In the teahouse, Ji Yuxin had a moment of sudden realization. Earlier, Shen Miao said he wanted to create a message, but the message was actually aimed at the Yuqin Royal Manor. Now, the news being sold to the Chen family is also related to the Yuqin Royal Manor. Isn't this just trying to frame the Yuqin Royal Manor? It seems that Gao Yang's words were indeed correct - the Shen family and the Yuqin Royal Manor have a deep grudge. Someone has set up an ambush here for the Yuqin Royal Manor, waiting for them to fall into it. However, thinking about it again, Ji Yuxin felt somewhat depressed. People who come to Bai Xiaosheng's place to do business are always sincere in their transactions and grateful to this place that provides information. How could Shen Miao be so blatant as to use Bai Xiaosheng as a tool, using him to win over the Chen family and deal with the Yuqin Royal Manor?

  However... Ji Yu Shu pondered in her heart, even if the Chen family of Jiangnan was powerful and influential, the Yun Qin Wang Fu had a notorious reputation for many years, with the imperial family backing them up. Unless it was a deep-seated blood feud, who would rush into danger?

  "Is what Shen Niang said true?" Chen Yue-shan's voice was hoarse, and the infamous name of Yu Qin Wang was known to everyone in the imperial court. If the Chen sisters fell into his hands, their fate could be imagined.

  "I don't have to lie to you."

  "But how can you prove that what you're saying is true?" Chen Yuehai suddenly shouted out in agitation, seemingly unable to believe the news or daring not to believe it, and instead turned even more ferocious towards Shen Miao.

  "The Chen sisters were a pair of beauties, but they were strictly guarded by the Chen family and not a drop of water could leak out. The Prince of Yu had always been one to enjoy stirring up trouble, so he kidnapped the Chen sisters after much deliberation. He then swiftly brought them to the capital city under the cover of night, while the Chen family was still searching for their whereabouts in Yu Prefecture.

  By the time Shen Miao spoke to this point, her voice paused for a moment before continuing: "After that...the Prince of Yu's methods of tormenting women were truly terrifying. The Chen sisters had attempted to take their own lives several times, but were stopped by the Prince each time. Later on, the elder sister tried to curry favor with him in hopes of allowing her younger sister to escape, but the Prince was actually aware of their plan and pretended not to know.

  As a result, the elder sister was given to one of the Prince's subordinates, who tormented her until she died. The younger sister was violated by someone on her escape route and lost her eyesight, after which she found a place to work as a night incense seller, always hoping to survive because it was the life that her sister had fought for.

  However...Shen Miao let out a soft sigh: "She actually never left the Prince of Yu's estate. The so-called 'night incense selling' job, and the neighbors around her, were all arranged by the Prince, just to toy with the Chen family's younger daughter, watching her live in hope amidst the swamp."

  Her voice was calm and cool, with only a hint of regret at the end, but it made people feel chilled to the bone. Ji Yu Shu was also shocked, although he knew about Yu Qin Wang's cruel and terrifying methods of torturing women, this was the first time he had heard someone describe it in such detail like Shen Miao did. It's easy to kill a person, but making them live a life worse than death is difficult. And that Chen family sister, thinking she had escaped from hell, living with hope, hoping that one day she could avenge and find her family back, didn't know that her hopes were already in someone's hands, and everything she did was just a plaything for Yu Qin Wang.

  These words, however, made the Chen brothers fall silent. Chen Yuehai slowly stretched out his hand to cover his head and suddenly let out a painful howl. His voice was like that of an injured beast, moving all who heard it to tears. Ji Yushu couldn't help but cast a sympathetic glance at him.

  Shen Miao looked at him, sighing in her heart. The Shen sisters had also been pampered and indulged in their early years, living carefree and innocent lives, originally destined to be the happiest women in the world. But their later years were so miserable, not even comparable to those of ordinary daughters. Being too beautiful was a sin, what crime did the Chen sisters commit?

  "Miss Shen..." Chen Yue-shan was more steady than Chen Yue-hai, but his voice was still trembling: "How can we prove that Miss Shen is telling the truth? Is all of this just one-sided words from Miss Shen?" Even if someone was normally calm and composed, when they heard news they didn't want to believe, they would probably react like Chen Yue-shan, constantly evading it in an attempt to avoid facing it.

