Shen Yun’s question was direct, and with his hands constantly igniting the flames, Su Xiaoqi’s body went soft. She shyly closed her eyes.
His kisses fell like raindrops on her cheeks.
Su Xiaoqi’s cheeks flushed, her breathing hot.
Shen Yun smiled mischievously, deliberately landing his kisses on her eyelashes.
Su Xiaoqi’s eyes trembled lightly, and she gently opened them. In that instant, her gaze was radiant, like the starlight filling the sky.
The moment Shen Yun looked at her, he felt as if he had fallen in.
And then he truly did fall in.
In the end, Su Xiaoqi was too exhausted to get up, but she still managed to prompt Shen Yun to investigate what exactly had happened with Chen Jia'an.
Of course, this was not for Shen Mingzhu’s sake.
It was for Chen Jinniang.
Although Shen Mingzhu was a delicate woman, after crying there yesterday, Su Xiaoqi believed she would recover quickly.
But if something were to happen to Chen Jia'an, Chen Jinniang would have no hope left.
Su Xiaoqi could disregard Chen Jia'an’s reputation, but she could not disregard Chen Jinniang’s.
“I know Chen Jia'an. While he has a philandering streak, I saw it last time, and he shouldn't have any contact with Fang Gu anymore.”
But this time, not only did he have contact, he had also gotten involved with her before Shen Mingzhu arrived.
The next day, after Shen Yun left, he sent people to investigate.
The truth that was uncovered was that Chen Jia'an had indeed been framed.
Ever since Chen Jia'an’s incident with Fang Gu was exposed to Su Xiaoqi, he no longer dared to meet Fang Gu.
He would turn away from her from a distance if he saw her on the road.
Even when Fang Gu went to look for him outside the Imperial Academy, he dared not go out.
This greatly angered Fang Gu, and upon returning, she began plotting to deal with Chen Jia'an.
And so, Shen Mingzhu witnessed them together firsthand.
Chen Jia'an had been drugged.
When Shen Mingzhu went to see him, the effects of the drug had just worn off.
In any case, it was designed to leave Chen Jia'an unable to explain himself, even if he had a thousand tongues.
“He was framed. Forget it, I don’t think he and Mingzhu will have a future together.” Su Xiaoqi was very displeased.
A man who couldn't even control himself, how could you expect him to control anything else?
If he had controlled himself from the beginning and not been infatuated with Fang Gu’s beauty, not associated with such a person, why would he have been framed by Fang Gu today?
So it was his own doing.
However, when Shen Yun sent the news back to Su Xiaoqi, he also mentioned that he had dealt with Fang Gu.
“Dealt with her?” Su Xiaoqi raised an eyebrow as she looked at Zhang Lei, who had come to deliver the message.
“How did your master deal with her?” she was quite curious.
Zhang Lei awkwardly scratched his head and told Su Xiaoqi that Fang Gu had caught the eye of a son of a certain influential figure in court and had been sent to his mansion as a concubine.
“Influential figure, who?” Su Xiaoqi was curious.
“The eldest son of Grand Secretary Wang,” Zhang Lei whispered.
Su Xiaoqi understood instantly.
Wang Cheng’yi’s eldest son, Wang Enlu, had always been known for his lustful nature and his fondness for fighting and causing trouble on the streets. Shen Yun had arranged for him to take Fang Gu as his concubine; they were quite a pair.
Moreover, once she entered the Wang family, Su Xiaoqi had no worries about Fang Gu causing any more trouble.
Not to mention that the old fox Wang Cheng’yi, who was wise in the ways of the world, was there to keep an eye on her, and Wang Enze would be enough to give Fang Gu a hard time.
Therefore, sending Fang Gu into the Wang mansion, while not the ideal solution, was better than sending her away again.
“Oh, right, have there been any recent messages about ‘The Net’?” Su Xiaoqi asked lazily.
It had been a long time since Shen Yun had mentioned it.
But she dared not underestimate it.
Because Zhao Xiaohua was involved.
She was now like a hidden viper, potentially striking her at any moment.
