Rong Lie stood at the entrance of the stairs, wearing a brocade embroidered wild goose cloud pattern robe and a white jade crown. He looked elegant, noble and clean.

He put one hand behind his back and looked condescendingly at Shen Lin who was lying on the ground. His clothes were wrinkled and his body exuded a strong smell of alcohol. He was no longer as high-spirited as before. In contrast to the two sides, he only felt Shen Lin felt increasingly embarrassed.

He climbed up from the ground with difficulty, suppressing the feeling of humiliation in his heart and knelt down on the ground, thinking about what kind of explanation he should use to avoid this disaster. After all, it was unusual to break something given by the emperor. A little carelessness would be a big mistake. I want to kill the whole family.

But what Shen Lin didn't expect was that Rong Lie didn't say anything. He just asked people to pick up the pieces of the Nine-Linked Jade Ring and wrap them up so that not even half of them were lost, and then left with his followers.

When he passed by him, Rong Lie glanced at him with lowered eyes, as if he were looking at a beggar on the street, showing disgust and contempt.

For Shen Lin now, Rong Lie's ant-like look was simply more powerful than some sarcastic words.

The hands on the ground were clenched tightly into fists, and Shen Lin's eyes were red.

But after the humiliation and anger, what followed was boundless fear.

Shen Lin was not unaware that Rong Lie was interested in Shen Yuan. For this reason, when Shen Yuan first married into the Hou Mansion, Shen Lin was often bullied and humiliated by Rong Lie's followers when he was out and about, and he also gave Shen Yuan a lot of looks because of this.

Rong Lie hated him for taking away Shen Yuan. Logically speaking, when things like this happened today, he should have been embarrassed in every possible way, and even launched an attack on the entire Hou family. How could he let him go so easily?

Not far away, Mu Yunqing, who had witnessed everything that happened, looked away expressionlessly and led Qiu Sang up the stairs on the other side to the second floor.

Qiu Sang, like Shen Lin, was also full of doubts and whispered to Mu Yunqing: "I thought Young Master Rong would use this to embarrass the Second Young Master. I didn't expect him to let him go like this. It's really surprising."

Hearing this, Mu Yunqing's eyes flashed slightly and he said quietly: "Maybe it's for Shen Yuan."

The things given by the emperor were damaged. If Rong Lie held Shen Lin accountable for this, it would inevitably involve the entire Hou family. However, since Shen Yuan was the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, she naturally could not be alone.

Qiu Sang nodded thoughtfully: "I didn't expect that Young Master Rong would still be an infatuated person. What a pity... I originally set my heart on the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch."

After saying that, she asked Mu Yunqing uncertainly: "Miss, is the slave used correctly?"

She had served Mu Yunqing to study and practice calligraphy since she was a child. Over time, she had learned a rough idea. Upon closer inspection, she knew more than some boudoir ladies who didn't like poetry and books.

Mu Yunqing curled his lips and smiled slightly: "The context is correct, but how do you know that the second young lady's ungrateful intentions are in the ditch?"

"this……"

"Other things don't matter, except for feelings. It's hard for outsiders to tell whether it's right or wrong, so don't judge it easily." She had experienced it herself, and Rong Jin treated her heartily in her previous life, but she couldn't. She had experienced too much, so she didn't dare to believe easily, let alone show her sincerity, but that didn't mean that she didn't value Rong Jin's sincerity.

The same is true between Rong Lie and Shen Yuan.

If Shen Yuan likes him, then his entanglement is true love, otherwise, it will just be Shen Yuan's burden.

Outsiders like Mu Yunqing and Qiu Sang can clearly see that as long as Shen Yuan is around, Rong Lie will never touch the people around her, even the most disgusting Shen, in order to prevent her from being disliked. Pro.

But Shen Lin didn't know whether he couldn't see through such a simple truth or didn't want to believe it.

Ever since his visit to the Quhua Tower, he has been on tenterhooks all day long. Every time an outsider comes to the palace, he is afraid that someone from the palace will come to issue an order to question him.

The Qin family saw his strange behavior, and after repeated questioning, they found out what happened.

As a woman from the Qin family, she was not a smart and capable master. How could she not panic after hearing such a thing? Her mind was full of random ideas: "Lin'er, do you think Mr. Rong is the right person?" Is that intentional?"

As he said this, Mrs. Qin frowned, feeling more and more that things were not simple: "He wants to see our sincerity."

Shen Lin was completely confused: "What sincerity?"

"You are confused, so of course you are apologizing." If they can come up with a decent apology, visit him at his door, and make Mr. Rong happy, then are they breaking the imperial gift or are they helping him solve the Nine Links? Yuhuan is not a matter of his words.

But this apology thing needs to be carefully considered.

I'm afraid the princess's palace will have enough gold and silver to fill up the mountains and seas, so no matter what I give, it will be hard to tempt her.

Mrs. Qin's eyes showed deep thought, and she said quietly: "If we want to give it away, we have to give him what he wants most but has never been able to get. Only in this way can he remember our love."

"What I want most... but have never been able to get..." Shen Lin repeated Qin's words in a low voice. Something suddenly occurred to his mind and his expression changed: "Mom, I remember that I have something else to do, so please leave first."

"Hey, Lin'er?"

Shen Lin paid no attention to Mrs. Qin and walked out in stride.

He went straight back to his yard.

Before arriving in the room, I heard the melodious sound of a zither, high mountains and flowing water, melodious tunes, and profound skills.

Shen Lin paused slightly.

He never knew that Shen Yuan really knew how to play the kite. Ever since she got married, there had always been a kite in the room, but he only thought that she was putting it there just to be fashionable and did not really listen to her. Play.

He had always felt that since she was a merchant, she was naturally reeked of copper and extremely vulgar, but now he was suddenly a little unsure.

Walking into the room all the way, he saw that the maid next to Shen Yuan looked at him as if he had seen a ghost. Although Shen Lin was unhappy, she didn't say anything.

In fact, this can't be blamed on these servants. In fact, he only sets foot in the bedroom a handful of times, and usually rests in the study.

Hearing the greetings coming from the door, Shen Yuan's fingertips paused, and her white jade hand gently rested on the strings, stopping the sound.

She stood up gracefully, wearing a pleated skirt of apricot snow-colored muslin with scattered flowers and water mist hanging down. The pearls and jaspers on her bun were gently swaying, and the soft halo reflected on her face, making her whole face even more picturesque. Beautiful and delicious.

Shen Lin had always known that she was pretty, but he didn't think he was a womanizer, so he never admitted it easily.

Forcing himself to look away, he walked to the table and sat down, turning a blind eye to the tea that Shen Yuan poured for him, and waved away the servants in a deep voice.
Chapter completed!