  "It's simple, Chen's sister is still alive. The Yu Qin Wang Fu is heavily guarded, and if you rush in like this, you'll only alert them. If you want to know whether what I said is true or not, go to the Yu Qin Wang Fu and grab one of the small servants who buy things for them, ask him if there's a woman who serves as a night fragrance in the mansion, your own sister, just ask and you'll know."

  As soon as this was said, the Chen brothers' bodies swayed simultaneously, and the pain on their faces could not be concealed. Ji Yushu sighed in his heart, Shen Miao's words were so detailed and firm, this news was probably true.

  "You... " Chen Yuehai stared at Shen Miao, suddenly saying: "You knew about this matter, why didn't you save her? You watched with your own eyes as she fell into the fire pit, yet you refused to lend a hand. Instead, you came here to buy and sell information without any urgency. You... " He slammed his fist on the table: "How heartless!"

  "Yue Hai!" Chen Yue Shan rebuked him in a low voice, then turned to Shen Miao and cupped his hands together, saying: "I apologize, Miss Shen. My second brother is also too heartbroken. I hope you won't hold it against us." Although the words were polite, the hint of blame in his eyes towards Shen Miao was still caught by her.

  She fell silent for a moment, then Shen Miao smiled instead of getting angry. She looked at Chen Yu and said, "Young Master Chen thinks I should help in what way? I'm just a helpless girl with no skills to save her from the fire pit. Should I risk my own life and sneak into the Prince's mansion like her sister did, or pay with my life to give her an opportunity? Today, I'll say it out loud - if that person were my own sister, I might be able to save her. But to me, she's just a stranger. Tell me, Young Master Chen, would you risk your life for a stranger? If you dare, then I'd respect you as a hero. Unfortunately, I'm just a timid and narrow-minded woman who's afraid of trouble. Why should I be a good person?"

  She spoke quickly and urgently, leaving the Chen brothers speechless. Ji Yushu's mouth was agape, unsure why Shen Miao suddenly seemed to have flown into a rage. Shen Miao's words were laced with sarcasm - if only there were more good people in the world willing to risk their lives for strangers, then life wouldn't be so difficult. What could Shen Miao, just an ordinary young woman, possibly do to help the Chen sisters escape their predicament?

  Shen Miao gazed coldly at the two brothers in front of her, her emotions having almost gotten out of control just now. But what she hated most was being coerced by others under the guise of righteousness. In the past, she had voluntarily become a hostage in Qin Country for the sake of the people of Min Qi and Fu Xiuyi, only to be met with the emperor's indifference upon her return to the palace. The Shen family had assisted the ruler for the sake of the country's prosperity, but their reward was a tragic end of being slaughtered. Why must everything be paid for by them? Why must she play the role of savior? Although the Chen sisters were pitiful, having been thrown into the cold palace and left with no way out, unable to even protect her own children, who had reached out to help her then?

  In this world, no matter how difficult life is, it's up to oneself to move forward, and no one should have to rescue others.

  Chen Yuehai remained silent for a moment before rushing to Shen Miao and saying: "I was too harsh just now, Miss Shen. I apologize."

  Shen Miao calmed down and said, "That's all I have to say."

  "My two brothers believe in Miss Shen's words." Chen Yue Shan said, "However, the top priority is to first investigate my sister's whereabouts. If we find my sister, the Chen family will surely reward you with a large sum of money."

  "I've already said that I don't need a lot of money, just a good relationship." Shen Miao said: "However...I have one sentence, I don't know if you two are willing to listen."

  "I'd like to hear more about it." Chen Yue Shan cupped his hands together.

  "Yu's relatives, Wang Zong and Bi, are narrow-minded and will definitely retaliate if provoked. The Chen family is powerful and can rival the royal family, but they still fall short. I think these two not only want to rescue Chen's sister but also avenge the Chen sisters."

  The two brothers exchanged a glance, and Chen Yuehai did not conceal it either, saying: "Deep-seated hatred in the bloody sea, we cannot live under the same sky. Our Chen family and the Imperial Prince's Manor are irreconcilable, this blood debt must be repaid."

