After the reward, Emperor Kang of Sui called Shen Yuan to the imperial study to discuss matters alone.

Shen Yuan had no choice but to apologize to Shen Nian with a sorry look on his face. "I'm sorry, Nian Nian! You go back home with Qinglian first, and I'll take you around after I have my day off."

Shen Yuan didn't want to go back on his word, but he couldn't disobey the king's order.

Shen Nian understood his difficulties, nodded obediently, and walked away with Qinglian's support.

Shen Yuan looked at her gradually walking away from his back, his eyes tender and affectionate.

At the palace gate.

The Shen Mansion's carriage picked up Shen Nian and his servant and drove back to the Shen Mansion in an orderly manner.

Qinglian put the hot water bottle into Shen Nian's hand. "Madam, be careful not to catch a cold."

Shen Nian took the hot water bottle she handed over into her arms. Her slender hands opened the carriage curtains and her eyes were fixed on the candied fruit shop on the street.

Qinglian followed her gaze and said, "Madam, the apricots made by Li Ji are delicious. Would you like to try some?"

Qinglian looked at her with pleading eyes.

"Okay, I must try it. Otherwise, what will I do if the maidservant next to me gets so envious?"

Shen Nian smiled and touched her nose with his hand, what a greedy person.

Qinglian cheered, stopped the carriage, and jumped towards the preserved fruit shop.

"If you don't pay me back today, I'll smash your broken calligraphy and painting stall."

The man's angry voice came through the curtain.

Shen Nian pulled open a corner of the carriage curtain and looked in the direction where the sound came from.

I saw a scholar in thin clothes being blocked in front of a calligraphy and painting stall by a ferocious-looking bearded man and his men.

The scholar humbly begged the bearded man to give him a few more days, after which he would definitely pay back the money he had borrowed from the man.

But the bearded man still insisted, "Since you have no money, I will sell you to a brothel to pay off your debts."

The bearded man and his followers laughed lewdly and said, "This book is very good and will definitely be sold for a good price."

The scholar was so angry at his insulting words that his face turned red. "A real man is born between heaven and earth. How can he do such a thing as using his beauty to please others? How can you insult me ​​like this?"

The scholar's mother was seriously ill and urgently needed a valuable medicinal herb to save her life, but the scholar's family was poor and had no money to buy medicine for his mother.

The scholar was desperate and borrowed a high-interest loan from Chen Da Huzi, a famous Ziqian family in the capital.

Originally, the scholar could barely pay off the debt with the money he earned from selling calligraphy and paintings and working as a laborer these days.

Unexpectedly, he only borrowed two taels of silver from Chen Da Huzi, but when he returned the money, he had to pay Chen Da Huzi an interest of four taels of silver in addition to the principal, which doubled the interest.

Two taels of silver almost cost the scholar half his life, how could he pay back four taels of silver?

"Don't bother talking to me about those nonsense things. I just know that I have to pay my debts. It's only natural.

Since he has no money, then I'll just smash his stall. I'll take him to sell his asshole!"

Following the order given by Big Bearded Chen, the followers rushed forward, some pulling the scholars, some smashing the stalls.

The people watching on the street all felt sympathy for him, but no one dared to offend Chen Da Huzi for the sake of a poor scholar.

"Stop!" Shen Nian, who couldn't bear to watch any longer, shouted at Butler Shen.

Chen Da Huzi and others stopped and looked back to see who was so blind as to dare to stop them.

"I paid back all the money he borrowed from you." Shen Nian slowly walked up to Chen Da Huzi and nodded at him.

Seeing the beautiful woman in front of him who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and surrounded by many followers, Chen Da Huzi dared not to act aggressively anymore.

"Four taels of silver, madam, are you going to pay it back for this poor scholar?" asked Chen Da Huzi in a flattering manner.

Shen Nian nodded to Butler Shen, who understood and took out four taels of silver and threw it to Big Beard Chen.

Chen Da Huzi hurriedly took it with both hands, bowed and nodded to thank Shen Nian. "This lady is so generous."

Shen Nian ignored his flattery and said, "Now that you have received the money, take your people and get out.

If I run into you causing trouble for him again next time, I will not let you off easily. "

Chen Da Huzi had the money in hand, so he naturally didn't want to bother a poor scholar anymore. He quickly left with his followers.

“My name is Zhou Yi, thank you Madam for your help.

The silver that Madam gave me is considered as a loan from me to you. Please tell me your address.

I will definitely try my best to pay it back." Zhou Yi leaned over and thanked Shen Nian sincerely.

It turns out that this scholar's name is Zhou Yi. Shen Nian waved his hand and told him not to be polite.

The calligraphy and paintings on Zhou Yi's stall were thrown all over the place by Chen Da Huzi and others. On the snowy ground, Shen Nian ordered his servants to help Zhou Yi pick up the paintings.

There happened to be a painting thrown at Shen Nian's feet, and she bent down to pick it up.

The green mountains are covered with white snow, the mountains stretch for thousands of miles, the green pines stand tall, and the snow falls on the pine tips. The snow scene is vividly depicted, clear and quiet.

As soon as one sees it, one will be mesmerized by the cool and secluded world in this painting. Even though Shen Nian doesn't understand painting, he still thinks this painting is very well done.

"You don't have to pay back the money, just use this painting as collateral." Shen Nian raised the scroll in his hand.

"If you like it, I will give it to you. I dare not exchange this humble work for four taels of silver."

Zhou Yi waved his hands repeatedly. The lady was already giving him enough face by appreciating his paintings. How dare he use this painting to pay off his debts?

"The clear and profound artistic conception of this painting is very much to my liking. It is incomparable to anything gold or silver."

To Shen Nian, four taels of silver was just a small amount of money and was far less than what this top-quality painting could provide.

Zhou Yi saw that Shen Nian was very persistent and had no choice but to agree. But he felt even more grateful to Shen Nian in his heart.

This lady is so kind, she will definitely be rewarded.

"I don't know where the lady's home is." Zhou Yi felt a little annoyed as soon as he said this. It was a bit presumptuous for a scholar to ask a woman where she lived.

"The Shen Mansion in Yutang Lane." Shen Nian saw Qinglian coming out of the preserved fruit shop, hurriedly replied to him and got on the carriage.

Qinglian has been very nagging lately. If she sees me meddling in her business, she will nag her again.

The wind blew through Shen Nian's long hair, and her figure, as pure as snow, disappeared on the long street.

Zhou Yi was left standing there in a daze, his heart beating hard for a long time.

Zhou Yi pressed his chest, fearing that his heart would jump out of his chest.

It started snowing again, and a snowflake floated into the calm pond, creating ripples.

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