The next day, when Xiao Xingyun went to find Xiao Shun, it was already after nightfall.

The wind chimes were shut in the woodshed, Shen Yuan was recuperating in the servant's dormitory, and Zhang Qian was reporting to the eldest lady about the banquet.

The Third Courtyard looks quiet from the outside.

Xiao Xingyun's footsteps stopped outside Xiao Shun's door. He knocked on the door, and Xiao Shun opened it sleepily.

Xiao Xingyun got straight to the point, with no emotion or anger on his face: "I'll report on Shen Yuan's whereabouts on the day I left the house."

Xiao Shun felt suffocated, and his sleepiness disappeared instantly.

The day I left the house was the day I saw Shen Yuan digging my carrots in the yard, or the day I accidentally ran into Fifth Sister having an affair!

Xiao Shun was frightened.

He waved to him generously, "It's so late, third brother, if you have anything to do, I can ask you tomorrow!"

Although he pretended to be relaxed on the surface, in reality he was so weak that he was sweating.

Xiao Shun felt Xiao Xingyun's gaze penetrated his torso and saw him clearly.

"Don't tell me?" Xiao Xingyun nodded, his tone not revealing any emotion or anger, "That's okay."

Xiao Shun didn't dare to breathe.

"What were you doing that night?"

Xiao Shun panicked.

The more my heart trembles, the more my hands shake, and the more I can't hold my breath.

Shen Yuan said she couldn't tell her third brother.

But Shen Yuan?

He's just a kid a few years older than her!

Can she really handle such a big thing?

I was framed and fell into water a few days ago!

Xiao Shun doesn't trust her very much!

But what if she told the third brother and ruined her plan?

He was so confused!

Xiao Xingyun stared at him, and a strong aura squeezed out from all around. Xiao Shun felt like he was being pressed into a transparent box, which Xiao Xingyun could see clearly.

"I said, you can't hide anything from me." Xiao Xingyun's voice was deep.

Xiao Shun felt panicked

, the paragraph that Shen Yuan had written for him came to mind inexplicably, and his muscle memory seemed to be awakened, and he recited it with emotion.

"You mean that day at midnight? Oh, it was so late, I was already napping in the room! I didn't hear any sound! Fifth sister, why don't you ask someone else?"

Xiao Shun memorized everything by heart and could move the words fluently without blushing or heartbeat. He thought everything was perfect.

Xiao Xingyun pointed at himself, stared at him, and asked, "Me? Fifth sister?"

Xiao Shun's expression changed, it's over! Got it! Forgot to change the title!

Xiao Xingyun suppressed his voice: "Also, tell me honestly what happened on that day at Xu Shi."

Xiao Shun knew that he had caused a big disaster, and he felt regretful and burst into tears.

Xiao Xingyun looked at him impatiently: "Cry after you finish explaining."

Xiao Shun sobbed while explaining everything in detail.

"The day the third brother left the house, he asked me to watch Shen Yuan carefully... I did as he was told. As a result, before nightfall that day, I saw Shen Yuan digging in the yard with a shovel. Go, I was afraid that she would hurt my carrot, so I went over to stop her..."

Xiao Xingyun closed his eyes deeply: "Tell me the important point."

Xiao Shun wiped his tears and continued: "Under her intimidation, threats, coercion, and hostage, I can only take her to dig out Director Pang's clothes..."

"Wait a minute," Xiao Xingyun frowned slightly, "You said she dug into Director Pang's clothes?"

Xiao Shun's nose was slightly red and he nodded obediently.

"Well...go on."

"Later, she wanted to go back to the house to rest, and I continued to follow her. As a result, we heard a cat meowing on the road, and then we followed the sound...

... "

Xiao Xingyun frowned helplessly: "I don't really want to hear your childish actions..."

"Well...then we saw the fifth sister rolling over on the bed with a man..." Xiao Shun said without blushing or heartbeat.

The expression on Xiao Xingyun's face froze.

There was a long silence.

The already quiet Third Courtyard suddenly became eerily quiet.

It seemed that the cicadas in the three courtyards were so shocked that they held their breath and stopped chirping.

After a while, Xiao Xingyun came back to his senses.

He looked at the bright bridge railings in the distance, raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "I see."

......

at the same time.

In Shen Yuan's house.

Some wine was left over from the invitation banquet. Zhang Qian divided some and sent them to various courtyards. He also gave a jar to Shen Yuan along the way.

Shen Yuan lay on the bed with her upper back naked, and poured her money bag out. There was no penny left. She closed it in disbelief, and then weighed it in her hands.

It was indeed empty.

Ahe on the side was tinkering with a porcelain pot, preparing to apply medicine to her.

Shen Yuan smiled bitterly at her: "We have no money."

Ahe turned around in surprise: "My share is gone too? (os)"

Shen Yuan nodded slightly sheepishly.

"I used to run around, renting horses, buying carriages, and doing favors, but I didn't pay attention to moderation... Now I'm so poor that I don't have a penny..."

Ahe took the medicine and sat next to her, carefully applying it on the wound on her back.

The old injury of falling into the deep pool had just improved a little, but now he had a new injury of being beaten by Xingren, and Ahe couldn't bear to argue with her about the monthly payment.

"It's okay, tomorrow

It happened to be the Loy Krathong Festival, so I found an excuse to go to Xiao Shun's place to earn some money. "Shen Yuan's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she smiled softly, silently thinking about how to deceive the child.

"Although I have agreed to treat him to some candy paintings, it is just a favor. I will treat him and he will pay." Shen Yuan thought about it and felt that it was very appropriate.

Ah He smiled stiffly.

After applying the medicine, she hugged the almost empty medicine jar and was suddenly in a dilemma. She looked at Shen Yuan and made careful gestures.

"The medicine is not enough... This medicine was sent by the third young master when you fell into the water. I don't know where you can buy it. (os)"

After Ahebi finished drawing, he opened the jar of ten miles of fragrant wine and filled a large wine cup.

Shen Yuan climbed up to Ahe and asked seriously: "Tell me, can I trouble him to send me a few more cans?"

The small wine A He had just put into his mouth suddenly spurted out and he stared at her in confusion.

"Trouble a young master to deliver medicine to a servant of yours? You are actually so powerful that you can do such a thing... How amazing! (os)"

The aroma of wine overflowed, and Shen Yuan couldn't help but become greedy.

Shen Yuan didn't pay attention to her reaction. He stretched out his hand to pull at the ground, twirled his fingers in a circle on the ground, pushed down all the small wine cups, and went straight for the jar of wine.

When she touched the wine jar, she skillfully hooked the mouth of the jar, lifted it up, then held the jar and poured it into her mouth.

Shen Yuan swallowed the wine and wiped the wine drops running down her neck with her sleeve.

The fabric of the clothes was rough, and her neck hurt when it was rubbed. She remembered that Xiao Xingyun almost strangled her to death because of Supervisor Pang.

Thing.

"Well, you're right, I'm not at that point yet... At least I have to find out what Director Pang did to have a chance to get to that point."

Ahe stared at her dumbfoundedly, taking a sip here and there. He drank almost half a jar of wine and looked back with self-doubt.

Is this how you drink alcohol? Masters are not all holding a small glass wine cup, and you come and I come back. How can it be like now, with the abyss opening its huge mouth, like an ox chewing peonies, and half a jar of wine just slipping down? Tired?

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