Shen Qingwen's heavy breathing while speaking made Lin Sishen and Liu Qingyun feel chilled.

Lin Sishen raised his eyes and looked at the playful smile on her face, knowing in his heart that she was teasing him again. While he breathed a sigh of relief, he had to suspect that the reason why Shen Qinghan teased him like this was because she already knew it. The secret of being a girl.

Liu Qingyun on the side knew that her expression and behavior just now were a little strange, so she also calmed down, stepped forward, coughed lightly and said with a smile: "The princess really loves to joke, Shen'er has been acting like this since she married the princess. If you stay in the house honestly, how can you have an outside room?"

Mo Zhu also explained in time: "The medicine I went to the pharmacy to get was not an anti-fetal medicine, but a medicinal material for making a new prescription."

Shen Qinghan nodded slightly, bowed to Lin Sishen to express his apology, and said softly: "It seems that Qinghan misunderstood my husband."

Liu Qingyun was so frightened by this surprise that she couldn't sit still, and she was afraid that Shen Qinghan would doubt her, so she hurriedly said: "This is naturally a misunderstanding. Shen'er has just come back, so I won't disturb your husband and wife's reunion." ."

Shen Qingwan nodded slightly when he heard this, then looked at Liu Qingyun's dark circles under her eyes, and asked softly with a worried look on her face: "My mother's face doesn't seem to be very good, but she's not feeling well."

Liu Qingyun's expression froze. She hadn't been monitoring Shen Qinghan day and night these past few days, so she didn't have a rest. She felt guilty at the moment. She opened her lips and said hesitantly: "I haven't been able to sleep these past few days. It's true that I haven't had a rest." .”

Shen Qingwan said with concern: "Since I have insomnia, why don't I ask Lan Qing to send some soothing incense to my mother later, so that my mother can sleep more peacefully."

Looking at the vague concern on Shen Qinghan's face, Lin Sishen raised his eyebrows quietly. Liu Qingyun didn't know that she didn't know yet. Shen Qinghan clearly knew what Liu Qingyun said. The days are monitoring me, so I asked this question deliberately.

"It's okay, the princess is considerate and considerate." Liu Qingyun was already feeling guilty, but she was even more anxious to leave when Shen Qingwan asked such a question. She nodded hurriedly and praised Shen Qingwan. Then he turned to look at Lin Sishen, raised his head secretly and pinched her waist, winked at her and said: "Shen'er, mother is leaving first, you must get along well with the princess."

Lin Sishen was squeezed by her and let out a breath. He straightened his back immediately, glanced at her and said, "I understand, mother, go back and have a good rest."

After Liu Qingyun left, Lin Sishen and Shen Qingwan returned to Liuguang Pavilion. Mo Zhu went back to her room in a dull mood to tinker with her new prescription, while Lan Qing went to boil water and make tea under Shen Qingwan's instructions.

Following Shen Qingwan across the threshold and into the house, Lin Sishen discovered at a glance that the screen that originally blocked the cloud couch had disappeared, and a layer of soft white fox fur was spread on the cloud couch. There is a half-opened book on the pillow beside him.

It looked like someone had been lying on it while she was away.

Lin Sishen turned to look at Shen Qinghan with a puzzled look. She didn't need to guess, she knew that except Shen Qinghan, no one else dared to lie on her cloud couch, but she didn't know why Shen Qinghan left the bed instead of lying down. He also wants to occupy her cloud bed.

Shen Qingwan's expression did not change at all. After she glanced at Lin Sishen leisurely, she walked slowly to the cloud couch and took down the open book. When she passed by Lin Sishen, Shi Shiran opened her lips and said: " Comfortable to lie down on.”

Lin Sishen crossed his arms across his chest, raised his eyebrows and said jokingly: "The princess should be regarded as a dove occupying a magpie's nest."

Shen Qinghan stood still and turned around to look at her, and asked with a half-smile, "Master Lin seems to have objections to this?"

Lin Sishen squinted her eyes and smiled faintly. She was quick to recognize cowardice. She chuckled meaningfully and said: "If the princess likes it, she can lie down wherever she wants. Sishen doesn't dare to have the slightest objection."

Shen Qingwen naturally heard the sarcasm in Lin Sishen's words, but she didn't seem to be angry about it. A faint smile appeared on her fair and delicate face. She glanced at Lin Sishen and said with her lips parted: "You are a mouthful."

