The evil woman is arrogant and the cold emperor can't sleep at night

I have wanted to investigate Zheng and Shen Qingwan for a long time, but I have always been troubled by a lack of manpower. Mu Qianhuan is simply free labor that comes to my doorstep.

During his investigation, he will gradually discover Shen Qingwan's true face.

He knew how she had deceived him, how she had gone to great lengths to create a chance encounter with him, how she had entered the mansion as a close friend, and how she had spread rumors about his arrogance and domineering behavior in Kyoto, ruining his reputation.

This is much more significant than exposing it directly!

Mu Qianhuan might not believe what I said, but since he found out through his own investigation, he wouldn't doubt it, right?

At that time, will he still like Shen Qingwan?

However, Shen Tangan now has to hurry back to the Marquis' Mansion to tell Shen Qingwan that His Majesty is considering letting them marry together.

She must be very happy, isn't this what she expected?

When she returned to the mansion, she was surprised.

I haven't seen Shen Qingwan. In the past, when I didn't want to see her, she would always jump in front of me, but now I can't see her when I want to see her.

Thinking that Shen Jiyuan was still sick, and she was a good and sensible daughter, she naturally had to go and see him.

She asked someone to bring a message to her mother, but did not tell her about her aunt's poisoning, in order to prevent her from worrying about it for no reason, just as she did not tell her aunt about her mother's condition.

From now on, she will protect the two of them and will never let them make the same mistake again. She will definitely change their tragic ending.

When I arrived at Shen Jiyuan's yard, I found that the surroundings were extremely quiet. I looked at the servants in the yard and found that Zheng's servants were not there.

It's really strange, with such a good opportunity to show off, why doesn't she stay and serve by my side?

When I entered the room, I saw Shen Jiyuan lying on the bed, and his mental state was not very good.

"Father?"

Shen Tangan felt strange. It had only been half a day since they last saw each other, but why did he seem to have lost a lot of weight?

"You came?"

Shen Jiyuan looked up and saw her, a hint of surprise flashed across his face, and he waved his hand to let her sit anywhere.

"The imperial physician said that my father's health is not good and he needs to take good care of himself."

"Oh? Really..."

She pretended to be worried and said, "Father, you must take good care of yourself."

There was nothing wrong with Shen Jiyuan's body. On the contrary, he was quite healthy. I don't know who he was pretending to be like this for.

"Today is all thanks to you. If you hadn't reminded me and invited the imperial physician, I'm afraid my father would have been paralyzed in bed."

Shen Jiyuan looked at her with a gentleness that he had never had before.

It does make people doubt whether everything he did before is real.

"Father, your health is the most important thing. There is no need to talk about other things."

Shen Tangan acts cute when the time is right. Who can't pretend to be cute?

Seeing such a stark contrast in his attitude before and after, it must be because Prince Chen came to visit, otherwise he would definitely blame himself for cursing him.

"Why aren't my aunt and sister here? Shouldn't they be serving you?"

He mentioned Zheng's mother and daughter seemingly unintentionally. Could it be that the two of them could not hold on and revealed their true colors so soon?

Shen Jiyuan then showed a good face to her, was he afraid that she would not care about him anymore?

"Hmph! Leave them alone."

Unexpectedly, Shen Jiyuan snorted coldly, and his expression turned cold when he heard them.

Shen Tangan raised her eyebrows slightly, her intuition told her that Shen Jiyuan's reaction was very wrong.

No matter how stupid Zheng's mother and daughter are, they will pretend to the end before he completely loses his ability to move.

After all, she had endured for so many years and had been a shameful mistress for more than ten years. How could she not be able to hold on for even half a day?

Is there something being hidden from me?

Thinking of this, she sighed deeply and pretended to be regretful.

"What a shame! I have good news to tell my sister!"

"What news? I heard that you just came back from the palace. Did you see His Majesty?"

Shen Jiyuan suddenly perked up and no longer looked as sick as before. It was hard not to wonder if he was pretending.

"Father is truly a diviner. I did see His Majesty."

Shen Tangan looked at him and smiled slightly. He was now certain that these people were hiding something from him.

"The prince told His Majesty that he wanted to break off the engagement with me and marry my sister instead."

"How could this happen? The prince is really..."

Seeing him pretending to be shocked and unable to suppress his excitement, Shen Tangan just found it ridiculous.

It seems that he has been hoping for this to happen. Does he really think that the prince will break off the engagement with him and marry his good daughter Shen Qingwan instead?

Shen Tangan sighed helplessly, "It's a pity that His Majesty disagrees. He also said that if he insists on doing so, he will let my sister marry with me as a concubine, saying that he will not let me down no matter what."

Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is indeed what Your Majesty meant.

Seeing Shen Jiyuan's face becoming visibly ugly, Shen Tangan wanted to laugh even more.

"Father, don't you think this is a good idea? If we really marry the prince together, we two sisters will have someone to take care of us in the prince's mansion in the future."

"Did your majesty really say that?"

Shen Jiyuan's expression was obviously tense, and he didn't respond to her at all. He only cared about whether His Majesty had mentioned this matter.

"Of course. How could my daughter falsely convey the emperor's will?"

After seeing her nod affirmatively, Shen Jiyuan's face darkened again. He knew that this matter could not be false. He thought that His Majesty really said it.

It is obvious that his Wan'er is both talented and beautiful, and is the most qualified person to be the Crown Princess!

"Father, you must tell my sister about this. She will definitely be very happy."

Shen Tangan was afraid that he was not happy enough, so he deliberately added a sentence.

In the end, Shen Jiyuan used the excuse of feeling unwell to let her leave early.

After leaving the yard, Shen Tangan waved to the people around him.

"Go and find out what happened in the mansion this afternoon?"

He went to see his mother again before returning to his Qingzhu Courtyard.

The person sent to inquire came back soon.

"Miss, I heard that the second lady received an invitation to the Spring Banquet."

"Spring Feast?"

Shen Tangan frowned slightly and looked at Yunzhu beside him in confusion.

Yunzhu had been with her mother the longest and had attended many banquets, so she naturally knew what the Spring Banquet was about.

"Miss, the Spring Banquet is a banquet hosted by the Empress to appreciate the spring. The nobles and ladies of the major families and the prominent figures in Kyoto will all attend. At the banquet, there will also be competitions in poetry, song, chess, calligraphy and painting to win prizes."

“It turned out to be a party.”

Shen Tangan nodded blankly, wondering what it was.

Yunzhu asked in confusion, "Miss, as the daughter of the Marquis's family, you should have your visiting card. Could it be that the Second Miss took it? According to reason, with her status, she is not qualified to attend the Spring Banquet."

Qingzhuyuan did not receive the visiting card today. It must have been taken away by someone with ulterior motives.

In the past, no banquet, big or small, in Kyoto City would be complete without the visiting card of our young lady.

Even if you look down on the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion, you should at least give some face to the Shangshu Mansion.

It must be that person from Lihuayuan who did something secretly and stole the post of his lady.

Both of them from Lihuayuan are shameful people. How can they be qualified to attend such a banquet headed by the royal family?

Not to mention that Zheng was just a concubine, even if they called her the Second Miss openly, she was not registered under the name of her stepmother, and was not the real master of the Marquis' Mansion.