After their minds were read, the entire court trembled with fear.

Chapter 148 Exchange

[What a pity! It would have been interesting if the daughter of the county magistrate from Jing County had also attended the Hundred Flowers Banquet.]

The Eighth Princess also felt some regret.

However, the daughters of mere county magistrates are not qualified to attend this Hundred Flowers Banquet.

Otherwise, the fun today could have been even greater.

This Magistrate Wu was two-timing, flirting with the daughter of the Prefectural Magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture on one hand, and making empty promises to the County Magistrate's daughter on the other.

[As the saying goes, "He who walks by the river will eventually get his shoes wet." Soon, the daughter of the prefectural magistrate discovered that Magistrate Wu was dating two girls at once, and she wanted to confront him.]

【Tsk. 】

Shen Zhiyi gave a look of disdain.

[What's the point of arguing? This kind of scumbag should just be kicked to the curb.]

What? You're still hoping they'll change their mind?

Soon, Shen Zhiyi understood the reason.

I see, oh my.

Shen Zhiyi looked at Magistrate Wu with a meaningful gaze. At this moment, Magistrate Wu finally couldn't help but want to leave. But when he turned around, he found that there were people blocking his way.

After much deliberation, he resigned himself to his fate and knelt down.

Why did you suddenly kneel down?

[Could it be that he suddenly had a change of heart and decided to confess to pushing the daughter of the Shuntian Prefecture Magistrate into the river?]

[But this guy is truly a beast. He got the girl pregnant and then killed her. This love affair has led him to his death.]

The Eighth Princess glared angrily at Magistrate Wu, who began to stammer as he truthfully confessed his crimes.

Now that he's said it himself, it's possible that only he will die.

If they run away, their whole family will die.

He knew in his heart which was more important.

It's infuriating that Shen Zhiyi would even show up at a matchmaking event like this!

Could it be that spring has arrived, and Shen Zhiyi also wants to find a partner?!

County Magistrate Wu was taken away.

The Eighth Princess's first blind date was with a murderer.

"What an unlucky start."

The Eighth Princess turned to the next page. This was also a good-looking candidate. He was the son of the Prince of Huainan. Although he was not the eldest son of the legitimate wife, he was still born of the legitimate wife. Let's call him the second son of the Prince of Huainan.

“She is barely worthy of this princess. Let her come over.”

Soon, the second son of the Prince of Huainan was brought over. He reeked of alcohol, his eyes were glazed, and he looked like he might jump into a river at any moment.

"Greetings, hiccup, Your Highness the Eighth Princess."

Eighth Princess: ...

She tilted her head and looked at Shen Zhiyi, whispering in her ear, "You're quite good-looking, so why are you so颓废 (颓废 is a difficult word to translate directly, but it implies a state of listlessness, apathy, and a lack of motivation)?"

"I've definitely become much more颓废 (tuí fèi - decadent/dejected)."

[How could he not be despondent? The second son of the Prince of Huainan in front of him is actually, strictly speaking, the eldest son of the Prince of Huainan, but he is unloved by his father and mother, who both favor his younger brother who is only two years younger than him.]

The Prince of Huainan commands troops in the southwest, so he needs to send a relative to Dajing. Since the eldest son, who is to inherit the title of Prince of Huainan, cannot be sent to Dajing, the second son in the family must be sent instead.

However, the Prince of Huainan and his wife both favored their second son and were naturally reluctant to send him to the distant capital. So, the couple boldly switched their eldest and second sons. Therefore, the person in front of them is actually the Prince of Huainan's eldest son.

Eighth Princess: "Roar!"

He was supposed to be the heir apparent and inherit the title of Prince of Huainan, but now he has inexplicably become the second son and has been sent to the distant capital. Most importantly, his own parents are the ones who did all this. No wonder he is so dejected.

Understand understand.

The Eighth Princess rose from the stool and half-squatted in front of the true eldest son of the Prince of Huainan, saying, "If you have any grievances, just tell me."

“A real man shouldn’t be so decadent.”

When the eldest son of the King of Huainan heard the Eighth Princess's words, his eyes lit up for a moment, but he quickly swallowed them back.

"Never mind, I have no grievances. I'm just a heavy drinker, that's all. Hahahaha."

As he spoke, the King of Huainan pulled out a gourd of wine from somewhere and began to drink heavily.

The Eighth Princess was unusually kind, but she was rejected.

"Useless, truly a piece of trash."

"Guards, throw him out for me!"

Shen Zhiyi quickly stepped forward to stop her: "Princess, Princess, the other party is, after all, the son of the Prince of Huainan. What you are doing is really inappropriate."

Those young masters and ladies around who couldn't hear Shen Zhiyi's inner thoughts all took a deep breath, looking at Shen Zhiyi as if she were about to be beaten to death.

You should know that the Eighth Princess was notoriously unruly.

This person actually dared to stop the Eighth Princess so directly.

Who wants to...

"Oh, Shen Lang, I'm just so angry. Look at your dejected appearance, you must have been wronged. I've already given him a chance. As long as he speaks up, I will definitely tell Father about it."

Shen Zhiyi gave a forced smile.

[Once it's out, everyone knows what happened to him, but the Prince of Huainan committed a heinous crime of deceiving the emperor, punishable by the extermination of nine generations of his family. What can he say? He can only swallow this grievance wholeheartedly.]

[That eighth princess is really something; she's all grown up to be spoiled and unruly, but she doesn't seem to have any brains.]

"Cough cough."

Those present who could hear Shen Zhiyi's inner thoughts looked up at the sky and down the ground, pretending they hadn't heard anything.

But when they turned around, they looked at each other and couldn't help but give each other a thumbs up.

As expected of Shen Lang, he dares to criticize anyone in the old emperor's family.

Ironically, those people weren't angry at all after being rebuked by Shen Zhiyi, including that spoiled Eighth Princess.

The Eighth Princess didn't feel offended; instead, she suddenly realized what was going on.

"Yes, how could this princess not give face to the Prince of Huainan?"

"Alright, alright, someone, take this back to where it came from."

And so, the true eldest son of the King of Huainan was carried back by the crowd to continue drinking.

But the fact that the King of Huainan had deceived the emperor could no longer be concealed.

The news quickly reached the old emperor.

The old emperor sat on the dragon throne and said irritably, "This Prince of Huainan is really getting bolder and bolder."

"However, I never expected that Shen Zhiyi could help me out by finding a consort for the Eighth Prince."

You should know that he had long wanted to find fault with the Prince of Huainan.

The crown prince skillfully took a piece of pastry from the old emperor's desk and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Which of the generals and princes guarding the frontiers don't have their whole families living in the capital? This Prince of Huainan only sent a son over, and he's not even favored. Father, do you think this Prince of Huainan might have any intention of rebelling?"

"You brat, spit it out."

The prince patted the crumbs of pastry in his hand and put away his playful smile.

"Father, I discovered something rather strange when I was in Jiangnan."