You're the one who wants to marry a mistress, and I'm marrying someone else, yet you still

Xie Wanru added, "Although I have moved to the Princess's Mansion, in the eyes of outsiders, I still represent the Xie family, and Lin Qing represents Minister Lin. We can have contact with Sister Wu, but we shouldn't do it too frequently, as it might lead to speculation."

None of the three disagreed on this point.

Now is not the time to reveal our hand. If Prince Rui is testing us, then we must not let him know.

"His Highness is currently busy suppressing bandits and earning merit, so he probably won't cause us any more trouble for the time being. Princess... what are our next plans?"

Shen Cong'an asked tentatively, not forgetting that Xie Wanru's plan included taking revenge on the Third Prince and Shen Nian'an. Now that they couldn't find any fault with the Third Prince, they would naturally target Shen Nian'an.

"Wait a little longer. With Shen Nian'an in this state, I don't feel like making a move. I have people following Xiao Yan. Once she shows her true colors, she won't be able to escape."

Xie Wanru said lightly.

Her eldest and third senior brothers didn't even attend her housewarming party; they just went to follow up on this line for her.

After being reborn, Xie Wanru was initially filled with resentment. However, when she actually experienced her past life again, she realized that she had been really stupid in her previous life. Even idiots like Shen Nian'an and Shen Yanzhi had managed to manipulate her in her past life.

Looking at Fu Rou and Xiao Yan, it seemed like they weren't enough to kill.

"Yes, I'll do as the princess says."

Shen Cong'an's attitude was extremely respectful.

Lin Qing suddenly realized that she didn't understand Wanwan well enough. Compared to her rapid-fire revenge, Wanwan was obviously much more composed.

Moreover, how did Wanwan manage to make Shen Cong'an so obedient?

The ones seeking revenge are the Shen family! Won't Shen Cong'an turn against them?

Shen Cong'an then left, and Xie Wanru spent nearly half an hour explaining her relationship with Shen Cong'an to Lin Qing.

Lin Qing then realized that Shen Cong'an's coma was caused by someone, and the murderer was Shen Nian'an. The elderly couple in the Shen family knew about their second son's actions but did not stop him. By tacitly approving of someone else's crime, they were tantamount to being the murderers themselves.

"Oh, no wonder you and Shen Cong'an became allies."

Lin Qing sighed, realizing that Xie Wanru's image in her heart had quietly changed.

After all, Wanwan and she used to have the exact same personality; both of them were vengeful and quick to seek revenge.

So in her past life, Lin Qing knew about Xie Wanru's suicide but refused to believe it no matter what. However, she was far away and by the time she found out, Xie Wanru was already a pile of rotten flesh.

However, it was no secret that Shen Cong'an had gone to the Princess's residence. Xie Wanru had not sent any congratulatory gifts to the Shen family when she moved, so Shen Zhan called him over for questioning.

In fact, Shen Cong'an entered the Princess's Mansion with the Crown Prince, but his relationship with Xie Wanru could not be exposed to others.

Faced with Shen Zhan's questioning, Shen Cong'an remained calm and said, "I was just traveling with His Highness the Crown Prince, and I didn't have an invitation either."

Shen Zhanwen's eyes flickered slightly, as if he was trying to figure out whether Shen Cong'an's words were true or false. He said, "She and our Shen family are enemies now. What are you going to her princess's mansion for? To embarrass yourselves? To let more people laugh at our Shen family?"

His tone wasn't too harsh, but every word he uttered was unpleasant.

"Father, if we don't go out and see people, will no one laugh at us?"

Shen Cong'an's tone was even more indifferent.

Before the two of them could even get red in the face, Shen Nianqing couldn't sit still any longer.

“Brother! How can you say that? Don’t we still have you in our family? You are now the Vice Minister of War, a favorite of the Emperor. Our Shen family still has hope.”

Shen Nianqing pretended to be friendly and walked to Shen Cong'an's side, reaching out her small hand to tug at Shen Cong'an's sleeve.

Shen Cong'an now showed no emotion towards his younger sister, whom he had once cherished. Did Shen Nianqing not know anything about being drugged?

He didn't believe it.

"Brother, you can't give up on yourself too. I'm still waiting for you to find me a good family... If I become someone in the Crown Prince's household, who in our Shen family will dare to look down on me?"

At this point, Shen Nianqing blushed to herself.

She had told Shen Cong'an many times that she admired the Crown Prince, and since her elder brother was someone close to the Crown Prince, if he praised her more to the Crown Prince, becoming the Crown Princess would be a natural outcome.

"Sister, haven't you given up yet? Do you need me to tell the Empress about you drugging His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Shen Cong'an spoke in his usual calm and ordinary tone, but his words were anything but ordinary.

Madam Shen almost fainted as she closed her eyes. She really hadn't expected that Shen Cong'an knew about this matter. She thought that Shen Cong'an only knew that Shen Nianqing had such thoughts.

Shen Zhan's expression was priceless. He had always been timid and submissive, but his children were all incredibly bold.

"Shen Nianqing!"

Shen Zhan's face turned as red as if it had been scalded by boiling water, the redness spreading from his ears to his neck.

He stood up in anger and roared, his voice trembling with rage, "How dare you... how dare you commit such a heinous act! How can my Shen family name be humiliated like this!"

Shen Nianqing's face turned deathly pale instantly. She abruptly pulled her hand back and took several steps back, her eyes filled with terror and disbelief.

"Big...Big brother, what...what nonsense are you talking about? I didn't, how could I..."

"Are you sure you didn't?" Shen Cong'an interrupted her, his gaze as cold as frost. "Why do you think I would be willing to play along with you? If I weren't afraid that you would implicate the entire Shen family, would I have allowed you to stir up trouble? If I hadn't discovered and secretly stopped you from drugging us, and made your mother clean up the mess, do you think you would have succeeded?"

At that palace banquet, Shen Nianqing was taken back to the mansion by Shen Cong'an's men; otherwise, if her plan had succeeded, the Shen family would have been finished.

However, Xie Wanru clearly did not want the Shen family to disappear like this, so she revealed this to him.

Shen Nianqing trembled. She finally realized that her cleverness, which she had always been so proud of, was nothing but a joke in front of Shen Cong'an.

Her legs gave way and she collapsed to the ground, tears streaming down her face, but her former arrogance and domineering nature were gone.

Old Madam Shen slowly woke up, and upon seeing the situation, she could only sigh deeply, her eyes filled with despair and helplessness. Not knowing what to say, she chose to remain silent.

Shen Zhan was trembling with rage. He pointed at Shen Nianqing, speechless for a long time, and finally could only let his arms fall limply, muttering to himself, "What a misfortune for our family, what a misfortune for our family..."

"Unfortunate? Hehe, I don't think it's that bad. Father, you gave birth to me and raised me. Now I am the one who has repaid your kindness in raising me for the sake of our entire Shen family. You don't need to ask me what I do or who I meet in the future."