After the Hou family's mistress went crazy, she became the favorite of the entire capital.

Chapter 32 Breaking with Lin Jinan
Back then, a maidservant climbed into his father's bed, and was later adopted as his aunt because she was pregnant.This woman was so bold that she accused the young Xu Chuchu of stealing her hairpin, and in front of all the servants, she wanted to take off her clothes as a legitimate lady for inspection.Later, Mrs. Xu came to stop him and severely punished the restless master.

It was precisely because of this incident that the concubine had a miscarriage and died in depression.Although my father did not take any more concubines, there was already a estrangement between my father and my mother.

For so many years, Xu Chuchu only wore beads and flowers for festivals, but never wore hairpins. Lin Jinan knew this.

"Throw the things at the door of the General's Mansion!"

Qinmei had never seen her young lady get so angry. She was so frightened that she turned around and ran away holding the brocade box.

"and many more!"

Xu Chuchu asked Qinmei to send back all the things Lin Jinan had given her over the years, valuable and not valuable, big and small.

Lin Jinan was confused when he received the news. He didn't know how he provoked Xu Chuchu.

I opened it casually and took a look. They were all worthless things, except for the hairpin I gave away today.

"If she doesn't want it, forget it. Keep the hairpin and throw away the rest."

By doing this, Xu Chuchu made it clear that he no longer wanted to associate with her.

Forget it if we don’t interact with each other.

Lin Jinan is the direct daughter of the general, and there are many people who fawn over her.Without Xu Chuchu, there are others.

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Shu Yan asked people to inquire about the general's mansion. When he heard that Lin Jinan had people throw away all the things Xu Chuchu sent back, he was immediately furious.

Those tattered things that she looked down upon were all gifts that Xu Chuchu had treasured for many years. Although they were not valuable, they were the most innocent proof of friendship between two close friends.

Now that she had thrown all these away, Xu Chuchu didn't know how sad she was.

When Shu Yan rushed over, someone was picking through the pile of rags outside the general's mansion.

She recognized it at a glance, this was Qiu Nan.

Qiunan held two things in her hand, one was a purse with rough stitching, and the other was three pine cones per branch.

The purse was her first birthday after she met Xu Chuchu, and she embroidered it for Xu Chuchu with her own hands.She was only eight years old that year, and Xu Chuchu was one year younger than her.

When the pine cone was 11 years old, the two of them ran away from the capital and accidentally fell and injured their leg. Xu Chuchu was so frightened that she cried, so Shu Yan stuffed the pine cone into her hand and let her play with it until she stopped crying. , the ten-year-old Xu Chuchu carried her several miles back to the General's Mansion to plead guilty.

After she came back, she specially asked the craftsmen to apply anti-corrosion paint. After so many years, it still looks like it was just picked, which shows how much Xu Chuchu cherishes it.

Qiu Nan knew the importance of these two things, so he wanted to find them first, lest Lin Jinan lose his temper and couldn't find them.

Unexpectedly, when she turned around, she saw Shu Yan looking longingly at the thing in her hand.

"Why are you here?"

Shu Yan felt like something was stuck in his throat, "Can you give me these two things?"

Qiu Nan protected the things in her hands, "Did the Marquis of Jing'an treat you harshly? The daughter-in-law of the Marquis of Jing'an actually came to pick up other people's unwanted trash."

Shu Yan moved his lips but said nothing.

Xi'er protected her master. "You are so impudent, how dare you speak to our young lady like that."

Qiu Nan sneered and pointed at the high-walled mansion behind him.

"This is the general's mansion, not a place for you to cause trouble."

Xi'er wanted to discuss it further, but was stopped by Shu Yan.Shu Yan looked at the two things in her hand again and said, "If she still doesn't want it, just give it to me."

Qiunan ignored him and turned around and went back through the back door.

Xi'er stamped her feet angrily, "Young madam, this maid doesn't take you seriously at all."

