Dusk falls in the west.
The door of the study finally opened.
Sun Wang followed behind Shen Qingwu, his expression was no different from before, even more relaxed than before.
Wu Cuicui and Liu Genshu looked at each other and felt even more uneasy.
Shen Qingwu glanced at a few people and said loudly:
"I will find someone to verify everything you say."
“If anyone dares to deceive me, or even do something detrimental to the General’s Mansion, believe me, you don’t want to know what the consequences will be.”
"If anyone is hiding something, I can only ask you to leave."
"You still have a chance to confess to me before the sun sets tomorrow."
Her gaze lingered on Wu Cuicui for a moment longer.
When Wu Cuicui was about to burst out, she laughed heartily, "I want to have roasted pork liver and stewed beef brisket for dinner. Can you cook?"
Wu Cuicui's back was soaked. When she heard Shen Qingwu speak, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and nodded quickly, "I will do it, I will do it."
"It's still early, and there's still time to go buy groceries. The three of them must have embezzled a lot of money. Use it today and buy more. I have a big appetite." Shen Qingwu ordered with a smile.
"Yes, Miss." Wu Cuicui responded respectfully, but still a little hesitantly asked, "Is three pounds of meat enough?"
"It's more than ten pounds. Don't be stingy with the money. Make some beef jerky. It's not too hot now. Let Chunxiang go with you. She can also help you carry things." Shen Qingwu waved his hand.
Seeing Wu Cuicui and Wu Chunxiang enter their room, the man who had been tied to the tree for the whole afternoon without eating and whose mind was gradually calming down kicked his legs in despair, but he could not shout because of a piece of sackcloth stuffed in his mouth.
Soon, Wu Cuicui and Wu Chunxiang came out with change and copper coins.
All the miscellaneous money added up to about two hundred taels, which was a considerable deposit for the servants in the mansion.
There were also many jewelry stolen from Shen Qingwu in their room.
The three of them watched the two leave with their eyes almost popping out.
Shen Qingwu raised her hand, and Wu Dabao and Sun Wang stepped forward swiftly and took the rags from their mouths.
Liu Genshu, who was a step slower because of distraction, lowered his head in frustration.
"Miss, please spare us. We know we were wrong and we won't do it again."
When the three of them began to beg for mercy, everyone realized that the maid who had been strangled by Shen Qingwu before was no longer able to speak.
The maid covered her neck and screamed for a long time, but couldn't say a word, as if her tongue was cut off, but her tongue was clearly fine.
Liu Genshu's scalp tingled as he watched. He turned his head to look at Shen Qingwu, whose smile was brighter than that of spring in the afterglow of the setting sun.
Shen Qingwu sat in a rocking chair nearby, looking at the withered winter jasmine in the courtyard, and said slowly, "I have thought about what to do with you for a long time, but unfortunately, I am really kind-hearted. After thinking for a long time, I can only send you to the backyard to wash clothes and toilet."
She had thought about selling the girl to a brothel, but she gave up in the end. In the end, she just kept her as a laborer under her watch.
Wu Dabao and Liu Genshu sent the three people to the backyard and gave them some specific instructions.
Shen Qingwu was drowsy in the rocking chair. He was really tired today and had important things to do tomorrow.
Being a human or a tiger, there is no peace and quiet.
…
In Prince Yan's Mansion, the food on Chu Guannan's table was completely cold.
He glanced at the sky outside and saw a bright moon hanging high in the sky.
"The letter wasn't delivered?" he asked his personal guard, Gu Ying.
Lone Ying walked out from the darkness and said, "I went to deliver it myself. I left only after I saw someone pick it up."
"Then why hasn't anyone come yet after half past the hour of Xu?" Chu Guannan asked with a frown.
Lone Ying's face under the mask was very innocent, "Master, Miss Shen just returned home today, and she sang such a big drama, she must be exhausted both physically and mentally."
I secretly complained in my heart that the master was too impatient. It would be fine if he didn't eat meat, but once he did, he had no restraint.
I am also wondering, how can matters between men and women really make people so obsessed?
Chu Guannan looked over coldly.
Lone Ying's mind was spinning rapidly as he tried to make amends, "Well, maybe I should wait until late at night when there are no people around before going out. After all, it would be hard to explain if someone discovered me."
Chu Guannan reluctantly accepted this explanation.
One look at the completely cold dishes on the table, especially the large plate of beef brisket and beef heart, made him feel furious.
Irritably raised his hand, "Everyone retreated."
However, the hourglass on the table showed it was already midnight, but there was still no movement in the yard.
Chu Guannan put down the military book, pinched his brows, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth, "Shen Qingwu, you are great."
…
Shen Qingwu ate a large plate of beef by herself, and her appetite shocked everyone. After walking around the yard a few times contentedly to digest the food, she went to wash up and went back to her room to rest.
The secret guards waiting outside the General's Mansion to pick up Shen Qingwu were also anxious. They asked the people around them, "There seems to be no movement in Miss Shen's Wutong Garden. Could she be asleep?"
How are they going to report back?
"If we go and knock on Miss Shen's window, will the master destroy us?" asked another person uncertainly.
The secret guards all knew that Shen Qingwu was the master's bed partner, and the master was addicted to him.
But if they don’t urge her, and Miss Shen doesn’t come out all night, will they be punished tomorrow?
The two hesitated, and in the blink of an eye, they saw that their master had come in person.
He floated into Wutong Garden like a ghost, swept his sword, pried open Miss Shen's window, and climbed in through the window, just like a flower thief.
The two looked at each other, and one asked, "Do you think this Miss Shen will become our mistress one day?"
…
When Chu Guannan pried open the window, Shen Qingwu, who was half asleep, suddenly opened his eyes.
A familiar smell came, and Shen Qingwu let down his guard.
As soon as she sat up, Chu Guannan came to the bedside.
In the darkness of the night, their eyes met.
Chu Guannan's tone was icy, his voice faint and deep as the dark night Shura, "I remember you promised me that you would be there whenever I called."
Shen Qingwu looked at him calmly for a moment, then knelt up, raised her hands to hook them around his neck, and whispered in his ear, "Have you taken a shower?"
It was almost dawn when Chu Guannan got dressed and stood up. Someone had maliciously scratched his back, leaving several bloody marks and causing a slight pain in his skin.
Bending down, he pinched Shen Qingwu's nose and said, "Stop pretending. I know you're awake."
Shen Qingwu raised his leg and kicked Chu Guannan in the face.
Chu Guannan didn't dodge at all. He clamped his shoulders around her slender ankles and asked, "Do you still have the strength?"
Shen Qingwu's breathing tightened, and he raised his hand to pull away the hand that was pinching his nose, and he was filled with resentment. "If you have something to say, just say it, and then get out of here quickly. Don't disturb my sleep!"
"Shen Qingwu, what happened last night will not happen again." Chu Guannan withdrew his hand and looked at the sleepy man, his cold voice gradually calming down.
Shen Qingwu's eyes widened. "No, Chu Guannan, I'm saying, how can you be so ungrateful after getting such an advantage?"
Chu Guannan lifted his hand to remove her calf from his shoulder and tucked her back into the quilt slowly. "Shen Qingwu, don't forget that you promised to be available whenever you're called. Now that you're back, you want to go back on your word?"
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