It was already noon when Shen Chu and Jiang Fuling arrived in the town. The streets were crowded with people. They did not delay for a moment and went straight to the restaurant.

There were many people in the restaurant at that time, and the servant who came to greet them was not the one they were familiar with, so Shen Chu asked the servant who greeted them to call over the servant they were familiar with.

The servant was still muttering something when he came over. When he saw Shen Chu and Jiang Fuling, the irritable look on his face disappeared instantly. He shook off the hand of the person next to him that was holding his arm and strode towards Shen Chu and Jiang Fuling.

"It turned out to be Miss Shen and Miss Jiang looking for me. I thought it was someone else looking for trouble with me, but it turned out to be you two who came to visit!"

He spoke politely, but as he did so he sat down opposite the two of them, not being polite at all.

Looking at his actions, Shen Chu raised half an eyebrow without any dissatisfaction.

They and Xu San are friends, and there is no need to be so polite between friends.

It's funny how they got to know Xu San. It was when they first arrived in Mingyue Village that their cooking skills were hard to judge. The food they made was comparable to nuclear weapons. After studying it for a few days, they decided to go out for a meal.

The town was not far from Mingyue Village. They walked while complaining about the strange things they had encountered before. Before they could finish their conversation, they arrived at the town.

At that time, they came across a man on the roadside who was surrounded and beaten by several big men. The man was begging for mercy and was pissing and shitting. Seeing that the man was about to die under the strong men's punches, Shen Chu and Jiang Fuling looked at each other and decided to be kind and save his life.

The two of them only had mediocre skills, but with the help of system plug-ins, they could compete with the living boxing champions. However, the points in their accounts were just a little bit away from being cleared. After some hesitation, they decided to send only one person to fight.

So that day, Xu San witnessed with his own eyes that the 17-year-old girl Shen Chu was not at a disadvantage against several strong men weighing over 200 pounds. After a few breaths, he didn't even see how Shen Chu made the move, and those strong men had already fled in panic.

That speed was even faster than when he encountered creditors chasing him to collect debts.

Looking at the backs of those people fleeing in panic, Xu San immediately knelt down and kowtowed, asking Shen Chu to accept him as his disciple.

Naturally, the cheat king Shen Chu would not accept a disciple. What if he exposed himself as a newbie?

However, Shen Chu did not let Xu San leave just like that. Instead, she asked Xu San what his strengths were and whether he could repay her for saving his life.

Xu San racked his brains but couldn't think of any outstanding talents. Finally, when he was completely out of ideas, he said, "I wonder if the two ladies are interested in what's going on in the capital? My intelligence is well-known throughout Qingxi Town."

He was quite confident when talking about this, and he wanted to talk to Shen Chu and Jiang Fuling for three days and three nights to prove that he really had the ability.

It’s a pity that Shen Chu and Jiang Fuling had been hungry for most of the day and just wanted to eat quickly.

Xu San smiled again when he heard what they said. "I am not very talented, but I also make a living in a restaurant. If you two girls believe in my sincerity, please come with me to my Fengxi Restaurant. I will treat you today."

It was also at that time that Shen Chu and Jiang Fuling learned from Xu San what happened after they escaped death.

Pretending to fan himself with a feather fan, Xu San slowly recounted, "On the day our Crown Prince of Qi brought Minister Jiang to the Eastern Palace, a guest arrived. Do you know who this guest was?"

Jiang Fuling threw a grape at him and said, "Don't keep me in suspense."

Xu San chuckled and caught the grapes steadily, "He is the son of the great general Shang Hu, the Protector of the Nation, and is General Shang Heng."

As soon as he finished speaking, he ate the grape. Shen Chu and Jiang Fuling looked at each other, and both saw the absurdity in each other's eyes.

They seemed to know why Xie Ming/Shang Heng did this, but they were not sure.

After all, the strategy progress is 88%.

The real reason why Shang Heng and Crown Prince Xie Ming wanted to interfere in the affairs of the Shen and Jiang families is still unknown. There are many rumors from the outside world. Xu San told them several versions. Shen Chu and Jiang Fuling didn't care much. What they cared about now was whether what the old man said was true.

"Sanzi, is there anything fun happening recently?"

Shen Chu held the tea bowl and looked at him with a smile.

This was not the first time she asked this. Before, they came to listen to gossip, but today they came to find out the news.

Xu San also knew what Shen Chu and Jiang Fuling were usually curious about, so he didn't keep them in suspense at all. He held up two fingers and said, "Regarding the matter between the Crown Prince and General Shang, two taels of silver, isn't it expensive?"

That's too expensive.

"They're both not worth the price."

Xu San choked and retracted a finger, "Then it's one or two taels, a friendly price, don't bargain anymore."

Hearing this, Jiang Fuling threw a piece of silver at him and said, "Go ahead."

They exchanged all this silver in the system mall. One point can be exchanged for one or two taels. They only have less than ten points left now, and they are about to die if they don't work hard.

Being willing to spend one or two taels of silver to find out this news today has already given enough face to Xie Ming and Shang Heng.

Taking the silver thrown by Jiang Fuling, Xu San immediately smiled happily, "Do you know? The Crown Prince is rumored to be appointing a Crown Princess! General Shang is also rumored to be getting married! Tell me, is this news worth it?"

"That's it? We know."

Shen Chu pretended to snatch the silver back from Xu San's hand.

Xu San had witnessed Shen Chu's power before, so he didn't dare act rashly. His mind raced, and he hastily changed his words. "Then do you know that the Crown Prince's intended Crown Princess bears an 80% resemblance to Minister Shen's daughter, Shen Chu? And that the wife General Shang intends to marry bears a 90% resemblance to Minister Jiang's drowned daughter?"

"What do you mean the Crown Prince's proposed Crown Princess looks eighty percent like Minister Shen's daughter, and the wife General Shang wants to marry looks ninety percent like Minister Jiang's youngest daughter? Has anyone seen this? Are they really that similar?"

Shen Chu frowned and his expression changed slightly.

"If no one has seen it, how could such a word be spread?"

Xu San had an unfathomable look on his face. He leaned forward and even lowered his voice.

Seeing him like this, Shen Chu and Jiang Fuling looked at each other and leaned towards Xu San.

"Do you know who said this first? It was the Crown Prince's younger sister, Princess An Ning!"

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