Shen Shen Shen doesn't pursue men, only money

Chapter 208: Shen Shenshen and Xie Wangan confront each other

Shen Shenshen looked at Xie Wangan's serious expression and immediately called Cuiling into the room to put away the painting. There were only the two of them in the room, and they asked everyone around to leave so that no one would disturb them.

"Weichuan, please speak."

"Are you willing to sacrifice your life for the sake of God Ziyuan?"

"I don't want to." Shen Shenshen didn't hesitate at all and looked at him as if he was a fool. "Your life is your own, it's precious. Are you willing to sacrifice your life for anyone? I'm not a love-brained person."

"Love-brained? What does that mean?"

"Uh... Anyway, it's impossible. Why did Weichuan ask this? Could it be..." Shen Shenshen's eyes were threatening, "Could it be that Ziyuan asked the young master to test me? If so, I'm sorry, please ask the young master to reply to Ziyuan, and I can cancel the engagement immediately."

Master Xie looked at the woman sitting opposite him in disbelief. Even though he had been around many women, this was the first time he had heard such outrageous words. In his opinion, Shen Shen loved Zhu Yanxiao very much and would sacrifice everything for her husband. This was a matter of course.

But Shen Shen said that if it was Ziyuan's idea, the engagement should be cancelled immediately. How could a woman who regards her husband as her heaven be so rebellious?

"Miss Shen, Ziyuan never said a word. I came here on my own initiative."

"Weichuan, please tell me what's going on?"

"Huh~" Master Xie took a deep breath and said, "Two days ago, the Japanese officials tracked down Zhou Yiran's backer."

"Who?" Shen Shen looked up at him.

"The fourth prince, Zhu Jizhan."

"The Fourth Prince?" Shen Shen frowned, not knowing him.

"He should be the mastermind behind the monkey incident in the hunting ground yesterday."

"I don't know him, why did the Fourth Prince let the monkey scratch my face? By the way, how did Weichuan know this?"

"First of all, I cannot reveal how I know this. I can only say that I have many hidden connections with Ziyuan, and isn't Miss Shen the Second one one of them?!"

Shen Shen understood and nodded, "Please let Weichuan tell us more about the Fourth Prince."

"Zhu Jizhan, whose birth mother is Consort Wu Xian, and he and your Majesty's third son are the most qualified to compete for the position of crown prince."

"Weichuan, wait a minute. How many legitimate princes does His Majesty have?"

"Two. The other one is the eighth prince, but he is only four years old."

"Oh." Shen Shenshen responded while lifting the teapot on the table to pour a cup of tea for Master Xie, "Master, please."

Xie Wangan was not polite either. He raised his teacup and took two sips. "I think the reason why the Fourth Prince targeted Shenshen is because he wanted to resolve Zhou Yiran's concerns and work for him wholeheartedly instead of always thinking about women in his heart."

Shen Shenshen was silent. Indeed, Zhou Yiran fell in love with her at first sight because of her face. Even when they went to Ziyun Tea House alone for a date, Zhou Yiran let her go first, which showed that he really liked her.

"So since the Fourth Prince ruined my reputation, Zhou Yiran will naturally give up?"

"That's right." Master Xie nodded.

"I wonder what Weichuan wants to do by telling me these things?"

"The Fourth Prince must be planning something big, and it's almost over. But if we investigate slowly, we're afraid he'll take advantage of the situation to harm Your Majesty. Ziyuan and I have to find Zhou Yiran as a top priority. But we've been searching for him for the past few days but to no avail."

"Oh~~~~" Shen Shenshen didn't understand Xie Wangan's meaning after hearing this, "Wei Chuan wants me to risk my life to lure Zhou Yiran out, right?"

"The God is indeed very smart as Ziyuan said. But this is putting his body in danger...hahaha, there is no need to explain it."

Shen Shen rolled his eyes inwardly: Tsk~ If it's not risking one's life, then what is it? Why are you pretending to be so high and mighty?

"I once advised Ziyuan to use the gods as bait to lure out Zhou Yiran, but Ziyuan flatly refused."

Shen Shenshen immediately gave Ziyuan a thumbs up in her heart. Well, her husband really knows what is going on.

"I agree with Ziyuan and will never risk getting involved. However..." She stared at Master Xie's handsome face and said slowly, "This Zhou Yiran who has always been lurking in the dark is indeed a huge hidden danger to me."

