In the Qingzhu Pavilion, Shen Wanyue and the old lady had a pleasant conversation. However, Shen Wanyue was tired from the long journey, and the old lady felt sorry for her and asked her to rest first.
Shen Wanyue left reluctantly, but when she stood up, she stepped on something. She bent down to pick it up and saw it was a jade pendant. She asked curiously: "Grandma, whose jade pendant is this? "
She looked at the jade pendant carefully. It was carved from fine white jade to look like a wishful knot, and there was an inscription in the middle: "Hey, there are words on it, it seems to be the word "ce"."
She handed the jade pendant to the old lady.
After taking it, the old lady saw at a glance that it belonged to Xin Ruyi. Seeing that she often wore it on her body, she thought it was just an ordinary jade pendant.
But the inconspicuous word "ce" on this jade pendant made her suspicious.
The old lady held the jade pendant with a somewhat solemn expression. She said to Shen Wanyue: "Go down and rest first, and wait for your uncle to come back to take care of you."
"good."
Shen Wanyue smiled sweetly, turned around and walked out.
...
In the Tingfeng Courtyard.
After Xin Ruyi came back, she went to Xiao Chengyi's room.
Xiao Chengyi was reading at the desk when his mother came back. He put down the book and asked with a smile: "Mom, you are back. I thought you two wanted to chat for a while."
Xin Ruyi said solemnly: "Yi'er, come over here. I have something to tell you."
Xiao Chengyi raised his eyebrows, stood up, walked over and sat down at the table, poured two cups of tea and asked: "Mom, what do you want to say?"
Xin Ruyi looked at him, thinking of what she heard outside the old lady's door: "Yi'er, you don't have anything else in mind for Yan Yan, right?"
Xiao Chengyi was stunned for a moment and seemed a little confused: "Mother, what did you say?"
Xin Ruyi said hurriedly: "Don't be angry. I have no objection to you and Yan Yan being close to each other. It's just that you are not biological brothers and sisters. Being too close may not cause misunderstandings, and it will be bad for you and Yan Yan's reputation."
So you have to be measured and pay attention to the precautions of men and women. Yan Yan is young and doesn’t understand these things, but you should understand if you are four years older than him, do you know?"
Xiao Chengyi intuitively guessed that there must be something wrong here. He and Yan Yan had close contacts on weekdays, and his mother didn't say anything. Why did he become so cautious after returning from the old lady's place?
He calmly pushed the tea cup in front of Xin Ruyi and asked: "Mom, did someone say something to you? Is it the old lady?"
Xin Ruyi did not hide it from him, so she told Xiao Chengyi what she overheard outside the door, but she was afraid that he would misunderstand it and said: "My cousin also kindly reminded me, don't blame me."
Xiao Chengyi squinted his eyes, tightened his hand on the tea cup and said, "Don't worry, I will be more careful in the future, don't worry, mother."
Xin Ruyi patted his shoulder, stood up, and was about to leave.
Xiao Chengyi saw that the jade pendant that usually hung on her waist was missing. He saw it when she was in the old lady's room and asked: "Mom, where is your jade pendant?"
Xin Ruyi said: "Maybe it was left with the old lady. It's okay. I can just find it another day."
Xiao Chengyi knew that the jade pendant was a gift from his father, and his mother almost never left her side. The key was that the jade pendant had his father's name on it. If it really fell into the hands of the old lady, it would be difficult to account for it.