The daughter of the emperor is reborn to be beautiful and cool, and the King of Zhenbei loves her wi

Emperor Shunqing wanted to restore his good reputation.

Shen Nanzhi was just not what he wanted.

He wanted to use the opportunity of posthumous title to suppress those rumors, but Shen Nanzhi took advantage of this opportunity to add fuel to the fire.

Anyway, she didn't say it explicitly, so even if Emperor Shunqing wanted to blame her, he wouldn't be able to find a reason to do so.

The most important thing is that even if Emperor Shunqing had wanted to kill her before, he would not act rashly for the time being.

Otherwise, these rumors would be confirmed.

Eunuch Chang Xi was so smart that the smile on his face instantly fell, and he hurriedly stopped Shen Nanzhi: "Miss Shen, let's go in and talk."

Shen Nanzhi still looks frank and sincere.

She nodded, and slowly turned around with Eunuch Chang Xi, while continuing, "Eunuch, you are right. These words really shouldn't be heard by outsiders, but my Shen family has always been kind to others and never made enemies. I ask the emperor to thoroughly investigate the murderer behind the scenes and give my brother justice. Moreover, since the person behind the scenes is targeting my Shen family, he will definitely not let it go. Eunuch, do you think I am right?"

The sound was not loud, but it was loud enough for the people watching outside to hear it clearly.

Coupled with Zhao Hailin's people secretly fanning the flames, within an hour, Shen Nanzhi's words would spread throughout the streets and alleys of the capital.

Eunuch Chang Xi was sweating profusely, but he had to put on a smile and said, "Yes, I will report this to the emperor when I get back. The emperor also attaches great importance to this matter and has sent people to investigate it thoroughly. By then, the murderer behind the scenes will be found and severely punished. Don't worry, Miss Shen."

Shen Nanzhi nodded with red eyes and said, "Then I'll trouble you, sir. However, there is one more thing..."

Having said that, Shen Nanzhi paused. She subconsciously turned her head to look at the front hall of the Shen family. Her aunt had just been supported and sent over.

"It happened suddenly, and my aunt can't accept it for a while. Besides, it's only been three days, and my cousin's body... may not be impossible to find. So, please don't mention the matter of the cenotaph for the time being, and give my aunt some time to accept it."

Shen Nanzhi's words were so sincere that no one could find fault with them.

Eunuch Chang Xi's words were originally meant to test the reaction of the Shen family, not to urge the Shen family to build a cenotaph for Shen Changan.

Emperor Shunqing's only goal was to take Shen Changan's life. As for Shen Changan's affairs after his death, he didn't care.

Eunuch Chang Xi quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, Miss Shen. Miss Shen's words make sense. We really shouldn't be so anxious. It's because of our inconsiderateness that we offended Madam Shen just now. Please ask Miss Shen to apologize to Madam Shen on our behalf. The Shen family is busy, so we won't disturb them."

Shen Nanzhi exchanged a few words with him, sent him out, and then turned back to the main hall.

"Sister Zhizhi!"

Lu Pianpian, who was still wrapped in bandages, was checking her aunt's pulse. When she saw Shen Nanzhi, her eyes turned red: "You're finally back!"

Shen Nanzhi walked over and patted her shoulder gently: "How is my aunt?"

When talking about this, Lu Pianpian's brows were furrowed.

She hesitated for a long time before saying, "Madam's health is not good to begin with. She has been overly sad these past few days and is very depressed. If this continues, I'm afraid she will... run out of energy."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a sound of people gasping for air in the main hall.

Several aunts surrounded their unconscious aunt and cried their hearts out. Shen Nanzhi's mother could hardly bear it either.

Amidst the cries, Yang slowly opened her eyes.

Shen Nanzhi's mother and several aunts surrounded her.

"Sister-in-law, you still have us, so you must cheer up."

"Yes, you are our pillar. What will happen if you ruin our family?"

Even the usually taciturn fourth aunt held her hand and sobbed, "Sister-in-law, please don't scare us."

Yang patted their hands and tried to cheer herself up.

"It's my fault. I made you worry. Don't worry, I'm fine."

But even so, the thick atmosphere of sadness in this huge hall still made everyone feel breathless.

Shen Nanzhi said softly, "Mother is not feeling well. Please help me, aunts, to take her back to rest. I will go out with my eldest aunt for a walk and get some fresh air."

Everyone understood what she meant and knew that she wanted to tell Yang in detail about the circumstances of Shen Changan's death. Not wanting to make Yang feel hurt in public again, they nodded and went back with Shen Yanxin as Shen Nanzhi said.

Even the maids and servants retreated tactfully.

