Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"Then what should we do? We can't just burn down the west courtyard." Shen Chengliu said with a frown, feeling very anxious.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Chengliu's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had thought of a good idea.

He said excitedly: "Who said we can't light a fire?"

However, Yun Shuxuan angrily slammed the table, stared at Shen Chengliu with wide eyes, and shouted angrily: "You'd better give up this idea as soon as possible!"

Seeing this, Shen Chengliu couldn't help but feel a little aggrieved, and asked with his neck stiff, "Why can't we order?"

He felt that this method was simple and direct and could solve the problem once and for all.

Then, he turned his gaze to Shen Chuning beside him, thinking that his sister would definitely stand on his side and speak for him.

However, what he never expected was that Shen Chuning actually joined her mother in scolding him.

Shen Chuning said to him with a serious face, "Sixth brother, if you really do this, once it is discovered, not only will Dad lose his position as Governor, but even Grandfather will probably be impeached by the Censor. If that happens, won't our Shen family be handing the evidence to His Majesty?"

Hearing this, Shen Chengliu was still unconvinced and muttered, "Xiaojiu, why do you always say such discouraging words? I just had an idea and you said I would definitely be discovered. What if I plan carefully and not be discovered..."

Shen Chuning: "..."

She sighed inwardly, how could there be such a thing as a chance of something happening? There was no way there could be a chance of something happening.

She will never forget the time when she asked her sixth brother to follow her third uncle. Her sixth brother just put on a torn sack and went out, and he was so self-righteous that he thought he had disguised himself well.

If we don't stop him now, the consequences will be unimaginable!

Maybe at night he could take a torch and go to the west yard to light a fire.

"Mom, don't worry, I will definitely stop Sixth Brother from doing anything stupid." Shen Chuning said seriously, and nodded firmly to increase the credibility of her words.

Yun Shuxuan looked at her sensible daughter, patted her hands with satisfaction, and said, "Xiaojiu is the one who makes me most confident. I will leave your sixth brother in your care. You must keep an eye on him. If you can't stop him, send him back to the capital."

After hearing this, Shen Chengliu couldn't help but mutter, "You still say there's no discrimination."

Yun Shuxuan glared at him and said unhappily, "If you were half as obedient as your sister, you wouldn't be controlled by a little girl."

The three of them discussed the matter of the West Courtyard for a long time, but could not come up with a good result.

In the end, they had to decide to arrange two more strong women to be by Shen Chuning's side to protect her safety.

As for Shen Chengliu, he stayed at home obediently and studied hard.

After coming out of Yun Shuxuan's yard, Shen Chuning was stopped by Shen Chengliu who was waiting outside.

Shen Chuning looked at Shen Chengliu helplessly, wondering in her heart why these people always like to stop people halfway? Can't they just have a good talk in the house?

Shen Chengliu said, "Xiaojiu."

Shen Chuning immediately responded: "I don't eat it, I don't want it, I don't buy it, I don't know, I don't like it, I'm not interested."

Shen Chengliu: "I haven't said anything yet, what are you doing?"

Shen Chuning explained, "Answer your question! No matter what you want to ask, just pick one of those words and take it as my answer."

Shen Chengliu then asked, "Is the matter of the West Courtyard really over?"

Shen Chuning sighed and said helplessly: "Then what else can I do?"

Shen Chengliu continued to ask: "You really don't think my suggestion is good?"

Shen Chuning curled her lips and asked, "Set fire?"

Shen Chengliu nodded excitedly, like a chick pecking at rice.

Shen Chuning then asked, "Let's not talk about whether setting a fire can be discovered. Sixth brother, how big do you plan to set the fire?"

This question caught Shen Chengliu off guard. He scratched his head and answered hesitantly, "Well... just light a fire. As for how it will burn in the end, that depends on its own fate."

After hearing this, Shen Chuning rolled her eyes wildly in her heart.

"The east wall of the Wang family is next to the west wall of our family. If the fire is not controlled well, what should we do if it burns to our house? Sixth brother, have you thought about it?" Shen Chuning asked.

Shen Chengliu: "Then...then let's set the fire a little further away from our house. Just burn their house."

Shen Chuning: "Although the Wang family is large, they are not a very particular family. Wang Ruolan and Wang Ruoju, two legitimate daughters, can squeeze into one courtyard. If you set a fire and it gets big, it will affect our family. If it gets small, we will lose a few courtyards, and the remaining people can squeeze in and there will be enough room."

Shen Chengliu said dejectedly, "What can we do? We can't just let it go. Those young ladies of the Wang family are really annoying."

Shen Chuning teased him, "Sixth brother, why don't you listen to mother and go back to the capital. There are no Miss Wang or Miss Li in the capital to throw themselves at you."

Shen Chengliu shook his head like a rattle, "I'd better stay in the house and study hard."

Shen Chuning said, "If we can come up with this idea, I believe the Wang family can think of it too. Sixth brother, please arrange for some people to place a few more large vats near the west wall and fill them with water to prevent the Wang family from setting us on fire."

In fact, Shen Chuning also thought that setting fire was a good idea, but it required careful planning.

She was in Yun Shuxuan's team, firstly to reassure her mother, and secondly to dissuade Shen Chengliu from getting involved.

……

General Dingguo’s Mansion in the capital.

Zhou Lin rushed back home exhausted and went straight to Madam Zhou's yard.

"Grandma, what's wrong with you? Why don't you call a doctor?" Zhou Lin asked anxiously.

Mrs. Zhou said happily, "There's no need for a doctor. As soon as you come back, grandma's illness will be completely cured."

In order to trick Zhou Lin into coming back, she had been lying in bed for quite a while. She was afraid of being exposed, so she hadn't even called a doctor. She had successfully created the image of an old lady who was terminally ill and was reluctant to see a doctor.

She knew that Zhou Lin was a filial child, and she also guessed that he had secret guards under his command. As long as something happened to her, he would definitely come back.

Zhou Lin looked at his grandmother, who was half leaning on the bed, full of energy, and asked angrily, "What on earth did you trick me into coming back for?"

Madam Zhou sighed and said, "You've already reached the age to get married, but you hide away when this matter is mentioned. Grandmother is afraid that you'll be like the fourth son of the Shen family, who didn't want to get married and hid away from home for several years."

Zhou Lin said helplessly: "My grandson really doesn't want to get married yet."