When Yuexiu returned, Sheng Jingyu was still standing outside, as if he had been punished.
He was stubborn, insisting on testing when Su Wenyuan would remember him.
But Su Wenyuan thought that since he had people serving him and they were in the Prince Chen's mansion, wouldn't Leng know to come inside?
If they didn't come in, they must have something on their mind; there's no need to pay too much attention to it.
Sheng Jingyu watched helplessly as the servants brought in a cloak and a stove, and soon after, hot soup and snacks were brought in.
"Go in! Go in!" Sheng Jingyu stormed inside in a fit of rage.
He realized that if he didn't go in, Su Wenyuan wouldn't remember him for a while.
The maid was already freezing, and upon hearing this, she felt as if she had been granted a pardon and quickly led him inside.
What he saw inside further agitated him.
Nian Huaizhong bowed deeply beside Su Wenyuan, carefully explaining every detail and the key points to her.
"What are you talking about? Can the Princess understand?" Sheng Jingyu asked sarcastically.
Su Wenyuan frankly admitted, "I don't understand most of it. For example, 'here' and 'here'—can you explain it in simpler terms?"
“Sure!” Nian Huai was always accommodating, showing no impatience whatsoever, and explained in even greater detail.
Sheng Jingyu took a deep breath, reminding herself to stay calm; it was all a small matter.
After a while, seeing that the two were still talking, Sheng Jingyu asked with dissatisfaction, "If you need something, have Ye Shan prepare it for you. Why are you explaining it to the Princess in such detail? The Princess doesn't need to learn these things."
Su Wenyuan looked past Nian Huaizhong and looked at Sheng Jingyu with a puzzled expression, thinking he was acting strangely.
Nian Huai said awkwardly, "I'm afraid that if I don't explain it clearly, the prince and princess won't believe me."
Some of the materials he needed were precious and hard to find, with limited production, and had to be transported from remote areas.
He was afraid that his explanation wouldn't be clear enough, and that Su Wenyuan wouldn't understand why he needed these things.
"Even if you could explain it clearly, you're not someone I can trust," Sheng Jingyu said coldly.
Nian Huai lowered his head nervously, cautiously observing Su Wenyuan's expression.
This made Su Wenyuan a little embarrassed. Although she didn't trust him, how could she bring this up in public?
She quickly reassured him, "Don't be nervous. This is a royal residence after all. People would be distrustful if someone suddenly walked in. But I will definitely give you these things as long as you ask."
"Have some soup first to warm yourself up. Then write down everything you need. As for the person who made these things, I can't find them either. I'll let you know when I have any news."
After Su Wenyuan's patient reassurance, Nian Huai finally seemed less nervous.
But he still didn't have the arrogance he had when he first arrived in the capital, probably because he was intimidated by Sheng Jingyu.
"Go back after you finish drinking," Sheng Jingyu urged.
Nian Huaizhong hadn't finished his drink, but upon hearing what he said, he hurriedly finished the rest.
He was in a hurry and panic, and even choked, coughing as he ran outside.
Su Wenyuan reminded him from behind, "No rush, take it slow."
After everyone disappeared, Su Wenyuan glared at Sheng Jingyu and said, "Why are you urging me to drink a bowl of soup? What's wrong with that?"
Sheng Jingyu said fiercely, "I think he has ill intentions. With such a big fuss, what is he trying to figure out?"
"What a big fuss!" Su Wenyuan asked, puzzled.
Nian Huai didn't do anything in the end; he just came to ask her for some things.
Sheng Jingyu rolled her eyes and said, "This soup, these snacks, this stove, and you even stole a cloak..."
Su Wenyuan laughed in exasperation and said, "Why are you being so stingy? The manor has plenty."
Sheng Jingyu, still with a cold face, said, "What's the use of making him redo those pieces of wood, even if he figured it out? Why do you insist on making him redo them?"
Su Wenyuan said, "I feel there is a problem. Those cabinets and tables with hidden mechanisms were deliberately damaged. I want to know the reason for the damage. When they searched my house, all the valuables were taken to the national treasury, and the worthless things were left behind."
“But the wood I saw wasn’t cheap either. I initially thought the soldiers who raided the house didn’t recognize the quality and just smashed things randomly, which is why so much furniture was damaged. But Nian Huai finally told me that someone deliberately sabotaged it.”
It seems they were looking for something, but couldn't open it, and were afraid of being discovered, so they smashed the mechanism and drawer to destroy the evidence.
Since there are no finished products at the moment, Su Wenyuan can only imagine what those things originally looked like through Nian Huaizhong's narration and try her best to understand how ingenious the mechanisms were.
But if we could replicate something similar, we might be able to get more useful clues.
She doesn't have to lift a finger; Nianhuai loves these things and takes them very seriously.
All she needed to do was take good care of Nian Huaizhong, and Nian Huaizhong didn't seem to want to cause any trouble. He stayed in the yard every day, which made things very easy for her.
Sheng Jingyu pursed his lips. He knew there was a problem, but he didn't have a good feeling about Nian Huaizhong.
“How about I find you some more skilled craftsmen? You can trust people you find yourself,” Sheng Jingyu suggested.
Su Wenyuan nodded and said, "Okay, let them go help Nian Huaizhong, do some odd jobs for him or something."
Sheng Jingyu said, "Do we really have to use Nian Huaizhong? His appearance was too coincidental. He just arrived in the capital and appeared at the Marquis of Anle's residence, and he just happened to see what you threw out."
Su Wenyuan said nonchalantly, "I know, but he's not causing trouble right now. Even if he has ulterior motives, he can be used if he can help me right now. If you can find someone as capable as him, you can switch to him."
Sheng Jingyu scoffed, "In such a vast capital city, can't I find a good carpenter? You said you'd replace him once you found one, and then kill him."
"What the hell did you kill?" Su Wenyuan asked, displeased. "We didn't even find out what you did. At most, we should have just chased you away. Killing someone? Your temper has gotten worse lately!"
Su Wenyuan didn't want to talk to him anymore, so she got up and left.
Sheng Jingyu said in surprise, "My temper has grown? My temper has become so good."
Sheng Jingyu found it unbelievable that he didn't get angry even after being left outside for half a day.
Su Wenyuan did not return to Zhuyue Pavilion, but went to find Nian Huaizhong. There were some questions she had forgotten to ask, and she wanted to know a definite answer.
Nian Huai was writing what he needed, and he had to rub his hands from time to time because they were frozen and he was still a little dazed.
"Wait until it's warmer before you start writing, no rush," Su Wenyuan reminded her.
This person's persistence in these things was beyond Su Wenyuan's imagination.
Nian Huaizhong laughed and said, "I'm anxious. I want to check if the diagram I disassembled is correct, but what if I can't recreate it..."
"It's alright. What you've found is enough to help me. Once this is over, I'll give you the reward you deserve so you won't have worked for nothing." Su Wenyuan picked up a piece of wood at random, only to find that she couldn't see the key to it at all.
Nian Huai finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Actually, I don't need the reward, just don't kill me."
Su Wenyuan said in surprise, "Who wants to kill you? You're already working for me, I won't kill you."
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