Chapter 540 Wei Dongzhu's Killing Intent!

Shen Lanxi: "Did she kill that illegitimate son?"

Zhou Ruyuan froze. He was so shocked at the time that he wanted to get Qiaoniang and her son away as soon as possible, and he forgot about finding out the cause of the illegitimate son's death.

"……yes!"

He knew that going to the Prince of Custody's mansion was just a formality. Shen Yuantang's attack on the illegitimate son was an attempt to lure him there.

No verification is needed; Shen Yuantang is the real culprit.

"Your Majesty, shall we punish them?" Wei Dongzhu knew that Shen Lanxi kept the Prince of Guilty's Mansion as a means to control Zhou Ruyuan.

Fortunately, only one of the illegitimate sons died, leaving four others.

"If we don't separate Shen Yuantang, the remaining four criminals will probably be in danger as well," Wei Dongzhu thought of a way to avoid suspicion.

Shen Lanxi stared intently at the table, seemingly seriously considering Wei Dongzhu's words.

As time passed, just when Wei Dongzhu thought she wouldn't agree, she spoke up.

"Okay, but we can't let her go to the Shen family. Let her go to the Shen family's old house instead. There are people who take care of cleaning there. Let her move back to her original courtyard!"

Wei Dongzhu felt relieved. Although he couldn't live with the Shen family, he could at least say he had left the Prince of Guilty's mansion.

Shen Yuantang's only request of him was that he leave the Prince of Guilty's mansion. After that, many things could happen. Whether he could live with the Shen family was up to him. After all, they were blood relatives; any grudges could be resolved with time.

"About the divorce with Zhou Ruyuan?" Wei Dongzhu asked, only to realize he had spoken out of turn.

“No, she has tried every means to become Zhou Ruyuan’s principal wife. Now that she has finally achieved her wish, how can she give up so easily?”

Wei Dongzhu breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she hadn't noticed.

After being dismissed from his post, he immediately went to the Prince of Guilty's residence.

When Shen Yuantang saw Wei Dongzhu arrive, she knew that her wish had been fulfilled.

"Carry the things to the door, and I'll leave after I finish speaking with General Wei!"

"yes!"

The personal maidservant withdrew, leaving the two of them a quiet place to talk.

Wei Dongzhu: "His Majesty has granted your permission to leave the Prince of Guilty's Mansion, but he has also instructed you to live in the Shen family's old residence and has not permitted you to divorce Zhou Ruyuan."

Shen Yuantang's smile froze, and he immediately retorted sarcastically, "If she can divorce Zhou Ruyuan, why can't I?"

Wei Dongzhu said mercilessly, "It's probably because she never thought of being in a harmonious relationship with Zhou Ruyuan, and when Zhou Ruyuan was at the height of his power, she decisively divorced him, giving up wealth and protection."

Keep in mind that at that time, the Shen family had already been sentenced to exile. Her decisive divorce showed that she had no attachment to the position of princess and was ruthless towards Zhou Ruyuan.

Shen Yuantang gave a bitter laugh, looking like a madman.

"Is she mocking me for being power-hungry before? She can be so ruthless to her own family, so what is she anyway!"

Wei Dongzhu looked into Shen Yuantang's eyes with a chilling glint, as if they were poisoned.

"If you continue to speak to her like that, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Shen Yuantang glanced at him, then burst into maniacal laughter.

"Wei Dongzhu, what are you anyway? You think you're so devoted to her, but aren't you just like those men who favor concubines over their wives, keeping mistresses and illegitimate children in the dark, treating Shen Lanxi like a fool!"

Enraged, Wei Dongzhu gripped Shen Yuantang's neck tightly, his eyes filled with murderous intent, already contemplating killing him.

"You...you should kill me..."

"If I die, see if Shen Lanxi will investigate the cause of my death."

"You entered the Prince's mansion, and the next thing I knew, something happened to me..."

