Young Master Lin was still as cold as ever, like an iceberg, not showing any emotion at all. When he saw Wei An, he just nodded slightly.
Shen Chen was much more familiar than he acted. He waved to Wei An and asked her to sit down between them. Then he asked her, "What would you like to drink?"
Wei An looked down and saw a new set of tea sets placed beside him. There was also a large blue and white porcelain jar next to the table for filtering water. He couldn't help but laugh: "Are you going to live here permanently?"
"I'm afraid he really wants to live here permanently." Shen Chen laughed at himself and changed the subject, asking her, "I heard that the Peng family has been visiting you very frequently recently?"
The Peng family's commotion was so big that it would sooner or later attract the attention of someone with ulterior motives. Wei An didn't think it was strange that Shen Chen and Young Master Lin knew about it, and there was nothing he couldn't tell them, so he nodded honestly.
Young Master Lin still didn't say anything. He took the opportunity to glance at Wei An while serving tea. She looked calm and composed, and nothing could be seen. She didn't seem shy when she was with Shen Chen just because he was there.
Just as Shen Chen said, Wei An is different from ordinary girls.
When Shen Chen saw Wei An nod, he said, "Peng Caichen from the Peng family..."
The Peng family is very close to the Dingbei Marquisate, and they are plotting against Wei An. Anyone with eyes can probably see it. Shen Chen no longer avoided the issue and frowned slightly: "You should stay away from the Peng family."
Wei An's heart moved.
Zhao Qi had been investigating the Peng family for a long time without any results, and now she had simply disappeared. She had originally wanted to ask Shen Chen for help, and now that Shen Chen Jinri brought it up on his own initiative, she only weighed the matter in her mind for a moment and immediately made a decision.
"Speaking of the Peng family..." She glanced at Third Master Lin, and when he raised his eyes, she continued speaking in one go: "I'm actually a little confused. I don't know why the Peng family is so enthusiastic about my family."
Well, it was exactly as he guessed. This was someone who knew there was a tiger in the mountain. Shen Chen laughed and hooked his finger at Wei An: "Want to know?"
It doesn't look like he's in a bad mood.
Wei An had dealt with him in his previous life, and knew that when he smiled like this, it was time to ask him for help, so he nodded in a good mood and said, "I was just asking for your advice."
Shen Chen originally thought that with her personality, she would just say "it's up to you" in a cold voice, but who knew that she could actually make a joke. He didn't know how to respond for a moment and looked at her in surprise.
But he came here today just for this matter. He snapped his fingers and coughed softly before saying, "We're still investigating. But the Peng family was involved in a case recently. I don't know if that's why they're following you like flies."
Wei An didn't understand.
Shen Chen raised his chin towards Young Master Lin, motioning him to take over.
Young Master Lin explained it much more clearly than Shen Chen: "Peng Huai was accused of embezzling money. He only issued 90% of the money sent from the Ministry of Revenue, leaving 10% as handling fee."
This is a common occurrence.
But what does this have to do with the Wei family
Seeing that Wei An was still frowning, Lin Sanshao reminded him again in a cold voice: "The memorial is still in the cabinet. The Peng family got the news and is looking for money to make up for the shortfall."
Prepared to make up for the shortfall, where can you make such a huge fortune
Is he planning to take his daughter-in-law's dowry
But this doesn't make sense.
Wei An knew the Peng family, and they definitely had no shortage of money.
At least there was no shortage of it in the previous life. The Peng family relied on the King of Chu and the King of Linjiang. The children who held positions in the family always had lucrative jobs, and the family also had many businesses. Later, in order to make them rich, Emperor Chenghua specifically gave the shipping business to the Peng family so that they could make money.
Even if this life is not as glorious as the previous one, the Peng family has Peng Huai, the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. How could they not be greedy
Furthermore, Concubine De is in power in the palace and has given birth to a little prince. I'm afraid there will be many people lining up to deposit money into the Peng family.
What's more, there is Prince Linjiang's favored concubine Yu.
The daughters-in-law they married all came from wealthy families, and Peng Si Niang even married into an earl's mansion.
Even so, how could the Peng family still be short of money
In other words, what did Peng Huai do with the money he embezzled? Why did the Peng family fall into such a difficult situation? Why did such a good fortune get lost
Shen Chen had a disdainful smile on his face and snorted coldly: "The Peng family is probably counting on you to bring half of the Ming family's wealth to fill the deficit, so they are very concerned about you. You should have a plan in mind."
He complained in a low voice: "I thought you were really bewitched by the appearance of that boy from the Peng family."
Wei An glared at him unhappily.
What a guy, relying on his familiarity with her, he speaks more and more without restraint.
She propped up her chin and watched Shen Chen pour her tea in a peach blossom jelly stone cup. She asked thoughtfully, "Is the Peng family raising money everywhere? Have you sold the shop and the land?"
Young Master Lin shook his head.
Since you haven't even sold the shop, how can you talk about raising money
I'm afraid it's not all about money.
In other words, money is only part of the reason.
Wei An tapped her fingers lightly on the tabletop until Shen Chen reminded her to drink tea. Then she responded, took a sip from the teacup, and looked up at Shen Chen: "How did you know I was going out today?"
If we talk about such well-informed information, maybe only Third Young Master Lin has it? But why did Third Young Master Lin keep an eye on her
Shen Chen raised his chin towards her and said, "The person sitting opposite me is the powerful Jinyiwei commander. Is there anything I don't know?"
As he spoke, he restrained the smile on his face again, and his voice became a little deeper than before. The youthfulness disappeared in an instant, replaced by calmness and solemnity: "Since we can keep up with you, others can too."
Shen Chen's handsome eyebrows and eyes were suddenly tinged with a faint murderous aura, making his usually radiant face look so dazzling that people dared not look at him for a moment. He immediately lowered his head and told Wei An: "We found that there is another group of people following you, as if they are... spying on your whereabouts."
There is another group of people
Could this group of people be the direct cause of Zhao Qi’s disappearance
Wei An immediately raised his head: "So, it wasn't me you were following originally, it was just..."
When Shen Chen saw her looking at him, he knew she had misunderstood. He calmly shook his head and said, "It just so happened that we were looking for you today. It was also just a coincidence that Lin San happened to be doing business near your house. And that group of people happened to be sneaky, so we thought of reminding you."
At first he thought that they were flies sent by Peng Caichen to follow Wei An, but later he thought that was not the case, so he wanted Wei An to pay more attention.
Wei An leaned back, leaned against the back of the chair, thought seriously in his mind for a while before he said "oh" lightly.