freenovelworld Chapter 693: Fight as You Want
Chapter 693: Fight as You Want
Shen Shuyi raised the corners of his lips: "Then I will wait for good news from my cousin."
Because she saw a glimmer of hope, Lou Yulan was in a very good mood, and even her smile became much warmer.
"Thank you, cousin. If I can invite Mr. Liancheng, Yulan will definitely remember your great kindness." Lou Yulan stood up, her face full of sincerity and a pure look as if she was not fighting or competing.
Shen Shuyi looked at her with a half-smile: "Cousin, you are too kind."
*
Not long after Lou Yulan left Yunshuyuan, she unexpectedly met an acquaintance at the Shen Mansion.
Shen Jingyu returned to her previous appearance, wearing a black robe and a black veil on her face under the hat.
When Shen Jingyu heard that Shen Jinglin had returned and was now being taken care of by Qin Xuerong in Ruixue Courtyard, she felt a sense of sympathy.
She was just planning to go visit her while the weather was good.
Unexpectedly, he met Lou Yulan in the Shen Mansion.
"What are you doing in the Shen Mansion?" Shen Jingyu stopped and looked at Lou Yulan with cold eyes.
Obviously, with the nourishment of love, she was living a good life. Now that she was pregnant, she became plumper, looked very healthy and beautiful.
Lou Yulan still looked weak and harmless: "Cousin, I just came to visit the Shen family and had no intention of colliding with you..."
Shen Jingyu sneered: "Don't be too proud too soon, it's still unknown who will win."
Originally, Lou Yulan didn't want to argue with her, but after hearing these words, she couldn't hold back her anger.
"Cousin, what qualifications do you have to say this to me now? You planned to marry the prince with all your heart, and now you are going to escape by dying? You took the position of the prince's wife for nothing, how hateful!"
Lou Yulan did hate Shen Jingyu. After all, if it weren't for her, she could have become the prince's legitimate wife instead of a concubine who was not worthy of being in public.
As for Song Tingshan's so-called second wife... in Lou Yulan's opinion, it was just a nice term for a concubine.
"So what? I just want what you've been longing for, but I can't get it." Shen Jingyu's eyes were cold.
Lou Yulan was not annoyed: "I can't get what I want? Now I am pregnant with the prince's child. Sooner or later, the prince will make me his wife."
As she spoke, Lou Yulan took a few steps forward until she stopped in front of Shen Jingyu. With a bit of pride, she smiled and said, "Cousin, accept your fate. You lost."
Shen Jingyu clenched her fists. When she thought of Prince Song Tingshan's identity, she felt jealous and resentful towards Lou Yulan.
But she...there was no need to think about other princes. Now with Song Tingshan, she no longer had any bargaining chips.
Could it be that after working so hard for more than ten years, she was still not as good as Lou Yulan, a bitch who was inferior to her in every way?
"It seems that you have really forgotten how you used to fawn on me and beg me to take care of you." Shen Jingyu never thought that the saying "fortunes change" would happen to her so soon.
Lou Yulan didn't care about all this. She put one hand on her belly and smiled happily.
"Cousin, you will never be able to marry into the royal family in this life, and you will never be able to have your own children in this life... You are so pitiful."
Shen Jingyu staggered back a step and looked at her in disbelief.
"You...how do you know?"
Lou Yulan left with a sneer without giving her an answer.
During the time Shen Jingyu was in the Prince's Mansion, she often asked doctors to take her pulse and always liked to tinker with all kinds of medicine. The Prince was naturally very wary, so how could he not check it out?
"Lou Yulan!" Shen Jingyu stared at her back with a gloomy look.
*
Shen Shuyi was reading a book in the yard. After listening to Feicui's talk about the excitement just now, he couldn't help but put down the book.
"It seems that Lou Yulan is living too comfortably."
She had never caused any trouble for her in her life, so she was not in a hurry to deal with her.
But now it seems that she is in high spirits.
"What is she so proud of? Her own father was killed by her husband's men, and she is still smiling foolishly." Jinzhu couldn't help but complain.
She didn't care whether Lou Yulan had offended her mistress or not. After all, she would never like anyone her mistress didn't like.
"Qinxin, go find Mr. Liancheng and ask him if Song Tingshan's illness can still be cured."
Shen Shuyi thought that there must be a cure, but it would take a lot of effort.
After all, she had helped Xiao Tingshan heal his body several years earlier than now in her previous life, let alone this life.
Jinzhu was a little dumbfounded: "Miss... don't you hate that Prince Song the most? Why do you want to treat him?"
Shen Shuyi smiled at her: "I'm not that kind."
However, the cards are in your hand, so you can play them however you want.
Now, there is someone who hates Lou Yulan more than her.
In this life, she has the final say on their life and death!
Shen Shuyi's almond-shaped eyes were cold and full of frost.
Not long after, Manju came in hurriedly and whispered, "Miss, Qin sent someone to take two paintings out of the house to sell. They sold them at a high price of 80,000 taels in the pawnshop."
"Eighty thousand taels? Where did she get the paintings from?" Shen Shuyi asked.
"I don't know. The Sixth Young Master pushed her too hard. Anyway, she gave the painting to Cuizhu in her room, and Cuizhu went to the pawnshop."
Shen Shuyi fell into deep thought. Indeed, the key to the storehouse in the mansion was now in the hands of his second aunt, and Qin Xuerong did not have much in her hands.
"Do you remember the name of the painting?" Shen Shuyi asked.
"A night scene of Pingjiang, a first encounter with the opera world."
Shen Shuyi frowned slightly. If she remembered correctly, she had seen these two paintings in the accounts. Logically, they should still be kept in the warehouse of the mansion.
So... the paintings in the warehouse are fake, and the ones in Qin Xuerong's hands are the real ones?
After thinking this through, Shen Shuyi's thoughts gradually became clear.
The person who sent the painting actually sent a real one, but it was written as a fake. The original painting fell into Qin Xuerong's hands, and she persuaded Shen Jingchuan to fulfill the sender's wish.
In this way, it can be considered as bribery under the legitimate name.
But think about it, Qin Xuerong probably doesn't have the courage to swallow all the authentic works, so there should be another account book in Qin Xuerong's hand to keep track of the real and fake items in the warehouse.
"In addition, she has also collected 12,000 taels of usury in the past two days." Agate spoke in a low voice, feeling that Qin Xuerong was extremely courageous.
"Keep a closer eye on her recent movements." Shen Shuyi thought to himself.
This method of bribery is very common and seems to have become a kind of convention in officialdom.
As for the issue of usury, although the imperial court has issued a clear ban, it is still difficult to eliminate it from the source...
Qin Xuerong was like a clue, and Shen Shuyi planned to investigate deeper from her.
She wanted to see where this method of bribery came from.
After a while, Jianpo came in from outside and whispered, "Miss, Lord Xie sent someone to deliver a message saying that Chai Zhi finally gave in and confessed."
Shen Shuyi's eyes lit up: "He admitted that he framed General Jiang?"
"Yes, they have also selected the candidate, and they want the young lady to fulfill her promise."