Chapter 187: The Master's Wife is Not an Ordinary Person

"Although I can read, my handwriting is not very good, and I am still practicing. I'll have to trouble Butler Jiang to list these things for me." Su Jinshi explained, "I have previously received invitations from the ladies of various mansions, and I have rejected them all. This time, these are my apology gifts."

"If I send it out together with the New Year gifts, people won't think I'm taking the opportunity to curry favor with anyone." Su Jinshi said.

"Young lady, you are very thoughtful." Butler Jiang said, "But I don't know these..."

"Shuangyun, prepare the pen and ink." Su Jinshi said, "Butler Jiang can write here."

"yes."

While Butler Jiang was writing, Shen Shilang came back.

With Shen Shilang around, Butler Jiang felt extra pressure when writing here.

He quickly finished writing and ran away.

Su Jinshi laughed and asked Shen Shilang, "How do you usually get along with Butler Jiang? Why does Butler Jiang run away when he sees you?"

Shen Shilang: "..."

"Just get along normally." Shen Shilang didn't know why Butler Jiang was so nervous.

After a while, Shuangyun brought dinner.

"I haven't eaten Daxi's food for a month. I miss it so much." Su Jinshi sighed.

Although there is not much seasoning, it has a very warm feeling.

Su Jinshi thought that it was probably because she and Shen Shilang usually ordered takeout, and the taste was different from the dishes they cooked at home.

Just like she likes the food cooked by Su's mother, she thinks it tastes better than the food in the restaurant.

It’s just that my cooking skills are not very good, so I can only cook the dishes.

As the two were eating, a familiar voice came from outside: "Master!"

It’s the fifth prince.

Not long after the voice fell, the Fifth Prince strode in, "Master, I heard that you were back, so I hurried over."

Shen Shilang and Su Jinshi stood up and saluted.

"Master, Master's Wife, please sit down quickly. No need to be polite."

"Your Highness, have you had your meal?" Shen Shilang asked symbolically, hoping that the Fifth Prince would be more tactful and not stay here.

Unexpectedly, the Fifth Prince pulled out a stool and sat down very skillfully, saying, "No, I just thought that I would come to the Grand Tutor's house. The Grand Tutor would definitely not be without a set of bowls and chopsticks, so I came here with an empty stomach."

Shen Shilang had no choice but to ask someone to add a set of bowls and chopsticks for the Fifth Prince.

"What is the purpose of your visit, Your Highness?" Shen Shilang asked.

"The Grand Tutor said he would be out on business and would be away for a long time, but I didn't expect him to be back so soon." The Fifth Prince said happily, "I also hurried over to talk to the Grand Tutor about the latest situation."

"Are there news so soon?" Shen Shilang was surprised. Transportation in Daxi was inconvenient, and he estimated that it would take at least half a month or twenty days to get the news.

"That Wen Zhengliang is the youngest son of a wealthy family in the capital. Because he is not a wealthy family, we have never been able to track him down before." The fifth prince took a sip of tea and explained, "He is an uneducated man who likes to hang out in red-light districts and go to gambling houses."

"It really is a combination of the five poisons." Su Jinshi said with a sigh.

"That's right." The fifth prince nodded. "He lost a lot of money in the gambling house and was held there and not allowed to leave. He didn't dare to send anyone back to tell his family."

"Because his father said that if he continues to hang around the gambling den and runs up gambling debts, he will be allowed to die outside and his family won't care. Anyway, the family doesn't need a son like him."

"Although I don't know if what his father said was just a threat, Wen Zhengliang really didn't dare to send anyone home to explain the situation. It was under such circumstances that the prince's people found Wen Zhengliang and said that as long as he did what they asked, they would pay off his gambling debts."

"Under such circumstances, Wen Zhengliang naturally agreed, and that's when my third cousin was framed," said the fifth prince. "After the incident, the crown prince arranged for someone to give Wen Zhengliang some silver and asked him to leave the capital."

"The prince didn't intend to kill him to silence him?" Su Jinshi asked in surprise. "In this case, even if he was killed, his family would probably think he died outside because of gambling debts."

The fifth prince looked at Su Jinshi in surprise, "Master's wife is also an extraordinary person."

"Ahem." Su Jinshi had no choice but to explain, "Isn't that what the history books all say? To avoid complications in the future."

"That's right." The Fifth Prince nodded. "Although I don't know what the Crown Prince thinks, I'll try to guess. Perhaps people like Wen Zhengliang are like grass and ants to the Crown Prince, and they really don't deserve his attention. The Crown Prince probably doesn't think that a small-time Wen Zhengliang, even with me, can pose any threat to him."

"However, Wen Zhengliang was born into a wealthy family and was used to enjoying life. He couldn't stay in a small place after leaving Beijing. However, he would spend a lot of money in a wealthy place, and he was used to spending lavishly, so he ran out of money soon."

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"My people followed the trail to find him, and they found him without much effort. They waited at Wen Zhengliang's residence and also captured the people sent by the prince."

"My people haven't come back yet." The fifth prince said, "They just sent a message back first."

"I came here this time to ask the Grand Tutor if we should prepare anything in advance," the Fifth Prince said again, "or should we just vindicate my third cousin and leave it at that?"

"What do you think, Your Highness?" Shen Shilang asked back, "Your Highness's purpose is to just clear Mr. Chen San's name, or do you want to fight back?"

"Forgive me for reminding you that if Your Highness wants to fight back, but it is only half-hearted and cannot be done all at once, it will only make the Crown Prince wary of Your Highness and he will target Your Highness more in the future."

The Fifth Prince lowered his head with a gloomy face. After a while, he raised his head and asked Shen Shilang, "Is there any chance of dealing a heavy blow to the Crown Prince?"

"With the Crown Prince's wings, it will take more than one strike to defeat him directly." The Fifth Prince had actually thought about it a lot before, "I can only strike him again and again until the final blow."

"I know that if I do this, I will inevitably face more severe revenge from the Crown Prince." The Fifth Prince said, "But I don't think that if I don't involve the Crown Prince this time, he will let me go in the future."

"Since my father intends to promote me to fight with the crown prince and the second prince, the crown prince will not let me go." The fifth prince said in a deep voice, "But similarly, since my father intends to promote me, then when the crown prince targets me again, my father will take the opportunity to give me some support."

"So that I can compete with the Crown Prince." The Fifth Prince looked at Shen Shilang, "Then, I will defeat the Crown Prince with one blow."

Seeing that the Fifth Prince had already made his choice, Shen Shilang said, "Since Your Highness has made a decision, I have a plan."

After hearing this, the Fifth Prince's mouth twitched, "Isn't this too sinister?"

"To deal with a prince who can't even use decent tricks, Your Highness, do you think it will be useful if you don't use insidious means?" Shen Shilang asked with a smile.

The fifth prince: “…”

Indeed, to deal with the prince, you really have to use underhanded tactics.

"Moreover, if this plan succeeds," Shen Shilang said, "even if the Crown Prince can continue to be the Crown Prince, he will not be able to be the Crown Prince in the future..."

Shen Shilang pointed above his head.