Jin Tingjiao

Chapter 181 It's About Me
Since Xiao Huai had an idea, he naturally had other considerations.

After waking up early and walking to the outer hall after washing, Su Yan was already standing in front of him holding a notebook.

"There are already nine people who have voted on the post. According to the investigation, there are seven or eight people who are planning to visit the door in person today or tomorrow, and take the opportunity to visit Shen Shilang to test his intentions.

"Thirty percent of these people are officials of the second rank and above and relatives of the emperor, three of them are of the same rank, and five are from the General's Mansion.

"A copy of the roster has been sent to the Qianqing Palace. The emperor is also in favor of selecting a few ladies from the former day school for marriage."

After Su Yan finished speaking, he followed him to the long window, and continued: "There is another person who formally proposed marriage to Shen Shilang yesterday.

"This person is Lin Juntao, the minister of Dali Temple, who formally submitted a marriage proposal letter to the Shen family on behalf of his eldest grandson Lin Pei. Since Lin Pei is very close to the children of the Shen family, it is said that he is also very active."

When Xiao Huai heard the word Lin Pei, he immediately thought of the person he met in Dunyi Garden that night.

He turned around in front of the window: "What kind of positive method?"

"Our guards found out that Lin Pei made an appointment with Miss Shen to meet at Lanji Teahouse this morning." Su Yan finished speaking and glanced at him.

Meet?

Xiao Huai suddenly cast a glance over, and threw a piece of incense in his hand on the table with a thud.

Shen Xi arrived at Lanji Teahouse on time.

The teahouse was not far from Shen's residence, but only two streets away, and Lin Pei had already arrived when he arrived.The young man who was originally quite decent and handsome, unexpectedly had cyan circles around his eye sockets, which for no reason lost his spirit a bit.

Shen Xi ignored all the greetings, and when the waiter served the tea, he raised his lips and said, "Mr. Lin is looking for something important?"

Lin Pei gritted his teeth, as if it was difficult to speak.He looked at her after a while and said: "Yesterday, someone from my residence went to see Lingzu, do you know?"

"I know." Shen Xi nodded.

She was so forthright and straightforward, but Lin Pei was stunned.Then he said with a hot face, "Then what do you think?"

Shen Xi smiled and said: "I, Shen Xi, have no father or mother, but Mr. Lin is the eldest grandson of the Lin family. He has a bright future ahead of him. I don't know what you think?"

Lin Pei clenched his fists and said, "Although you have no father or mother, I will treat you wholeheartedly. I think it's very appropriate for us to be young."

He said again: "Don't worry, I have already agreed with our old lady, I have let go, I don't want anyone but you, I just want to marry you!"

Shen Xi picked up the tea and stared at him for a while, then said: "Young Master thinks highly of Shen Xi, Shen Xi is very honored.

"But with all due respect, I feel that the young master's affection is a bit inexplicable.

"Although my son and I had a friendship when we were young, we never talked about the relationship between our children. In addition, in the past three years, your son once treated me like a passer-by. It's really puzzling to suddenly be so enthusiastic now."

Lin Pei's face changed slightly.

Shen Xi didn't intend to play tricks on him, he explained today if he could, or if he didn't explain, he had to explain.She doesn't have that much time to spend on this kind of thing, she's here for the answer.

"You really are blaming me." He murmured and lowered his head, looking a little frustrated.

Shen Xi didn't speak.

She has no affection for him, but judging from Shen Yan's words, since the original owner chose to marry him later, it can be seen that there is still some affection.

Since there is affection, there will inevitably be resentment and resentment, and it is impossible for her to have a tentative heart for him now.

And since he said that, it was tantamount to admitting it.

"You seem to be very different." He didn't answer her question, but looked at her with deep doubts.

He wanted to say this sentence a long time ago.The former Shen Xi would never talk to him in such a tough tone - no, she could be tough, but she couldn't be so clear-headed.

Now she seems to see the core of the problem at a glance.

"People change. Don't they?" she said.

He raised his hand and wiped his face, hesitating a little: "At that time, I was just afraid."

Fear?Shen Xi raised his lips.She would not believe such nonsense.Shen Chongxin and his wife did not conspire against each other, and the entire Shen family is fine, so what is he afraid of?
She brushed her skirt and stood up: "If you refuse to say, then I will leave."

"Wait!" He stood up abruptly and grabbed her sleeve, gritted his teeth and said, "It's not that I can't say it, it's just that I said it, will you forgive me?"

"That depends on what's going on."

Lin Pei bowed his head angrily, and suddenly sat back on the chair. He was silent for a long time, and finally said: "My father Lingtang's death may have something to do with me."

The death of Shen Chongxin and his wife? !

Shen Xi's scattered thoughts suddenly gathered together!
"What's the meaning?!"

Lin Pei stared at her blankly, swallowed his saliva and said, "It's a long story. Tell me first, how much do you know about your father's order?"

Shen Xi held his breath for a while, and said, "The approximate time and brief process of the accident."

Lin Pei nodded, clenched his fists against the center of his brows, hesitated again and again, and then opened his mouth: "Three years ago, on a snowy night, I had a gathering with a few wealthy sons of the capital at the Drunken Fairy Building next to the post road outside the Nancheng Gate.

"At that time, I was drinking a little too much, and I didn't bother to press the city gate, so we settled down in the restaurant for the time being.

"I woke up early in the morning looking for tea, but I felt that the charcoal fire in the room was stuffy, so I came out to breathe.

"I didn't know that I didn't go far from the door when I tripped over a stone in a snowdrift and fell to the ground. Before I got up, I heard whispers from the woods not far away.

"I thought it was a bandit, and because I was exhausted and didn't want to make another incident, I simply lay down in the snowdrift and didn't move. But soon I found out that it wasn't a bandit, but someone was rushing to the southern suburbs.

"During the panic, I heard someone say 'Helian people', and I was a little sober at the moment, and then——"

At this point, he frowned and stopped abruptly.

"What's next?" Shen Xi returned to his original position and sat down, his face was already covered with frost.

"After that, I recognized that it was your father."

His voice was faint, as if floating in mid-air.

Shen Xi held his breath for a moment, and blurted out, "Then you went to inform me?"

"How could it be possible for me?!" He raised his head abruptly and stood up: "Although I, Lin Pei, dare not call my character noble, I am by no means a despicable person waiting for a knife in the back!
"Besides, what good is it that they suffer from me? How could I go to inform?!"

"Then why?!" Shen Xi also stood up.

Lin Pei gritted his teeth, stared at the foot of the wall and said, "If you want to blame, blame me for drinking so much that day!

"I was in a daze at the time, and when I heard it was your father, I immediately got up from the snow, and before I could call out, they had already headed towards the southern suburbs.

"And I didn't bother with it because I was hungover.

"It didn't occur to me that there was anything wrong with them being there.

"After returning to the restaurant, my friends who went with me asked where I had been, and I said it casually at that time-I said that I met your father in the snow, and said that I was looking for some Helian people. Never noticed anything wrong.

"But within a few days, someone asked me side-by-side, but I didn't say anything. Later, there was news that your father was taken to Lingyun Pavilion—"

(End of this chapter)