Although Shen Danru didn't take it to heart, it was indeed a life-saving grace for him.
Shen Danru smiled faintly: "That was just a small favor, nothing compared to Brother Lei's help today. I will remember this kindness."
Lei Chi smiled faintly and remained silent.
This girl is very cunning; she could have handled things herself even if he hadn't shown up.
At this moment, Qingtan heard the noise and ran into the room. She was startled to see that there was a man in the room, just like Shen Danru.
Without saying a word, she drew her sword and pointed it at the Thunder Pool.
Lei Chi dodged repeatedly.
Shen Danru knew Qingtan had misunderstood, so he quickly stopped her: "Qingtan, we're on the same side."
Qingtan then stopped.
Shen Danru explained to Qingtan, who also looked at Lei Chi in surprise. This man was quite handsome and had no resemblance to the bearded old man from that day.
"Does Miss Shen know who she has offended?"
Shen Danru thought for a long time but still couldn't remember who hired the killer.
There are quite a few people who hate him to the bone, including Song Yuqing and Shen Yingxue.
"Brother Lei, do you have any leads?"
In fact, on the day the Shen family arrived in Shengjing, Lei Chi had already sent his men to keep a close eye on them. He also knew that Shen Danru and Shen Yingxue had a quarrel on the street that day.
The Shen family members were new to the capital and unaware of the complexities of Shengjing. He simply wanted to take care of them as a way of repaying the kindness shown to him that day.
Unexpectedly, a subordinate reported that Shen Danru actually knew Crown Prince Qi Jingcheng, and it seemed that Shen Yingxue also hated her quite a bit.
He sent people to investigate and found out that Shen Danru had such a powerful background; she was actually the famous Miss Song from the capital.
The subordinates also discovered that someone was working with the Wuzong Sect and wanted to buy Shen Danru's life.
The Wuzong Sect, as its name suggests, comes and goes without a trace. Ordinary people have only heard of the Wuzong Sect, but it is very difficult to contact them.
The Unseen Faction can only be found in certain underground trading venues.
However, no matter how mysterious the Wuzong Sect is, it is no match for the Jueming Sect.
"My investigation found that it is the Duke of Shen's mansion, Shen Yingxue."
He paused and said, "If Miss Shen just says the word, I will send someone to kill her right now."
"Thank you, Brother Lei, but I'll handle it myself."
Considering that her grandfather had not yet returned, it wouldn't be good for her to have too much of a falling out with the Duke of Shen's mansion. She could punish Shen Yingxue, but if she killed her directly, her family members hadn't yet established themselves in Shengjing, and it might invite retaliation that would be detrimental to her family.
"All right."
Seeing that Shen Dan seemed to have his own ideas, Lei Chi stopped talking about the topic and also sent people to secretly monitor the Shen State Duke's Mansion.
"Brother Lei, the poison in your body hasn't been completely removed yet, has it? If you trust me, this medicine should be able to clear the toxins from your body."
Shen Danru took out a bottle of medicine and handed it to Lei Chi.
Lei Chi was somewhat surprised, not expecting that Shen Danru would also possess medical skills.
During his investigation, he found that although Miss Shen was a talented woman when she was in the Marquis's mansion, he had never heard of her having any medical skills.
She could tell he was poisoned without even taking his pulse.
He consulted many famous doctors, but none of them could find the cause.
He couldn't help but look at Shen Danru with newfound respect.
Seeing the surprise on Lei Chi's face, Shen Danru explained, "I was just lucky to meet a hermit master who gave me a medical book, and I learned from it."
She spoke with some unease, for she only had the system as a cheat code.
This medicine was also prepared by the system, but that was the only explanation she could give.
Lei Chi took the medicine and drank it without hesitation.
"Thank you, Miss Chen. You can come to Louming Tea House to find me if you need anything in the future."
Lei Chi gave a secret code when he left; Shen Danru can find him by giving the code.
After Lei Chi left, Qing Tan was worried about Shen Danru and wanted to stay with her.
Shen Danru persuaded her repeatedly before finally sending Qingtan back to catch up on her sleep.
It was almost dawn, and Shen Danru was somewhat surprised. She hadn't expected that the person she had casually saved earlier would actually be the Absolute Killing Sect, the largest secret sect in the Great Shun Dynasty.
By the time Shen Danru woke up, it was already lunchtime.
Upon arriving at the dining hall, Shen Danru immediately spotted Jiang Jingxian.
"Sister Ru, I've wanted to come for a long time, but my mother has kept me at home learning etiquette. I miss your cooking."
As soon as Jiang Jingxian saw Shen Danru, she ran over and grabbed her hand, acting coquettishly.
She arrived at the mansion early in the morning. Hearing from the servants that Shen Danru was still resting, she didn't have the heart to disturb her, so she went to Shen Yulan's courtyard to chat.
She knew this older cousin, but wasn't very familiar with her, so she took this opportunity to get to know her better.
Shen Danru tapped her forehead and laughed, "What a gluttonous girl."
"It's all because Sister Ru's cooking is so delicious."
"Isn't the food cooked by Chef Liu in your household good?"
Jiang Jingxian said angrily, "After receiving guidance from Sister Ru, Chef Liu's cooking is much better than before. However, when he returned to the Duke's Mansion, there was another chef there. They refused to submit to each other, and eventually a conflict broke out. Chef Liu was kicked out of the mansion by my mother."
"It was too late when Grandmother found out. In order to maintain peace in the manor, Grandmother had no choice but to send someone to give Chef Liu some money to express her apology."
When did this happen?
Because Madam Jiang and her family returned to Shengjing relatively early, Shen Danru had just returned to Shengjing and had not yet had time to visit Madam Jiang, so she was unaware of what had happened at the Jiang residence.
"Just recently."
Shen Danru's heart stirred slightly. If she opened a restaurant in Shengjing, why not invite Chef Liu over?
With this in mind, Shen Danru had already made a plan.
However, we need to deal with this little glutton right now.
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