Instead of practicing with a knife as usual, he started practicing throwing needles.
She is naturally strong, and as long as she controls her aim well, she can hit the bullseye every time.
Xianglan watched from the side and saw that she had no trouble hitting the target, and that every needle could pass right through the hole in the coin. She clapped her hands excitedly and said, "It has to be you, little sister!"
"It's alright." Honeysuckle was a little embarrassed by the praise and said modestly, "It's mainly because the needles that Miss gave me are good."
What's so special about this needle?
"Sister Xianglan, don't underestimate this needle. This is not an ordinary embroidery needle, but a silver needle used for acupuncture. This kind of needle is as fine as a cow's hair. Sometimes, even the enemy cannot detect it when it is used as a hidden weapon."
Honeysuckle spoke eloquently: "Moreover, if someone uses this as a concealed weapon to practice, others will immediately recognize them as an expert and will not dare to provoke them easily."
"Oh, I see..."
The two of them, one after the other, kept Jia Lan, who was hiding behind a tree, completely bewildered.
Without waiting for them to finish speaking, she rushed to Shen Cang's study.
He had heard his mother mention that he used to be a royal physician, and he must have those kinds of silver needles.
Unfortunately, when Jia Lan arrived, Shen Cangren was in the study.
Upon seeing him, Shen Cang couldn't help but think of the deceased Shen Guangzong, and his already depressed mood became even more irritable. Therefore, he said irritably, "What are you doing here? Your mother never says anything about disciplining you! She lets you run around like a horse without a bridle!"
Jia Lan was no longer a babbling toddler; he could still tell good from bad.
He had never intended to ask Shen Cang for his silver needles directly, and now that he had been reprimanded like this, he dared not speak up. He could only lie and say, "...My mother is looking for you."
If it were before, Shen Cang would have gone there "in a hurry".
But now he doesn't move at all.
"What do you want from me?" His tone was full of impatience.
"I don't know." Jia Lan lowered her head and picked at her hands. "She only said something was wrong and told you to go quickly."
"If she has something to do, why doesn't she come over herself!"
Although Shen Cang said that, he was indeed worried that something important might be happening on Jiang Wan's side, so he still went over there.
As soon as he left, Jia Lan immediately raised his head, a mischievous smile on his face, and began rummaging through the drawers and cabinets in the room.
Now let's talk about the other side.
Jiang Wan had been neglected by Shen Cang for many days, and when she saw him finally come to find her today, she couldn't help but put on a big smile to greet him.
But Shen Cang's words instantly froze her bright smile on her face.
"What do you want?"
Jiang Wan was stunned.
Seeing this, Shen Cang frowned impatiently: "Didn't you tell Lan Ge'er to come find me?"
"...Ah, yes."
Jiang Wan was actually quite moved.
It must be that Lan Ge'er saw that she had not won Shen Cang's favor these past few days, so he tried to create opportunities for her.
Her son, Lan Ge'er, has grown up and knows how to help his mother with her troubles.
Seeing that Jiang Wan's eyes suddenly reddened after only a few words, Shen Cang's heart softened again, and when he spoke again, his tone was much gentler: "What exactly happened?"
Jiang Wan keenly noticed Shen Cang's change and immediately seized the opportunity to throw herself into his arms, saying sadly, "My lord, you haven't seen me for many days."
That's it?
“For my husband, it is naturally a trivial matter, but for Wan Niang, it is a matter of utmost importance.”
Upon hearing this, Shen Cang's brows relaxed.
Jiang Wan pressed her advantage, saying, "Your Excellency has been reluctant to see me lately, and I can sense it. I just don't know what I did wrong, or perhaps someone said or did something behind my back that made you misunderstand me?"
"But my husband won't say anything, leaving me completely baffled as to how to explain."
“I even thought that if my husband really didn’t want to see me, I might as well take Lan’er and leave…”
She didn't make a big fuss; just two lines of clear tears were enough to soften Shen Cang's heart.
He finally pulled her into his arms, deceiving himself into thinking that perhaps he had really misunderstood her.
But she had already promised, "Don't talk nonsense. Where can you go without your husband? Even if you have somewhere to go, I won't let you go!"
"My lord—"
Jiang Wan playfully punched his chest with her small fist, her coquettish expression igniting a fire in Shen Cang's heart.
Just as he was about to make his move, a servant stumbled in, shouting at the top of his lungs, "Master, something terrible has happened! The study is on fire!"
"What?!"
The fire in the study extinguished the fire on his body in an instant.
Shen Cang didn't have time to think; he pushed Jiang Wan away and walked out.
When he arrived, the fire had already been extinguished. The house was still standing, but almost everything inside had been burned to ashes.
Especially his shelf of medical books, which was the only thing he had left to boast about, had now turned into a pile of ashes, and Shen Cang almost collapsed.
He rushed into the fire in a panic, searching everywhere.
All his wealth is here.
Fortunately, he had put all the tickets and warrants in a box. Although they were blackened by smoke, they didn't catch fire, and the important things inside were still there.
While relieved, he couldn't help but feel angry and demanded of his servants, "How did a fire suddenly start?!"
The Shen family was not like those noble families, where there was a servant guarding the study.
Therefore, the people below looked at each other and remained silent.
"Speak up! Are you deaf?"
"It was perfectly fine when I left, and it caught fire in just a short while. What are you all doing?"
Those with quick minds, hearing this and fearing they might end up being blamed, hurriedly said, "I just saw the young master coming out of your study..."
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