Chapter 84 He immediately went timid with fear
Shen Lian had a servant knock on Shen Shu's luxurious six-wheeled carriage and said, "I wonder if my sister could bring my cousin Wen along?"
Chen Lian clutched his stomach.
"I suddenly feel unwell and I don't know if I can still go to the chrysanthemum appreciation banquet. However, I promised Hengzhi that I would take him. I don't want to break my promise, so could I trouble you to take Hengzhi with me? After all, he is our cousin. Would you do me a favor?"
Madam Fang frowned: "What is this young master trying to do? What cousin? They have no relation whatsoever."
Shen Shu gestured to Fang's mother with her eyes to keep quiet. Since Chen Lian had said so, she might as well see what tricks he was up to.
"Then please come up and sit with us, cousin."
Shen Lian was overjoyed, as he had initially thought Wen Hengzhi's idea was terrible.
Shen Shu could not possibly fail to see through such an obvious trick. She did not want to comply, but Wen Hengzhi insisted repeatedly.
He had no choice but to give it a try, thinking that if he offended Shen Shu, he would kick her out of the capital today.
Shen Lian never expected Shen Shu to agree, but to his surprise, Shen Shu actually agreed!
It seems that Shen Shu really treats Wen Hengzhi differently!
He quickly gave Wen Hengzhi a meaningful look: Why aren't you going up there yet?
Wen Hengzhi nodded slightly: "In that case, thank you very much, Second Miss."
When Fang's mother saw him come up, she couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
For some reason, Shen Shu agreed to ride with him.
We haven't even found out anything about this person yet. Is it really okay to just let him come up like this?
Unexpectedly, Wen Hengzhi's smile vanished, and he instead spoke in a serious tone, uttering something surprising.
“Miss Shen, Shen Lian asked me to seduce you, to win your favor, so that I can ruin your marriage and then take your life.”
Shen Shu almost didn't react.
Is that so?
But... is this what Wen Hengzhi said about what the heavy chain made him do?
"Oh? So, Cousin Wen, you intend to do as I say?"
Wen Hengzhi said, "Chen Lian made a deal with me with silver, saying that he would let me complete the imperial examination smoothly, but... I, Wen Hengzhi, although I am not a gentleman, I would never do such a despicable thing. I am telling you frankly because I hope that the Second Miss can help me stay in the capital to take the imperial examination, so that I will not be controlled by your brother."
Shen Shu found this ridiculous. He asked her to help, so she was supposed to help him?
Why should I help you?
Wen Hengzhi smiled calmly: "Because I have a pledge of allegiance."
With that, he stopped the carriage: "Please go and enjoy the flowers in peace, Miss. It is inconvenient for me to go."
Mrs. Fang looked at Wen Hengzhi's departing figure in shock: "Second Miss... what exactly does this man want to do? Do you really want to believe what he says?"
Shen Shu said, "I believe it, why wouldn't I believe it?"
Wen Hengzhi is already gone; he can't harm her today anyway.
Since he said he would give a pledge of loyalty, why not take a look?
Half an hour later, they arrived at the palace gate.
Xie Mingzhu had already arranged for a palace maid to pick her up, and when she saw Shen Shu arrive, she hurriedly went to greet her.
A young palace maid lifted the hanging flower curtain and saw Xie Mingzhu talking with Lin Wei.
Shen Shu froze. What was he doing here?
Shen Shu turned to leave, but Lin Wei grabbed her arm.
Seeing that things were not going well, Xie Mingzhu said, "If Cousin Lin Wei has something to say to Miss Shen, then I'll be leaving now."
Shen Shu bit her lip and pulled Xie Mingzhu's hand: "Princess, you are not allowed to leave."
Shen Shu still vividly remembered how unreasonable Lin Wei was when they were alone that day. If she were alone with him again, who knew if Lin Wei would go crazy again?
Xie Mingzhu looked at Lin Wei, her face ashen: This has nothing to do with me...
Just then, a young eunuch tumbled in.
"Something terrible has happened! Miss Shen, you must go back quickly! Something has happened at the Bo Gong Mansion!"
...
Half an hour ago.
As soon as Wen Heng got off the carriage, he hurriedly went to find a doctor, saying that the eldest son of the Bo Gong Mansion was feeling unwell and asked him to go and take a look.
Upon hearing that it was an envoy from the Duke's mansion, the doctor dared not delay for a moment and hurriedly went with him.
But as soon as they entered the mansion, they encountered Shenqiu Mountain.
When Shen Qiushan saw Wen Hengzhi rushing over, followed by a doctor, he frowned and called out to him, "Who is this person?"
After Shen Lian brought Wen Hengzhi into the mansion, he did greet him.
He initially thought that since he was a member of the Wen family, he was not too keen on letting him live in the mansion, but seeing that he was refined and extremely polite, he agreed.
But after only a few days, their true colors were revealed, and they dared to bring just anyone into the mansion.
Wen Hengzhi hurriedly stepped forward and bowed: "Today the princess is hosting a banquet and has invited the princes and nobles of the capital to attend. However, before leaving this morning, the prince said that his concubine is pregnant, so he specifically asked me to fetch a doctor."
"What! The concubine is pregnant?!"
Shen Qiushan's anger was instantly ignited. How could the concubine be pregnant when the wife hadn't even officially entered the family yet?
He frowned: "Then I'll go with you."
If the concubine is indeed pregnant, then the child must not be kept.
Seeing how easily Shen Qiushan had taken the bait, Wen Hengzhi smiled faintly.
So he took the doctor and followed them.
Wang Zhuo had been keeping watch at the door, and when he saw Shen Qiushan coming this way, he was so scared that he wet himself.
Young Master and Tang'er are still inside... If we were to run into them, wouldn't we be doomed?
As he spoke, Wang Zhuo was about to shout.
When Shen Qiushan saw that Wang Zhuo was about to tip him off, he quickly ordered the guards around him to cover his mouth.
They completely misunderstood, thinking that Wang Zhuo did these things because he didn't want him to know that Chen Lian's concubine was pregnant.
He walked up to Wang Zhuo and said, "You think you're all grown up now? Who is your master, the young master or me? The young master isn't even married yet, and you dare to let your concubine get pregnant? You, as a servant, not only didn't try to advise him, but you also want to keep it a secret for the young master?"
"Drag him out and sell him!"
After hearing this, Wang Zhuo struggled desperately to speak, but the guards blocked his way even more, and he could only mumble incoherently.
He could only let the guards drag him away.
Wen Hengzhi looked at Wang Zhuo and recalled how Wang Zhuo had been making things difficult for him these past few days.
Wang Zhuo was just a servant who, relying on Chen Lian's power, had given him a lot of trouble. Today, it was his just desserts.
After dealing with Wang Zhuo, Shen Qiushan immediately led his men inside, but as soon as they got close, they heard a string of foul language.
"Tang'er, my dear Tang'er, I really want to die on your body."
"Young master, we have a banquet to attend later, please don't act recklessly."
"Good Tang'er, the young master is really into this today, don't spoil the fun. You'd better not use your mouth to talk. Be good, open your mouth."
Shen Qiushan was stunned and speechless.
Who is it? Tang'er?
Then, Chen Lian's voice came from inside the room again: "Tang'er, how is it? Between my father and me, am I still more capable? Hmm?"
Even if Shen Qiushan wanted to play dumb now, he couldn't.
Even with outsiders present, he couldn't hold back any longer.
He rushed forward and kicked open the door, only to find Tang'er kneeling on the ground, engaging in unspeakable acts with Shen Lian.
Shen Lian was enjoying himself when he saw Shen Qiushan barge in, and he immediately went limp with fear.
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