37 Chapter 37 Don't Believe
◎She would rather believe that the villain is someone like Yunhe◎
"My name is Shen Yuan."
The spring breeze blows on the railings, and it stands majestically under the imperial city of Xiao State. The lower three floors are occupied by worldly business, with singing and dancing, tea tasting, and beautiful women accompanying people to compete in poetry and writing. The higher you go, the further away you are from the hustle and bustle of the world.
Master Chen lifted the front hem of his purple and gold brocade robe with one hand, and walked up the stairs one step at a time, step by step, stepping into the spring light cast in from the carved and hollowed-out windows. His tone of voice was as casual and relaxed as ever, as if he didn't feel that the name "Shen Yuan" was no different from names like "Yun He" and "Yu Liu".
When she heard these two words, her thin back suddenly tensed up, and her bare hands gently rested on the nanmu railing at the corner. Her snow-white skin was so pink and crystal clear that it was almost transparent under the spring light.
As the spring light fell, the soft color of the nanmu railing was somewhat similar to the Dalbergia odorifera table on the table, but as time went by, the name that Master Chen accidentally said inadvertently brought a surprisingly similar touch to Yuliu.
In front is Senior Brother Yunhe, and behind is the villain Shen Yuan.
In fact, Yuliu had already noticed this when Master Shen stood outside the threshold of the banquet and introduced him by his surname Shen.
After all, the surname Shen was exactly the name of the villain that the system mentioned, the one who was rumored to be elusive.
Yuliu did not ask any further questions at that time, not only because she was still wondering if there was any other relationship involved, but also because she did not want to alert the enemy too early.
She was more inclined to believe that the elusive villain might be related to the poster.
After all, the words and demeanor of Master Chen when he asked about "Su Yunyue's encounter with poison" at the banquet made her feel that someone as frivolous as Master Chen was not like the ruthless character who could remain silent in the dark for many years to plan and operate.
You know, in this melodramatic and sad story, when everyone is crazy about love, the only person who remains committed to his career from beginning to end is this villain who has never appeared but has set up countless chess games one after another.
The villain was able to fight the protagonist of The Son of Destiny and survive until Chapter 999, despite countless counterattacks from the protagonist. He became more and more courageous, and in the later period he even had the strength and strategy to raise an army to encircle and suppress Xiao Tianmin.
You could say he's resentment incarnate, a scheming and ruthless stranger who tries his best to turn everything he comes into contact with into his own use.
But at the same time, you have to admit that the villain is a meticulous and strategic hero.
Does the current Lord Shen who calls himself "Shen Yuan" have such ability?
Yuliu shook his head in his heart. After all, this Lord Chen had just calmed down his impetuous spirit after Yunhe casually reminded him. In terms of courage and bearing, this Lord Chen was not even as good as Yunhe!
After all, in order to change her mind and achieve his goal of staying in Yuqingyuan, Yunhe really tried every possible way to achieve his goal. Judging from his action and execution ability alone, Yuliu felt that perhaps Yunhe's character could be called that of a hero.
But Lord Chen did say that his name was "Shen Yuan".
Yu Liu had to think carefully again about the word Shen Yuan.
If the owner of the building where the spring breeze blows the railing is the villain who hides in the city, it does make sense.
After all, only someone like the OP can freely mobilize such huge resources and use them to make plans.
Yunhe took steps out of habit, but was not greeted by the light fragrance of the breeze brought by the movements of the person walking side by side with him. He turned his head faster than he realized and looked down at Yuliu, whose steps were slightly delayed because of thinking.
Yuliu's thoughts just surged in her mind for only a moment, and she quickly adjusted her pace and breath. Facing the oncoming spring light, she looked up at the light steps of Master Chen as he climbed the stairs. Her usual friendly smile hung on the corner of her mouth, but her eyes imitated Yunhe's sincere and earnest expression: "Master Chen, I never thought you were actually called Shen Yuan."
"Oh? What's the matter?" Master Chen kept walking, his words casual but with a hint of the playboy's usual emphasis, "Miss, do you think my name sounds familiar? Do you think there is some kind of destiny between us?"
Yuliu was choked by Master Chen's confident question, and she used 30% of her strength to maintain an intimate smile on her face. She shook her head gently, and the tasseled jade hairpin on her bun reflected a layer of light glass light, just like the shimmering look in her beautiful peach blossom eyes.
She said slowly, "Master Chen, you're probably joking with me when you say this." Yuliu casually whispered a newly made-up line, "She's not talking about me, but my personal maid Fangyue. She's the little girl who just rushed to Shengyun Pavilion. She has an older brother who once made a living at Chunfeng Fulan. As luck would have it, she and Master Shen share the same name and surname, which is 'Chen' and 'Yuan'."
As they were talking, the three of them had already turned around the corridor and reached the top floor of Chunfengfulan.
Unlike the bustling and noisy lower floor, the top floor, where the spring breeze blows, is sparsely populated. It is so quiet and peaceful that only the scattered sound of their footsteps echoes in it.