“I just received news. The ‘Net’ organization has been quite lively recently.”
Zhang Lei reported truthfully.
He had already received instructions from his master to tell the madam everything if she asked, without any concealment or hesitation.
Upon hearing that there was something interesting to observe, Su Xiaoqi asked Zhang Lei to explain.
It turned out the matter was related to Mei Xin.
After being driven out of the Zhuangyuan Mansion by Yu Jing, she had circled back to one of the ‘Net’ organization’s strongholds.
To her surprise, the superior of that stronghold turned out to be Zi Yu.
“Zi Yu?” Hearing her name again, Su Xiaoqi clearly couldn’t remain calm.
Zhang Lei knew about this, so he explained it.
After being banished, Zi Yu had infiltrated the ‘Net’ organization.
Then, with some assistance, she had rendered several services to the ‘Net’ organization and was thus favored by her superior, becoming the leader of that particular stronghold.
“Your husband’s intention?” Su Xiaoqi raised an eyebrow.
“Madam is smart, she guessed correctly. If it weren’t for my master helping her, with her weak capabilities, she wouldn’t even know which way the ‘Net’ organization’s door opened, let alone climb to a position like this.”
Zhang Lei showed disdain.
The entire process of Zi Yu’s advancement was thanks to him following Shen Yun’s instructions and providing assistance from behind the scenes.
“Your actions are so obvious, can’t the other party see it?” Su Xiaoqi’s eyes moved.
Shen Yun was now so capable that he dared to casually interfere in the affairs of the ‘Net’ organization.
Zhang Lei said they were protected by the Misty Rain Pavilion and the Embroidered Uniform Guard. Although these personnel were not under their direct command, the higher-ups of both sides had given their word that they could use them if they wished.
“This is also a form of mutual benefit, as the Misty Rain Pavilion dislikes the people from ‘The Net’ even more. The two sides are mortal enemies.”
Su Xiaoqi knew about this. It was related to Xiao Qing, the true leader of the Misty Rain Pavilion.
He was initially forced out of his home by his elder half-brother, Xiao Xin.
Later, with Shen Yun’s help and his own efforts, he successfully eliminated Xiao Xin and exposed his murder of the old pavilion master to the many elders of the Misty Rain Pavilion.
This process now seemed easy.
But in reality, Xiao Qing had been troubled by it for a long time.
Originally, with Xiao Xin, Xiao Qing wouldn’t have had to worry.
But in the later stages, through Zhao Xiaohua’s connections, Xiao Xin had been linked to the ‘Net’ organization.
With the two sides united, their strength increased significantly.
Xiao Qing was almost overwhelmed.
Fortunately, Shen Yun intervened, and Du Yiyi requested the hidden forces of the Duke of Yu’s manor to assist him.
Only then was he able to perfectly suppress Xiao Xin and kill him.
Without the puppet Xiao Xin, even though the ‘Net’ organization wanted to infiltrate the Misty Rain Pavilion again, it was not so easy.
However, the feud between the two sides was established, and it was an irreconcilable one.
Therefore, in recent times, the increasing exposure of the ‘Net’ organization in the capital was actually related to the Misty Rain Pavilion’s intensified efforts to gather intelligence on them.
When Su Xiaoqi heard about this from Du Yiyi, she couldn’t help but clench her fingers.
She sighed, truly, one should never offend those who deal with intelligence and information.
Because you never know when, from where, they will uncover your secrets and reveal them completely.
Originally, Su Xiaoqi had been worried that the ‘Net’ organization was too mysterious and that Shen Yun did not understand it enough, and that he would suffer an indirect loss.
But she never expected that when facing Shen Yun, the ‘Net’ organization was nothing more than that. No matter how rapidly it developed or how mysterious it was, wasn’t it still played with in the palm of his hand by Shen Yun?
Su Xiaoqi realized she had underestimated Shen Yun.
Indeed, he was a powerful minister who could hold the entire Daliang Dynasty in his hands; dealing with such a small organization would be a piece of cake.