Xie Yan scolded: "Thank you for not hitting Mr. Shen. Why don't you help him up quickly and get him in!"
Shen Zhonglei's eyes seemed to be glued to Zhao Haijun's face, and even when Xie Tong and Xie Qi lifted him up and walked to the back room, he subconsciously followed him a few steps.
"Why, Master Shen knows this person?" Xie Yan asked knowingly.
"How do I know him?" Shen Zhonglei quickly shook his head and said, "I'm just curious and want to see what the person who can make people spend a lot of money to hire an old knife to hunt down looks like."
Although he said this, Shen Zhonglei was not so calm in his heart.
Until Xie Tong and Xie Qi lifted him up and placed him on the bed in the room, he still stood at the door, looking at the people inside the room in surprise.
It wasn't that he was suspicious, but the familiarity in that person's appearance made his heart skip a beat.
Seeing that Shen Zhonglei had become suspicious, Xie Yan winked at his two subordinates and told them to act according to the situation, and then said: "If there is nothing else, Xie will leave first, and I will leave this to Master Shen."
Only then did Shen Zhonglei come back to his senses. He turned his gaze back to the room and said, "Are you in such a hurry to leave? Why don't you go sit in the study for a while and have a cup of tea before leaving? I..."
He wanted to say that he still had some things he wanted to consult, but when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them in the end.
Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality.
But he no longer dared to think about that eventuality.
"Master Shen, is there anything else?"
Shen Zhonglei immediately shook his head, forced a relaxed smile and said: "Thank you for coming over, sir. I can't not even entertain you with a cup of tea, right?"
"Master Shen, you don't have to be polite. It's not that I don't accept your kindness. The main reason is that the people sent by the Crown Prince to help have just arrived in Yongzhou today. I have a lot of work to do when I get back!" Xie Yan cupped his hands and said, "Besides, during this period of time, we
We have to meet often, so why not make a note of it this time, and when I catch the old knife, Xie will have a good drink with Mr. Shen."
"Yes, Mr. Xie is right, then I won't delay you and will take you out."
When accompanying Xie Yan to go out, Shen Zhonglei pretended to be unintentional and asked: "Mr.
"I'm not afraid of your jokes. To be honest, our understanding of this person is very one-sided. We only know that his surname is Zhao and his name is Zhao Haijun, but we are not sure whether it is his real name or a pseudonym.
"The accent doesn't sound like that of us Huguang people. Although the accent is not strong, it sounds more like someone from Henan.
"As for the situation in his family, I also asked him about it, and he said that apart from him, the only other person in the family was his son, but his son was adopted to someone else since he was a child and has nothing to do with him.
"He went to Hengzhou Mansion this time just to see his son secretly."
At this point, Xie Yan suddenly shook his head and said: "But I always feel that what this person said is not true. Tell me, who would adopt his only son to someone else?
"That's why I drugged his food on the way back, otherwise I would be worried that something would happen to him along the way."
"I see..." Shen Zhonglei's heart was completely in a state of confusion. He reluctantly sent Xie Yan away and returned to the study, pacing non-stop.
Henan, Hengzhou Prefecture, son, appearance...
When these four problems, which may not seem big when viewed separately, came together, they were like four disturbing flies, buzzing around him constantly, making it difficult for him to sit or lie down and make it difficult for him to live in peace.
I don't know how long it took, but there was a sudden knock on the door, followed by Rongan's voice: "Master, it's time for dinner. Do you plan to go back to the back house to eat it or eat it in the study?"
Only then did Shen Zhonglei realize that it was already so late.
He naturally had no appetite at this time, but thinking that there were three mouths waiting for food in the small courtyard behind, he ordered: "Go and tell the chef that starting from tonight, we will prepare meals for three people three times a day."
Send it over.
"You stay in the study and take charge of this matter. Deliver the meals from the kitchen to the door of the courtyard behind the study in a timely manner and leave them outside. You are not allowed to enter the courtyard without my order."
"Yes." Rong An responded and was about to go to the kitchen to deliver the order when he realized belatedly that Shen Zhonglei didn't seem to answer his question at all.
"Master, tonight..." Rongan said cautiously, "The old lady asked someone to send us a message yesterday, saying that the master has been busy with official duties recently, and the two aunts in the back house are pregnant, so it is inevitable that she will be neglectful of the master.
As for taking care of me, let us be more careful and take good care of you."
As soon as he heard that it was his mother's order, Shen Zhonglei's impatience disappeared. He didn't want his mother to worry about him, so he said casually: "You don't have to worry about this, I will eat together in the back yard."
"Yes!" Rong An suddenly understood after hearing this, and quickly went to the kitchen to pass the message, and specifically ordered the two masters to cook more of their favorite dishes.
While waiting for the kitchen to cook, Rongan was bored and sat on a chair on the porch with his eyes closed to meditate.
Zhao Xiaoliu, who was in charge of preparing dishes in the kitchen, finished his work, wiped his hands on his apron, and came up to talk to Rongan.
"Why do you want meals for three people today? Are there guests at home?"
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Rongan to answer, he shook his head and said: "No, if it is really a guest, it is impossible to let him eat in the study, at least he should have the banquet in the flower hall.
"Those who can have dinner together in the study must be close and familiar people. Could it be that Madam is some aunt?
"The master has been very cold to his wife recently, and the two aunts are raising children. Now we need meals for three people, and they have to be delivered to the study three times a day. Could it be that..."
"I'm going to kill you!" Rongan didn't even open his eyes at first, he just listened to him muttering beside him. Then the more he listened, the more something was wrong. He opened his eyes all of a sudden, looked around hurriedly, and relaxed when he saw no one around.
He said in a tone, "What are you talking about? The master's instructions are not something that people like us can guess at will. Don't you want to do it anymore?"
"Hey, I just said it casually!" Zhao Xiaoliu shrank in fright. He didn't want to lose this job where he could make money most of the time leisurely and talk a lot, and it was a bit enviable.
But the people in the government office are all very smart, and they look like monkeys if their hair sticks to them.
How could others not think of the possibilities that Zhao Xiaoliu could think of?
So that night, before it was time to key the various courtyards, a piece of gossip spread in the front and back houses, and soon reached Shen Tianshu.
Shen Tianshu had just changed into his pajamas and was about to rest. When he heard the outrageous news, his eyes, which were already a little sleepy, opened wide.
"What? Dad hides his beauty in the golden house of Qianyamen? Who did you listen to?"
Mingyu blinked and said, "Just...everyone in the house said so..."