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Shen Jie clenched his fists in his sleeves, his face calm and composed, "Don't worry about it, Third Prince."
"Women are just for fun, why bother being loyal to them..." Chu muttered disdainfully.
When Chen Jie heard this, he smiled with a hidden needle in his cotton wool, "Then why does Brother Chu go to the mass grave outside the city to burn paper and visit the graves every March 3rd?"
"You!" Chu De stood up suddenly and pointed at Chen Jie, his face turning red and white.
Everyone has their bottom line and concerns that cannot be touched. Chu Zheng smiled and tried to smooth things over, "It was just a few jokes, why are you arguing so fiercely?"
Lin Shuyan agreed and flicked the lid of the teacup, "Cousin, have some tea. Brother Chu, have some tea. Your Highness, the Junshan Silver Needle here is very rare."
Chu Zheng smiled and said, "Shu Yan likes it, I will give you two taels." Seeing Chu De looking at him, he shook his head, "Third brother is not a tea lover, there is no need to join in the fun."
Chu De glanced around, the corners of his mouth curled up, "I wonder if big brother has anything good to give us?" He pointed to Chu Zheng and Chen Jie beside him.
It is not good to be biased among ministers. Chu Zheng asked, "The Crown Princess made some almond cakes yesterday. Would you like to take some back with Chen Qing and Third Brother for your wives to try?"
Chu was so greedy that he was immediately delighted, "My sister-in-law made it, just give it to me, my imperial concubine doesn't like it!"
Hearing the word "almond", Shen Jie frowned and wanted to refuse, but then he changed his mind and agreed hesitantly, "Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness."
Chu De looked at Chen Jie in surprise, "Isn't almonds forbidden in your house?"
Chu Zheng was now also confused and questioned Shen Jie with his eyes.
Chu De explained quickly, "One time we were drinking outside, and that Du from his family... Madam Shen threatened to beat the cook in our house to death. The cook's husband came to Brother Shen to plead for mercy, and when he asked, he found out that it was because of a plate of almond cheese, which Madam Shen didn't like, so...tsk tsk..." The tone at the end was quite disapproving.
Chu Zheng had long heard that Du Yaoyao was arrogant and domineering, but when he saw her at the last palace banquet, she was just a weak woman, so he thought the rumors were false, but he never thought she was so ferocious. Sui looked at Chen Jie with a look of amusement and sympathy.
"With such a fierce woman, Shen Qing needs to be a good husband!"
"I'm trying my best." Chen Jie gritted his teeth and spoke word by word.
Chu Zheng left with a smile, and the maid distributed gifts.
Chu De felt happy when he saw Shen Jie being humiliated, and reached out to grab his snack box.
"Brother Shen, what almond cakes are you eating? Why don't I help you share it! If you kiss Du Yaoyao's mouth after eating this, be careful that she will kick you off the bed!"
“When did the Third Prince become so fond of dogs catching mice?” Shen Jie raised his hand to dodge and glanced coldly.
"How dare you accuse me of meddling in other people's business!" Chu De bared his teeth and chased after him as he walked out.
The three of them walked to the palace gate and were about to get on their carriages.
Shen Jie bowed his head and thanked Lin Shuyan, "Thank you Shuyan for what happened last time."
This was to thank him for helping Du Yaoyao out of trouble in the brothel last time.
Lin Shuyan returned the greeting, "Shuyan should do this."
He hesitated and wanted to ask Du Yaoyao about her recent situation, but "Mrs. Shen" was too distant and "cousin-in-law" was hard to call. He hesitated for a long time, "Is she... is she okay?"
Hearing "her", Shen Jie raised his eyebrows and smiled calmly, "My wife, I will take good care of her."
Thinking of the lost azure coat, he said, "Yaoyao got your coat dirty, and she said she wanted to compensate you. I'll ask a tailor to go to the Lin Mansion and make you a new one when I have time."
Lin Shuyan shook his head, "There's no need to be polite with brothers."
Chen Jie evaded the question with a smile, "Yaoyao said she didn't want to owe you anything, so I'll do as she said."
Lin Shuyan thought of her soft body and timid voice, and the throbbing spark in his heart was gradually extinguished by the cold water of reason.
Finally, he said, "Thank you, cousin."
Shen Jie was satisfied, “You don’t need to thank your brother and sister-in-law.”
Chu De saw the two people dawdling from a distance, and shouted from the carriage: "What are you two doing?"
"Thank you!" Shen Jie replied.
"Thank you!" Chu De shouted, "I have contributed a lot to that. I also helped that day. Brother Chen, please treat me to a drink at Baihua Tower some other day!"
"I was possessed by a ghost, and the old house caught fire and there was no way to save it!" Shen Jie repeated what he had said in the East Palace, and lip-synced the four words to him.
"Get out of here!"
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