Chapter 696 Is it not enough to marry someone home!
The officers who were looking for clues outside soon came back. Although the other party left in a hurry, they cleaned up quite cleanly and did not find anything related to the reincarnation drug.
According to feedback from the surrounding neighbors, the people who rented here had always lived in seclusion. Although they occasionally saw people coming to the door, they never interacted with the people around them, so the neighbors did not know who lived there.
Finally, after asking the landlord, I learned that the person renting the house was a widowed woman with several domestic servants. It was agreed that the lease would last for one year, and the money was paid all at once.
The tenant said he didn't want to be disturbed, and the landlord was very sensible and never came back after collecting the money.
If the official hadn't come to his door today, he wouldn't even have known that the tenants had moved out overnight.
The officer got the lease document from the landlord, but when he returned to the Yamen to check further, he found that the information related to the tenant on the document was false, and the person was not found at all.
So the clues were interrupted again, and now the only breakthrough left is Caiyu.
The master suggested that Caiyu should be tortured now, but Shen Zhonglei suddenly remembered what Shen Tianshu had said before.
Reincarnation medicine is not a trivial matter, and now that it has been found that someone is indeed behind it, it seems that it is time to report this matter to Prince Rui's Palace.
What's more important is that although the manpower of the government office has improved compared to before, compared with the people of Prince Rui's Mansion, it is still as good as heaven and earth.
The people in the government office can't find any clues. Maybe they will find something new if they leave it to Prince Rui's mansion.
As for Caiyu, after all, she is the only witness left. If something goes wrong, the case will be even more difficult to investigate.
Thinking of this, Shen Zhonglei immediately ordered someone to go to Prince Rui's Mansion and submit a name card asking for an audience.
At this time, in Prince Rui's palace, Li Zian was being scolded by Princess Rui.
"What a nonsense!"
Princess Rui has not been angry with her son for a long time since he took over the affairs of the palace.
She knew in her heart that her son was easily looked down upon when he was young, so she had to help him establish his authority.
If she continues to reprimand her son as she did before, word will only spread that people will think that Prince Rui is just a young child and cannot take on big responsibilities.
Fortunately, Li Zian was very ambitious and soon grew up to be able to take charge of his own business.
Facing such an outstanding son, she couldn't even feel proud, so she wouldn't scold him.
But the news she heard today made her furious. She endured it again and again, but finally she couldn't hold it back anymore.
"An'er, Mom has always felt that you have grown up a lot in the past few years. Even your father when he was your age was not as good as you are now.
"But what do you think you did this time? Do you know how I felt when I heard about it today?"
"Mom, this is all forced by the situation. Governor Qian insisted on asking someone to take off Miss Shen's mask. Master Shen was sitting in the court at that time. If he is really allowed to take off his mask in court, you call the Shen family father and daughter How to deal with yourself?"
"Then there is no need for you to speak like that..." Princess Rui said angrily, "You still care about how others deal with themselves, why don't you think about how you want Miss Shen to deal with herself once her identity is revealed in the future? , how do you deal with yourself!
"Miss Shen is such a good child. Not only did she save the concubine, but she also tried every means to treat the prince's illness. But you... aren't you trying to taint someone's innocence?
"Do you know what's going on outside? How can I have the honor to see Miss Shen in the future?
"Fortunately, the concubine doesn't know about this yet, otherwise she would definitely scold you like a bitch!"
Li Zian was said to be a little guilty. He was in a hurry to save Shen Tianshu and didn't think much about it. Although he thought afterwards that this kind of thing would become more and more outrageous, he had been trying to find an opportunity to ask his grandmother and mother for the past few days. "Leniency will be given if you confess", but firstly I don't know how to say it, and secondly, I have been busy with official duties recently, so I have tried to avoid it and put it off again and again.
I just didn't expect that this matter would reach the ears of Princess Rui so quickly.
"Mom, I was so anxious that I didn't think much about it, and what I did was indeed a bit reckless.
"But I've said it all and done it. How can I still find people in the city to explain?"
"Are you still reasonable?" Princess Rui said reluctantly.
Li Zian was a little irritated by the reading, and couldn't help but retort in a low voice: "Then what do you think we should do? If it really affects her reputation, I will be responsible to the end. Isn't it okay to marry her home!"
"You..." Princess Rui was so angry at her son's attitude that she fell down and pointed at him, "You still want to marry someone else, and you don't even ask if Miss Shen likes you!
"Miss Shen not only has a good temperament and good looks, but also has excellent medical skills at a young age. If you want to get married, what kind of good family can't be found? Why do you want to marry into the prince's palace and live in fear with you?
"Did you know that Mrs. Shen always chooses her relatives from aristocratic families and imperial officials?
"You still think you're pretty good? You're not in the scope of someone's choice of a son-in-law.
"So you just need to calm down for me, and quickly release some other news to suppress the rumors outside. After a while, no one will mention it... Do you hear me talking to you?"
Li Zian did not answer, but asked: "The Shen family is discussing marriage for Shen Tianshu? Isn't she still in the period of filial piety? What kind of marriage are they discussing? Isn't this nonsense!"
"What do you know!" Princess Rui glared at her son and said, "Old Mrs. Shen didn't come here with any fanfare, she was just checking each other out, and we just discussed the marriage..."
The more Princess Rui talked, the more she felt that Li Zian's attitude was wrong. She stopped suddenly, looked up at her son, frowned and asked, "An'er, are you really treating Miss Shen..."
"No!" Li Zi'an interrupted his mother categorically, "Master Shen is a capable minister and official. I specifically asked the emperor for him because I wanted him to help me share the local government affairs.
"If word spreads about the Shen family girl's filial piety and proposed marriage, and someone reads a book in front of the emperor, saying that she has behaved inappropriately and has bad moral character, then where will I be able to put my face?
"So even though it's not a marriage proposal, since this matter has already reached mother's ears, it will naturally be known to others. When mother has time, she might as well give the Shen family a beating and ask Mrs. Shen to act more carefully."
Princess Rui was so angry at her son's words that she even came up with the excuse of discussing marriage due to filial piety.
Shen Tianshu was keeping her filial piety for her stepmother, not her biological mother. Although she seemed to be the same on the surface, who would be so serious in private?
Which aristocratic family or official family does not start preparing for the marriage of their children at least three to five years in advance?
Although Shen Tianshu is not too old now, at this age, he should already have someone he likes in his family.
Maybe it was her stepmother Xu who delayed her in the first place, which is why Mrs. Shen is so anxious now.
However, she was too lazy to elaborate on these words to her son. She only said: "Your marriage will depend on the wishes of the palace from now on, and it is not something that the family can just make the decision.
"With a character like Miss Shen, it is naturally impossible for her to be your concubine.
"It's best if you don't have any thoughts on that aspect. Even if you have any thoughts, just let me put them away as soon as possible."