Chapter 30 Feeling very guilty
Shen Shu was a little nervous and felt extremely guilty about her kiss with Pei Jiming: "Why are you here?"
Lin Wei's eyes were deep and unfathomable: "Why can't I come? If he can come, why can't I?"
Shen Shu feigned ignorance: "Who is he?"
Lin Wei: "You know perfectly well."
Shen Shu was somewhat surprised. Could it be that Lin Wei had actually found out about her meeting with Pei Jiming?
Lin Wei: "I heard that a good show happened at your house today. Aren't you going to tell me about it?"
Shen Shu breathed a sigh of relief when Lin Wei changed the subject.
As long as they stop asking about Pei Jiming, everything else is negotiable.
So Shen Shu silently found a stool and sat down: "I'm just giving you a taste of your own medicine. You don't want me to be bullied and not fight back, do you?"
Shen Shu poured herself a cup of tea and recounted everything that had happened that day.
For some reason, Shen Shu didn't want to lie to Lin Wei.
But she can keep it a secret.
Therefore, he omitted asking Pei Jiming about Fang Lanzhi, and also did not tell Lin Wei about his secret meeting with him that night.
Lin Wei felt that Shen Shu hadn't told the whole story: "What else?"
Shen Shu felt uneasy under Lin Wei's gaze: "You look like you've come to catch someone in adultery, but didn't we agree that even if we get married, we'll live separately? You can take your concubines, and I'll..."
Shen Shu dared not continue speaking.
Because Lin Wei leaned forward and got very close.
Lin Wei's eyes darkened: "Why did you stop talking?"
Shen Shu felt that the distance was very dangerous, so she got up from the stool and leaned back: "I will never talk nonsense again."
He added, still unwilling to give up, "But you said it yourself, Lord Marquis, why are you yelling at me?"
There were no lights on inside, and the moonlight shone on Shen Shu's face, making her look like a kitten with her light-colored pupils.
For some reason, Lin Wei felt a little soft-hearted.
He turned around, no longer intending to make things difficult for her.
"You are not allowed to see Pei Jiming from now on."
Shen Shu's eyes widened: "How did you know? The dignified Marquis of Dingyuan wouldn't have planted spies to monitor me, would he?"
Lin Wei remained silent, because Shen Shu had hit the nail on the head.
He did indeed bribe a "spy".
Lin Wei took a booklet out of his sleeve and threw it on the table.
By the moonlight, Shen Shu saw that it was actually Fang Lanzhi's house files!
Shen Shu exclaimed in surprise, "Your Excellency's information network is truly impressive! I am truly impressed!"
Lin Wei snorted coldly: "If you dare to secretly meet Pei Jiming again because of this, I'll break your legs."
Although there was a reason for her engagement to Shen Shu, and even if there was no affection between them, Lin Wei did not want other men to get close to her.
Shen Shu nodded repeatedly: "Your subject obeys."
She then said, "My lord, may I ask you some questions?"
Lin Wei said irritably, "You want to ask about Prince Cheng? My royal uncle?"
Shen Shu thought, "This is incredible! Is Lin Wei a mind reader?"
Lin Wei tapped the table, signaling Shen Shu to pour him tea: "Prince Cheng is His Majesty's youngest brother. When the late emperor was alive, all the princes had died except for His Majesty and his uncle. After His Majesty ascended the throne, he treated Prince Cheng, his younger brother, exceptionally well. Since the other princes were no longer around, His Majesty poured all his brotherly affection into Prince Cheng alone."
"Unfortunately, the Imperial Uncle is a dissolute person who doesn't like literature and only knows how to indulge in pleasure. Therefore, His Majesty trusts him very much. No matter what mistakes the Imperial Uncle makes, His Majesty will do his best to cover them up."
Upon hearing this, Shen Shu's hand trembled, and the tea almost spilled.
So, in her previous life, Prince Cheng tormented her so recklessly simply because he relied on His Majesty's favor?
That's why they treat women like dirt, that's why they toy with others like this.
Lin Wei seemed to notice something was wrong with Shen Shu: "What's wrong with you?"
Shen Shu hurriedly avoided Lin Wei's gaze: "No, Lord Marquis, please continue."
