Chapter 87 Design!

The two maids were as thin as bamboo poles, and even together they were not as strong as the old woman beside her. The four guards were even less presentable, dark-skinned and thin, with unsteady steps. Even she could tell that these four did not know martial arts and were definitely lowly commoners hired from who-knows-where.

None of them are to be feared!

After Shen Lanxi entered the mansion, she made an excuse to visit her mother. Zhou Qiwu also made an excuse to arrange a theatrical performance and a banquet. After exchanging a few pleasantries, the two families parted ways.

When I returned to the guest room with my father, my mother had taken her medicine and was resting!

"The doctor examined your mother and said there's nothing seriously wrong; she's just overexerted and needs to recover gradually!"

Shen Lanxi lowered her eyes: "My mother lived a life of luxury for most of her life, but in the end, the whole family was exiled. It's normal that she can't accept it!"

Even the most magnanimous person may not be able to stand firm after experiencing great ups and downs!

Shen Congwen sighed, wanting to speak but afraid of being overheard, so he dared not open his mouth.

"Father, please speak your mind. There are no outsiders here!"

Shen Congwen believed his daughter and lowered his voice, asking, "Lanxi, did the Third Princess steal the Wei family army's provisions?"

Shen Lanxi: "I originally thought it wasn't, but now I'm not sure!"

"What's the meaning?"

She didn't hide anything and told them that the Second Prince had come!

Shen Congwen immediately frowned: "Since the Third Princess was sent to her fiefdom, she has been forbidden from entering the capital without an imperial edict. In all these years, your mother has never mentioned His Majesty summoning her to the capital. How did she end up colluding with the Second Prince?"

Shen Yuanjing: "Could it be that His Majesty sent the Second Prince to congratulate the Third Princess on her birthday?"

Shen Congwen was in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, so he would definitely know if His Majesty distributed gifts to the Third Princess.

"Impossible! The Ministry of Revenue keeps records of all of His Majesty's gifts. I don't recall ever receiving the Third Princess among these gifts!"

Princes and princesses would exchange gifts on holidays and birthdays. His Majesty valued etiquette and would always send someone back after receiving tributes and congratulatory gifts. The Third Princess was never among these gifts, so he remembered it very clearly!

"Could it be that the Second Prince framed our Shen family, and the Third Princess was just his accomplice?" Shen Yuanjing exclaimed in surprise.

"Whether it is or not, we should be able to find out soon!"

Not long after, Zhou Qiwu sent someone to invite them to a banquet.

Having already lured Shen Lanxi into the trap, Zhou Qiwu no longer concealed her intentions. To showcase her luxurious lifestyle to Zhou Xinrou, she lavishly arranged for a series of Kabuki performances.

Half of the kabuki performers were handsome men, dressed in very thin clothes, with only a thin veil over their underpants. The women of the Shen family didn't know where to look!

Wang Xiangrong learned from the servants that Shen Lanxi had arrived, so he stopped resting in bed and insisted that the servants carry him to the banquet!

The servant described Shen Lanxi as incredibly beautiful. As the son of a princess, he had seen all kinds of beauties. The servant's naive and unworldly demeanor piqued his curiosity. He had initially thought she was just an ordinary woman, but he was completely captivated at first sight.

How could there be such a beautiful woman in the world?

Wang Xiangrong stared blankly, not even noticing that he had spilled wine all over himself.

Zhou Qiwu coughed unhappily when he saw his son there.

The servant immediately tugged at the young master's sleeve, giving him a reminder.

"Little sister Lanxi, I'm sorry for my rudeness!"

Shen Lanxi nodded slightly, remaining silent.

Wang Xiangyi glanced at her younger brother and cursed him under her breath as an idiot. Thinking of her mother's arrangements, another idea popped into her head.

Before long, Wang Xiangrong heard the servant tell him the news, and he immediately became anxious.

