Chapter 70 It’s time to close the net

"That's not the case, but I guess someone must be waiting anxiously."

Ling Chenyi didn't say it explicitly, so how could Xiao Yuan not understand who the person he was talking about was.

He sneered, and his knuckles gripping the cup turned white and cold.

Just let the woman think about him for a few days. He didn't believe that when the Zhang sisters came to Beijing, she would still be so devoted and deeply in love with the scholar.

Suddenly, a voice in my heart said, "What if she is so stubborn that she must marry that scholar even if she knows?"

A surge of anger was like adding dry wood to a raging fire, which suddenly ignited Xiao Yuan. He was almost mad with anger and dropped the teacup in his hand to the ground.

"If she dares, I will kill that scholar."

…

Ling Chenyi looked at the teacup that suddenly broke on the ground with a puzzled look on his face, then raised his head to look at Xiao Yuan who was talking to himself.

"What’s wrong with you?"

Xiao Yuan finally came back to his senses, "Nothing."

Ling Chenyi naturally heard what he just said, and tried to persuade him, "Don't be impulsive. There is a broad road to take, but you are doing something extreme instead."

Shen Anan might really try to kill him, but she just played a good hand badly.

Xiao Yuan glanced at him and said coldly, "I know what's going on."

That voice was the panic that he had buried deep in his heart, unwilling to mention or believe.

Although that woman is stubborn, she is not stupid and I don't think she will refuse to repent.

At this moment, Shen Anan, who refused to repent in his heart, was lying on the window frame in a daze.

Three days have passed since the ten-day deadline my elder brother mentioned, and the city is calm, as if nothing had happened.

"Miss, the eldest master is investigating this matter every day, so you don't have to worry." Mo Xiang put a cloak on her, fearing that she would catch a cold.

There is only a month and a half left until the end of the year. The weather is very cold, especially at night, when all the water is frozen.

Shen Anan gathered her cloak, revealing only a pretty little face from the furry collar, which was slightly reddened by the cold wind.

She was worried about more than just this one thing, but a lot of small things that happened one after another. The feeling of being out of control kept her awake at night and made her feel upset.

"Brother, are you busy these days?"

Mo Xiang thought for a moment and said, "That's probably right. Anyway, he goes out early and comes back late every day, and he is rarely seen."

Shen Anan nodded.

Suddenly I realized something was wrong. If I had any clues, there should be results soon. If there were no results, how could my elder brother swear that Zhang Yeyang would be fine within ten days.

Unless... the things he saw that he shouldn't have seen will have consequences within these ten days.

But now everything is calm and there is no sign of anything big happening.

Shen Anan frowned, and the uneasiness in his heart became stronger.

"Miss, it's getting late, you should go to bed early." Mo Xiang stepped forward to remind her again. Shen Anan breathed a sigh of relief and finally left the window.

Time passed day by day, and in a blink of an eye, there were only less than three days left before the ten-day deadline. Shen Anan hesitated for a moment, and went to Shen Changhe's courtyard at dusk.

"Miss, why are you here at this hour?" The servant was a little surprised.

Shen Anan glanced at his motionless body blocking the gate and raised his eyebrows, "Brother, are there guests in the yard?"

The servant nodded, looked around and lowered his voice and said, "Someone from the Second Prince's Consort's mother's family is here to ask the eldest master something."

Shen Anan was stunned.

The Shen family had little involvement with any of the political parties in the court, so why would the Second Prince's wife's mother's family come to look for the eldest brother?

She turned her head to look into the courtyard, and by chance the door of Shen Changhe's study opened, and a middle-aged man walked out.

His face flickered in the light of the glass lamp, and he was obviously not in a good mood.

When walking out of the gate, Shen Anan bowed according to etiquette. The man just glanced at her and walked away with an indescribably gloomy expression.

Shen Anan raised her eyebrows. Was this an unpleasant conversation?

She walked into the yard and went straight into the study.

Shen Changhe was sitting behind his desk. He was a little surprised to see her come in, and immediately told the servant to serve tea.

Shen Anan sat down opposite him and asked casually, "The man who just left seems to be the eldest brother of the Second Prince's wife, right?"

Shen Changhe paused for a moment, then responded softly.

"I saw that he looked not very well when he went out."

"Yeah." Another light response, Shen Changhe obviously didn't want to talk about this topic in depth, so Shen Anan stopped asking.

"The ten-day deadline is almost here. Is there any news over there?"

Shen Changhe frowned when he heard this. He had been very busy these days and had not had time to ask again. In fact, the main reason was that he did not want to get into trouble.

Xiao Yuan had a cold personality to begin with. When he mentioned Zhang Yeyang, it was as if he was asking him to walk naked in the snow. It was impossible for him to say that he was not afraid at all.

But she is my biological sister after all. Shen Changhe took a sip of tea and said, "I'll ask again tomorrow and see what they say."

"Brother." Shen Anan pursed her red lips, "Can I know who took him away?"

Shen Changhe lowered his eyes and fell into silence for a long time. Shen Anan immediately understood what his elder brother meant and stood up tactfully.

"Then I'll wait for good news from Big Brother."

