Chapter 62 The Ninth Princess's Help
Lin Wei frowned slightly as he watched Shi Feng bring Shen Shu in: "You plan to go to the Princess's residence like this?"
Shen Shugang had just finished showering, and her hair wasn't even completely dry; the ends were still wet.
Her face was unmade-up, and a faint blush remained from her bath.
Lin Wei felt a surge of displeasure at the thought that Shen Shu was going to see the princess in this state, and that Pei Jiming might even see her.
His face darkened, and he immediately grabbed the cloak beside him and covered Shen Shu with it.
He then said to Shi Feng, "Shi Feng, close your eyes and get out of here."
Shi Feng: ?
Although he didn't know what he had done wrong, and although he felt wronged, Shi Feng still silently left, and even closed the door behind him.
Shen Shu looked surprised and obediently put on the cloak: "Does the Marquis know that I am going to see the Princess?"
Lin Wei tied a knot in the cloak, and seeing that Shen Shu was completely covered up, his expression improved slightly.
“You didn’t come home all night. If you can’t explain where you went, it’s a minor issue that your reputation will be damaged. But if your sister wakes up and tries to implicate you, linking your injury to your uncle’s, you’ll likely find it difficult to extricate yourself.”
Shen Shu's eyes widened: "You know, Lord Marquis?"
"I have been secretly sending people to protect you."
these days.
Lin Wei knew everything about Shen Shu's schemes and how she "wiped out" his uncle last night.
Lin Wei then said, "You're so good to Fang Lanzhi that you'd risk your life to avenge her to this extent?"
Shen Shu lowered her eyes and remained silent. Prince Cheng had already contracted syphilis and had been disfigured by Fang Lanzhi, which had also cut off his ability to have children.
In the days to come, King Cheng will probably live a life worse than death, so let all the things from his past life go with the wind.
Since Lin Wei has already misunderstood, Shen Shu doesn't intend to reveal the truth; let him believe it that way.
“Miss Fang’s life-saving grace is something I should repay with my life.”
However, Shen Shu thought about it and decided that now was not the time to talk about these things.
"Didn't you say you could solve my urgent problem?"
If she can't find a solution, she'll have to go find the princess as soon as possible.
Lin Wei was fully aware of Shen Shu's thoughts.
Shen Shu's desire to go to the Princess's mansion was simply a pipe dream.
As long as Lin Weita is alive, he will never allow Shen Shu to go to the Princess's Mansion instead of him for help.
Lin Wei spoke up: "I have already made the arrangements..."
Before he could finish speaking, a commotion broke out outside.
“My cousin Lin Wei took me to the villa yesterday, but didn’t say what it was about. He left me hanging all night, so why won’t he let me go back to the palace now?”
Shi Feng, who was guarding the door, knew that Shen Shu was still inside, and he dared not let anyone in without Lin Wei's permission.
"Ninth Princess, you cannot go in now."
"Get out of my way! How dare you stop me, Princess Lin? I want to see what Cousin Lin Wei is up to."
Princess Xie Mingzhu strode into the room, her eyes immediately locking onto Lin Wei. She was about to say something when her eyes caught sight of Shen Shu even faster.
She was so shocked that she ignored Lin Wei, who was slightly angry, and walked up to Shen Shu.
"You're the second young lady of the Shen family who's engaged to Cousin Lin Wei? Why are you wearing my cousin's cloak?"
As Xie Mingzhu got closer, she could faintly smell a delicate fragrance emanating from Shen Shu.
Her eyes widened; the fragrance was clearly her cousin's!
Looking at Shen Shu again, her hair was slightly damp, she wasn't wearing any makeup, and there was a suspicious blush on her face.
This is clearly... what it looks like after a bath!
Xie Mingzhu took a few steps back, stunned and speechless.
Why would Shen Shu be taking a bath at her cousin's villa at this hour?
Could it be...?
Xie Mingzhu looked at Lin Wei, trembling.
Could it be that Shen Shu spent the night at the other residence last night?
"Nonsense!" Lin Wei stepped forward and stood between Xie Mingzhu and Shen Shu.
"You didn't even let your servants announce your arrival before you came in. Where are your rules?"
