Zhao Yifeng said jokingly, "Oh? Really? Then take off your veil. I can't tell whether you are kind or not, but whether you are beautiful or not, I can let this young master appreciate it!

Also, since you have already become my disciple, you should let me see your true appearance!"

"Okay!"

Shen Qingqian was not a shy person, so she took off her veil directly.

Zhou Hongqian and Zhao Yifeng didn't react much when they saw her face.

Shen Qingqian's facial features are delicate, but she is not stunningly beautiful. Women with this kind of appearance are everywhere in the capital.

But when Zhao Yichen saw Shen Qingqian's face, he lost his composure!

It was her! The village girl who took his sword?

Zhao Yichen had just recovered from his injury and was planning to go retrieve his sword, but he didn't expect to run into this woman here!

Zhao Yichen looked at Shen Qingqian with an inquiring gaze. This woman didn't even blink when she pulled the sword from the dead body that day.

She attended the poetry competition again today and won first place. How could an ordinary peasant girl do this?

So who is she? In short, there must be something wrong with this woman!

Thinking of this, he said to Zhou Hongqian: "Teacher, let's put the matter of accepting students aside for now. Talent is one thing, but character and other things still need to be investigated.

After all, I am your student. If there are no problems in all aspects, it will not be too late to confirm the teacher-student relationship."

Shen Qingqian looked at him. What did this man mean? Was he implying that she had a bad character?

But she didn't know him and had never offended him, so what right did he have to question her like that?

"This……"

Zhou Hongqian stroked his beard, seeming a little embarrassed.

It was he who first proposed to accept Shen Qingqian as a student, but now he is going back on his word. It seems inappropriate!

But he didn't know what Zhao Yichen meant, so he didn't know what to do for a moment.

Shen Qingqian felt very unhappy when she saw them like this. They were the ones who came to her first, so what did they mean now?

Shen Qingqian is a person with self-respect. Since the other party is unwilling now, there is no need for her to cling on.

"In that case, let's just call it quits! Sorry to bother you guys, bye!"

Shen Qingqian bowed to Zhou Hongqian again, then turned and left.

Shen Qingqian left without looking back. Zhou Hongqian and Zhao Yifeng looked at Zhao Yichen with questioning eyes, waiting for his explanation.

Zhao Yichen then told the two of them what happened on the mountain that day.

He added: "A country girl is not afraid at all when seeing so many dead bodies. Instead, she stares at the sword with shining eyes! You didn't see how she drew the sword. It was so neat and tidy. She doesn't look like a girl who grew up in the countryside. She looks like someone who has been on the battlefield.

Also, look at the poem she wrote today, it's better than Sixth Brother's! You should know that Sixth Brother's talent is rare in the capital, and where did this woman learn from to have such talent! "

After listening to what Zhao Yichen said, Zhao Yifeng became interested.

"It turns out that Shen Qingqian is so courageous! That's really interesting!"

Zhou Hongqian stroked his beard and said, "According to what you said, this girl is indeed a little strange. The Fifth Prince suspects that she has other purposes for attending the poetry meeting?"

"Yes, I suspect she knew in advance that you were the one who was going to host the poetry gathering, and maybe she wanted to get close to us on purpose! As for her purpose, I'm not sure yet, so I'll send someone to investigate."

So he called Hei Hu in and told him, "Hei Hu, follow the woman who just left and find out her background."

"Yes, Master!"

Hei Hu agreed and went out.

Shen Qingqian didn't know yet that she was being watched like a spy!

She walked out of the door of Lan Ya Ju and exhaled a breath of foul air.

The reason why she agreed to be Zhou Hongqian's student was because she saw that these people were of great importance. She was a newcomer and just wanted to curry favor with someone, but she was regarded as having bad intentions by others!

Forget it, just rely on your own efforts and make money steadily!

She strode down the street, looking for a suitable shop.

After walking around several streets, she actually found a shop that she was satisfied with, which used to be a restaurant.

Although the shop only has one floor, it is very spacious. There are ten tables in the hall, two private rooms at the innermost part, and the kitchen at the back.

There is a door in the kitchen, which leads to a small courtyard. There are four rooms in the courtyard: a main room, a bedroom, a woodshed and a utility room.

There is also a well and a cellar in the yard, which is very convenient.

It’s a pity that this store is only for sale and not for rent.

"Boss, how much do you plan to sell this shop for?" Shen Qingqian asked.

"One hundred and fifty taels of silver. I won't take anything with me. I'll leave it all to you!" said the landlord.

One hundred and fifty taels of silver! Where could she get that? But Shen Qingqian was really satisfied with the shop, so she still wanted to fight for it and rent it!

"Boss, if you are willing to rent it to me, I can pay you more rent."

The landlord shook his head and said, "Girl, our whole family is moving to the capital and we won't be back for a year or two. Ping'an Town is more than 200 miles away from the capital! It's not convenient to come back to collect rent!"

Shen Qingqian thought for a moment and said, "But Boss, if you can't sell this shop for a while, won't it delay your trip to the capital?"

"This……"

The problem Shen Qingqian mentioned does exist. The house has been on the market for more than a month, and no one has bought it. The landlord is also anxious. If the house is not sold, he will not be able to leave.

Seeing the landlord hesitate, Shen Qingqian felt that there was hope, and continued: "Boss, people with so much money in their pockets will definitely think that our shop is small and will not pay for it.

Those who want to buy it can't afford so much money. If you can't sell it within half a year, you might as well rent it out!"

The landlord said, "But if I rent it out, I'll have to come back every year to collect the rent, which is really troublesome. If you really want to rent it, then rent it for three years at a time for sixty taels of silver."

Shen Qingqian thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll spend twenty taels of silver to rent it for a year, and when the rent is due next year, I'll spend one hundred and fifty taels to buy the shop.

You just sold the house a year later, but you can earn an extra twenty taels. What do you think?"

After thinking for a moment, the landlord said, "But what if you don't want to buy the shop when the lease expires next year?"

Shen Qingqian felt that this businessman was a businessman and was very thoughtful!

She had no choice but to say, "In addition to giving you 20 taels of rent a year, I will also give you 20 taels of deposit for buying a house. We can sign a contract. If I regret it, you don't have to return the deposit to me."

The landlord thought about it and realized that this was a good deal! Even if the girl didn't buy the shop next year, he could earn 40 taels of silver by renting it out for a year, which was about a quarter of the cost of the shop!

"Well, considering your sincerity, let's do it!"

Look! They are taking advantage of the situation and still acting like a good kid!

But there was no other way, because she was poor now! However, she had to buy the shop anyway!

When signing the contract, Shen Qingqian wrote Shen Qinglan's name.

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