I was just playing tricks, how come I became Bai Yueguang

Chapter 710: Peeling off the cocoon

This side of the old house.

Gao Zhi quietly hid behind the column and peeked at Shen Lanxi.

An old-fashioned lantern hung on the eaves, and its dim light was filtered through the vines and branches, casting a stream of light like broken gold.

Shen Lanxi was standing in front of the steps. Her usually well-defined jawline seemed a little softer in the light and shadow, like ink smudged by water.

Shen Qian had made him drink a lot of wine, and there was an almost invisible blush on his cheeks. The color of the wine did not make his face cloudy, but instead, it was like a layer of gauze, hazily enveloping him.

Gao Zhi moved from the left to the right, looking from above to below. His intuition told him that the Shen Lanxi in front of him was very different from before.

"Master~~" He stretched his neck cautiously, "It's late at night. The old man might have a good chat with the old uncle tonight and won't come back. Otherwise, why don't we go back?"

Shen Lanxi turned a deaf ear to it.

Come on, Gao Zhi shrugged his shoulders. It seemed that the firecrackers that night really made the rookie crazy. This year, he often had a daydream.

Not knowing how long he had to wait, Gao Zhi felt a little bored and simply took a nap.

Starlight wanders overhead, and the chirping of cicadas and croaking of frogs are endless.

"Over there. Zheng Song, how come your memory is worse than mine?"

From a distance, Shen Zhuang's voice could be heard faintly.

Shen Lanxi raised her eyes and quickly walked out of the courtyard to greet him.

Shen Zhuang and Shen Jun had a great time chatting and couldn't help but drink a few more glasses. They were already a little tipsy. When they saw Shen Lanxi from afar, they immediately perked up and waved, "Lanxi, why are you still here? Are you waiting for grandpa?"

"Ah."

Shen Lanxi took the initiative to step forward to support him, and Zheng Song consciously stepped back.

"Grandpa, I've already arranged for people to send my uncles back, and I've also distributed the thank-you gifts from the villagers."

Shen Zhuang nodded and gently patted the back of Shen Lanxi's hand. "Are you waiting for grandpa just for such a small matter? Go back and rest quickly. You've been exhausted these past few days. Grandpa has seen it all."

"Grandpa, there's one more thing." Shen Lanxi glanced at Shen Zhuang, and after a moment of silence, she said, "It's about Second Aunt."

Shen Zhuang frowned, because he was drunk and couldn't remember which second aunt he was talking about.

Shen Lanxi explained in a low voice, "She's the daughter-in-law of my second uncle."

"Oh~ It's her." Shen Zhuang suddenly realized and looked at Shen Lanxi in confusion, "What happened to Awen's wife?"

Shen Lanxi said, "Second Aunt said Xiaoxiu was admitted to the Military Medical University last year, but Second Uncle said that there was no future for girls in the military and asked my cousin to transfer to Beiwan to study nursing. My cousin didn't want to, so my uncle said she would have to get married if she didn't agree."

"Nonsense!" Shen Zhuang pondered for a moment and immediately realized something was wrong. "What happened last year, isn't that a done deal? What's wrong with Shen Jun? He doesn't care about this matter?"

"Second Aunt said that Uncle forbade them to tell anyone else and asked my cousin to accept the change of school on her own. Uncle also threatened them that if they didn't obey, they would be sent back to the old house and not allowed to leave for the rest of their lives."

These words hit Shen Zhuang's heart like a heavy hammer. After a moment of silence, Shen Zhuang looked up at Shen Lanxi, "Did your second aunt come to see you?"

Shen Lanxi nodded.

"Now that she's found you, what are you going to do?"

Shen Lanxi, "It's hard for a judge to judge family affairs. I'll contact my cousin first to see if she has changed her mind. If she has accepted the current arrangement, I'll find her a job away from Second Uncle's control after she graduates from university."

"If that girl wanted to join the army as a doctor?"

"I will help her get back on track. As for my uncle, it's nothing more than fame, fortune and money. I will satisfy him. However..." Shen Lanxi's face was indifferent, "A lesson is inevitable."

