Li Chenan just said it casually.

The two of them didn't talk much about the Shen family.

The Shen family has become a thing of the past, and neither Shen Qiaodie nor Shen Jiye takes it to heart.

It's noon in a blink of an eye.

Of course, the luncheon at Peach Blossom Villa was extremely sumptuous.

The dinner was also enjoyable.

As the mistress of the Zhongli Mansion, Rong Yiyin changed her cold attitude toward Li Chenan, and she seemed to have forgotten all the unpleasantness in the past.

She became very happy.

She picked up food for Li Chenan and chatted, talking about Zhongli Ruoshui's interesting childhood stories.

Occasionally, I would also talk about Zhong Liruo’s paintings.

Zhong Lisu didn't talk to Li Chenan anymore about state affairs and family matters. He didn't talk much, but he and Li Chenan drank a lot of wine.

Xiao Baozi sat with Li Chenan, and she didn't feel that she was being left out because she didn't even know what it meant to be left out.

She thought the food on this table tasted very good.

Huapingchun wine also tastes very good.

Whenever Li Chenan and Zhong Lizu were drinking, she would raise a glass to accompany them - she didn't know whether she should accompany them, but she had to find a reason for herself to drink two more drinks.

She didn't even notice the dissatisfaction in Rong Yiyin's glance that occasionally glanced at her.

Even if she noticed, she would just smile slightly and continue drinking and eating.

She never cares about other people's opinions.

All she cares about is the cow next to her!

Rong Yiyin felt very unhappy. This vixen followed Li Chenan closely, and her thoughts were obvious. She happened to find Ruoshui Buzai and took advantage of the opportunity!

But Li Chenan was here, and of course she hid this unhappiness in her heart, with a smile as warm as the spring breeze on her face.

It's very warm to talk about family life over wine here.

But the Shen Mansion in Guangling City has a completely opposite scene.

If it were previous years, on the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, Shen's Mansion would already have a completely new look.

The door of Shen's Mansion has been wiped clean, and the plaque with the two characters "Shen's Mansion" written on it is also spotless.

New lanterns have been put on the eaves, and the fifth courtyard is also very lively at this time.

The shopkeepers who are in charge of the shops outside Shen's house will come to the house today. The head of the house, Shen Qianshan, will treat them to a good meal and drink, and then give them a large sum of money and New Year's gifts as rewards.

But this year...

The door to Shen's mansion is closed.

The lanterns hanging in front of the door have not been replaced.

The snow was not even swept in front of the door!

It was even deserted inside.

There is no servant.

There isn't even a dog.

The silence in the huge courtyard was a bit scary.

Suddenly, a violent coughing sound came from the main courtyard, breaking the dead silence here.

The coughing sound lasted for ten breaths before it gradually subsided, and then a light came on in the main room of the main courtyard.

Shen Jiye sat in front of the bed, silently listening to the pool of blood his father Shen Qianshan coughed up.

It wasn't until Shen Qianshan gasped and leaned on the bedside with difficulty that he whispered: "He is back, he is very beautiful! Do you regret it?"

Shen Qianshan's originally rich and rosy face was now so thin that he was almost inhuman shape.

His eyes were even more ashen, and they no longer had the calm look they had in March when he went to Erjinggou Alley to find Li Chenan to retrieve the marriage certificate.

At this moment, when he heard Shen Jiye's words, his lifeless eyes suddenly burst into light——

"You, you said Li Chenan returned to Guangling City?"

"Well, as the regent, he returns home in fine clothes, and the whole city comes out to welcome him!"

"oh……"

Shen Qianshan's eyes were staring blankly at the roof, not knowing what he was thinking.

After being silent for a moment, he asked: "Is there any news about your sister...?"

"No."

"It's okay if she doesn't. If she really finds the Huo family... the Huo family won't help at all!"

"The Huo family won't even let your sister enter their door... Li Chenan became the regent, and it was too late for the Huo family to fawn over him. How could they offend the regent for your sister?"

"Huo Chuanming has not fallen. In this case, that old guy Huo Xi has taken the right path... I am afraid he borrowed the relationship of Concubine Li in the palace."

"Hey, if our Shen family makes a mistake, it's all our father's fault..."

"Cough cough cough cough..."

He coughed again.

Shen Jiye was so indifferent, he had had enough these days.

Everything I could sell at home was sold.

It's such a cold day, but I can't even light a charcoal stove.

My family used to sell grain, but now there is less than two kilograms of rice in the rice vat.

It's obvious that I can't live this life any longer.

The old man has no money to treat his illness anymore.

The old man is definitely going to die, but he is still very young, so of course he cannot be buried with him.

He has found a way to make a living.

He is about to leave for Pingjiang City.

There is a small bag of silver in his sleeve pocket. In the past, this small bag of silver would not have been enough for him to go to Ningxiang Pavilion for a drink, but now...

This small bag of money is all he needs to find a future!

This amount of money is only six taels.

It was only enough for him to travel to Pingjiang.

After arriving in Pingjiang, he still had to establish himself, live, and take care of things. He also needed more money.

So, he wants to sell the house.

He has found a buyer, Cai Zhengyao, another grain merchant in Guangling City!

Look at Cai Zhengyao, he drank a few times at the tavern in Erjinggou Alley and helped Li Chenan in a small way when Li Chenan needed food the most to make wine.

Now, the Shen family has fallen, but the Cai family has suddenly become the largest grain merchant in Guangling City.

Damn dad!

If I hadn't returned the marriage certificate, what kind of scenery would the Shen Mansion be like now!

When the regent returns home, he will be the future uncle of the Shen family!

He will definitely come to Shen Mansion to sit down. This will attract everyone in Guangling City and even Jiangnan Province.

From now on, the Shen family's business can be done however they want, and making money every day is inevitable.

But now...

That damn one hundred taels of silver!

Shen Jiye hates it!

Gritting my teeth with hatred!

Looking at his father, his eyes seemed to be on fire.

Shen Qianshan coughed up another pool of blood.

He took a dark handkerchief and wiped his mouth. He didn't know that his son was waiting for him to die and to sell the house.

But he knew that his son would definitely blame him in his heart.

He added weakly:

"You will definitely blame dad."

"If you hadn't canceled your sister's marriage...how could our Shen family be in such a dilapidated state now?"
To be continued...