After leaving the hall, Shen Zhao spoke softly to Li Chaoyun, showing consideration everywhere.
Shen Zhao was already handsome, with delicate features and a graceful demeanor. He was one of the most handsome young men in the capital. Li Chaoyun felt a little relieved when he saw his subtle flattery.
Li Yunzhou, who was following not far behind, had a blank expression on his face and was not interested in the content of their conversation.
"Brother Yunzhou, why are you here?" Shen Yue suddenly came over from the corridor at the side and greeted Li Yunzhou with a smile.
She had come to pay her respects to the old lady and was about to leave when she saw the guests, but then she saw Li Yunzhou and unconsciously took a few steps forward.
Seeing Shen Yue coming over, Li Yunzhou's face, which had been expressionless just now, unconsciously showed a smile.
"I came here with my father and mother." Seeing her walking fast, he whispered, "Walk slower."
In fact, he didn't have much contact with Shen Yue. The few times they met were all in the west courtyard of Shen's house. But Shen Yue was cheerful and loved to laugh. He didn't know if he was infected by her. Every time he saw Shen Yue, he would unconsciously start to laugh.
Li Chaoyun had his back to Li Yunzhou and was standing under a tree talking with Shen Zhao. When he heard Shen Yue's gentle words, his brows furrowed slightly.
She already disliked Li Yunzhou, and knowing that Shen Yue and Su Qingyu were close friends, she couldn't help but turn around and sneer, "How can a young lady from the inner house call everyone brother?"
Because no one in the Li family knew the relationship between Li Yunzhou and Shen Zhixiu, Li Chaoyun was still a little suspicious. How come Shen Yue and Li Yunzhou were so familiar with each other?
Shen Yue has been loved by the old lady and Shen Zhixiu since she was a child. Although she is not Chen's biological daughter, she is not timid or cowardly.
She had never had a good impression of Li Chaoyun, and after hearing the ambiguous meaning in Li Chaoyun's words, she wanted to retort.
But then she remembered Shen Zhixiu's instructions to her not to let anyone know about the relationship between Li Yunzhou and him.
Shen Yue smiled and pretended to be confused.
"The princess is my future sister-in-law, and this is the princess's brother. If I don't call him brother, what should I call him?"
"Or is it that the princess doesn't like my elder brother and doesn't consider me as a family member?"
Shen Yuesheng looked well-behaved and gentle, and her words made Li Chaoyun want to get angry, but he couldn't find a reason.
Li Yunzhou turned around and lightly lectured Li Chaoyun, "Sister, don't be so willful when you speak. If you don't know, you might think that my Li family is uneducated."
Anyway, Li Chaoyun didn't dare to have a big dispute with him outside, and he didn't care about it after returning home. He had to say a few words for Shen Yue, otherwise the little girl would be too wronged.
Li Chaoyun didn't expect Li Yunzhou to retort her on the spot. She wanted to teach him a lesson, but she was concerned about Chen Zhao's presence.
Just when the few people were in a stalemate, the Shen family sent Li Jingchuan and Princess Yongjia out.
Li Chaoyun's eyes turned, and he stepped forward, pulling Li Jingchuan and said, "Dad, is there anything else I need to negotiate with the Shen family about my marriage? Why not let Fourth Brother come?"
"I'll let Fourth Brother handle this matter, and I'll be at ease."
Her original intention was to humiliate Li Yunzhou, as this kind of thing was always done by servants.
But Li Jingchuan has always doted on his daughter and always unconditionally supports Li Chaoyun no matter when.
So without thinking, he said, "Since Chaoyun only trusts your fourth brother, then let Yunzhou handle this matter."
Li Yunzhou was delighted. He had been coming to the Shen family frequently these days. He was just worrying about how to avoid being discovered, but unexpectedly, Li Chaoyun helped him a lot.
"Father is right. It's rare that my sister trusts me, so leave these trivial matters to me."
There was no dissatisfaction or resentment in his tone.
Princess Yongjia was very satisfied with Li Yunzhou's reaction, but she still scolded Li Chaoyun.
"You only know how to mess with your fourth brother. How can someone of his status do such trivial things?"
Then he turned to the old lady and explained, "I have spoiled this girl. From now on, please help me teach her the rules."
Old Madam Shen sighed, "The brother and sister have such a good relationship, and it's also because of the princess's motherly love."
"Everyone in the capital praises you, Princess, saying that you treat all your children equally and truly have a kind heart."
Treating a concubine's son well might be a common thing for an ordinary family, but it is extremely rare for a princess of a country to do so.
Therefore, over the years, Princess Yongjia has also earned a reputation for being virtuous and kind in the capital.
Because of her good reputation, the emperor was willing to promote her, and whenever the royal family had matters that required them to be in the public eye, they would assign them to her.
Su Qingyu was somewhat disdainful of Princess Yongjia's pretense, but she couldn't say anything. She secretly hoped that Li Yunzhou would return to the capital and deal a fatal blow to the Li family.
After seeing off everyone from the Li family, Shen Zhixiu returned to the study in the west courtyard, while Su Qingyu went to see Cheng Ruijin.
When she arrived, the housekeeper was in the process of sending the body out of the house. Although he didn't specify where it was sent, she probably buried it hastily at the foot of the mountain outside the city.
Su Qingyu gently lifted the white cloth covering the person, and Cheng Ruijin's eyes widened.
The servant who carried the body was so scared that he almost threw it away, but Su Qingyu remained calm.
She raised her hand, covered her face, and closed her eyes.
I muttered to myself: "Cousin, I know you died with your eyes open. If you are still alive, you must have fulfilled the oath you made before your death."
Seeing the process go smoothly, Su Qingyu seemed to have put her mind at ease.
When she returned to the west courtyard and saw Shen Zhixiu discussing matters with his staff in the study, she changed her clothes, took the jade pendant and went out to find Lin Wuchen.
In the backyard of Lin's Trading Company, Lin Wuchen sat behind the desk, lowering his head and writing something quickly.
After Su Qingyu came in, she didn't disturb him, but sat down on the armchair by the window.
Lin Wuchen looked up at him and said, "Please sit down first." Then he lowered his head and continued to work.
After a while, he put down the pen in his hand, stretched his arms, and then looked at Su Qingyu, "Why are you here at this time?"
Su Qingyu took out the jade pendant and placed it on his desk.
"Why were things stolen?"
Lin Wuchen was stunned for a moment, then remembered the message that had led him to Ruyi Tower that morning. His mind immediately cleared up. He then asked her, "Did someone dig a hole for us siblings?"
He picked up the jade pendant and looked at it. "The string on the jade pendant is about to break. I thought I had lost it. I didn't expect that this idea would hit you."
Someone had come with a message that morning, telling him to go to Ruyi Tower, but didn't say who it was. He waited for an hour, but when he didn't see anyone, he returned. He had never imagined that this matter would be related to his cousin.
Su Qingyu briefly recounted what happened in Guangfulou today.
When Lin Wuchen heard that Cheng Rujin had been beaten to death, he gritted his teeth and cursed, "This scourge is finally dead."
"Cousin, you gave me the sleeve arrow last time. Do you have any more? Make me two more." Su Qingyu asked him casually.
Lin Wuchen burst out laughing when he heard this. "Aren't you going too far to get what's nearby? I asked Shen Zhixiu to get that for me. You can go directly to him and ask for it."
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