The two of them were chatting when they suddenly ran out of things to say. Shu Yang thought for a while and started to worry about Yao Chen who was under house arrest in the East Palace: "I don't know how Yao Chen is doing now."
Tang Chen had heard Xihe mention before that Yaochen and Shuyang had been close since childhood, and that it was she who had helped Yaochen enter the palace under a different name. The rest of the story was meaningless, so Tang Chen said, "Don't worry, there's no bad news coming out of the palace. Yanzhou is also trying to arrange for someone to enter the palace. Yaochen is still very useful to Xiahou Qing, so he'll be fine."
Shu Yang understood the truth, but since he was sitting here with nothing to do, he couldn't help but let his thoughts wander. "Oh, Miss Hong Yu should still be in the mansion now. Why haven't you taken her out for a walk?"
"She's been called to the military camp by those guys whenever she has time lately. She's become like a living babe, and I don't see her often."
Tang Chen felt a bit depressed when he mentioned Hong Yu. They were all women, and they all lived in the palace. But Hong Yu was so popular in the barracks that they could hardly leave her. But he, on the other hand, was sent away whenever he wanted to leave. If you didn't know better, you would think they despised him.
It's no wonder Tang Chen said that. Even Shu Yang was a little envious of Hong Yu's ability to help. "Once the matter of the living dead gets out, I'm afraid it will cause a lot of commotion. Since Miss Hong Yu is from the Huangfu family, she can naturally help."
Whether the news spreads or not is no longer the key issue. Tang Chen analyzed, "We don't need to worry about this issue now. Something has already happened in Gyeonggi Province. Even if martial law is imposed and we try to control public opinion, after all, there is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. What is meant to be known will be known sooner or later."
The living dead issue was, after all, a plot by Nanyue to retaliate against Liang. But no one could have anticipated how uncontrollable the situation would become. "I heard earlier that you volunteered to negotiate peace with Nanyue. How's that going?"
Tang Chen said helplessly, "I really don't know. They just said they're still discussing it, but there's no answer yet. Okay, let's end this topic here. I came out here to relax and have some fun. Let's not talk about serious matters."
After a moment of silence, Shu Yang said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "If not this, what should we talk about?"
Tang Chen thought for a while, held his forehead and said: "... Um, let's continue talking about serious things."
Shu Yang smiled and said, "Pfft, forget it. I see you can't find anything else to say. Why don't you go out for a walk?"
Tang Chen wanted to go out, too. She had heard that the old man in the jade shop had recently carved some beautiful ornaments. However, she had no chance to see them. "Oh, I want to go too, but Shuyi and Hongyu are not here now, and Wang Yanzhou won't let me go out at all."
Shu Yang saw that the weather was perfect today, and if they really had nothing to do, going out for an outing would be a good option, so he suggested, "How about going to Xiangyun Peak?"
Tang Chen thought about it and said with disgust: "No, there are too many insects in this season, and I'm lazy."
Shu Yang also shook his head helplessly. He couldn't go shopping, was too lazy to go for an outing, and didn't want to stay at home. "You are really lazy, then there is nothing fun."
Tang Chen hung his head and said, "Oh, I'm really bored right now. They're doing well, defending their country on the front lines, or at least supporting the enemy from behind. But we can only sit here and waste our time."
Shu Yang said, "There's nothing we can do about it. You're lucky. If they allow you to negotiate peace with Shi Zairong later, you'll have gotten what you wanted. But as for me, as long as Tianshu Tower remains standing, the charges against me will remain. I don't know how long I'll have to wait until the day my injustice is vindicated."
Tang Chen slapped herself on the forehead. Why did she say such sad words again? "Don't worry, as the old saying goes, good and evil will be rewarded in the end. I believe that those who do evil will be punished sooner or later."
Upon hearing this, Shu Yang spoke earnestly, "Actually, sometimes reality is very different from what's said in the old saying. We're about the same age, but I've seen far more vicious people and cruel worlds than you have. Often, evildoers, after committing evil, remain at large, living happily as they please, while those who have been victimized, left with nowhere else to turn, end up with their families torn apart."
Such cases still existed during Tang Chen's time, but they were now very rare. With the advancement of the times, everything would slowly get better, but there were some long-standing negative aspects that needed to be slowly changed: "...In short, let's not be too pessimistic. Believe me, everything will be fine."
Shu Yang took Tang Chen's hand and said, "Alas, there's no point in worrying about it here. Just wait."
Tang Chen nodded slightly and responded: "Yes, wait. Be patient and you will definitely wait for the right opportunity."
Originally, Shu Yang wanted to keep Tang Chen here for dinner, but it was getting late. Wang Yanzhou had also reminded him not to let Tang Chen stay too long and that he had to send her back before sunset. "It's getting late, shouldn't you go back?"
Tang Chen stretched his neck to look at the entrance of the thatched cottage. Seeing no car coming, he said, "Wait a minute. The car that's supposed to pick me up hasn't arrived yet. It's rare for you to have guests here, so you're thinking of kicking me out?"
"It would be best if you could stay a little longer. By the way, I found some interesting things. Come with me," Shu Yang said, then he pulled Tang Chen up and took her to Lin Qinghui's study.
After arriving at the study, with the help of Liuying, the three of them worked together to move the bookshelf, and a secret passage appeared on the ground. Tang Chen followed Shu Yang into the secret passage. Tang Chen couldn't help but be a little surprised. He didn't expect these two girls to be so good at finding secrets. Could it be an occupational disease? "Oh my god, how did you find this secret room?"
Shu Yang looked at Liu Ying and said, "It wasn't me. Liu Ying found it when she was cleaning the room."
After they lit the candles, they saw a number of portraits densely hanging on the walls of the secret room. A closer look revealed that the contents of the paintings were all bits and pieces of Lin Qinghui and Zhou Xiao'e's lives.
Each of these meticulously crafted paintings reveals the happy times of Lin Qinghui and Zhou Xiaoe. "I never knew Uncle Lin had such a wonderful brush and brush. If I have the chance someday, I must ask him to paint a family portrait for me!"
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