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

"Second Master Shen, my young master has something he would like to discuss with you. Would you do me the honor?"

Unable to see what the person looked like, Shen Nian'an felt a little uneasy. He looked the white-clad man up and down, unable to guess who he was, and became even more wary: "Who is your young master? What business do you have with me?"

The man in white smiled slightly, the corners of his mouth under the mask turned up slightly, his attitude respectful yet distant: "Second Master Shen will know when he gets there. This matter will be an opportunity for you."

Shen Nian'an frowned slightly. In Xuancheng, everyone would only think of his older brother when something happened, and no one would remember him. However, since someone had taken the initiative to come to him, he might as well listen.

"What if it really is an opportunity?" He nodded. "Lead the way."

The man in white gestured for Shen Nian'an to enter and led her to a secluded teahouse.

Inside the teahouse, a young man dressed in brocade robes was leisurely sipping tea. When he saw Shen Nian'an enter, he stood up to greet him.

"Second Master Shen, I've long admired your name." The young man smiled slightly, his voice carrying a hint of amusement. He was also dressed in white and wore a mask, so his appearance was not visible.

"May I ask what business you have with me, young master?" Shen Nian'an asked tentatively, feeling uneasy because the other party was too mysterious.

The young man in white gently swirled the teacup in his hand: "The Shen family is short of money right now, isn't it? I can make sure you're not short of money, but I want you to work for the Third Prince in the future."

Shen Nian'an's gaze lingered on the man in white. "You are... one of the Third Prince's men? Our Yong'an Marquis's Mansion does not participate in the struggle for the throne. You have the wrong person."

Shen Nian'an refused decisively. Everyone knows that Shen Cong'an is the Crown Prince's man. These two people are wearing masks, and no one knows who they really are. It's not impossible that the Crown Prince sent them to test him. If he doesn't comply, they might get rid of him.

He will not make any choice until he knows the other party's true identity.

The young master remained calm, merely smiling slightly before leaning close to Shen Nian'an's ear and whispering a few words.

Upon hearing this, Shen Nian'an's expression changed drastically, and a ruthless glint flashed in her eyes.

"Are you sure... that you can really keep your promise after it's done?" Shen Nian'an's voice trembled, filled with both shock and excitement.

"Second Master Shen, you can rest assured. If the Third Prince ascends the throne, you will be a great contributor to the success of the founding of the dynasty. What is this reward compared to that?"

Shen Nian'an gritted her teeth, a resolute glint in her eyes: "Fine! I'll do it!"

In just a moment, Shen Cong'an overturned his own previous beliefs.

The man in white led him to another room in the teahouse. Through a small window, he saw a child with a rag stuffed in his mouth.

When Shen Nian'an saw the child, he was stunned for a moment. He hadn't seen Shen Mo for some time, but he still remembered what the child looked like.

"It seems that the young master's subordinates... don't have very good eyesight."

Shen Nian'an sneered. He thought these people were really that smart.

The man in white was somewhat confused and could only wait for Shen Nian'an to continue.

"The child you captured is not Shen Mo; he is merely a pageboy who serves Shen Mo. How could you possibly think that capturing a pageboy could threaten Shen Cong'an?"

Shen Nian'an immediately felt that he had agreed too soon; these people didn't seem reliable at all.

"Bookboy?"

The slightly taller man in white was clearly unaware of the inside story and immediately looked at the person who had initially led Shen Nian'an.

"Master! The people from the academy said this is the child from the Shen family, and we hijacked the Shen family's carriage, there's no mistake!"

The white-clad man leading the way looked completely innocent, with fine beads of sweat beading on his forehead beneath his mask; he clearly hadn't expected such a mistake to occur.

Just thinking about his master's methods made his legs go weak.

"Hmph, people from the academy? Did you personally see Shen Mo get into that carriage? In other words, are you sure your people know who Shen Mo is?"

Shen Nian'an's face was gloomy, and her tone carried a hint of questioning.

"This……"

The man leading the way was speechless for a moment. They were indeed only acting on the information provided by the people from the academy, and had not confirmed it with their own eyes, so they did not know what Shen Mo looked like.

But there was only this child in the carriage, and he himself admitted that he was Shen Mo. Who would have thought that he was just a page?

The young man in white frowned slightly, clearly dissatisfied with the mistake. He was about to punish his incompetent subordinate when he remembered that one of his men had just been killed, so he withdrew his outstretched hand.

It's not easy to cultivate a capable assistant, let alone someone doing a job like theirs where a slight mistake could cost you your head.

"Second Master Shen, this was indeed an oversight on our part. However, rest assured, we will find the real Shen Mo as soon as possible to make up for this mistake."

Shen Nian'an sneered: "Make amends? Do you think finding the real Shen Mo will change anything? He's just an adopted son. You think you can force him to betray the Crown Prince by using an adopted son? You're being naive. You don't understand this brother at all."

Shen Nian'an's tone was somewhat arrogant, which the man in white disliked, but he could only endure it. He slowly said, "Does Second Master Shen have a brilliant plan? You and I are now in the same boat."

Shen Nian'an glanced at him, a cold smile playing on her lips: "A brilliant plan? I wouldn't call it that, but I can point you in the right direction. Shen Cong'an does value Shen Mo, but he would never betray the Crown Prince for the sake of a stepson. However, Shen Cong'an has a weakness that you haven't yet exploited."

"Oh? I'd like to hear the details." A hint of curiosity flashed in the white-robed young man's eyes, but his attitude remained respectful.

The shorter man was still kneeling on the ground. Because of his mistake, this situation had arisen, so how could he dare to get up?

"Not long ago, he visited the residence of Minister of Justice Lin. Minister Lin has a daughter of marriageable age named Lin Qing. As far as I know, Minister Lin has always wanted to marry his daughter to Shen Cong'an, but for some reason, Shen Cong'an did not agree."

“However, my elder brother has always been a man of morality and righteousness. If Lin Qing is arrested because of him, believe me, Shen Cong’an will be more pained than if he lost Shen Mo, and he is more likely to compromise in order to save Lin Qing.”

After he finished speaking, the man in white did not show the slightest agreement.

Are the people in the Ministry of Justice's office someone they can currently control?

No wonder everyone wants to win over Shen Cong'an, but no one thinks that Shen Lao Er's brain really isn't working properly.

"Second Master Shen, I will consider what you said. Let's leave it at that for today. This is just a small token of my sincerity."

The man in white took out a silver note from his sleeve, knowing that Shen Nian'an was short of money right now.

Shen Nian'an did not reach out.