"So, has the God agreed?" Young Master Xie asked.

"I haven't agreed, but it's not completely off the table." Shen Shen replied with a chuckle.

"What are the conditions, God?" Master Xie also picked up the teacup and asked with a smile.

"This is not a condition, but a basic guarantee for my personal safety. First of all, I must not hide the fact that I am fishing from Ziyuan. How to convince him to accept it depends entirely on your ability, Weichuan. If Ziyuan disagrees, then I will naturally not agree."

"Secondly, Master Xie must formulate a detailed and thorough strategy in advance. I will carefully assess the risk level. If it is too dangerous, it will definitely not work and we will just forgo the discussion."

"Finally, there must be a complete set of emergency measures. In other words, when faced with danger or the entire plan gets out of control, how should Weichuan respond to ensure that my life is safe?"

Xie Wangan couldn't help but blink when listening to Shen Shenshen's series of questions, and was speechless for a moment.

This... Miss Shen is really just a boudoir girl? Every sentence is clear and logical, pointing out her clear purpose. All the requests are centered around her own safety, and she never talks about other issues.

"If Weichuan can give me three answers that satisfy me, we can talk now." Shen Shenshen smiled politely.

"But...can we talk about it? Miss Shen, are you sure you are not trying to embarrass me?" Young Master Xie looked annoyed.

"Xie Weichuan, there is no such thing as a free lunch in the world. It is understandable that you want to protect His Majesty. But after all, the enemy is hiding in the dark, and I am risking my life in the open. Shouldn't we negotiate terms?"

"Second Miss Shen." Master Xie laughed in anger, "Don't forget, your life will not be safe unless you find Zhou Yiran."

"Weichuan is wrong. I can stay in the Marquis' Mansion and stay in the Prince's Mansion after I get married."

"Haha, I don't believe that Second Miss Shen can stay here and never go out. Putting aside other things, why didn't Heyinlou care about it? How about I make a bet with Second Miss Shen?"

Shen Shen was silent. In his heart, he cursed Xie Wangan. No, are all men in this world so smart? This is unscientific.

"How about this, we both make concessions and reduce any of the three conditions. I can ask Ziyuan for the rest of the compensation, is that ok?"

"No, no, no, Miss Shen Er still doesn't think far enough." Seeing that her attitude softened, Master Xie suddenly revealed an expression that said 'Shen Shen is still too young'. Shen Shen was too familiar with this expression, and he knew there was a benefit at a glance.

The tit-for-tat atmosphere between the two just now disappeared.

"God." This title indicates that there is something going on. "If we can lure out Zhou Yiran and find out what the Fourth Prince is going to do, and after eliminating this threat, let Ziyuan take charge of the cleanup, then some unknown property will..."

"Hahaha, what Young Master said is even right." Shen Shenshen's eyes lit up.

"It's just that at this point Shenshen needs to convince Ziyuan in advance. He's a bit conservative... No, orthodox."

"Don't worry, leave this to me."

"So, Shenshen agrees to help lure out Zhou Yiran?"

"As for the three points you just mentioned, if I think there is no problem, then we can make the deal."

"It's a word."

"It's a word."

The two foxes looked at each other and smiled.

After coming out of Heyinlou, Master Xie contacted Zhu Yanxiao in a way that only he and Zhu Yanxiao knew to discuss in detail in a secret place tonight. Zhu Yanxiao received the message and frowned slightly. He didn't go to Qinghua Xiaoyuan last night, and Weichuan's invitation today meant that he couldn't go either. For the sake of the overall situation, he reluctantly ordered Liushui to inform Shen Shenshen that he would not go to the Marquis' Mansion today.

Shen Shenshen had expected this. Ever since Master Xie left, he knew that he would go looking for Ziyuan. Tonight was another night in which he could have a good rest.

So the painter Yu Qinghe and two others were called to the Heyin Building. They discussed Master Xie's crane painting with the other craftsmen and selected several cranes for the painter to imitate. When she took out the crane painting, everyone was stunned. The painting was so exquisite and the cranes' expressions were so lifelike. The painters were a little dissatisfied when they first wanted to imitate others' paintings and asked about the origin of the painting. When they heard that it was painted by Master Xie, who was both a calligrapher and painter, they immediately started to create.

Seeing that everything was almost arranged, Shen Shenshen and her maid took a carriage back to Marquis An's Mansion.