Princess An's expression changed, and she asked, "Didn't I tell you to keep an eye on the young master? Why is he fighting with someone again?"
"Who are they fighting with this time?!"
The servant replied, "This time it's with a Taoist priest..."
Princess An frowned deeply.
Prince An's face darkened considerably. "What exactly happened?"
The servant, panting, said, "This time it's not the young master's fault. It was that Taoist priest who started talking nonsense. The young master was walking along the road perfectly fine when that Taoist priest grabbed him and said that the young master was shrouded in dark clouds and would suffer physical pain soon, and that he could help the young master avert it..."
"The young master had just arrived in the capital when he incurred the wrath of the Duke of Mao's son. Somewhat worried, he sat down and asked the Taoist priest to give him a thorough reading. However, the priest went further and further astray, saying that the young master needed to change his temperament or he would suffer greatly in the future. The young master tolerated all of this, but the priest said that the young master would be severely beaten by his future brother-in-law in the future..."
At this point, the servant paused, took a breath, and continued, "When the young master lost his temper, he punched that Taoist priest who was spouting nonsense and smashed the priest's fortune-telling stall..."
"Unfortunately, the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review and his yamen runners happened to be passing by on their way to investigate a case. They arrested the young master for disrupting the order of the capital and took him to the Court of Judicial Review."
Princess An was both angry and worried.
Prince An was furious. "How could I have given birth to such a good-for-nothing? He fought with the heir of the Duke of Mao yesterday, and he's causing me trouble again today!"
Although they were angry, Prince An and Princess An were very worried. Even if their son had beaten the Taoist priest, how could the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review have the audacity to arrest their son and take him to the Court of Judicial Review? They immediately went to the Court of Judicial Review to bail their son out.
Since Prince An and Princess An left in a hurry, Xie Jingyan didn't see them off. He glanced at Shen Wan and didn't miss the hint of guilt in her eyes.
That's right, the Taoist priest was arranged by Shen Wan.
She didn't know when Shen Du would return to the capital. What if he ran into Prince An's son again, just like in her previous life, and beat him up?
Shen Wan dared not take any chances; she had to prepare for the worst and minimize Princess An's anger.
It was destined that the Crown Prince of An would be beaten by his brother-in-law. So, after his elder brother beat him up, it was only natural that he would come to propose marriage.
If his elder brother hadn't beaten him, this would have laid the groundwork so that if he ever disliked the Prince of An's heir, he could have justifiably taught him a lesson, and the Prince and Princess of An wouldn't have been able to say anything.
Xie Jingyan said, "Prevention is better than cure, but imprisoning the Prince An's heir in the Dali Temple—"
Before he could finish speaking, Shen Wan said, "I didn't ask Chen Yu to do that."
Xie Jingyan frowned.
Chen Yu was his man and always followed orders. Chen Yu would never have done anything unnecessary unless it was Shen Wan's arrangement.
Shen Wan and Xie Jingyan returned to Moyuxuan. Shen Wan quickly entered the room, and just as she reached the beaded curtain, there was a knock on the window. Shen Wan hurried over.
The window was opened, and sure enough, Chen Yu was standing outside. Shen Wan asked, "Did you have the Dali Temple arrest the Prince An's heir?"
Chen Yu shook his head, "Not my subordinate, but the heir of the Duke of Mao."
Shen Wanxin's heart leaped into her throat. "What about the Taoist priest? Was he arrested too?"
That's nonsense.
The Dali Temple has even arrested the heir of Prince An, so how could they possibly release that Taoist priest?
If the Taoist priest is arrested and confesses that someone bribed him to say those words to the Prince of An, she will not only be unable to prevent the situation from escalating, but she will also anger the Prince of An and his wife, causing trouble for her elder brother.
Shen Wan was extremely anxious.
Chen Yu said, "Your Highness, rest assured, the Taoist priest has already been sent away from the capital as you arranged."
Shen Wan was stunned. "Didn't the Dali Temple arrest the Taoist priests?"
