"Great uncle also asked about Rouer?" Xie Shaohang frowned, obviously not believing it.

Cui Shuyan said calmly, "I didn't ask specifically, I just mentioned it casually."

"What did my great uncle say?"

"Nothing much, just asking whether Aunt Lin is behaving properly in the mansion."

"Why would my great uncle ask about this for no reason? He never asks about the things happening in the backyard."

"I don't know." Cui Shuyan shook her head. "My great uncle is so fierce that I dare not ask too much. However, according to common sense, my great uncle should not ask about the affairs of a lowly concubine. So my husband might as well check whether the Lin family has done anything against the rules. After all, my great uncle has a wide network of contacts and may know something in advance."

Go check it out, you’ll find the answer right away.

There was one thing that Cui Shuyan remembered clearly. In her previous life, not long after she and Xie Shaohang had "consummated their marriage", something not small happened in the Lin family.

Lin Xinrou's father and mother were both good at business. Perhaps because they were too busy on weekdays, they did not raise their children very well.

Especially Lin Xinrou's brother Lin Chengdong, although he is good at business, he has poor character and is a playboy.

It was at this time in his previous life that Lin Chengdong ordered a courtesan in a brothel. Unfortunately, the courtesan was accompanying a young man. Lin Chengdong had drunk some wine before and was a little drunk. He directly cracked the young man's head. Afterwards, he even brought up the name of the Xie family, hoping to use his status to pressure others.

Who would have thought that after the young man's head was cut open, he became stupid and foolish. His family had some background too, so he wanted to sue Lin Chengdong.

It’s a pity that in his previous life, Xie Shaohang went to the Dali Temple under the name of Xie Xingyuan and settled the matter.

Afterwards, Xie Xingyuan didn't find out.

In this case, Xie Shaohang has to rush to his death in this life.

In this way, it was not in vain that she had gone through so much trouble today.

But in this life, he won't have such good luck.

After listening to Cui Shuyan's words, Xie Shaohang frowned: "The Lin family has always been well-behaved and will not do anything out of line."

"I hope so. But Aunt Lin keeps talking about her family, totally disregarding the reputation of the Xie family. If this gets out, it will be bad. So I taught her a lesson."

Xie Shaohang was about to say something when Lin Xinrou rushed in from outside with a pale face. When she saw Cui Shuyan, she swallowed back the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

She just walked to Xie Shaohang, pulled his sleeve, and motioned him to go out with her.

Seeing this, Cui Shuyan knew that something had happened to the Lin family.

Otherwise, Lin Xinrou wouldn't be so panicked.

She was right. As soon as she left Cui Shuyan's courtyard, Lin Xinrou said anxiously, "Brother Shaohang, you must help me this time."

"No hurry, take your time." As he said that, Xie Shaohang raised his sleeves and wiped the sweat off Lin Xinrou's forehead tenderly.

"My brother had an argument with someone, and that person's family reported him to the Dali Temple. My mother just sent someone to tell me that the Dali Temple's runners have taken my brother away. Brother Shaohang, what should we do? The Dali Temple is a place where you will be tortured once you enter it. My brother has never suffered such hardship before."

"Is the man who had the dispute with your brother seriously injured?"

"I heard that the person became stupid." Lin Xinrou felt a little embarrassed when talking about this.

Xie Shaohang frowned immediately: "That's going to be difficult."

How could I let it go when my good son became a fool?

Thinking about what Cui Shuyan had just said, Xie Shaohang didn't want to help anymore.

Lin Xinrou knew Xie Shaohang best, and hurriedly grabbed his hand: "Brother Shaohang, you are the only person I can rely on now. You know, my brother has always treated me well. If anything happens to him, I don't want to live anymore."

As she spoke, Lin Xinrou began to sob.

The beauty in front of him was so beautiful that she was in tears. After all, she was the one he cared about. Xie Shaohang couldn't stand it and immediately held Lin Xinrou's hand tightly: "Rou'er, don't worry, let me think of a way to solve this matter."

Only then did Lin Xinrou stop crying.