  "Even if you don't pay this debt, abducting Chen's sister will definitely make Prince Yu know it was done by the Chen family. So no matter what, we'll end up opposing the Prince's mansion anyway. I think that to eradicate weeds, one must remove the roots; to be worry-free in the future, we should take down the entire Prince's mansion."

  "What did Shen Niang mean?" Chen Yue Shan asked hesitantly.

  "The Jianghu sects have extensive connections, and heroes from all walks of life are friends. Although the Yuqing Wangfu is noble, if we talk about strength, it's not difficult to destroy the door."

  Extinction! Ji Yu Shu was listening idly on one side, but when he heard this, he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of tea. Looking at Shen Miao's gaze was simply astonishing, a little girl, with a calm expression, saying the two words "extinction", was really somewhat terrifying.

  The Chen brothers were also stunned, and Chen Yue Shan sized up the Shen Miao in front of him. A chill rose up in his heart as he thought that although he had traveled the jianghu and seen many ruthless people, this little girl in front of him was one of the most ruthless. With just one sentence, she could leave no one alive, extremely ruthless.

  However, they also felt that Shen Miao's words made some sense. As long as there was a living mouth, the hundred-legged worm would die but not stiffen, and it would be hard to avoid investigating the Jiangnan Chen family in the end.

  "It's not difficult to silence someone." Chen Yue Shan sighed: "But going against the current emperor... As a family member, they would naturally want to cut Prince Yu into pieces, but they could also do that. However, there were other people in the Chen household, including women and children, and if the imperial family got involved, it wouldn't be possible to harm the entire Chen family."

  "I have a way to let Your Majesty not pursue this matter, as long as you have the guts to raid the old nest of Yu Qin Wang." Shen Miao said.

  "Who?" Chen Yuehai said: "Shen young lady, we know you're formidable, otherwise the news we've been searching for three years wouldn't have fallen into your hands. But royal affairs aren't that simple, one careless move and it'll be like playing with fire."

  "I suppose after I leave, you will also investigate my identity. I am the legitimate daughter of the General of the Imperial Guard, the Great General of Wei Wu. With such an identity, in the imperial court, do you think it's something that can be taken lightly?"

  The Chen brothers were stunned, their faces revealing surprise, apparently not expecting Shen Miao to be of this identity. They immediately fell silent again. Coming from a humble background in the jianghu, although they had amassed a huge fortune, between officials and merchants, the merchants would always be subordinate, and as for court affairs, they could only watch from afar, unaware of the intricacies involved. So when Shen Miao casually teased them, they were actually taken aback.

  "Why are you helping us?" Chen Yuehai asked cautiously: "What benefits do you get from helping us so selflessly?"

  "You're really strange, just now you blamed me for not lending a hand, and now that I'm helping, you're suspicious and don't understand."

  Shen Miao's sarcastic words made Chen Yuehai somewhat annoyed, and Chen Yueshan waved his hand, looking at Shen Miao, smiling: "Miss Shen is a straightforward person, but this matter is of great importance, if it implicates Miss Shen..."

  "It's not just to help you." Shen Miao said calmly: "I also have a deep blood feud with the Yu Qin Wang Fu, and my cousin is about to marry into the Yu Qin Wang Fu, she is also one of those being tormented. If one day you destroy the entire Yu Qin Wang Fu, please spare my cousin's life."

  The Chen brothers heard this and their doubts dissipated by half. They then bowed to Shen Miao: "Thank you, that's all."

  "You two can go and inquire about Chen's sister first, after inquiring, do not act rashly, three days later, I will discuss with you again at this place."

  The Chen brothers nodded, also hearing the intention to get rid of them in Shen Miao's words. They didn't beat around the bush either and stood up promptly. Chen Yue Shan said: "After finding my sister, Miss Shen will have a favor on our Chen family. If there's ever a need for the Chen family in the future, we naturally won't decline. Thank you for this matter." After speaking, he took his sword and hastily left, presumably to search for news of his sister.

