Chapter 42: Cousin Visits
"Who is this person? What did he say?"
Shen Qin replied, "It was the Jingzhao Yin who came in person, saying that he had neglected his duty and wanted to apologize to you."
Ji Yunshu raised his eyes to look at him: "That's all?"
Shen Qin was a little frightened by this look.
I thought that my wife was in a very bad mood.
He hesitated and said, "From the tone of his voice, it seems that he wants those people you captured alive."
Ji Yunshu sneered, "Those are all killers. How can they be so easy to catch alive? Tell him that I was stabbed and can't get out of bed. Let him handle it himself."
Shen Qin was originally worried that his wife, a young girl, would not be able to cope with the sudden assassination. Now it seems that he was overthinking it.
The wife of the Crown Prince of Changxing Marquisate was assassinated and injured in the suburbs of Beijing.
If Jingzhao Prefecture cannot find any results, the Empress Dowager will not be able to pass the test.
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Seeing him turn and leave, Lan Yin asked worriedly, "Could Jingzhao Prefecture have something to do with this?"
She obviously noticed something too.
Ji Yunshu said meaningfully, "Or maybe someone gave them a heads-up. Who knows? Let's see what they do next."
Although the other party attacked unexpectedly, there may have been a thorough plan behind it.
Ji Yunshu didn't have high hopes for the government's investigation.
I just want to use this case to see if I can get anything out of it.
The water in the capital is too calm.
Only when the water surface is broken can you see the turbulent undercurrent underneath.
After getting up early in the morning to travel, Ji Yunshu felt sleepy and went to take a nap.
When she woke up, the sun was setting. She heard someone talking outside. When she went out to see, it turned out to be Zhao Shen's cousin Shen Qingchuan who had run away from home.
He was being stopped at the gate of the yard.
When Shen Qingchuan saw her coming out, he waved at her: "Cousin, it's me, let them let me in."
She waved to the guard, let him in, and asked in surprise, "Why are you here?"
Shen Qingchuan looked her up and down and asked in surprise, "Are you okay, cousin?"
"What can I do?"
Ji Yunshu saw that although the sun was about to set, the residual heat was still very strong and the room was very hot.
So he simply invited Shen Qingchuan to sit in the pavilion in the yard.
He poured a cup of tea for Shen Qingchuan personally, and then poured one for himself.
Shen Qingchuan was indeed very thirsty. He drank the tea in one gulp before saying, "The news of your assassination and injury has spread all over the capital. It turns out that people just made it up."
Ji Yunshu raised his eyebrows. Shen Qin was indeed an efficient person.
"That's not nonsense. I was indeed attacked today, but I wasn't injured."
Shen Qingchuan paused for a moment, and seemed to have realized what was going on. He didn't continue asking, but just kept saying, "I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay."
After he finished speaking, he realized that only his cousin's wife was out to entertain the guests. He felt a little uncomfortable for a moment, and glanced around and asked, "Where's my cousin? Could it be that he is the one who was actually injured?"
Ji Yunshu poured him another cup of tea and pointed to something not far away and asked, "Isn't that it?"
Shen Qingchuan turned around and saw that his cousin was indeed walking towards him from the gate of the courtyard not far away.
Chao Qing, who pretended to be Zhao Shen, actually didn't want to come. He had worked hard to dress up for several days, but was exposed by the young lady at first sight. Who knows if this cousin will also see through it at a glance?
But it is even more inappropriate to let my wife entertain my cousin alone.
I can only come here with courage.
As soon as he entered the pavilion, he asked Shen Qingchuan with a stern face: "What are you doing here?"
Chao Qing is Zhao Shen's personal bodyguard. He has been serving him since he was a child. In fact, he looks very similar to Zhao Shen when he plays the role of Zhao Shen.
He just didn't know how to get along with Ji Yunshu, and it was inevitable that he would feel awkward in front of Ji Yunshu.
