Upon receiving the message, Shen Yaozu ran off in a flash.
Reaching the entrance of Zhuijintang, he kicked open the obstructing courtyard gate, his neck stiff with resentment, and said, "All you do is criticize me, don't you even look at what kind of fathers other people have!"
After saying that, he walked out without looking back.
Instead of returning to his own courtyard, he headed towards the outside of the mansion.
Shen Qiyin watched from afar and followed.
When she reached the gate, Shen Yaozu had already left the mansion. She then said to the newly hired servant at the gatehouse, "Second brother had a quarrel with Father and went out in a huff, which is bound to cause concern. You should quietly follow him and see where he went."
"Tell me when you get back, so that Grandma won't worry."
"Hey!" The new servant was named "Dafu". He was good-looking and seemed clever.
He responded and ran off.
It was already dusk when Shen Qiyin returned to the Begonia Courtyard. She saw two large baskets with lids on them at the door, and she didn't know what was inside.
She walked over, opened one of them, and found it was filled with charcoal!
Unlike the loosely textured charcoal that the Shen family usually used, this charcoal had a uniform ink color and a dense texture, clearly indicating that it was of superior quality.
This is clearly not something a family like theirs can afford.
Even if Old Madam Shen were willing to spend money to buy some slightly better charcoal, it wouldn't be used by Shen Qiyin. She would only use it for herself, Shen Cang, and her two eldest grandsons.
Besides, the charcoal they used was far inferior to this one!
Shen Qiyin once read in a book that the best charcoal is not only not easy to break, but also burns for a long time and does not produce pungent smoke. Instead, it has a faint fragrance.
Who put this here?
While she was thinking, she opened the lid of the other basket and took a look, and saw a small cluster of light blue osmanthus flowers on the pile of charcoal.
Shen Xiyin was stunned.
It's Xiao Yan?!
Why did he suddenly decide to give me these charcoal?
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