Duke Jing's younger sister

Doctor Jiang came in carrying a medicine box. Seeing Shen Beiqi was also there, he bowed and then sat beside him to take Shen Li's pulse.

"Miss, you have a fever caused by the cold. Just take the medicine, sweat a little, and rest for two days and you will be fine."

Doctor Jiang put the pulse pillow into the medicine box. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw the Duke carefully tucking in the quilt for the Third Miss. The look in his eyes when he looked at her was not innocent...

He was suddenly startled.

They are both men, and he has come from a younger generation. After seeing this situation, what is there for him not to understand?

He couldn't help but think of the fact that the third girl was pregnant, and suddenly he felt like he had discovered some incredible secret.

Could it be possible that the child’s father is the Duke?

It seems that I need to be more polite to this third girl in the future.

"Then I will take my leave first."

Doctor Jiang bowed respectfully to Shen Li.

"Thank you, Doctor Jiang."

Shen Li thanked him in a hoarse voice, but because she was lying down, she could only nod slightly.

Doctor Jiang hurriedly said he didn't dare, bowed to Shen Beiqi, and left, going back to the pharmacy to get medicine.

Yueyang came to find his master for something important, but it was inconvenient for him to enter the girl's boudoir, so he could only call Xingping softly outside the door and ask her to pass on the message.

Before leaving, Shen Beiqi felt a little worried, so he turned back and gave her a few words of advice.

"When the medicine is ready, you must drink it all. Don't drink half of it or pour out the other half secretly!"

Shen Li couldn't help but smack his lips, "Got it."

She drank half of the medicine and quietly poured the other half into the flowerpot. This was something she often did secretly. How could he know about it?

She couldn't help but wonder if he had any spies around her.

After Shen Beiqi strode away, Shen Li set his gaze on Xingping's face and looked at her carefully.

Xingping frowned slightly, thinking that the girl's eyes were a little strange, and inexplicably stroked her face and asked, "What's wrong, girl? Is there something on my face?"

Xingping has always had a simple personality and never hides her joy, anger, sorrow or happiness.

If she was Shen Beiqi's spy, she would definitely not stand here without changing her expression.

I'm afraid she would confess before Shen Li asked.

Forget it, I'd better take good care of myself and we'll talk about the spy issue later.

......

Muxue Teahouse.

When Shen Beiqi arrived, Luo Jue and Xiao Wencong were already drinking tea in the private room.

Unlike his cheerful self in the past, Luo Jue looked a little listless today, with dark circles under his eye sockets, and it was obvious that he had not slept well.

He rested his elbows on the coffee table, his chin on his hand, and looked sullenly at the open window with his head tilted to one side.

After Shen Beiqi sat down, Yue Niang, the owner of Muxue Tea House, served tea and said with a respectful smile, "Duke, this is the newly arrived spring tea, please try it."

"Thank you." Shen Beiqi said calmly.

Yue Niang looked to be in her early twenties. Her facial features were not particularly outstanding, but she was fair and well-proportioned.

She was clearly an unmarried woman, but she wore her hair in a bun like a woman.

She was originally from another place. Five years ago, she came to Jiangdu City alone with her younger brother and opened the Muxue Teahouse in Xing'anfang.

Relying on his excellent tea-making skills, he established a firm foothold in Jiangdu City.

If a woman at this age still hasn't married and had children, she will always be criticized by others.

There are even rumors that Yue Niang's younger brother is her illegitimate son, and Yue Niang is the concubine of an important official in the court.

The rumor was spreading like wildfire, and regardless of whether it damaged Yue Niang's reputation or not, the fame of Muxue Teahouse grew even bigger, and business was getting better day by day.

After serving the tea, Yue Niang bowed and walked out, closing the door.

Luo Jue yawned. There was a lot of commotion at home last night and he almost didn't sleep the whole night.

"I heard that last night..."

Xiao Wencong put down the teacup in his hand, glanced at Luo Jue, and then looked at Shen Beiqi, "Second Master Luo and Third Miss Shen eloped?"

Shen Beiqi's expression suddenly changed, and Luo Jue was also horrified.

"Who said that? It only took one night for the news to reach your ears? Wouldn't that mean the whole Jiangdu City has heard about it?"

Xiao Wencong did not comment, "Almost. It has spread all over the place. How come you are completely unaware of it?"

We just caught the person back last night, and today everyone is talking about it?

If I say it wasn't intentional, I'm afraid no one would believe it!

"It seems that they are coming for the Shen family, or they are coming for A-Li." Shen Beiqi pondered for a moment and called softly,

"Yueyang——"

Yue Yang pushed the door open and came in. "Yes, what do you want me to do?"

"Go and give orders to suppress all rumors about the Third Miss, and find out who is spreading the news as soon as possible!"

"Yes!"

Yue Yang got the order and turned to leave.

Luo Jue calmed down at this moment and realized that something was wrong.

Although Luo Cheng's name was involved in this storm, he is a man after all, and the world is always more tolerant of men than women.

Even if this matter spread, it would not be a big loss for Luo Cheng.

At most he would be reprimanded by His Majesty, but the marriage with the Fourth Princess Xiao Wushuang had to go ahead.

But Miss Shen San is different!

What kind of stigma would it be for an unmarried woman to elope with a man outside her husband?

Even if she could let it go and didn't need to strangle herself with a white silk scarf, anyone in Jiangdu City could drown her with a spit.

"Obviously, this is aimed at Miss Shen San." Luo Jue said, "Did she offend anyone recently?"

Who did you offend?

Luo Jue thought for a moment, and looked at Xiao Wencong, and said at the same time: "Liang Yangrong?"

Shen Beiqi's eyes suddenly darkened. That's right, who else could it be except Liang Yangrong?

"It seems it's time."

Luo Jue sensed the murderous intent in his words, "Have you changed your mind? Didn't you say that you would wait for the Jiang family to come back and attack Lin Zewen first?"

That was indeed his original intention.

After Jiang Minzhi returns to Beijing and takes his place firmly in power, he will remove Lin Zewen from the position of Grand Secretary of the Cabinet. At that time, Jiang Minzhi will surely be reused by His Majesty.

When Jiang Min rises to power, the students of the Western School will also follow.

By then, the students of the East School will be in disarray. Even if they are commanded by the Crown Prince, they will be leaderless and will find it difficult to achieve anything.

But now, he changed his mind!

Shen Beiqi's pupils turned slightly, and he reached out to put the tea cups of the three people on the table together.

"The prince's helpers are none other than Lin Zewen and Duke Liang..." The slender fingers touched the brim of the cup one by one, but when it came to the third one, the movement paused slightly.

"No matter which one is taken down first, it's like a tiger losing its claws. There's nothing to be afraid of."

"That's right, but the third one..."

Xiao Wencong's eyes fell on the last teacup, "Who is it again?"

Shen Beiqi pondered for a moment, shook his head and said, "At present, I am not sure whether he is the prince's man."

If Han Xiang had indeed joined the prince's faction, then why did he take action at the palace banquet and use the obsidian snake to frame the fourth princess Xiao Wushuang?

Even if that is not the case, it is an indisputable fact that he helped the prince to eliminate dissidents in the court.

"I always feel that there must be some bigger conspiracy behind this."