In fact, Shen Qingchuan was not very familiar with Zhao Shen, so he naturally couldn't see anything at this time.
Seeing that his cousin didn't look very good, he explained: "I heard that my cousin's wife was stabbed and injured, so I came to visit."
Zhao Shen: "Oh."
Shen Qingchuan: "..."
Is that it?
Ji Yunshu felt that this child was a bit unlucky. What could he expect a fake cousin to say to him?
She smiled and said, "Your cousin and I are fine, don't worry. You came from the capital, is there anything new and interesting happening in the capital these days?"
Speaking of this, Shen Qingchuan was no longer reserved: "The biggest event is naturally the marriage between the second son of the Changxing Marquis Zhao and the daughter of the Wei family, the jewel in the crown of the Taining Princess."
"The Marquis has gone to propose marriage?"
Although he knew from the beginning that the marriage was inevitable, Ji Yunshu really didn't know when the Marquis would propose.
Shen Qingchuan nodded. "The day before yesterday, Lord Zhao and his wife went to the Princess's residence to propose marriage. The two families have already exchanged engagement letters. I heard that the Marquis's residence will hold an engagement banquet soon."
As he spoke, his eyes kept glancing at Zhao Shen, thinking about how his cousin's marriage was so sloppy, while his younger brother, the Second Young Master Zhao's marriages were getting more grand each time, and the status of his marriage partner was also more noble. He wondered if his cousin would be unhappy.
Unexpectedly, Zhao Shen had no expression on his face. Instead, his eyes were blank, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Shen Qingchuan had no choice but to look at Ji Yunshu again.
Ji Yunshu, however, had no interest in this marriage. Instead, she asked, "Aren't you keeping an eye on Zhao Heng? What has he been doing recently? How is things going with Miss Yao?"
Shen Qingchuan's eyes lit up when she heard her ask the key point. "They often meet in the restaurant, and it seems like they're in love. But they had a fight on the day the Marquis proposed marriage, and there hasn't been any movement in the past two days."
It was pretty much what Ji Yunshu thought.
It's really good that the two of them are getting along well. It's common for them to quarrel every three days and make a fuss every two days.
I just don’t know what Wei Yuanmin will do?
Shen Qingchuan noticed that she was paying special attention to these two people, and couldn't help but lower his voice and ask, "Do you want to tell Miss Wei about this?"
Ji Yunshu sneered: "Do you think Wei Yuanmin doesn't know? Just watch what's going on between them, and don't interfere."
What does this have to do with anything? Others may not know why she married Zhao Shen, but Wei Yuanmin must know.
Even if they didn't know at first, since both families were discussing the marriage, would they not find out about such an obviously suspicious thing?
It's just that he didn't take Yao Ruolan seriously.
In her heart, how could Yao Ruolan, the daughter of an exiled criminal official, be compared with her, a princess of noble status?
Maybe she would even laugh at herself for making a big deal out of nothing, losing a perfect husband for such a trivial matter.
She is not bored and would not get involved in such a thankless task.
Shen Qingchuan nodded obediently: "I know, I'm just afraid that the princess will bully you after she gets married."
The Shen family was also a wealthy and prominent family, so they naturally knew that people like Zhao Shen, whose mother died young and was disabled, would have a hard time at home.
It was fine before because his cousin was talented, but now he is disabled. He feels that the position of the crown prince will be replaced by Zhao Heng at any time.
Ji Yunshu said with a smile, "Am I such an easy person to bully? Besides, I'm the eldest sister-in-law. What reason does Wei Yuanmin have to bully me?"
Besides, isn’t there still Miss Yao?
She was actually looking forward to the day when Wei Yuanmin would marry into the Marquis's Mansion.
Shen Qingchuan didn't know what she was thinking, but he was still worried and said, "But these two just got engaged, and my cousin's wife was assassinated. Could it be related to them?"
"Ah? What makes you think so?"
Ji Yunshu didn't expect that this kid had such a big imagination that he could connect two completely unrelated things.
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