Chapter 42 Deepest Gratitude

What kind of pattern is it?

It's round, with several little people drawn in the middle. The little people seem to be riding in a horse-drawn carriage, running very fast on it.

There were only one or two lines of text below, but Chen Pingjin really couldn't remember how to pronounce them.

The book is quite thick. Now that she has it in her hands, she can slowly study it.

Moreover, her dowry included many things left to her by her mother, which she could slowly search for and recall about her mother.

Shen Pingjin put the book into her sleeve, took a few steps, and looked back every few steps as she left the place where she had lived for more than ten years.

The pear blossoms in the courtyard were snow-white, fluttering in the wind. Chen Pingjin thought to herself that she would come again when she had time.

The door creaked open, its sound spreading into the courtyard. The path, paved with snow-white pear blossoms, meandered and twisted. Chen Pingjin's figure on the ground gradually lengthened, then slowly disappeared.

Unbeknownst to her, an even louder noise came from underground right after the hidden box was closed.

As soon as Shen Pingjin came out of her courtyard, she saw Shen Ruixue appear in front of her.

The two exchanged a glance, and the atmosphere became somewhat awkward for a moment.

Shen Ruixue had only wanted to see what Shen Pingjin was doing. She saw that Shen Pingjin had just come out of her courtyard and wasn't carrying anything with her, except...

Shen Ruixue saw the scabbard behind Shen Pingjin.

She looked surprised. "Sister, what's that you're wearing on your back? It looks a lot like a weapon!"

Shen Pingjin was too lazy to hide the brocade. When she saw that Shen Ruixue had discovered it, she said lazily, "That's right, this is the weapon."

Seemingly surprised that Shen Pingjin agreed so readily, Shen Ruixue was taken aback, but then a provocative look inevitably appeared on her face, "Sister, why would a young lady like you secretly keep weapons in your room? Do you know that in Dongyue Kingdom, doing this is a violation of Dongyue law?"

A smile played on Shen Ruixue's lips, her eyes filled with undeniable mockery.

Shen Pingjin snorted coldly, "Why don't you go and look in your own courtyard, little sister? Maybe you have more weapons in your courtyard than I do, your older sister."

Shen Ruixue was stunned when she heard this. "Shen Pingjin, you don't mean to take this weapon away and put it in my room, and then frame me in front of everyone, do you?"

A question mark slowly appeared above Shen Pingjin's head. Why would her younger sister have such thoughts?

She said, "If that's what you think, then I'm too lazy to explain."

Upon hearing Shen Pingjin's admission, Shen Ruixue looked at Shen Pingjin in disbelief, then covered her mouth and ran into her own courtyard.

Chen Pingjin: "..."

She was just talking nonsense, and this woman actually believed it?

Shen Pingjin frowned, watching Shen Ruixue's fleeing figure, and shook her head.

However, after resolving the immediate problem, Shen Pingjin did indeed consider the issue that Shen Ruixue had just mentioned.

In the Eastern Yue Kingdom, it is indeed a capital offense for women to possess weapons.

Moreover, some are from scholarly families or are high-ranking officials and nobles.

but……

Shen Pingjin thought to herself, although she was a woman, Yan was not.

She could easily have set her sights on Yan Jue.

Thinking of this, Shen Pingjin immediately left her courtyard, intending to go find Yan Jue.

Now, besides Nian An and Nian Ning, only Yan Jue can be trusted.

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Yan Jue was sitting in a chair at the moment. He looked at the empty seat next to him and wondered why Shen Pingjin hadn't returned for so long after just going back to her courtyard.

He gave a signal, and Ye Ting, who was secretly waiting, immediately slipped away and went to search the backyard.

But who knew that no sooner had Ye Ting left than Chen Pingjin returned.

Yan Jue looked at Shen Pingjin walking towards him and was about to say something when Shen Pingjin pulled him away in front of everyone.

Master Shen frowned slightly, seemingly puzzled, but when he thought of his eldest daughter, who was always well-mannered, doing this, he knew that something must have happened that she needed to discuss with Yan Jue alone. Thinking of this, he swallowed his words back.

Aunt He and Su Xuanmao didn't notice anything wrong with Shen Pingjin. Their eyes were vacant and lifeless, and it was unclear what they were thinking.

Shen Pingjin was oblivious to the gazes of those present. She looked at Yan Jue in front of her and took out the brocade.

Yan Jue looked at Shen Pingjin's actions with suspicion, and when he realized that she had taken out a sharp sword from behind her back, he finally couldn't help but speak up.

"Is this a sword?"

Under Yan Jue's gaze, Shen Pingjin nodded, "That's right."

Yan Jue clearly remembered that he had never seen Shen Pingjin carrying any weapons since he married her.

But now, after just one trip to the backyard, she has acquired a weapon, which means that Shen Pingjin's trip to the backyard was very likely aimed at this weapon.

Shen Pingjin knew that Yan Juemo had probably guessed the general idea, so she said, "Just now when I took the brocade out of the courtyard, Shen Ruixue saw me. As you know, there is a rule in the laws of Dongyue Kingdom that ordinary women are not allowed to privately possess weapons. The punishment is beheading for serious offenses and whipping for minor offenses."

Yan Jue frowned slightly. "So what do you mean?"

Chen Pingjin nodded and said, "That's right, I want you to help me carry Chu Jin."

"What benefits would I get?"

Yan Jue suddenly had a thought: to tease Chen Pingjin in front of him.

Seemingly surprised that Yan Jue would say such a thing, she said in a deep voice, "If you don't help, I will go to His Highness the Crown Prince for help."

!

Yan Jue was taken aback, then he laughed, "If I don't help you, are you going to go find that guy Su Xuanmao?"

The regent, who had never been unsuccessful in his pursuit of women, was shocked by what Shen Pingjin said.

He stared at Shen Pingjin in front of him as if incredulous, seemingly trying to find out if she was telling the truth in her words.

Shen Pingjin snorted inwardly. She was joking, but she wasn't someone who would be teased so easily.

She nodded calmly and said, "Since Shen Ruixue is so eager to frame me, I naturally cannot let her succeed. Now, the only people I can ask for help from are you, my father, and Su Xuanmao. If you disagree, am I supposed to just sit here and wait to die?"

These words are indeed reasonable, so reasonable that Yan Jue wanted to tear the calm expression on the person in front of him apart.

Seeing that Shen Pingjin was about to turn and leave, Yan Jue was almost laughing in anger. "I agree, okay?"

This is exactly the effect I wanted.

Chen Pingjin paused, a smile spreading across her lips. She turned her head, her innocent face radiating a beauty as delicate as a pear blossom. Looking at Yan Jue, she said softly:

“The Regent granted Pingjin’s request, for which Pingjin was extremely grateful.”