Song Zhiyu withdrew her gaze and asked casually, "It's nothing, just a bit hasty. By the way, have they made any moves while I was away?"
"No, the manor is unusually quiet." Lu Bai naturally knew who Song Zhiyu was referring to as "them," and after thinking for a moment, she shook her head at her.
The Marquis's residence was unusually quiet today, as if they were holding back some big move.
Song Zhiyu had a suspicion in her heart, and intuitively felt that the people from the Marquis's Mansion and the Qin family would not let this go so easily.
Her guess was correct. Shen Feng and the others were currently gathered together, discussing how to lure people out of the mansion during the night market lake tour three days later.
"Bang!"
Shen Feng slammed his hand heavily on the table, his chest heaving with anger, regretting his actions. "I knew Lishan was no ordinary place, otherwise why would Song Zhiyu have taken a liking to it? She deceived me so badly."
He had to admit that Song Zhiyu had a very good eye for talent.
He still held the letter from the Prince of Li, giving him three days to obtain the land deed for Mount Li.
But once something is in Song Zhiyu's hands, it's not so easy to get it back.
Shen Feng was extremely worried. Anyone or anything that could catch the eye of the Prince of Li must have something extraordinary about it.
No wonder she took the land deed to Mount Li so readily back then; it must have been premeditated. Yet he foolishly handed over something so important.
"Mount Li is just an ordinary mountain, and it's located in a remote area. Why is Your Highness so determined to get the land deed for Mount Li?" Shen Jinshu couldn't understand what was so special about Mount Li that made His Highness so concerned.
She had visited Mount Li once before, but didn't find anything special about it.
Shen Feng also began to pay attention to Mount Li. "No matter what, since His Highness has given the order, we must use every means to obtain the land deed."
“Father, the land deed to Mount Li originally belonged to you. It’s only right that you take back what’s yours. If all else fails, you can trade it with Second Sister. There’s bound to be something she needs.” Shen Jinshu had a sudden inspiration, unaware that Prince Li had already been humiliated by Song Zhiyu.
Shen Feng listened to her words and raised his hand to stroke his chin in thought.
Shu'er's words made sense. Song Zhiyu had taken the land deed for Lishan from him, so it was only right that he take it back.
Thinking of this, Shen Feng felt more confident.
Madam Shen kept fiddling with the yellow jade bracelet on her wrist. She was more concerned about another matter. "Let's put the land deed aside for now. We should think about how to get Song Zhiyu out on the day the night market opens, so that she and Xu'er can have some time alone together."
"Getting her out of the house is easy; all I need is for Grandmother to do me a favor." Shen Jinshu smiled mysteriously; she had a way to get Song Zhiyu out of the house.
At this moment, a conspiracy against Song Zhiyu quietly began.
*
The next day.
Just as Song Zhiyu was about to leave, Shen Feng called out to her. She stopped and looked at him with a calm expression.
Staring directly at him by Song Zhiyu, Shen Feng felt inexplicably uneasy. But then he realized that he had been intimidated by Song Zhiyu's aura and had lost face.
"Wait a minute, I have something to say to you." Shen Feng cleared his throat, his tone as arrogant as ever.
Song Zhiyu narrowed her long, phoenix-shaped eyes, looking at the arrogant and disdainful face in front of her, and felt a strange urge to touch it.
Song Zhiyu didn't respond, but just glanced at Chen Feng indifferently, telling him to speak his mind.
"Last time you asked me for the land deed to Mount Li, I thought about it and still felt that Mount Li was in a remote location, and that I had treated you somewhat unfairly." He started by playing the emotional card, as if all the unpleasantness between them had vanished.
A knowing glint flashed in Song Zhiyu's eyes. "Is Your Excellency trying to compensate me? But I really like Mount Li and have no plans to move to another place."
"I can give you that estate on the outskirts of the city." Shen Feng gritted his teeth and began to raise the stakes.
Song Zhiyu remained silent, wanting to see just how far Shen Feng could go.
"And then?" Song Zhiyu raised an eyebrow, seemingly still somewhat dissatisfied.
"Don't be too greedy..." Shen Feng couldn't hold back any longer. The manor in the suburbs was originally his birthday gift to Ye Rou. He was already heartbroken to have to take it out now, not to mention that Song Zhiyu was still not satisfied with what he had given her.
"In that case, there's nothing more to discuss." Song Zhiyu said decisively, knowing that she wasn't the one who needed to ask for favors.
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