The soft voice came out of Shen Qinghan's mouth, which made Lin Sishen couldn't help but tremble slightly. She raised her hand to her lips and coughed lightly, then looked at Shen Qinghan and said seriously: "County Lord, Si Shen's injury has been healed."

Shen Qingwen glanced across her chest, then nodded and said, "I see."

There was plenty of light in the room. Shen Qinghan's back was facing a large expanse of golden sunlight, and her fair skin seemed to be shining with a warm luster under the light.

Lin Sishen raised his eyes for a glance, then tilted his head and said, "Princess, is there anything you want to say to Sishen?"

A dark light flashed in Shen Qingwan's eyes, and she looked at Lin Sishen with a half-smile but not a smile: "That depends on what Young Master Lin wants to hear."

Lin Sishen coughed lightly and asked with a serious face: "I heard that Duke Qing was imprisoned?"

"That's right." Shen Qinghan closed her eyes slightly. She slowly walked to the table and sat down, with a calm expression on her face: "Because of the private correspondence with Laos, I also received a lot of bribes in private. The evidence is conclusive. He was sent to prison the day before yesterday, awaiting your Majesty's conviction."

Lin Sishen followed and walked to her side: "It seems that His Majesty is going to take action against the Crown Prince. First, cut off his wings to intimidate him."

"It won't be that fast." Shen Qingwan shook her head slightly, and then she paused, and a meaningful smile appeared on her face: "Unless, another fire is lit."

Lin Sishen lowered his eyes after hearing this and asked softly: "I don't know whether this fire was started by the princess or the second prince?"

Shen Qingwen knew that Lin Sishen was testing her. She did not directly answer Lin Sishen's question. Instead, she replied ambiguously: "As long as it can be burned, it doesn't matter who ordered it."

Lin Sishen sighed softly. She raised her eyes and looked at Shen Qinghan, and laughed softly: "It seems that things will change soon."

Shen Qingwan looked at her with a half-smile, and said with parted lips: "Since Mr. Lin has found a roof to shelter from the rain, even if the weather changes, Mr. Lin will not be implicated."

A dark light flashed in Lin Sishen's eyes, and she joked: "It's just that this roof does not belong to my family. If Sishen offends the owner, I'm afraid he will be kicked out."

Shen Qingwen raised her eyebrows when she heard this, and her clear and deep eyes actually showed a hint of cunning. She tilted her head slightly and gently placed her two white fingers on her forehead, and asked softly: "So, Mr. Lin wants to Become the master?"

"I do." Lin Sishen followed her example and looked back at her with his forehead raised.

Shen Qingwan closed her eyes and raised the corners of her lips slightly: "If you want to become the master of the family, it is like Mr. Lin's cloud couch. Occupying the magpie's nest is one way, and sleeping on the same couch is also another way."

Lin Sishen was stunned. She sat up straight and looked at Shen Qinghan in front of her, with a surprised look on her face: "Sleeping on the same bed?"

Seeing Lin Sishen's face changing several times, Shen Qinghan stood up calmly and asked, "Is it possible that Mr. Lin has a third way?"

The hints in Shen Qingwan's words were extremely obvious. Lin Sishen naturally understood what she meant, but she was shocked and didn't understand Shen Qingwan's intentions, so she hesitated and asked: "You...what are you doing?" what for?"

Lin Sishen wondered in his mind whether Shen Qinghan really meant that much to her. If Shen Qinghan really liked her, then Shen Qinghan should not know that she was a woman.

Just as she was thinking secretly, Shen Qinghan suddenly stood up, looked at her with a half-smile and said, "It's just a joke, Mr. Lin, don't take it seriously."

Just such a joke made Lin Sishen have more and more mixed feelings in her heart. Shen Qinghan, a woman, was thinking a thousand times, like a cat's tail that she couldn't catch. It scratched her heart and then quickly retracted it. It makes people stomp their feet in disgust.

Lin Sishen took a deep breath and let it out feebly. She raised her eyes faintly and looked at Shen Qinghan: "Princess, please stop joking with Sishen."

Shen Qingwan smiled faintly when he heard this, then walked to the door Shiran, turned around and looked at Lin Sishen and said: "The tea has been brewed. Mr. Lin, would you like to have tea with me?"

Lan Qing placed a tea set in the pavilion next to the rockery in the courtyard and invited Lin Sishen and Shen Qingwan over.

