Reborn Princess

Inside Wansang Building, Fu Zhen supported her head with her hands and stared at the person in front of her with a smile.

"Why are you a little different today?"

Shen Lilan raised his eyebrows. "Different?"

"She has a kind of charm that comes from being picked, with a rosy face and a pair of watery eyes."

Fu Zhen fanned Shen Yanlan lightly with a fan and then nodded, "You must have done something unspeakable last night."

"Can this be seen?" Shen Lilan couldn't believe it.

"I'll say you must have done it with your husband..."

"Fu Zhen!" Shen Xilan interrupted Fu Zhen.

"Okay, okay, I won't say anything." Fu Zhen pouted.

"Then tell me, how did you feel last night?"

How does it feel? It is indeed much more comfortable than in the previous life, at least it is joyful.

Shen Lilan would never tell Fu Zhen these.

"I am what you feel."

"Oh my God, Master, this is different. When I was not free before, I served people who did not know how to pity me. How can they be compared with the Master's husband?"

Shen Lilan looked at her doubtfully, "Is it different?"

"Of course." Fu Zhen simply stood up. She walked to Shen Lilan's side and stretched out her nail-painted jade fingers to gently stroke Shen Lilan's cheek. "The master and the gentleman are in love with each other. He will naturally care about your feelings in every way, and only then can you two enjoy happiness together."

"The men I served before were all extremely rude. How could I have any pleasure from them?"

Shen Yanlan's face turned red after hearing Fu Zhen's words, "Shut up, don't talk anymore."

Fu Zhen put down her hand and still looked at Shen Yanlan with a smile on her face, "Okay, okay, I won't say anything. Just by looking at your face, I know that you must have been happy last night."

There is no way around this topic.

Shen Yanlan said seriously: "I came here today to ask you if there is anything unusual in the building these days?"

Fu Zhen became serious after hearing this. She sat on the chair and crossed her legs. "Nothing unusual, just that there are fewer customers than before."

"Less?" Shen Lilan asked.

"Yes, wasn't it reported a few days ago that the remnants of the previous dynasty were imprisoned for abuse of power and abuse of power? Those people were frequent visitors, so naturally they can't come now."

"The Inspection Office has been investigating corruption these days, and those innocent officials have to protect themselves, so they dare not show off outside."

Shen Xilan was thinking about this matter. She came to Wansang Tower as soon as she was reborn. In her previous life, Zhou Cechen was framed and had close ties with merchants who sold illegal salt. Wansang Tower was the key to solving the case.

And Fu Zhen has mastered all the information about the Great Zhou inside and outside the building.

"Is there a deal between them?" Shen Lilan asked.

Fu Zhen fanned lightly with her small fan, "Is this the purpose of your coming today?"

"Yes."

The fan puffed at the tip of her nose, and Fu Zhen said, "Of course I have them all."

"That……"

"Master, do you know how much silver this piece of information can sell for?"

"I bought all of you." Shen Lilan looked at Fu Zhen.

Fu Zhen pouted her little mouth and hummed twice.

"You can take whatever you want from the storehouse in my house." Shen Lilan said helplessly.

"really?"

"When did I lie to you?"

Fu Zhen pretended to cry and wiped her tears with her slender white fingers. "Why didn't you lie to me? You said you would come to see me, but now it's been so many years since you showed up. It really makes me feel heartbroken."

"I..." Shen Lilan did not keep his promise, but he did have something to hide.

"Okay, let's not talk about this. I'll just tell you."

After that, Fu Zhen stood up and said to Shen Yanlan, "Follow me."

Fu Zhen turned an inconspicuous ornament next to the vase behind the screen, and a door opened.

"Is this a secret room?" Shen Lilan had not been here very often.

"I'm awesome, right?" Fu Zhen said with a smile.

In the secret room, Shen Xilan looked at the piles of books and bamboo slips with some surprise.

“So many books.”

Fu Zhen showed off to Shen Xilan, "I like reading books on weekdays. These..." Fu Zhen pointed to the two large piles of books on the large porcelain beside the table with her fan, "I have finished reading them all."

"The Art of War, Records of the Grand Historian, Strategies of the Warring States..."

"Are you going to the battlefield? Or are you going to take the imperial examination?" Shen Lilan asked.

"I like it, I don't care about these things."

Fu Zhen brought Shen Xilan to a bookshelf filled with various books.

"These are the transactions between dignitaries that I recorded. Look, what you are looking for is right there." Fu Zhen said, pointing to one of the booklets.

Shen Xilan picked up the booklet and began to flip through it. The more he read, the more solemn his expression became.

"As expected..." she murmured to herself.

"Someone is coming, you hide here." Fu Zhen said.

……

Yanci and Tang Song looked at the group of women who were staring at them with sullen faces.

"Who are you in charge of?" Tang Song asked.

"You two gentlemen are so handsome. Would you like me to accompany you for a drink and a chat?" a woman said in a soft voice.

"Get out of here." He said.

"Who is causing trouble in my territory?" Fu Zhen walked down the stairs step by step, twisting her waist slightly.

Yanci frowned, "We are following orders."

"On orders? I wonder whose orders you are following, sir?" Fu Zhen walked up to Yanci and asked with a smile.

Yanci took two steps back and said coldly, "Dali Temple."

When they heard the word "Dali Temple", everyone took a few steps back, fearing that they would be contaminated.

But Fu Zhen took two steps forward and asked, "What do you want to do, sir?"

Yanci drew his sword and pointed it at Fu Zhen, "Don't come over here."

"But how can I tell you what you want to know?"

Fu Zhen pinched the sword with her index and middle fingers and moved it aside, "Sir, put down the sword. I will tell you."

"OK?"

Tang Song looked at this situation and grabbed Yanci, signaling him to put down the sword.

Yanci glanced at Fu Zhen, who was smiling at him. He put the sword back into the scabbard with a cold look.

"explain."

"Please follow me, sir."

Fu Zhen took Yanci and Tang Song to another room on the second floor. The others were relieved to see them go upstairs.

After entering the room, Fu Zhen asked the two to sit down and poured two cups of tea for them.

"What do you two gentlemen want to ask? I will tell you everything I know."

He got straight to the point: "We want to know about the transactions between officials of the imperial court and the merchants who smuggled salt."

Fu Zhen's eyes flickered, but her smile remained unchanged: "So it's because of this matter, but this is my way of making a living, I'm afraid..."

Tang Song took out a gold ingot and placed it on the table: "As long as the young lady tells you, this gold ingot will be yours."

Fu Zhen smiled slightly and put away the gold: "Sir, you are really generous, but this matter involves many powerful people, and I can only tell you a little bit. As far as I know, they usually collude in secret and reach a deal through bribery and other means. I dare not ask too much about the specific details."

He asked, "Is there any evidence?"

Fu Zhen shook her head: "In this kind of situation, both parties will be very careful and cautious, so how could they leave any evidence? But..."

She paused, then continued, "I heard that a batch of illegal salt will soon arrive in the capital. Perhaps you can start your investigation from there."