Shen Yuexi held Liang Yuyu in her arms and walked behind Xianggui.
The little guy poked his head out restlessly, his round eyes rolling around as he looked at the layout of the yard.
Minister Cen is a well-known official in the court for his integrity and honesty, and for speaking up for the people.
Liang Yuyu remembered that the novel had described in detail that one year there was a locust plague around the capital, and Minister Cen led people to provide disaster relief. When he saw the displaced people in the disaster area, he burst into tears and even said that it was his fault as the minister that he had such a bad luck that year.
Later, Minister Cen also donated several hundred taels of silver to provide disaster relief.
When Liang Yuyu saw this scene, she felt a little strange.
Since Minister Cen was such an honest and upright official, why did he take out hundreds of taels of silver just like that?
How much is the annual salary from the court?
Even if Minister Cen did not eat or drink, it would take him many years to save up enough money.
Now looking at the layout of the Cen Mansion, Liang Yuyu had an idea in mind.
[Minister Cen is truly remarkable. This house may appear plain and simple, but it actually holds a hidden gem.]
Shen Yuexi was a little curious and couldn't help but stop, pretending that she wanted to take a closer look, but in fact she was giving Liang Yuyu enough time to take a good look at the yard.
[Look at these corridor stones. They may seem ordinary on the surface, but they are actually rare and precious.]
[Let's not talk about anything else, just the Shoushan red stone in the courtyard.]
The red stone is completely transparent, with the center being as bright and transparent as if it were amber.
This kind of red stone would fetch at least a hundred gold coins on the market. Yet, in the Cen Mansion, it's simply displayed outside as a decoration.
Either Minister Cen is so wealthy that he doesn't care about this, or he's trying to deceive others by making them think this is just an ordinary item.
Shen Yuexi listened to Liang Yuyu's inner thoughts, and her eyes followed her gaze and fell on the red stone.
It is indeed an extremely transparent and beautiful stone.
Xiang Gui saw Shen Yuexi pause and stare at the red stone. She couldn't help but be curious and stepped forward: "Mrs. Liang, is there anything wrong?"
Shen Yuexi raised her chin and pointed at the red stone. "This red stone is really good, it's hard to take your eyes off it. How come I've never heard that Minister Cen likes these things before?"
Xianggui looked in the direction Shen Yuexi pointed, and saw that what Shen Yuexi praised so highly was just a piece of stone placed in the courtyard of the Cen Mansion. She couldn't help but feel a little more contempt for Shen Yuexi.
She looked Shen Yuexi up and down, sneered disdainfully: "That stone is just one of my master's many collections. The master said that the quality of this stone is really shameful, so he just put it in the yard."
Xiang Gui said this, and the sarcasm on her face could no longer be concealed: "I didn't expect that Madam would like this stone."
Liang Yuyu blinked and looked at Xianggui.
Seeing her covering her lips and sneering, Xinji couldn't help but sneer.
[Fool, you don't realize how much trouble you've caused your master, right?]
Shen Yuexi remained calm and nodded slightly: "I am ignorant. I must find an opportunity to learn this skill from Minister Cen later."
Xianggui restrained her smile, turned half sideways, and made a gesture of invitation to Shen Yuexi.
Chen Yuexi no longer hesitated and followed Xianggui through the corridor and came to Cen Yiyi's courtyard.
Before I even entered the house, I could hear Cen Yiyi's low crying coming from inside the house.
"Miss, please stop crying."
"Yes, miss, the doctor told you to rest well. As long as you use the right medicine, your face will soon be back to normal. Maybe even smoother and more delicate than before."
"Miss, crying like this is really harmful to your health."
The maids surrounded Cen Yiyi, trying to comfort her one by one.
The more they talked, the harder Cen Yiyi cried.
"What do you know? If I hurt my face, how can I face Brother Shuda?"
"Brother Shuda has been cold towards me lately. If he sees me with a hurt face again, won't he become even more distant from me?"
"Wow, wow, wow~ What should I do? My heart and eyes are full of Brother Shuda. Why does God have to be so unfair to me?"
Liang Yuyu sneered disdainfully.
[So you're waiting here? ]
[She was crying and acting so hard, just to take this opportunity to pretend that these words could reach Big Brother's ears, right?]
[Luckily, it was my mother who came to the Cen residence instead of my eldest brother. Otherwise, wouldn’t that love-brained guy be moved to tears and snot after hearing these words?]
Shen Yuexi raised the corners of his eyebrows slightly, and a layer of coldness covered his dark eyes.
Xiang Gui glanced at Shen Yuexi cautiously, coughed twice, and interrupted the crying conversation in the room: "Miss, Madam Liang is here."
Cen Yiyi's crying stopped abruptly.
She covered her face with one hand, looked past the maids, and met Xianggui's eyes.
Xianggui shook her head imperceptibly, indicating that Cen Yiyi and Liang Shuda had not come.
At this moment, Cen Yiyi's body softened and she simply lay on the couch, crying even harder.
This time, she actually cried!
Cen Yiyi never thought that Liang Shuda would not even come to see her.
She made such a big fuss, dragging a room full of maids to act with her, but in the end she only got Shen Yuexi.
Cen Yiyi cried so hard that she was out of breath and her body was shaking.
The maids in her room looked at each other in confusion.
The eldest lady told them that it was just a play.
Why does the young lady look so heartbroken now?
But they were worried that the young lady was just acting, so they didn't dare interrupt and no one stepped forward to persuade her.
For a moment, the room fell into an awkward silence, and only Cen Yiyi's low sobbing could be heard.
"Miss, if you've finished crying, can you let me see your face?" Shen Yuexi finally lost her patience.
She held Liang Yuyu in one hand, and with the other hand, she held her earlobes, rubbing them up and down, and looked at Cen Yiyi with displeasure.
The latter had actually stopped crying a long time ago.
But no one could persuade the maids, so they could only cry.
Shen Yuexi's words gave Cen Yiyi the opportunity to stand up.
Her eyes were red, her shoulders twitching, and she stood up from the couch.
Cen Yiyi lowered her eyelids, only occasionally glancing at Shen Yuexi from the corner of her eyes: "I'm really sorry, I made you laugh."
Shen Yuexi narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at Cen Yiyi disdainfully.
Her face was indeed red from being burned, and it didn't look like she was pretending, especially the right side of her face which was slightly red and swollen.
Shen Yuexi frowned and sat down in front of Cen Yiyi: "How did you get this on your face?"
Cen Yiyi buried her head and cried continuously. Xianggui was busy explaining: "It was the young master who was not paying attention and splashed the tea on the eldest lady's face."
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