Shen Wan didn't turn her head. Yin Shuang glanced back and saw that the woman in the outer room was so frightened that her legs went weak and she knelt down.

Yinshuang caught up with Shen Wan and asked, "Why did you leave without punishing the Second Master, Lord Marquis?"

Shen Wan smiled and said, "Now that we've punished Second Uncle with a beating and made him kneel in the ancestral hall, it won't be convenient to carry him into the palace if the Emperor summons him later."

Silver Frost, "..."

The Second Master's keeping of a mistress was a family matter of the Marquis's household, but the Second Master was not an ordinary person. His actions also affected the reputation of the court. If the emperor favored such a minister with questionable private morality, he would be criticized.

If it hadn't been exposed, that would have been one thing, but now that it's become common knowledge, how could the Emperor possibly tolerate it? In a situation where the Censorate would impeach someone, the Emperor would definitely take action. The Emperor would certainly be the first to be dealt with.

Shen Jing went to the study, where Xie Jingyan was still. Hearing Shen Wan's footsteps behind him, Shen Jing turned around. The anger on his face lessened when he saw Shen Wan, and he said, "Why did you come here?"

Shen Wan said, "I have something to discuss with my father."

Shen Jing asked, "What business do you have with Father?"

The courtyard wasn't the place to talk, so they went into the study. Shen Wan then said, "My elder brother is in love with Princess Huai'an of the Prince An's Mansion. He's not in the capital and we don't know when he'll be back. I've heard that many people have come to propose to Princess Huai'an. I'm afraid the Prince An's Mansion will give her to someone else. Father, why don't you go to the Prince An's Mansion to propose to my elder brother?"

Shen Jing was surprised that Shen Wan had brought up this matter, and chuckled, "Why didn't your elder brother mention this to me before he left the capital?"

"Your older brother isn't worried at all, but you're the one who's so anxious."

Shen Wan didn't know what to say, so she resorted to coquettishness, "Father, you have to take my elder brother's marriage seriously."