After Shen Sui and her husband were driven away, Gao Junyu said as they left, "Didn't she say what the deal was about?"
Shen Sui scoffed coldly, dismissing her words with disdain: "You actually believe her? What kind of ability could a little girl like her possibly have? She's just lying to you."
Gao Junyu was still somewhat tempted. Although he still had some connections from his school days, he had already asked several people for help, but they all made excuses and were not so willing to help him.
Just as Shen Ning said, his three-year term is about to expire, and if no one helps him bring it up, he doesn't know if he can be recalled.
The fact that he couldn't be recalled in advance was already painful for him; if he couldn't return on time, he might never be able to return to the court in his lifetime.
If he doesn't become an official, what hope is there for him in life? His classmates and colleagues would laugh at him to death behind his back.
No matter what, he must return to the imperial court.
"It's better to believe it than not. If she comes to us again, speak to her more politely. After all, you are her aunt. Listen to what she really wants to do."
Shen Sui was reluctant, but no matter how proud she was, she could always take her husband's words to some extent.
"We'll see when the time comes. Anyway, I don't believe she has any ability. If she were really that powerful, how come she managed to have her brother arrested and made her lose everything?"
"No, I'm going to stay longer this time. I can't let her ruin this house any longer."
The two are currently living in the second bedroom, which is not a large apartment, and with so many of them, it is relatively crowded.
Just as Shen Sui was about to push the door open and go in, Gao Junyu stopped her: "Look, isn't that Shen Ning's maid?"
Shen Sui looked over, only to see a figure disappear in the blink of an eye: "I didn't see clearly, what is Shen Ning's maid doing here?"
Gao Junyu's expression was solemn: "Jiang Shu and the others live there."
Shen Sui was surprised: "Shen Ning wouldn't really want to help Shen Xia and the others, would she?"
Gao Junyu: "It's hard to say. She's not close to any family now. As long as her problem can be solved, it doesn't matter who it is."
Shen Sui didn't understand: "What problem?"
Gao Junyu: "Us".
Chen Sui: "Huh?"
Why can't she understand?
Gao Junyu, with a wise expression that seemed to see through the whole situation, said: "Right now, we have the numbers and the power, while Shen Ning is outnumbered and trapped in the middle. The way she wants to get out of this predicament is to split us up and win over one of us to help her."
"She first tried to win us over, but when we refused, she turned to the Jiang family."
"Huh?" There are so many intricacies? Shen Sui frowned: "Will Shen Xia agree? Can Shen Ning really bring Jiang Shu back from Jiangzhou?"
Gao Junyu smiled mysteriously: "I'm not in a hurry now. She's just grasping at straws in her desperation."
Shen Sui thought for a moment and said, "You mean Shen Xia won't agree, right? Shen Xia and Chang Lin have a very good sibling relationship, and she has always doted on Shen Ming. They would never help Shen Ning."
Gao Junyu nodded with a smile: "Smart, so as long as we stand firm, we will definitely make her kneel down and beg us."
However, instead of Shen Ning coming to ask for help, they saw Shen Xia and his wife packing their things and preparing to leave that very night.
Gao Junyu's face darkened, and he quickly stepped forward to stop Jiang Shu: "Brother Jiang, where are you rushing off to?"
Jiang Shu was a tall man with well-defined features. He was younger than Gao Junyu and more handsome.
He was stopped, but remained calm: "I have something to take care of."
Gao Junyu was already convinced that he had been bribed by Shen Ning. He sneered inwardly, but pretended to be puzzled on the surface: "But it's so late now, is there anything that requires leaving in the middle of the night?"
Jiang Shu did not answer: "This is our own business, please let me pass, brother-in-law."
How could Gao Junyu possibly give in? He grabbed Jiang Shu's hand: "Is it because Shen Ning agreed to help you return to the capital that you're siding with her? Are you so sure she has the ability to help you?"
Jiang Shu gave him a strange look: "What are you talking about? What does this have to do with Chen Ning? I really have things to do and don't have time to listen to your nonsense."
"Jiang Shu!" Gao Junyu roared, "How could you be so easily bewitched by her? Didn't we agree to settle accounts with her properly?"
Jiang Shu also got anxious: "I really have something to do, why are you making trouble for me?"
Gao Junyu sneered: "If you have something to say, then say it. If you can really say it, I'll step aside immediately."
Jiang Shu was furious: "Are you sick? Can't you understand human language? I said I have something to do, and that's it. Why should I explain my business to you?"
Gao Junyu was convinced that Jiang Shu and Shen Ning had made a deal. He was filled with anger and regret, and his last thought was that he had to sabotage their deal.
He held Jiang Shu tightly, then called to his wife, "Chen Sui, go and call your sister-in-law out. Jiang Shu is going to find Shen Ning."
Jiang Shu was furious: "What are you doing?"
Shen Sui left in a flash, and soon Zhao Shi came running out angrily: "Jiang, what did Shen Ning use to bribe you?"
Shen Xia came out carrying some things: "What's going on here?"
Gao Junyu accused angrily, "You and your husband were bribed by Shen Ning in order to be transferred back."
Shen Xia was utterly wronged: "What? Why would Shen Ning bribe us?"
Shen Sui: "We all saw it, don't deny it."
Zhao: "Shenxia, you are Changlin's own sister, how could you do this? Brother-in-law, how could you be so foolish?"
Shen Xia: "Husband, what exactly is going on?"
Jiang Shu was being pulled along and couldn't leave. After enduring it for a while, she pushed Gao Junyu away and glared at Zhao Shi with hatred: "You sent a message for us to come back for the funeral, saying that Shen Ning falsely accused Shen Ming and framed him to go to jail. You said that Shen Changlin was poisoned to death in order to save his son. But you didn't say that Shen Ming bullied others, insulted his wife and daughters, and even killed his own wife. His crimes were not put on him by Shen Ning, but were brought up by a group of aggrieved people who cried blood."
"Why did Shen Changlin die? He bribed the head constable to replace Shen Ming with a death row inmate, but in the end, it implicated the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice, who was demoted four ranks. After the matter was exposed, he committed suicide by poisoning himself, but it also implicated the son of the Duke of Han's family, who was imprisoned. You still have the nerve to drag us into seeking justice for them? Do you know that you are trying to kill us?"
Although he was only a fifth-rank official as the prefect of Jiangzhou, he was still a respectable official of the imperial court. Now, he had asked for leave to go to the capital to attend the funerals of two criminals. If this matter were to be brought to the Ministry of Personnel, would he still be able to keep his official position?
Upon hearing this, Gao Junyu was stunned.
Attending a criminal's funeral? This also implicated the Vice Minister of Justice, the Vice Minister of Justice, and the Han State government...
He still wants to be an official? With this pretext, how can he possibly get back to his original position?
His calm expression vanished, and he grabbed Chen Sui's hand: "Quick...quickly pack your things, let's go back, we need to go back right away..."
Not a drop of this muddy water can be waded through.
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