"They arrested him, then released him."
Of course, the Dali Temple did not release the animals voluntarily; it was Chen Yu who showed the Lingwang Mansion token and persuaded the Dali Temple Minister to release them.
The Prince of An's heir beat up a Taoist priest, which the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review didn't want to get involved in, as it was a matter for the city patrol. However, he happened to be passing by when the Prince of Mao's heir saw it. The Prince of Mao's heir ordered the Court of Judicial Review to arrest the Prince of An's heir. The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review dared not disobey the Prince of Mao's heir, after all, this was under the emperor's nose. The Prince of An's heir disregarded the law and beat someone up in the street, yet the Court of Judicial Review turned a blind eye. The Prince of Mao wanted to charge the Court of Judicial Review with dereliction of duty, and the Court of Judicial Review had no choice but to accept it.
Even the emperor is subject to the same laws as commoners, so the Minister of Justice had no choice but to order the arrest of the Prince of An's heir.
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review dared not disrespect the heir of the Duke of Mao, but he also did not want to offend the Prince of An's mansion. Just as he was worrying about what to do, Chen Yu gave the Taoist priest a look, telling him to pretend to faint, and then go up to give the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review advice.
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review was instructed to find a pharmacy to treat the Taoist priest. The priest had been severely beaten, and if treatment was delayed and the priest died, the Prince of An's heir could beat someone to death in the street.
If the Dali Temple wanted to avoid offending Prince An, it couldn't arrest the Taoist priest. If the priest escaped, there would be no plaintiff in the case, and Prince An's heir would naturally be released without charge.
The Minister of the Court of Judicial Review also joined the fray. Chen Yu helped the Taoist priest escape, and the people sent by the Court of Judicial Review chased after him with great enthusiasm in the opposite direction.
Knowing that Chen Yu had sent the Taoist priest out of the city, Shen Wan was relieved. Chen Yu had done a good job, and in addition, he had made a contribution to investigating Shen Ying's matter yesterday, so Shen Wan rewarded him with twenty taels of silver.
Two silver ingots were handed over, and Chen Yu said quietly, "Not enough..."
Shen Wan looked at Chen Yu, who hurriedly said, "The Prince of An's heir was severely injured, and the Taoist priest was badly beaten. He asked me for fifty taels of silver for medical expenses as compensation, but I didn't have that much money on me. Luckily, the Prince of Xuanping's heir happened to be passing by, so I borrowed some from him..."
Shen Wan, "..."
Xie Jingyan, "..."
The Taoist priest was unjustly beaten by the Prince of An's heir, so it's only right that he be compensated.
But if he borrowed money from the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping, it would be strange if the heir of the Marquis of Xuanping didn't become suspicious.
Shen Wan glanced at Xie Jingyan. It was astonishing that a bodyguard of the Prince of Ling was so poor, not even having fifty taels of silver on him.
Xie Jingyan understood Shen Wan's gaze, and his forehead trembled violently.
Xie Jingyan never mistreats his own people. The monthly salary of the secret guards is not small. However, the secret guards carry out life-threatening missions and may lose their lives at any time. There is no use in keeping the money, so they always spend as much as they have.
Thanks to Shen Wan's glance, each of the guards in the Ling Prince's mansion received an extra hundred taels of silver.
Xie Jingyan went to the study, while Shen Wan sat on the small couch in a daze, thinking about how Princess An's temperament had changed so much over the two lifetimes, and she felt that something was not quite right.
She thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she went to the study.
She walked to the desk and said to Xie Jingyan, "Have someone help me investigate what Princess An's temperament is like."
Xie Jingyan flipped through the military book in his hand and said, "There's no need to send anyone to investigate. Princess An is gentle in nature, just like you saw her today."
Shen Wan frowned and said, "But in my dream, Princess An was clearly very mean."
Xie Jingyan put down the military book and looked at Shen Wan, saying, "If Princess An were really that harsh, she wouldn't have refused to see you three times before saying those harsh words to make your elder brother give up."
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