When Zhang Fenglai saw the Shen brothers in this state, he became more and more curious about how the brothers knew that someone would set fire to the inn.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Shopkeeper Zhang said loudly.

Shen Rong pushed open the door and walked in, followed by Changsheng.

"Mr. Zhang, shopkeeper, this is my sister and brother-in-law. It was my sister who discovered the arson." Shen Chunsheng introduced hurriedly.

Zhang Dongjia immediately looked at the two people who came in.

Shen Rong glanced at the people in the room and saw that apart from her brothers, there were only two unfamiliar faces, and she felt a little relieved.

Originally, she had no intention of showing up, but after waiting in the house for a long time and seeing her brothers still not coming back, she was afraid that something unexpected might have happened, so she came over to take a look. Now it seems that her brothers have not yet completely convinced the owner of the inn.

"Sanniang Shen greets Mr. Zhang, the shopkeeper." Shen Rong stepped forward and bowed. Changsheng followed closely behind Shen Rong, not moving an inch.

Zhang Fenglai looked at the pretty young lady in front of him, then at the tall and strong Changsheng. A hint of surprise flashed across his eyes, but he quickly concealed it and said slowly, "Madam Shen, can you tell me how you learned that someone came to the inn and set fire to it in the middle of the night?"

Shen Rong thought for a moment and said seriously, "Originally, Sanniang didn't intend to tell you about what happened today, but this is a serious matter and Sanniang can't just stand by and watch. As for how I got the news, this is what happened..."

Shen Rong told Brother Bao how she was kidnapped by a thug today, and how she was locked in the room and heard Brother Bao ordering the thugs to set fire.

"Tongfu Inn is right in the center of the city. If a fire breaks out, I'm afraid it will affect many people. If those villains succeed, many innocent people will be implicated. But Sanniang just said, I hope you two won't tell anyone about what happened to her today."

Shen Rong considered for a while whether or not to tell her about her experience.

As the saying goes, if someone shows you kindness without any reason, he is either a traitor or a thief.

When she told the inn's owner about her kidnapping, the inn's owner thought that she was using this incident to take revenge on the scoundrel.

If she didn't say it, people would naturally think more about it and perhaps even think that she had some ulterior motive.

As soon as Shen Rong said this, Zhang Dongjia's face no longer had any worries.

"Don't worry, young lady. Once I hear this, I will keep my mouth shut and will not reveal a single word to anyone else."

Shopkeeper Zhang also nodded repeatedly.

Shen Rong added, "I heard later that the guy called Brother Leopard sent people to help that second-rate guy."

She said this purely to set a trap for Shen Yuan and the others.

If Shen Yuan and the others were caught while wandering outside, it would be their bad luck.

After the discussion, Mr. Zhang saw that there were so many of them, so he arranged two additional guest rooms for them and served them some tea and snacks.

Wait for Shen Rong and the others to return to the guest room to rest.

Shopkeeper Zhang asked, "Does the boss believe what Shen Sanniang said?"

"Why don't you believe it? In order to gain our trust, Shen's third wife even told us such a thing. If it wasn't true, who would tell others about such a thing that would damage their reputation?"

"But what if they just want to use us to get rid of that second-rate guy?"

"Uncle Six, you're worrying too much. The Third Lady of the Shen Family said all this because she was afraid that we wouldn't believe it. After all, whether it's true or not, we'll know once we investigate. We'll send someone to watch the backyard at night. As long as we catch the person, that idiot will be dead for sure. It doesn't matter whether she mentioned it or not."

"Then, I will ask two smart guys to check out the small courtyard that Shen Jia Sanniang mentioned, and the one called Brother Bao."

"Go!" Zhang Dongjia waved his hand.

Shen Rong and the others returned to the guest room and after some discussion, they still felt that this inn was not safe, so they decided to let Shen Dongting and the eldest and second sister-in-law take the children back first, while Shen Chunsheng and Shen Xiachang would stay here.

The eldest and second sister-in-law had no objection.

In case the owner of the inn fails to put out the fire in time, they will not be able to run away with the children, so it would be better to go back first. At least they don't have to stay here and worry.

Shen Dongting was reluctant to leave at first, but his elder and younger sisters-in-law had four children and were afraid that they could not take care of them. He thought he could go with them and take care of them, so he had to go back to Taohua Village first.

"Changsheng, can you please go back with your sisters-in-law first?" Shen Rong turned and looked at Changsheng who was following closely behind her, and coaxed him softly.

When Changsheng heard this, he pursed his lips and said stubbornly, "I won't go back. I want to protect my wife."

Shen Rong sighed and didn't force it, "Okay, let's go back tomorrow."

Before leaving, Shen Rong packed up the unfinished snacks for her nephews and nieces, and gave some instructions to her sisters-in-law.

"Sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and little brother, don't tell them what happened today when you go back, especially Grandpa and Grandma Changsheng. They are old, and I don't want them to worry."

"Sister, don't worry, I will never let anything slip. When the time comes, I will say that my brother-in-law had so much fun that he didn't want to go home." Shen Dongting made assurances repeatedly.

When Shen Rong heard this, she couldn't help but want to laugh.

After seeing my sisters-in-law off, it was already late. The sky gradually darkened and the lanterns on the streets lit up.

After they finished dinner, it was completely dark. The streets outside were brightly lit and bustling with people.

Shen Rong thought it was still early and no one had seen the lantern festival yet, so she suggested going to the streets to see the lanterns.

"We have come to the temple fair many times, but this is the first time we stay here at night to watch the lanterns." Boss Shen smiled.

"That's right. We used to come in the morning and go back in the afternoon. If the third brother knew that we watched the lanterns, he would probably regret it." Shen Laoer was a little nervous.

It was also Shen Rong’s first time to see lanterns.

The Shen brothers were originally still worried about something, but when they came out and saw the excitement outside, they forgot about the arson incident.

Changsheng was also carefree, pulling Shen Rong to look at this lantern for a while, then looking at that lantern for a while.

Although Changsheng could read, he couldn't guess the riddles on the lanterns. He could only squat in front of the lanterns and stare at them. He looked really pitiful.

Seeing this, Shen Rong decided to try to see if she could guess the riddle, "Changsheng, which one do you like?"

Changsheng pointed at a rabbit lantern and said, "This rabbit looks like my wife."

The rabbit lantern was not big and was relatively ordinary among the lanterns. Shen Rong immediately gained some confidence.

In her two lives combined, she had only read a few books and recognized a few words. She had never played riddles before, so she felt a little unconfident.

Now seeing that Changsheng liked it very much, and it was just an ordinary lantern, he couldn't help but feel eager to try it.

She had been walking around for so long that she had learned the rules of guessing lantern riddles. The more beautiful and exquisite the lanterns, the more difficult the riddles were.

This ordinary one is not that difficult.

Shen Rong secretly encouraged herself, then walked to the stall and turned over the riddle under the lantern.

The stall owner was an old man with a white beard, and he looked at Shen Rong and her group with a smile.

In this small town, not many people are literate, so it was said to be a lantern riddle game, but in the end many people had to pay for the answers.

The old man was already expecting the person in front of him to buy the lantern.

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