Shen Wan hadn't returned to the Pingyang Marquis's residence for a long time, so as soon as she heard that Shen Wei had come back, she rushed over to find her.

She came happily, but when she entered the room and saw that Shen Wan and Princess Huai'an were both looking at her, her face, neck, and ears turned bright red.

Although the two of them haven't teased her yet, she feels like she's been teased from head to toe.

Princess Huai'an asked, "When is the wedding date set?"

Shen Wei blushed and remained silent. Her maid, Chunlan, said, "It's the eighteenth this month."

Shen Wan replied, "Then there won't be many days left."

Shen Wei said, "Big sister also thinks it's a bit rushed, right? I'll talk to Mother about it later..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shen Wan interrupted her, saying, "It's already been delayed for a whole winter. If you still don't marry, the heir of the Duke of Wei will be angry with me."

Shen Wei hurriedly said, "The Duchess of Wei just thanked you, elder sister."

Shen Wan smiled and said, "What's with this 'thank you'?"

Shen Wei sat down next to Shen Wan before replying, "Eldest sister allowed me to tell the young master of Wei State about the smallpox outbreak in winter. Because it concerns the young master's safety, the Wei State Duke's mansion has been extra cautious since winter began, forbidding servants from leaving the mansion at will. If any of the maids in the young master's courtyard have family members who have contracted smallpox, the Wei State Duke's mansion will give the maids two days off each month. If it weren't for the strict management, those maids would definitely have contracted smallpox if they went back..."

This time, no one in the Duke of Wei's mansion was infected, all thanks to their tight precautions. In particular, their grandson did not die from smallpox, and the Duchess of Wei believed in her heart that Shen Wei was the lucky star of the Duke of Wei's mansion.

The three chatted and laughed. Shen Wei was about to get married, and Shen Wan would be returning in a few days to attend the wedding banquet, so she didn't stay long, only for about half an hour before leaving. Princess Huai'an was feeling unwell, so Shen Wei saw her off at the mansion.

When Shen Wan arrived at the gate of the Marquis's residence, the carriage was already waiting there. Shen Wei looked at Shen Wan with reluctance, and Shen Wan smiled and said, "Are you afraid of the Duke of Wei's heir?"

Shen Wei blushed and shook her head.

She was no longer afraid of the heir of the Duke of Wei.

The thought of leaving her parents made her reluctant to part with them.

Shen Wan could understand this feeling. She said, "Once you get married, you'll get used to living in the Duke of Wei's mansion."

Shen Wei said, "That's what Mother said too."

Shen Wan smiled and said, "If I miss my fourth uncle and aunt, I'll go back to their residence to see them. The two residences are not far apart, so it's convenient to come back."

Shen Wei nodded repeatedly.

The Duchess of Wei said she could come back to see her parents anytime, and the Heir Apparent of Wei also said he would accompany her back.

But the feeling of reluctance still lingered in my heart, and I couldn't shake it off. Once the wedding date was set, my reluctance only intensified.

Shen Wan could help Shen Wei with other matters, but she couldn't help with this one. As she said before, she would get used to living in the Duke of Wei's mansion. That's how young ladies of the inner chambers all live. After saying a few words, Shen Wan got into the carriage and headed back to the Prince of Ling's mansion.

The carriage was moving forward when, as it passed Changping Street, a man flew out of a restaurant and landed right in front of the carriage, startling the servant into tightening the reins.

Inside the carriage, Shen Wan was thinking about Xie Jingyan's trip to the palace to see the emperor when the carriage suddenly stopped. Caught off guard, she lurched forward and almost fell.

Yinshuang quickly helped Chenwan up and asked, "How did you get a carriage?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the carriage was surrounded by a commotion.

Yinshuang lifted the carriage curtain and saw a fight taking place right in front of the carriage.

Moreover, it was three people against one person.

He shouted as he hit the man, "You blind fool, you even dare to bump into our young master!"

When Yinshuang saw the heir of the Marquis of Anding come out, one of the men who had been hitting people approached him and said, "Your Highness, it seems that the men who were hitting people are the heir of the Marquis of Anding..."

