Shen Zhen's tears, like beads with a broken thread, couldn't stop falling, filled with guilt in the sparkling water.
Lu Yan silently wiped away her tears.
"Stop crying, eh?" he said again.
Shen Zhen knew that he hated her crying very much, so in order not to let him discipline her in front of her eldest sister, she held back and stopped sobbing.
Shen Yan looked at the scene in front of her with bitterness in her throat.
No matter how tender the man's actions are, she only needs to look at Shen Zhen's expression to know that she is very afraid of him, it can even be said that she is afraid.
As for why she was afraid, Shen Yan didn't dare to think about it.
Seeing that she stopped crying, Lu Yan asked Mo Yue to prepare tea and send it to the west wing.
He turned his head and said to Shen Yan, "Miss Shen is here, let's have a cup of tea together."
As soon as he heard this, Shen Zhen grabbed his cuff with his backhand, "Sir..."
Seeing her eyes full of anxiety, Lu Yan couldn't help sighing.
This is your sister, what can I do with her
He squeezed her palm, meaning to tell her not to think too much.
Being able to avoid Shen Zhen and speak alone, Shen Yan is naturally beyond what she wants.
After a while, the two sat down facing each other in the west wing.
Lu Yan said in a deep voice, "There's been a lot of things going on in Li's house recently. It's really hard for Miss Shen to make this trip out of her busy schedule."
Look, as soon as he opened his mouth, the person he pressed couldn't breathe.
Shen Yan understood the meaning of Lu Yan's words. First, he was saying that she shouldn't come to us for no reason, and second, he was sarcastic that she was just a mud bodhisattva crossing the river, and she could not protect herself.
Shen Yan looked at the man in front of her, her fingernails could not help sinking into her flesh.
Lu Jia Saburo is not an ordinary dignitary in the capital. In his capacity, even if his father is not in prison and the Yunyang Hou Mansion is still there, the Shen family cannot compete with him, let alone now...
Shen Yan couldn't help but smile bitterly in her heart.
It's not destined to be a fair conversation, and she doesn't even have bargaining chips.
Even though Shen Yan wanted to overturn the table in front of her at this moment, she could only endure it, after all, her sister's neck was pinched in the other's hand.
Shen Yan calmed down, clenched her fists and apologized: "I didn't come here today, it's my fault, but my sister is here, I hope you will understand."
Lu Yan picked up the teapot beside him and poured a cup of tea for Shen Yan, "I can understand."
Shen Hao held the cup and was full of thoughts.
While she was thinking about what he might say to her, she was thinking about how she should deal with it.
At this moment, I heard Lu Yan speak first, "On the ninth day of October, she was going to leave Chang'an with Shen Hong, but I stopped her at the city gate and used the fake document on her body to coerce her. took her." This was equivalent to explaining why Shen Zhen appeared with him.
Shen Yan's heart sank, and then she thought of his other identity.
Yes, he is not only the son of the Duke of Zhenguo, he is also the Shao Yin of Jingzhao House.
Forgery of documents, absconding in fear of crime, or arson without permission are serious crimes.
Once Shen Zhen was caught by the yamen, according to the Jin law, the yamen had the right to impose heavy punishments and force her to tell where the fake documents came from.
She finally understood why Zhen Er became his outer room.
Shen Yan's eyes were slightly red, and she looked at him and said, "Master Lu, I did the document, and I set the fire, it's none of her business."
"I know." Lu Yan interrupted her and continued: "I know where you got those documents from."
Shen Yan's expression froze.
I have to say, talking to such a powerful man is really suffocating. His tone was unhurried and unhurried, and every word he could say was as if it had been designed in advance, forcing people to lose every step of the way.
"It's true, I don't mean to turn over the old accounts." Lu Yan rubbed his heart and said.
After a long silence, Shen Shu raised her head and said, "I will definitely give the money that Master Lu paid back for the Shen family."
Lu Yan didn't answer, he looked at Shen Yan, and continued without changing his expression: "If she left Chang'an on the ninth day of October, Miss Shen would have thought about what kind of life she would lead with Shen Hong alone. ?"
Shen Yan was silent.
After the Marquis of Yunyang's house was raided, the Li family instantly changed their face with her, and her mother-in-law held most of her dowry in her hands.
Immediately afterwards, a debt was born inexplicably, and the time was so short that she had no time to prepare. She could only send Shen Zhen away first and make plans later.
