Su Miao didn't think too much about it.
"What? You want me to tip that servant? It's rare for Sister Tao'er to speak well of them! They must be rewarded!"
As she spoke, Su Miao readily took out the silver.
She admitted that she really liked the taste... although it was different from what she had eaten before, each had its own merits.
If she were to speak from the bottom of her heart, she seemed to be more accepting of the current taste.
That flavor, however, can only remain a taste in my memory now...
Tao'er didn't continue speaking, but smiled instead.
Shen Changji had just finished court when he received a letter from Gu Huayue.
He sat in his study and gently opened the small plaster in front of him.
Although the herbs masked the fishy smell, they couldn't hide it.
Especially as time goes by, the fishy smell becomes stronger.
Shen Changji frowned slightly.
He wasn't unfamiliar with the taste, but he wasn't sure yet.
"Find out what was inside."
Chen Changji handed the item to Lone Eagle.
"yes!"
"You send Fang Xing, and you come with me to the Liu family."
"Understood!"
Liu Jiaojiao washed herself all night, but still felt that she smelled bad.
She disliked this feeling very much.
But she didn't dare to make a big fuss, because that would easily expose her.
Therefore, she had no choice but to endure it.
However, Su Miao... she will absolutely not let this woman go!
When Liu Jiaojiao heard from her maid that Shen Changji had arrived, she quickly changed her dress and then applied several layers of perfume to her neck before daring to go out.
Upon seeing Shen Changji, Liu Jiaojiao kept her distance, a smile playing on her lips.
"Chen Lang, what brings you here?"
"Just came to see you."
“I’m fine, but I’m very happy that Shen Lang came to see me.”
"Why aren't you wearing that azalea hairpin today?" Shen Changji glanced at Liu Jiaojiao's head.
Upon hearing the words "azalea," Liu Jiaojiao's expression froze slightly, then she smiled again.
"Does Shen Lang like it?"
"Yes, I like it. The workmanship is also good, I wonder who made it."
Liu Jiaojiao did not expect that this hairpin would attract Shen Changji's attention.
Could it be... that this man knows something?
But she also felt it was impossible.
If he knew something, Shen Changji probably wouldn't have spoken to her so calmly.
Because of that incident, she went too far.
Liu Jiaojiao softened her voice and said, "I just happened to pass by the stall and bought it at first sight."
"I see."
"Hmm, does Shen Lang want to make one for me?" Liu Jiaojiao couldn't help but tease, trying to ease the atmosphere.
"I have an idea to make one."
Upon hearing this, Liu Jiaojiao was overjoyed.
“I knew that Shen Lang had always treated me very well. Even though there have been a lot of rumors and gossip over the years, I have always believed in Shen Lang’s feelings for me.”
And my heart has always been with Chen Lang.
Upon hearing this, Shen Changji did not reply, but simply stared intently at Liu Jiaojiao.
Liu Jiaojiao felt inexplicably flustered by Shen Changji's gaze, but she forced a smile and asked, "Don't you believe me, Shen Lang?"
"I believe you."
To outsiders, they were a respectful and loving couple, a perfect match, but the reality was...
They had different thoughts.
"Then let's get married after Yueyin enters the family, okay? Shen Lang." Liu Jiaojiao looked at Shen Changji with burning eyes.
"good."
There was no need for a long silence; a simple "okay" was enough to satisfy her.
"You and Su Miao knew each other a long time ago?" Shen Changji asked indifferently.
"No...I don't know him. What's wrong?"
"No, it's just that when you were drunk before, I overheard you saying that you had some contact with Su Miao."
"I only recently returned to Beijing, so I don't know much about what happened before," he said calmly and quietly.
But this one sentence was enough to make Liu Jiaojiao fall into deep thought.
She did try to get drunk in front of Shen Changji, but did she really say it...?
"Perhaps I misheard," Shen Changji said again.
"No...it's nothing!"
Shen Changji stayed for a while before leaving. Once in the carriage, he instructed Guying to keep a close eye on the alley Liu Jiaojiao had visited the day before, as well as Su Miao's residence.
"Especially her residence, send more people there."
"Su Xiaoniang?"
"Um."
...
Mo Lin was quick; he selected a residence in just two or three days, and the location happened to be not too far from Su Miao's.
The next day, when Su Miao returned from the Duke's mansion, she saw an exquisite wooden box on her desk.
She gently opened it and saw a rhododendron wood hairpin inside.
Su Miao couldn't help but think of the one Liu Jiaojiao was wearing, except this one...
It's even more exquisite than hers; the care put into it is obvious.
"Could it be that Master made it for you, Miss?" Tao'er couldn't help but wonder.
After all, Mo Lin also knew about the incident where Su Miao threw feces at Liu Jiaojiao.
With so much free time, it wouldn't be difficult for Mo Lin to put his heart into making a hairpin.
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