The dust on the roof beams was thick. He searched inch by inch and finally found a crack in the largest beam.

Wipe away the dust with your hand, and a palm-sized groove appears before your eyes.

Gently pry open the wooden lid, and inside lies a yellowed piece of paper.

Jiang Shuyue returned to the west wing and told Sui Sui to go find Shui Sheng first.

With no one else in the room, she made a thought, and the wooden box vanished from its spot.

She tidied her hair and then took the brocade box to the dining room.

“Uncle, Ajin, Nannan.”

"Sister."

As soon as Jiang Shuyue entered the dining room, Su Nan came up to her and pulled her to sit down.

Su Huai-ren had a rosy complexion, kind eyes, and an even stronger scholarly air about him.

"Nan Nan, quickly pour your sister a cup of tea."

"Sister, I'm doing well at the academy, but I miss you all so much." Su Nan knew her sister would definitely ask if she was settling in well at the academy, so she decided to finish speaking before going to pour tea.

Su Huai-ren said, "The headmaster takes special care of us. Su Nan is not as good as Su Jin, but he is no worse than other scholars. The headmaster assigned him to the novice class."

Jiang Shuyue naturally understood that the students in the Tongsheng class were all scholars who had passed the Tongsheng exam. It was quite remarkable that Su Nan was able to enter the Tongsheng class and do well in his studies.

Su Jin looked at Jiang Shuyue and said, "Sister, you've lost weight."

Jiang Shuyue touched her cheek and smiled, "I haven't lost weight. It's just that Qiuju let her hair down, so she looks thinner."

"Ah Jin, you're even fairer than when you're at home. Our Ah Jin is even more beautiful now."

Su Jin was shy and became embarrassed by Jiang Shuyue's praise.

"Sister, you don't know, my brother works very hard every day. When he finishes class, I see his classmates playing in the garden or corridor, but he is reciting his lessons in the classroom."

"Ah Jin, you can't do that. You have to have a balance between work and rest. Overusing your eyes will make them tired, and over time your vision will weaken."

"There are no glasses here," Jiang Shuyue solemnly reminded Su Jin.

"Don't worry, sister, I will definitely be careful when I get back."

"Just do your best in your studies; you don't necessarily have to be number one."

Su Nan placed the tea in front of Jiang Shuyue, "I like what you said, sister. You talk about the social hierarchy of scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants, belittling merchants so much. But I don't think merchants are any worse off than anyone else. On the contrary, it's the farmers..."

"Nan Nan! You can say these things at home, but don't talk about them outside. Some things are better left unsaid." Despite his scholarly air, Su Huai Ren, who had experienced so much, was not pedantic.

What the emperor says goes. Anyone who says something unorthodox or heretical could lose their head if overheard by someone with ulterior motives.

Jiang Shuyue saw Su Nan shrink back as he was being scolded.

She pushed a brocade box to the other side, saying, "Ajin, this is your hair ornament."

"Nan Nan, this is yours. Keep it for now, and wear it when you reach the age of marriage." Jiang Shuyue said, opening the brocade box and handing it to Su Nan.

“This child, it’s not easy for the clinic to make money, don’t keep spending money on the two of them.”

Jiang Shuyue smiled as she listened to Su Huai Ren's words. She didn't mention the story of Sui Sui picking up stones; it was too bizarre to talk about.

"What a beautiful hair ornament, I love it." Su Nan didn't stand on ceremony, taking the hair ornament and looking at it over and over, unable to put it down.

"Thank you, elder sister." Su Jin smiled, picked up the brocade box, and left the dining room.

Su Jin had just left when Nangong Zeyue walked in.

Su Nan greeted them and then said to Jiang Shuyue, "I'm going to find Sui Sui and Shui Sheng."

"Go and have a good talk with Shuisheng. He's going to Black Pool Valley tomorrow."

"Really? This is so sudden." Su Nan hugged the brocade box, her eyes filled with reluctance.

Shuisheng had been by his side ever since he could walk, and his feelings for Shuisheng were no less than his feelings for Suisui.

"Uncle Su, my martial uncle has arrived in the capital. He sent someone back with a message asking me to give this to you."

Nangong Zeyue handed over the house deed.

Before Su Huai-ren could even look down at the property deed, he did some quick calculations and thought, "That's not right! He's only been gone for half a month. Even if he brought a letter back, it wouldn't be this fast."

There was no one else there. Nangong Zeyue placed the house deed in front of Su Huai Ren, walked past Jiang Shuyue, and sat down in the spot where Su Jin had just been sitting.

"Uncle Su probably doesn't know! Master is riding at breakneck speed, changing horses along the way. With his current skills, he can reach the capital in less than half a month."

Nangong Zeyue glanced at Jiang Shuyue, "There are people from Black Pool Valley in the capital. My master uses carrier pigeons to deliver messages. He sends the message to Laiyang City, and someone will naturally deliver it to him."

Even if Nangong Zeyue didn't elaborate, Jiang Shuyue could still imagine it.

Jiang Shuyue secretly breathed a sigh of relief. It turned out that Black Pool Valley also had influence in the capital, and Uncle Lin was not acting alone.

Su Huai-ren unfolded the yellowed paper.

"Property deed!"

"Brother Lin, what do you mean by this? My family is staying at his house for free, and he still..."

“My uncle said he’s been traveling around alone and this courtyard has been abandoned because no one lives here. He asked me to give it to you, and he’ll be giving it to Uncle Su.”

Su Huai Ren waved his hand repeatedly and carefully handed the house deed to Nangong Zeyue, saying, "This is not acceptable. It would be better if Young Master Nangong could keep the house deed for Brother Lin."

After a long silence, Jiang Shuyue finally spoke up: "Uncle Lin's kindness is appreciated, but Uncle Lin doesn't know when he will return to Laiyang City, so this place really needs to be taken care of."

"Then I'll keep it for now, and I can give it to Brother Lin when he returns to Laiyang City."

Just then, Aunt Su brought in the dishes.

Su Huai-ren, holding the house deed, said to Aunt Su, "Wife of the child, please keep this house deed for now."

Jiang Shuyue was racking her brains trying to come up with an excuse to get Aunt Su to accept the silver notes.

She reached into her sleeve, and with a thought, a stack of silver notes appeared in her hand.

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