Chapter 191 His Highness treats you differently from others

Pei Yuan's words enlightened Shen Chu, making her suddenly understand.

Jiang Hongzhi's only wish is to escape punishment and live. The Feng family will protect him most likely because they have some leverage over him.

If he could make Jiang Hongzhi believe that the Feng family had abandoned him and was preparing to kill him to silence him.

Jiang Hongzhi might confess the whole story of the smuggled salt case in a fit of anger.

So Shen Chu planned the scene in the dungeon last night.

He had Li Chengxuan dress in prison clothes and disguise himself as a prisoner before going in. Then he told Jiang Hongzhi that Yao Sihai was dead to gain his trust.

Then he deliberately said things like the Feng family had already made arrangements to exonerate him, so that Jiang Hongzhi would lower his guard.

Then, taking advantage of his unpreparedness, he made an assassination attempt, making Jiang Hongzhi believe that the Feng family had sent someone to kill him to silence him.

But she instructed Li Chengxuan to deliberately make a feint to scare Jiang Hongzhi.

She had instructed the constables to rush in and rescue Jiang Hongzhi the moment Li Chengxuan made his move.

She was shocked when she saw Jiang Hongzhi being carried out covered in blood.

I thought Li Chengxuan had lost control of his strength because he was nervous.

Unexpectedly, it was Pei Yuan who instructed them.

When did His Highness give you these instructions?

Speaking of this, Li Chengxuan looked distressed.

"Just a moment before I entered the dungeon, the Sixth Prince suddenly summoned me."

The Sixth Prince said that Jiang Hongzhi was very wary, and if he didn't feel the fear of really dying, he probably wouldn't tell the truth.

So the Sixth Prince personally taught me two moves, telling me which spot to stab that would severely injure someone, but not kill them.

Li Chengxuan shuddered as he said this, and lowered his voice:

"So the Sixth Prince has such a thorough understanding of how to kill people, Ah Chu, you didn't know."

When he described the angle at which the dagger pierced the skin, I got goosebumps all over.

Especially...especially he took a potato and demonstrated for me, cutting it precisely to the desired thickness with one stroke, saying it was exactly the right thickness.

Li Chengxuan couldn't help but rub his arm again, as if there were still goosebumps on it from the previous night.

"I don't know how the Sixth Prince developed such... uh, superb swordsmanship."

Shen Chu's lips twitched slightly.

It was shredded from potatoes.

She patted Li Chengxuan on the shoulder and said, "Practice makes perfect. You can do it too if you practice more."

Practice killing more?

Li Chengxuan shuddered.

"No way! I've never killed a chicken in my life, and you want me to kill someone?"

Last night, when I stabbed Jiang Hongzhi with the knife, you have no idea how trembling my hands were.

If I hadn't kept telling myself that Jiang Hongzhi was an utterly wicked person and that stabbing him was doing the people a favor, I really wouldn't have been able to do it.

Shen Chu looked slightly taken aback. "Why didn't you tell me about this before?"

Li Chengxuan pursed his lips, "I didn't have time to tell you last night either."

The Sixth Prince said that to deal with evil people, one must be even more wicked and ruthless than them, and try to understand their thoughts using their mindset in order to stay ahead of them.

He leaned closer to Shen Chu and whispered, "I think the Sixth Prince deliberately stopped me just before I entered the dungeon and instructed me to do this, probably because he didn't want you to see such a deep and terrifying side of him."

He specifically told me not to tell you.

He's probably trying to maintain a good image in front of you.

On the other hand, this is your first time inspecting salt production alone, and he's covering for you, hoping you'll accumulate more achievements.

Good heavens, even when I was so nervous last night, I actually managed to figure out what the Sixth Prince was thinking.

I really admire myself.

Shen Chu frowned. "What nonsense are you talking about? If he told you not to tell him, why are you telling me?"

Li Chengxuan winked, "Of course I'm closer to you. We're sworn brothers, how could I hide it from you?"

