After his wife and daughter died tragically, the scumbag prince's hair turned white overnight

Shen Xi knew about Shen Muxi and Murong Jingyan's plan as early as when they were planning in the inner room.

She was able to remain calm even though Shen Muxi was under house arrest in Jinxiu Garden.

"I didn't expect Murong Jingyan to be able to calculate Shen Chuanhai's actions so accurately. Next, do you plan to follow his instructions and secretly leave the house tomorrow to meet with Du Heng and tell him about Ming Tan's murder?"

Shen Muxi lowered her eyes, "At the moment, Murong Jingyan has no reason to lie to me."

Shen Xi stretched lazily and yawned, "That's good..."

Halfway through stretching, not only did she stop, but even Shen Muxi's gaze on him froze.

"You...are tired?"

Shen Muxi spoke in disbelief.

This was the first time she had seen Shen Xi act so “human” in the few months since her rebirth.

Shen Xi looked surprised, but soon returned to normal.

"No."

After saying that, she didn't say another word and quietly floated back to the corner.

Shen Muxi was so focused on finding Xiaoxiao as soon as possible that he didn't notice Shen Xi's abnormality.

The next day.

Fuyuan Teahouse.

Du Heng looked at Shen Muxi, who was dressed simply as a servant.

His eyes were filled with anger that made him want to strangle Shen Muxi to death, but he tried to remain rational.

"Who told you this? What is your purpose?"

"It doesn't matter who told me. What's important is that even your father didn't tell you the reason and let you be cuckolded. Do you think this is normal?"

Du Heng naturally knew that his father's actions were very abnormal.

But what made him feel even more abnormal was "Shen Xi's" attitude.

This was not the "Shen Xi" he knew at all.

In the past, Shen Xi would never dare to talk to him in such a manner, let alone accept money from him when he needed her medicine.

"Why should I believe you?"

As soon as Du Heng thought that the person in front of him was not the "Shen Xi" of the past, his tone became much worse.

"Does it matter whether you believe it or not?"

"you..."

"I gave you a chance but you didn't use it. In the end, your woman got snatched away. Who can you blame?"

Shen Muxi sneered.

That nonchalant attitude made people want to go up and strangle her slender neck.

Du Heng gritted his teeth for a long time.

Finally, he squeezed out a few short words from between his teeth - "I am more useful than anyone else."

But why wouldn't he dare to just make the truth public so that everyone can see what kind of beasts are kept in the Grand Tutor's Mansion?

...

Soon, the news of Ming Qin, the second young master of the Grand Tutor's Mansion, committing murder spread throughout the capital.

The entire Grand Tutor's Mansion was soon shrouded in a layer of oppressive pressure.

Although Tai Shi Ming is over sixty years old, he is still in good spirits.

"Can you find out where the information comes from?"

The servant reported cautiously, "It came from the Anping Marquis' Mansion."

Anping Marquis Mansion?

Master Ming gritted his teeth, his beard almost being blown away.

"I didn't bother him, but Du Yunchao came to me on his own. Good, that's really good."

"Grandfather, your grandson has been wronged..."

Master Ming knew whether it was unjust or not.

But Ming Tan is one of the few grandsons who can make him look up to him in every way...

As people age, they develop a soft corner in their hearts...

Just as Grand Tutor Ming was about to ask Ming Qin to relax, another indifferent voice without any emotion came from the door.

“Is this the time to investigate whether or not there has been any injustice?

If His Majesty knew about this, Grandfather would also be implicated. Could it be that all these years of fear and trepidation in the Ming Mansion would be ruined in an instant because of Ming Tan's foolish impulsiveness?"

Master Ming immediately closed his half-open mouth.

Seeing the wheelchair approaching, he looked at the person in front of him and asked, "What do you think we should do?"

"Choose the lesser evil. I believe it would be much easier for Grandfather to give Anping Hou a warning than to waste time and effort trying to silence the gossips."

...

A few days later, at Zuixianlou.

My own child was ignorant and offended the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

Du Yunchao felt guilty for several days.

When he saw Master Ming appear, he began to apologize profusely before Master Ming could say anything.

“I really didn’t know this could happen…”

"Let's be frank, was it your child who spread the news?

"Du Yunchao, ah Du Yunchao, we were in the same boat back then, but it was you, Marquis Anping, who broke your promise first, so don't blame me for being rude."

Master Ming didn't even give Du Yunchao a chance to explain or refute.

The conversation between the two came to a standstill in an instant.

Opposite the teahouse is a golden building.

Shen Muxi used a telescope to take in everything.

Seeing her serious expression, Murong Jingyan raised his eyebrows, "Why, you can't bear to part with your childhood sweetheart?"

Shen Muxi sneered, "How could I be reluctant? I'm just curious about what kind of deal was reached between the Anping Marquisate and Du Yunchao. They could even sell out their own son."

Murong Jingyan casually threw one of the files at hand to Shen Muxi.

The wax seal of the file is covered with dust.

It was obviously an unsolved case from a long time ago.

"The Marquis of Chengyi had a child who was both talented in literature and martial arts. He was the same age as Du Yunchao. If that child hadn't died, he would have been the Marquis of Chengyi by now."

Shen Muxi looked up from the opened file, "What do you mean?"

"Back then, Du Yunchao and the son of the Marquis Chengyi fell in love with the same girl. Later, the girl married someone else. Du Yunchao put all the blame on the Marquis Chengyi and stopped communicating with the son of the Marquis Chengyi from then on.

Not long after, while drunk, the Prince of Chengyi fell off his horse and died."

"This is a very normal case of drunken death by falling, why did it become an unsolved case?"

"Back then, Marquis Chengyi felt the matter was not simple. After a thorough investigation, he discovered that all the accusations pointed to Du Yunchao. He wanted to seek justice for Marquis Chengyi's son, but the evidence was destroyed overnight. The only people who knew about this evidence, besides Marquis Chengyi himself, were the Minister of Justice, who presided over the case. The Minister of Justice was the father-in-law of Grand Tutor Ming."

Murong Jingyan had long been accustomed to all kinds of factionalism and despicable practices inside and outside the court.

After all, Shen Muxi had done business before, so naturally he understood a lot.

"So, it was Grand Tutor Ming who kidnapped Du Yunchao. Du Yunchao was worried that this would be exposed, so he made Du Heng wear this hat to remind the Grand Tutor's Mansion of the relationship between the two mansions."

Seeing Murong Jingyan nod, she asked again, "So what are your plans now?"

"Let them fight each other and officially muddy the waters."

Shen Muxi didn't say anything else.

She had no qualifications to persuade Murong Jingyan about any decision.

To put it bluntly, the death of the Queen and the miserable life he had in Nanyuan would have driven anyone else crazy long ago.

He was able to pull through thanks to his strong willpower.

Despite all the thoughts, Shen Muxi's mission was successfully completed.

She smiled and changed the subject, telling Murong Jingyan about her plan to return to Beichen.

Murong Jingyan's face immediately darkened.