Destroyed outside, gold and jade inside

Chapter 101 How to Know?

The two entered through the side door.

After a few steps in parallel, a little boy came up to him.

"Qin Langjun, are you here again? Mr. He is waiting for you!" The boy probably thought that Shen Xiniang was with Qin Ran, so he didn't ask.

Shen Xinniang asked, "Is Mr. Lu here?"

Xiao Tong shook his head, "Mr. Lu is in the palace, only Xiu Mu came back to the academy."

Shen Xinniang asked again, "Then He Guangping, is Mr. He here?"

Qin Ran heard this and looked at her in surprise, "Ms. Shen also knows Mr. He?"

"We met by chance." Shen Xiniang nodded.

"I'm also going to look for Mr. He, Miss Shen, you don't have to refuse!" Qin Ran chuckled while supporting his folding fan.

Seeing Qin Ran's familiarity, he really came here often.

Shen Xinniang took her maid, and together with him, they found Mr. He's courtyard.

The two young men sweeping snow at the door were slightly taken aback when they saw the person coming.

One of them, who was young, even threw the broom, turned around and ran into the house, shouting, "Mr. Mr...."

Qin Ran was slightly taken aback, didn't he just see a little lady?You don't need to be so excited, do you?

They hadn't even set foot on the doorstep.Something that surprised him even more happened.

Regardless of Tianhan, He Zhu greeted him personally.

Judging by his expression, there is a bit of joy and excitement.

"Sir..." Qin Ran cupped his hands in salute, before he could finish speaking, his jaw almost dropped from shock.

What did he see?

Are your eyes dazzled by the snow?

Mr. He actually bowed his hands to him—the Mrs. Shen beside him? !

Shen Xinniang hurriedly returned the gift, "Sir, elders, don't do that."

He Zhu pursed his lips and smiled, but didn't say much.

The two invited each other and entered the house.

Qin Ran was still holding the folding fan, standing at the door, he didn't come back to himself in a daze.

"Brother, go in quickly!" The little scholar at the door said with a smile.

"Li Si, are you familiar with Mrs. Shen?" Qin Ran asked with narrowed eyes.

The little scholar shook his head, "Well, I don't know?"

"It's no wonder you don't know!" Qin Ran gently poked his itchy waist with a folding fan, "It's not true!"

Li Si covered his mouth with a smile, stepped aside, "Brother, I really don't know!"

After speaking, he took the broom and ran away.

Qin Ran stood outside the door, hesitating for a moment, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, showing that he was in a good mood at the moment.

This Mrs. Shen seems to be getting more and more unfathomable, and more and more interesting!

"When will Mr. Lu come back?"

When Qin Ran entered the door, he heard Shen Xiniang asking.

He Zhu thought for a moment, "He has only rested for two days, and it will take half a month next time. What's urgent, lady?"

Qin Ran had never seen the husband speak to anyone so politely and gently.

The husband has a big temper, he treats people indifferently, no matter who he treats, he always has a straight face.

But who was talking to Mrs. Shen at this time, who was that Mr. He who hardly showed a smile on weekdays?

"It's something, I wonder if sir can help me?" Shen Xiniang said.

"My lady, please tell me." He Zhu was very patient.

Qin Ran was so shocked that he almost couldn't sit still on his ankles.

"I have several younger brothers in my family. I don't know if they missed this year's exam, or for some reason, they failed to get into the Caotang Academy. I heard that the Caotang Academy can be audited? I don't know what is so important about auditing?" Shen Xinniang asked.

He Zhu glanced at Qin Ran at the side, and said slowly: "Students in Caotang Academy have their board and lodging here. Shuxiu is expensive. Some poor students who passed the entrance examination at the beginning couldn't afford books or pay for Shuxiu. I discussed with Mr. Lu and other gentlemen, and I was recommended by the gentlemen to allow some students from aristocratic families with good knowledge and character to subsidize the academy and enter the academy as an auditor."

Shen Xinniang glanced at Qin Ran.

Qin Ran smiled at her.

She looks away.

"That's the way it is." He Zhu pointed at Qin Ran.

"My younger brothers were born in Shen Shangshu's family. As for knowledge and character," Shen Xinniang said, "I don't know very well."

"The gentlemen of Shen Shangshu's family?" He Zhu stroked his gray beard.

Shen Xinniang nodded.

"They participated in the hospital examination." He Zhu frowned slightly, "Judging from the style of his articles, his character is still simple, but his knowledge is a little bit worse."

Shen Xinniang nodded, but did not speak again.

She seemed awkward to intercede for such a thing.

Qin Ran's eyes were bright and he observed every detail. He immediately said, "Sir, don't you often say that virtue is more important than literary talent? As an auditor, as long as it's not too bad, it's fine, right?"

He Zhu gave Qin Ran a cold look, "Stop talking!"

See, this is the nature of his husband!
"If Mrs. Shen wants them to enroll, I just need to explain a few words to the gentleman in the last class. It is not impossible to make an exception to admit them." He Zhu said.

Qin Ran was surprised, what happened to the always principled gentleman?
"That's not necessary. It's good to let them sit in. The hearing test is held every two years. If it's convenient, let them sit in and take the test two years later. If they still can't pass after two years, then they can't even sit in." There's no need." Shen Xinniang said slowly.

He Zhu was quite appreciative on the face.

"I need to trouble you to recommend it, sir! How much is this subsidy?" Shen Xinniang asked.

He Zhu waved his hands again and again, "My lady's younger brother, let's not talk about this!"

