Shen Cangyun was upset and didn't want to stay here, so he turned around and walked out.

Standing on the stairs of Jiaoyang Pavilion and looking up, he remembered that this place was originally called Ruyi Pavilion, and he had promised to give it to Shen Ruyi.

Because of this, Shen Ruyi's Shaohuayuan was demolished ahead of schedule.

In a trance, he seemed to see the scene of Ruyi Pavilion just being built.

He brought Shen Ruyi over and said to her, "Ruyi, this Ruyi Pavilion has been built, but it's not dry yet. You can move in when it's dry."

"Really, Daddy? Thank you, Daddy!"

The little girl threw herself into his arms, her head on his chest.

Since when did he distance himself from her?

Not to mention hugging her, I haven't even touched her head.

The time when the father and daughter talked and laughed together seemed to have passed a long time ago. Before she knew it, she had been in Xifeng Courtyard for a year. She no longer cried, begged for his forgiveness, or begged for his love.

She apologized to Shen Jiaojiao, chatted and laughed with the Ninth Prince, toasted with Yan Weiyun, became a close friend with Li Xiangyi regardless of age difference, took Master Yikong of Prajna Hall as her teacher, and became the emperor's lucky star.

All this had already happened by the time he realized it.

Today, Cuiyu said that it was Shen Jiaojiao who rolled down the rockery by herself, and she went to show off to Shen Ruyi.

And Shen Ruyi was so depressed that day that she climbed up the rockery and wanted to commit suicide!

And Cuiyu was the only witness that he believed Shen Ruyi pushed Shen Jiaojiao down the mountain! If the witness lied...

Shen Cangyun staggered, he simply didn't dare to think about it.

He made Shen Ruyi kneel for a whole day and night during a snowstorm, freezing her into a snowman. He locked her in the woodshed and didn’t give her any food for two or three days…

He forced her to apologize to Shen Jiaojiao in public!

So, is what Cuiyu said true?

"Songhua, go to Cuiyu's room..." He instructed the maid beside him in a daze.

But he quickly asked her to come back, "Don't go, I'll go by myself."

If there really were ten ounces of gold under the jade bed...

He didn't dare to think about it.

Shen Cangyun was distraught and went to the servants' residence...

Shen Jiaojiao heard his footsteps fading away, and also heard Cuiyu being dragged out. She also vaguely heard him asking Songhua to go see Cuiyu's room.

These things made Shen Jiaojiao so nervous that she broke out in cold sweats. She couldn't help but grab Gu Qinghua's sleeve and said anxiously, "Brother Qinghua, what if Cuiyu frames me? If Daddy and you don't like me anymore, I will be alone in this world, wuwuwu..."

When Gu Qinghua lowered his head, he saw her tears pouring out like a tide, and couldn't help but said distressedly: "Jiaojiao, Cuiyu is just a maid, Uncle Shen won't believe her, you should take good care of yourself and don't let your imagination run wild."

After thinking for a while, he added: "Even if I don't like myself anymore, I won't dislike you."

Being with Shen Jiaojiao gave him a sense of satisfaction.

He is the eldest son of the Gu family, but he has not passed the imperial examination yet. Although he has a job as an assistant minister in the Ministry of Rites, what future can he have in the Ministry of Rites? Under him, there is a concubine's son who has passed the imperial examination. If he works harder, he will pass the palace examination this year and soon surpass him.

Even the Second Prince and Concubine Li have now set their sights on that bastard.

So, he is now shameless in the Gu family.

When he arrived at the Shen family, Shen Cangyun's official position was already higher than his father's. In addition, Shen Yu was also serving in the imperial court, and Shen Ci had also been in the Imperial Hospital before, so he felt even more ashamed.

Let’s talk about Shen Ruyi.

She was the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion and had been pampered since childhood. For some reason, every time he saw her, he felt that he was not worthy of her.

Previously at the Empress Dowager’s Hibiscus Banquet, Shen Ruyi had talked with the eldest princess, the third princess, and the fourth princess. She didn’t have luxurious clothes and jewelry, but when she stood there, she gave people the feeling that she was the princess.

Gu Qinghua had to admit that Shen Ruyi was the kind of woman that he would be inferior to at home.

He was happy to have such an outstanding fiancée, but he also felt uncomfortable.

Shen Jiaojiao is different.

Although she is also a daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she was raised in the countryside since childhood, but she was not contaminated by the vulgarity of the country people. Instead, she was brought up to be a little bird, adorable and pitiful.

He was more than capable of protecting Shen Jiaojiao.

In front of her, he was more like a man of integrity.

Thinking of this, he hugged the woman in his arms tighter and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid. You will marry me soon. I can protect you and no one will bully you in the future."

"When we get to the Gu family, if another maid dares to ride on your head, I'll let her go."

Shen Jiaojiao nodded after hearing this, "Brother Qinghua is still the best to me..."

But I still feel uneasy in my heart.

…

Before, Cui Yu lived near Xifengyuan.

When Shen Ruyi went out to pour out the medicine residue, she saw Shen Cangyun sneaking over there, looking a little absent-minded, and didn't even notice her coming out.

Fang Fei was surprised and asked, "Miss, that's the servants' room, why did the master go there alone?"

"have no idea."

Shen Ruyi shook her head. "Where he goes has nothing to do with us."

After saying that, he turned around and went back to the house.

It was broad daylight and the servants were all out working.

Shen Cangyun entered the empty courtyard and followed the sign on the door to the rooms of Cui Yu, Fang Fei and several others.

Then, according to the number on the head of the bed, he found Cui Yu's bed.

After searching for a while, he felt a few hard objects under the mattress, and his heart felt like it was hit by a hammer.

When I took it out, it turned out to be broken gold!

Cui Yu was right. The gold coins weighed a full ten taels and were the pocket money he had given to Shen Jiaojiao before. Even the shapes were the same.

His heart skipped a beat. "Could it be that I really had wronged Ruyi before, and that what Jiaojiao said was all false?"

Suddenly, I felt the broken gold in my palm become hot.

If this is the truth...

After coming out of Cuiyu's room, Shen Cangyun staggered and was a little dazed. For a moment, he didn't know how to deal with this matter. He stood at the gate of Xifeng Courtyard for a long time.

Go and apologize to Shen Ruyi?

He couldn't let go of his pride and it also damaged his dignity.

If others knew that he, a prime minister, couldn't even manage the affairs between the daughters in his family, how could he gain a foothold in the court in the future? How would the servants in the mansion look at him?

So, we can't apologize, nor can we let this matter spread.

Shen Cangyun closed his eyes and decided to go visit Shen Ruyi, so he put the broken gold in his sleeves and pushed the door open and walked into Xifeng Courtyard.

The door of Xifeng Courtyard clanged in the cold wind.

The door lock was broken, so Shen Ruyi found a piece of scrap wire from the inside to hook it. When the wind blew, the two doors would push inward, leaving a gap as thick as an arm in the middle.

Shen Cangyun felt a little guilty looking at this scene.

He had never been to Xifeng Courtyard. At that time, he just thought that Xifeng Courtyard was idle, so he ignored Shen Ruyi's fuss and sent her there.

But I didn’t expect that after so many years, Xifeng Courtyard had become so dilapidated!

And the eldest daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion lives in such a place.