Before fleeing famine, marry a playboy!

It was dark. Li Yuening and Xie Shi stood in a corner not far from the house of Xue Liangcen, the chief clerk of the county government. The servants came out and lit lanterns, and it was quiet inside the house.

Xie Shi, "I'll be back soon."

"Shall I go in with you?"

Xie Shi, "I can do that. Half an hour at most. If it takes longer than that, come find me again."

Li Yuening, "Well, be careful."

Xie Shi hummed and used the force to climb onto the beam. Li Yuening watched him disappear from her sight, then shrank into the darkness, following him with her mental power.

Just as Li Yuening was concentrating, two figures emerged from the alley next to her and sneaked into the yard next door. Li Yuening took a look and withdrew her gaze, continuing to stare at Xue Liangcen's yard.

The night was as cool as water. A few dogs barked from somewhere, sounding extremely harsh in the silence.

Accompanied by several screams, the sound of messy footsteps came closer and closer, "Madam, please go quickly, I'll block you."

"No, Xiaoxiang, let's go together." Ye Meir pulled Xiaoxiang and stopped her from going.

"Madam, you are right. The Shen family is really not a good place to stay."

Woof woof~ woof woof~ woof~

The vicious dog followed the scent.

"Madam, if you don't leave now, none of us can leave." Xiaoxiang was so angry that she pushed Ye Mei'er and said, "Madam, sometimes it's good to be a little confused."

Ye Mei'er was stunned, "Xiaoxiang."

Xiaoxiang smiled and said, "My lady, you are not the only smart person in this world. You are too special, so you are targeted by others. My lady, please take care of yourself in the future."

As he spoke, he walked towards the direction of the vicious dog. In a moment, screams rang in Ye Mei'er's ears. Two lines of tears slid down her cheeks. He silently recited Xiaoxiang's name and turned to run forward.

Behind him was the sound of a dog gnawing on bones and Xiaoxiang's miserable cries.

"Wuwu~Xiaoxiang, I was wrong. I shouldn't have come." Ye Mei'er murmured as she ran.

"Xiaoxiang, I will avenge you." Ye Meir struggled to climb out of the wall and fell to the ground.

A pair of feet appeared in front of him, and the guard bowed and said, "Madam Ye, our master wants to see you."

Ye Mei'er stood up in embarrassment and brushed off the dust on her body, "Have you been laughing at me?"

The guard didn't answer.

"When did Shen Kuo come back?" Uncle didn't call.

"Madam Ye, it's not too late to ask after you meet your husband."

Ye Mei'er lowered her head, then raised it again, she returned to her ladylike demeanor, "Lead the way."

The gate of Shen's Mansion opened, and two teams of people holding torches walked a few steps. Ye Mei'er's eyes widened. In front of her was a bloody mass of flesh and blood that was not clearly human, wriggling, and a vicious dog was making excited gurgling sounds.

Ye Mei'er's eyes were bloodshot and tears were welling up in her eye sockets, but she was stubborn and refused to let them stay.

"When did the niece of the Ye family come to Jinling? Why didn't you inform your uncle so that I could pick you up and take you to my house?" Shen Kuo strode over in casual clothes, followed by Shen Congwen and Shen Congyin.

Ye Mei'er twitched her lips, her smile was a little stiff, and she bowed to Shen Kuo and said, "I didn't know Uncle Shen was in the mansion. Mei'er is rude."

"How can I argue with a child? Come, come closer. Let me introduce you. This is your uncle's eldest son, Shen Congwen. You must have heard your grandfather mention him, right?"

Ye Mei'er clenched her hands tightly, "Your husband is a handsome man, Mei'er has heard of him for a long time."

"You are all young people and have things to talk about. Just stay in the mansion tonight. Yinyin, don't neglect our distinguished guests. I'll leave first." Shen Kuo ordered.

Shen Congyin said obediently: "I understand, Daddy."

She took the initiative to go over and talk to me. "Sister Ye, right? I'm Yin Yin. Please go to my room and sit down. There's a bloody smell outside. Don't let these filthy things disturb Sister Ye."

