Shen Wenqin stared at Su Wan, his expression unchanged. "There's a difference between the gentry and the commoners. I've never seen that before."

Su Wan saw Shen Wenqin's determined eyes, but beneath those bright eyes seemed to be a myriad of worries. She suddenly stood up and said, "Excuse me, Brother Shen, you finally have some free time. Have a good rest."

Shen Wenqin smiled and said, "Okay, I'll take Su Langjun with me, and I'm also looking forward to the person you can introduce."

Su Wan smiled dryly and turned away.

Until Su Wan got on the carriage and left, Shen Wenqin still stood there, his eyes calm, but his heart was already in turmoil.

When they reached the entrance of an alley, Xie Yin got on the carriage.

Su Wan temporarily stopped thinking about the strange thing that had just happened and just said, "Shen Wenqin should be willing to see you. I think you can go."

Xie Yin smiled faintly: "Thank you very much, Madam Su. As a thank you, if you need, I will help you investigate the cause and effect of this matter."

Su Wan: "Forget it, if he doesn't want to talk, why force him? Besides, I'm the one who disturbed him. If some things are secrets, there's no need to let him see them in public."

For some reason, Xie Yin found these words inexplicably pleasant to hear.

"Okay, then let's listen to Madam Su." The voice was like sweet spring water, very pleasant to hear.

"Do you have anything happy today?"

Xie Yin usually either sneered or scoffed. Su Wan was always terrified when she saw Xie Yin smile like that, but Cang Yi's smile was exactly the same.

"You helped me and saved me a lot of trouble. Shouldn't I be happy?"

Su Wan was somewhat flattered. "But if you follow your own way, maybe it will be faster."

Su Wan knew Xie Yin had helped her a lot, and had wasted a lot of his time, which she felt bad about. After all, Xie Yin wasn't someone who didn't ask for anything in return. She was afraid he'd secretly taken notes and used them to threaten her, and she was afraid she wouldn't be able to repay him.

Seeing Su Wan's caution, Xie Yin said, "This is a matter of state, how can we rush into it? If it weren't for Madam Su's favor, I'm afraid I wouldn't even be able to enter his door. In fact, I have to thank you."

"You don't have to be so polite." But seeing that Xie Yin's expression didn't seem fake, she tentatively said, "How about I write off what I owe you, and we can have a mutual relationship from now on, okay?"

But as soon as she said it, Su Wan immediately changed her tone, "I was just joking, Chief, don't take it seriously."

"make a deal."

Xie Yin agreed without hesitation, which really surprised Su Wan. This is abnormal, this is too abnormal! Is it too late to take it back now?

The carriage arrived at the inn, and Su Wan, feeling somewhat exhausted, went back to bed. The little girl was taken to the local government office. She had heard that if no one claimed her within a few days, she would be placed in foster care. This made Su Wan a little worried.

Liuyan and Liushang thought they would go back after today, but they didn't expect to have to stay for a few more days.

"Madam, the Second Madam wrote to ask how you have been these past few days?"

Su Wan thought for a moment and said, "Just tell Auntie that I'll be back in five days at the latest." She thought for a moment and said, "Let me write it. Auntie can recognize my handwriting."

As Su Wan was writing, Liu Yan continued, "Manager Liu sent word that the Fourth Lady and Miss Jiang had inquired about you, and Manager Liu returned the promised reply."

Su Wan paused the pen in her hand, and her eyes were sharp when she opened her eyelids.

Just as Xie Yin returned to the house, Cang Yi arrived a little later.

"Young lord."

Xie Yin looked up and saw Cang Yi's eyes were cold and serious. He restrained his expression and asked, "What's wrong?"

Cang Yi handed the thing in his hand to Xie Yin. Xie Yin took it and unfolded it, frowning. "Where did this come from?"

"It was found in Shen Wenqin's room."

Xie Yin stared at the paper on the table in deep thought, his eyes gradually turning cold. Just then, the secret guard came to report that the assassin had been found.

