She is the Side Character! — Watch Her Change her fate!

Chapter 272: Chapter 272: Must You Marry the One Who Saved You from Drowning? (43)

Knowing Ah Chen’s prowess, everyone was quite relaxed along the way, without worrying about anything.

They did encounter assassins during the journey, but Ah Chen dealt with them effortlessly, leaving no survivors since they couldn’t get any information out of them anyway.

Upon arriving at the Capital City, Ah Chen and Shen Xuan didn’t follow Shen Heng back to his residence, since Shen Xuan had his own place to stay.

His elder brother and sister-in-law probably still had to explain things to the Yun Family, being busy didn’t leave much time, so he didn’t disturb them. He took Chenchen to explore the Capital City, planning to visit his grandfather the next day. He was born in the Capital City. When their father was exiled to Lanru County, he didn’t hesitate to go over once things stabilized, mainly because people in ancient times pressured marriage even more intensely. Even if he was a playboy and his father was exiled, there were still plenty of people keeping an eye on him.

It’s still better to stay far away.

With father being the boss in Lanru County, he walked freely, enjoying himself.

”This Treasure Pavilion is also owned by the Gu Family, but we won’t go there today, or if they recognize me they’ll immediately report back to the Gu Family,” Shen Xuan said, ”We’ll visit the Treasure Pavilion after going to the Gu Family tomorrow.”

”The Gu Family is simple in terms of people, currently just my grandfather, grandmother, uncle, aunt, and cousin, a total of five people, all good-natured and wealthy, so take whatever they give you,” Shen Xuan said.

Ah Chen responded, ”Sure.”

”My cousin is rather impressive and will take over the Gu Family in the future, fully committed to the Gu Family’s business, so she was even rejected by a suitor once, just because she wouldn’t compromise to become a housewife.” Shen Xuan, hailing from another world, naturally supported his cousin, ”She was quite upset then and even wrote to me asking if she was wrong. I certainly couldn’t say she was wrong, why would she be? It’s just that her fiancé and his family weren’t her kind of people, so it’s best to break it off. Different values won’t bring happiness, it’s better to minimize losses quickly.”

This era has open-minded people too, not everyone is rigidly bound by rules.

”Your cousin is admirable, with your support, she should be at ease,” Ah Chen said. Don’t underestimate the power of a few words, they might change a person’s fate. Being recognized during times of uncertainty is important.

”Of course, ever since then, my cousin no longer cares about those remarks. Now she’s playfully called the ’Iron Lady,’ but she doesn’t mind. Because of this, the red envelopes my cousin sends me every year have gotten bigger.” Shen Xuan smiled with some pride, ”It’s good that my cousin is supporting the Gu Family, so my mother’s side doesn’t have to worry, and things won’t fall on me. I just wait each year for the silver share. Originally, my uncle and his wife opposed it a bit, but later my grandfather said something to them, and they stopped interfering.”

Ah Chen: ...

Thinking of the wedding gift from his cousin to them, it was indeed generous, most memorable was the golden bonsai tree, very pretty, placed right in their room.

Shen Xuan took Ah Chen around, introducing interesting places to her and treating her to some tasty foods.

Shen Heng and Yun Jing first returned to the residence to settle in, placing down their belongings, then hurried to the Yun Mansion. In fact, they had already sent letters ahead, and the Yun Family was aware of the situation. Understanding it was Yun Tong’s problem, they couldn’t say much, only try their best to find her, albeit without much hope.

They couldn’t afford to offend the Shen Family over this, although Shen Dai was demoted, Your Majesty had appreciated him greatly back then, and who knows if he might return someday. Moreover, Shen Heng as a son-in-law had a promising future.

After sending them off, Yun Mu suddenly spoke, ”Initially you forbade Tong’er from going, claiming it was improper, yet you suddenly agreed later? If Tong’er hadn’t gone, it would’ve been better, even if ill, rather than being missing without a trace. We don’t even know if she’s alive.”

Saying this, Yun Mu started crying again.

Father Yun consoled, ”At that time, Tong’er’s demeanor was truly worrisome. I’ll arrange for people to search, don’t cry.”

There was more to it, as Tong’er had talked to him alone, claiming it wasn’t just a dream. If there hadn’t been sufficient reason, he wouldn’t have agreed for Tong’er to follow the elder daughter to Lanru County, as it was certainly improper.

It was because Tong’er claimed she had been reborn, providing reasons that convinced him to take the risk.

Things indeed happened over in Lanru County, but the Shen Family was safe.

He was wondering what could have happened, recalling the notion of worlds within a flower, filled with some sentiment, yet dared not be careless. He’d made plenty of preparations recently, just in case of chaos in the world, he would not panic.

Unfortunately, Tong’er knew little of the outside affairs, providing minimal help.

Imperial Palace.

Shen Hui held the latest letters, his expression incredibly serious, clutching the paper tightly. Someone wanted to kill Shen Dai’s entire family? Luckily, they were okay.

Upon seeing Shen Dai’s subsequent report on a method to uncover traitors, Shen Hui, widely knowledgeable and even possessing insights from another world, almost choked.

Can this really work?

Yet it seems Shen Dai truly managed to catch a traitor who’d lurked for years using this approach. He wouldn’t joke about such matters. Shen Hui wasn’t a fool, rather, he had a keen mind. Just from this letter alone, he suspected that some strange events were also man-made.

He had felt those events were targeting him but had arranged countless people to examine them, monitoring day and night without finding a trace. He had no grounds to blame anyone.

He even speculated about the existence of cultivators, asking his esteemed teacher to search for mysteries in various places, still to no avail. No cultivators were found, but some useful items were discovered, which was a comfort.

When his teacher returns, they shall enjoy a peaceful life together. He felt guilty for having her run around for his matters.

After reading the letter, Shen Hui spoke to the person beside him, ”Kang Chongyi, repeat this phrase aloud.”

Shen Hui saw no harm in it, if it helped clear out traitors, a few curses wouldn’t matter.

Kang Chongyi stared at the words, then recited, ”My real master is a...” Upon reading further, his voice faltered, ”Your Majesty, what are you doing? I dare not say it.”

How could he insult His Majesty as having an affection for men?

Shen Hui was vexed, Kang Chongyi was good at everything but cowardly. Saying a curse wouldn’t hurt anyone.

But he understood too. People in this world had an innate fear of the Emperor.

”I command you to curse! Disobeying is defying the imperial decree.”

Kang Chongyi’s eyes widened. Even though he had traversed the deep palace for years, priding himself on being a charismatic Grand Steward, having seen all sorts of scenes, yet someday his master asked him to curse his master with such a vicious remark.

He was truly terrified.

”It’s for finding the traitor...” Seeing Kang Chongyi trembling, Shen Hui explained.

Thus Kang Chongyi grew cautious, convinced His Majesty wouldn’t joke about this, stuttering, ”My real master actually has...a fondness for men!”

Shen Hui smiled softly, a serene look on his face, ”Not bad.”

Just as expected, Kang Chongyi wasn’t the traitor.

Kang Chongyi: ...

Terrifying.