Xie Mingzhu completely misunderstood, thinking that Lin Wei was angry because she had caught him in the act.
She said in a somewhat ingratiating tone, "Cousin... I was wrong. If I had known you were secretly meeting with a beautiful woman..."
Xie Mingzhu couldn't help but glance in Shen Shu's direction: "I would never barge in like this."
Lin Wei's face turned pale and then red, and for a moment he forgot to correct her words.
However, Xie Mingzhu's arrival was just in time.
Lin Wei looked at his loud and boisterous cousin and said with a hint of doting: "Don't you want to go back to the palace? Then send Miss Shen home first."
"besides."
Lin Wei then said, "If anyone asks, just say that Miss Shen was with you last night. Do you understand?"
Xie Mingzhu nodded vigorously, realizing that her cousin Lin Wei had tricked her into coming to the villa with this intention.
It turned out that they were afraid of ruining Shen Shu's reputation.
She looked like she'd just stumbled upon some juicy gossip: "I understand, I totally understand, Cousin Lin Wei, don't worry, Miss Shen has been with me since last night..."
As she said this, she tiptoed and whispered in Lin Wei's ear, "She will absolutely not let anyone know that she was with her cousin last night."
Lin Wei smiled faintly and nodded in satisfaction.
Shen Shu looked at the scene before her and wanted to say something, but Lin Wei shut her up with a look.
Shen Shu: ...
She felt like she'd been tricked by Lin Wei!
Shen Shu was surprised to discover that Lin Wei was actually so cunning.
She can't go to the princess, but she can be misunderstood by the princess as having been with Lin Wei last night.
Who is it!
With a warm smile, the Ninth Princess pulled Shen Shu into the carriage heading back to the city.
Shi Feng followed behind, noticing Shen Shu's pale face, and assumed she was still worried.
She then said something ambiguous: "Second Miss, please rest assured, with the Ninth Princess's help now, no one will know where you went last night."
The words had a double meaning, but they were interpreted differently by Shen Shu and Xie Mingzhu.
Shen Shu naturally knew that Shi Feng was talking about Prince Cheng, but Xie Mingzhu thought it was about Shen Shu and Lin Wei's secret rendezvous all night.
Shen Shu looked at Shi Feng and thought to herself that he might as well not have said those words.
Xie Mingzhu: "Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped. If I say you were with me last night, then you were with me. No one else will doubt me."
Shen Shu: "...Then thank you very much, Princess."
Xie Mingzhu looked at Shen Shu with a smile, and the more she looked at her, the more she liked her.
She had always thought that Shen Shu, this so-called destined woman, was probably someone whose fate was aligned with hers, someone she married to ward off bad luck for her cousin. Now it seemed that they were in love with each other.
How could she not be happy to see her cousin Lin Wei with the person she liked?
The carriage had traveled a long way, but it was stopped as soon as it entered the city gate.
The emperor's eunuch, Fu, had been waiting at the city gate with a group of imperial guards for quite some time.
Seeing Xie Mingzhu's carriage finally arrive, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Is the Ninth Princess safe and sound? Is she alright?"
A young palace maid lifted the carriage curtain, and Xie Mingzhu peeked out, asking three questions in a row: "Eunuch Fu? What are you doing here? I'm perfectly fine, I'm not injured. What happened? Why do you ask me that?"
Just as Eunuch Fu was about to reply, he glanced over and saw Shen Shu sitting next to the princess.
He hesitated, unsure whether he should say this in front of Shen Shu.
Seeing that Eunuch Fu was stammering, Xie Mingzhu became extremely anxious. She disliked people who only spoke halfway through their sentences the most: "What happened? Tell me quickly!"
Eunuch Fu: "Last night, on His Highness Prince Cheng's wedding night, he was assassinated."
She paused, then continued, "He was disfigured; his face was scarred beyond recognition, even..."
Xie Mingzhu went berserk: "Tell me now!"
“They even became eunuchs, just like servants.”
Eunuch Fu turned his gaze to Shen Shu: "The murderer is the second young lady's older sister, Prince Cheng's newlywed princess, Shen Xiao!"
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