Free Web NovelChapter 589: Chapter 587: The Transmigrated Woman Who Self-Destructed 18 Times (Part 18)
After the Sixth Prince returned to Capital City, although he encountered danger, he managed to turn peril into safety.
During his time in Laining County, he also witnessed the Azure Dragon appearing and resolved the "Water Dragon King’s bride selection" case, which had already been reported back to Capital City. Because of this, people believed Jiang Zhi was blessed by the heavens.
The current Emperor has always favored his sixth son, and this time Jiang Zhi secretly left Capital City to investigate a case, only to be ambushed.
Upon learning of his experiences, the Emperor rejoiced greatly.
The other princes, however, were not as pleased. The Emperor already favored Jiang Zhi, and now with the Azure Dragon appearing exactly when Jiang Zhi was in Laining County, isn’t this considered an auspicious sign?
Those who plotted against Jiang Zhi behind the scenes were now frightened and dared not act, fearing that their schemes would be uncovered.
Meanwhile, Ah Chen, the savior, was also known to people, sparking curiosity.
Some had already grown to hate Ah Chen, and when she moved into that residence, information about her was laid on someone’s desk.
Ah Chen was unaware of this, and she was in the study looking at Shen Zheng’an’s paintings.
Even if she knew, she wouldn’t pay much attention.
If someone insists on seeking death, she can accommodate them.
The Weimu Marquis Mansion.
"Brother, I heard that the person who saved the Sixth Prince was a woman with the last name Chu, and she was brought back to Capital City by the Sixth Prince, now arranged in a residence there." Shen Nanqiao approached Shen Zhengjie’s study and directly asked about this matter, with a tense expression on her face. "Did this happen in the previous life?"
In her previous life, she didn’t pay attention to the Sixth Prince; she only knew he indeed encountered danger while handling a case outside and disappeared for a long time. There wasn’t anything about the Azure Dragon appearing, making it a known auspicious sign in Capital City.
Many people thought the Sixth Prince might have met misfortune and wouldn’t return.
She also believed so, because she had a beloved prince who was naturally a rival to the Sixth Prince. If the Sixth Prince didn’t return, she would be thrilled.
Unexpectedly, within a few months, the Sixth Prince returned. At that time, Shen Zheng’an had already become the Champion Scholar and was highly valued by the current Emperor. Later, he developed a good relationship with the Sixth Prince. Subsequently, the Sixth Prince ascended to the throne, and Shen Zheng’an rose with him, becoming a trusted minister of the new Emperor.
As for her, she married the Fourth Prince who failed in the power struggle and ended up under house arrest.
Fortunately, there was Shen Zheng’an who, as long as she pleaded with her cousin, she could still live well, without much issue in divorcing the Fourth Prince and remarrying.
But she rejoiced too soon, as no one expected Shen Zheng’an’s next actions to overturn the entire Weimu Marquis Mansion.
Not only did she not live well, but her maiden family was also gone.
The Fourth Prince had a bad temper, and after his dream was shattered, he took it out on her, leading to her death at his hands.
Luckily... she was reborn.
What’s more delightful is that her brother was reborn too.
On the first day of their rebirth, the siblings sensed something off about each other. After secretly meeting eyes, they both understood each other’s thoughts.
In this lifetime, they absolutely cannot let Shen Zheng’an rise!
Their rebirth timing wasn’t too late or too early, just one year before Shen Zheng’an’s imperial exam, sufficient for preparation. At this time, Shen Zheng’an wasn’t famous yet, nor was he a trusted minister of the new Emperor, thus pulling him down wouldn’t be difficult.
Indeed, later they not only dragged Shen Zheng’an down but also smeared his reputation.
More than that, knowing that Shen Zheng’an truly had talents, showed remarkable abilities in the previous life, especially in painting and calligraphy, the two were determined from the beginning to not only ruin Shen Zheng’an’s reputation but also take his life!
Hence, they arranged "bandits" along the path of his exile.
In this lifetime, Shen Zheng’an has already been buried at sea.
According to their plan, this lifetime naturally involves aligning with the Sixth Prince.
However, when the news of the Azure Dragon appeared, the two were still startled and began to recall if such an event existed in the previous life.
The world holds miraculous events, and they weren’t surprised since later in the intense power struggles among the princes, some talented folks also joined in.
Nonetheless, in the previous life, there was truly no such occurrence of the Azure Dragon.
