Wei Changying asked about Jiang Zheng's injury and sent Shen Ju back to the front courtyard with a stern face. As soon as Shen Ju had retreated, Shen Cangfeng came back and entered the room with a smile on his face, seeing Wei Changying annoyed. His expression changed immediately, and he asked, "Who made you angry? Was Shen Ju rude to you?" He frowned.

"Nothing." Wei Changying smiled reluctantly, stepped forward to untie his robe for him, and explained, "My instructor Jiang Zheng was seriously injured and was taken to our yard to ask for help just before noon. Duanmu Xinmiao happened to be here. Now, his life has been saved, but he is still living in the front courtyard for the time being..."

"It should be," Shen Cangfeng nodded without waiting for her to finish speaking and said, "You can let him live there. There is more than one guest room in the front yard, and the cost of medicine can be recorded on our account. We can afford it. Don't disappoint the servants."

Wei Changying sighed and told the servants to retreat before continuing, "He was almost killed for a reason. It was the people of the Crown Prince who beat him."

Shen Cangfeng's expression changed. He swiped his outer robe quickly before his wife did it for him, and then he untied the ritual knife, put it on the side shelf, sat on the table, and asked his wife to sit beside him, saying, "You talk about it carefully."

Seeing that he paid great attention to the matter involving the Crown Prince, Wei Changying felt a little worried, biting her lip before saying, "He went out of Anshun Inn, one of my dowries, where Uncle Jiang has been staying there since he came to the capital. The host of a biscuits shop near this inn seems familiar with Uncle Jiang, so he often goes there to buy some cakes when he is free. Today..."

She told the story and said, "Since Uncle Jiang didn't collide with the Crown Prince, why did the latter insist on framing him? I'm afraid it relates to the lotus-picking girls on Spring Grass Lake."

Shen Cangfeng asked in a deep voice, "Uncle Jiang was thinking about going back to teach his disciple when he bought the cakes, so why did he go to other streets? Was he kidnapped, or did he go there by himself?"

Wei Changying smiled bitterly and said, "Even though Uncle Jiang's life is saved, he is still in a coma, so how could we know the truth?" Then she added, "I heard that Uncle Jiang was busy teaching his disciple Zhu Lei, who is now in the front courtyard. He should know best about Uncle Jiang. However, when Uncle Jiang went to buy cakes, Zhu Lei did not accompany him, so he might not know anything."

"Call him over and ask him." Shen Cangfeng stroked his jaw, meditated for a moment, and said.

Although it was getting late, since Shen Cangfeng was here, it was okay to let Zhu Lei come over. Now, because Jiang Zheng was safe, Zhu Lei calmed down a lot. Although he was a common citizen who practiced martial skills, he seemed to have been informed of the eminent family's rules. After entering the room, he saluted and lowered his eyes slightly, so as not to see Wei Changying sitting beside Shen Cangfeng or the maidservants. He came very quickly, and Shen Die might not teach these rules in haste, so it was likely that Jiang Zheng had taught him.

Shen Cangfeng raised his hands to exempt Zhu Lei from saluting. Before Zhu Lei gave his thanks or apologized, he asked straightforwardly, "Do you know what kind of relationship it is between your director and the host of biscuits shop where he went to buy cakes today?"

Zhu Lei said confusedly, "I heard from my master once that the host was one of his good friends whom the grand-master met when he was escorting. My master had also visited him when he escorted with the grand-master. The host of the biscuits shop is named Yu. His family once lived around the capital, and later he moved to the capital for some reason. After my master lived in Anshun Inn, he encountered the family by chance nearby, so he often went there to take care of his business."

"Around the capital?" Shen Cangfeng asked, "Do you know why they moved to the capital?"

Zhu Lei shook his head and said, "I haven't asked my instructor before."

"The last name is Yu," Shen Cangfeng continued asking, "Do you know his full name?"

"It is said that his name is Yu Fu."

Shen Cangfeng told Shen Die immediately, "Write a post to Zhang Pingxu and ask him to check it."

Zhang Pingxu was the lineal son of Mrs. Zhang, who lived around the capital, and his status in the family was not low. Since Yu's family was originally living around the capital, Family Zhang could easily check him.

However, Wei Changying was surprised when she saw Shen Cangfeng struggling to investigate a family that sold cakes. She asked in a low voice, "Is it necessary to ask for help?"

Since Zhu Lei was still here, Shen Cangfeng slightly raised his hand to signal his wife to skip this topic and continued to ask Zhu Lei, "Apart from the Yu family, do you have any other acquaintances near the Anshun Inn?"

"Young master, no one else," Zhu Lei added, "My master is not a person who likes to socialize... Young master, is there something wrong with the Yu Family?" When Zhu Lei asked, there was a bit of murder in the tone! After all, he was a warrior.

Wei Changying pondered for a while. Shen Cangfeng shook his head and said blandly, "Now that the matter has not been investigated, it is hard to say so."

Zhu Lei tentatively asked, "Young master, then why did you ask about the Yu Family?"

"I will tell you after the matter is settled," Shen Cangfeng said kindly but unquestionably, "Your director is seriously injured and needs your service so that I won't delay you anymore."

Zhu Lei knew that he was unwelcome now, but he was a little unwilling. However, although he looked reckless, he knew that he had to obey because he lived in others' mansion. Besides, Jiang Zheng was just a dowry of a daughter-in-law in this mansion, who had some relationship with Wei Changying. It was nice of Shen Cangfeng to accommodate him and his master in the front courtyard to rest and recover.

With doubts, he said something about apologies and thanks. Shen Cangfeng responded calmly and sent him back to the front courtyard. When Zhu Lei left, and Mrs. Huang and other confidants retreated, Wei Changying hurriedly shook her husband’s arm, "The Yu Family?"

