When Shen Zhonglei walked out of the prison, the hoarse voice of the watchman was heard on the street. It was already midnight.
He stood in the yard, blowing the cold wind, and calmed down for a long time. He did not go back to the main room or the study, and finally decided to go to Shen Yunhui's room in the west cross courtyard.
Shen Yunhui was so frightened today that she didn't dare to sleep alone at night. As soon as she closed her eyes, she recalled the scenes during the day, and finally asked the maid to call Ping Niang to come over and accompany her.
Although this is against the rules, she is usually not welcomed at home, and with such a big incident happening this time, no one will pay attention to these small details.
But Ping Niang and Shen Yunhui never expected that they would be caught by Shen Zhonglei just for breaking the rules once in a while.
When they heard the maid come into the house to announce that Shen Zhonglei was here, they were both startled, got dressed in a hurry, and came out with their hair loose.
Ping Niang took the first step, knelt down in front of Shen Zhonglei and admitted her mistake: "The girl was frightened today, and I am worried about my health. I insisted on coming over to accompany the girl. I broke the rules of the house. I hope you will forgive me."
"That's all, today's situation is special, so I won't pursue it." She is his biological daughter after all. Seeing that Shen Yunhui's eyes were red and swollen, and her body was still shaking, Shen Zhonglei felt a little softer, and pulled her to sit down beside him. , Wen Yan asked, "What exactly happened today? Can you tell me in detail from the beginning?"
When Shen Yunhui heard this, her body trembled even more, and she didn't know what she was afraid of.
Shen Zhonglei rarely paid attention to this daughter, but when he saw her acting like this, he couldn't help but feel pity. He raised his hand and patted her shoulder and said, "What are you afraid of? Dad will decide everything for you. Just tell the truth."
Shen Yunhui turned to look at Ping Niang, and saw that she also had an encouraging look in her eyes, and then she said: "Today I followed my two sisters to the Mingshui Garden for a banquet. At that time, some young men were playing Jiuqu Liushang, and many girls Everyone gathered around to watch, and the eldest sister took us to sit some distance away."
When Shen Zhonglei heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly with satisfaction. As the eldest sister, Shen Tianshu still acted in a very orderly manner and knew how to restrain his younger sisters.
"While everyone was drinking and writing poems, suddenly a young man in royal blue clothes fell to the ground. Many people gathered around him. Mr. Fan also went over to check the situation. Then he heard someone say that that man Mr. Cheng is out of breath...
"At that time, someone immediately called the doctor in the garden to come over. The doctor also said that he was dying. Everyone was frightened and hid far away. Only Mr. Fan was left with Mr. Cheng."
Shen Yunhui's body shook even more when she said this. She didn't know that the other party was safe at this time.
"Don't be afraid, Mr. Cheng just fainted at that time, and he will be fine a long time ago." Shen Zhonglei said.
"Really? That's great." Although she didn't know Young Master Cheng, hearing such good news in such a difficult day still gave Shen Yunhui some comfort.
"Girl, drink some water and speak slowly." Ping Niang took the opportunity to quickly pour a cup of hot water for Shen Yunhui.
Shen Yunhui took a few sips of water from Ping Niang's hand and calmed down a little before continuing: "Later, the eldest sister took the maid to help. Before leaving, she left Mingyu behind and asked her to take care of the second, second sister and me. .”
"Mr. Fan is a guest. Not only do the others not fulfill their friendship as landlords, but they also stay away from each other when trouble comes. How is it appropriate to leave a guest to help handle things? Or is it that your eldest sister has a certain way of doing things? That’s right.”
Shen Zhonglei felt proud at the same time, but couldn't help feeling regretful at the same time.
Shen Tianshu's behavior now makes him more and more satisfied, but it's a pity that it's a daughter's family. It would be great if it were a son, so that he wouldn't have to worry about having no heirs.
"Then since Shu'er made an explanation before leaving, why did you still leave the garden?"
"Not long after the eldest sister left, the second and second sisters said that they were not feeling well and did not want to stay for dinner and wanted to go home. I was also a little scared at the time. When she told me, I followed her. At that time, Mingyu also persuaded She, but she didn’t listen at all and even scolded Mingyu...
"Then she took us all the way to the northwest corner door. I felt something was wrong and reminded her, but she said she didn't feel uncomfortable at all, but she just felt that the garden was too boring and something happened was unlucky, and she wanted to go out for a walk. Anyway, we followed her out of the northwest corner door in a daze.
"The place outside the northwest corner door was very desolate. I regretted it as soon as I went out. But she not only refused to go back, but also looked around as if she was looking for someone. After a while, she took us to the opposite alley, saying that she had hired her a long time ago. The driver asked me to follow her, but as soon as we got into the car, we were held at knifepoint, our hands and feet were tied, and then we were carried to a dirty and dilapidated house with our heads covered..."
Shen Zhonglei keenly discovered that Shen Yunhui used to call her second sister happily and sincerely, but today when she mentioned second sister, she couldn't help but stumble, and later she simply used "she" instead.
Moreover, the more Shen Yunhui continued to talk, the more resistant her expression became. At this time, she covered her face and began to cry. It seemed that she had something unspeakable and she really didn't want to continue talking.
Ping Niang felt sorry for her daughter. Seeing this, she hurriedly helped her and said: "The bad guys are so rampant now. They must have seen the two girls dressed as unusual, so they had evil thoughts. Thanks to the master's wisdom and martial arts, he saved the two girls in time." The girl was rescued, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable..."
"Don't interrupt." Shen Zhonglei frowned and continued to ask Shen Yunhui, "What happened after you were kidnapped? What happened? Did Yunyao say something?"
When Shen Yunhui heard Yun Yao's name, her whole body trembled.
"Dad, you, you know everything?"
"Yunhui, don't be afraid. If you have anything to say, just say it. What are you afraid of when dad is here!" Shen Zhonglei encouraged patiently.
Shen Yunhui lowered his head deeply, was silent for a long time, and finally plucked up the courage to say: "She, she told the two gangsters that you should be honest when you took the money, saying that since you spent money to hire people, you must He would not confess them, and also said that if they were worried, they would kill me and several maids, leaving her alone so that this matter would not be leaked..."
These words, which she had not dared to say to Ping Niang just now, had been weighing heavily in her heart like a big stone. Now she finally vomited them all out. After saying these words, her whole body went limp, and she broke down and burst into tears.
Ping Niang was so shocked that she couldn't say anything. She fell to the ground and looked blankly at Shen Yunhui and then at Shen Zhonglei.
Shen Zhonglei was unable to comfort Ping Niang and his daughter at this time. He finally confirmed his previous suspicions, but his mood became even heavier.