The long corridor was filled with antique charm, with a pair of golden incense burners with carved patterns and winding branches quietly placed on both sides. Thin smoke drifted from the gaps in the carvings, passing over the overlapping figures of three people stretched out in the sunlight.
"Hmm? Miss Su, are you serious?" Upon hearing this, Master Shen's brisk steps gradually slowed down. He kept moving forward but turned his head to look at Yuliu, his long eyebrows raised, and his phoenix eyes narrowed with a hint of ambiguous light. "I don't know when it started, but I suddenly developed a quirk - I'm quite taboo about names. After I took over Chunfeng Fulan, the first thing I did was to check the surnames and names of everyone in the building. So I remember it very clearly. There doesn't seem to be anyone with the same name as mine on the list of people in Chunfeng Fulan. I wonder when the brother of the maidservant next to Miss Su came to me to seek a living?"
Yuliu: “…”
She had made up these words on the spur of the moment, taking this opportunity to find out if there was anyone else in the building with this name.
Not to mention asking her when Fangyue's brother had come to Chunfengsuluan, even whether Fangyue had a brother was another matter.
What kind of feudal dregs is this quirk of Lord Shen?
He thinks he is the emperor?!
However, when Yuliu goes out, she relies on her outgoing manners and her eloquence.
"Ah... really? So it seems Fangyue was talking about something else back then, and it's all my fault for coming to Chunfengsuluan so often lately, so I misremembered it, right?"
Yuliu spoke softly without blushing or beating her heart, the gentle smile on her face not changing at all. She even curved her eyes slightly and calmly changed the subject again: "However, this habit of Master Chen doesn't sound like a quirk. After all, if Master Chen goes out like this, everyone will know that he is the one and only Master Shen Yuanchen in Chunfengfulan, which sounds a bit more impressive!"
Master Chen's brows slightly raised again, and as he walked slowly forward, his eyes swept over the two people beside him and nodded. He didn't ask any more questions, but just twitched his long eyebrows, raised his golden sleeves, and with his broad palm rolled up the purple glass bead curtain in front of an ancient and elegant door. He stretched out his other hand and made a "please come in" gesture, while introducing loudly:
"This is my residence in the Tianzi Pavilion in Chunfeng Brushing Lan. Although you may not believe it when I say this, I appear to be a person who likes to be around people, but I usually like quietness and don't like to be disturbed. That's why I made my place quiet and simple, but it's a peace and quiet. I hope you two don't mind it."
"When it comes to discussing land leases, it would be great to find a quiet and undisturbed place. How could I object?" Yu Liu continued with what Lord Chen said, lowering his head slightly with no expression on his face. It was unknown what he was thinking about.
She strolled under the purple glazed bead curtain that was half-hanging under the wooden door and was bent into a crescent shape by Master Chen. She stepped in and silently looked around at the room in Tianzi Pavilion on the first floor where Master Chen lived alone. She looked around and felt that what Master Chen had just said was both right and wrong.
Quiet, indeed.
It's simple, but without a single word.
This room, occupying the entire first floor, was spacious, rivaling the Fourth Prince's consort's chambers. While lacking the extravagant gold and jade inlays found throughout the palace, it exuded a grandeur and splendor unique to the Xiao Kingdom's imperial palace. Yu Liu only casually glanced at the "Beauty Reclining on a Couch" scroll hanging beside her. The red seal inscribed on the lower left was a masterpiece by a renowned artist from the Chu Kingdom. However, within Master Shen's Tianzi Pavilion, such ink and wash calligraphy and painting seemed like wooden menu signs in a restaurant, a nearly continuous wall covered in white lacquer with flowing cloud patterns. There were no numbered paintings here; even a random piece would be a priceless treasure.
Yun He was probably more knowledgeable about the treasures of the ancients, so he just glanced at them briefly and said, "This is a humble room, but I am grateful for your kindness."
"Hahaha, I don't deserve that, I don't deserve it!" Upon hearing that, Master Shen relaxed his shoulders somewhat helplessly. The dark gold lines on his purple robe shone with a fine golden light, but he looked up and forgot about Yun He, as if a little aggrieved. He said, "Sir, to be honest, all the things in this Tianzi Pavilion were left by the previous master. I just inherited them. Out of respect, I didn't replace these ink-splashed things. It's really not a matter of virtue or reputation..."
...ink splashing stuff?
Although Yuliu did not understand the traditional Chinese art of ink painting, she was amazed by the paintings in the room after just a glance, whether it was the vivid picture of happy children or the framed and hanging picture of a beautiful woman lying on the couch.
The portraits in this room are so vivid.
It seemed as if a pair of children had once really been playing happily in the spring breeze, and a young woman had once really come here to rest.
Yuliu felt a little moved while looking at the painting. Amidst a mixture of emotions, her eyes accidentally met Yunhe's. They saw the same helplessness in each other's eyes.
Can someone like Master Chen, who is unwilling to even put in some effort to maintain the romantic and elegant demeanor of a "literary man" really be a villain who has been lurking for many years and then takes ruthless action?
Yuliu thought it unlikely.
She would rather believe that the villain is someone like Yunhe.
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