Chapter 1322 - 11: Killing Intent (2)
The Eldest Young Master Shen said, "Don’t try to provoke me, I have plenty of experience coaxing your sister-in-law."
"It’s getting late today, and you’ll have to enter the palace with Father tomorrow, so get some sleep early."
"When you return from the palace, I’ll teach you, big brother."
After saying this, the Eldest Young Master Shen leapt off the rooftop, not giving Shen Junshan a chance to question further.
He had to sleep early to consult Nian Niang tomorrow.
Only women know how to coax women.
Once he figured it out, he would know how to console Nian Niang if he made her cry when she joined the family in the future.
Shen Junshan drank a jar of wine until it was empty before returning to his room.
The next day, at the crack of dawn, Shen Junshan was awoken.
Currently, he was not his future self, lazy and idle, sleeping until naturally awakened. How could he be disciplined enough to wake up at a set time?
The servant was risking his life to wake him up.
Awakened from deep sleep, Shen Junshan was furious. If not for the servant mentioning the palace visit, Shen Junshan would have completely forgotten about it.
When it came to this matter, Shen Junshan had quite a few objections.
He saved the Third Prince but had to wait in front of the Imperial Study early in the morning for the Emperor. Was there any justice?
His eyes were too tired to open, compounded by the fact that he had drunk a lot of wine last night, and the smell of alcohol lingered.
The Marquis Jibei, smelling the alcohol, had a mind to beat his son.
Drinking before a royal audience?!
Shen Junshan looked innocent, "I wasn’t drunk."
"You dare to get drunk?!" exclaimed the Marquis Jibei.
"Do you want to cause a drunken scene before the Emperor?!"
"...."
Shen Junshan didn’t dare to respond.
Although he had never been drunk or caused a drunken scene.
Lady Jibei glared at Shen Junshan, "Alright, it’s so early in the morning, don’t let your irritation delay the hour of the court session."
Marquis Jibei tidied his official robes and strode off quickly.
Shen Junshan followed behind, yawning.
Upon entering the palace, father and son parted ways.
Marquis Jibei went to the Political Discussion Hall for the morning court, while Shen Junshan went to the Imperial Study to wait for the Emperor to finish the court session.
Before leaving, Marquis Jibei said, "There’s nothing major happening in court lately, the Emperor concludes the session quickly, so wait obediently."
"I know," Shen Junshan said helplessly.
Hmm.
Shen Junshan patiently waited outside the Imperial Study.
But he kept waiting and waiting, and still didn’t see the Emperor finishing the court session.
This tested one’s patience, especially for someone who lacked it.
Unable to wait any longer, Shen Junshan found a eunuch to ask, "Where is the Emperor?"
The little eunuch sighed, "The Emperor is in the Eastern Palace."
Shen Junshan wanted to go to the Eastern Palace to find the Emperor but was stopped by the little eunuch.
"Second Young Master Shen, better not go to the Eastern Palace. The Crown Prince has coughed blood, and the Emperor is in a vexed mood," said the little eunuch.
After speaking, the little eunuch withdrew.
Shen Junshan was in a dilemma. The Crown Prince was the heir, and if he coughed blood, the Emperor would surely be worried, and who knew how long he would stay in the Eastern Palace. It was certain he couldn’t go there.
But returning to the mansion was equally troublesome with his father’s disposition.
Unable to leave and staying without patience, Shen Junshan thought of the Third Prince who had caused him trouble.
With the little eunuch leading the way, Shen Junshan went to find the Third Prince.
The Third Prince was surprised to see Shen Junshan, "How did Second Young Master Shen come here?"
"Thanks to the blessing from the Third Prince, making me wait for the Emperor all afternoon. I’ve been in the palace since early morning waiting for the Emperor to finish the court session, but haven’t seen him yet," Shen Junshan said.
"...."
Hit by a wave of anger, the Third Prince choked, coughing several times.
The Third Prince’s eyes were still a bit bruised, but better than yesterday.
Shen Junshan credited the act of saving to the Great Buddha Temple, and the Third Prince knew he had intentionally told the Emperor that it was Shen Junshan who saved him.
Marquis Jibei’s influence in court was significant, and he hoped to gain support from the Jibei Marquis Mansion.
He knew who wanted him dead.
And Shen Junshan was not someone who regarded Duke Chong’s Mansion highly.
This was something the Third Prince appreciated.
The Third Prince touched the corner of his eye and said, "Second Young Master Shen and Miss Yan’s lifesaving grace cannot go unreciprocated by this Prince."
Shen Junshan raised an eyebrow, "Then I’m really curious how the Third Prince plans to repay me?"
The Third Prince, "...."
The unexpected response left the Third Prince speechless.
Shouldn’t it have been "A minor effort, not worth mentioning"?
The two of them looked at each other.
The Third Prince instantly realized Shen Junshan was not someone easy to mess with; dragging him into the heirship dispute wouldn’t be straightforward.
"Second Young Master Shen, if you have any requests, feel free to ask," the Third Prince said.
Shen Junshan sat down and took out a portrait from his pocket.
"This female thief stole my brocade robe and ten thousand taels of silver notes. Yesterday, she escaped because I was saving the Third Prince."
"I don’t have high demands; the Third Prince just needs to catch her for me, alive."