All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Chapter 41
With Chu Yan by her side, the biggest inconvenience for Shen Lingxi was that Liu Si could only communicate with her from a distance.

As soon as the group entered the temple, Liu Si stood far away and shouted to Shen Lingxi, "There is a secret room under the Changsheng Pavilion, and he put incense in the incense burner, and he wants to throw you into it , and even flew a pigeon to send a letter to inform people that they would secretly send you away."

This time, the magpie also learned to be smart, and followed Liu Si, not daring to go forward easily.

She reminded uncomfortably, "The secret way in this Taoist temple extends in all directions. It was used by a real person to amass wealth and murder. Many people died. Shen Liang chose to practice here because of its layout. Be careful yourself."

Shen Lingxi raised her eyebrows, rarely showing surprise.

Magpie turned her head, "I'm not helping you, I just want to see Shen Liang killed by you."

Shen Lingxi nodded slightly to Liu Si, indicating that she heard, then she looked away, and casually listened to the greetings of Shen Liang, Mu Huai'an and Shen Yuyao.

Chu Yan has been paying attention to her expression, followed her gaze to look into the distance, but saw nothing.

Just like that day in Wanguanfang.

She would always look somewhere inexplicably, as if there was something there.

"What was shopkeeper Shen communicating with just now?" He asked in a low voice, his warm and clear voice was full of curiosity.

Shen Lingxi glanced at Shen Liang who was walking in front.

Seeing that although he was talking to Shen Yuyao, he was always paying attention to his side, so he stood on tiptoe, leaned close to Chu Yan's ear, covered his lips and whispered: "Do you want to know? Stretch out your hand, and I'll tell you."

Chu Yan didn't expect her to get so close suddenly, a sweet breath rushed into his nose, making him subconsciously turn sideways.

But soon, thinking that he would "cooperate" today, he collected himself and stretched out his hand.

Shen Lingxi took out a pearl-sized pill from her purse, quickly put it into his palm, and closed his fingers.

The moment his fingertips touched, Chu Yan was rarely in a daze.

Shen Lingxi approached his ear again and whispered, "A dead soul told me just now that someone will release incense later. If you smell the fragrance, take a chance and take this antidote."

Dead soul.

Chu Yan stood up straight, opened a safe distance from her, and looked away for a moment.

Although that look didn't make it clear, it was enough to show his attitude.

Shen Lingxi smiled at him.

It was precisely because she guessed that he would have such a reaction that she would tell the truth.

She knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty never believed in ghosts and gods.

And she has always been a person who treats people with sincerity.

The two people's "flirtatious" behavior was so conspicuous that even Shen Liang couldn't turn a blind eye to it.

"This gentleman has never met before, so I don't know how to call him?" He asked with a smile.

A red cloud rose from Shen Lingxi's cheeks, "This is Ning Liulang, from Sucheng."

Seeing her acting like this again, Mu Huai'an knew that she intended to "get closer" to Chu Yan. She was definitely not pure in her mind, and couldn't care less about jealousy. Coming up the mountain."

"Xiaosheng came to the capital for the first time, and he heard about the great reputation of the Temple of Longevity, so he came here to pay a special visit. When I saw it today, it really deserves its reputation." Chu Yan acted like a scholar, and said politely.

Shen Liang smiled and nodded, thinking of the rumors that had just come up from the middle of the mountain, he already understood that Shen Lingxi had taken a fancy to this scholar.

He is good at making money, and he knows how to do what he likes best, not to mention that he himself is a person who likes to use the word "feeling" to win over women to do things for him.

Seeing this, he began to think in his heart whether he should tie up the scholar together and make a false appearance of "running away", first to deceive others, and then to let Shen Lingxi work for them with peace of mind.

Shen Lingxi saw that he had already taken the bait, and the smile on the corner of her lips deepened.

This is like an open-book scientific examination.

The answers are all in front of his eyes. A habitual offender of cheating in the examination room, no matter what his original plan is, will definitely choose the best answer to copy.

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Changsheng Pavilion is the attic of Changsheng temple to entertain distinguished guests. It is located in the most quiet bamboo forest of Taoist temple, and the environment is very quiet.

Although it is midsummer, the pavilion is open on all sides and the breeze is blowing, giving it an elegant charm.

Since Shen Lingxi knew that the incense was placed in the censer, there must be no problem with the meal, so she could eat with peace of mind. During the dinner, she would look at Chu Yan pretending to be "shy and timid" from time to time.

Not to mention Shen Liang, even Mu Huai'an had some doubts about whether she was really interested in Chu Yan.

Shen Yuyao was naturally happy to see Shen Lingxi's secret love for that Ning Liulang, so that no one would compete with her for Mu Huai'an, so she worked harder to show courtesy to Mu Huai'an during the dinner.

Shen Liang took a panoramic view of the expressions of the two, and his thoughts became more firm.

After having enough tea and food, Shen Liang introduced with a smile, "Longevity is the most effective way to seek marriage. There is a spiritual spring in this bamboo forest called Butterfly Spring. As long as you play the piano by the spring, you can attract butterflies to play. Butterflies are in even numbers, so you can find a good marriage, fourth girl and fifth girl, do you want to try it?"

Fuqin.

Shen Yuyao was the best at playing the piano, so it was obvious that she wanted to lure Shen Yuyao and her group of servants out.

"Mu Shaoqing and fourth sister go, I want to go to the wing for a rest." Shen Lingxi made a sleepy look, and winked at Mu Huai'an.

Mu Huai'an pursed his lips, feeling extremely unhappy in his heart, but he also knew that he had to go, stood up and didn't even bother to say hello, and walked out directly.

Seeing this, Shen Yuyao hurriedly stood up, exchanged a few words with Shen Lingxi, and then followed with a crowd of people.

Chu Yan made a gesture to stand up, but Shen Lingxi gently grabbed his sleeve, "Liulang, go slowly, I have something to tell you."

When Shen Liang saw this, the smile on his face deepened, "You young people have a good chat, I'll go and see the fourth girl playing the piano." After saying that, he left with a smile.

Only Shen Lingxi and Chu Yan were left in the entire attic. Without other people, there was no need to play, and it was rare for them to be silent.

One looked east and the other looked west, they both picked up the teacups on the table by coincidence, and drank their tea with their heads down.

Until, Liu Si's voice came from afar, "Girl, he has brought a few men in black into the secret passage, and he is going to come under you soon."

Only then did Shen Lingxi put down the tea cup, calmly poured some pills from her purse and held them in the palm of her hand, stood up, and walked in front of Chu Yan.

"Liulang, why do you always ignore me? Do you know that since the first time I saw you, I have been in love with you. Today, since you and I met at the Temple of Longevity, I simply asked in person. Are you willing... to marry me?"

Chu Yan: ...

He took half a step back, "Marriage matters are the orders of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, how can they be privately determined for life, for the sake of the girl's reputation, please be careful."

"As long as you are willing to marry me, I will go back to the mansion right now, ask my father to agree to our marriage, and then find a matchmaker... Let Mu Shaoqing be the matchmaker. Isn't this the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker?" ?”

Shen Lingxi took two steps, grabbed his sleeve, and asked, "You just need to answer me, will you marry me?"

(End of this chapter)