But the Azure Dragon’s appearance benefits the Sixth Prince, and their lethal threat has been removed, thus there’s not much concern.
Now that they are reborn, many actions are different from the previous life, so experiencing some influence is normal.
In the previous life, perhaps the Azure Dragon existed, but didn’t appear?
The Sixth Prince was in danger, at that time they didn’t pay attention and didn’t know who saved him, maybe it was also that woman with the last name Chu?
But, without the Azure Dragon’s appearance in the previous life, the Sixth Prince remained low-key; in this lifetime, it’s hard to stay low-key, forcing that woman surnamed Chu to be exposed to people?
The two were part of the Fourth Prince’s faction then, not knowing much about the Sixth Prince was understandable.
"It is said that she’s just a farmer’s daughter, lucky to have saved someone, without much status." Shen Zhengjie didn’t care much, his greatest concern was Shen Zheng’an, who is now dead, so all is well, "She wasn’t brought into the Sixth Prince’s mansion, now there’s a debt of saving the Sixth Prince. Perhaps she’s treated merely as a benefactor."
"You need not worry, even if the Sixth Prince has feelings for her, with her status, it’s impossible for her to become the main wife. The Sixth Prince merely arranged for her to stay outside his estate, likely without much affection involved. In the previous life, the Sixth Prince’s main wife was only established after his ascension and was the daughter of a minor official, so securing that advantage before then was all that mattered." Shen Zhengjie slightly furrowed his brow, aware that the minor official also bore the surname Chu, but it probably wasn’t that coincidental.
Shen Nanqiao indeed felt a little relieved but soon furrowed her brow again: "That woman with the last name Chu is of no concern, but brother, please don’t forget my engagement with the Fourth Prince, it’s set for next year, so we should cancel it early."
But after being engaged to a prince, it isn’t so easy to back out.
Shen Zhengjie frowned deeply, contemplating the situation, the Fourth Prince seemingly has no faults, leaving no grounds for a minister to demand the dissolution of the marriage.
Moreover, canceling the engagement with the Fourth Prince and then attempting to match his sister with the Sixth Prince could backfire easily.
"Let’s not rush; we have a year to prepare," Shen Zhengjie assuredly stated, "We absolutely must not involve ourselves with the Fourth Prince, I’ll find a way."
"Brother, do you remember that Daoist Bai Hong?" Shen Nanqiao suddenly brought up the matter, "In the previous life, Daoist Bai Hong was devoted to the Fourth Prince because the Fourth Prince saved his son. I know some details."
Daoist Bai Hong is a resourceful person, having him nearby allowed the Fourth Prince to compete evenly with the Sixth Prince.
If they could hold this person firmly in their hands, making the Fourth Prince voluntarily dissolve the marriage would be relatively easy.
Fortunately, she married the Fourth Prince in the previous life, enabling her to know so much.
In this lifetime, with Daoist Bai Hong absent from aiding the Fourth Prince, the Sixth Prince will ascend more smoothly.
"Tell me more about Daoist Bai Hong, and I’ll arrange for someone to keep an eye on him." Shen Zhengjie felt joy inside.
Late at night, a person appeared in Ah Chen’s planting space.
Upon entering, she saw Shen Zheng’an watering the flowers.
"How’s the investigation going?" she walked over and asked. freēwēbnovel.com
Shen Zheng’an replied, "The evidence has been gathered, enough to clear the stains on me. However... the evidence at most can be used to punish those directly involved, capturing the mastermind behind it all might be challenging, as they seem to only play a guiding role."
He suspected Shen Zhengjie, it was a hunch, but merely speculation, without any proof.
The reason he suspected Shen Zhengjie was due to his recalling some previous odd behaviors of Shen Zhengjie, which he hadn’t paid much attention to at that time.
"I want to first clear my name." Shen Zheng’an expressed.
Currently, he urgently needs to appear openly in front of people, not wishing to slowly scheme anymore.
If it truly is Shen Zhengjie, who insists on having him dead, he’ll surely act again.
If he continuously hides, capturing Shen Zhengjie’s mistakes becomes considerably difficult. Instead, if he appears openly, there’s a chance Shen Zhengjie may make a mistake out of desperation, assuming he clears his name first.
"That’s possible." Ah Chen agreed.
"I think it’s possible too." Jiang Zhi appeared in the space; today, his father kept him longer; thus, he arrived late. With his appearance, some people arranged to work inside also arrived, after all, being in Capital City, not everyone can enter, someone needs to keep watch overnight.