Lu Yan took a sip of tea and said, "You can't protect her."
Shen Yan understood, no matter what he said, no matter how many circles he circled, there was only one meaning - Shen Zhen was the safest with him.
But from Shen Yan's point of view, what is the difference between him and other tigers, leopards and jackals
Shen Yan no longer went around in circles with him, but stared directly into his eyes and said, "Master Lu says to protect her, do you want Zhen Er to be your room all the time, or wait until one day, when you're in a good mood, then pick her up again. Entering the town of the Duke's Mansion to be a concubine?"
"Miss Shen." Lu Yan's heart tightened, he turned the wrench in his hand, and said solemnly, "I never thought of taking her as a concubine."
Is that going to be kept as an outhouse all the time
Also, how good the outer room is, no one knows, he is still the prince of the beautiful moon.
Shen Yan sneered.
Sure enough, men in the world are all equally shameless.
Resisting the urge to splash the tea on his face, she said word by word, "Although there is no friendship between the Shen family and the Duke of Zhenguo, they have never had any grudges.
Lu Yan knew that it would be useless to talk to her, so he could only be honest and honest: "The corruption case of the Yangzhou provincial governor involved the Mu family and the third prince. Although the Dali Temple did not open the trial, the disaster of the Mu family's collapse cannot be avoided. already."
Shen Yan was stunned, she didn't understand why he would talk to her about such important matters.
"After the Mu family collapsed, the sage evacuated Jin Wuwei who was guarding the gate of the East Palace. The doctor who is treating His Royal Highness the Prince was brought back from Yangzhou by me. He has extremely high medical skills and can be regarded as a miracle doctor."
The Mu family fell, and the East Palace benefited.
Shen Yan naturally knew what it meant for the crown prince to sit firmly in the position of heir.
The more she listened, the more shocked she became, "Lord Lu told me this, what does it mean?"
Lu Yan lifted the cup, took a sip, her little finger trembled slightly, and put it back on the table.
Feng Danyun said lightly: "If I want to keep an outer room, I won't spend all this effort."
In a mere outer room, can he still not be able to support it
As soon as his voice fell, a strange thought crossed Shen Jiao's mind.
The cup in her hand shattered on the ground with a snap, "Could it be that the prince wants to...?"
Lu Yan stared at Shen Yan's extremely shocked eyes, and said, "Yes."
Shen Hao stood up abruptly and said, "Lord Lu, don't be joking, the Duke of Zhenguo will not agree with your idea, nor will Princess Jing'an."
Maybe Lu Yan himself thought this idea was too absurd, or maybe Shen Yan didn't believe it at all.
Two people, neither of them mentioned that word.
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After sending Shen Hao away, Lu Yan returned to Lanyue Pavilion. Before entering the door, he watched the little girl secretly wipe her tears.
Lu Yan sneered. really.
Just now in the west wing, his heart throbbed, and he knew that she must be crying again in this room...
Seeing him walk in, Shen Zhen got up quickly and said, "Sir, where is my big sister?"
"Go back." Lu Yan said.
Shen Zhen bit her lip, "Did your lord talk to my sister?"
Listen to this defensive tone.
Lu Yan's face sank, he raised his hand and flicked her forehead, a red mark appeared on Shen Zhen's forehead immediately, "Why, are you afraid that your eldest sister will get angry with me?"
Shen Zhen thought so in her heart, but she didn't dare to answer like that, and whispered, "Sir, you won't."
Hearing this, Lu Yan looked down at her with a half-smile, "When did you know me so well?"
Shen Zhen choked and didn't answer.
But looking at his expression, she could guess that he shouldn't embarrass the eldest sister.
It's just that Shen Zhen can never guess how much means he used just now.
As soon as he sat down, he first accused Shen Yan of not breaking into Chengyuan at will, then gave her a disgrace with the evidence of forging documents, and finally, extended favors.
In an instant, he changed from a person with ulterior motives to a just and awe-inspiring Lord Lu.
No one knew, just when Shen Hao loudly asked him if he wanted to take Shen Zhen into the room as a concubine, the veins in his hands on his knees bulged, trembling slightly, and his heart panicked.
Shen Yan's words were like a sword, splitting the peaceful road under his feet in half, turning it into a fork, and two roads leading to nowhere.
Almost forced him to face this question he never thought of—
Lu Shiyan, do you want her to be a concubine or a wife