Xia Zhaoyi's temperament followed his master's, and he was quite disgusted by the superiority and inferiority. He could not stand the three wives and four concubines in this world, including legitimate sons and concubines.
But she understands the rules. As long as Shi Yingying can kill Shen Lie, Shen Xu, as the only remaining bloodline of the Shen family, can inherit all the wealth of the Yunliang Shen family even if Shi Yingying's incident happens.
Thinking about what he had heard about the Yunliang Shen family before, and thinking about all Zuilu's actions towards Shen Lie, Xia Zhaoyi suddenly felt very depressed.
She raised her eyes and looked at Shen Lie's handsome profile, who was already lost in thought. She still had many random thoughts, and suddenly she didn't want to say anything, for fear of touching more of his past.
After all, Shi Yingying, whom Ding Yuejin and others said, was not a kind person in terms of her temperament and methods.
Xia Zhaoyi did not return to Qingyue Pavilion today, so Shen Lie sent her to Zhiyu Waterside Pavilion.
The evening wind blew across Shunyu Lake and hit them with a chill.
The osmanthus tree that grows vigorously in front of Zhiyu Waterside Pavilion will not bloom until autumn, but its branches and leaves are already lush.
"I was just recalling," Shen Lie said in a deep voice, "the sequence of His Highness Qianqiu's hidden clay sculpture head was not unfamiliar to me at first. I had seen it in Shi Yingying's book. Apart from the sequence of heads, there are many details. , have all been discovered by her. It turns out that everything is not a coincidence."
"I don't want to think about it anymore," Xia Zhaoyi said gently, "Be careful and safe on the way back. We have made an appointment to watch a study on the death of the world tomorrow."
"Yeah." Shen Lie nodded.
Xia Zhaoyi looked at him deeply, turned around and entered the door.
Hearing the voices outside the gate, the servant who rushed over saw her coming in. He was stunned for a moment, and then said: "My boss."
"I didn't want to trouble you, so I pried it open myself," Xia Zhaoyi smiled, "Don't be afraid, the door is not broken."
"Uh... By the way," the servant thought of something, "My boss, a distinguished guest came to the door half an hour ago, but he waited for a while and then left."
"Dignified guest?" Xia Zhaoyi was curious, "Who is it?"
"The distinguished guest claims to be from Yunliang, and his name seems to be Shen Shuangcheng."
Xia Zhaoyi blinked and looked back at the door behind him.
After thinking for a while, she asked her servant: "Did he say anything?"
"You have to ask Manager Xu about this..."
"Okay, thank you very much." Xia Zhaoyi hurried back.
Xu Yinjun had just finished lighting candles for Liang Dechang and the others, and walked out of the study hall. He saw the girl coming back quickly, and held a lantern to greet her: "My boss."
"What did Shen Shuangcheng say?" Xia Zhaoyi asked when they met, "Are you sure that person is really Shen Shuangcheng?"
"Well, I sent someone to quietly let Kang Jian take a look, and Kang Jian said it was him. The master of the Shen family left something, Dadong. I will go to Hezhou Garden to get it."
"No," Xia Zhaoyi said, "I will go with you."
The hall of Hezhou Garden was bright. Xu Yinjun took out a brocade box from the side hall. Apart from them, there was also Kang Jian who heard that Xia Zhaoyi had returned.
Kang Jian recovered well and was able to get out of bed. He walked a little slower, cupped his hands and said, "Miss Ali."
Just as Xu Yinjun put down the brocade box, Xia Zhaoyi nodded to Kang Jian and looked at the brocade box.
The brocade box is square, about two feet in length and width, and is wrapped in sea-blue silk satin, which is smooth and shiny.
"Master Shen didn't say what it is," Kang Jian said, "Big boss, would you like to open it?"
"Um."
The brocade box looked quite substantial, and the brocade box body was exposed inside the satin. Kang Jian raised his hand to open the lid of the exquisitely packaged box, exclaimed softly, and turned to look at Xia Zhaoyi: "Dadong's seems to be a specialty of Yunliang. "
A bottle of Yuming wine in a beautiful porcelain bottle.
