"Master Cheng, are you questioning me?" Shen Tianshu originally had a polite smile on his face, but his smile immediately faded.
"No, I..." Cheng Xuhuan's previous momentum disappeared in an instant, and he stumbled when he spoke, "I just..."
Shen Tianshu turned to Fan Yuru and said, "Master Fan, let's go."
"Miss Shen, please wait a moment." Cheng Xuhuan grabbed Shen Tianshu's arm in desperation, "I just want to repay the girl for saving her life..."
Shen Tianshu shook Cheng Xuhuan's arm but could not get rid of it, and said with a straight face: "Mr. Cheng, please respect yourself, and please don't forget, Mr. Cheng, that the ones who saved you were the doctors invited by Mr. Fan, and my maid Ming. Hui, if Mr. Cheng wants to repay his kindness, he must also thank the right person."
Fan Yuru also reached out and pinched Cheng Xuhuan's wrist, and said in a deep voice: "Master Cheng, this is so rude."
Cheng Xuhuan then let go of his hand with a blushing face. Recently, every time he approached Shen Tianshu, he always expressed his gratitude for saving his life, which actually made him believe it.
Shen Tianshu withdrew his arm, thanked Fan Yuru, and then said: "So many things have happened today. I really am not in the mood to go shopping for lanterns anymore. I hope Mr. Fan can forgive me. If Mr. Fan comes to Yongzhou again in the future, I will definitely be a landlord. The friendship is good and the hospitality is good."
Fan Yuru nodded and said, "No problem, I'll take Miss Shen back."
Cheng Xuhuan watched helplessly as Shen Tianshu got on the carriage, and Fan Yuru got on the horse and left together with the carriage.
When Shen Tianshu returned home, he felt that the day had been too tiring.
Before she could take a break, she heard Minghui come in and say: "Girl, there is news from the house outside, saying that the Luo family couple got the news from nowhere, and they have visited Madam Tong several times to ask for an audience."
"Did you tell me what it was about?" Shen Tianshu was worried that Luo Qiaozhen's condition would relapse, so he steeled himself to listen.
"It seems that they didn't say anything." Minghui said, "They only said they hoped to see Mrs. Tong, but they didn't say why."
Shen Tianshu pondered for a moment, thinking that if he had to send Shen Yunyao away tomorrow, there would definitely be a big fuss at home, and it wouldn't be appropriate for him to be away, so he said: "Have someone send a message to Luofu, saying that I will be free the next day. Renhe Street.”
That night, Shen Tianshu slept soundly.
In the main room, Xu's courtyard and Shen Yunyao's room, the lights were not turned off all night long.
The next day, just as Shen Tianshu expected, there was a commotion at home before dawn.
Minghui was on duty the night before, so Mingyu went outside to inquire about the situation and then came back. She entered the house quietly. Seeing that there was no lamp in the house, she called Minghui out with gestures and asked in a low voice. : "The girl hasn't woken up yet?"
"It's not the time for the girl to get up yet. What's wrong with sister Mingyu?" Minghui didn't know what was going on outside and thought Mingyu had something urgent to do with Shen Tianshu. "I need to call the girl." Get up?"
"No, no, no." Mingyu waved her hands repeatedly, "I just came over to take a look and let the girl sleep well. She was exhausted last night."
Shen Tianshu vaguely heard someone talking outside and asked in a daze: "What's wrong?"
When Mingyu heard this, he shrunk his neck, walked quickly into the inner room, and said through the bed curtain: "Girl, Madam and the master over there were crying, making trouble, and hanging themselves. The commotion started before dawn."
"Are you going out to watch the fun again?" Shen Tianshu's voice was rarely as cold as usual, with a lazy tone, which sounded quite doting.
Mingyu touched the tip of her nose and said with a smile: "I woke up early in the morning and heard the mess outside. Why don't you go take a look!"
Shen Tianshu had never been in the habit of staying in bed. After saying a few words, he woke up completely. Then he got up and said, "Is it such a big fuss? Then I can't explain it if I don't go there."
Mingyu hung up the bed curtains and said, "When I went to see my servant, Lady Ping was already there. She was even kicked when she tried to persuade Madam, but she didn't see Miss Three, so she must not have gotten up yet!"
"Is there something you can't talk about until dawn?" Shen Tianshu pulled up his shoes and stood up, yawning.
"I'm not the master yet. I wanted to take advantage of the darkness and the lack of people to send the second young lady out of the city. I must be afraid of making some jokes. Unfortunately, the back house is full of the madam's spies, so there is no way I can avoid alerting the madam, so I went there There's a commotion in the lady's courtyard."
When Shen Tianshu came to the outer corridor, he heard the noise outside.
"It's become such a big fuss. If I don't go there, it will look like I'm deliberately avoiding trouble."
When Shen Tianshu returned to his room, he only washed his face, didn't comb his hair or apply rouge and gouache, put on a cloak and went out.
"Girl, I will accompany you here." Mingyu hurriedly followed.
"You just want to watch the fun!" Shen Tianshu couldn't see her little thoughts.
"The second young lady has bullied the young lady so many times, and every time it was because of the madam's protection. In the end, nothing happened. Now she is finally punished. I am happy for the young lady!"
"Okay, don't say such words outside the yard. If someone listens to you, it will cause another disturbance."
On the way to Shen Yunyao's courtyard, Shen Tianshu met Shen Yunhui who was also rushing over.
Shen Yunhui didn't wear much makeup and came out with a plain face.
She must not have thought of this herself, Ping Niang probably explained it before going out.
Shen Tianshu thought to himself, Ping Niang is really a smart person.
"Sister!" Shen Yunhui was young after all. When she saw Shen Tianshu, she immediately raised the corners of her lips uncontrollably.
Shen Tianshu stepped forward and stood in front of her, poked her on the forehead, and said in a low voice: "You still dare to laugh, are you afraid that Madam can't find anyone to express her anger to?"
Shen Yunhui was so frightened that she immediately stopped smiling and said with a sad expression: "Sister, I was wrong."
Seeing her face changing so quickly, Shen Tianshu couldn't help but feel a little amused. He pinched her cheek and said, "Okay, there's no need to be so exaggerated. Just follow me when you get in. Don't look around, and you're not allowed." Talk nonsense."
"Okay!" With Shen Tianshu's words, Shen Yunhui immediately felt more at ease.
Unexpectedly, as soon as the two of them entered the courtyard, they saw Mrs. Xu guarding Shen Yunyao with disheveled hair, shouting at Shen Zhonglei like a crazy woman: "If any of you want to take Yunyao away today, you have to step on me!"
Shen Yunyao finally realized that she was afraid today. She cried till she was full of snot and tears, and kept admitting her mistake to Shen Zhonglei.
"Dad, I was wrong. I really know that I was wrong. I will stay at home and be grounded until Dad forgives me, okay? I will never run away from home again. I, I will go apologize to eldest sister and talk to Miss Song. Apologize, okay, Dad, don’t send me back to my hometown, I don’t want to leave my parents..."
Shen Zhonglei was annoyed and a little soft-hearted because his wife and daughter were crying, but when he heard Shen Yunyao mentioning Miss Song, he immediately remembered that he had just asked Shen Tianshu to visit Miss Song on his behalf yesterday, and had already said that Shen Yunyao would be removed. He was sent back to his hometown to be strictly disciplined as punishment, how could he break his promise so quickly?
"Come here, hurry up and take the second girl away. Since the luggage and carriage are ready, hurry up and set off, so as not to miss Sutou at night.