The car was eaten by the author, hehe (?˙︶˙?)

A beautiful night.

At dawn, Shen Shaoyan suddenly opened his eyes and regained his rationality. Thinking of his impulsiveness and madness last night, he slapped his forehead in annoyance.

But when he saw Sheng Qiyue's peaceful sleeping face, his heart softened. He followed his heart and kissed Sheng Qiyue on the forehead, then quickly dressed and hurried out of the mansion.

He rushed to the contact point in the alley and knelt down as soon as he saw the Seventh Prince.

"Your Highness, I have committed a grave error. I beg Your Highness to punish me!"

Jimo Yuan's expression was serious. "Were you found out about your impersonation?"

"No." Shen Shaoyan's voice was as soft as a mosquito's whisper, and he looked embarrassed. He said, "I... I slept with He Wenmao's new concubine."

The two of them stared at each other...widely.

Jimo Yuan was genuinely surprised and laughed in anger: "There are so many ladies from prominent families in the capital who are courting you, but you don't like any of them. You've just arrived at the He Mansion, and you've already given yourself away. Where's your self-control?"

Shen Shaoyan's face flushed red and he lowered his head in shame.

Seeing that he didn't refute her at all, Jimo Yuan frowned in confusion and continued to ask, "Did that concubine force you? Or were you drugged? Otherwise, with your personality, I don't believe you would be so absurd."

Compulsion cannot be forced.

Shen Shaoyan lowered his head even more: "She didn't do anything, she just... wore revealing clothes. It's my poor self-control that I couldn't resist the temptation."

Jimo Yuan's brows were tightly furrowed, as if he had just met him.

"You can't stand wearing just a little revealing clothes. It seems that your previous training is still not enough. You stay here, I will go to the He Mansion myself."

When Shen Shaoyan heard this, he was unwilling at all and raised his head suddenly: "Your Majesty, please give me another chance. I will never make the same mistake again."

Jimo Yuan looked at him without saying a word, his brows furrowed, as if he was thinking about something.

Shen Shaoyan: "Your Highness, please trust me once more. I will never get close to Concubine Sheng again."

Seeing his sincere face, Jimo Yuan exhaled a breath of foul air: "Get up, this is not your fault. Since it has already happened, why not make the best of it."

Shen Shaoyan still refused to stand up: "Your Highness, please make it clear."

Jimo Yuan said, "He Wenmao has been spending his days enjoying the company of women. It's inevitable that people will be suspicious if he suddenly stops caring about women. This is a good way to confuse people. If you like that concubine, you can take her back after you've investigated the matter."

In Jimo Yuan's opinion, Shen Shaoyan's status is higher than He Wenmao's, and their personalities are incomparable. If the aunt is smart enough, it is clear who she will choose.

Shen Shaoyan didn't expect Jimo Yuan to change his mind so quickly, and his face was filled with joy: "I will definitely find out the situation in He Mansion as soon as possible."

Jimo Yuan raised his eyebrows, a little curious about the woman who could seduce Shen Shaoyan, but he quickly withdrew his thoughts. Women are not as important as business.

He solemnly told Shen Shaoyan the information he had found today: "From the information collected this afternoon, in addition to the prefect, Admiral Lu is also highly suspected. First, you should investigate the specific situation of the He Mansion for me clearly, and then we will thoroughly investigate the Admiral's Mansion."

Shen Shaoyan nodded seriously and replied, "Yes."

Jimo Yuan reminded him: "You can play and have fun, but you must not have a child. Now is not the time, so as not to cause any trouble."

"I will pay attention to it."

"Go back as soon as possible and don't let people get suspicious."

Shen Shaoyan left with joy. With Jimo Yuan's words, he felt that life in He Mansion was not so difficult.

Dongti Prefecture was an important salt-producing area in the Mo Dynasty, with countless salt merchants. However, strangely, the salt tax collected by the court was getting less and less every year. Local officials explained this by the decline in salt production, and judging from the collected accounts, there seemed to be no problem.

But the emperor was a meticulous person and understood how important the salt tax was, so he did not dare to take it lightly.

First of all, salt tax is one of the important taxes of the imperial court. If it cannot be collected, it means that the income of the national treasury will be reduced, which will have a serious impact on the national finances.

Secondly, if the salt tax was embezzled, who would have pocketed it? Would they use the money to recruit soldiers and rebel?

Once this situation happens secretly, it will bring a huge crisis to the entire country. Therefore, the emperor must find out the truth and ensure the safety and stability of the salt tax. He secretly sent his most trusted seventh prince as an imperial envoy to visit Dongti Mansion.

After the Seventh Prince arrived at Dongti Prefecture, he concealed his identity and visited for several days. He confirmed that the salt production was far more than the amount reported by local officials. Some salt merchants openly transported the salt away and sold it as private salt. Jimo Yuan did not believe that they did not have a backer behind them.

The prefect was one of the people he suspected, but he couldn't find any breakthrough after investigating for half a month, so he wanted to use He Wenmao's identity to infiltrate the inside and find out the truth.

If the prefect is innocent, he will compensate him, but if it is found that the prefect is involved in the sale of illegal salt, he will not tolerate it.

When Chen Shaoyan returned home, Sheng Qiyue was still asleep. He sat on the edge of the bed, looked at her for a long time with his lips curled, then lifted the quilt and lay down in it.

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Afterwards, he asked Mingkong to prepare the contraceptive soup and personally handed it to Sheng Qiyue, saying softly:

"Be good, now is not the right time. We can have children later. You can have as many as you want."

Sheng Qiyue pulled the corners of her mouth and forced a smile: "I will listen to the young master." She took the contraceptive soup and drank it all.

Shen Shaoyan gave her two candied fruits and asked her to put them in her mouth. Seeing that her face was a little pale and she felt a little uncomfortable, did she really want to give birth to He Wenmao's child?

Thinking that drinking too much contraceptive soup is not good for women, Shen Shaoyan said, "I'll ask the doctor if there is any contraceptive soup for men. I'll drink it myself from now on."

Sheng Qiyue was stunned, and then her eyes turned red: "Master, you don't hesitate to hurt your own body, so you don't want to have a child with me?"

"No." Seeing that he was misunderstood, Shen Shaoyan quickly explained: "I promise you, at the latest in half a year, we will definitely have our own bloodline."

"Master, do you really not despise me for my humble origins?"

"Why would I dislike you?" Shen Shaoyan hugged her. "As long as you can be with me, I don't care about your background at all. A woman's status after marriage is given by her husband. If you're not living well, it must be because I'm not working hard enough."

It's hard to imagine a playboy saying such things.

Sheng Qiyue nodded doubtfully. She had originally planned to take the pill, but now it seems that she can't. She will wait for another chance to take it in the future.

Shen Shaoyan had breakfast at Furongyuan before going out. As usual, he went to the gambling house and then to the brothel, but whenever a woman approached him, he would avoid her and say "vulgar woman".

The young masters who were traveling with him all laughed when they saw this and jokingly asked, "When did Master He become so chaste?"