Lin Wei continued, "Back then, the Fang family was executed along with the entire clan. It was only because the Imperial Uncle took a liking to Fang Lanzhi that she escaped this calamity. She should be living in the Imperial Uncle's backyard as a concubine now."
Shen Shu was somewhat annoyed by Lin Wei's nonchalant attitude.
Does this mean Fang Lanzhi should thank Prince Cheng?
But in her past life, the way Fang Lanzhi pleaded for her was no less tragic than the way she herself had been violated.
Fang Lanzhi suffered endless humiliation.
Lin Wei noticed that Shen Shu's mood was getting lower and lower, and asked with some confusion, "Why are you interested in her? Do you know her?"
As far as Lin Wei knew, Shen Shu had only been back in the capital for a short time and had been staying in the countryside before, so there was no way she could know Fang Lanzhi.
Shen Shu said quietly, "She once... saved me."
Seeing that Shen Shu looked like she was about to cry, Lin Wei asked, "What do you want to do?"
Shen Shu said clearly, word by word, "I'm going to rescue her."
The wind blew through Shen Shu's long hair, and strands fell onto Lin Wei. Her eyes, under the moonlight, were as pale as glass.
For some inexplicable reason, Lin Wei said "okay".
Shen Shu was somewhat incredulous. She had only said it casually, and Lin Wei had already agreed to help her?
Looking at Shen Shu's wet eyes, Lin Wei felt he couldn't stay any longer.
"Three days later, we will sneak into Prince Cheng's residence at night. If Fang Lanzhi is willing, I will help you get her out."
Shen Shu's eyes lit up: "I can go too?"
Lin Wei: "I don't even know what she looks like. If you don't go, how am I supposed to recognize her?"
Shen Shu: .....
Lin Wei leaped out of the window: "At the same time three days from now, I will come to find you."
Shen Shusheng, fearing that Lin Wei might go back on his word, said, "It's a deal!"
Standing atop the wall, Lin Wei looked at the Princess's Mansion, which was separated from the Earl's Mansion by only one wall, and felt that the wall between the two houses was too thin and too low.
So he went back and instructed Shifeng to find some bricklayers to build walls for the old mansion.
The next day, Shen Qiushan was dumbfounded as he watched wave after wave of bricklayers come in.
Shi Feng said, "The Marquis heard that the walls of the Earl's mansion had been in disrepair for many years, so he specially sent someone to help you repair them. He also said that you have been working hard these past few days, and that you don't need to worry about the wall construction. I will take care of it properly."
Shen Qiushan thought to himself: This future son-in-law is really filial!
Last night he fainted by the lake. The doctor said that he had been overworking himself recently and that's why he fainted. He told him to rest well and not to overwork himself. Today, his son-in-law came to help him build the wall.
That's incredibly thoughtful.
The complaints about Shen Shu, that wretched girl, lessened a bit.
Just as Shen Qiushan was about to go back to rest, he saw Shen Xiao's carriage returning through the side gate.
His anger flared up again: "Stop the car! Stop right there!"
He thought to himself, "I made such a big joke yesterday, how can I go out for a stroll like nothing happened today?"
When did his obedient eldest daughter become so shameless? Even after all this trouble, she still has the nerve to go out and face people.
Shen Xiao was so frightened by Shen Qiushan's voice that she dared not get out of the car.
She thought to herself that if Shen Qiushan found out that she had waited outside the Dingyuan Marquis's mansion all night, he would beat her to death.
Shen Xiao returned because she was so hungry that she couldn't wait any longer for Lin Wei to come, so she thought she would go back first and go back after she had rested enough.
Unexpectedly, we ran into Shenqiu Mountain.
Shen Qiushan: "Get down here!"
Shen Xiao reluctantly got out of the car and said in a low voice, "Greetings, Father."
Shen Qiushan: "Where did you go so early in the morning?"
Just as Shen Xiao had finished making up an excuse and was about to speak, Shi Feng, who was there to build the wall, arrived.
Shi Feng, with an air of schadenfreude, said, "So it was Miss Shen who waited outside our manor all night. The gatekeeper said he couldn't get rid of her no matter what he did. I thought she was someone else's daughter. Turns out she's from your family, Your Excellency."
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