Chapter 1334 - 15: Maid_2
Shangguan Tong was so furious that smoke seemed to rise from his head.
Among those who could provoke Shen Junshan, aside from Yun Chu, no one else had ever succeeded.
She is a woman, so he had to yield to her.
Others, he need not be lenient.
Shangguan Tong wished he could turn around and leave, but instead, he sat down with a smile.
The servant served them drinks by pouring wine.
The servant held the lovebird kettle, and after pouring wine for Shangguan Tong, he lightly moved to pour wine for Shen Junshan.
Due to his guilty conscience, the servant spilled a bit of the wine.
Shangguan Ji frowned deeply.
How could the servant of the Drunken Immortal Pavilion make such a mistake?
Thinking about Shangguan Tong, Shangguan Ji felt a bit uneasy.
Just then, Shen Junshan raised his hand to take the wine, about to speak, but Shen Junshan raised his hand to stop him, saying, "I toast to Second Young Master."
The servant spilled the wine, and Shangguan Tong felt like killing someone.
But seeing Shen Junshan’s guard down, he laughed again.
Only very soon, he could no longer laugh.
Shen Junshan swiped forcefully, causing several drops of wine to spill into Shangguan Tong’s wine cup.
"Let’s down it in one go," Shen Junshan laughed.
Shangguan Tong almost crushed the wine cup.
But he still tilted his head and drank it all.
Not drinking would plainly tell Shen Junshan that he had instructed the servant to poison the wine.
He could have claimed the servant poisoned them, but would the servant honestly take the blame, not confessing?
This wine—
Today he must drink it, whether he wants to or not.
Luckily it’s a slow-acting poison, it takes time to activate, so there’s still time to take the antidote.
He drank, and Shen Junshan accompanied with a drink.
Shangguan Ji slightly furrowed his brows, was he overthinking?
The guard standing by nearly had the soul scared out of him, quickly instructed the servant to carry away the lovebird kettle and put the antidote in the food to neutralize the poison.
Shangguan Tong never considered the plan would fail. The first half of the meal proceeded peacefully until the Flying Tiger Army had matters to attend to, prompting Shangguan Ji to leave early.
Shen Junshan was gloomy, he hadn’t finished asking his questions.
With Shangguan Ji absent, Shangguan Tong’s demeanor changed, he sneered at Shen Junshan, saying, "Don’t think just because big brother stepped in to reconcile that I’ll let it go. Stay far away when you see me in the future!"
This was deliberate provocation to stir Shen Junshan to act first.
Then it would be Shen Junshan who refused to reconcile.
In such a case, Shangguan Ji could no longer mediate.
Such tricks, however small, could not escape Shen Junshan’s eye; he glanced sidelong at Shangguan Tong and poured himself more wine, saying, "You’re far inferior to your big brother."
Simple words, yet they pierced straight into Shangguan Tong’s heart.
He couldn’t compare to Shangguan Ji.
Such comments are often said privately by many, but openly, Shen Junshan was the only one to say it.
Shangguan Tong had to suppress his anger, otherwise if things got messy, he would be the one laughed at.
Because what Shen Junshan said was the truth!
If looks could kill, Shen Junshan would already be dismembered countless times.
Shen Junshan set down his wine glass and prepared to leave.
After walking a few steps, he turned back to look at Shangguan Tong, "Your jealousy of your own brother is not my concern."
"But if your envy leads to his destruction, I absolutely won’t stand idly by."
"This time, out of regard for Brother Shangguan, I didn’t expose your attempt to poison me and frame him."
"Next time, I’ll beat you until you’re toothless!"
Leaving those words behind, Shen Junshan turned and left.
He did not return directly to his residence, but went to the Ministry of Justice.
It was because Shangguan Ji was unguarded that he picked up on his indirect probing; if asked again, Shangguan Ji would surely become suspicious.
But Shangguan Ji also said he had looked over the files at the Ministry of Justice.
Yet, the files are important documents, and not something he could easily access.
Shen Junshan wasn’t there just for the files; he asked the government officials, "Are there any prisoners in the Ministry of Justice with the surname An?"
The officials were stunned, not knowing why Shen Junshan asked this.
After thinking for a moment, a government official said, "There are many prisoners in the Ministry of Justice, but apart from the Wenyuan Bo Mansion, I truly cannot recall any others with the surname An."
Wenyuan Bo Mansion?
Had it not been mentioned, Shen Junshan wouldn’t have remembered that Uncle Wen Yuan’s surname was An.
The Wenyuan Bo Mansion was convicted of treason and executed by crashing into a wall, proving its innocence. The entire family was captured and brought to the capital, detained within the Ministry of Justice Prison.
The location where his brocade robe was stolen was precisely along the path to the capital from the Wenyuan Bo Mansion.
Also, there’s Yun Chu’s beautiful handwriting, and Shangguan Ji saying the case was tricky...
Had it been an ordinary case, the Heir of Duke Chong would have informed the Ministry of Justice that the case might be unjust, prompting them to reinvestigate with utmost vigilance.
Given all these factors, Shen Junshan couldn’t help but suspect she was the eldest daughter of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion.
Treason cases are notoriously difficult to investigate, especially when the Emperor had already decreed the confiscation of the Wenyuan Bo Mansion, indicating the Emperor believed it.