"Yeah." Shen Changhe stood up and personally sent Shen Anan out of the yard. The moonlight was bright. He lowered his eyes to look at his sister's porcelain-white and beautiful face, with unstoppable worry and heartache in his eyes.

This girl has really grown up. She has a good character and is smart. He doesn't know when she became so pretty. It's no wonder that guy...

"Don't worry, big brother is here, he will be fine. Go back and have a good rest, and wait for my news."

He soothed softly.

Shen Anan smiled gently, "I will, brother, don't forget Miss Lin in your spare time. I heard that the concierge received some things these days, and it is said that Miss Lin sent someone to deliver them."

"Okay." A faint smile appeared on Shen Changhe's lips.

He has always responded to those little gadgets to kill time, even though they are childish and boring.

He stood at the gate of the courtyard, watching Shen Anan's back slowly disappear from his sight, and the gentleness on his face slowly faded away. He tilted his head and instructed the servant.

"Prepare the horses and leave the house."

The servant was stunned for a moment, looked at the sky which had already turned completely dark, and without saying anything, immediately went to do it.

Half an hour later, two fast horses left from the corner gate of Shen's mansion and headed towards Hua'an Street.

The Fourth Prince’s Mansion.

The servant saw Shen Changhe visiting late at night again and immediately welcomed him in.

At the door of the study, Qing'an and Qingfeng saw from afar Shen Changhe walking towards them on the corridor behind the housekeeper, and their faces changed.

It is easy to guess why Mr. Shen came to visit late at night.

Qingan's hair began to tingle, "What...what should I do?"

Qingfeng shook his head and said, "Why don't you stay here first, I'll go find Prince Ling."

It just so happens that Prince Ling is at home today. With him around, they can avoid a disaster, and the atmosphere won't be too cold.

Qing An nodded stiffly, "Hurry up, I can't hold on for much longer."

"If the master wants to hit me, it will be Master Shen, not you. What are you afraid of?" Qingfeng rolled his eyes.

Qing An glanced at him and sneered, "Then you stay here, I'll go get someone."

Are you kidding? Master Shen is Miss Shen's elder brother, and Miss Shen is very protective of her. The master will definitely not touch the future brother-in-law, so he will have to bear the consequences in the end.

Qingfeng didn't give him the chance. He quickly went down the stairs and walked towards the flower hall where Ling Chenyi was having dinner.

Qing'an's face was stiff, and he bowed to Shen Changhe, "Mr. Shen is here, my master is busy, how about you wait for a while?"

Wait until Master Ling comes before you go in. It means that Miss Shen is missing her husband so much and is here to ask for him, and it has nothing to do with him.

Shen Changhe glanced towards the window frame. The flickering candlelight stretched Xiao Yuan's figure very long.

Judging from the outline, he should be annotating a document.

He didn't say anything, but Xiao Yuan inside must have heard the voice, and a cold voice came out from inside.

"Let him in."

“……” Qing’an’s mouth twitched.

Why seek abuse?

But the master had already spoken, so he bowed to Shen Changhe and said in a low voice, “My master is in a bad mood today, I hope Mr. Shen can take care of him.”

"..." Shen Changhe glanced at Qing'an, said nothing, and walked into the study.

The room was lit up by candlelight as bright as day. Xiao Yuan sat behind his desk, with a lot of documents piled up beside him, all of which needed to be commented on.

At this moment, he looked at Shen Changhe, and although he did not speak, his resolute and stern face showed a bit of coldness.

"The ten-day deadline hasn't even arrived yet. Is she that impatient to wait?"

what to do. The rage in his heart to kill the scholar grew stronger and stronger and was difficult to suppress.

"..." Facing his sinister and cold eyes, Shen Changhe didn't know how to start for a moment.

He had never loved someone so passionately before, and could not understand Xiao Yuan's morbid anger that could burn at any time.

"The second prince's wife's brother from her mother's family came to see me tonight, wanting to know if there was any news about the concubine."

When this was mentioned, Xiao Yuan's expression obviously eased a lot, and he told Qing'an to serve tea.

Not only Qing'an, but also Shen Changhe breathed a sigh of relief for some reason.

"I dismissed him on the grounds that I had no clues, but he obviously didn't believe me and seemed very persistent about it."

Xiao Yuan frowned.

Speaking of business, his expression became much more normal. "The Second Prince's wife's mother's family is looking for someone. I'm afraid they are not looking for a person, but a corpse."

No matter whether a person is alive or dead, as long as he falls into their hearts, he can only die. However, it also indirectly shows that the concubine has posed a certain threat to the status of the Second Prince's wife.

No wonder Wang Ganzhi was so bold. It seemed that Xiao Ze had promised him something.

Xiao Yuan raised his hand and handed a document on the desk to Shen Changhe, "Take a look at this."

Shen Changhe took it and glanced at it, his pupils shrank slightly, "This is..."

"Chen Yi personally monitored Wang Ganzhi's movements, and the results of these days are recorded above."

Shen Changhe's hand holding the memorial tightened slightly, his face tense, and after a long while, he closed the memorial and placed it on the desk.

"I never thought that there would be such an official in Daliang."

Xiao Yuan also sneered, his cold gaze fixed on the letter.

"It's time to close the net."