"Since Uncle Jiang has no other acquaintances around the Anshun Inn; besides, Zhu Lei said that his director is not a person who likes to socialize, so it is impossible for him to make friends with people that Zhu Lei don't know," Shen Cangfeng sneered and said, "According to the statements of people in Anshun Inn and Zhu Lei, Uncle Jiang intended to go back to the inn after he bought the cake, but he didn’t. There was no other acquaintance nearby except the shop's host, and he collided into the Crown Prince's ceremonial guard two blocks away. Probably he was requested by the Yu Family to do some urgency, so he went down the street before sending the cakes back to the inn!"

Wei Changying changed her expression and said, "Does the Yu family have anything to do with the Crown Prince?"

"It's just a possibility," Shen Cangfeng slowed down and said, "The servant of the inn is your dowry, and Shen Ju personally inquired about it, so what he said should be credible. But Zhu Lei is not our servant, who may not be trustable. Probably he colluded with others and betrayed his director, asking Uncle Jiang to do something in the street where the Crown Prince's ceremonial guard would pass before Uncle Jiang went out."

"But Uncle Jiang treats Zhu Lei like his beloved son..."

Shen Cangfeng shook his head and said, "This can only imply that Uncle Jiang will not harm Zhu Lei, but it does not mean that Zhu Lei will not harm Uncle Jiang! This person is not familiar to you and me, and his behavior of anxiety is not enough to convince us to trust him."

Wei Changying pondered for a moment and said, "At that time, Duanmu Xinmiao said that Uncle Jiang needed bone setting, and it was Zhu Lei who took over the setting. We all retreated to the living room. Apart from Zhu Lei, Shen Ju was also there. Uncle Jiang was injured so badly; Zhu Lei could have killed Uncle Jiang with only one blow if he had wanted, so I think he should be reliable. After all, Uncle Jiang is so good to him. If Uncle Jiang is alive, I will more or less look after him because of Uncle Jiang. But if Uncle Jiang died, he would have to take refuge in others, and then his situation may not be better than now."

"Then, Zhu Lei's words are somewhat credible," Shen Cangfeng nodded slightly and said, "But we can't make a judgment unless we get the message from Zhang Pingxu."

Wei Changying could not help but ask, "You check this matter in this way. What about the Crown Prince?" It was self-evident that the Crown Prince revenged purposely with the excuse that Jiang Zheng had collided with his ceremonial guard. Even if the Yu family was sinless, this matter must have something to do with the Crown Prince.

And now the Crown Prince used the excuse that Jiang Zheng had collided into him and beat Jiang Zheng. He didn't mention Shen Cangfeng or Wei Changying, so he didn't want to make it a big deal. Wei Changying had heard from Shen Cangfeng that the Crown Prince was in a stable position. Although she was very angry about Jiang Zheng’s injuries, she did not expect to get justice for Jiang Zheng. After all, though the Great Vi Royal Family was declining, it was still controlled by Shen Family.

Not to mention the Crown Prince fabricated the excuse that Jiang Zheng had collided with him, even if he had no excuse and directly rushed to the Anshun Inn and killed Jiang Zheng, he would not be punished.

Jiang Zheng was just a common citizen and half-servant, but Shen Xun was the noble Crown Prince. Even if Wei Changying insisted on revenge for her instructor, the Wei Family would object to it. Although the family business was big and powerful, it was also necessary to be more careful not to get the family into trouble.

At this time, Shen Cangfeng wrote a post to Zhang Pingxu for the Yu family. Obviously, he wanted to check it out. If the Crown Prince knew it, wouldn’t he be angrier? Who knew what would happen then?

"It's related to the Crown Prince, so we have to investigate." Shen Cangfeng sneered. It was the first time that Wei Changying had seen her husband look so indifferent, without any emotion in his eyes, and said indifferently, "His Majesty is very old. No matter how the situation changes, the Crown Prince will succeed His Majesty as the emperor. Now he has beaten our people before he ascends the throne, let alone after he becomes the emperor."

Wei Changying was shocked!

Seeing Shen Cangfeng continued saying blankly, "This is a big matter, and we must find out immediately! If the people around him instigated the Crown Prince, it would not be serious because we could remove these villains and find another loyal and sincere person to accompany him; if this was the Crown Prince's intention, when he is still the Crown Prince, we could... Our gentlefolk have been prospering for hundreds of years. How can we allow a licentious prince to ruin our future!"

He said it for granted as if there was no room for change, but Wei Changying was dumbfounded. She bit her lip and said after a long time, "This... this is too serious. Don't you tell the father and mother before you do it?" Shen Cangfeng's meaning was very clear. If the Crown Prince himself decided to fabricate an excuse to severely wound Jiang Zheng, he would plan to dethrone the Crown Prince!

Shen Cangfeng had never seen Jiang Zheng, so he would not be furious because of Jiang Zheng's injuries and then plan such a big event. It could only be forced by the situation. Reviewing the matter, it was nothing more than a dozen lotus-picking girls bought from Jiangnan and an instructor Jiang Zheng. Now in Shen Cangfeng's words, it had escalated into dethroning!

Wei Changying was not timid, but she could not help but feel a little overwhelmed at the moment.

"Since I asked Shen Die to deliver the post, he would naturally report it to the father," Shen Cangfeng said indifferently, "The Great Vi is now declining, the bandits are rampant everywhere and the external troubles have been flooding for decades... They are enough to make us annoyed. If the Crown Prince is dedicated to eradicating the gentlefolk..."

Speaking of this, Shen Cangfeng smiled, stopped talking about it, and returned to his normal state of calmness. He said softly, "Call someone in and serve us. We should have dinner."

Wei Changying looked at him, smiled bitterly, and said, "After talking about such a serious thing, how could you have an appetite?"