"Zhongyuan, why didn't I see that you were so shameless before? Open your eyes and see where this is. This is my son-in-law's mansion. Not to mention that I won't agree, and neither will my son-in-law!"

After speaking, he looked at Shi Ling with wide eyes.

Even Zhong Yuan looked at Shi Ling.

It's just a panic and an expectation.

Shi Ling lowered his head in embarrassment and coughed lightly, but pointed at the food on the table and said, "Eat first, it won't taste good if it gets cold."

After saying that, Zhong Yuan immediately understood. He took his words and picked up the chopsticks to add a piece of meat to Ye Zhen. He said in a rogue tone: "Look, let's eat first."

Ye Zhen didn't take a few bites of the meal before she said she didn't feel well and went back. Before leaving, she asked Zhong Yuan to go back and forth after the meal. Zhong Yuan didn't even hear her and ate two big bowls.

Shen Xian glanced at Shi Ling and saw Zhong Yuan's appearance again, and said helplessly: "Dad, what are you doing? My mother is still angry, aren't you adding fuel to the fire?"

Zhong Yuan put down his chopsticks, changed his shameless look in front of Ye Zhen, and sighed dejectedly.

Said: "Can I not know? She wants He Lishu, but I can't give it to her. In this case, I can only coax her to go back with me."

Shen Xian held her mouth shut.

He said angrily: "Now that you know that my mother is your wife, why didn't you know when you said that my mother didn't treat Shen Yao well?"

Zhong Yuan looked up at Shen Xian with a guilty conscience.

"I... wasn't that impulsive? A-Yao's fate was not good and she suffered so much outside, so I thought of being nice to her. I thought... ah, but now A-Yao can't even be found."

Shen Xian's expression also darkened.

In fact, she had also asked someone to look for Shen Yao before. After all, he was from Duke Dingguo's mansion. It would be too easy for anyone to make a fuss about this.

But the people she sent out didn't even know whether Shen Yao was dead or alive.

Seeing that Shen Xian was silent, Zhong Yuan's expression became unnatural.

"It was my father's fault before. Don't be angry with me. The matter between your mother and me is our own business. Just make peace with the prince."

After saying that, he looked at Shi Ling with an apologetic look and raised his glass: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid I'm going to disturb the house in the past few days."

Shi Ling raised his glass in agreement.

Shen Xian was unhappy.

He said angrily: "Just coax, why do you have to live here?"

It's not that she's unhappy, it's just that she knows Ye Zhen's temper. If the two of them meet every day, why would they go back to Jinling to stimulate Ye Zhen?

Shi Ling squeezed her hand, turned around and said, "Ruan Ruan, you go back to your room first, I'll talk to my father-in-law."

Seeing that he seemed to have something to say to Zhong Yuan alone, Shen Xian understood immediately, nodded and looked at Zhong Yuan again, and said: "Then I will clean the house for dad."

Zhong Yuan originally wanted to say that it would be fine for him and Ye Zhen to live in the same room, but then he thought of Ye Zhen's tricks and had no choice but to nod.

As soon as they left, Shi Ling couldn't hold back his smile anymore. He filled up Zhong Yuan's wine glass and said, "Father-in-law, tell me straight away. What's going on at home?"

Zhong Yuan picked up the wine glass and paused.

Some of the wine in the glass spilled out.

He slowly raised his eyes to look at Shi Ling. He had an inexplicable feeling and asked strangely: "Did the prince already know about it?"

"It's not that I knew it a long time ago, but with my father-in-law's character, he wouldn't come to my place unless something happened at home, right?"

That's exactly what he said.

Originally, his intention today was to take Ye Zhen back, but seeing that he couldn't take her back, he would just stay.

He doesn't want to sleep alone anyway.

Shi Ling chuckled: "When Nanjue surrendered, my father-in-law had already joined the court as an official. You should know some things better than me."

He made it clear.

Zhong Yuan put down his wine glass and looked at him solemnly.

He was still recalling the events of that year carefully in his mind, and suddenly frowned: "Your Majesty means that the Nanjue envoy came here to get back..."

There was no need for Shi Ling to answer. The more Zhong Yuan thought about it, the more frightened he became.

So the thieves these days turned out to be from Nanjue!

He touched his neck and felt a little scared.

"It's really too arrogant!" After saying that, he was surprised: "But how come the thing is in my hand?"

"I didn't before, but I can now."

Zhong Yuan didn't understand what he heard, so he looked up and saw Shi Ling taking a brocade box from A Feng, placing it on the table and moving it in front of him.

Looking at him silently means a lot.

Zhong Yuan instantly understood what he meant and what was inside.

His hands were shaking a little and he didn't dare to pick it up.

"You, what are you doing!? You are harming me!"

If this Nanjue man is not found, what will he do to him? But if he is found, he might be killed and silenced!

Shi Ling: "The Nanjue envoy will only stay here for two months. Once the Cuju competition between the two countries ends next month and the Nanjue people leave, you don't need to hold this thing."

Zhongyuan still shook his head.

Shi Ling lowered his voice and comforted him: "Father-in-law, don't panic. This matter is very safe. I will also let Ah Feng enter the house to protect you at any time. Besides, they have already visited twice, so how can they come a third time?"

Zhong Yuan thinks it makes sense.

Suddenly he caught something and said: "What do you mean?"

Shi Ling smiled respectfully: "It means that I'm afraid I can't keep you in my palace."

“How…presumptuous of you!”

He moved the box to the side, as if he didn't want to have anything to do with it.

"Your Majesty, how dare I take this thing? You'd better keep it yourself, Your Majesty."

Shi Ling's face gradually turned cold, and he frowned in displeasure: "This matter is the Holy One's decree. Does my father-in-law want to resist it?"

The Holy One asked him to hide his two bird feathers?

"Are you trying to trick me?"

Shi Ling raised his eyebrows: "Father-in-law, do you think I'm pretending to preach the imperial edict? You can eat whatever you want, but you can't talk nonsense. You and I are one now, what did I lie to you for?"

Zhong Yuan's expression changed and he didn't dare to say anything anymore.

Although he was very excited in his heart, he was really touched that the Holy Spirit trusted him so much.

But this matter, if you mess it up, it will be a head-scratching thing!

While Shen Chongyuan was still thinking, Shi Ling immediately said: "Ah Feng, hurry up and escort the young master back to your home. It will be dark soon and it won't be safe."

Ah Feng nodded in agreement and strode up to Zhong Yuan.

It seemed that if he didn't realize it today, he would be tough.

Zhong Zhong looked at him awkwardly, feeling that the box in front of him was not a treasure, but a life-threatening knife that could kill him.

Shi Ling encouraged: "Think about it, if this comes to pass, His Majesty will definitely pay more attention to the Shen family, and the wealth of the Duke's mansion will definitely rise to a higher level. If the Holy One is happy, your son may be promoted again."

Zhong Yuan was stunned for a moment after hearing this.

He was a little moved, but still fearful. He was about to refuse again, but Ah Feng stuffed the thing directly into his arms and said in a voice that could not refuse: "Master, it's getting late."

Isn’t this just trying to catch a duck?

"As expected of my father-in-law, my son-in-law is not even half as good as you. I ask my father-in-law to keep it safe."

Shi Ling smiled.
Chapter completed!