Shen Nanzhi helped her aunt out of the main hall and passed through the nine-turn corridor, but did not go directly back to her aunt's yard. Instead, they went to the lotus pond in the southwest.

There is a pavilion in the center of the lotus pond, connected by a covered bridge.

The two of them didn't speak during the whole journey until Shen Nanzhi helped her aunt sit down in front of the stone platform of the pavilion. Then she heard her aunt choking up and saying, "Zhizhi, tell me what happened at that time. I can bear it no matter what the result is. I just want to know what kind of situation he faced in the end and how he left..."

After she finished speaking, she turned her head away and said with great annoyance, "I have been thinking over and over again these past few days, was I too harsh on him in the beginning? I always disliked him for not studying hard and not being able to concentrate on his studies. Whenever mother and son met, they would always complain and scold each other... If I had known this earlier... As long as he behaved well and didn't do anything that would harm others, what would it matter if he played around all day?"

"I just want him to live well, as long as he is alive!"

By the end of the conversation, the usually dignified and serious Mrs. Shen had already burst into tears.

She was so sad that her face turned terribly pale.

Shen Nanzhi felt distressed. She sat down beside her, took her hand and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear: "Aunt, it's a good thing your cousin didn't hear what you said, otherwise he would be so proud! If you want to discipline him again in the future, he will definitely bring it up."

Yang didn't react for a while. With tears in her eyes, she choked and said, "If he can come back alive, what's the harm even if he uses me as a shield?"

However, just as he finished speaking, Shen Nanzhi chuckled: "Then I'll write it down for my cousin first."

Even at this moment, Shen Nanzhi could still laugh easily. Only then did Yang come back to her senses.

She suddenly opened her eyes wide and looked at Shen Nanzhi, afraid of missing the slightest change in Shen Nanzhi's expression. Her heart, which had already been as dead as despair, suddenly gave rise to a glimmer of hope because of Shen Nanzhi's words, but along with the hope came endless fear and anxiety.

She was afraid that she had misunderstood.

Shen Nanzhi glanced around quickly.

She chose this place specifically to make it easier to talk.

It is surrounded by water on three sides, and the end of the covered bridge can be seen at a glance, so it is impossible for anyone to hear it.

After making sure that there was no one around, Shen Nanzhi held her palm and whispered, "Don't worry, aunt, my cousin is fine. He just faked his death to escape. But this matter must not be leaked! Otherwise, my cousin's life will be in real danger!"

Shen Nanzhi thought that Shen Changan’s death would be a great blow to her aunt, but she didn’t expect it to be so serious, even to the point of threatening her aunt’s life.

Even Lu Pianpian said that there were signs of running out of energy, how could anyone feel at ease?

Now that the most important hurdle of dealing with Eunuch Chang Xi has been overcome, Shen Nanzhi is afraid to continue hiding the secret from her aunt. Cousin Chang'an is fine, but her aunt is the first one to collapse.

Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine.

Shen Nanzhi held her aunt's hand tightly and told her in detail about their experiences during the autumn hunting and her and Shen Changan's plans.

At the end, Shen Nanzhi whispered, "I'm sorry, aunt, I shouldn't have kept it from you. Seeing you in so much pain, I feel really bad, but... for cousin Changan, the fewer people who know about this, the better. It's not that I don't trust everyone, but the more people there are, the higher the risk of being exposed. I'm sorry..."

The aunt had already cried with joy. She held Shen Nanzhi's hand and shook her head, saying, "Good boy, I don't blame you. You did it for Chang'an. I don't blame you. As long as you are fine! Speaking of which, the aunt should thank you. If it weren't for your alertness and timely thinking of a countermeasure, that scoundrel would probably have a corpse in front of me now."

She was relieved that Shen Changan was fine.

My aunt-in-law finally felt relieved.

Her originally pale complexion also improved slightly.

Seeing this, Shen Nanzhi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't need to remind her any more. For Shen Changan, her aunt knew what to do.

Moreover, she took the initiative to mention: "I can't let anyone see any clues from me. I'll just pretend to be sick and stay indoors for the next few days. It would be best if I could send a sign to the palace later and ask the imperial physician to come and take a look at my current health and give them some reassurance."

This is a good idea. Shen Nanzhi nodded and said, "Thank you for your help, aunt."

Hearing this, Yang sighed deeply: "What a hardship! I feel like I'm the luckiest one right now, but..."

At this point, she paused, raised her hand and touched Shen Nanzhi's nose, and said lovingly: "I have to tell you in advance, the previous words that as long as he is alive, you can do anything are not counted. In the future, don't tell that scoundrel, we still have to teach him a lesson and beat him."

My aunt changes her attitude really quickly.

