Chapter 208 Pulling out the Nail
Lord Lin stepped forward and said, "Lord Shen is right. I have never heard of rumors about the skin of noble ladies in the capital. Besides, noble ladies always ride in carriages when they go out, and avoid meeting strangers in various occasions. How can anyone know what the skin of noble ladies is like?"
"Mrs. Shen has been even more low-key since she came to the capital. She rarely shows up. She only sent her butler to deliver New Year gifts during the Chinese New Year and explained why she had rejected the invitations from various mansions. It was because she had just arrived in the capital and was unfamiliar with various things, and she was afraid that her words and actions would be inappropriate."
"How could such a cautious person show up in public and let the whole capital discuss her skin?" After Lord Lin finished speaking, he stepped back without even looking at the Second Prince.
Everyone was surprised that Lord Lin was usually cautious and low-key, and knew how to protect himself.
Why is he charging into battle for Shen Shilang today?
Shen Shilang looked at the Second Prince with a sharp gaze, "Under such circumstances, Your Highness heard this. I dare to ask Your Highness, have you planted spies in each mansion? How can you know the girls in each mansion so well?"
Although they doubted whether the Second Prince had the courage to do so, everyone couldn't help but look at him with suspicion.
The second prince was shocked, "Don't accuse me!"
"Then how does the Second Prince explain it?" Shen Shilang asked coldly, "No one else has heard of it, only the Second Prince can explain it in a convincing way."
Shen Shilang did not listen to the Second Prince's explanation, and turned around to clasp his fists to the adults, "Today is supposed to be a big day for Shen, but I didn't expect something like this to happen."
"But it's also a good thing." Shen Shilang said, "You gentlemen, it's just right for you to go back to the mansion and conduct a thorough investigation. If there are no nails, that's the best. If there are, pull them out in time. In the future, keep a close watch on the mansion to prevent anyone from planting nails again."
"This matter can help all the adults, so it can be considered that I have done a good thing." Shen Shilang didn't believe that they couldn't find the nail.
If they can't find the Second Prince, how can they find the Crown Prince and Emperor Jiacheng? Given the character of Emperor Jiacheng and the Crown Prince, they will definitely stuff people into each palace.
In other words, there are too few people in his house. If only one person behaves abnormally, it will be too conspicuous, so it is difficult to squeeze that person in.
But there are many other people in the palace, so it is easy to operate.
By then, the people of Emperor Jiacheng and the Crown Prince would be removed, and Emperor Jiacheng would not be able to find an opportunity to re-arrange people for a while.
This period of time is Shen Shilang's opportunity.
Therefore, Shen Shilang's attack just now was not only directed at the Second Prince, but also at Emperor Jiacheng.
The prince is just a by-product.
"I have absolutely not placed anyone in any of the palaces!" The second prince thought to himself that he couldn't explain this matter clearly.
Shen Shilang smiled slightly, with an expression that said, "Just say it, if I believe you, I lose," and bowed to the Second Prince with his fists clasped.
"Hmph!" The second prince waved his hand and left without saying a word.
The prince looked at Shen Shilang with a serious expression. In his opinion, even if the second prince wanted to place people in various mansions, he couldn't do it.
At most, just a few will be deployed.
But with just a few words, Shen Shilang pinned the entire matter on the Second Prince and cleared Su Jinshi's reputation.
Because of the Second Prince's words, he took the opportunity to tie Su Jinshi together with the noble ladies in the capital.
Could it be that the reputations of those noble ladies were also ruined? The most inappropriate thing the Second Prince did was to compare the noble ladies in the capital with Su Jinshi.
He originally wanted to put the noble ladies in Beijing and Su Jinshi on opposite sides and make enemies for Su Jinshi.
But he didn't expect to end up losing the rice while trying to steal the chicken.
The prince suddenly chuckled and said, "Sir Shen, you are truly a man of great talent."
Shen Shilang said nothing, but clasped his fists and bowed.
"Don't let this spoil your fun." The prince said loudly and sat down first.
Seeing this, others also sat down one after another and continued chatting and drinking.
We might as well discuss quietly the issues concerning the nails in each government office.
Shuangyun returned to the room and described to Su Jinshi what had happened just now in vivid detail.
Su Jinshi said coldly: "The Second Prince is so bored!"
"What does this mean?" Shuangyun asked curiously, "Why is it a pain in the balls? Does it mean eggs? The Second Prince is idle, why is it a pain in the balls?"
"Hey!" Su Jinshi didn't want to teach Shuangyun a bad lesson, so he said, "Anyway, he's just bored and has nothing to do. Don't learn the phrase 'bored to death' and don't tell anyone about it."
"It's quite vulgar." Su Jinshi said.
Shuangyun nodded, "I won't tell you."
"Good boy." Su Jinshi nodded with a smile, "How was the drink earlier?"
"I can't see any clues. I don't think you gentlemen have any intention of leaving. You probably won't be able to come back for a while." Shuangyun said.
Su Jinshi thought that Shen Shilang usually had a low alcohol tolerance, so this time she specially gave him an intermediate hangover pill in advance.
It is more effective than the basic hangover pills he took before.
Shen Shilang wouldn't just drink because he had the hangover pills.
Please...collect 6...9...books...!
Just as he was thinking about it, Shen Shilang was helped in.
Shen Shilang was walking unsteadily and his cheeks were red from drinking.
Shuangyun and the servant both retreated.
Only Shen Shilang and Su Jinshi were left in the room.
Su Jinshi couldn't help but ask: "Shen Shilang, how much did you drink?"
Shen Shilang's eyes instantly regained clarity, and he looked at Su Jinshi with a smile, "Thanks to the hangover pills my wife gave me, I'm not drunk."
The first time Su Jinshi heard him call her "Madam", she blushed. In her heart, she felt that although this title was not something she was used to, it was also very interesting.
Shen Shilang took out a box of rouge from his bosom and said, "I borrowed a box of rouge from you, Madam, and secretly applied some."
Shen Shilang pointed at his cheek and asked, "Is it very red?"
Su Jinshi nodded, "Red as if drunk."
Shen Shilang went to the side to wash off the rouge on his face, and when he returned to Su Jinshi, he saw a clean and fair face again.
His eyes fell on Su Jinshi.
When we got married, I was already stunned by her appearance in her wedding dress.
At this moment, without the crowds of people outside and only him and Su Jinshi, he could finally look at her quietly.
She sat on the edge of the bed, and under the lamp, she looked even more beautiful in her wedding dress than in the daytime.
The whole person seemed to be enveloped by a layer of warmth.
"Does it look good?" Su Jinshi asked deliberately when she saw Shen Shilang's expression.
"It looks good." Shen Shilang nodded. "The clothes look good, and the person looks good. The person wearing the clothes looks the best."
He felt that no one else looked as good in their wedding dress as Su Jinshi.
She sat on the bed and looked up at him, her eyes twinkling with stars and her cheeks slightly flushed, a beauty that could take his breath away.
Shen Shilang took two steps towards Su Jinshi, and Su Jinshi hurriedly asked, "Did the Second Prince cause trouble outside just now?"
Shen Shilang nodded, and Su Jinshi said, "I just asked Shuangyun to go see how far the situation has progressed outside, and Shuangyun came back to tell me."
"When you said that, do you want to investigate something else?" Su Jinshi asked.