Fu Jingchao, who suffered from excessive blood loss, lay in bed for three full days before getting out of bed.
The entire Jiangnan area is calm on the surface, but the wind is trembling on the inside.
"I have sent Zhou Meidai away, and the list will be available soon." Fu Jingchao said while lying on the recliner in the study.
The reason why the injury was so serious was that he used a cover-up trick to draw everyone's attention in person, so that he could take the opportunity to divert Zhou Meidai to get the list and account books.
Shen Xingwan hummed, sat behind the desk and looked at him with his chin propped up, "The nickname Sick Beauty really suits you. You've been hurting every day for three days."
Fu Jingchao, who was dressed as a maid, smiled at her pretentious weakness and said, "Then you have to be nicer to me, a patient."
"If I was not good to you, you would have been thrown out long ago. How can you lie here and talk to me?" Shen Xingwan said speechlessly.
"What a wonderful time, beautiful scenery..."
The faint sound of opera singers filtered in from the darkened window, accompanied by the sound of piano and Xiao.
Fu Jingchao's mind suddenly moved, "The Shen Mansion is quite lively today."
The girls headed by Shen Ziyin invited rich people from various families to hold a so-called poetry meeting.
This is very common in the Gaomen clan, and it is basically a default social method. Shen Xingwan doesn't take it to heart, and it has nothing to do with her for the time being anyway.
The two of them were silent for a while, listening quietly to Lu's opera one after another.
Banxia's excited voice came from outside, "Miss, Miss Du and Miss Qi are here to see you!"
Shen Xingwan stood up happily and glanced at Fu Jingchao, "Go back to your room. Don't scare my friend with your current appearance."
Fu Jingchao touched his yellowed face. Is it that ugly?
Shen Xingwan had already greeted him out with cheerful steps.
Qi Zhiwei and Du Mingyue came hand in hand. As soon as Du Mingyue saw her, he rushed towards her and hugged her, "Xingwan, I miss you so much!"
Among the three, Du Mingyue has always been lively and has a bad temper, playing the role of younger sister.
Qi Zhiwei and Shen Xingwan have always been very caring and pampering to her. It is also a blessing to be able to be well protected and live an innocent and simple life.
Shen Xingwan raised his hand to wipe her sweat, "Did you sneak in delicious food again? I feel a lot heavier."
Du Mingyue immediately stamped her feet, "I have obviously tried very hard not to eat sweets recently."
As he spoke, he lowered his head and pinched his belly, and murmured sadly, "Why are you so fat again?"
Qi Zhiwei and Shen Xingwan looked at her cute look, looked at each other and laughed.
"Okay, you two are teasing me again."
Du Mingyue reacted immediately and rushed towards Shen Xingwan with all her teeth and claws, tickling her relentlessly.
Qi Zhiwei was busy trying to start a fight, and the three of them got into a quarrel.
Du Mingyue is like a pistachio, and she is always happy wherever she is.
"Okay, let's go in and talk." Shen Xingwan said after enough trouble.
The three of them went to Shen Xingwan's study, where Du Mingming's favorite fruit snacks were already placed on the table.
Du Mingyue looked at it with straight eyes and resisted sitting down instead of getting it to eat.
Shen Xingwan placed her favorite snack in front of her, reached out and pinched her face, "I'm kidding you, eat it quickly, you are not fat at all."
"How was the party today?"
Qi Zhiwei sighed and said a little tiredly, "Min Xizhao is here, and Miss Xie is also present. The two are competing against each other, and the remaining girls are on tenterhooks."
After all, neither of these two people was easy to mess with. It was not interesting at all, so she took the opportunity to drag Du Mingyue to see Shen Xingwan.
Shen Xingwan became a little interested, "Oh? Are there any conflicts between the two of them?"
Never heard of this happening?
Qi Zhiwei thought for a while and said, "I feel that Min Xizhao is very hostile to Miss Xie, and Miss Xie is just trying to show off her tricks."
Qi Zhiwei has always been meticulous and tactful, and Shen Xingwan still trusts her judgment.
But where this hostility comes from is worth pondering.
Du Mingyue was full, holding her face in her hands, looking at Shen Xingwan angrily, "I always said I would come see you, but my mother wouldn't let me, saying it was the wrong time. I miss you so much, we haven't seen each other for almost a month.
Already."
"Listen to your mother, I'll wait until the dust settles here and then go back to the academy to continue studying. Then I can see you every day." Shen Xingwan patted her hand.
After all, Qi Zhiwei is the daughter of the magistrate of Yangzhou, and some members of the Qi family are officials in Beijing. Not to mention how precious this status is, at least it is barely enough to be seen in Jiangnan.
Du Mingyue was born into a wealthy businessman's family. The Du family had plenty of money, but they were only businessmen.
Mrs. Du didn't let her come because she had a motherly heart. If she got involved in anything, it would be very troublesome.
"Hehe, then I'll wait for you to return to the academy." Du Mingyue was instantly happy.
The two chatted with Shen Xingwan for a while, but did not dare to stay longer and left in a hurry.
Being absent from the banquet for too long is not a good thing after all.
Shen Xingwan stood at the door and watched them leave, and said in a good mood, "Tell the kitchen to prepare more fresh vegetables for the chicken soup pot tonight."
As soon as it got dark, the steaming pot was brought up, and Fu Jingchao came after smelling the smell.
Fortunately, Banxia had already sent the person far away and was guarding the door personally. Qinghong was waiting in the room.
Fu Jingchao sat directly opposite Shen Xingwan and started eating. If this scene was seen by others, it would definitely be ruined.
"Can't you just hold back and play the role of a dedicated maid?"
"I lost so much blood, I need to drink more chicken soup and eat some delicious tonic." Fu Jingchao said confidently.
The two of them were enjoying their meal when the door to the room was eagerly opened from the outside.
"Miss, Miss Du..."
Before Ban Xia finished speaking, Qi Zhiwei put her hands on the threshold, her legs went weak and she almost knelt on the ground. She looked at Shen Xingwan with messy hair and a dead expression on her face, "Xingwan, something happened!"
Shen Xingwan put down the bowl in his hand and walked over to help her. Qi Zhiwei's hand was frighteningly cold, "What happened, please don't rush and tell her slowly."
Qi Zhiwei was in a panic. He looked at Shen Xingwan with unfocused eyes, opened his mouth, and was speechless.
As long as tears flowed down the corners of his eyes, his whole body was trembling slightly.
After knowing her for so long, Qi Zhiwei is always elegant, and I have never seen her look so glum.
Shen Xingwan looked outside through her. The moonlight shone down and illuminated the moonlight, but it was so cold that it made people feel panicked!
Shen Xingwan closed his eyes, held Qi Zhiwei's hand firmly, and said word by word, "Where is Mingyue Man? Why didn't I come with you..."
As soon as the word "Ming Yue" came out, Qi Zhiwei's whole body trembled even more, and his eyes finally focused.
He also found his voice and said hoarsely, "Mingyue..."
"They said the moon fell into the water..."
"How could this happen? I obviously just went to the toilet and left for a while. When I left, I told her not to run around..."