  Ji Yu stared at Shen Miao, thinking that the uniqueness she had shown on that day was already enough, but unexpectedly, today she still surprised him. In the Jianghu world, many people are proud and arrogant, and the Chen family is considered a big shot, yet this transaction which should have been just about money and goods, was turned into the Chen family owing Shen Miao a favor by her few words? The attitude of the Chen brothers towards Shen Miao was also very polite, just as the two brothers said, in the future if Shen Miao had any difficulties, there would be the Chen family to help, it's not easy to get close to the Chen family.

  "Seasonal boss, now we can talk about the business between you and me." Shen Miao looked at him.

  "That condition of yours, I've thought it over." Ji Yu Shu stroked his chin with a pretentious air, putting on a troubled look: "Actually, this piece of news of yours is really too dangerous. If we succeed, naturally everyone will be delighted, but if one day we're discovered, my humble pawnshop won't need to open its doors anymore, and I, the shopkeeper, will lose my head along with it. As for the servants above and below, they'll also follow us to our deaths. So in this deal, you're risking the Shen family's reputation and silver, while I'm risking my actual life. To say it, I'm the one who's at a loss."

  Shen Miao glanced at him lightly and said, "So be it, the business can't be done. I understand. It's been a bother for so long, goodbye, Master Qi."

  "If the plan goes well, I haven't finished speaking yet. Seeing Shen Miao suddenly change her face and want to leave, I was so scared that I didn't even dare to pretend anymore. Hurriedly, I said: 'Ah, ah, ah, I'm not done speaking yet! Nowadays, young girls are all so impatient. Shen Miao, although I think this is very dangerous, from the moment I saw you, I felt that we two have a great affinity. A beautiful girl like you must have men agree to any request she makes. I am a person who cannot bear to see beauties suffer, if I don't do this deal, I'm afraid you will also be unhappy. In order to make you happy, even if it means risking my life, what's the harm... So, I'll do this deal.'"

  In the other room, after hearing Ji Yu Shu's extremely corny words, Gao Yang couldn't help but look at Xie Jing Xing: "Is he okay? He dares to provoke such a poisonous woman? This isn't Yu Ruolan, this is a man-eating flower!"

  Xie Jinghang twitched the corner of his mouth: "You're courting death."

  After listening to Ji Yu Shu's words, Shen Miao calmly said in the midst of Ji Yu Shu's ardent and fervent gaze, "In that case, let me discuss my plan with Manager Ji."

  Ji Yu Shu immediately sat up straight: "Alright, Miss Shen, please speak."

  "Now everyone in the Ming Qi knows that ten years ago, Your Majesty was stabbed and Prince Yu risked his life to save you, taking a knife blow from the assassin and injuring one leg. The assassin escaped."

  "Not bad."

  Shen Miao smiled slightly: "The message I want you to spread is very simple, that is, the Henan King recently killed a personal bodyguard by his side. That personal bodyguard was very clever and, except for being slightly older, looked exactly like the assassin from ten years ago."

  "This......" Ji Yu Shu was stunned at first, then suddenly froze, the teacup in his hand almost falling over.

  "This message, please ensure it reaches His Majesty's ears." Shen Miao smiled slightly.

  "Is this true?" Ji Yu Shu asked tentatively.

  "Why don't you just make it true then?" Shen Miao said with a smile.

  "You..." Ji Yu Shu stared at Shen Miao, unable to speak for a long time. He felt that this little girl who looked even younger than him was really a freak.

  "I've done a good business, I should leave now." Shen Miao stood up: "Seasonal boss, you'd better hurry up, at least before the case of the extermination of the King's palace."

  She finished speaking and didn't look at Ji Yu Shu again, turning around to leave. Hong Ling waited outside for a long time, seeing her come out, knowing the deal was done, led her to walk further outside.

  In the secret room, Gao Yang fell silent for a moment before saying, "The Shen family is so formidable, I don't think it's a good thing. Now that there are too many monks and not enough porridge, I think the Shen family can't stay here for long."

  "Whether I stay or leave, I'm the one who decides." Xie Jinghang said lazily: "Borrowing the Shen family's hand to deal with Prince Yu's old dog isn't bad either."

  "Maybe one day the Shen family will treat you like this too."

