Chapter 126 Imprisonment (1)

“Shen Miao?”

"That's right." Su Mingfeng was a little surprised by Xie Jingxing's attitude. Suddenly, he remembered something and said with a mischievous smile, "Isn't that the girl you saved last time at the inspection field? So, she's quite courageous, and not too ugly either. Wei Qian, that brat, clearly doesn't appreciate the good things he has."

Seeing Xie Jingxing lost in thought, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Hey, you're not really interested in that girl, are you?"

Xie Jingxing sneered, glanced at Su Mingfeng coldly, and said, "Are you free?"

"Of course I'm free," Su Mingfeng frowned. "I'm seriously ill right now and can't go to court, so I spend all day at home playing with cats and dogs. You haven't been around much lately, and you've been very close to that doctor named Gao Yang. Are you hiding something from me?"

Although their childhood friendship was deep, the older they got, the more mysterious Xie Jingxing became. Although Su Mingfeng had given him some reminders about the Su family, sometimes he felt like he knew nothing about Xie Jingxing.

Xie Jingxing threw a fruit to him: "Eat yours."

Obviously he didn't intend to continue this conversation. Su Mingfeng's eyes flashed, a bitter smile appeared at the corner of his lips, but he didn't say anything.

…

Not long after the Shen family received the engagement letter from the Wei family, Ren Wanyun also asked Xianglan to invite Shen Gui to Caiyun Garden.

Ever since Shen Qing's incident, a rift had developed between Shen Gui and Ren Wanyun, and they rarely spoke to each other. Their relationship had become as cold as ice these days.

This time, it was Ren Wanyun who took the initiative to submit.

Xianglan and Caiju both greeted Chen Gui who came in. Ren Wanyun sat at the table with a somewhat melancholy look in her eyes.

"What's wrong with you?" Chen Gui's tone was still stiff. Ren Wanyun's scolding of him for being heartless and ungrateful because of Shen Qing had left Chen Gui extremely upset. Although he admired Ren Wanyun's ability to manage things well, he wasn't a broad-minded person, especially when his wife pointed at him and scolded him like a shrew.

"Master is here." Ren Wanyun gave him a lazy look, her face extremely haggard. She had always been shrewd and high-spirited, never looked like this before. Seeing this, Shen Gui's heart softened a bit. Knowing that Ren Wanyun loved Shen Qing and had been taking care of her for a long time, he knew that she was his first wife after all, so he had to give her some respect. He then scolded Xianglan and Caiju, "Why is Madam so haggard? How did you take care of the master?"

Ren Wanyun also heard the easing in Chen Gui's tone, and she was delighted. She stroked her forehead and softened even more: "It's none of their business. I'm worried about Qing'er myself. These days, I can't eat or sleep, and I'm very sad."

"Now that Qing'er's situation has unfolded, there's no point dwelling on it. You'd better get well soon. The mansion still needs you to manage the household." Shen Gui glanced at Ren Wanyun. Previously, when Ren Wanyun was the head of the household, she naturally had many advantages. She could use the Duke's money for gifts, and Ren Wanyun could handle the accounts flawlessly. Now that Ren Wanyun had to care for Shen Qing, and Chen Ruoqiu was temporarily taking over the reins, things naturally became less convenient. And all those advantages were being taken away by the third branch, which left Shen Gui unhappy.

Ren Wanyun gritted her teeth. Shen Gui was only focused on his official career and didn't care about Shen Qing at all. She said, "I think so too, but Qing'er is in such a bad state that she can't leave her family, and I'm worried."

"So it would be better to marry her to the Huang family." Chen Gui mentioned this matter, and his tone, which had just been relaxed, became stiff again: "Women have opinions, and their hair is long but their knowledge is short. Qing'er is in this state now, so she should find a good family to marry. The Huang family is wealthy and powerful, and Qing'er used to be the main wife, but you just don't agree."