Shen Chejin's face changed slightly, but he quickly hid it and begged bitterly, "Qing'er, please don't do this to me. I really know I was wrong. I wish I could turn back time and marry you no matter what."

Su Xu clenched her fists, her eyes were cold. Marry her? Then repeat the same mistake and be tortured to death by you?

"Shen Chejin, I know exactly what kind of person you are. Stop pretending. I am your sister-in-law now. What you are saying is unrighteous and unfilial. If the old lady knew about this, aren't you afraid that she would break your legs?"

Shen Chejin smiled and shook his head, saying calmly: "No, even if the old lady doesn't like me, I am the only one who can inherit the title in the palace, and she is reluctant to break my legs. It doesn't matter if you don't want to reconcile with me now. I have plenty of time to wait. Anyway, put your heart here. When that sick guy dies, we can definitely continue our relationship."

Shen Xuanheng's life span is a thorn in Su Xuqing's heart, which hurts whenever it is touched.

"Go away, don't force me to go to the old lady so late."

"Okay, we have a long way to go."

Shen Chejin didn't force it. He waved his hand and left leisurely.

In Qingfeng Pavilion, Su Xuqing pinched her brows, trying to calm herself down, then turned around and went back to the fourth room.

At this moment, neither Shen Chejin nor Su Xuqing noticed that deep in the rockery, there was a pair of resentful eyes that took in everything.

"Bitch, how dare you seduce Brother Jin!"

Tianxing Pavilion.

There is a wide balcony on the top floor of Tianxing Pavilion, named Jade Terrace. Standing on it and looking out, you can see the lights of thousands of homes in half of the capital. If it is drizzling, you can also see many beautiful scenery of the buildings in the mist and rain.

On the jade stage, the night wind blew. Leaning on the railing, Shen Xuanheng's ink-colored robe fluttered in the wind, looking casual and elegant.

"Is it possible that Lord Zhao's late night visit was about the smuggling of people from Tianxing Pavilion?"

Zhao Tai was stunned as soon as he sat down. He didn't expect Liang Heng to speak directly. He cleared his throat and said, "Master Liang is right. This is exactly why I came here."

Zhao Tai held the teacup, sighed, and said meaningfully: "Master Liang, this matter is not easy to handle."

"It's difficult to do, which means it can be done."

Shen Xuanheng smiled faintly, looked at Zhao Tai and asked, "What does Lord Zhao want to do?"

Zhao Tai put down his tea and said, "According to the law, Tianxing Pavilion will inevitably be involved in a lawsuit. Tianxing Pavilion is a big family with a lot of business. If the news spreads, I'm afraid it will damage the reputation of Tianxing Pavilion."

"Oh? So Lord Zhao is going to act according to the law?"

Zhao Tai waved his hands hastily, saying helplessly, "If it were someone else, I would have handled it according to the law, but Pavilion Master Liang rushed to the border to save the country and made great contributions. I sincerely admire him, so this matter... this matter can be handled slowly, but it will cost a lot of money."

"Hahahaha, I see. Lord Zhao is here to ask for money today."

"Master Liang! You can't say that!"

Zhao Tai's face changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Tianxing Pavilion was wrong first, so those victims must naturally contribute money to appease them. I have worked so hard just for the sake of Tianxing Pavilion's face. Why does Pavilion Master Liang make it sound as if I am asking for a bribe?"

Shen Xuanheng smiled disdainfully and said indifferently: "Isn't it?"

Zhao Tai stood up angrily and snorted, "Master Liang, if you say that, then I have nothing to talk to you about. Just think of my kindness as a donkey's liver and lungs. I'm sorry for what I've done today!"

"Master Zhao, please stay."

Zhao Tai had just taken a few steps when he heard Shen Xuanheng's voice from behind. Zhao Tai paused, a smug smile appeared on his face, and he turned around leisurely, "Why, Pavilion Master Liang, do you want to apologize to me?"

Shen Xuanheng folded his hands in his arms, leaned on the railing, and said calmly: "When Yan Kuan was the agent of Tianxing Pavilion, he gave you a lot of money every year, right? So you turned a blind eye to the human trafficking. Now that I am in charge of Tianxing Pavilion, I have eradicated the sore of human trafficking. You have no money to make, so you want to blackmail me, right?"

Zhao Tai's eyes narrowed and he said angrily, "That's nonsense, Pavilion Master Liang!"

"Calm down, calm down, Mr. Zhao, don't be anxious, just listen to what I have to say."

Shen Xuanheng interrupted Zhao Tai leisurely as if he was chatting with family, and then continued to talk to himself: "The human trafficking was done by Zhao Tai, and now he has been cleared out by me. I have also explained to the law. As for those victims, Tianxing Pavilion has also sent people to compensate each household. The amount given is enough to make three generations rich, but..."

Shen Xuanheng's voice suddenly turned cold. "But today, Lord Zhao came and said that those victims needed money to be appeased. Isn't this very strange? Did Lord Zhao never care about those victims from beginning to end, and didn't know that they had been compensated?"

After hearing this, Zhao Tai broke out in a cold sweat. He never thought that Liang Heng would actually take the initiative to compensate those victims. You know, even if these peasants don't compensate, they won't cause any trouble after being threatened.

"Haha, Pavilion Master Liang..." Zhao Tai didn't want to make a big fuss, so he quickly admitted his mistake, "I was rude today and didn't investigate the matter thoroughly. Since Pavilion Master Liang has already arranged the matter properly, I will not investigate the matter any further."

Having said that, Zhao Tai wanted to leave, but the door of the Jade Terrace was suddenly closed, and the black-clad guard guarding the door drew the long sword from his waist half an inch away, shining with a cold light.

"You...what do you mean?"

Zhao Tai was really panicked now and was sweating profusely.

Shen Xuanheng stretched his muscles and said playfully, "Master Zhao, Yan Kuan was involved in human trafficking, and you were also an accomplice. He has already been executed, so how dare you still live in this world?"

"You...you want to kill me? I am an official appointed by the imperial court, please don't go too far..."

"kill."

Shen Xuanheng's voice was as chilly as the spring breeze.

The black-clad guard drew his sword, blood splattered, and Prefect Zhao's head fell to the ground.

Shen Xuanheng took out a sign from his bosom and threw it to the guard, saying calmly: "Take his head and the sign to the Ministry of Justice and say that it was me, Liang Heng, who killed him."

"Yes!"

The night wind still blew away the smell of blood.

Shen Xuanheng stretched and walked downstairs slowly, as if he had done something insignificant.

Ministry of Punishment.

The Shangshu, who was woken up from his sleep, was sitting in his study, looking at the bloody head with anger. But when he saw the golden medal of immunity from death that was sent along with the head, he had to calm down.

"Liang Heng, you even dared to kill my people. This slap was really loud."

The Minister of Justice sneered and said slowly: "Then let's wait and see."

In the Prince of Zhen'an's Mansion, Shen Xuanheng tiptoed onto the bed and quietly hugged Su Xuqing's waist. Unexpectedly, Su Xuqing was not asleep at all. She suddenly turned over and curled up in Shen Xuanheng's chest, arching back and forth.

"Husband..."

Shen Xuanheng reached out and touched her cheek, noticing a trace of tears.

"Why are you crying?"

"I want a kiss."

Su Xuqing raised her head and kissed him hard, as if she was afraid that he would suddenly disappear.

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