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Chapter 24 Redemption

Chapter 24 Redemption

At midnight, Shen Zi was sitting in front of the window, looking through the account books on the desk, and broke out in a cold sweat. She didn't care about this in her previous life, but now she couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable seeing the Shen family's gold and jewels in ruins.

Ling Shuang sent the housekeeper away, opened the curtain and was about to enter the house when she saw two little girls at the door chattering and discussing.

Ling Shuang frowned, looked back at the main room, walked down the steps quickly with her skirt in hand, and lowered her voice and said, "Go to work quickly, be careful if the lady sees you, you won't be punished! "

After Shen Zi came out of Nanfeng Courtyard, Ling Shuang was afraid that someone would disturb Shen Zi, so she asked everyone in the courtyard to leave.

"Is Zi'er still in the house?" Xie stepped into the gate of Qinghui Courtyard with the support of Aunt Yu.

"Madam." Ling Shuang hurriedly bowed.

The two little girls were startled and said hurriedly, "I have seen Madam. The lady is in the house."

Xie frowned and walked towards the main house without saying a word.

Ling Shuang hurriedly followed and opened the curtain for Xie.

Mrs. Xie walked in and saw Shen Zi sitting in front of the desk. She untied her cloak, took the food box from the maid and walked towards Shen Zi, "What time has it been? Let's take a rest! There are still two days left. Why rush!"

After dealing with her second uncle just now, Shen Zi felt a little tired!

Especially seeing the second aunt's attitude towards protecting money, Shen Zi was even more distressed. Based on Shen Zi's understanding of the second aunt... I'm afraid the Shen family is going to be in trouble for a few days!

When she looked up and saw her mother, Shen Zi's sadness was mostly gone. She held back the discomfort in her heart, got up quickly and said with a smile, "Why is mother here in such a heavy snowstorm?"

Helping Mrs. Xie to sit down on the soft couch, she also sat beside him. She smiled slightly and said, "It's rare that my father won't go to court. Why doesn't my mother spend more time with my father?"

"Your father, it's not like you don't know that you are born with a hard life. No, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue has come and said that he has something to discuss with your father. You have been busy for many hours." Mrs. Xie touched Shen Zi's hair. , "Come, try the ginseng soup that mom made for you!"

She nodded and watched Mr. Xie take out the ginseng soup from the food box and put it in front of her. She took a gentle sip with a small spoon. It was indeed delicious!

"Why haven't the Gu family's things been sorted out yet?" Ms. Xie asked in a low voice.

Shen Zi buried her head, took a sip of soup and said, "I have sorted it out a long time ago, but there are still a few things that my second uncle sent to the pawn shop. I'm afraid I need some money to take them out..."

"Pawn shop? This second brother is also confused. His food and clothing are short of food at home, so he needs to pawn these things?" Mrs. Xie became angry after hearing this.

Her second brother had been spoiled by his mother in a bad way since he was a child. He always took advantage of everything he could and even dared to steal things from the house.

Shen Zi knew that her mother was heartbroken. She raised her head and squinted her eyes and smiled, "It's not a difficult matter. Mother doesn't need to be angry. Besides, Uncle Yuan and Aunt Yu are here to help. Are you afraid that your daughter won't be able to handle it?"

She looked at Mrs. Xie with smiles in her eyes. Her mother was still there and everything was fine!

Seeing that she was like this, Mrs. Xie couldn't say anything more. She just took out her handkerchief and wiped Shen Zi's mouth, "Hey! It's really hard on you. The children of the Shen family are not that easy to be."

"As my mother said, it is a blessing for a daughter to be her daughter." She held Ms. Xie's hand and smiled fondly.

Shen Zi has been mature since she was a child, and she rarely showed such a posture even when she was young. Seeing her like this, Xie tapped her forehead lightly, "You! You are as big as a brat!"

"Didn't you learn this from your mother?" Shen Zi spoke to Ms. Xie affectionately, but she endured the discomfort in her heart.

In this life, she will definitely not let her mother commit suicide!

"I don't know yet, but you must be holding something bad in your heart!" Ms. Xie flicked the veil and added some ginseng soup for Shen Zi, "That's it! That's it! For the sake of being so good, I'll forgive you. Pass you!"

Shen Zi nodded obediently, "Thank you, mother!"

Mrs. Xie didn't see Butler Yuan waiting in Qinghui Courtyard, so she asked, "Why hasn't Butler Yuan come back?"

"Uncle Yuan went to redeem something for me. It should take some time before he comes back."

Ms. Xie was still satisfied with Butler Yuan's ability. She nodded, "Mom, you can rest assured when he does things. But you have to be careful and don't overwork yourself. If there is something you don't understand, don't hold it back. Just do it." Come and ask mother."

"Yes, the daughter will definitely bother her mother a lot, but she should not be upset then!"

Xie looked at Shen Zi, who was laughing with her, and felt sad when she thought about what happened to the Gu family last night. She was afraid that Shen Zi would see that something was wrong with her, so Xie left without sitting for a while.

Not long after, Butler Yuan entered Qinghui Courtyard with his things. When he saw Shen Zi, he bowed first and then said, "Miss, I have brought everything back. Except for the ruby-inlaid magpie south branch hairpin, the rest It’s all here.”

Shen Zi looked at the things in front of her and couldn't help but smile coldly. These were all good things.

"Have you found out where the hairpin is now?" Shen Zi asked in a suppressed voice.

Butler Yuan stepped forward and said, "Go back to the eldest lady and find out clearly that it was bought by Prince Ling. I didn't dare to go to Prince Ling's house to inquire about it, so I came back with the things."

Shen Zi thought for a moment. In her memory, Prince Ling had not yet married. He bought the hairpin to give to his sweetheart. But he didn't hear who Prince Ling was attracted to.

Shen Zi remembers that this hairpin was passed down from the old lady of the Gu family and is worth a lot of money, especially the ruby ​​in the middle, which can buy half of the houses in Kyoto.

Shen Zi asked, "Uncle Yuan, have you heard that King Ling has a sweetheart?"

Suddenly asked by Shen Zi, Butler Yuan was stunned. After a while, he said, "I have never heard of it. It is said that there is a young master beside King Ling, who is always with him. They all say... they say... King Ling has Long Yang." So good!”

After hearing this, Shen Zi's face instantly turned red with embarrassment. Although she had lived in two generations, she was still an unmarried girl.

But as long as people have preferences, everything is easy to talk about!

Shen Zi turned to face Butler Yuan and said, "I wonder if there is anything in the house... is there anything valuable that can be comparable to that gemstone hairpin?"

Butler Yuan instantly understood what Shen Zi meant, "I remember that there are precious medicinal materials such as century-old human body and deer antlers in the warehouse, as well as ten jars of treasured tiger penis wine. Do you think these are enough, young lady?"

Shen Zi knocked on the table, and after thinking about it, she immediately said, "Uncle Yuan, write a post and send it to Prince Ling's Mansion, saying that you will go to the mansion tomorrow to pay New Year's greetings."

New Year greetings? Butler Yuan was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that according to seniority, the eldest lady was indeed Prince Ling’s junior, so she should pay him a visit.

Then Shen Zi turned to Ling Shuang and said, "Take my post and send it to the palace immediately. Then tell Yongning that I have urgent matters to come to her and tell her to leave the palace tomorrow! Don't say anything else!" "

Ling Shuang responded repeatedly, turned around, opened the curtain and retreated with Butler Yuan.

(End of chapter)

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