Jiang Muyu ordered his men to invite the Shen family into the main room.

The four members of the Shen family all came. When Jiang Muyu walked in, several people knelt down and saluted: "Greetings to the Princess."

"No need to be polite." Jiang Muyu walked to the seat at the top and sat down.

Her eyes fell on the face of Shen Qingxi's mother, Lin. Lin was now nearly thirty-five years old, but still had a charming look. There was almost no trace of age on her small and beautiful face. Her skin was fair, her eyebrows were like distant mountains, her eyes were like stars, and her every smile was full of charm. No wonder her children were all so delicate and beautiful.

Shen Yue stepped forward and said, "Madam, I am a merchant from Hangzhou, my last name is Shen. The prince saved my daughter's life yesterday, so I discussed it with the lady and brought some small gifts to come and thank you in person."

The gift he called small was actually not small. Jiang Muyu glanced at the two large boxes placed at the door and knew very well in his heart that although the Shen family did not have any power or status now, the family had been engaged in business for generations and had a large business and a lot of money.

She smiled and said, "Mr. Shen is too polite. Heer saved your girl out of kindness. He always likes to do good things. Not to mention a big person falling into the water, he would save even a cat or a dog."

"Yes, yes." Shen Yue felt inexplicably embarrassed.

Lin immediately stepped forward to smooth things over: "The prince is indeed kind-hearted, and it is also because of your good teaching, Your Majesty."

"Mrs. Shen, you are complimented. My son is not like me in any way."

Lin was not a fool. She understood Jiang Muyu's attitude from her attitude and these two sentences - she didn't like them.

The couple exchanged glances. Lin continued, "Princess, we would like to thank the prince in person. Is that convenient for you?"

Jiang Muyu said, "It's unfortunate. He'er was just invited by Governor Jiang. I'm afraid he won't be back for a while."

She was not lying. Prefect Jiang had just invited Liang Jinghe to his house not long ago. Because Prefect Jiang had a son and a daughter of the same age as Liang Jinghe, he was afraid that Liang Jinghe would be bored as he had just arrived and was unfamiliar with the place, so he specially arranged two playmates for him.

Shen Qingxi couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when she heard this, and her eyelashes drooped secretly.

Jiang Muyu did not miss any of her moves, and seeing this, he frowned slightly.

Shen Yue was not a person who liked to get entangled. Since the gift had been delivered and the words had been spoken, he felt that the matter was settled.

"I know that the prince and the queen are here to control the flood. They are very busy, and we are afraid that we will delay the queen's work, so we will not stay for long."

Jiang Muyu stood up and said, "You should take this gift back. I have received your kindness."

Several people were stunned and looked at each other.

It was Shen Mofeng who stepped forward first and said, "Princess, we have already delivered these gifts. Why should we take them back?"

Lin also said: "Yes, these are all good intentions of our Shen family. I hope Your Majesty can accept them."

"I appreciate your kindness." She said helplessly, "You should also know that I am here to control floods in Jiangnan under the order of the Emperor. How can I just take things from the people? Besides, He'er did this willingly. If I accepted your things and the news got out, I'm afraid someone might maliciously fabricate it and ruin my reputation."

Shen Yue thought her words made sense, and immediately apologized, "It was our fault for not considering it carefully. Since you are unwilling to accept this gift, we cannot force you to accept it. But we will definitely remember this favor. If you encounter any difficulties in Hangzhou in the future and need our Shen family, we will definitely help you."

"Mr. Shen, you are too polite."

Afterwards, Shen Yue ordered his servants to move the two boxes of gifts back out of the house and put them on the carriage.

After saying goodbye, the group got on the carriage and left.

Jiang Muyu did not leave the house to see them off, and just asked Yunyan to see them off, which was considered polite.

When Yunyan came back, she was still puzzled: "Madam, why don't you accept the gift from the Shen family? In theory, the prince did save Miss Shen's life. So many people saw it yesterday. It's okay for us to accept this gift."

Jiang Muyu thought of Shen Qingxi's expression just now, smiled sarcastically, and said: "It seems that this heroine is not completely naive. She must have begun to covet that position. I just want them to owe it. In this way, the two of them can never reach an equal position."

Yunyan was confused when she heard this: "What heroine? Who are they?"

"You'll know later." Jiang Muyu patted her shoulder and smiled meaningfully.

…

In this room, Liang Jinghe was invited to Jiang Mansion.

Magistrate Jiang has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son is seventeen years old and got married not long ago. The second son is ten years old and his name is Jiang Wenhao. The youngest daughter is eight years old and her name is Jiang Shuyan.

As soon as he got off the carriage, he saw two children waiting outside the government office. Prefect Jiang personally helped him down, and they came to greet him.

It was the first time Jiang Shuyan saw such a handsome boy. He looked just like a character in a painting. She was completely stunned and held out her hand stupidly: "Cousin, hello, my name is Jiang Shuyan."

Liang Jinghe did not shake hands with her, but just nodded and said concisely: "Hello, Liang Jinghe."

Jiang Wenhao was a very outgoing person. He put his arm around his shoulders and said with a smile, "My name is Jiang Wenhao. I'm two years older than you. You can just call me cousin."

"Um."

Liang Jinghe tried to avoid his touch but failed. He seemed to be completely unaware of his resistance and still hooked his shoulder and led him into the mansion. He also enthusiastically introduced him to the scenery in the mansion and who lived in each courtyard.

Liang Jinghe tried to get away several times but to no avail, so he had to give up and let him take her for a stroll with his arm around his shoulders.

After sending the person off, Prefect Jiang took his leave. He was busy dealing with the flood, so he finished the task assigned by Liang Qingchen and then slipped away.

After walking around, Liang Jinghe said he was a little tired, so the three of them sat down in a pavilion. Jiang Wenhao was very talkative and began to introduce the scenery of Hangzhou to him.

"The most famous thing here is the lake view. When you go boating on the West Lake, the beautiful scenery of the lake and the sky is really intoxicating. Only when you are there can you feel the charm of it."

As he was talking, he suddenly felt that talking was a bit boring, so he suggested: "Anyway, the task Daddy gave us today is to take you out to play, and there is no stipulation on where to play, so why don't we go outside!"

Jiang Shuyan also said, "Great, great. We haven't gone out to play for a long time. We are really bored staying at home all day. Also, Wanyueju has some new cakes recently. I heard they are delicious. Why don't we go and try them?"

They both looked at him expectantly, waiting for his consent.

Liang Jinghe looked at the two of them, staring at him with their bright and expectant eyes, like two hungry cats.

He couldn't say no, so he waved his hand and said, "Then get out."

"Yeah!" The two of them jumped up happily.