A piece of clear, dark green jadeite is about the size of a fist. You can tell at a glance that it is very valuable.
Three boxes of exquisite Yunliang dim sum.
A small bronze Gui in relief with nine dragons.
There is no letter in the box, not a single word.
"What did he say?" Xia Zhaoyi asked.
Xu Yinjun shook his head: "Master Shen only said that he came to visit you, but he didn't say anything else."
"What about Shen Lie?" Xia Zhaoyi frowned, "Did he mention Shen Lie?"
"No."
"Where's Shen Xu? Not even?"
"Um."
Xia Zhaoyi looked down at the brocade box and said, "Well, he didn't say where he lives in Hengxiang? If I want to find him, where should I go?"
"I asked, but he didn't say anything. Before leaving, he only said that he would come back to see you if he had time in a few days," Xu Yinjun said.
"Miss Ali," Kang Jian said in a low voice, "Shen Shuangcheng's trip must be related to Shen Shu, but what if he..."
Xia Zhaoyi looked at him.
Kang Jian hesitated for a while, and his voice became uncomfortable: "If he wants to say something bad about my young master in front of you, don't take it seriously."
Xia Zhaoyi frowned and said deliberately: "How could it be possible? He is Shen Lie's biological father. Why would a father say bad things about his son?"
"No!" Kang Jian said quickly, "Miss Ali, you don't know something. He dislikes the young master very much, and even hates the young master!"
"Ah!" Xu Yinjun was surprised, "Why is this?"
Kang Jian was in a dilemma: "This matter involves the young master's secrets in the Shen family. I don't know whether to talk about it or not."
"Oh! People have already come to our door. If you don't say anything, if he gives our big boss eye drops, our big boss will really dislike your young master. I think it will be too late even if you want to say it. It's not a good idea to give you a chance to strike first!" Xu Yinjun shouted.
"It seems... that's the truth," Kang Jian said, looking at Xia Zhaoyi, "Miss Ali, I am stupid and stupid, I don't know how to tell you, but the young master was only eight years old when he left the Shen family. He was an eight-year-old child born in a wealthy family. , there is no need to steal or rob, and I have never heard that he has committed murder or arson. For such a child, what kind of big mistakes do you think he can make in his daily life? But when the young master was picked up from Yunliang by Zuilu , his back is full of wounds, one by one, like centipedes! Those were not from normal pointers, they were soft canes with soft thorns!"
Xia Zhaoyi said angrily: "Shen Shuangcheng tortured and beat Shen Lie?"
"If it wasn't him, who else could it be?" Kang Jian said, "At that time, Shi Yingying had been dead for more than a year, and the old master of the Shen family loved the young master, and only Shen Shuangcheng did."
Xu Yinjun frowned: "Mr. Shen, oh no, General Shen, he is such a beautiful person, but his father was so disliked when he was young, and he was even beaten..."
Kang Jian said sadly: "Shen Shuangcheng prefers that beautiful concubine Shi Yingying. He loves the house and the bird, so he also prefers Shen Xu. And he doesn't like our young master's biological mother, so even the young master probably hates her too."
"My boss, Shen Shuangcheng probably doesn't know about our relationship with Yan Jun, yet he dares to come to visit you. I'll pack these things away, and I'll return them to him when he comes next time!" Xu Yinjun said angrily.
Xia Zhaoyi said nothing and looked down at the gifts in the brocade box.
After a while of silence, Xia Zhaoyi said: "Xu Yinjun, immediately send people to Qingyue Pavilion, Yamen, Ning'an Building and Qu Mansion to test. Let's see if Shen Shuangcheng only came to our place, or all of them went."
"Yes!" Xu Yinjun said immediately.
"Remember," Xia Zhaoyi looked up at him with calm and bright eyes, "You must test it out. You must think of your words carefully. No matter whether Shen Shuangcheng has visited or not, don't let them realize that I sent people there with Shen Shuangcheng. It’s related to the two cities, especially Qingyue Pavilion.”
"yes!"
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