Chapter 310 He had never seen Shen Lanxi so intelligent!
Yesterday, she visited the neighbors of the soldiers guarding the city. Today, Shen Lanxi plans to delve deeper into the backgrounds of these people.
Those people had no relatives, so the only way to get them was to deal with the officers and soldiers on duty.
Shen Lanxi led Zhou Ruyuan straight to the city gate.
"Lord Shen, what are we going to do? Could you please inform us in advance?" Zhou Ruyuan was somewhat displeased that Shen Lanxi was acting on her own initiative and making decisions without consulting him at all.
Shen Lanxi: "If the imperial edict in my hand is correct, His Majesty appointed me to investigate the Wei family army case."
Zhou Ruyuan was surprised that Shen Lanxi showed no mercy at all. He said with a straight face, "His Majesty has also issued an edict ordering me to cooperate with Lord Shen in investigating the case."
Shen Lanxi said calmly, "Very well, Your Highness, please feel free to voice any objections to this case."
Zhou Ruyuan smiled confidently. He had spent half the night discussing with his advisors to gain control of the investigation.
"I believe that the priority should be to track down their whereabouts."
Shen Lanxi chuckled softly: "My ideas are exactly the opposite of yours, Your Highness. Since we have different opinions, why don't we part ways and each investigate our own cases?"
Zhou Ruyuan looked at Shen Lanxi with a cold face: "His Majesty wants us to investigate the case together."
Shen Lanxi's tone was sharp, making no attempt to conceal her sharpness as she went straight for the point.
"When opinions differ, whose opinion should be followed and whose opinion should be taken as the primary one?"
Zhou Ruyuan thought to himself, "Naturally, he should be the master."
While thinking this to himself, he said aloud, "Of course, we should listen to whoever is right."
Shen Lanxi: "Based on?"
Zhou Ruyuan's eyes flickered, and he replied, "We can debate. Whoever makes the most sense, we'll listen to them."
Shen Lanxi looked at Che Mingyuan, who immediately stepped forward.
"Yesterday, Lord Shen sent people to investigate their whereabouts. Those people deliberately confused the public and left in different directions. Although Lord Shen thought that sending people to search in all directions would be like looking for a needle in a haystack, he still sent people to investigate. This morning, all of them returned without finding anything."
Zhou Ruyuan was very dissatisfied with Che Mingyuan's conversation with him.
"Since you have already sent people there, why didn't you inform me?"
Che Mingyuan: "All the case files are in the Dali Temple, and Your Highness can access them at any time."
Zhou Ruyuan's face darkened further. Shen Lanxi clearly wanted to get rid of him and investigate the case alone.
Whether for the sake of merit or for the sake of face, he had to solve the case so that Shen Lanxi would look at him in a different light.
"Then let's proceed as you have arranged. Next time, be sure to inform me in advance of any arrangements. My father said that this case must be written up and reported to him daily!"
Che Mingyuan bowed: "Yes!"
Next, Shen Lanxi personally inquired about those who had interacted with the soldiers guarding the city, from those who were very close to those who were just casual acquaintances, asking them one by one.
Zhou Ruyuan watched from the side. At first, he found it boring, but gradually he became engrossed in listening and watching.
Shen Lanxi patiently repeated each question several times, and if the person's answer was different from the previous one, she would continue to dig deeper.
He had never seen Shen Lanxi so intelligent!
The morning passed quickly, and at noon, Wei Dongzhu arrived.
“I’ve made a reservation at Guangxinglou. Their braised pork belly is famous throughout the capital. Let’s go there now, and they’ll be setting up a table right away!” Wei Dongzhu said with a smile to Shen Lanxi.
The latter smiled faintly: "I happen to have a one-hour break at noon!"
As Zhou Ruyuan watched the two chatting and laughing intimately, anger slowly rose within him.
If it weren't for the Shen family's misfortune, Shen Lanxi would be his wife now.
