Grudge Breaker

Chapter 266: The Painting Boat Incident (Part )
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As the sun sets in the west, outside Si Chen's mansion, the lights on the water street begin to light up.

It is still early spring, and the night is a little chilly after sunset, but it cannot stop the bustling and lively Water Street. It seems that this place is always in summer, with smoke and heat always rising.

Mo Tingfeng took Song Weichen's hand and walked out of Sichen Mansion. The two of them walked in casual clothes among the bustling crowd. Although they were not wearing black and white robes, they still attracted a lot of attention because of their pleasing appearance. They didn't care, but because of her poor health, he deliberately walked very slowly.

The two walked past a vendor selling candied haws, and he pointed at a straw target filled with "bunches of hawthorn berries wrapped in shiny caramel."

"Want to eat?"

"think."

Thinking of the time when she and Zhuang Mo strolled along the water street together, she and Zhuang Yuheng felt happy while eating candied haws. Song Weichen tugged at Mo Ting's sleeve.
"Buy three or five more skewers. Maybe the princess will like them. Besides, Brother Yuheng will be here soon. He will definitely like them."

Mo Tingfeng took out a silver ingot and handed it to the vendor.

"Brother, I want all your candied haws. Please send them to the largest pleasure boat in front and give them to the manager on board."

"Yes, yes! I'll send it over right away. Thank you very much, sir. Thank you very much, sir!"

The vendor selling candied haws had his mouth grinning with joy. He took a string and handed it to Song Weichen, then bowed to Mo Tingfeng, and flew towards the distant pleasure boat carrying the straw target.

Song Weichen was amused, thinking that all the bosses in the world were the same, always liking to "take the whole thing down".

Ordinary people would rather teach people how to fish than give them fish, but domineering CEOs directly give people fish ponds.

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It's funny to say that when the two were about to move on, the vendors nearby saw how generous Mo Tingfeng was and they all came up to him, eager to "treasure" the things in their hands to the two.

"Girl, would you like some roasted chestnuts?"

"Sir, this fan is perfect for the young lady! Would you like to take a look?"

"Sir, would you like two kilograms of liquor?"

"If you have soju, can you have some of my freshly harvested green beans?"

"Yes, yes, yes. A bowl of stir-fried green beans with a little wine is so delicious!"

"Tsk, then we need to cut another two taels of bacon that was just pickled in December."

After a while, the vendors started chatting and joking with each other... They seemed to have forgotten why they were squeezing together... The situation became increasingly outrageous.

When Song Weichen followed Mo Tingfeng out from the crowd of vendors, she didn't know where the candied haws in her hands had gone. She was not annoyed, but just found it interesting for a moment.

"Maybe it's because I'm getting older. As people get older, they like the everyday world more and more." Song Weichen sighed in his heart.

If only there could be peace in the world, if only she could be healthy and live as an ordinary couple with Mo Tingfeng...how wonderful it would be.

It’s a pity that “regret” is often the indispensable part of a good story.
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"What did you secretly talk about with He Ran just now?"

Before leaving, Song Weichen specially invited Ding Heran to come over and have a private chat in Wuqingju away from Mo Tingfeng.

She rolled her eyes when she heard him ask again.

"Brother, if I wanted you to know, I wouldn't have been so secretive with He Ran behind your back, right?"

"Don't worry, it's just a small matter, but because I'm quite concerned, I'll ask He Ran to help me privately. If I find anything else, I'll report it to you."

In fact, Song Weichen asked Ding Heran to get her a bottle of "banned medicine".

After the case of the Ghost Husband was closed, all physical evidence related to the case and the murderer were sealed up in the warehouse of the case writing department under the jurisdiction of Uncle Fei in Si Chen Mansion, including the unused "disguise water" made by the Seven Ghost Masters.

Taking physical evidence without authorization is a serious crime of dereliction of duty in the Si Chen Mansion, so how could Song Weichen tell Mo Tingfeng and let him break the law knowingly?

It would definitely not be appropriate to ask Uncle Fei directly. Ye Wujiu is a square-headed person and would never do anything beyond the rules. After much thought, Ding Heran is the most suitable person to "break the rules".

But she had to get this thing - not only because she was worried about Guyu, but also because she wanted to see what tricks Lao Longjing was playing.

Although Guyu has not been summoned now, judging from the fact that Ruan Mianmian deliberately inquired about her information, such a situation may not be impossible.

Song Weichen knew very well that the reason why Lao Longjing targeted Guyu was because of him, so he would never just leave it alone.

She was thinking that once Guyu was summoned, Little Meatball would definitely tip her off, and she would take the opportunity to change her appearance and pretend to be Guyu to go to the room of Old Longjing to find out what Ruan Mianmian was trying to do and what secrets she had that could make Bailu take a night off and leave the house, and that could make the girl named Xiao'an turn pale at the mention of her name.

