Shen Mansion is a large house with five rooms.

Even though Silent Cloud ordered the removal of those overly extravagant furnishings and decorations, this house still looked different.

It is common to lay stones and arrange water, and it is quiet and tranquil to plant flowers and grass.

The study room in the back house.

The sunlight outside the window is moving slowly against the shadows of the trees. There is a small and exquisite xuan furnace inside the house. The elegant and fresh aroma is thickly coming out of the furnace and drifting away. In the middle hall hangs a picture of "Tiancang Tu" by Cao Huai, a master of calligraphy and painting in the former Wei Dynasty. , the brush strokes on the scroll are majestic and majestic, and can hardly be left untouched. On the west wall is a calligraphy painting by the late Daliang calligrapher Qin Siyuan. The calligraphy is fast and majestic, like a sudden rain and whirlwind filling the hall.

Today, Shen Danmo is wearing a double-breasted feather top made of snow-covered fine gauze. The smooth black silk is tied into a bun with clouds, and a jasper is pinned in her hair.

A maid came to the corridor outside the window, her face full of words but she hesitated.

Shen Danmo put down the book in his hand and said slightly unhappily: "If you have anything to say, just say it. What are you doing sneakily?"

The maid came closer and said with a smile: "Miss, Mr. Pei is here to visit the master today."

Shen Danmo's movements faltered slightly, and then Zhuangruo asked unintentionally: "Is daddy back?"

The maid shook her head and said: "The master has not returned home yet, but the steward of the front yard sent someone to invite him."

Shen Danmo replied lukewarmly: "I know."

This maid is one of Shen Danmo's more trusted confidants. The letter she wrote to Pei Yue was delivered by the crow that this person gave to Taige. The maid knows that her young lady has always treated the nobles in the capital with sincerity. I only had a favorable eye for Mr. Pei, so I thought a little wrong and couldn't help but said: "Miss, do you--"

Shen Danmo frowned slightly.

The maid didn't dare to say anything anymore, she lowered her head and said, "Young lady, you shouldn't talk too much."

Shen Danmo did not blame her, but only ordered: "Get down."

"yes."

After the maid left, Shen Danmo wanted to pick up the book again, but felt a little irritable in his heart.

This irritating mood stems from the news brought by Silent Cloud a few days ago. She learned from her father that the bandits were mostly wiped out. Pei Yue had made great contributions and was expected to get a title this time. She was not jealous of Pei Yue, she was just I lamented that as a daughter, I am afraid that I will never have the opportunity to display my talents in this life.

Ever since she was little, Silent Cloud's education for her was different from others, especially after her eldest brother passed away unexpectedly, he treated her more than just as a daughter.

When it comes to judging the situation in the DPRK and China, Shen Danmo is no worse than the doctor in charge of various ministries, and because of the convenience of Taige intelligence, she even knows the character and habits of most of the officials in the DPRK. In the past few years, Shen Danmo has continued to teach through words and deeds. , Shen Danmo's familiarity with Taishitai Pavilion is getting deeper and deeper. Perhaps in a few years, her ability will grow to the point of taking charge of a certain department in Taishitai Pavilion.

However, Shen Danmo knew very well that no matter how powerful she could develop, the world would not give her a chance to use it.

The reason why Silent Cloud taught her what she did was because she was worried that the Shen family would be torn to pieces by the enemy if she was not around, so she placed her hope in her only daughter. He did not expect her to leave a name in history, but only hoped that she could protect her family. Silent Cloud actually has no idea whether the arrangement is useful or not, maybe it's just better than nothing.

Many people in Kyoto say that the Miss Shen family has unparalleled talent and beauty, and she has amazing calligraphy skills at a young age, so she has been crowned the most talented woman for a long time.

How much of these compliments were true appreciation of her talents, and how much were just roundabout ways to please Shen Moyun? Shen Danmo didn't bother to guess. In the past chats with Peining, she had expressed her affection for this name more than once. Disgusted. She doesn't want to be a talented woman, she just wants to have the opportunity to show her ambition.

The exchange of letters with Pei Yue was naturally at the behest of Silent Cloud at first, but then Shen Danmo gradually discovered something special about this young man. Apart from what his father said about his ability to make decisions in adversity, Shen Danmo was more about feelings Pei Yue's attitude towards her was different from others.

He didn't care whether she was a talented woman or not, or even whether she was a woman. What he said was equal treatment from the heart. This made Shen Danmo very novel and at the same time very valuable, because she had never thought about it. There had been such a man in the world - Pei Yue had never expressed the idea that a woman's lack of talent was a virtue or that she should support her husband and raise her children.

Therefore, her impression of Pei Yue is very good, but it is different from the friendliness of Pei Ning and Gu Zhen.

That day in Qingfeng Garden of Dingguo Mansion, she and Gu Zhen had a point-and-shoot confrontation.

Pei Ning was puzzled by her initiative to start a conversation, because in the heart of the eldest daughter of Dingguo, although Shen Danmo was a bit arrogant, she was not that kind of hedgehog. Shen Danmo did not explain because she didn't like it. Gu Zhen's behavior of approaching Pei Yue.

This isn't jealousy, at least she thinks so.

Gu Zhen has a similar family background to hers, and can be considered outstanding, but she still has to follow her parents' wishes to get close to Pei Yue, and then maybe she feels that Pei Yue is better, so she is willing to continue on that path.

In Shen Danmo's opinion, the current situation where men and women only have that kind of thing is quite boring and rude.

Is the meaning of women's existence just to live dependent on men?

Just because she admires Pei Yue, it doesn't mean she has that kind of thoughts about the young man. When Silent Cloud told her about Pei Yue's difficulties, she said, "We can't get along with each other because we have similar personalities." Although it was a joke, it was also unintentional. Reveal her true attitude.

Shen Danmo got up and walked out of the study, went to the birdcage hanging under the beam in the corridor, and teased the bird in the cage.

After hearing about Pei Yue's feats in the mountains, Shen Danmo didn't envy him for getting the title soon. She only envied him for being able to do what he wanted to do freely, even if he was only fourteen years old. She had lived in luxury since she was a child. , who has not experienced the temper of wind and waves, seems to be peaceful and happy, who can know her depression?

Isn't this exquisite, elegant and quiet mansion a birdcage to her?

Precisely because she regards Pei Yue as her confidant, she does not want to continue to be a carefree bird trapped in a cage.

She looked towards the front yard. According to the importance her father attached to Pei Yue, it would not take long for him to return from Tai Pavilion. Maybe the two of them had already met in the front yard at this time, and they were engaged in testing and confrontation between men.

Although she has not met Pei Yue yet, she has long known what kind of person this young man is from various channels. She can't help but be a little curious about the reason for his sudden visit today, and she is even more curious about whether he can still behave like other people. , calm and composed in front of his father, who was extremely feared by the officials in the DPRK.

As for herself, if there is a chance later, she will definitely meet Pei Yue.

Thinking of this, Shen Danmo suddenly showed a meaningful smile. If Gu Zhen were here, I'm afraid her cheeks would have been filled with embarrassment, right?

She shook her head and did not continue to think about it. She seemed to realize that she was disrespectful to Miss Gu in this way.
Chapter completed!