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

Chapter 147 The thief shouts to catch the thief

【Oh dear, that old emperor, why does he have to give me such a difficult task? He insists I find a husband for the Eighth Princess. Where am I supposed to find one? I'm a court attendant, not a matchmaker.】

Shen Zhiyi clutched her head in pain.

Finally, he said weakly, "May I ask, Your Highness, what type of consort do you desire?"

"The kind of prince consort."

"Pfft, cough cough cough."

Goodness, how could I have forgotten about the complicated relationship between the Eighth Princess, the Sixth Princess, the Prince Consort, and that male prostitute?

[Hehe, but the Eighth Princess reminded me that the young male prostitute is currently in love with the General of the Central Army, but it seems the General of the Central Army is currently discussing marriage with the daughter of the Minister of Rites.]

The Eighth Princess's eyes lit up, and she stopped looking at the portrait in her hand.

I never expected that the young male prostitute would have some kind of relationship with the General.

Let me see how that male prostitute is feeling right now!!!

With a touch of gossip, Shen Zhiyi opened the surveillance footage of the male prostitute.

I was shocked when I saw it, so I quickly turned off the surveillance camera on the male prostitute.

[Oh, look away, look away! This young male prostitute has finally found his Nth other half in life.]

The Eighth Princess jumped up excitedly.

It must be that matter.

Damn it, why can't she see the live version?

Shen Zhiyi is thin-skinned, but she's thick-skinned too.

She's not afraid of getting a sty.

The Eighth Princess suddenly jumped up, startling Shen Zhiyi.

"Your Highness, do you know what kind of husband you want?"

"what?"

The Eighth Princess stammered, "Ah, well, well, actually, I don't know what kind of husband I want, but, but I remember that the Hundred Flowers Banquet is in a few days."

[A Hundred Flowers Banquet?]

This "Hundred Flowers Banquet" seems to be nothing more than a disguised matchmaking event.

"I'll have to trouble you, Shen Lang, to give me a good vetting of them."

Shen Zhiyi's lips twitched violently. She remained polite on the surface, but cursed inwardly.

This is just a disguised way of making me work overtime!

[It's that damned kind of overtime work for the boss's daughter, without even overtime pay! Exploitation! This is feudal-style exploitation!!!]

Fortunately, I have a surveillance system, but I still have to pretend it's not working.

The Eighth Princess looked at Shen Zhiyi with curiosity.

Just putting on an act?

How do you pretend?

*

Before we knew it, it was time for the Hundred Flowers Banquet. The weather was starting to warm up, and the flowers were like peacocks displaying their plumage.

Ah, spring has arrived, and everywhere is filled with the air of blossoming romance.

Shen Zhiyi stood beside the Eighth Princess, holding a small notebook.

"Your Highness, here are the profiles of all the men who will be attending the Hundred Flowers Banquet. Please take a look."

The Eighth Princess took the notebook and was stunned.

So this is what Shen Zhiyi meant by "just putting on an act".

That's incredibly dedicated; writing it all down would take a lot of time.

[Haha, I had a poor scholar from Ziqi Study copy it. It's cheap and easy to use, just as good as a college student earning twenty yuan an hour!]

The Eighth Princess carefully examined the information above, which contained only the most basic details and nothing more.

However, it might be because everyone is a woman, and also someone who values ​​appearance.

Shen Zhiyi would add a small note after her name.

It was so small that the Eighth Princess had to stare wide-eyed to see it clearly.

--ugly.

—So-so.

—It's alright.

--Can.

Very good, she understands now, these must be the evaluations of appearance.

The Eighth Princess decided to start with the most handsome one.

She pointed to the names on one of the pages.

"This is the one. I wish to meet him. Please invite him over."

The Eighth Princess sat in a pavilion, where the flowers were in full bloom.

"Shen Lang, what are you standing for? Sit down quickly."

"I just had them bring Magistrate Wu here. I've heard of him before. He's young and unmarried, but he's already a magistrate in Dajing. What rank is a magistrate in Dajing again?"

"Your Highness, it is a seventh-rank official."

"Only a seventh-rank official?" The Eighth Princess looked down on the low rank.

But then I thought, Shen Zhiyi said he's not bad looking, so he must be a handsome young man.

Being a low-ranking official is not a big problem. If he becomes her husband in the future, will he be afraid of not being able to become a high-ranking official?

Soon, Magistrate Wu came over, kowtowed to the princess, and then bowed to Shen Zhiyi.

Wow, that's rare. They even bowed to me.

County Magistrate Wu: Your official rank is higher than his, so of course you must pay your respects.

"Your Highness, may I ask why you summoned me here?"

The Eighth Princess waved her hand: "Sit."

"Why else would I, the princess, come to this Hundred Flowers Banquet? What is Magistrate Wu doing here? I, the princess, am here for the same reason."

Magistrate Wu is here to investigate a case involving a dead body.

The smile on the Eighth Princess's face froze instantly.

County Magistrate Wu smiled politely at the Eighth Princess.

The Eighth Princess felt a bit unlucky, but since the other party's skin was indeed very good, she patiently continued to ask.

"I wonder what expectations Magistrate Wu has for his future wife?"

[Wow, as expected of the old emperor's daughter, she's so direct.]

[It seems the Eighth Princess thinks Magistrate Wu is extremely handsome, but Magistrate Wu prefers family-oriented, gentle, and considerate women. Shouldn't the Eighth Princess take a look in the mirror and see if she's suitable?]

The Eighth Princess glared angrily at Shen Zhiyi.

Shen Zhiyi: ? ? ?

Why did that eighth princess kick me?

After hearing Shen Zhiyi's heartfelt words, Magistrate Wu knew that the Eighth Princess had come here to choose a husband.

He immediately held his breath and said very quickly, "Your Highness, I prefer women with a bit of personality, so that the household will be much more lively after I marry one."

The Eighth Princess chuckled and said, "Well, I heard that Magistrate Wu seems to prefer gentle and family-oriented women."

"That's all in the past; people change."

[Heh, you've really changed your mind quickly. When you arrived, you were all all over the magistrate's daughter from Jing County, and now, less than an hour later, you don't like her anymore.]

Before Magistrate Wu could say anything more, he was forcibly dragged away by the eunuch.

[But what murder case did Magistrate Wu handle? How did the investigation lead them here?]

Shen Zhiyi immediately put the Eighth Princess's blind date aside and began to look at the case that Magistrate Wu was going to investigate.

Three days ago, the daughter of a prefectural magistrate in Shuntian Prefecture died. During the investigation, Magistrate Wu discovered that the daughter had received a letter before her death, saying she wanted to meet him at the Hundred Flowers Banquet. So, Magistrate Wu suspects the murderer was the letter sender, and that's why he came to the banquet?

Upon hearing that there might be a murderer at the Hundred Flowers Banquet, the Eighth Princess jumped up as if she were sitting on a fire.

"This princess must return to the princess's residence!"

[Hilarious! This is like the thief crying "stop thief!"]

Those present who could hear their innermost thoughts: ? ? ?