Chapter 7 Bravely Entering the Dali Temple

Seeing her father's fierce face, Shen Yuan shrank her neck, but still said stubbornly: "I haven't even told you what I want to do yet?"

Shen Yun snorted coldly, "You are my child, how could I not know what you want to do?"

"I was born by my mother!" Shen Yuan stood up, made a face and ran away.

But she wasn't someone who would let herself go hungry, so she turned around and went to her sister-in-law's yard to eat.

"Sister-in-law, Sister Yingchun's cooking skills are getting better and better."

The bowl of pickled seafood on the table almost all went into Shen Yuan's stomach.

"If you like to eat, come here often."

He Ying had a gentle smile on her face as she watched Shen Yuan eat. When Shen Yuan was not at home, she would eat in her yard. Shen Yuan was afraid that she would be lonely, so she would run back and forth, eat with her father, and then come to her sister-in-law's house for a meal.

"Sister-in-law, I may have to come to your place for dinner for many days to come."

Shen Yuan had an idea in her mind, and she knew that after what she had done, she would be lucky if her father didn't beat her, let alone have a meal.

He Ying didn't know what happened. She was so happy that Shen Yuan came to eat with her every day. She immediately said, "Whatever you want to eat, just tell Yingchun."

The maids that came with her as a dowry all had their own specialties, and Yingchun's best skill was cooking.

"Thank you for your hard work, Sister Yingchun."

"What's so hard about cooking? Just tell me what you want to eat, young lady." Yingchun said with a smile.

When Shen Yuan was a child, he often followed Shen Su to the He family. When Shen Su was studying with He's father, Shen Yuan was taken to the backyard to find He Ying and Madam He. All the servants in the He family knew Shen Yuan.

Shen Yun saw that his daughter stayed obediently in her yard after that day. He specifically asked the maids, and they all said that the girl was reading in the house.

He thought his daughter had found another interesting storybook and he didn't care about her work anymore.

Shen Yun knew all the storybooks that Shen Yuan brought back from outside, and the maid would also report to him what books his daughter read. As long as they were not offensive, Shen Yun would just let her do as she pleased.

However, what Shen Yun didn't know was that in addition to the scripts that were visible, Shen Yuan also brought some back secretly from outside, and he usually hid them under the quilt to read them, but Shen Yun didn't know about it.

Just like he didn't know that Shen Yuan had been staying in the house obediently these days just to hold it in.

Dali Temple——

At noon, everyone in the Dali Temple gathered together in the dining hall to eat, and in passing they talked about how a certain gentleman was beaten with a stick by his own wife at the door of a brothel.

"Sir Shen, someone has come to your house and is waiting outside." The eunuch serving in the Dali Temple came in and announced.

When Shen Yun heard this, his heart skipped a beat. He quickly put down his chopsticks, bowed to his colleagues, and went out.

The Dali Temple was not located in the imperial palace, so its management was not very strict.

Officials on duty here would leave a pass token at home to facilitate their family members to send things or pass on urgent messages.

Shen Yun walked out in a hurry. He recognized from a distance that the person outside the door who was wearing a servant's clothes was none other than his own troublesome daughter!

Shen Yun was so angry that he was about to burst into tears, but he couldn't shout out loud here.

When Shen Yuan saw Shen Yun coming out, he bowed solemnly.

"Master, the girl prepared the meal herself and asked me to bring it over."

Shen Yun's forehead was throbbing, and she even cooked the meal herself. It was a good thing that she didn't personally pull her father down from the position of Shaoqing of Dali Temple.

"Come in with me."

It was inconvenient to talk outside, so Shen Yun took his daughter into his duty room.

After closing the door, he suppressed his anger and said, "Shen Yuan! I, your father, really underestimated you!"

"Dad, don't be angry. I just want to share your worries."

"Don't worry about it. I think you want to piss me off to death!"

Shen Yuan put down the food box in his hand, and said, "Dad, this is something that only God, the earth, you and I know. I won't go out and spread rumors."

Shen Yuan knew that her father was very principled, but she would neither pry into the case nor leak any information casually. No matter what the case was, she might get some clues if she listened.

Lin Yougui was still in the Dali Temple, and Shen Yun knew that if he let his daughter take a look, she would be able to determine whether he was the murderer. However, it was impossible to take shortcuts in handling a case like this.

"Manman, put your things down and go home."

When Shen Yuan first heard her father's voice soften, she thought he would agree, but unexpectedly he still asked her to go home.

"Dad~"

In the past, Shen Yun would always tolerate Shen Yuan's coquettish behavior, but this time it didn't work.

"Manman, handling a case is no joke. Your father is the Junior Official of the Dali Temple. Whether the case is handled successfully or not is my responsibility. It has nothing to do with you. Dad can't use you to take shortcuts. You are not a member of the Dali Temple either, so you are not allowed to inquire about the case."

After Shen Yun finished speaking, he opened the door. Shen Yuan knew that there was no turning back on this matter, so he followed his father out with his head down.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them walked into the yard, they met Xie Hui coming out with some people.

"Lord Shen."

When Shen Yun saw the person behind Xie Hui, his eyelids twitched. He wondered if it was God's will that Xie Hui came out with Lin Yougui.

"Thank you, sir, this is..."

"We are following the orders of the Lord Temple Minister to escort Lin Yougui back to Linjia Village."

It was called escort, but in fact it was just custody. Xie Hui also wanted to take this opportunity to go back to Linjia Village and the crime scene to see if there were any clues that he had missed.

Shen Yuan came to the Dali Temple disguised as a servant. When she met someone, she naturally lowered her head and hid behind her father. But when she heard the three words "Master Xie", she remembered that her father had said that Master Xie was handsome, so she took a sneak peek.

[I said that the officials in the Dali Temple are all idiots and can't find out anything, but now they want to let me go.]

[After a while, I will go to Yunzhou with Li Niang. By then, the emperor will be far away and no one will know Chen. It's a pity for Xiaobao, but my son can still have another child in the future...]

Shen Yuan's breath hitched, and he subconsciously stared at the man with his waist bent and an honest look on his face standing behind Xie Hui.

Maybe Shen Yuan's gaze was too obvious, Xie Hui also noticed it. He lowered his head and looked over, and met a pair of clear eyes.

Shen Yun smiled and replied, "My daughter prepared the meal herself. Look, she has asked the servant to bring it to me."

Then he said in a deep voice: "Wen Mo, please leave first."

Shen Yuan lowered his head, answered "yes" in a calm voice, and quickly retreated.

Until she stepped out of the Dali Temple, Shen Yuan felt that a pair of eyes were following her, and she accidentally stumbled at the threshold.

It was not until Shen Yuan left the Dali Temple that Xie Hui said to Shen Yun: "Your daughter is so filial, Lord Shen is so lucky."

Shen Yun laughed dryly twice, "Thank you, sir, go and get busy."

Xie Hui nodded and left with the constable and Lin Yougui.

Xie Hui did not reveal anything, but the identity of the "servant" just now was not difficult to guess.

Although she was wearing a servant's clothes, anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she was a girl.

Just now, the girl tripped and fell when she went out. Xie Hui clearly saw a flash of worry in Lord Shen Yun's eyes, which meant that the girl could not be an ordinary maid.

Moreover, she has such a pair of lively eyes, which is not something an ordinary maid would have.

He heard that Shen Yun had a son and a daughter, the son had just come of age, and the daughter had not yet reached the age of marriage. From this, it was clear what the girl's identity was.

Shen Yuan was sitting in the carriage, stroking his chest and breathing heavily, completely unaware that his identity had been exposed.