"Even if I die, you won't be able to hide the fact that you're keeping a woman and having a son out of wedlock. I'll make sure everyone knows! Let's see if she'll abandon you the way she abandoned Zhou Ruyuan!"

Wei Dongzhu's eyes were filled with a fierce and cold aura. He swung his arm forcefully, and Shen Yuantang fell to the ground in a sorry state.

"I've done what I promised you. If you dare to break your promise, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

Shen Yuantang lay on the ground watching the furious figure leave, unable to stop smiling, his face contorted with hysterical laughter.

...

Wei Dongzhu returned to the mansion with a dark face. Qiao Niang and her son were hiding behind the curtain. When they saw that it was Wei Dongzhu, they immediately ran out.

"General."

"Father."

The moment Wei Dongzhu saw the child, the frost on his face gradually melted away.

What are you doing hiding in the back?

Wei Yan's stomach pounded like a drum, and the two men, one big and one small, lowered their heads in embarrassment.

"Haven't eaten yet?"

Wei Yan whispered his grievances: "Father, Mother and I dare not eat it."

Wei Dongzhu looked at the person whose head was almost drooping to his chest and sighed helplessly.

"Have the kitchen send some food over!"

Qiao Niang hurriedly went to do it.

As soon as she left, Wei Dongzhu asked Wei Yan, "Yan'er, tell your father, how did you and your mother get into the Zhennan Prince's Mansion?"

It wasn't that he didn't trust Qiaoniang, but that he felt children wouldn't have selfish motives or lie.

"Father, what Prince's Mansion?" Wei Yan asked, puzzled.

Wei Dongzhu: "It's the place where your father took you and your mother out before. There are many men with knives guarding it, preventing you from leaving."

Wei Yan said "Oh," indicating that he remembered.

"It was that princess who wanted to take my mother and me inside."

Wei Dongzhu's eyes turned cold. According to the timeline, he should have gone to Shu at that time, and Shen Yuantang was still able to freely enter and leave the mansion.

It must have been Shen Yuantang who forced them, mother and son. How could she know about Qiaoniang and her son?

Could it be that she was the one who brought them, mother and child, from the Northwest?

Does Shen Yuantang have such great abilities, or does she have someone backing her?

Thinking of this possibility, Wei Dongzhu's eyes grew even colder.

Regardless of who is behind her, it must have been a long-planned scheme, and he is determined to find out who it is.

After watching Qiaoniang and her son finish their meal, Wei Dongzhu got up and left the mansion.

After a long time

"Mother, Father has left again."

"Yan'er, did you say it as your mother taught you?"

"I told you, Mother is so clever; she was able to guess what Father was going to ask."

"Shh, Yan'er, don't tell anyone about this, especially not your father, otherwise we'll never see him again."

"Yan'er understands."

...

"Your Majesty, news has come from Tianjin that Zhou Ruyuan and Wang Xiangyi are officially engaged." Che Mingyuan handed over the letter.

After Shen Lanxi read it, she put it aside.

"Everything is progressing in the intended direction." Very good.

Che Mingyuan then handed over a second letter from Tianjin, a secret letter that only Shen Lanxi could open.

After reading the contents, Shen Lanxi wanted to laugh.

"You should take a look too!"

After reading it, Che Mingyuan couldn't help but chuckle.

"Zhou Ruyuan actually started a factory and published a newsletter just like us? This guy is really interesting."

Shen Lanxi scoffed: "You keep saying you look down on me, a woman, but you're trying to come up with ideas like women do. You're really hypocritical."

Che Mingyuan: "Should we leak the news that he went to Tianjin?"

Shen Lanxi: "It's not the right time yet. Let's wait until he officially takes command of the Tianjin Navy!"

After Che Mingyuan figured it out, a flash of shock appeared in his eyes.

Could it be that His Majesty's target from the beginning was not Zhou Ruyuan, but the Tianjin Navy?