After Shen Qingwan and Lin Sishen moved under the pavilion, Lan Qing wisely stepped back, leaving the two of them alone.

Shen Qingwen picked up the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Lin Sishen, with a cold expression on his face and a calm tone, saying, "Isn't Mr. Lin's favorite Biluochun the Biluochun sent by my father a few days ago?"

"Thank you, Princess." Lin Sishen was not thinking about drinking tea at the moment. She was focused on pondering what Shen Qinghan had just said. She suddenly picked up the teacup and put it to her mouth and took a sip. She was so hot that she almost vomited out within seconds. She took two breaths, and a layer of hazy and wet moisture quickly condensed in her dark and clear eyes.

She opened her mouth and raised her hand to fan, and her tongue was numbed by the burning.

Seeing her tearful look, Shen Qingwan raised her lips and smiled softly, and then sighed in a funny and angry tone. She walked slowly to Lin Sishen's side, leaned over and raised her hand to grab Lin Sishen's hand, saying softly He said: "Why are you so reckless? Let me see for you."

The cold fingertips gently pinched her chin, forcing Lin Sishen to open her mouth slightly. Lin Sishen raised her head and looked at Shen Qinghan, who was close at hand, leaning forward. She closed her mouth in embarrassment and slurred. He muttered: "I'm fine, really, it was just an accident..."

Shen Qingwan frowned, looked at her condescendingly, lightly opened her red lips and uttered two words: "Open your mouth."

There was a cold expression on her delicate face, and her clear eyes were fixedly looking at Lin Sishen, and the slight frown added a bit of majesty. Lin Sishen only glanced at it twice, and then felt a little palpitated for no reason, so he had to open his mouth obediently. , he closed his eyes and secretly complained in his heart that it was just a slight burn. Is this necessary? He is not a two- or three-year-old child.

The tip of his tongue felt cold, as if something had touched it lightly. Lin Sishen was so frightened that he quickly closed his mouth. The next second, he found that there seemed to be something in his mouth, a small round one, sweet and cool. The numb tongue regained consciousness in an instant.

Lin Sishen smashed her mouth and felt that the sweet beads in her mouth, which were like candied haws, were particularly delicious. She raised her eyes and looked at Shen Qinghan who had retracted her hand, and asked curiously: "Princess, give it to me." What is it?"

"Sugar." Shen Qingwan glanced at her with a half-smile, then turned around and sat down, and asked softly: "Is it delicious?"

Lin Sishen nodded. The slightly sour, slightly sweet and slightly cool sugar in her mouth was indeed not bad. She chuckled and replied: "It's so sweet."

Shen Qingwan narrowed her eyes and asked again: "Do you like it?"

Lin Sishen nodded and replied calmly: "Not bad."

"Is it acceptable?" Shen Qingwan narrowed her eyes, seeming to be slightly dissatisfied with Lin Sishen's answer, and her expression suddenly became much colder.

Lin Sishen saw the change in the expression on Shen Qingwan's face, hurriedly sat upright, and replied, "I like it very much."

Shen Qingwan stood up, glanced at her lightly, and said leisurely: "Young master Lin, there is no need to force yourself."

After saying that, he ignored Lin Sishen and turned around to leave.

Lin Sishen watched blankly as she disappeared in front of the study door, with a look of confusion on her face. She just said it was okay, and Shen Qinghan became angry right now?

Lin Sishen ate the candy in his mouth and held up his forehead for a while before spitting out four words: "Inexplicable."

When Lan Qing came to the pavilion again with the plate in hand, Shen Qingwan was nowhere to be seen. She looked at Lin Sishen inexplicably and asked, "Master Ma, where is the princess?"

Lin Sishen turned around to look at her, glanced at the study and replied, "Go back to the study."

Lan Qing lowered her eyes and looked at the small light yellow candy on the plate, and mumbled with a puzzled look on her face: "Didn't I ask you to get some licorice candy to try? Why did you leave again?"

"Licorice candy?" Lin Sishen walked over to her and took a look, then took another one and sniffed it. Only then did she realize that the candy Lan Qing brought was the same kind as the candy in her mouth.

Lin Sishen raised his eyebrows and asked, "Lan Qing, this is..."

Before she could finish asking, Lan Qing took one from the plate and threw it into her mouth with a proud face, saying vaguely: "This is made by the princess herself, it's delicious."

