Shen Qiyin recognized it as her purse at a glance!

Originally embroidered for Madam Shen, she decided to give it to Feng Heng as a token of their love. Feng Heng then gave it to the courtesan of Xunxiang Pavilion, and it was confiscated by Xiao Yan. In the end, it returned to her hands after going through many twists and turns.

But Shen Qiyin clearly remembered that when Xiao Yan returned the purse to her that day, she clearly threw it into the charcoal brazier and burned it!

Could it be that Xiao Yan picked it up?

Thinking of this, Shen Qiyin secretly glanced at Xiao Yan, her gaze filled with inquiry.

Xiao Yan didn't notice. After putting his things away, he turned and went upstairs. Seeing that Shen Qiyin hadn't followed, he stopped at the top of the stairs and turned back to call her, "Come here."

"Okay!" Shen Qiyin obediently followed.

The first to fourth floors are where prisoners awaiting investigation are held, and the floors above are where case files are stored.

Because the ceilings on each floor are quite high, the staircases are naturally longer.

Shen Xiyin started panting as soon as she climbed to the fourth floor.

Xiao Yan continued upwards.

He stopped when he heard no more footsteps behind him.

When I turned around, I saw her holding up her skirt with one hand and gripping the railing with the other, staring intently at the stairs in front of her, as if she had a grudge against them. Her expression... was rather charmingly naive.

Shen Qiyin was panting with her head down when she suddenly felt a shadow envelop her.

She subconsciously looked up and saw Xiao Yan stretch out his arm in front of her, gesturing for her to put it on.

Shen Qiyin blinked blankly.

one time.

Two times.

On the third blink, she grabbed Xiao Yan's wrist from below and smiled sweetly, "Thank you, sir."

Xiao Yan's eyes suddenly flashed.

He turned and went upstairs, his steps even slower than before.

The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the lattice window, making his ear tips bright red, which, against his fair and clean face, appeared even more vibrant.

Unfortunately, Miss Shen was focused on climbing the stairs and didn't notice anything amiss.

At first, she only symbolically and lightly tugged at Xiao Yan's wrist, but later she gripped it tighter and tighter, wishing she could use her other hand as well and be dragged along by him.

Finally reaching the top floor, Shen Qiyin immediately looked around, wanting to see what treasures were here that made Xiao Yan drag her up so high to see them.

Xiao Yan walked straight to a cabinet on the wall. He pressed a button, and the tall cabinet split in the middle, opening slowly like two doors.

What comes into view is a wall covered with flutes.

Moreover, all the items displayed on it were jade flutes.

White jade, jadeite, blood jade, black jade, yellow jade... Shen Qiyin looked through them one by one, and at the bottom row she saw the purple jade flute that she had taken a liking to that day.

Xiao Yan stood in front of that wall for a long time before saying in a deep voice, "Apart from the Purple Jade Flute, you may choose any of the others."

Chen Xiyin said, "Then I won't stand on ceremony."

She walked up to the wall and examined it closely, not caring about the color, but only about the quality of the jade.

They couldn't make a decision for a long time.

Xiao Yan appeared behind her without her noticing, and suddenly reached out to take down the black jade flute from the very center of the first row, saying, "This one is the most expensive."

Shen Xiyin: "..." Is it that obvious?

She smiled sheepishly, but honestly extended her hand: "Thank you for the gift, sir."

Xiao Yan's gaze fell on the teeth marks on her palm, his brow furrowing slightly: "Who bit me?"

She glanced at him and said casually, "Oh, it's the third young master of the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion."

“I went to see him today and he accidentally bit me.”

Mentioning this matter, Shen Qiyin suddenly remembered what Marquis Wu'an had said, and said to Xiao Yan, "The Marquis said that it was because the gentleman praised my medical skills to him that he asked me to come and treat Young Master Wei."

"I will never forget your kindness in helping me."

Xiao Yan replied, "It's because you have the ability."

Marquis Wu'an had personally witnessed how badly Qianxing was injured, so he naturally understood how difficult it was to save her life.

Otherwise, no matter how much he praises him, he will remain unmoved.

Having successfully obtained the flute, Shen Qiyin bid farewell to Xiao Yan and left.

As she walked out of the dark prison, she saw a commotion coming from the main courtyard. As she got closer, she realized that it was her Ren Dong arm wrestling with a group of rough men from the Thousand Eagle Guard!

A large crowd surrounded her and the bear and deer, shouting encouragement, creating quite a lively scene.

"How's it going, Brother Xiong? Can't take it anymore? If you can't, just call him 'Dad' instead, or Honeysuckle will break your wrist later."

The bear and deer were furious upon hearing this: "You let go..."

But when his gaze fell on the person opposite him, the words that were about to come out suddenly changed: "What nonsense are you spouting!"

The other person said, "Brother Xiong, you have to win! If even you lose, where will the Thousand Eagle Guards' reputation be? The lord will kick us all out of the Eagle Pavilion!"

"Honeysuckle girl, don't listen to his nonsense. Break it hard, break it hard. I'm betting you'll win."

"Yes, Honeysuckle Girl, let's prick their butts with a knife today and show them what's what!"

...

It turned out that while Ren Dong was playing with the turtle, the old lady in charge of cooking and the old man in charge of shopping carried two bags of flour by. The old lady's arms were tired and she couldn't lift them anymore, so she put them down to rest.

Just as the Thousand Eagle Guards were about to step forward to help, they saw Ren Dong lift her up, kick her, easily hoist her onto his shoulder, and then carry her away, leaving everyone stunned.

When she returned, she saw that the group of Thousand Eagle Guards were looking at her as if she were a monkey.

Some people asked her why she was so strong, some people asked her how strong she really was, some people asked her if she was as strong as him... and then, it turned into the scene we see now.

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