Chapter 235: A gift tailor-made for Zhao Yi by Shen Lue
Shen Qingtan saw that Princess Zhenbei was reluctant to leave, so he stayed to have breakfast with her and listened to Princess Zhenbei talk about some of her childhood.
When I came out of the Zhenbei Palace, the sun was already shining brightly.
As Shen Qingtan and Zhao Yi got into the carriage, they heard a rapid sound of horse hooves.
"Little sister, wait for Third Brother." Shen Lue dismounted, threw the reins to the doorman, and slid into the carriage: "Luckily we made it in time."
Shen Qingtan looked at him sweating profusely and handed him a handkerchief: "Third brother, have you gone to see Dad off?"
"Dad, you don't have to send me off." Shen Lue didn't take Shen Qingtan's handkerchief. He raised his arm and wiped his forehead. "I was planning to give my brother-in-law a big gift. I went around the capital for a long time, but I couldn't find a good gift. I was going to ask mother for advice, but I met Pei Wuyan, and he invited me to have a drink."
At this point, Shen Lue had something else to say: "I heard that he is a distant relative of the old lady in your house. I was thinking of asking him to stay in the house and take good care of you."
"Who would have known that after two cups of yellow wine, he would be completely drunk and unconscious." Chen Lue looked incredulous. "He's so useless, I can't ask him to look after you. He's already a big help by not holding you back."
"Pei Wuyan?" Shen Qingtan asked in surprise, "Third brother, do you know him?"
"I helped him once in Liangzhou, but we didn't have a very deep friendship." Shen Lue raised his eyebrows with a hint of pride: "Of course, it might be that your third brother has a good alcohol tolerance. After all, the few friends he invited took turns drinking with me, and I knocked them all out."
"Everyone takes a turn drinking with you?" Shen Qingtan asked uncertainly, "Third brother, is this how you usually drink?"
"No." Shen Lue grinned, revealing his big white teeth. "Pei Wuyan was halfway through drinking when he got drunk. He was worried that I wasn't drinking enough, so he called over some of his friends."
Shen Qingtan felt that this matter was a little strange. Good friends just drink together and stop when they have had enough.
They took turns drinking with Shen Lue, as if they were trying to get him drunk.
Shen Qingtan said thoughtfully: "Where are you drinking?"
Shen Lue replied: "A bowl of wine."
Shen Qingtan frowned. When the second wife redeemed her dowry at the pawnshop, they investigated the second wife and her family and found out that the "Lai Yi Wan" tavern was owned by the second wife's younger brother.
If she was suspicious before, suspecting Pei Wuyan of having bad intentions and intentionally getting Shen Lue drunk.
Then it is intriguing that Pei Wuyan took Shen Lue to the tavern for a drink.
In Shen Qingtan's opinion, the more coincidental something is, the more cautious one should be.
"Since you two don't have a deep friendship, there's no need to interact with each other in the future." Shen Qingtan kept an eye on Pei Wuyan and advised Shen Lue seriously: "He can't drink more than you, so he goes to ask for help. It shows that he is not a true gentleman."
"I thought so too." Shen Lue carefully touched the treasure hidden in his chest and said mysteriously, "Little sister, this is a gift I racked my brains and thought hard to find. I'm sure my brother-in-law will like it."
Shen Qingtan immediately thought of that ugly yet cute clay doll and didn't have high expectations for this gift.
Then I thought, that ugly clay doll was made by Shen Lue himself, so it was not very beautiful.
This time, what he carefully selected shouldn’t be uglier than a clay doll, right?
Zhao Yi glanced at Shen Lue's chest indifferently, and saw a bag slightly bigger than an egg on his chest, like a pocket-sized clay doll.
His eyebrows twitched, and he suspected that Chen Lue had made another clay doll to pair with Ah Chou.
Shen Lue said, "Guess what."
Shen Qingtan and Zhao Yi were silent: "..." They didn't dare to guess at all.
Shen Lue didn't keep the secret any longer.
He reached into his pocket and stretched out his fist in front of Zhao Yi.
"Brother-in-law, you continue."
Zhao Yi was silent for a moment and stretched out his hand.
Shen Lue gently placed the thing in his hand into Zhao Yi's palm.
Zhao Yi looked at the palm of his hand and saw a green turtle lying on its back with its four legs facing the sky. Its little claws struggled a few times and then retracted into its thick shell.
Shen Lue looked at their shocked faces, revealing an expression of "I knew you couldn't guess it." "How is it? This gift is tailor-made for my brother-in-law. Isn't it especially suitable for him?"
Zhao Yi: “…”
Shen Qingtan: “…”
Shen Lue was very pleased with his masterpiece: "My brother-in-law is in poor health, and the turtle symbolizes longevity. This is my best wish for him."
Zhao Yi flicked the turtle with his finger, and the turtle's head and tail retracted into its shell.
He lowered his eyes and looked at it for a while, then said with a smile on his lips: "Thank you for the gift, Third Brother. I like it very much."
"We are all family, there is no need to be so polite." Shen Lue's gift was recognized, and he said enthusiastically: "Next time Third Brother sees something good, I will buy it for you."
Zhao Yi: “…”
Shen Qingtan: “…”
They were a little overwhelmed by Shen Lue's enthusiasm.
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When Zhao Yi returned to Lanxue Garden, he placed the little turtle on the table.
Shen Qingtan pursed her lips and said, "Use a tank to keep it?"
Zhao Yi nodded: "Third brother, it's a token of your kindness. Take good care of it."
Shen Qingtan called Liu Yue in and said, "Put the little turtle in the water lily tank."
"Yes." Liu Yue agreed and took out a letter from her sleeve and handed it to Shen Qingtan: "Second Madam, this is a letter from Boss Qin."
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