Lin Sishen was stunned for a moment, holding the piece of melted candy in his mouth, with a look of astonishment on his face: "She made it herself?"

Lan Qing nodded, put her hands on her hips proudly and said, "Yeah, it took me three days to make it, and the old lady likes it."

So, Shen Qinghan left in anger just because Lin Sishen said it was okay?

Lin Sishen couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips. Thinking about it, Shen Qinghan's change of face just now was really funny.

It's really interesting that such a cold and arrogant woman, who is usually cold and arrogant, left in shame just because the candy she worked so hard to make got a passable comment.

Lin Sishen, who understood the cause and effect, held the tea with a smile on his face, went up and knocked on the study door, and said loudly: "Princess, Sishen is here to apologize."

The study room was deserted. Shen Qinghan seemed not to hear her voice and ignored her.

Lin Sishen patted the door hard and called out again: "Princess."

Still no one answered.

Lin Sishen turned around and looked at Lan Qing, motioning her to go forward and knock on the door. Although Lan Qing didn't know why, she did so.

Lan Qing held the candy in her mouth and patted the door gently: "Princess."

There was silence in the room for a long time, and Shen Qinghan finally spoke coldly: "Lan Qing, tell the unimportant people around you to stop making noise."

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After coming out of Liuguang Pavilion, Lin Sishen went to find Lin Sitao.

When she arrived, Lin Sitao was sitting on the ground meditating in the courtyard, the empty sleeve on his right hand fluttering gently in the breeze. Lin Sishen stood at the door of the courtyard and watched for a while without coming forward to disturb him.

I don't know how long it took, but Lin Sitao opened his eyes and saw Lin Sishen standing at the door. He stood up and waved: "Shen'er, come here."

Lin Sishen walked up to him and bowed respectfully: "Sishen has met my eldest brother."

Lin Sitao was half a head taller than her. After standing up straight, he raised his hand and touched Lin Sishen's head. He chuckled and said, "You didn't even say a word when you came. Why did you just stand there waiting for me? If I didn't speak, would you have done it?"

Just be prepared to stand there all the time."

Lin Sishen raised his head and smiled, stretched out his index finger and middle finger together and scratched in front of him, raised his eyebrows and said: "Brother, do you have time? I just learned two sets of sword moves and I want to show off with you."

Lin Sitao narrowed his eyes when he heard this: "Oh, then big brother wants to see how powerful your newly learned sword moves are."

With Lin Sitao's consent, Lin Sishen went to his house to get two swords, and the two began to compete in the courtyard.

In the past, Lin Sishen could only take a few moves under Lin Sitao, but today she used Xi Qianjiao and her sword skills, and she was able to fight Lin Sitao dozens of moves without losing. In the end, she was a little tired, and then

Let Lin Sitao seize the opportunity and place a sword on his neck, defeating him.

Lin Sitao put away his sword and looked at her in shock: "In just one month, your swordsmanship has improved so much."

Lin Sishen raised her hand to wipe away the fine drops of sweat on her forehead. She did not show any pride when Lin Sitao praised her so much. She just smiled lightly and said: "Sishen became a teacher of a reclusive master and practiced hard for a month.

There is such progress.”

Lin Sitao was still a little unbelievable: "Which expert is it?"

Lin Sishen raised his eyebrows and said with a mysterious face: "Since she is a reclusive master, naturally Sishen cannot say her name at will."

She didn't say anything, and Lin Sitao didn't ask further questions. He just shook his head slightly and sighed: "Then you are lucky."

After the two competed, Lin Sitao asked his servants to make a pot of scented tea, and he and Lin Sishen sat in the courtyard and chatted.

Lin Sishen played with the tea cup in her hand. After staring at Lin Sitao for a long time, she suddenly asked: "Brother, do you know how to guess this daughter's family's thoughts?"

"What is your daughter's family thinking?" Lin Sitao was a little surprised. He was stunned for a moment and then asked: "You don't mean Princess Qingyang, right?"

Lin Sishen didn't say anything, which was regarded as acquiescence. Now when it comes to women's affairs in the general's mansion, she can only ask her eldest brother. Naturally, she can't ask Liu Qingyun and Mo Zhu, let alone others.

Lin Sitao looked at her with squinted eyes, his expression was both happy and complicated. He asked softly: "You kid, must you have fallen in love with Princess Qingyang?"