The moment before, he was still blaming himself and feeling annoyed. He thought he could do anything as long as Shen Changan was alive. But now that Shen Changan was really still alive, he would still be taught a lesson and beaten if he deserved a beating.

Shen Nanzhi didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

She told her aunt many details, and after her aunt had calmed down, she allowed Shen Nanzhi to support her and returned to the yard with the same grief-stricken look.

When Shen Nanzhi finished his work and returned to his yard, he looked up and saw Zhuifeng rushing over.

Before, Shen Nanzhi kept Zhuifeng to keep an eye on the Jiang family's every move. Now that Jiang Shiyan has fallen, there is nothing worth keeping an eye on in the Jiang family.

Even Zhuyue, who was guarding Zhao Wan, was removed by Shen Nanzhi.

After being fed the medicine continuously for more than half a month, coupled with the mental and physical exhaustion, Zhao Wan's body was extremely weak and she didn't have many days left to live.

Shen Nanzhi simply asked Zhuyue to send Zhao Wan to the yard of the Jiang family next door.

Zhao Wan, whose tendons in her hands and feet were cut and who could not move or speak, and was even dying, could no longer make any waves.

Although Jiang Shiyan's case is still under trial and has not been closed, the Jiang family is now in a panic. Many people are even saying that the serious crime committed by Jiang Shiyan will lead to the enslavement of his family. Except for a few people whose indentures are still in Fuling's hands, the others have fled without even waiting for their wages to be settled.

However, Zhao Jinhua is still in the Jiang family, not because she is loyal and righteous, but because her two granddaughters followed Jiang Shiyan and his son to the Spring Hunting Tour. The father and son died or were imprisoned, and the two sisters have not returned yet.

Zhao Wan's appearance at that time frightened the Jiang family and caused chaos again. Fuling, the head of the family now, originally wanted to ask someone to carry her out, but the old lady Qin Mama in the Jiang family recognized Zhao Wan at a glance, and only after much persuasion did she allow Fuling to carry her into the house.

Zhao, who had already suffered a stroke and only half of her face and eyeballs could move, fainted again when she saw Zhao Wan in that state. When she woke up this time, she couldn't even move her eyeballs.

Shen Nanzhi heard this from Zhao Hailin yesterday.

She no longer had any emotions about it.

"girl!"

As she stepped into the yard, Shen Nanzhi realized that all the maids and old women serving in the yard had disappeared, even Qiuyu was gone. Even if there were a lot of things going on in the mansion and she had not been at home recently, there shouldn't be anyone there.

Shen Nanzhi was just wondering when he saw Zhuifeng rushing over.

Zhuifeng is now responsible for secretly conveying messages to Shen Nanzhi and Yufangzhai.

Seeing him so anxious, Shen Nanzhi couldn't help but frown and asked, "What happened?"

Zhuifeng bowed and lowered his voice and said, "Miss, Lin Hongrui is dead."

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi's heart skipped a beat and he was unable to react for a moment.

Lin Hongrui...dead?

It seems that something is gradually getting out of my control.

Shen Nanzhi frowned and asked, "How did he die? When did it happen?"

Zhuifeng continued, "Uncle Zhao just sent back news that Lin Hongrui has indeed been secretly in close contact with the Shangyang Qingzhou area over the years, and his people have also planted spies in the old subordinates of the Shen family army. However, before our people could investigate in detail, Lin Hongrui suddenly died in Ganzhou. The cause of death is unknown. The news of his death was just reported back, and it is said that it happened three days ago."

three days ago.

At that time, Shen Nanzhi learned from Ye Kunshan that Lin Hongrui was the person used by Emperor Shunqing to replace the Shen family.

How could Lin Hongrui die in such a short time when even she didn't have time to do anything?

Moreover, how could it be such a coincidence that it happened just when Emperor Shunqing was about to take action against the Shen family.

Lin Hongrui and the Lin family were originally Shen Nanzhi's next target, and Lin Hongrui's death disrupted her plans.

Shen Nanzhi had no idea at all.

After Zhuifeng retreated, she walked to the crabapple tree outside the window.

The crabapple trees are in full bloom.

The petals are layered and extremely beautiful.

For no reason, Shen Nanzhi thought of Xiao Chuyun's handsome face.

If he were here, what would he do in such a situation?

Thinking of this, Shen Nanzhi subconsciously touched the purse around his waist.

There was a red bean inside, which was the one that Xiao Chuyun had sent back in a secret letter.

Shen Nanzhi originally wanted to plant it under the window after returning to Beijing.

However, just as Shen Nanzhi's fingers touched the edge of the purse and before she could open it, she suddenly heard footsteps behind her.

A familiar herbal scent wafted into my nostrils.

Shen Nanzhi hadn't turned around yet, but her fingers holding her purse suddenly froze.