How could such a stunning beauty be allowed to fall into the hands of a servant in this household? And Mother, with such a good thing happening, doesn't she think of her son first?

"Mother, I'm feeling a bit tipsy, so I'll go back to my room to rest first!"

Zhou Qiwu wanted his son to go back quickly, and upon hearing this, he immediately had his servant escort him back.

Aside from the minor incident involving her son that displeased Zhou Xiwu, she always exuded a sense of superiority!

I heard that Shen Congwen was not very talented, but she had several concubines, several illegitimate sons and daughters, and a couple of in-laws who liked to use things from her room to subsidize their other sons.

Even if Zhou Xinrou is favored by the Empress Dowager, what good is it? She is still controlled by her parents-in-law, cannot be loved by her husband, and has to listen to a bunch of concubines and illegitimate children calling her "mother".

Just thinking about Zhou Xiwu makes me feel so happy!

The Shen family felt nauseous after the dinner. As the dinner was about to end, the maids brought out a hangover soup, one bowl for each person.

Zhou Xinrou and her daughter, under the guise of drinking soup, kept a close eye on Shen Lanxi. When she saw that Shen Lanxi had finished all the soup, they secretly raised a cold smile on their faces.

Shen Lanxi was not a good drinker and was helped into her room by two maids arranged by Zhou Qiwu.

Spring Snow and Autumn Frost were a step too slow and couldn't compete with the maids in the mansion, so they had to settle for helping other young ladies.

As soon as she stepped out of the hall, Shen Lanxi closed her eyes and leaned against her maid!

The two maids exchanged a glance, then quickly carried Shen Lanxi towards the guest room.

The person hiding behind the artificial hill saw everything and quietly followed them.

After Zhou Ru'an finished his meal, he waited in his guest room. Unexpectedly, a guard came to report that the box containing important items had been stolen.

Thinking of what was inside the box, Zhou Ruan was so frightened that his soul almost flew away, and he quickly ran over to check.

The maidservant announced the arrival of the guest room twice, but no one responded.

"Shall we put the person in the room and wait outside?"

"Fine, since she's been drugged, she won't wake up so easily!"

After the two maids put Shen Lanxi down, they immediately closed the door and left!

A ghostly black shadow drifted down from the roof.

Shen Lanxi, who was lying on the couch, suddenly opened her eyes.

After handing a scroll to Shen Lanxi, the shadowy figure whispered, "Everything has been unloaded from the ship and is now stored in the dock warehouse!"

Shen Lanxi curled the corners of her lips, her eyes like cold stars.

"Leave tomorrow!"

"yes!"

Zhou Ru'an was very careful throughout the journey. The most important things were not placed on the ship, nor were they brought into the princess's residence. Instead, they were placed in the carriage he was traveling in.

To my utter surprise, something still happened.

When he arrived, all he saw was a smashed carriage frame; the horse and everything inside the carriage were gone!

"Can you figure out who did it?"

The guard concluded, "They must be ordinary thieves who steal valuables, otherwise they wouldn't have made such a commotion!"

"Then hurry up and arrest them!" Zhou Ru'an was furious and furious.

"yes!"

The guards hurried off to search.

Zhou Ru'an was burning with anger and desperately needed to vent. Thinking of the beauty in the room, she immediately turned around and rushed into the princess's mansion.

My beauty, you'll have to suffer today; vent your anger on me!

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Seeing that two maids were guarding the door, Wang Xiangrong quietly went around to the other side and climbed in through the window.

My beauty, I'm here!

Wang Xiangrong had just pounced on the step when his legs gave way and he collapsed onto the couch. Shen Lanxi took out the hangover soup from the banquet and poured the whole bowl down his throat. Then she lit two sticks of incense in the corner.

He had just jumped onto the roof and was preparing to leave.

"Master, Wang Xiangyi has arrived!"

Wang Xiangyi tiptoed around the artificial hill and approached the window. She had just opened the window a crack when her legs went weak and she fainted.