  "If they dare, I don't mind cutting them off at the roots." Xie Jinghang's beautiful black eyes sparkled: "The thing hasn't fallen yet?"

  Gaoyang shook his head.

  "On the day of extermination, I will personally take a trip." Xie Jinghang sat up straight, playing with the jade cup in his hand: "I don't believe it, can you still fly?"

  "Do you really think that the Henan Wangfu can be exterminated? Shen Miao is careful and skilled, but when it comes to taking action, there will always be unexpected events."

  "Unexpected?" Xie Jinghang chuckled lightly, his half-lowered peach blossom eyes intoxicating like wine, but under his long eyelashes, his gaze was sharp as a knife, seemingly teasingly saying: "Ever since I met her, she's never had an 'unexpected'."

  Time always passes especially quickly.

  The General's Mansion is a very strange mansion. When nothing has happened, everything is naturally covered up and harmonious, and each family is safe. The relationship between the several houses was at least good-looking from the outside. Until a big fire burned down the Shen family ancestral hall, it also burned away the trust of Shen Xin couple to the second and third house, and the relationship with the first house was at least strained.

  Now Shen Qing has lost her innocence and is to be married off to Yu Qin Wang, anyone with a sense of justice knows this is not a good thing. However, Chen Ruoqiu and Shen Yue are still busily preparing for Shen Qing's wedding with great enthusiasm, although it's an imperial arranged marriage, one should at least pretend to be happy, but as family members, there's no need to put on such a joyful facade, this way of doing things seems too heartless.

  Ren Yuanyun was dissatisfied with Shen Qing and Shen Gui's quarrel, and Old Lady Shen favored Shen Gui, becoming increasingly displeased with her as a daughter-in-law. She didn't even mention returning the household authority to Ren Yuanyun. Chen Ruoqiu gained favor from Old Lady Shen and naturally became more diligent. Ren Yuanyun was furious in her heart and couldn't help but reveal her resentment when facing Old Lady Shen, who then took extreme measures by keeping Shen Yuanbai at Rongjing Hall and not allowing Ren Yuanyun to see him.

  From then on, Ren Yuanyun became the undisputed loner in the vast Shen Mansion. Even some of her former servants secretly defected to Wan Niangniang, who was now in favor. In Caiyun Garden, Ren Yuanyun spent her days either loudly scolding or crying with Shen Qing, looking like she had gone mad.

  All of this has nothing to do with Xiyuan.

  The Shen couple deliberately kept their distance from the second and third branches, with an attitude that was neither hot nor cold. Through this matter, they also saw through the thin-hearted nature of the second and third branches. At least in the eyes of Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan, if all the misfortunes that befell Shen Qing were to befall Shen Miao, the two of them would not tolerate it silently. They would rather risk their lives to seek justice for Shen Miao. Moreover, now that Shen Miao had become more sensible and her attitude towards them was no longer as distant as before, they felt that asking Emperor Wen Hui for a favor to stay in Dingjing City was also worth it.

  In the house, Bai Lü said: "Young Master has just picked out a few more precious jewelry for Miss and also gave her several silver tickets. I have kept them in the box for you."

  Shen Miao nodded, Shen Qiu had thought that she was short of money to spend since he knew she went to the pawnshop, so every day he would select some exquisite trinkets from the imperial rewards and send them over, or directly send silver. He also said to her: "Sister, if you don't have any silver, just tell brother, brother will give it to you. Don't go to that pawnshop, my sister is a Shen, where would she need to go to a pawnshop to exchange for silver?"

  Shen Miao didn't bother explaining to him either, and since silver was something that wouldn't burn her hands no matter how much she had, she also accepted it gladly.

  It's been two days since I last saw the Chen brothers, and tomorrow I'll have to go to Rongxian Pawnshop again. I wonder if Chen Yueshan and Chen Yuehai have found out about Shen Jia's sister's whereabouts or not.

  The life of the Shen sisters was undoubtedly pitiful. But when she learned of this news, it was already a past life. She married Fu Xiuyi, and when Fu Xiuyi had just ascended to the throne, he was very impatient with Yuqin Wang. After all, Fu Xiuyi was not Emperor Wenhui, and Yuqin Wang did not have a lifesaving grace towards him. As a newly ascended emperor, having a king uncle who only knew how to cause trouble for himself was not something worth being happy about.

