Chapter 20 Encounter

Born into a prominent family and with high hopes, a child's every word and action has been watched by everyone since childhood, so he has learned how to show his temperament in front of others inadvertently.

Shen Yan relied on his wonderful lightness skills. When he flew into the house, his clothes fluttered, and he stood steadily. This appearance was much more eye-catching than knocking on the door.

After sitting down, he held the round box with just the right amount of fingers, and cast a nonchalant glance at the two people at the door, with a natural dignity and casualness.

Sure enough, Ning Yuan never looked at Pei Zixing again after he sat down.

She just stared at him blankly, her red lips slightly parted.

Shen Yan was disdainful in his heart.

Ning Yuan usually pretends to be very stubborn. Not only does she deny her love for him, but she also repeatedly hints in her heart. But in the end, he is the only one in her eyes.

The black and white eyes widened even wider, Ning Yuan frowned slightly, and walked towards him.

"Shen Yan..."

Oh, she finally understood that she was the one who gave the medicine?

Shen Yan's expression was cold, and he lowered his eyes to look at her with interest.

She'd better thank him properly.

As for the misunderstanding of him in her heart, he can let it go.

However, he has said that, why doesn't Zixing leave?

He is the one who has been engaged to Ning Yuan since childhood. As long as it is not curfew, it will not hurt for him to sit in her room for a while.

But Pei Zixing had nothing to do with her, so what was the point of staying at someone else's door?

He bent his wrist, glanced at his friend who was still standing by the door in accordance with the rules, and calmly said to Ning Yuan: "You have something to say to me alone..."

A sweet fragrance floated in front of him, but did not stay for a moment.

Ning Yuan did not come to talk to him.

She walked straight past Shen Yan and hurried to the window. She touched the vermilion paint on the window frame with her fingertips and was very upset.

"I just asked someone to fix the paint, and you took it off again in a blink of an eye."

The last time Shen Yan broke into the room in the middle of the night, he cleaned up the room for her and then jumped out of the window.

He stepped on the window frame for leverage and accidentally rubbed off a piece of the new paint of this 30-year-old shop.

The next day, she was discovered by the janitor in the inn and was forced to pay compensation of five taels of silver.

Five taels of silver was enough for a normal family of five to live on for two years!

However, this was after all a place where dignitaries lived, so it was normal for the decoration to be extra expensive.

But she was just a lady with an empty title but no favors, and her monthly allowance was already tight. Although she had just received a reward, she didn't want to spend it before she could even warm it up, so she had to pay it out of her already limited private money.

It turned out to be unlucky for her to touch the inkstone.

Look, it broke again just after it was repaired.

She had to pay for it.

...She couldn't just be the scapegoat every time just because she didn't want to have much interaction with him, right?

Shen Yan's situation in the mansion was completely different from hers. He was raised by everyone in the mansion since he was a child.

Compared to her financial difficulties, he was much more generous.

Otherwise...she should learn to swallow her pride and ask the culprit for money.

She lingered back in front of him and stretched out her hand timidly: "Can you compensate me with some money?"

...

The room suddenly fell silent.

Shen Yan felt a little headache.

There seemed to be a sound of suppressed laughter escaping from tightly pursed lips at the door. He glanced over with a cold look and happened to meet Pei Zixing's eyes, who had a bright smile in his eyes.

Pei Zixing suppressed his smile and said tactfully, "Miss Ning, since the medicine has been delivered, I will leave first. You should take good care of yourself."

Ning Yuan saw that Shen Yan was silent, and she knew that he must think that she was not presentable enough to ask him for even this little money.

She simply took out her wallet and explained, "It's not that I'm stingy, I really don't have any. My monthly allowance is only two taels of silver, and I have already lost it once before."

...

So annoying, why did she start to prove herself again.

It is only natural to pay for breaking something!

Shen Yan stared at the wallet in front of him, which looked thinner than Ning Yuan's, with only a few small coins left in it.

His Majesty would not let the people accompanying him pay for money when he went on tour.

It was not to be blamed that her stepmother did not give her any allowance on the grounds that she had nowhere to spend it.

But Ning Yuan was a lady from a wealthy family after all. Although she had no worries about food and clothing compared to ordinary people, she still needed money to reward servants and win people's hearts.

What could a mere two taels of silver do?

Sweep the cracks in the floor of their Shen family, and the silver that would fall out would be enough for Ning Yuan's lifetime monthly salary.

He simply took out a banknote and put it in her hand.

"Is it enough?"

The girl in front of him shook her head.

Shen Yan looked a little impatient.

Although he was willing to give her money, she couldn't be so greedy, right?

... Forget it, he felt sorry for her and gave her some.

He put another banknote on the table.

The girl still shook her head.

Why was she only concerned about the tiny profit in front of her?

"Ning Yuan, don't push your luck." Shen Yan said to her while putting a few more banknotes on the table. "Now you are teasing me about repainting the window frame. You might as well focus on being a good mistress of the family. When you and I get married in the future, you will have more money than the little money you have in your hands--"

"You gave me too much. I can't make the change."

She still shook her head and interrupted him softly.

"...When did I tell you to give me change?"

"Then I can't have it either." She stuffed the banknotes back into his hands. "We are not related."

Not related?

It would be fine if they were not relatives, after all, they have not yet married and become citizens. But they have known each other for so many years, so they can't be considered old friends, right?

"Besides, the damage was caused by me twice, so I can't let you pay for it all. Let's split it in half."

"I gave you five taels last time, so you can just give me five taels this time."

Her eyes were like the moon changing from round to curved, and her smile pulled the soft flesh on her cheeks to bulge slightly, with a cute and flattering attitude.

"...Miss Ning, I don't have such a small amount of silver."

Ning Yuan pursed her lips and said with a tearful face: "What should I do?"

"Just keep it all and treat it as part of the betrothal gift in the future."

Ning Yuan pushed it further away in fear: "Then I can't take it."

She stared at the banknotes.

If she could use money to buy her lifelong affairs from her parents, then what is the difference between her and Hua Niang, whose indenture is held by the madam?

Probably only she calls Ming Wei "mother" while Hua Niang calls the madam "Mom".

Shen Yan heard her thoughts and thought that he could not force her to accept it. He just sighed and said, "Think about it carefully. All the food and clothing expenses for our trip will be recorded in the name of His Majesty, and the chief steward will be responsible for settling them. Even if your window frame is damaged, it should be recorded and reported truthfully instead of asking you for money directly."

Ning Yuan suddenly realized, "It seems so..."

"Then my money!... Isn't it that those servants are filling their pockets!"

Shen Yan glanced at her calmly.

Perhaps the servant saw that she was dressed elegantly and was kind, so he thought he would extort a large sum of money from her, but he never expected that he would meet a poor little devil who could only take out five taels of silver.

"Do you want me to get it back for you?" he asked seriously.

"Forget it." She said calmly, "I'll learn from my mistakes and I won't be fooled again next time."

"Have you forgotten what I do?"

Shen Yan reminded calmly.

Shen Yan's official position is very special.

He is in charge of the Supervisory Department, only obeys the orders of His Majesty, and can use all the resources of the Ministry of Justice to handle cases.

"Although you are in charge of the prison, this is only a matter of a few taels of silver..."

Does he have to take care of such a small matter?

Ning Yuan was a little puzzled.

"No matter how big or small the case is, it is all about right and wrong. Although a small case is small, it benefits the people greatly." At