Chapter 159 Can he agree to marry a peasant girl?

"How is Mr. Chen San now?" Shen Shilang asked.

"Imprisoned in the Dali Temple's prison." The fifth prince said, "Although he can't get out, I will personally come to the rescue. Third cousin won't suffer in prison, but he will suffer for it."

"Four days ago..." Shen Shilang gently held his right wrist with his left hand, tapping it with his left fingertips from time to time, "If it was really the prince who did it, then he should have come to find His Highness today at the latest."

"As long as the prince finds Your Highness, I will personally go from street to street to investigate the matter of Mr. Chen San." Shen Shilang said.

"Grandmaster." Although the Fifth Prince was very touched that Shen Shilang personally took care of his affairs, but...

"Wouldn't it be too high-profile if you investigate in person? It would easily alert the enemy." The Fifth Prince said worriedly.

"I don't expect to find out anything. It's enough to let people know that I'm investigating. People involved in this matter will always be anxious and nervous." Shen Shilang smiled slightly.

The fifth prince suddenly realized and said hurriedly: "When the time comes, we don't need to spend the effort to find evidence that my third cousin is innocent. We just need to find evidence that he has been framed."

Shen Shilang nodded, "Yes, once I start investigating, the people who framed the Third Young Master will definitely pay attention to my movements and make sure that their actions will not leave any traces. Once they go to confirm, they will be exposed."

"Then what can I do?" asked the fifth prince hurriedly.

"Of course I need your help."

Because Shen Shilang calculated that the Crown Prince would look for the Fifth Prince today, as it was already getting dark.

The Fifth Prince was afraid of delaying the Crown Prince's visit, so he hurried back to the palace.

Sure enough, on the way, before reaching the palace gate, the fifth prince's carriage was stopped.

The fifth prince lifted the curtain and saw that it was the prince's carriage.

"Fifth brother, where did you come from so late at night?" The prince lifted a corner of the curtain and spoke in a slightly cold voice.

The Fifth Prince heard a hint of confidence in the voice, as if the Crown Prince was looking down on him as he was busy like an ant on a hot pan.

"I just came out of the Grand Tutor's Mansion and was about to return to the palace." said the Fifth Prince.

"A new chef from Shuzhong has come to my house. His cooking skills are very good. Are you interested in trying it, fifth brother?" the prince asked across the carriage.

"The Crown Prince has invited me, and I respectfully obey your command." After the Fifth Prince said this, he ordered the coachman to follow the Crown Prince's carriage to the East Palace.

On the second day, Shen Shilang began to investigate the Chen Shixian case in a big way.

When he went to the Dali Temple to see Qiu Zhaohui being executed, he also took the opportunity to retrieve the case files on Chen Shixian.

After finishing work, Su Jinshi took her maid to the streets to see if there were any related rumors.

Maybe we can hear some clues from it.

Su Jinshi was walking on the street and asked her maid Shuangyun, "Where do the prostitutes in the brothels buy their rouge and powder?"

"This... I don't know." Shuangyun heard about the brothel girls, as if she heard something scary, and said in panic, "Miss, don't ask about that. Anyway, the shop they go to is definitely not a famous shop like Yulan Pavilion, so you can go there without worry. If those brothel girls also go to Yulan Pavilion, then where will the noble ladies in the capital go? They don't want to use the same watercolor as the brothel girls."

"Even if ordinary prostitutes can go to brothels, they may not have that much money to spend in Yulan Pavilion." Su Jinshi analyzed, "But for a prostitute of Yunxiang Tower's rank, Zhang Zhenzhen, it is impossible for her to use facial creams, perfumes, rouge and powder from ordinary shops, right? She must use good ones to protect her beauty!"

"Girl, please stop talking." Shuangyun said anxiously, "It's not good if others hear it."

"Isn't this just my analysis in a low voice?" Su Jinshi pulled Shuangyun forward. In front of them was the Magnolia Pavilion. "Come on, let's go to the Magnolia Pavilion. I've been in the capital for so long, but I haven't been there yet."

Seeing that Su Jinshi no longer mentioned the courtesan in the brothel, Shuangyun breathed a sigh of relief and followed Su Jinshi into the Magnolia Pavilion.

The waiter saw that Su Jinshi was wearing exquisite clothes and knew at first glance that they were from Yixiangge.

The fabrics looked expensive, so he greeted her warmly, "Miss, if you need anything, feel free to look around. We can even try them out."

"I see." Su Jinshi said, "I don't know much about it either. How about you introduce it to me?"

"Okay!" the waiter asked, "What do you want to see, girl?"

"I want to see all the facial cream, balm, rouge and powder." The capital city is dry, and Su Jinshi has used a lot of facial cream, which is now almost gone.

"This is our facial cream." The waiter took Su Jinshi to the counter. "This facial cream has pearl powder added to it, and it has the effect of whitening the skin."

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As the waiter was introducing them, two more women came in. Judging from their clothes, they were also ladies from prominent families.

Seeing that they were regular customers of Magnolia Pavilion, another waiter greeted them warmly, "Ms. Li, Ms. Lu."

"No need to greet us, we can just look around casually." Lu Xiaoyue said.

"Please take your time to look around. If you need anything, just call me." The clerk said hurriedly, "Here are the new products we just added to the shop."

"You have good taste." Li Yuxi said with a smile, and then went to the new product counter with Lu Xiaoyue to take a look.

Lu Xiaoyue muttered to Li Yuxi, "I heard that Master Shen's fiancée rejected all the invitations and refused to go to the wedding. I don't know what she was thinking. She is not afraid of offending Master Shen."

Li Yuxi said: "Actually, if it were me, I wouldn't easily participate."

"Why? You rejected them all. How disrespectful to others." Lu Xiaoyue said.

"It is said that she is the daughter of a farmer." Li Yuxi said, "I think she has not received much education. If she rashly accepts the invitation, she will make a fool of herself and cause Shen Taifu to be ridiculed by the court. In this case, it is better not to go."

"She is really a farmer's daughter?" Lu Xiaoyue said, "I didn't really believe it at first. Master Shen's reputation is not very good. He is a person who can seek benefits and avoid harm. Can he agree to marry a farmer's daughter?"

"I don't think it's fake. After all, Lord Shen came from an ordinary family before he entered the government. He originally lived in the Wei Mansion. Since he broke up with the Wei Mansion, I think the marriage could not have been arranged by the Wei Mansion. Even if it was really the Wei Mansion, given their relationship, how could he say that they were a good family?"

"Yes, I heard that the reason he broke up with the Wei family was that Madam Wei tried to find him a girl who was the daughter of a merchant. Even though she is the niece of the county magistrate, her family is in business after all, and she is not as good as a farmer." Lu Xiaoyue said in a low voice.

"That's right. So this marriage should not be arranged by the Wei family. It was probably arranged by his parents before they died. But considering his background, his parents would not arrange a good marriage for him. A farmer is a good match for him."