Shen Zhuang stopped and patted Shen Lanxi's shoulder with great satisfaction, "Not bad, you are getting better and better."

Shen Lanxi lowered his head slightly, "Grandpa, you should take a rest."

Shen Zhuang nodded, "Go ahead."

Shen Lanxi turned around and took a step forward when something suddenly occurred to him. He looked back at Shen Zhuang and said, "Grandpa, I heard that Shanshan and Suier were punished by you to come to the old house to learn the rules because of their misbehavior. If they are here to learn the rules, why didn't you arrange for Second Aunt to teach them?"

Shen Zhuang was stunned. "Why are you suddenly concerned about this?"

Shen Lanxi, "I'm asking on behalf of my second aunt. She's worried that you might have misunderstood her."

Shen Zhuang laughed. "Not really. We were negotiating with the Fu family at the time, so sending Shanshan and Sui'er to Xiangying was ostensibly a punishment, but in reality it was to protect Sui'er. Since it was just a cover, there was no need for them to actually learn the rules. Not to mention Awen's wife, I've already informed your grandmother, Wu, beforehand. We're just going through the motions, don't really detain them."

If so, when did my great-grandmother say "too harsh" before she died?

Shen Lanxi's eyes dimmed slightly, and she smiled, "So that's how it is."

Shen Zhuang thought he was talking about the matter at hand and waved his hand, "Just know about this matter. Just find a reason to explain things to Awen's wife."

"understood."

Shen Lanxi responded in a low voice, nodded slightly, and went straight to her attic after leaving the yard.

Gao Zhi followed behind timidly.

Passing through the long and dark bluestone alley, the attic cabin is right in front of you.

Shen Lanxi pushed open the gate and found someone waiting in the house for a long time.

"Lan Xi." Second Auntie stepped forward impatiently, a hint of anticipation etched in the corners of her wrinkled eyes. "How is it?"

"The matter has been made clear to the old man, so you don't have to worry about the follow-up."

Shen Lanxi walked around her and sat in the sandalwood chair in the corner. His back was straight, and his body seemed to be surrounded by an invisible ice barrier.

Second Aunt couldn't help but be delighted and followed carefully, "I will definitely remember your kindness in my heart. Don't worry, I will remember everything you told me."

Shen Lanxi raised her eyes, her eyes like the frozen surface of a lake in winter, "Did you see anything while following Jiang Huashan?"

Although Second Aunt didn't know why Shen Lanxi cared so much about Jiang Huashan, she still answered carefully, "I just followed her to the Second Garden and I lost her?"

"You lost him?" Shen Lanxi frowned.

Second Aunt thought he was dissatisfied with her and quickly explained, "That girl is very vigilant and knows the old house better than I do. I..."

Shen Lanxi didn't want to listen anymore and said calmly, "It's getting late, Second Aunt, please go back."

"Okay." Second Aunt didn't dare to upset Shen Lanxi at this time, so she quickly responded and turned to leave the yard.

Shen Lanxi raised her eyes and stared at the moon in the sky.

For some reason, he remembered the words Jiang Huashan scolded him when they first met.

"Shen Lanxi, have you become stupid from praying to Buddha? Don't you have any compassion at all? You deserve to be alone. Your wife has fallen in love with someone else and ran away with him. You're still a virgin at the age of 27!!!"

The sound kept pulling, and the countless threads were torn apart one by one.

As early as a year ago, the second aunt took the initiative to find him and told him that there might be a traitor in the old house. She used this as an olive branch, hoping to save her daughter.

This year, Second Aunt had become the most inconspicuous hidden clue he had buried in the old house.

Since Second Aunt is his person, why would he let his people discipline Jiang Huashan?

Suddenly, Shen Lanxi's eyes froze, and the fingertips on the armrest slightly tightened.

In that time and space, 'he' was not nice to 'her', so when they met again, she avoided him like the plague and discarded him like a worn-out shoe.

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