Seeing that Shu Yan didn't listen to her at all, and only looked at the things on the ground with sad eyes, Xi'er even though she didn't understand, she still put the things in order one by one.

"Young lady, let's see which one you like? How about all the slaves move back?"

Shu Yan shook his head and smiled bitterly in his heart.

After waiting for a long time, no one else came out of the general's mansion. Xi'er persuaded Shu Yan to go back after a long time of persuasion.

Xi'er's eyes were red, "Young lady, have you ever suffered such injustice? If the eldest son finds out, you will be heartbroken to death."

"Don't tell him."

After Shu Yan finished giving these instructions, he entered Jinyu Garden.

He Wangzhou had just finished drawing the landscape picture, and when he saw her coming back, he happily pulled her over. "How's your husband's painting?"

"Very good."

Realizing that she was not in a good mood, He Wangzhou's face sank and he called Xi'er in.

"Where did you take the young lady to?"

Xi'er was startled, her legs went weak and she wanted to apologize.

"I just walked around the house and didn't go anywhere." Shu Yan asked Xi'er to go out first. "You are not allowed to be cruel to Xi'er."

He Wangzhou raised her chin, his eyes sinking slightly.

"Why are you unhappy?"

She said harshly, "I'm happy."

He Wangzhou wanted to say more, but Ah Si happened to come over, "Sir, the Fifth Master asked someone to send a message to you to come over when you have time."

He didn't respond and just stared at Shu Yan.

Shu Yan covered his suddenly sharp eyes and responded to Ah Si.

"You go prepare the car and he will be there right away."

He Wangzhou chuckled and pulled her into his arms while pulling her hand down.

"You come with me."

The tips of Shu Yan's ears turned red because of him, "I won't go. I'll go deliver the paintings."

"No need to be in a hurry. Since she has something to ask for, let her wait."

When he arrived at Jingyuan, Mo Jingnian looked a little surprised when he saw Shu Yan following He Wangzhou, but soon returned to normal.

"Thank you sister-in-law for saving your life."

Mo Jingnian saluted her, and Shu Yan was so frightened that he ran behind He Wangzhou.

She didn't dare to accept the courtesy from the fifth prince, but He Wangzhou accepted the gift generously and asked Shu Yan to help him break a sweat.

Seeing her like this, Mo Jingnian laughed.

"If it weren't for my sister-in-law, I wouldn't have survived until now."

"What the fifth master said, it's just a matter of effort. Since you are my husband's friend, how can I stand by and watch."

Mo Jingnian was stunned by her simple words.

Where is the General's Mansion?
Hongxiu died without even touching Ji Yi's study door, yet she came and went with ease, and even managed to steal the antidote, calmly saying that it was just a matter of effort.

The probing look in his eyes was so obvious that Shu Yan felt a little uncomfortable.

He Wangzhou moved slightly, completely blocking her behind him, covering Mo Jingnian's gaze.

"Why are you calling me in such a hurry?"

Mo Jingnian sat back and pointed to the letter on the table.

He Wangzhou picked it up and read it once. When Shu Yan poked his head over curiously, he folded the letter and put it back into the envelope.

"Then let's go a few days in advance."

The two of them didn't elaborate, and Shu Yan didn't dare to listen carefully, thinking of finding an excuse to sneak out first.

"Fortunately, you can get 10 taels of silver, otherwise those people would really starve to death."

As soon as Mo Jingnian finished speaking, all the tea that He Wangzhou had just drank spurted out.

Shu Yan was shocked, "What 10 taels?"

He Wangzhou choked and coughed repeatedly. Mo Jingnian didn't know why, "Wangzhou donated 10 taels of silver to resettle the people affected by the disaster. Sister-in-law, don't you know?"

Shu Yan slapped the table and stood up suddenly. The movement was so big that he almost opened the tea cup in front of him.

"Congratulations Wangzhou!"

(End of this chapter)