Xie Yin took the note, glanced at it, and handed it to Cang Yi.

"Should we hand it over to Madam Su now?"

Xie Yin was silent for a moment, twirling his fingers as he considered for a long time. He took the note and said, "You guys go and make arrangements for the hot springs."

Cang Yi replied "yes" and said that the wife of the Zhu family sent someone to tell him that she wanted to see him.

Xie Yin said "I understand" and went to Su Wan's room.

At that time, Su Wan started practicing calligraphy again after writing the letter to her aunt. Her handwriting was more delicate before, but now it became more majestic and did not look like it was written by a woman.

After Xie Yin knocked on the door and came in, Liu Shang and Liu Yan waited outside.

Seeing Su Wan lowering her head with a serious look on her face, Xie Yin gently sat down in front of the desk and tilted his head to look at the serious little girl.

"What's the matter, Chief Xie?"

"It is also a beautiful thing to appreciate Madam Su's calligraphy."

Su Wan raised the corner of her mouth, "Have you found the assassin?"

Xie Yin looked at him with admiration, "It seems you have guessed who it is?"

Su Wan put down her brush, blew on the ink, folded the words and put them aside. "Is it the Yu family?"

Xie Yin raised his eyebrows, and seeing Su Wan smile, he said, "No matter who it is, it was ordered by the Yu family."

Xie Yin curled his lips, handed her the note, and observed her expression again, "I wanted to comfort my lady, but I didn't expect you to be so frank. In the final analysis, I underestimated you."

Su Wan smiled bitterly, "Is my heart very cold?"

Xie Yin disagreed, "This is your family matter. If you need anything, just let me know and we can help you solve it."

Su Wan raised her eyelashes, "Do you need a reward?"

Xie Yin seemed to have just remembered, "Thank goodness Madam Su reminded me, otherwise you would have taken me to find your father?"

"Trading my father for my treacherous aunt is really a bit of a loss."

Xie Yin pouted and nodded. He truly admired Su Wan. She had come to the capital alone, without her father and brother by her side, and had nearly lost her life in the Zheng family's den of wolves. Now, she had finally managed to return to the Su family, only to find that even her own family was plotting against her. For her to remain so calm in such a situation was truly remarkable.

Xie Yin gently shook the painting in his hand, a flicker of hesitation in his dark eyes. This seemed out of character for him, but this time he actually didn't want Su Wan to see the painting. But after all, this was her business, and she had the right to choose whether to know or not.

"If I have news about Shen Wenqin and you, would you like to hear it?"

Su Wan looked up, her eyes bright. Xie Yin saw her expression of surprise and anticipation, and felt a moment of disappointment. He placed the painting in front of Su Wan, who slowly unfolded it. When she saw the woman in it clearly, her eyes changed and her face tensed.

"what happened to you?"

Su's eyes dimmed. "Where did this painting come from?"

Xie Yin was puzzled. "Cang Yi found it in Shen Wenqin's study."

Su Wan was surprised and looked down at the painting again. It was clearly found in Shen Wenqin's study, so why was the handwriting exactly the same as Zheng Yanchen's painting, both in form and location? But the painting had been burned. What happened?

Seeing Su Wan's unhappy expression, Xie Yin knew that this matter was no trivial matter.

"Do you need to see him?"

Su Wan glanced at the man across from her, only to see a hint of worry in his dark eyes. Su Wan frowned, her eyes moistening. "I want to see him! I want to ask him clearly!"

Xie Yin stood up quickly and said, "You pack up first, I'll make arrangements!" Then he left with the painting.

After a while, Liuyan and Liushang hurried in and saw Su Wan lying on the table with a bad look on her face. They were very worried.

Su Wan grabbed Liu Shang's hand and asked, "Liu Shang, let me ask you, do you still remember that painting by Zheng Yanchen?"

Liu Shang nodded, "Of course I remember. If it weren't for it, there wouldn't be any bad fate later."

Su Wan felt a dull pain in her chest. "Zheng Yanchen said he drew that, right?"

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