The next morning, Cui Shuyan passed by Lin Xinrou's yard and heard pleasant string music coming from inside. She knew that Xie Shaohang had settled the matter.

If that's the case, it's easy to handle.

As the young lady of the Xie family, she can go out, and she just needs to report to Madam Xie.

"Are you going back to your parents' home?" Mrs. Xie asked casually while drinking tea.

"No. I was thinking that my husband is going to take the imperial examination soon, so I need to prepare more paper and pens. I know that my mother is good at managing the household, so she must have prepared these things long ago. Even so, I still want to do my part, so that my husband knows that I am thinking of him in my heart." After saying this, Cui Shuyan lowered her head shyly.

Madam Xie smiled and covered her mouth: "Look at you, you are still embarrassed. Just go ahead, withdraw some money from the account, and by the way, buy something you like."

"The daughter-in-law thanks her mother."

After saying that, Cui Shuyan stood up and said goodbye. After withdrawing the money from the account, she took Biyu out.

When a woman goes out, wearing a veil is the most basic thing.

Cui Shuyan first went to buy paper and pen, then went to a jewelry shop. After calculating the time was about right, she got back on the carriage.

When passing by a street corner, she saw an old man sitting there eating wontons, so she ordered the carriage to stop and asked Biyu to buy a bowl of wontons.

Of course, you can’t buy all the wontons because the stall owner cherishes his bowls and never allows diners to take them away.

As expected, Biyu went to buy it, but came back with a sad face: "Miss, the stall owner said that you are not allowed to take the bowl away. That person was so stubborn that I refused to take it away even if I gave him the money for the bowl."

"In that case, we have no choice but to go downstairs and eat." Having said that, Cui Shuyan got off the carriage.

Biyu was puzzled: "Miss, it's just a bowl of wontons, why is it worth it for you to go and eat it in person?"

"Why is it not worth it? The chef in the mansion can't make it taste this good." As she spoke, Cui Shuyan had already arrived in front of the stall and sat down with her back to everyone.

But when Biyu stood up to serve the wontons, Cui Shuyan took the opportunity to hand a small note to the old man who was concentrating on eating wontons.

At this time, Cui Shuyan's hands were shaking slightly.

It was her first time doing something like this and she was a little nervous.

However, the old man glanced at her but did not take the note from her hand.

Seeing that Biyu was about to turn around, Cui Shuyan became anxious and threw the note directly into the old man's arms.

When I turned my head, my heart was beating like a drum.

In her previous life, she also liked to eat wontons from this stall, and it was by chance that she met the old man in front of her, the famous Censor Yan.

Later I learned from the stall owner that every time Censor Yan left court, he would come here to eat a bowl of wontons, and he had been doing this for several years without fail.

Censor Yan was a very upright person. His name was Yan Zhen, and his courtesy name was indeed Yan Zhen. His actions were absolutely worthy of this name.

Whatever he decided to do, he would definitely do it, and he was completely unafraid of powerful forces.

Of course, in the eyes of some people, Censor Yan is like a mad dog. Whenever he gives them the chance, he will definitely bite off a piece of their flesh.

It is also because of this that many people privately call Censor Yan "Mad Dog Yan".

As long as we report what Xie Shaohang did to Censor Yan, the matter will be settled.

After the note was thrown over, Biyu turned around with the wontons in her hand. However, Cui Shuyan was still worried about whether Censor Yan had taken the note. She felt uneasy in her heart and even didn't want to eat the wontons she usually liked after eating two.

Biyu was happy and ate all the rest.

When Cui Shuyan got up to leave, Censor Yan had already left. Seeing that there was no note or anything like that on the ground, she felt relieved and returned to Xie's house with a nervous heart.

After all, she is still too weak.

She was a coward in her previous life. Even if she lived again, her mind was not strong enough and there was no one around her to help her, which made her feel restricted.

She must find a way to change the status quo little by little.

Cui Shuyan was thinking about these things, and was heavy-hearted. After returning home, she didn't look carefully when she passed the corner and accidentally bumped into someone.

She was about to apologize, but Xie Xingyuan's cold face appeared in her sight...

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