The sister-in-law was wrong, please forgive her, my black-bellied brother-in-law

Chapter 327

"Him? He naturally follows his master. Oh, don't worry, Shen Qingyan won't let him suffer."

After saying that, Xiao Yushan didn't give Qiao Xi any chance to speak, and regardless of the difference between men and women, he pulled Qiao Xi away from the Shen Mansion.

Xu Yi stood there and watched Qiao Xi leave.

But when he saw Xiao Yushan pulling Qiao Xi's sleeve, his brows furrowed.

He subconsciously wanted to correct Xiao Yushan's inappropriate behavior, but as soon as he raised his foot, he heard Shen Qingyan calling him.

"Xu Yi, come with me!"

Xu Yi paused, glanced at Xiao Yushan and Qiao Qian again, and finally said nothing. He followed Shen Qingyan into the Shen Mansion.

In Shen Qingyan's study.

Shen Liuguang prepared some tea and snacks and brought them to Shen Qingyan's study. He then quietly left the study and stood outside it quietly.

In the past, he and Kuzhu had always been there together, but today he was alone. After a while, he felt a little bored, but he couldn't move around freely. He could only listen to the noises in the study while keeping quiet.

"Why didn't you write a letter to your master before coming to Baidi City?"

Shen Qingyan was drinking tea and eating pastries at the same time, and he ate a little quickly.

"Teacher, please slow down!" Xu Yi saw that Shen Qingyan had finished drinking the water in his teacup. He picked up the teapot and refilled his tea while saying, "I wanted to write. But I estimated that the time when the letter arrived was about the same as ours, so I simply didn't write it.

We'll visit him in person when we get to Baidi City."

After hearing what Xu Yi said, Shen Qingyan thought about it and nodded without saying anything else, continuing to concentrate on eating the cakes on the table.

Only when he felt it was about time did he wash his hands and slowly sip the tea.

Seeing that he had stopped eating, Xu Yi said the words he had just considered:

"Thank you so much, teacher!"

"Thank me?"

Shen Qingyan paused while drinking tea, as if remembering something, and shook his head and laughed.

"Then you're probably thanking the wrong person. Xu Yi, you didn't think it was me who saved you this time, did you?"

Xu Yi was a little surprised: "Isn't it?"

Shen Qingyan shook his head, his tone firm: "No! Do you know why I ate the cake so quickly just now?"

"Why?"

"I have been busy since last night when I learned about your accident. I haven't had a drop of water, let alone a meal.

I have something to talk to you about, so I'll eat some cakes first.

Despite this, I haven't gathered enough evidence to save you. Even now, Kuzhu is still out there searching for evidence, but someone else has gotten there first."

"Who?"

Xu Yi was puzzled. He only knew Shen Qingyan in Baidi City and didn't know anyone else.

"Master, I haven't found out who it is yet. But I can confirm one thing: this person holds a high position in the imperial court."

In fact, Shen Qingyan already had someone he suspected, but without enough evidence, he couldn't say anything.

When Xu Yi heard that the person's status was not low, he was even more confused.

"The student doesn't know anyone else in Baidi City."

When Shen Qingyan heard this, he knew that Xu Yi might have misunderstood something again.

He quickly put down the teacup in his hand and began to explain patiently.

"Don't think about it. That person has nothing to do with you."

"Teacher, please explain in detail."

"Do you know what crime Dou Huaishan was impeached on in the court today?"

"What crime?"

"bribery!"

"Do you know how much the bribe was?"

"How many?"

"Ten rolls of silk."

"How could that be a punishment of dismissal? It doesn't make sense!"

Shen Qingyan nodded: "That's right. According to the laws of Tianle Kingdom, at most he would be reprimanded by the emperor, but he was directly dismissed from office."

Hearing this, Xu Yi couldn't help but stare, his eyes deep:

"Teacher, has there been any major movement in the court recently?"

Early this morning, ever since he learned why Dou Huaishan was dismissed from office, he began to recall all the recent developments in the court.

Apart from the imperial examination in February and Dou Huaishan's dismissal from office, nothing major happened.

Shen Qingyan went over everything in his mind again, but still found nothing.

Seeing the teacher shaking his head, Xu Yi rubbed his fingertips. After a while, his eyes lit up, as if he had realized something:

"Teacher, have you heard if anything big happened in the harem?"

"Harem?"

Shen Qingyan murmured, and then his eyes lit up, looking at Xu Yi with admiration:

"How could I not have thought of this? I have indeed heard the word 'harem' from my colleagues recently, but I have always been concerned with the court and have not paid attention to the harem.

I'll send a message to Kuzhu right away, asking him to change the direction of his investigation."

After saying that, Shen Qingyan took out a small piece of paper and wrote something on it in small regular script. Then he called Shen Liuguang who had been waiting outside, rolled up the paper and handed it to him, asking him to quickly send a letter to Kuzhu by carrier pigeon.

Xu Yi thought that the Kuzhu investigation might take some time to produce results, so he stood up and said goodbye to Shen Qingyan.

Hearing that he was leaving, Shen Qingyan looked at him in surprise and said:

"Why are you leaving?"

There are only a few days left before the imperial examination, and the inns in Baidi City are probably full of people. In fact, even if they came a few days earlier, it would still be difficult to find an inn.

Because every time the imperial examination was approaching, the inns in Baidi City would be booked out early. This had almost become the norm during the imperial examination.

I guess they are far away and have not taken the imperial examination, so they don’t know.

After figuring this out, Shen Qingyan didn't wait for Xu Yi to explain and continued,

"It's probably hard to find an inn with vacant rooms in the entire Baidi City right now. When I returned home just now, I had Liuguang clean up the guest rooms.

Moreover, in my study, there are many kinds of books, which are quite complete and beneficial for your reading. You can rest assured to stay here.

As for your sister-in-law, I have also prepared a room for her. However, with Xiao Yushan here, she doesn't have to worry about where to stay."

Having trouble finding a vacant guest room?

Xu Yi had to admit that he had indeed overlooked this point.

He has a place to live now, but what about Han Yunan?

Thinking of this, he still stood up, but not to say goodbye:

"Teacher, this time I came to Baidi City with a good friend to take the exam. When we separated after being released from prison, he said he wanted to find a place to live.

The student wants to go see how things are going over there."

Still have friends? Shen Qingyan pondered for a moment, thinking that there were still some empty rooms in his house, so he said readily:

"Master, we have some vacant guest rooms here. If he needs a place to stay, let him choose where to stay. If he can't find a place to stay, just bring him back."

After saying that, Shen Qingyan saw Xu Yi nod, then waved his hand and told him to go about his own business.

After Xu Yi left the Shen Mansion, he didn't know where to find Han Yun'an. After all, Baidi City was not as small as Lingxiao City.

He was hesitant at the moment, but he had no idea that his friend had already "planned" to leave.