Dirty?

bloody?

That was her little fragrance. Ye Mei'er could only follow Shen Congyin stiffly. She knew that she was trapped and no one would come to save her. Ye Mei'er smiled at herself.

"Sister Ye, what's wrong with you? Don't you like Yinyin?" Shen Congyin said aggrievedly.

Ye Mei'er, "No, Sister Cong Yin is well-behaved and cute, everyone will like her."

"So do you like it?"

Ye Mei'er reluctantly said, "I....of course I like it too."

Shen Congyin automatically ignored the tone and said happily: "I heard that your grandfather wants to marry you to my brother, so you will be my sister-in-law in the future. I was always afraid that my future sister-in-law would not like me. Now that I heard it with my own ears, I feel relieved."

Ye Mei'er didn't say anything.

Shen Congyin talked a lot to herself, probably because she was convinced that Ye Mei'er couldn't get out, so she was a little bolder, "Actually, I don't want my brother to get married, but I can't be so selfish. He is still the eldest son of the Shen family, and I can't do that for..."

"Ah, why am I telling you this, Sister Ye, please don't laugh at me." After saying this, she covered her cheeks shyly.

The pretentious look made Ye Mei'er want to vomit, and she really vomited when she thought about it, "Sorry... I'm sorry."

Ye Meir fainted and did not see Shen Congyin's sinister face.

"Madam, how should she deal with it?" Shen Congyin's maid stepped forward and asked.

Shen Congyin put away her expression and fanned her nose with a handkerchief in disdain, "Clean her up and lock her in the room to wait for Daddy's instructions."

"Yes."

Outside the Shen Mansion, Li Yuening saw this farce, but she had no time to pay attention to it. Xie Shi had been in there for half an hour. She would have another cup of tea. If he hadn't come out yet, she would go in to look for him.

Xue Family Study

Xue Cenliang looked at the boy in front of him and said, "You are very courageous. Do you know where this place is? If I shout, you won't be able to get out."

"I came here uninvited because I want to discuss a business deal with you." Xie Shi took out the deed to Chungui Building from his arms and pushed it over.

"I am not good at business, please give me some advice."

Xue Liangcen opened it and saw that it was the place he had been thinking about. He put his hand on the deed and looked at Xie Shi, "What are the terms?"

Xie Shi, "I don't dare, kid."

"Hehe, you and I have met a few times. I admire you very much. If you are willing to come and work for me, this Chungui Tower will still belong to you. How about I protect you?" Xue Liangcen asked.

Xie Shi said, "I am really not cut out for business. Your Excellency has seen that I have defeated Chungui Tower. Your Excellency please don't make things difficult for me." He looked as if he was not cut out for it.

"In that case, I'll take it."

"I won't take advantage of you. I'll give you a piece of information."

Xie Shi raised his eyes, "Is it related to me?"

Xue Liangcen, "The emperor has ordered the relocation of refugees to the northwest. The imperial edict will arrive soon. You are among them. Take care of yourself."

Xie Shi was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time, "How...how could it be?"

Seeing Xie Shi's reaction, Xue Liangcen curled his lips slightly, "If you want to stay, it's not impossible. I'll make a place for you next to me, you can come anytime."

Xie Shi seemed to be hit, and crossed his arms towards Xue Liangcen, "Thank you very much, sir. Can you write me a transfer document now so that I can report to you."

Xue Liangcen didn't hear what he wanted to hear, but he was not in a hurry. "That's easy." He wrote a few words on the paper, took out his private seal from his pocket and stamped it on it. "Tomorrow you can take this to the county government to stamp it with the official seal."

Xie Shi wanted to take it, but Xue Liangcen held him back, "Don't worry. I heard you just got married?"

Xie Shi was surprised, "Your Excellency is so busy with official business, yet you still care about me. I am really causing you trouble."

Hearing Xie Shi's ambiguous words, Xue Liangcen was not angry, "Is that girl good to you?"

Xie Shi looked alert.