Chapter 594: Chapter 592: The Transmigrated Woman Who Self-Destructed 18 Times (Part 23)
Shen Zhengjie was found by the servants of the Marquis Mansion and learned that Shen Nanqiao was looking for him for a matter of urgency, not daring to be careless. If it wasn’t something important, his sister wouldn’t have sent someone to find him at a time like this.
Fortunately, his affairs for the day were mostly settled, so leaving early was no issue. He greeted his colleagues briefly and returned to the mansion ahead of time.
When he saw Shen Nanqiao, he was startled by her expression.
After dismissing the others, Shen Zhengjie asked, "What happened?"
"Brother, that woman with the surname Chu is Chu Chen, Empress Chu of the previous life." Once Shen Zhengjie arrived, Shen Nanqiao seemed to find her backbone.
Knowing about the affairs of the previous life, she believed that Chu Chen was certainly her formidable adversary.
In the previous life, for Jiang Zhi to scheme for her, it was apparent he placed her in his heart’s focal point; how could she not be worried?
Shen Zhengjie was not surprised by this result, as there had been suspicions before.
"Don’t panic." He comforted her, then admonished, "Also, don’t do anything to her; if Sixth Prince notices, it won’t be worth it."
Shen Nanqiao bit her lip and then nodded. No matter how unwilling she was, she understood that if this matter went wrong, it could set her aflame; there were indeed a lot of people watching Chu Chen now.
In fact, she didn’t quite understand why Chu Chen came to light in this life; maybe it’s that their siblings’ reincarnation affected some circumstances.
After all, they had managed to kill Shen Zheng’an.
Thinking of it this way, Shen Nanqiao felt somewhat reassured.
She was cautious of Chu Chen, fearing that she might threaten her future status. Unlike Shen Zheng’an, he sought to topple the Marquis Mansion, driving them into an abyss beyond redemption.
"Now, the matter between Chu Chen and Sixth Prince has yet to settle, whereas your betrothal is more troublesome, so wait for Daoist Bai Hong to come and solve your betrothal issue first." Shen Zhengjie said, actually not caring much about Chu Chen; though she was special, she was just a minor woman, with little impact, and there would always be opportunities to eliminate Chu Chen in the future.
But they couldn’t act on their own; using others to do the job would be best.
Just like last time, using a prince’s hand to put Shen Zheng’an in a difficult position, that was particularly perfect; even if discovered, it wouldn’t trace back to him. Who could have thought that he only let Shen Zheng’an hide deeply, being a strongman in Sixth Prince Jiang Zhi’s hand, resulting in resentment?
The siblings were in the same boat, with Shen Zhengjie’s assurance, Shen Nanqiao could indeed rest easy.
Just then, noise started outside the small courtyard, making the siblings puzzled, guessing what might have happened.
Shen Zhengjie stopped the messenger at the gatehouse and asked, "What’s going on? Why is there so much noise?"
The gatekeeper bowed to them before saying, "Princely Heir, it is a decree from Your Majesty."
The siblings were startled inwardly; nothing had happened recently, right? Why was there a decree from Your Majesty?
They didn’t dare to ponder much and hurried to see the old lady, accompanying the old madam to the front gate, along with Shen Jun, the second lord of the Marquis Mansion, who hadn’t gone out upon hearing the news.
As for Marquis Shen Hong, he was occupied with official duties and not in the mansion.
Everyone in the Marquis Mansion was speculating what might happen, feeling anxious before knowing the result.
When the eunuch conveying the decree mentioned that the Emperor wanted to revisit the corruption case, those present were astounded, then glanced at each other.
The old madam asked someone to slip a pouch to the eunuch, and then the eunuch quietly revealed to her, "Mr. Shen might have been wronged."
If it wasn’t a confirmed matter, the eunuch wouldn’t dare reveal it so casually, it was just a favor after all.
So, it turned out, the old madam had a face of realization.
To be honest, when Shen Zheng’an got embroiled in the corruption case, it was indeed a disgrace for the Marquis Mansion; she didn’t feel like going out for quite a while.
She never cared much about the second family, simply because Shen Jun was not her biological child, born from a maid seducing her husband. She always kept a close watch on the people beside the Old Marquis, yet someone had secretly gotten pregnant and given birth to a child; once born, it’d be impossible to kill it, doing so might even harm her reputation.
Not caring about the second family is one thing, but the second family disgracing her is another.
The second family being useless is still better than causing trouble outside.
Now hearing that Shen Zheng’an wasn’t involved in corruption, she was somewhat relieved.
After the people from the palace left, she glanced at Shen Jun. After the corruption case, the second lord advocated removing Shen Zheng’an from the Shen Family Tree, saying he couldn’t bear the disgrace. She didn’t stop him, never caring about the second family, but she didn’t agree immediately either; the second lord made quite a fuss before Shen Zheng’an was removed from the family tree.
This matter didn’t escalate, whether the one in the palace knew, she wasn’t sure, likely not.
But if Shen Zheng’an was wronged, his name must be reinstated, the thought itself was disheartening.
It was mainly a sense of embarrassment.
Never mind, she was just an uninvolved old lady.
These were all the second lord’s own doings, what could she do? The second family being incapable is well-known outside.
Shen Jun didn’t know what the old madam was thinking; learning that his son was likely wronged didn’t bring him any joy, rather he frowned, feeling somewhat upset. The person was dead, what could be achieved by revisiting the case now?
Thinking of his advocating for removing Shen Zheng’an from the family tree, if this matter was spread, who knows how many would laugh at him.
He must owe that kid, even if dead, still making his father lose face once more.
Shen Zhengjie and Shen Nanqiao exchanged glances, both baffled as to why the corruption case needed a revisit.
The two sighed in relief; regardless, Shen Zheng’an was dead; even if revisiting cleared his name, it hardly impacted them.
Soon, the matter of revisiting the corruption case spread.
What infuriated Shen Jun was that the issue of him removing Shen Zheng’an from the family tree also surfaced.
Finding those people’s gazes filled with amusement, Shen Jun was furious, yet had no way out.
Until the day of revisiting the case, people of the Marquis Mansion witnessed Shen Zheng’an appear in court, their faces filled with astonishment. Especially Shen Zhengjie and Shen Nanqiao, their expressions nearly crumbled.
Shen Zheng’an was actually alive and well?
On this day, Ah Chen also went to watch.
Shen Zheng’an had already returned to his usual attire, explaining how he had encountered bandits, later meeting Jiang Zhi, and the two conspired to secretly investigate the corruption case, unexpectedly yielding results swiftly.
Emperor Jiang Chang had no intent to cover up, finding that his sons had been too smug these years, he needed to press them down properly.
With all evidence conclusive, it was affirmed that Shen Zheng’an had been wronged.
With Shen Zhengjie and Shen Nanqiao in a panic, Shen Zheng’an’s grievances were vindicated.
The officials involved were naturally arrested and interrogated.
The mastermind Second Prince Jiang Heng, and the Fourth Prince Jiang Yuan, who meddled a bit inside, were also punished.
Their duties were stripped, and they were to be confined, one for a year, the other for six months; it was quite a lengthy period, by the time they’d emerge, the world outside might change.
The two glared hatefully at Jiang Zhi and Shen Zheng’an, but the latter two were undaunted.
