On the way back to the manor, Chi Yan felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and he secretly glanced at Shen Tangning several times.
After getting into the carriage, she remained silent, and the atmosphere in the carriage was unusually quiet. He thought to himself, "I might as well scold him a couple of times!"
He rubbed his hands together, finally unable to bear the cold treatment any longer. He shifted his position slightly and stammered, "Say something! If all else fails, you can even curse at me!"
Shen Tangning was pondering what had just happened when she heard this and looked up with amusement: "Why would I scold you?"
Chi Yan thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Did I lie and say I was studying at home, but then secretly ran out to play?"
Shen Tangning raised an eyebrow, a smile flashing in her eyes: "Don't climb over the wall next time, remember to use the front gate."
Chi Yan was stunned: "Huh?"
"If you get hurt while climbing over the wall, that's no small matter." She said calmly. "You have legs, and if you insist on going out, can I stop you?"
He thought to himself, "That makes sense!"
He awkwardly touched his nose: "You...aren't angry?"
Shen Tangning blinked and chuckled: "Whether you want to study or not is your own business. Even if I force you to study, I can't force you to go to the exam hall."
Chi Yan felt a little uncomfortable. He was the kind of person who responded better to gentle persuasion than force.
"There's something I want to ask you," Shen Tangning suddenly said.
He hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Go ahead and ask."
Why did you suddenly decide to go see the Kunshan jade today?
Hearing Shen Tangning's words, Chi Yan was stunned. He recalled carefully and complained, "It was all because of Xiao Yu and his group of young masters who were bragging about that jade. They made it sound like it was some kind of magic. During that time, Ji Wuyai and Tang Xu got into an argument with them, and then a group of people said they wanted to come and see it for themselves."
He said hesitantly, "I'm just curious about these rare items, it's not for that Pingting girl they're talking about."
Shen Tangning listened thoughtfully. She had also heard of Xiao Yu, who, like Chi Yan, was a troublesome troublemaker who gave her family a headache.
But she did not believe that Xiao Yu was responsible for what happened today.
Firstly, as far as she knew, he didn't have the brains for it.
Secondly, the Xiao family has always maintained neutrality in the court and has no dealings with the Third Prince. This was the case in the previous life, and it should not change in this life either.
How could Xiao Yu have known in advance that the Third Prince had reserved that piece of jade?
Shen Tangning rubbed her temples, and suddenly, something flashed through her mind.
A sudden inspiration struck her, and she asked casually, "Is my husband on very good terms with the two young masters, Ji and Tang?"
Chi Yan didn't know why she suddenly asked this, and scratched his head: "It's alright, you could say we're birds of a feather, since we all have bad reputations, so we've just gotten along over time."
He was quite self-aware.
Shen Tangning's lips curled up slightly, her eyes darkening slightly.
She had heard of the reputations of these three men. In short, when aristocratic families had young masters to teach, these three would be brought up as negative examples.
Ji Wuyai has a quirky personality and isn't very bright. He blindly follows Chi Yan's lead and has done a lot of outrageous things.
In comparison, Tang Xu was the most unremarkable of the three. He came from an ordinary family and was said to be the son of an illegitimate child. He was not particularly talented in literature and had not committed any earth-shattering acts. His bad reputation was purely due to the other two.
But this unremarkable person rose rapidly through the ranks in his previous life, gradually emerging as a rising star in the court.
But she couldn't understand it. If he really did deliberately lure Chi Yan, what was his purpose?
After all, it is common knowledge that Chi Yan is just an idle and good-for-nothing playboy.
In her previous life, she didn't pay much attention to Chi Yan, but in her memory, this incident should not have happened.
Why did this happen?
Shen Tangning remained silent for quite a while, and Chi Yan sensed something was amiss, his eyes flickering slightly:
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