Chapter 157 Framed

Su Jinshi was so nervous that he held his breath unconsciously, his heart beating very fast, watching Shen Shilang approaching.

His face slowly enlarged before his eyes.

"Master!"

Su Jinshi and Shen Shilang blinked at the same time.

Were they hallucinating? Why did they seem to hear the voice of the Fifth Prince?

It must be an illusion. How could the fifth prince appear here? Haha.

The next moment, the fifth prince hurried into the room, "Master!"

As soon as he called out, the Fifth Prince was stunned, looking at Shen Shilang and Su Jinshi who were about to confront each other with an embarrassed look on his face.

Su Jinshi leaned back in a hurry, forgetting that he was sitting on a round stool with no back.

Leaning back without support, I fell backwards.

Fortunately, Shen Shilang reacted quickly and quickly pulled Su Jinshi back, then turned to look at the Fifth Prince.

The Fifth Prince turned around and said to Butler Jiang, "Why didn't you tell me that Master's Wife was here too?"

Butler Jiang felt miserable. How could he tell the Fifth Prince that Su Jinshi was also in Shen Shilang's room?

There are no outsiders in their house, and the young engaged couple can do whatever they want.

But he can't tell anyone.

Doesn't this ruin Su Jinshi's reputation?

Who would have thought that the Fifth Prince would not even wait in the front hall and ran to Shen Shilang's bedroom without saying a word.

Shen Shilang stood up and, together with Su Jinshi, saluted the Fifth Prince.

"Master, Madam, we don't need to be so polite in private." said the Fifth Prince.

Shen Shilang did not respond to his question and asked again: "Why is Your Highness here?"

When the Fifth Prince was reminded of this, his face darkened and he looked back first.

Butler Jiang immediately understood and hurriedly retreated.

Shen Shilang thought for a moment and said, "Your Highness, please go to the study with me."

The Fifth Prince nodded, and Shen Shilang suddenly turned to ask Su Jinshi, "Jinshi, do you want to listen together?"

He knew that Su Jinshi would collect materials for writing scripts.

"Ah? Is it okay?" Su Jinshi looked at the fifth prince, "Is there anything that a commoner cannot listen to?"

"Well... there's nothing I can't listen to." The fifth prince said solemnly, "But if you listen to it, Master's Wife and I are on the same boat. Aren't you afraid of danger?"

"Shen Shilang and I are in the same boat. Since he has heard it, even if he doesn't tell me, I can't escape when you or someone else wants to deal with Shen Shilang." Su Jinshi said with a smile.

The fifth prince was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Master's wife is right."

The Fifth Prince now had some understanding as to why Shen Shilang, despite his current status, was still willing to fulfill the original engagement.

"As long as the Fifth Prince doesn't mind me listening." Su Jinshi said.

"Of course I don't mind." The Fifth Prince said, "As Madam Master said, you and the Grand Master are in the same boat."

So, Su Jinshi followed Shen Shilang to the study.

After closing the door, the fifth prince said, "Master, something happened to my maternal family."

"Four days ago, my third cousin was found sleeping with a young boy in Yunxiang Tower early in the morning. When others entered the room, my third cousin was still asleep." The fifth prince said, "After he was woken up, it was found that the young boy had been forced to drink a large amount of wine and Wushisan, and he was already dead."

"Wu Shi San is a banned drug. The young prostitute is dead and human life is involved. My third cousin has been put in jail." The fifth prince said in a deep voice.

"Your Highness came to see me because you think that Mr. Chen San was framed and hope that I can give you some advice, or because you know that Mr. Chen San is not innocent and still hope that I can give you some advice?"

"My third cousin is a simple and righteous man, although he is not very well educated. His biggest hobby is to write some story books at home, print them anonymously at his own expense and send them to bookstores for sale. His pen name is now quite famous, so he doesn't need to pay for it himself."

"He felt that he didn't have enough time to write his stories, so he never went out to have fun. Instead, my second aunt often persuaded him to go out for a walk, go for an outing and drink tea with friends."

Please...collect 6...9...books...!

Su Jinshi nodded. That’s right, she felt the same way.

Once I start working, I spend most of my time sitting in front of the computer and have no time to go out and play.

I didn't expect to meet someone like me in Daxi.

"Although my third cousin has no achievements, he is well-known for being honest and dutiful. Therefore, even his future in-laws are very satisfied with him. My maternal family is not prominent, only compared to the crown prince and my second brother, but no matter what, I, the prince, am here, so it can't be too bad."

"So my third cousin's future in-laws never ask for much success from him, as long as he does his duty and treats his wife well in the future." The fifth prince said, "The most outrageous thing my third cousin has done is to quietly wait at the door of a brothel and ask the guests coming out about the situation inside the brothel, just to collect material for his storybook."

"Because of this, I was beaten by the guests who came out because of a misunderstanding, and I was also laughed at by others." The fifth prince sighed, "Besides, my third cousin doesn't like men, how could he..."

Su Jinshi has seen too many men who are clearly not heterosexual but hide the fact in order to avoid criticism, and still marry and have children like everyone else, and then secretly meet with other men outside, deceiving and hurting their wives.

Su Jinshi thought for a moment and asked, "Is Daxi very tolerant of homosexuality?"

The fifth prince frowned slightly and said, "Master's wife, do you think my third cousin is deliberately hiding something?"

Su Jinshi shook his head. "Just think about all the possibilities first. Whether the Third Master Chen is innocent or not needs to be verified. Your Highness has lived in the palace for a long time, and most of what you know about the Third Master Chen should be from the female relatives of the Chen family who came to the palace to visit the Queen."

"Innocent until proven guilty, I would rather believe that Mr. Chen San is innocent. And Your Highness believes that Mr. Chen San is innocent, it should not be just because of the points just mentioned, right?" Su Jinshi said, "Does Your Highness have other reasons to believe that Mr. Chen San is innocent?"

"If so, we should find out Mr. Chen San's orientation to prove his innocence." Su Jinshi said.

Originally, the Fifth Prince was somewhat unhappy because of Su Jinshi's initial suspicion of Chen Shixian.

But after hearing Su Jinshi's next words, he suddenly understood, and his slightly frowned brows relaxed.

"Although I mostly heard what my aunt said when she came to the palace, I also ordered people to investigate after the incident." The fifth prince said, "Because it happened four days ago, and this time because of the meritorious service in the northwest, I also have a few useful people in my hands, so I asked people to investigate. Before this, my third cousin had never set foot in a brothel."

"My eldest cousin is still in exile, and my second cousin is a lecturer in the Imperial Academy in Beijing, and he has a close relationship with my third cousin. I also asked my second cousin, and my third cousin did tell my second cousin that he had made an appointment with a frequent customer of Yunxianglou, but he was not going to go to Yunxianglou, but to treat her to a meal at the restaurant next to Yunxianglou, and to collect materials for his storybook."