"How could I like her?" Lin Sishen looked solemn when he heard this, and hurriedly waved his hands and said, "I'm just a little curious, so I came to ask my brother."

Lin Sitao looked at the obvious panic on Lin Sishen's fair face, raised his eyebrows and said hesitantly: "Didn't you tell me last time that you couldn't..."

Lin Sishen coughed lightly, remembering that she had told Lin Sitao before that she had a hidden illness and could not do her best, so she explained softly: "Brother, don't get me wrong, I really don't like the princess, I just think sometimes what she says is weird.

, I can’t figure it out.”

Lin Sitao only felt that Lin Sishen had low self-esteem. He sighed softly, patted Lin Sishen's shoulder and comforted him: "Although you are... inconvenient, it would not be strange if you fell in love with Princess Qingyang, as long as

You two are of the same mind, so she shouldn't care about such things."

"No, brother, I..."

"Shen'er, even if a man has a hidden illness, he should not feel inferior and depressed because of it. If he likes me, he likes me. You don't need to explain. Big brother knows your difficulties."

"Brother..."

"I'm your eldest brother, and I won't make fun of you. Mo Zhu is proficient in medicine. Even if she can't cure you, eldest brother will visit famous doctors for you in the future to cure your disease. Besides, the princess is also a wise man.

A reasonable person, as long as you treat her sincerely, she will definitely understand you."

No matter how he explained it, he couldn't explain it. Fortunately, Lin Sishen didn't speak. He lowered his eyes and looked at the tea cup in his hand in a daze.

Seeing that she was silent, Lin Sitao thought that his words had hurt her, but he also felt that Lin Sishen's illness was a bit difficult to talk about. He didn't know how to comfort her, so he returned to the topic and said: "Shen'er, the eldest brother has never been married.

If you ask me how to guess my daughter’s family’s worries, I won’t understand.”

Lin Sishen turned her head to look at him and asked softly: "Didn't there many women admire my elder brother back then?"

Lin Sitao's expression froze, and he hurriedly waved his hands and said: "That's nonsense, how can there be such a thing."

Lin Sishen nodded perfunctorily, remembering that today she just said that the candy made by Shen Qingwan was good, but was rejected by her, and sighed: "The most difficult thing in the world to guess is the worries of my daughter's family.

"

Shen Qingwan is obviously a very resourceful and intelligent woman, but she gets angry just because of such a trivial matter, which is really confusing.

Seeing Lin Sishen's melancholy expression, Lin Sitao finally came to his senses and asked softly: "Shen'er, you...have a quarrel with Princess Qingyang?"

"It's not awkward, I just think she is a bit..." Lin Sishen paused, and then said, "Childish."

As if he heard some funny joke, Lin Sitao suddenly raised his head and laughed: "Princess Qingyang is childish, haha."

Lin Sishen frowned and said with a serious face: "Brother, why are you laughing? I'm serious."

Lin Sitao smiled and shook his head and said: "Shen'er, although I know very little about the princess, I also know that she is indeed a smart woman. Although she is polite to others on weekdays, she is a little unkind on the inside. What do you think of her?

It's childish, but it makes my eldest brother think it's a bit ridiculous."

Lin Sishen rolled her eyes, remembering that today she personally knocked on the door of the study room with tea to admit her mistake, and Shen Qinghan didn't even answer, so she felt a bit stuck in her throat. She sighed and said: "Brother, I'm afraid you weren't taken care of by her."

Her appearance deceives her, but she likes to tease people and holds grudges."

Lin Sitao heard this and thought about it carefully, then touched his chin and said sharply: "Maybe, she only treats you like this, and others don't know."

"She..." Lin Sishen was stunned, and actually felt that what Lin Sitao said made sense.

Shen Qingwan has always been cold and cold towards others. She will only be slightly gentle when facing her elders. Only when facing herself, she will occasionally tease and get angry.

Lin Sishen took a deep breath and turned his head to look at Lin Sitao, humbly asking: "If this is really the case, what does it mean?"

After Lin Sitao pondered for a long time, he hesitated and replied: "Usually, a daughter's family will put on airs or blush shyly when facing the person she likes. Since she treats you like this, I'm afraid she doesn't treat you as someone...

.”

Lin Sixen looked at him steadily: "You take it seriously?"

Lin Sitao's eyes lit up and he asserted: "I'm afraid I don't regard you as my brother."
Chapter completed!