He pulled Chen Chu aside and whispered:

"The Sixth Prince, who commands the Flying Eagle Guard, never gets close to anyone in the court."

But the Sixth Prince treats you and others very differently. I've never seen him worry about anyone else like this. Ah Chu, he won't do this for you..."

Shen Chu's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly said, "What nonsense are you talking about? The Sixth Prince's relationship with me is that of a superior to a subject."

We're practically his subordinates, you ask Ah Jun, has he ever even given us a second glance?

Zhou Jun shook his head, "No... the main thing is that neither of us dares to look the Sixth Prince in the eye."

Li Chengxuan...

Why are you speaking such blunt truths?

He said to Shen Chu, "Anyway, the Sixth Prince treats you differently. Be careful, or you'll cause a lot of rumors like last time."

Li Chengxuan pulled Zhou Jun away.

Shen Chu stood there, her mind in turmoil.

Is Pei Yuan really different towards her than towards others?

She had a vague feeling about it, but she didn't want to think about it too much.

"A-Chu?"

Zhou Jun returned after leaving, alone to find Shen Chu.

"Third Brother, is something the matter?"

Zhou Jun rubbed his hands together and whispered, "I wanted to ask you what Jiang Hongzhi confessed to."

Is there anything else I need to investigate? Just tell me what you need me to do.

I am not as skilled in martial arts as my second brother Chengxuan, so I can only help organize the files.

"Since I came to Anhua, I haven't done anything yet."

Shen Chu came to her senses.

"Third Brother, don't worry. Jiang Hongzhi's case has only just begun, and there are still a lot of files to be compiled."

There will be many situations where we need your help in the future.

Zhou Jun smiled happily, turned around and left.

His words, however, awakened Shen Chu.

Jiang Hongzhi said he hid all the evidence in his old house in Yueyang.

The Feng family is unaware of this matter yet, and she must obtain the evidence before they do.

That was the key piece of evidence she used to seek justice for her father and the Ning'an Marquis's family.

Her father's injustice remains unaddressed, and she was just here pondering matters of love and affection between children.

Shen Chu rubbed her fingers together, then turned and went back to her room to pack her luggage.

She needs to go to Yueyang as soon as possible to retrieve the evidence in person.

As she reached the door, she hesitated for a moment before leaving a letter for Pei Yuan.

She handed the letter to one of the Flying Eagle Guards and turned to leave.

At this moment, Pei Yuan was in his study instructing Sun Yan.

"Use the carrier pigeons specially used by the Flying Eagle Guards to send a message back to the capital."

They were instructed to compile information about the Feng family within two days and send it back.

In addition, you should personally go to Yueyang and bring back the token that Jiang Hongzhi entrusted to you.

Be quick and return without alerting anyone.

After a pause, he instructed, "Have the Flying Eagle Guard compile data on everyone in the Ning'an Marquis's residence."

Sun Yan accepted the order, but glancing at his master's grim face, he couldn't help but say:

"Since Your Highness also wants to investigate the Shen family's case, why did you argue with Lord Shen today and anger him?"

Pei Yuan snorted coldly with a sullen face.

"I made him angry? It was clearly him who made this prince angry."

I didn't say I wouldn't check, but he angrily accused me.

"This awful temper of his, I don't know who spoiled him like that, how will he ever be able to stand firm in the imperial court?"

Sun Yan muttered under his breath, "Your Highness, you spoil him."

What are you muttering about?

Sun Yan quickly waved his hand, "No...it's nothing."

At this moment, the Flying Eagle Guard came in with Shen Chu's letter to report.

When Pei Yuan learned that Shen Chu had gone to Yueyang alone, his expression changed drastically.

"Damn it, why was he in such a hurry? He ran off without even discussing it with me."

"Fine, I'll go to Yueyang myself."

He picked up the jade fan and was about to leave when the Flying Eagle Guard outside reported, "Your Highness, Second Master Feng requests an audience."