"Ruan Mianmian and Qin Xueying live together, so we must be careful about everything. We took this disguise water, and it is definitely not for personal use. If something happens to the princess in the mansion, it will be a big problem. As the backbone of the Sichen Mansion, we have the responsibility to prevent it from happening!"

Anyway, that's how Song Weichen fooled Ding Heran. For some unknown reason, young classmate Ding got on board with such enthusiasm that he immediately said he would get things done as soon as possible.

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"Master Si Chen, Miss Sang Pu, we respectfully welcome you two. Everything is ready."

Just as he was thinking about Guyu, her voice rang in his ears. Song Weichen came back to his senses and realized that they had walked to the widest part of the river in Shui Street. Guyu was standing on the flat bridge on the shore waiting for them with a smile on her face.

Behind her was an exquisitely decorated pleasure boat with carved beams and painted rafters.

Song Weichen had seen this thing in a picture album when he was young. Although it was called a painted boat, it did not float on the lake. Instead, it was more like a boat-shaped building standing beside the water, also called an "unmoored boat."

She even remembered that the name "Buxizhou" came from an allusion in "Zhuangzi·Lie Yukou": "The skillful are toiling and the knowledgeable are worried, while the incompetent have nothing to seek. When one is full and wanders about, he is floating like a boat without a mooring, wandering about in vain."

The "unmoored boat" in front of us has a hull made of bluestone, and the cabin is built entirely of fine red sandalwood with mortise and tenon structures. There are hanging lotus columns in the front cabin and sixteen ice-crack windows in the middle cabin, which is extremely beautiful.

Song Weichen was stunned for a moment.

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"Big sister, you look so ignorant. I think Shushu is cute too!"

The little ball of meat lay on Guyu's shoulder, and seeing that Song Weichen was staring at the painted boat in a daze and didn't take this little cutie seriously at all, it pouted its little mouth and raised its pink paws, asking Song Weichen to hold it.

"I want the big sister to kiss me, hug me and lift me up high. I, Shushu, have been staying by Sister Guyu's side all the time. It's so hard!"

Hearing this, Song Weichen stretched out his hand, pinched the back of the guinea pig's neck, lifted it up and placed it on Mo Tingfeng's shoulder.

"Little Pechi, two beautiful aunts will be here soon. For the sake of your noble bloodline, follow your father well and don't show that you are too familiar with me."

The little meatball let out a "wow" and looked like he was asking for something gossipy.

"Why are there so many beautiful aunts in the mansion these days? Is dad going to take a concubine?"

"Pfft."

Mo Tingfeng was choked by the little meatball's words, and he wished he could press its mute point. Did this little guy do it on purpose? It was obvious that he was a little cunning boy, saying the opposite of what he meant, and poking him with words, fearing that his big sister would suffer.

If a normal woman heard her lover want to take a concubine, she would probably take it to heart no matter it was a joke or not, and then force the other party to make a promise to her "to be together for life". Mo Tingfeng hoped that Song Weichen could do the same - but she was really not normal at all.

Hearing the little meatball's teasing, Song Weichen actually joined in and seriously discussed with the little guinea pig what kind of beautiful aunt would be suitable to be its aunt.

"You definitely can't have 'Cha Li Wang'. The water in Longjing is deep, and you have short arms and legs, so you'll easily drown."

"In fact, the noble Aunt Mei is a good choice. If your father marries her, you will rise to prominence along with her family! In the future, people will give you the title of the Crown Prince of the Rat Realm!"

"Really, really?"

The little meatball's eyes sparkled with stars, and its two little paws clung to Mo Tingfeng's shoulders, looking at him in a very servile manner.

"Dad, dad, this is what I think... For a great hero like dad, it's normal for him to have a wife or concubines."

The little meatball turned against his own side for his own glory. Song Weichen curled the corner of his mouth and was about to punish the fat rat, but suddenly he saw someone out of the corner of his eye.

The man stood out in the crowd like a crane among chickens. He had a tall and majestic figure, a head of silver hair as bright as moonlight on the water, and a bird-beak mica mask on his face. He was looking at her intently.

"Cang Yue?!"

Song Weichen was startled and looked carefully. The crowd was bustling around, and there was no trace of him at all.

First I dreamed of a phoenix, and now I feel dizzy for no reason. What happened today?
She suddenly wanted to go to Cangyue Mansion to take a look after the incident between Qin Xueying and Ruan Mianmian had settled down.

Just as his mind was wandering, a familiar voice sounded behind Song Weichen -

"Weiwei, I'm back."