The next day, Shen Chenghai came back from his morning visit and handed Shen Yunshu an invitation.
"Miss Zeng invites you to attend the birthday party in two days."
When Shen Yunshu reached out to pick it up, Shen Chenghai reminded Shen Yunshu: "Don't cause trouble."
"Dad, I'm just going to attend a birthday party, don't worry."
Shen Chenghai then handed the invitation to Shen Yunshu and walked to his study.
Ms. Liu stepped forward and said, "I heard that many children from aristocratic families have been invited to the Shangshu Mansion this time. After you go, take a good look. If you meet anyone you like, come back and tell me, and I will help you take a look."
"What if my daughter likes several people at the same time?" Shen Yunshu joked.
Ms. Liu lightly slapped Shen Yunshu's arm, "You girl know how to talk nonsense. If you can see several people at a glance, it means they are not the ones you destined for."
"And the person who is truly destined is the one who can be seen at a glance amidst the crowds of people. Do you understand?"
For some reason, the scene of her and Xiao Jingzhi walking on the Fragrant Bridge together on the night of the Qiqiao Festival appeared in Shen Yunshu's mind.
She was trying to wake herself up, it was a coincidence, nothing more!
"It feels so profound, but my daughter will try to find it out." Shen Yunshu didn't want to disappoint Mrs. Liu.
Finally, she gave Zeng Fengwu an excuse to buy birthday gifts and leave the house.
She went to various places with a lot of people, but strangely, no one talked about Zeng Fengwu's poisoning or the headless case three years ago.
It looked like someone was quelling these comments behind the scenes.
So, Shen Yunshu turned back to the black market.
"This is for you." Shen Yunshu gave Li Guang a piece of silver.
"Miss, I can't accept any more money." Shen Yunshu was very generous even without replying.
Shen Yunshu put it directly into his hand, "You should take this."
Li Guang helped her with a lot of things, including investigating Tang Mingzhang's life experience, successfully sending Tang Mingzhang to Wan'an Temple, and spreading the news about the headless case three years ago.
Each and every one of these, if the emperor knew about them, would be a serious crime that would kill his head.
"Miss, you're here just in time. I have something to tell you." After Li Guang put the money aside, he quickly took out a letter and handed it to Shen Yunshu.
A letter came from Huizhou saying that someone had sent people to the hometown of Xu Xianzhong, the former Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, but to no avail. No one could find Xu Xianzhong's family.
In the Xu Xianzhong case, everyone was sentenced, but there were rumors that Xu Xianzhong still had family members who escaped.
This case was the order of the emperor. In order to save his face, the emperor kept silent about the matter, so the matter was not known in the end.
"If someone moves out, it means they can't sit still."
This also means that there was a conspiracy behind Xu Xianzhong's case three years ago.
"What are you going to do next, Miss?" Li Guang asked as he took the letter from Shen Yunshu and lit it on fire.
A fierce look flashed in Shen Yunshu's eyes, "Since they are afraid, let's help them again and make the matter even bigger."
How many mouths can they block?
"By the way, how was it last time I asked you to deploy manpower to Prince Qi's Mansion?"
She wanted to know Shen Qingyin's situation in Prince Qi's Mansion. After all, what she wanted was for Shen Qingyin to live a life that was worse than death!
"It's been arranged."
Li Guang arranged for a mute tiger to deliver food to the kitchen of Prince Qi's house.
According to Huzi's observations and discussions among the servants in the mansion, Shen Qingyin is currently being held in a side courtyard, and his food and clothing expenses are not as good as those of the maids in the mansion.
In addition, Song Xiuche never visited Shen Qingyin even once after being in Prince Qi's Mansion for so long.
Shen Qingyin used to have a few troubles every day, but he has become more peaceful these past two days.
"There is one more thing. It seems that King Qi is pressing hard. I heard from the guys at Xiangsefang that the Crown Prince is in contact with noble ladies in the capital recently."
Shen Yunshu chuckled, "Noble lady?"
As long as she is here, let alone the noble daughter, she will make it impossible for Song Xiuche to even get a wife!
"You have worked hard these days, Prince Qi's Mansion still needs your attention."
Li Guang shook his head, "In the past, I always wanted to make some money through some crooked ways, but now that I can help the eldest lady, at least I can see my true usefulness, and I can make some progress in life."
These were his inner words. It was Shen Yunshu who made him know that he was no longer an idle person.
Not only that, Shen Yunshu also helped give these little guys in the black market a place to study. If he had relied on himself, they might not know a few words in their lives.
"Okay, I'm not here to stir things up with you. How are you checking out all the information about the current Minister of Household Affairs?"
Shen Yunshu was not good at stirring up emotions with others, so it was better for her to change the subject.
Li Guang entered the back room and when he came out, he had several pieces of paper filled with writing in his hand.
"The clues from a long time ago have not been found yet. What we can know now is that He Yonghua passed the examination and entered the imperial court as an official. He entered the Ministry of Household Affairs and stepped from the chief to the position of a fifth-rank doctor."
Li Guang probably talked about the deeds of He Yonghua, the current Minister of Household Affairs.
Shen Yunshu frowned, "In other words, he was promoted from the fifth rank to the first rank all at once."
"According to legend, it was because many ministers recommended him, and during the investigation of Xu Xianzhong, he provided a lot of clues and evidence." Li Guang told Shen Yunshu what he knew.
"He is just a fifth-grade doctor, how much does he know?" Shen Yunshu snorted coldly.
Even if there were important account books, he couldn't get them unless he used extraordinary means, or they could only be given to him by Xu Xianzhong on his own initiative.
However, given the emperor's suspicious temperament, if He Yonghua had not come up with something that could convince the emperor, how could he have been promoted so quickly.
But no matter what it is, she must remove the poisonous thorn of the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance.
"It's getting late, I'll go back first."
She can't stay in the black market for too long, after all, many people are staring at her in the dark.
On the way back home, Chunrou looked at the various objects in her hands, "What gift are you going to give Miss Zeng?"
The corner of Shen Yunshu's mouth raised a nice curve, "Of course it is an exquisite and unexpected gift."
She wanted Zeng Fengwu to remember the gift she gave him!
Not far from the General's Mansion, a carriage suddenly stopped in front of Shen Yunshu.
Just when Shen Yunshu was curious, Director Qin opened the door curtain and said, "Miss Shen."
Shen Yunshu then saluted.
"I have advised Miss Shen before to stop interacting with Qianqian, but Miss Shen doesn't seem to take this matter to heart."
Qin Zhangyuan must have been anxious because she and Qin Qianqian went to Wan'an Temple and were summoned to the palace by the emperor.
Shen Yunshu raised his eyes, "Can you give me a reason?"
There seemed to be a flash of surprise in Commander Qin's cold eyes.
After a long time, he spoke again, "I can only say that it is not good for Miss Shen."
