As expected by everyone, she became the wife of the Marquis after being married off

"I hope the girl will make it clear that if that day comes, Yang Cheng will definitely not let the girl down!" Yang Cheng didn't know why this girl had such faith in him.

But it is impossible to say that he himself has no desire to gain a better future.

Because Fu Qu Yang Cheng wanted to succeed even more strongly, he had wanted to redeem Fu Qu more than once over the years. However, because of his ordinariness, the madam increased the ransom exponentially every time.

Every time he took the money he had saved up to see the madam, the madam would tell him that Fu Qu's value had increased to appease him.

He could only use the money he saved to buy Fuqu instead of selling himself to others, but this also made them desperate.

Shen Lanyue left the chair, looked at his rather cozy courtyard, and said to Guangxu, "You still have to buy those little things of yours at Qianlu Tower recently. You have to remember that you know nothing."

"He has never seen me."

The roses on the wall were in full bloom, but Shen Lanyue felt that this was an opportunity for Yang Cheng and Fu Qu.

"But how long will it take?"

"Five days."

"it is good!"

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In Wansheng Building, the red windows are half open, and occasionally a breeze blows into the house, bringing a slight coolness.

Shen Lanyue carefully placed the cakes on the table, waiting for the arrival of its favorite owner. Then footsteps were heard and there was a knock on the door.

Following the shout of "Come in", the young man, Shen Zian, dressed in blue and white clothes, pushed the door open and walked in with a warm smile on his face. It was obvious that he was very happy to see Shen Lanyue.

Shen Lanyue smiled at him and said, "Come and sit down."

The tone was very intimate.

Shen Zian also sat down casually and called out obediently, "Elder sister."

"Try it and see if the eldest sister's cooking skills have deteriorated or if it's not the flavor you like."

Shen Zian looked at the familiar pastries on the table, a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, and picked up a piece and started eating.

"It's still the same."

"That's good." Shen Lanyue smiled and poured him a glass of water.

"I heard that my father is looking for a husband for Wanqing. How is it going now? Are there any good candidates?"

Shen Zian paused for a moment, put down the cake in his hand, and sighed softly, "My second sister is throwing a tantrum at home. She locked herself in her room and refused to come out. She refused to look at any of the portraits my mother gave her."

"It's good that Wanqing has her own ideas. You should choose one that she likes." Shen Lanyue picked up the teacup beside her and drank slowly.

"That's really difficult. I don't know what she's thinking, but our family is not a wealthy one, so it's impossible for her to become that man's principal wife."

Shen Lanyue concealed the emotions in her eyes with the teacup and said nothing.

"Zi'an, you are not just worried about this one thing, right? You are such a good young man, but now the wrinkles on your brow have deepened."

Shen Zian was stunned and didn't answer her immediately.

Shen Lanyue still had something she didn't understand, so she smiled with gentleness and understanding and said, "Although the Marquis didn't tell me these things, I am still the wife of the Marquis of Changning, so I still know those things."

Glancing at him again, Shen Lanyue continued, "I do have a slightly different idea."

Shen Zian immediately picked it up and looked at Shen Lanyue with curiosity.

"A foreign scholar has a great secret. He dare not rest in a restaurant, fearing that someone behind his back will find him. Where do you think is the safest place?"

Shen Zian pondered for a while, but still didn't understand.

Shen Lanyue smiled, and her eyes turned gentle, full of teasing. "I forgot that my brother is the most obedient and has never been to such a place."

"Eldest sister?"

"Before your brother-in-law married your eldest sister, there was a period of time when he loved to go to those places with his bad friends to drink and have fun." There was no good tone in Shen Lanyue's words.

Shen Zian understood it all at once, it was strange that he hadn't thought of it yet.

However, he still wanted to comfort his sister first. His ears turned red in an instant, and he stammered, "That was because my brother-in-law didn't marry my sister before. Now... now I don't listen to that kind of place anymore!"

"Don't worry, sister!"

Shen Lanyue sneered and looked at her brother with rosy ears with amusement.

"I see."

"Then I'll go check it out first, Zi'an, bye." Shen Zi'an stood up quickly.

"Wait a minute, I'll ask Fanfan to pack these snacks for you to take home and eat slowly."

"Thank you, elder sister."

Shen Lanyue watched Fanfan wrap the snacks and hand them to the servant at the door. Then she looked at Shen Zian's receding back and drank the teacup in her hand.

The corners of his mouth were half curled, and he slightly raised his eyelids, nonchalantly letting out the coldness from his body.

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Shen Zian quickly sent people to secretly search for signs of the scholar's life in Qianlu Tower and other brothels, but to no avail. Just when he was wondering if this guess was wrong.

Someone quietly passed a message to Shen Zian, asking him to meet in the back alley of Qianlu Tower, and also indicated that there was something he wanted.

Shen Zian looked at the paper in his hand, his eyes darkened, and he crumpled the paper in his hand.

Then he made an excuse to leave the others and walked into the dark alley.

But he didn't see anyone there. After searching for a while, he was about to leave with a cold heart.

Shen Zian felt someone appear behind him, very close.

He turned his head suddenly, and the dagger in his sleeve fell into his palm, and he saw an ordinary face.

Yang Cheng bowed respectfully to Shen Zian: "Sir."

Shen Zian narrowed his eyes slightly but did not relax his vigilance: "Who are you?"

"I am just a small trader who got a booklet by chance and realized that this is an opportunity for someone like me."

He said it sincerely.

Shen Zian then put the dagger in his hand back into his sleeve, walked up to him and said, "What if I kill you? And how did you know I was looking for that kind of thing?"

"Sir, you are not the first person to come here to look for something like this. I have naturally made some comparisons. I have been traveling around the capital and naturally have some observation skills. I know you might be the best candidate, so I thought of giving it a try."

Shen Zian asked: "What do you want!"

"I want a chance!"

Shen Zian did not agree directly, and Yang Cheng was not in a hurry either. The two of them just looked at each other from a distance, trying to see what was in each other's eyes.

At the same time, Shen Lanyue in the Changning Marquis Mansion was sitting in the pavilion, looking at the pool beside her, thinking back to the time when she planned to deal with Meng Changce.