blood letter at the feet of the court officials and thoroughly investigated the matter.

Meng Changce just raised his eyelids slightly, smiled mysteriously and said, "A scholar went to the capital, and he happened to meet Zheng Chengsi's carriage at night."

Shen Lanyue was stunned and understood what he meant.

"That person is lucky."

Meng Changce looked at her with a smile: "Oh, what do you mean."

"Everyone knows that Prince Zheng has always been a rare candidate for impartiality, and he just happened to be back from the battlefield, which is the most unbearable thing for a general, so it will naturally be that person's luck."

"How do you know if this was done on purpose?" Meng Changce did not refute her, but said with an inexplicable look.

Shen Lanyue lowered her eyebrows, her autumn eyes slightly curved and she said, "This is not something I should care about. I am now wondering whether the dinner should be served."

"Heh." Meng Changce chuckled. "When I saw Lan Yue, I forgot that I haven't had dinner yet. Let someone bring it up quickly."

Only then did Shen Lanyue ask Fanfan in the room to pass the message.

She understood that Meng Changce was just testing her, but she didn't know much about the matter, and it was related to her, so she could only find an excuse to interrupt.

Shen Zian came to the fore in this case of corrupt officials. It was he who found the key evidence in this case, and Shen Ling was assassinated while protecting the evidence and almost lost his life.

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Meng Changce has become visibly busier recently. Shen Lanyue also discovered that this matter did not ferment in the capital, and it can even be said that the people did not even know about it.

"There is no movement in the mansion. Even the second young lady is staying quietly in the yard." Fanfan said in a low voice.

Shen Lanyue frowned and her eyes darkened slightly.

"It seems that the Shen family has not officially joined yet. The young master has been coming back late recently."

Although he didn't know why the lady asked this, Fanfan still answered truthfully: "No, Master Zi'an is still the same as always."

Shen Zian is currently working in the Dali Temple. Although it is not an important position, he should not be completely uninvolved in such a big matter.

This made Shen Lanyue a little uneasy. She was not worried about the Shen Mansion, but she was worried that her butterfly effect would delay Zi'an's future.

Thinking about her younger brother, who was the only relative in the family, she was still very worried.

"But Miss Xu asked me to pass a message to Madam, saying that she will come to visit tomorrow." Fanfan said.

"Hmm?" Shen Lanyue looked at her suspiciously: "Did Ziyun ask someone around her to say that?"

"He's someone we're familiar with."

Shen Lanyue's eyes flashed, and she thought of something. "I know."

The next day, Xu Ziyun arrived at the Marquis of Changning's Mansion, but this time it was a grand occasion. Shen Lanyue was there to greet her at the door early in the morning, using the etiquette of the Marquis of Changning's wife.

"Ziyun asked my brother to come and disturb Madam Changning's peace."

Shen Lanyue received the guest politely into the hall and asked someone to prepare tea and bring it up. They were all dignified and well-mannered, without any mistakes.

"My Lord is not in the palace right now. I will definitely keep this gift carefully and tell Master Xu what he means as soon as he returns."

"..."

The two of them exchanged polite words, and servants were hanging their heads inside and outside the house. No one could tell how many masters these people had, or who was behind them.

Shen Lanyue asked Fanfan to send the servants away under the pretext of something, and took Xu Ziyun to a secluded place to question her.

"How is your family now? How are you?"

Xu Ziyun comforted her, "I'm fine, not at all." After saying that, she turned around and showed herself in front of her.

"My father is fine too. He has nothing to do now. He just grows flowers and plants at home every day. My eldest brother is in charge of everything at home."

Shen Lanyue did not miss the loneliness in her eyes. Things turned out just as she expected. The emperor really sidelined Tutor Xu.

"Now that something has happened in the capital, Big Brother must stand on the side of the Fourth Prince, and I understand that."

"Ziyun."

Xu Ziyun shook her head and said casually, "I guessed it originally, so I won't talk about my own affairs. Now I have to come to Changning Marquis's Mansion in the name of returning a gift."

"But the Sun family has already chosen a date, and now something like this has happened..." Xu Ziyun whispered close to Shen Lanyue's ear. "The emperor has not yet officially issued an order to set a date for the Sun family."

Shen Lanyue was not too surprised. The Sun family was in trouble now. If the Sun family could not solve the problem, the emperor would not really give Sun Shuhao to Li Wenxuan.

If it is really discovered that the Sun family is involved, it will certainly bring shame to the Third Prince. This is not what our emperor wants to see, so naturally he will not confirm this matter now.

This oral edict is different from the real imperial edict.

"The Zheng family seems to be fine, completely different from the cautious Sun family." Xu Ziyun's tone was obviously relaxed when she mentioned the Zheng family.

"This matter was personally handed over to our emperor by Zheng Chengsi, and you see how the queen's mother's family could lose their sense of propriety." Shen Lanyue lowered her eyes and said, "And our emperor also has to consider the second prince."

Xu Ziyun suddenly realized and her eyes flashed several times.

"I forgot that there is another second imperial concubine who is also from the Zheng family."

Shen Lanyue smiled and said, "With these people here, as long as the emperor's bottom line is not touched, the Zheng family will not fall."

Xu Ziyun widened her eyes. She saw a bone-chilling chill in Shen Lanyue's eyes. She knew what she was referring to.

As long as the Zheng family does not rebel, our emperor will even take the initiative to protect the Zheng family.

As long as they are involved, everyone of them has the potential to become the emperor's pawn.

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