Wang Enze did not want to believe it, but Shen Yun had no reason to lie to him.
Moreover, he had given him an address and asked him to send people there immediately.
Wang Enze had his doubts, but his actions showed no hesitation.
These were extraordinary times.
They had stayed in Jiangning Prefecture for a long time, yet they had seen and heard nothing of importance.
The local prefect, Liu Liangsheng, had handled everything flawlessly.
Therefore, regardless of whether the information provided by Shen Yun was true or false, he wanted to see for himself.
If it was true, it would be a major breakthrough.
If it was false, it didn't matter; it would just be a wasted trip.
Wang Enze quickly considered the gains and losses of the matter.
The two traveled together, and the distance between the two places was not far.
There, he found the Wen family and everyone under her.
After rescuing them, Madam Wen provided a lot of crucial evidence.
All the evidence pointed directly to Liu Liangsheng, the prefect of Jiangning Prefecture.
By the end of May, the weather in the capital had become somewhat muggy.
At this time, the Princess's manor appeared both desolate and lively.
Desolate because the vast manor was only left with the Princess and Prince Consort Liu as the only masters.
The Princess had never paid attention to the other concubines, illegitimate sons, and daughters.
Those loyal to her in the manor had also never treated them as masters.
However, it was lively because the Princess had surrounded Prince Consort Liu with a large group of guards.
Prince Consort Liu looked slightly bewildered when he saw them and subconsciously asked, "Man'er, what are you doing?"
The Princess looked at the calm Prince Consort Liu, who still had that handsome and elegant face.
His smile was full of spring, making people unable to help but be moved.
When she was younger, hiding behind the beaded curtain in her father's Hall of Diligent Governance, she had seen this face and was so amazed and joyful.
She had almost instantly decided to make him her Prince Consort.
She refused to listen to any persuasion from her elder brother, who was then the Crown Prince.
She even had a falling out with her sister-in-law, the Crown Princess.
When they first got together, they were indeed sweet, and their daily interactions were very affectionate for a period of time.
But as time passed, the philanderer remained a philanderer, and the man's many bad habits gradually emerged.
He actually molested her personal maid while the Princess was pregnant.
When she found out, he shamelessly hugged her, kissed her belly, and cried, saying he had only made a mistake that all men make.
He promised that if she was unwilling, he would never do it again.
The Princess went to her sister-in-law, the Crown Princess, to cry. The Crown Princess directly told her to divorce him and not keep such a man.
But the nannies around her, including the Empress Dowager who was still alive at the time, advised her to endure it.
Men were like that.
Having three wives and four concubines was normal.
The Princess had never thought that Liu Junsheng would truly not take concubines after marrying her.
She just felt that their beautiful life had just begun, and she hadn't savored it yet, so she couldn't quite understand.
However, she had grown up in the imperial palace.
Let alone the three wives and four concubines of ordinary families, from her imperial grandfather and father's three palaces and six courtyards, to her brother's principal wife, secondary wives, and many concubines.
Why should her Prince Consort only be devoted to her?
So she forgave him, even arranged for the maid he had molested to be married to him and sent to his bed, becoming a concubine.
Later, when she gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, she elevated her to the status of a concubine.
With the first instance, subsequent events became simple and easy.
The second concubine appeared when she was pregnant with her second child.
The third concubine was elevated without her needing to be pregnant.
Later...
Of course, the Princess did not know about Liu Junsheng's actions outside the manor at first.
It was only after Su Xiaoqi reminded her for the first time that she sent people to investigate and discovered that Liu Junsheng not only had three concubines and six illegitimate children in the manor, but he also had three outside mistresses, each of whom had given birth to at least three children for him.
He, along with his outside mistresses and illegitimate children, could form a polo team, with a few more to spare for substitute players.
From then on, the Princess's heart died.
She no longer had to show leniency when investigating his affairs.
The more she investigated, the more astonished she was.
Not only did he disregard her and engage in illicit relationships, but he also had a large number of illegitimate children.
He even used his title as Prince Consort to amass wealth outside the manor.
The Zhang family, who was in the grain and fodder business, had to share some of their profits.
The Li family, who was in the coal mining business, also had to go to his door to seek favors.
The Yun family, who was in the textile business, only took good fabrics and never paid for them. As for where they went, naturally, they went to his various households outside the manor.
The couple sat and stood, and the scene was very quiet.
Su Xiaoqi and Princess Huian were invited over in such a situation.
The Princess glanced at her and beckoned her to sit beside her.
She then looked at her own biological daughter, Huian, with affection.
Alas, she could only let her be sad today.
The Princess's heart grew gloomy, and she turned to the man standing before her:
"Liu Junsheng, Liu Junsheng. After more than ten years of marriage, you return to the Princess's manor every day, and you also report to the Ministry of Revenue.
When did you go to your outside mistresses?
And how did you have so many children..."
The Princess frowned deeply. She couldn't figure it out, truly couldn't.
How could one person divide themselves into so many parts and do so many things at the same time?
Su Xiaoqi happened to see this part and silently gave Liu Junsheng a thumbs-up in quotation marks in her heart, praising him as an excellent time manager.
He was much better than the "group brawler" from modern times and many other scumbags.
"Man'er, what nonsense are you talking about?" Liu Junsheng listened as the Princess recounted everything he had done over the years.
He was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he found his voice and instinctively retorted.
It was a joke; how could he admit to these things?
If he didn't admit it, there might be a glimmer of hope. Once he admitted it, with the current emperor's favor towards the Princess and her willful nature, he probably wouldn't even know where he was buried if he died.
He was terrified, trembling all over.
The Princess had always been unaware of these matters; how did she know now?
Liu Junsheng was not foolish and immediately thought that the Princess had been interacting closely with the woman named Su Xiaoqi recently.
It was also because of her that his meticulous plans had failed time and again.
And now it had come to this point.
Liu Junsheng had never imagined that one day he would fall out with the Princess.
"Man'er, what you're saying isn't true." Liu Junsheng, unprepared, decided to deny everything outright.
No matter what the Princess said, he would not admit it.
There were no identifying marks on those things; anyone could have done them, and it was likely a frame-up.
Liu Junsheng thought this was a good plan, but he didn't expect that since the Princess had decided to deal with him, she wouldn't be soft-hearted.
As soon as the Princess saw him deny it, she immediately clapped her hands, and the captain of the guards, Li Gui, directly dragged the bound people into the main hall.
The bright and spacious main hall had its twelve latticed doors open, and the guards dragged a group of women and children in through the two middle doors.