  In the south of Yangtze River, in the Chen family of Yu State, it was not until three years later that they learned about the fate of the Chen sisters. At that time, they also assassinated Prince Yu's relative, and these two brothers were indeed ruthless, directly crippling Prince Yu's other leg as well. Unfortunately, Prince Yu still managed to escape with his life. Enraged, Prince Yu ordered an investigation into who was responsible, throwing this difficult problem at Fu Xiuyi.

  To investigate the assassin, it's extremely difficult to search everywhere in the world. However, Fu Xiuyi has connections all over the country, including some from the pugilistic world, and someone informed Fu Xiuyi about the private business of Rong Xian Pawnshop.

  Fu Xiuyi himself did not show up, but sent someone to spend a lot of money to buy the news of assassinating Yuqin Wang. It's strange to say that the Tianxi Pawnshop took this business, but it was never done, saying that they didn't receive the message. Tianxi Pawnshop didn't receive it, and Fu Xiuyi himself later found out, so the Chen family in Jiangnan indeed welcomed a disaster of extinction.

  In this life, Shen Miao had long thought of this matter. As early as when Yu Qinwang had other thoughts about her and started trading with Ren Yuanyun, she had set up such a play. Everything was going according to her chessboard, Shen Qing being humiliated, Ren Yuanyun's counterattack, even Shen Qing's unexpected pregnancy were all within her plan. Following the natural course of events, at the return court banquet, the pregnancy was exposed, Shen Qing wanted to marry Yu Qinwang, and Yu Qinwang flew into a rage.

  Yu Qinyuan will put all her energy on herself, so the Chen family can take this opportunity to secretly plan. As for the imperial court, it's even easier to do.

  Shen Miao had always had a suspicion that, given the capabilities of Rong Xian Pawnshop, it was unlikely that they hadn't discovered in their previous life that Yu Qin Wang was assassinated by the Chen family. However, Fu Xiuyi's people had never returned with any news, perhaps because Rong Xian Pawnshop had intentionally avoided investigating this matter. Could it be that there was some sort of grudge between Rong Xian Pawnshop and Yu Qin Wang?

  So earlier in the pavilion of Linjiang Xian, Shen Miao deliberately tried to probe Ji Yu Shu by saying the two words "destroy the door", Ji Yu Shu's expression was shocked, but he didn't show any pleasure, obviously, there was no grudge between Ji Yu Shu and Yu Qin Wang Fu.

  But people who have died once, sometimes their intuition is accurate and terrifying. Ji Yu Shu's reaction not only failed to dispel Shen Miao's speculation but also made her suspect another thing in her heart. If so, everything can be explained.

  Perhaps...the master behind the Mengxian pawnshop is still Ji Yushu.

  Who is behind?

  Shen Miao couldn't think of it, she had thought that in her previous life, she was a noble empress and had followed Fu Xiuyi's side, grasping all the big and small secrets in her hands. Now looking at it, the depth of this water is even more treacherous than imagined.

  However, the gate of Yuqin Wangfu must be destroyed, and the life of Yuqin Wang must be taken. As for Shen Qing, she should naturally live a life worse than death. In her previous life, Shen Qing had seen her in prison; in this life, she would return it to her in the same way.

  Frost descended, carrying a flower pot and walking in, laughing: "Yesterday was sunny, so I took the flower pot out to bask in the sun. The young lady said that it might snow in the next few days and told me to cover it with a cloth umbrella. I didn't believe her, but who knew it would snow early this morning? Luckily, the young lady made preparations, otherwise these pots of flowers would have been ruined, and I would have gotten into trouble."

  "It seems that the young lady likes to make these preparations." Bai Lu smiled and said: "Prepare things early, think about what might go wrong in advance, every time we reach a critical moment, we can pass through it easily. The young lady's temperament is very stable, it's great!"

  Shen Miao smiled slightly, her bright eyes reflecting the elementary school outside, as if she were a rock, firm and unwavering. She said, "Nothing, I just don't like 'accidents'."