It's not just a "seem," it's clearly it.

Yinshuang had no good feelings towards the heir of the Marquis of Anding.

Their prince rarely hits people; apart from those assassins, the heir of the Marquis of Anding is the only person the prince has ever kicked.

Seeing the person lying on the ground in pain, unable to get up, Shen Wan shouted, "Stop!"

The heir of the Marquis of Anding glanced over and saw that it was Shen Wan. The psychological shadow of having his ribs broken by a certain man instantly surged up. The heir of the Marquis of Anding felt extremely unlucky. He hadn't hit anyone for months, and the first time he did, he ran into Princess Ling.

The heir of the Marquis of Anding hurriedly said, "I've startled Princess Ling..."

He kicked the servant in the butt and pointed at the person on the ground, saying, "Hurry up and drag him away."

Shen Wan looked at the man who had been dragged and thrown aside and said, "What did this man do to offend the Heir Apparent of the Marquis of Anding? Should we beat him to death?"

The heir of the Marquis of Anding said, "He bumped into the waiter and spilled soup all over me. I'm just teaching him a lesson."

Shen Wan said, "With such unforgiving manners, isn't the Heir Apparent of the Marquis of Anding afraid that it will implicate your father and lead to his impeachment by the censors?"

The heir of the Marquis of Anding felt a chill run down his spine; he had finally learned to be afraid.

However, it was too late. The city patrol arrived, and it was Prince Yanping's heir and Lu Cheng who came. Prince Anding's heir was caught red-handed assaulting someone in the street and was taken directly to the city patrol.

The heir of the Marquis of Anding, who had assaulted the man, was taken away, as was the man who had been assaulted.

As he left, the man looked at Shen Wan, as if he had something to say to her.

Shen Wan asked the Crown Prince of Yanping, "Who is that person?"

The Prince of Yanping said, "It seems to be the third young master of the Marquis of Suchang's mansion."

He was unsure and looked at Lu Cheng, who said, "It's him."

The Marquis of Suchang's residence...

I feel like I've heard those four words somewhere before.

Shen Wan remembered.

On the day Consort Chen had her accident at the Yan residence, a concubine in the palace accidentally fell into the water and drowned. That concubine was from the Su Chang Earl's residence.

Shen Wan looked at the heir of the Prince of Yanping and asked, "May I have a few words with the third young master of the Marquis of Suchang's mansion?"

Is this something that can or cannot be done?

Absolutely.

The Prince of Yanping turned around, and without giving any orders, the yamen runner said, "I will go and bring the men over right away."

The servant pulled the carriage to the side of the road, and soon the two constables brought over the third young master of the Suchang Marquis's mansion.

The heir of the Marquis of Anding was ruthless; the third young master of the Marquis of Suchang was beaten black and blue and was on the verge of death.

Although he had a title, the desolate Earl's mansion was not taken seriously by anyone, especially since this third young master was born out of wedlock and was not well received even in his own household, let alone by outsiders.

Shen Wan asked him, "Did you have something you wanted to say to me just now?"

The third young master of the Suchang Marquis's mansion said weakly, "Consort Mei's death is related to the Consort Chen case. Let Prince Ling examine the body..."

"Perhaps we can find a clue, but I will exterminate... exterminate my entire clan..."

Lu Cheng, "..."

Prince Yanping, “…”

Before the third young master of the Suchang Marquis's mansion could finish speaking, he fainted.

Lu Cheng and the Crown Prince of Yanping suspected that there was something wrong with their ears.

What did the third young master of the Suchang Marquis's mansion say before he fainted?

Find the clues, then exterminate his entire clan?

How much injustice must he have suffered to want to die and drag the entire Suchang Marquis's mansion down with him?

However, Consort Mei died on the same day Consort Chen had her accident. Could it be that Consort Mei's death was really related to Consort Chen's accident at the Yan residence?

If Consort Mei really participated in the plot to murder Consort Chen, even if she died that very day, the Emperor would still take the lives of the entire Su Chang Earl's family.