"Mister humiliated me." Shen Xiniang bowed slightly and said.

He Zhu was taken aback for a moment, then sighed softly, "Five thousand per person."

Qin Ran looked at Shen Xinniang with a scrutinizing gaze.

Such an arrogant person like her really doesn't seem like someone who would speak to others for personal reasons.

To be able to force her to give in, that Shang Shu of the Shen family is really a talent!
Seeing that He Zhu agreed to recommend him.

Shen Xinniang didn't stay any longer and got up to leave.

Qin Ran was in a hurry to follow out the door.

"Didn't Mr. Qin Lang come to ask Mr. He about his chess skills?" Shen Xiniang looked back and asked.

Her pitch-black eyes were as cold as snow, yet flat and unwavering.

Qin Ran had no choice but to smile, "There is a new scented tea outside the building, which is most suitable for this snowy day. Miss Shen is free, go and try it?"

Shen Xinniang turned around and left.

Not a word of nonsense was left.

He Zhu snorted softly, "What kind of fragrant tea, don't you invite me to taste it?"

Qin Ran smiled and sat down on his knees, "Sir, how did you get acquainted with Mrs. Shen? Why do you treat her so differently?"

"What's the difference? I don't think you're in the mood to play chess today, so go back quickly!" He Zhu waved his hands impatiently, his eyes buried in the thick book, very obsessed.

"Then how did you guys meet?"

If these words were in normal times, Qin Ran would definitely not ask them a second time.

If he didn't answer it once, he knew that the answer must be impossible to ask.But today he was a little bit unwilling to give up.

"We got to know each other by chance!" He Zhu's face was impatient, but there was a bit of lightness in his tone.

Qin Ran's peach-blossom eyes narrowed slightly, and their color was deep.

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"Why are you just listening in? You can't..." Shen Shangshu frowned.

Shen Xinniang looked at him indifferently, "Father knows that, in the end, it's just a waste of time?"

"Why did you talk to me?!" Shen Shangshu shouted.

"Isn't that how I always talk?" Shen Xiniang said in a flat tone.

Shen Shangshu snorted angrily: "Just listen to the audition, but I can't afford the subsidy fee for the audition! The pawn shop and those shops are all in your hands! You should give some money for your younger brothers!"

Shen Xinniang looked at him silently.

"What? I'm not right? If you didn't sue your father and take away the pawn shop..."

"Father thinks the yamen is unfair? Father thinks the pawn shop should belong to you?" Shen Xinniang asked slowly, "Then father should sue me in the yamen? Is it convenient too?"

Shen Shangshu was so angry that she couldn't speak.

Shen Xinniang's face remained unchanged, "How about this, father calls all the gentlemen, so that we can explain clearly in person."

"Explain what?!" Shen Shangshu blushed.

"Ask them, if the pawn shop belongs to me, I should be responsible for their hospital admission funding?" Shen Xinniang said.

"you--"

"Otherwise, father will never get a penny from me." Shen Xinniang said.

Shen Shangshu was panting for a long time.

"I've done this, if my father still threatens my mother," Shen Xinniang said, "then I have no choice but to tell the people in the clan that my father only cares about his own son, and doesn't think about the sons of the clan at all. Look What will the people in the clan say?"

Shen Shangshu was out of breath for a long time, so he had no choice but to give up.

He still wants to maintain his tall and glorious image in the hearts of his sons!

It's not worthwhile to ruin his father's image for [-] guan.

That's [-] guan... My heart is bleeding...

"Okay, okay..." Shen Shangshu waved his hand feebly.

Now he didn't want to see this eldest daughter who would piss him off every time he came back.

Shen Xinniang got up and left.

Shen Siniang was waiting for her as expected.

"Big sister, why didn't you say something in advance when you came back today? So that the sisters can greet you at the door?" Shen Siniang stepped forward and said with a smile.

Shen Xinniang glanced at her, "No need."

Seeing her walking towards the second door, Shen Siniang followed her quickly, while holding her fingers with downcast eyes, as if she was struggling with something.

"Is big sister leaving now? This time, don't you stay for a few more days?"

Shen Xinniang hummed, "The last time I came back, I don't have a good memory."

Shen Siniang sighed softly when she heard the words, "This... yes, Wu Niangzi also fell ill, and she has been drinking soup and medicine all day long, but it doesn't help. I heard the maid said that she always wakes up at night and cries unceasingly."

"Heart disease, soup and medicine can't cure it." Shen Xinniang said slowly.

Shen Siniang bit her lower lip, she also has a heart disease, this disease, big sister can cure it!

"Big sister...have you recently..." Shen Siniang asked with difficulty.

Halfway through, he looked back at the maids.

Her maid consciously backed away.

Shen Xinniang nodded slightly, before Jin Xiang and Dan Xin took two steps back.

"You don't have to be so embarrassed, I will tell you what I can tell you." Shen Xinniang said, "If I can't tell you, it's useless for you to ask."

Shen Siniang nodded, "I want to ask Eldest Sister, recently...have you seen Qin...Young Master Qin again?"

"I've seen it." Shen Xinniang said bluntly.

She answered happily, Shen Siniang looked at her, opened her mouth slightly, but didn't know what to say.

The eldest sister made it very clear last time that she can't help her.

"I... big sister, I want to see him again..." Shen Siniang lowered her head, her face was miserable.

"Whatever the result?" Shen Xinniang asked.

Shen Siniang froze for a moment, her eyes sparkled, "Yes, no matter what the result is, I will admit it!"

(End of this chapter)