Is she deliberately getting revenge on him by chatting and laughing with another man right in front of him?
No wonder she was so cold and sarcastic this morning; it turns out she's been holding a grudge against him all along!
"Your Highness, I have an appointment with someone, so I'll go have dinner now." Shen Lanxi turned to leave.
Zhou Ruyuan: "I just heard you say you were going to Guangxinglou. Since today is our first time working together, I'll treat you to a meal. Please invite Lord Shen and General Wei to come along."
Wei Dongzhu smiled, but his eyes, which were devoid of any warmth, looked at Zhou Ruyuan.
"No need for Your Highness to trouble yourself, I have already made reservations. Lanxi and I have something to discuss, and it wouldn't be convenient for Your Highness to come!"
When Zhou Ruyuan heard Wei Dongzhu call Shen Lanxi by her name, he could no longer hide his jealousy.
"Lanxi, are you still angry with me?"
Wei Dongzhu's face instantly turned cold.
"Your Highness, please be careful with your words. Lord Shen and Your Highness have no relationship whatsoever anymore." Wei Dongzhu stood halfway in front of Shen Lanxi.
Those around clearly sensed that something was wrong.
One was her former husband, and the other was a great general who had followed her all the way from Dongchuan to the Northwest. It was obvious that the ex-husband disliked the man who was in love with his ex-wife.
Wei Dongzhu is gone!
Wei Dongzhu, who was on the verge of drawing swords just a moment ago, turned around and followed.
For a grown man to listen to a woman like that clearly indicates their relationship is not simple.
Thinking of the various rumors circulating in the capital about the two of them, opinions were divided.
Zhou Ruyuan watched the two people leave one after the other, his face as black as ink, and angrily flung his sleeves away.
The story of the three parting on bad terms in the street was broken down into multiple versions and quickly spread throughout the capital.
The most widely circulated story is that when Shen Lanxi was in the Northwest, she and Wei Dongzhu had already secretly pledged their lives to each other. Wei Dongzhu, in a fit of rage for his beloved, was willing to remain behind the scenes and hand over the enormous credit to Shen Lanxi.
Shen Lanxi is a marquis of Zhenbei, but she is not worthy of the title. She is a woman who has cheated others to gain military merits, deceived the emperor and committed heinous crimes!
Royal Palace
Emperor Renxiao looked at Wu Yanzhi and said in a deep voice, "The Northwest has been successfully recovered. I do not want tomorrow's memorial to contain any words like 'the title is not commensurate with the merit.'"
Wu Yanzhi knew that such charges would not threaten Shen Lanxi; he came for another matter.
“Your Majesty, in the street, in full view of everyone, the people all saw that Shen Lanxi angered the Prince of Zhennan because of Wei Dongzhu. She is, after all, a woman, and should exercise restraint in public.”
Emperor Renxiao nodded.
The next day, memorials criticizing Shen Lanxi for not adhering to proper etiquette for women were presented to Emperor Renxiao's desk like snowflakes.
Emperor Renxiao casually reprimanded Shen Congwen in court, and then brushed it off.
Shen Congwen returned home with a dark expression, only to find something even more infuriating waiting for him there.
"Master, Bailu Academy has sent a notice saying that our young master is not suitable to study at the academy, and that you do not need to make any enrollment arrangements."
Shen Congwen almost fainted after hearing this.
"It must be because the academy heard about Shen Lanxi's rebellious behavior on the street that they refused to accept any members of the Shen family. Go and bring Shen Lanxi to me right now!" Shen Congwen was so angry that his face turned red, and he looked like he wanted to eat someone alive.
Shen Lanxi also encountered a thorny problem: the six witnesses imprisoned in the Dali Temple all died tragically overnight.
They all died from poisoning!
After examining the bodies, Ban Sicao said, "It was the Soul-Severing Powder. It was ingested with the food, and then the person fell into a deep sleep and died. That's why these people died without making a sound!"
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