Shen Li was slightly stunned.
Then Yang Huaijin, dressed in a white brocade robe, came in from outside with his long legs.
When he saw him, Yang Huaijin's hand brushed the sword at his waist and he said lazily, "Hello...Brother-in-law!"
This word "brother-in-law" made Shen Li stunned for a while.
However, seeing the way his hand rested on his sword, Shen Li's expression stiffened slightly, and a sinister look flashed in his eyes: "I wonder what brought you here today, Third Brother?"
"Come see my sister."
Yang Huaijin walked straight to a chair nearby and sat down, lifting his foot and folding it over his other leg. He placed the sword at his waist on the ground, holding it with one hand, and said lazily and casually:
"Although I failed to get my brother-in-law to write the divorce agreement last time, I'm relieved to see that my sister is in a slightly better condition this time. However..."
"Why did I hear that my brother-in-law wants my sister to be the head of the family?"
Shen Li frowned slightly: "Third brother, this is my Shen family's business..."
"I don't care about your Shen family's affairs, but the dowry my sister has on hand can't be considered as your Shen family's. My brother-in-law shouldn't be so shameless..." Yang Huaijin said to Shen Li with a smile.
Shen Li’s face darkened: “Third brother, what do you mean by this!”
Yang Huaijin stared at him with a smile, but the smile did not reach his eyes: "We are all smart people, why bother pretending to be stupid!"
"I don't care what your Shen family is thinking, but I have something to say. If you dare to take my sister's dowry, I will let the whole capital know how shameless your Shen family is... eating your daughter-in-law's dowry."
"What nonsense are you talking about!"
Eating the bride's dowry is an extremely shameless thing.
Shen Li’s face darkened.
Yang Huaijin laughed wantonly: "Then I hope I am talking nonsense."
He put down his crossed legs, picked up his sword and stood up: "Okay, I've said everything I need to say, I'm going back." After saying this, Yang Huaijin was about to leave, but when he reached the door, he suddenly stopped.
Turning back, he looked at Shen Li, whose face was sullen. "Brother-in-law, I hope you won't try to do anything to obstruct me during this exam. After all, we in the Zhenbei Marquisate are not here to eat dry rice."
A definite threat.
Shen Li's face became completely gloomy.
"Bang!"
As soon as Yang Huaijin left, Shen Li smashed a cup and his chest and abdomen heaved with anger.
Li Afu quickly called for someone to clean up the debris before squatting down in front of the wheelchair to comfort him: "Master, that Third Young Master Yang is indeed a bit arrogant. You should just teach him a lesson. Why get angry and hurt yourself? It's really not worth it!"
Shen Li's eyes fell on him, "Lesson?"
"Master, you've forgotten that you're now the Minister of Examinations appointed by the Emperor himself. You have the responsibility of invigilating the Spring Examination. Didn't the Third Young Master of the Yang Family keep saying he wanted to take the imperial examination?"
Li Afu's eyes were vicious. He approached Shen Li and whispered, "When the time comes, you can find a reason to prevent him from even entering the examination hall, or arrange for someone to directly drive him out of the examination hall. Then, directly deprive him of his qualification to take the examination..."
Shen Li raised his eyebrows slightly: "How do you know this..."
Li Afu touched his nose and smiled: "Master has been given an official title. In order to serve Master well in the future and share Master's worries, I specially went to ask the stewards who followed the old master in the past."
"You are an enterprising person."
Li Ahfu said flatteringly, "I will do my utmost to help you share your worries."
Shen Li was quite satisfied.
He also listened to what Li Afu had just said.
Yang Huaijin.
Although he didn't take the imperial examination seriously, if he was lucky enough to pass it, coupled with the background of the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, he was afraid that he would be like a fish in water.
Thinking of this, Shen Li had an idea in his mind.
"Afu, deliver a letter for me."
That night.
Li Afu appeared at Wanglai Pawnshop again.
"Our master said that this time you must find a way to complete the letter no matter what. Last time you failed and almost implicated our master. If you can do it this time, it will be considered as redemption. Then the master can go to the master and plead for you."
The shopkeeper narrowed his eyes dangerously at Li Afu and asked, "Are you sure this is what your uncle said?"
Li Ahfu shrank his neck and stammered, his momentum weakening a little, "I dare not tell a single lie. If the shopkeeper doesn't believe me, you can go and ask my master in person."
After saying that, Li Afu ran away in shame.
The shopkeeper's face turned pale, and he crumpled the letter in his hand into a ball: "What a Shen Li!"
"Boss, do you want to go to the Shen family and ask?" asked the clerk.
The shopkeeper's eyes were gloomy: "I saw it from that servant just now. I'm afraid that Shen Li meant that. Otherwise, how could a servant know the master's affairs and dare to have such an attitude."
“The last assassination caused heavy losses to our people. I haven’t even reported it to the master yet, but Shen Li is using it to threaten us for our poor performance.”
"Boss, why don't we not do it for him this time!"
"No!" the shopkeeper said with a stern look, "The master wants us to cooperate with him and give him some support. If we don't do it for him, and he fails to complete the task, he will put the blame on us. I'm afraid the master will not be able to let us off the hook then."
"Are we just going to put up with his humiliation like this?" The clerk gritted his teeth in anger.
The shopkeeper pondered for a moment, then sneered, "He wants our people to make things difficult for Yang Huaijin during the exam. Well, we'll do as he wishes. When the time comes, we'll send an anonymous letter to those two officials from the Ministry of Personnel."
"Your Excellencies?"
"Lord Mu and Lord Wei, the left and right ministers."
…
Half a month passed in a blink of an eye.
"Cousin, how do you feel now? This is the last treatment. Can you feel your legs?" After Xu Shu'er retracted the needle, she looked at Chen Li with tenderness in her eyes and asked.
Shen Li squinted his eyes in comfort.
After hearing Xu Shuer's question, he opened his burning eyes. His legs, which had lost all feeling, were burning, and the hottest part was his lower abdomen. He looked at Xu Shuer with burning eyes: "I feel much better, Shuer. Thank you for your hard work."
He reached out to grab her little hand.
Xu Shu'er shyly took a step back and lowered her head timidly: "Cousin, there are people here!"
Li Afu and other attendants are still there.
Chen Li looked at Xu Shu'er's shy appearance, his Adam's apple rolled, and he turned his head to give Li Afu a look.
Li Afu immediately led his men to retreat.
After a while, Xu Shuer and Shen Li were the only ones left in the room.
Xu Shu'er then slowly raised her head and looked at Chen Li coquettishly and shyly. That look almost made Chen Li pounce on her. The heat all over his body made his eyes slightly angry.
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