PNB Chapter 298: How is Mr. Xie?
Chapter 298: How is Mr. Xie?
After Xie Jingchi left, Shen Shuyi quickly wrote out the list from memory.
On this list, there are people she knows, as well as people she has only heard of but never met. Unfortunately, her shortcomings are too obvious and no one in the court accepts her.
Therefore, it is difficult to infer what these people are related to based on these names alone.
Shen Shuyi put the list on the table, feeling a little upset.
After a while, Shen Shuyi tried hard to copy the words on the list according to his memory, and then lit it with a fire stick.
"Miss, this is..." Jinzhu blinked, a little confused.
Shen Shuyi squatted in front of the brazier, picked out some of the ashes, and then picked out a corner that was blackened, leaving only a fragment of the word "Ze".
"Jianpo, go and deliver these things to Shen Jingyu."
Jianpo paused, took out a handkerchief, took it, and then disappeared into the night in an instant.
That's right, she was just unhappy and wanted to cause trouble for Shen Jingyu.
Yu Ping saw what Shen Shuyi was thinking and couldn't help but say, "Miss, I'm afraid the guards have finished the search..."
Shen Shuyi sat at the low table, gently stirring the candle wick, and said softly: "Indeed, we should have searched everywhere else, but not necessarily Shen Jingyu's place."
Since Xiao Tingshan and Chai Bin came to her, it meant that Shen Jingyu was just an ordinary guard.
But Shen Jingyu was the tacitly appointed wife of the Eighth Prince. Knowing that she was not on good terms with the Third Prince, how could she easily give them the opportunity to search her?
Therefore, the two sides are bound to be deadlocked.
Maybe Shen Jingyu would give them some face only when Chai Bin and Xiao Tingshan rush over.
So there is no rush.
After hearing Shen Shuyi's words, Yu Ping did not ask any more questions. Not long after, Jian Po came back and whispered, "Miss, it's done."
Shen Shuyi's expression remained unchanged. She played with the jade pendant that the girl in the forest had stuffed into her hand, and whispered, "Huang Xiang..."
What does she want to say?
Shen Shuyi pondered for a long time alone, and Jinzhu beside her couldn't help but whispered: "Miss, it's late, it's time to rest."
Shen Shuyi shook his head. He really wasn't sleepy at all.
What's more, she still has fun to watch.
Seeing this, Jinzhu said, "Miss, why did you expose yourself for that Lord Xie? I don't know how the Third Prince will settle accounts with you later."
Shen Shuyi said softly: "The Third Prince will find out sooner or later."
It is no secret that the Shen family was assassinated and that carriages and horses rolled over. The third prince was tricked. If anyone is willing to investigate, he will find out.
Jinzhu disagreed, "But that's different. If the young lady denies it, she can always find a reason to excuse herself..."
After a pause, Jinzhu's eyes brightened a little, and suddenly asked: "Miss, are you pleased... What do you think of Mr. Xie?"
Shen Shuyi: "..."
Shen Shuyi was too lazy to answer, but she had to admit that Xie Jingchi had a really good-looking face. It was a pity that she had suffered too much in the love aspect in her previous life, and now she really had no interest in him.
If you ask her the reason...she really wanted to protect Xie Jingchi's safety.
Although she lived her life again, she didn't know what she could change. But she knew that if Xie Jingchi were alive, he could accomplish many things that others could not do and save countless people from dire straits.
Never mind, just do a good deed today.
Well, thinking about it this way, Xie Jingchi was right. She is such a good person.
"Young lady? If you think about it this way, then Mr. Xie is really good. Although he is a little weak, he is still very young..." Jin Zhu became more and more excited as she spoke. Shen Shuyi couldn't help but knock her on the head: "I think you want to ruin your young lady's reputation."
Hearing this, Jinzhu paused, turned his head and glanced at Qinxin and Jianpo who were full of interest. The two of them looked away at the same time and acted as if they didn't hear anything.
Jinzhu sighed and said with some resentment: "Miss, you are old enough to look for a husband, but Madam will definitely not have good intentions. However, this Mr. Xie looks good... much better than that poor-eyed Prince Song..."
Jinzhu started mumbling to the side, being unusually noisy.
Shen Shuyi ignored her, but couldn't help but think of Jinzhu's words, "fragile"?
This Lord Xie is not easy to deceive at all. He is extremely cautious and cunning. No wonder he was able to commit so many crimes in his previous life.
Shen Shuyi didn't know how he had avoided the search of the Third Prince and his entourage in his previous life, but it was obviously not an easy task to shake the Third Prince.
Seeing Shen Shuyi remained silent, Yu Ping couldn't help but ask, "Miss, will the Third Prince come after us to settle accounts later?"
Shen Shuyi collected his thoughts and comforted him, "It's okay. The Third Prince is very busy. Although he will come to settle accounts with us, now that this matter is out in the open, he has to take his reputation and court officials into consideration, so he must find a legitimate reason."
It is not a glorious thing for a prince to attack the daughter of a court official.
According to Shen Shuyi's guess, the person most likely to make things difficult for him is the Third Prince's wife, or Concubine Rou in the palace.
Not long after, there was another noise outside the courtyard. Qin Xin went out to see what was going on. After a while, she came back and said, "Miss, Chai Bin and the eldest lady's people are in a stalemate!"
Shen Shuyi curled the corners of his lips, finally becoming interested. He put on a cloak and walked out of the yard with a few maids.
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Just as Chai Bin and Xiao Tingshan left Shen Shuyi's yard, a guard came forward and said, "Sir, someone found an unburned list in the room of the eldest lady of the Shen family!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Tingshan frowned and his mind raced.
He had always wanted to marry Shen Jingyu. He had thought about it carefully and believed that given his current status, Shen Jingyu was the best choice among all the girls from aristocratic families.
However, he also knew very well that Shen Jingyu had always had a close relationship with the Eighth Prince.
But in Xiao Tingshan's opinion, the Eighth Prince has better choices. The status of the Shen family is not enough, and what Shen Jingyu wants may not be achieved.
However, if she could find the list from Shen Jingyu now, would it mean that her relationship with the Eighth Prince had made more substantial progress, and she just lacked the right opportunity?
After all, the prince’s marriage cannot be decided by himself alone, but depends on the emperor’s will.
The mind of an emperor has always been mysterious and elusive.
The large courtyard outside several small courtyards was connected. Chai Bin, Xiao Tingshan and others searched it thoroughly again. Shen Shuyi had already come to the outer courtyard with several maids. She was standing in the corridor wearing a cloak.
The noise coming from Shen Jingyu's side was very loud, so many people came here like Shen Shuyi to watch what was happening on Shen Jingyu's side.
Xiao Tingshan stood at the door with a gentle expression, still as gentle as jade, while Chai Bin was much more impolite and said in a cold voice: "Miss Shen, may I ask why we searched your place and found the important list in the hands of the Third Prince."
Shen Jingyu frowned, feeling that she had been plagued by troubles recently.
She was wearing an orange skirt, dignified and graceful: "I don't understand what Lord Chai is talking about."