Qingying smelled alcohol and saw Song Qizhao coming back and falling asleep. Knowing that he didn't dare to go in, she ignored him and let him fall asleep.

In the dream, I heard a lot of shouting and cursing, and someone was moving his hands and feet around, as if he was hitting someone. When it stopped, he actually fell asleep with a satisfied smile on his face.

Qingying held up the lamp and looked at him with great disdain, and said softly, "You are just dreaming and seeking comfort!"

The next day, Song Qizhao woke up and saw Fang Yonghao just leaving the house. He politely went to greet him and asked, "Sir, would you like to have breakfast before leaving?"

Fang Yonghao rolled his eyes at him, fished out his purse, pulled out a silver ingot, threw it to Song Qizhao, and left without saying anything.

Song Qizhao took the silver and put it in his pocket. He no longer cared about the sesame oil shop. He went out all day long under the pretext of studying to fool around. Now he had a lover outside, and even Qingying didn't know about it.

After Shen Yunyan had washed and dressed, Song Zhou came over politely and invited her to have breakfast. Shen Yunyan touched the gold hairpin on her head and walked out without even looking at Song Zhou.

"Where's Song Qizhao?"

Song Qizhao took the silver and walked out the door, and was now turning back.

When Shen Yunyan saw him coming in, she immediately said, "Come with me back to my parents' home."

Song Qizhao received the silver and agreed without arguing about what happened last night: "Why rush? Let's have breakfast first."

Shen Yunyan was not willing to eat these and walked out.

Seeing this, Song Qizhao had no choice but to follow him out, muttering, "How much time can be wasted on breakfast? Do we have to go back to your mother's house to eat? Your mother's house is no longer the same as it used to be, so I guess the food there is still the same!"

Shen Yunyan was not happy to hear this. She immediately glared at him and shouted, "No matter how low my family falls, we are still a family of officials. What about you? You have failed the exam for two consecutive years. What will you do in the next three years?"

Song Qizhao turned his head and stared out the window without saying anything.

After winning, Shen Yunyan leaned against the carriage and held up her fingers to look at them. Her nails were dyed crimson with red nail polish, and her fingers and wrists were adorned with gold.

Needless to say, all of them were given by the Yongyi Marquis Mansion.

After getting off the carriage, we saw the Shen family having breakfast. Although the family had fallen on hard times, they did not seem to be frugal with their spending.

Even two people can set up a table for breakfast.

Shen Yunyan was very proud after sitting down. She squinted at Song Qizhao and said, "Is it wronged you? Aren't you hungry?"

Song Qizhao was not stupid, so he sat down and started eating immediately.

Shen Liang is taking a day off today because he listened to Shen Yunyan's words and asked for leave on purpose.

Seeing that Shen Liang was still in the mansion at this time, Shen Yunyan felt certain and there was no need to convince Shen Liang.

He immediately said casually, "My sister should be in the mansion today. Why not go there today? I have brought some gifts with me. My sister should be able to meet us."

Shen Liang said nothing, and Shen Li nodded repeatedly: "Does that restaurant really make money like that?"

Shen Yunyan glanced at Shen Liang and immediately said, "Although the people living there are poor, my sister knows how to make use of them. Why don't we hold various calligraphy, painting and poetry conferences to let them shine."

"Now, several people have become famous. For example, a painter named Jiang Fei, a fan is now worth thousands of gold. Aren't these sisters making a fortune from it?"

Shen Li nodded, her eyes rolling as she calculated, "And her auction house is also profitable, not to mention her medicine mountain, which has already started to sell medicinal herbs. I heard they are also in great demand!"

Shen Yunyan nodded and said, "That's right. I think her sister is so rich now, she won't ignore us, right?"

Shen Liang hummed: "Ask the butler to prepare the carriage."

Shen Yunyan and Shen Li looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

When Song Qizhao heard that he could enter the Marquis' Mansion, thinking about Fang Yonghao's thoughts, he actively followed.

Two carriages arrived at the back door of the Marquis' Mansion together. When they said they were Shen Yiran's family members, Song Qizhao squeezed in without waiting for the doorman to inform them.

The doorman didn't dare to stop him, so he had to run inside to report.

After Shen Yiran finished taking care of Bo Jinnian's affairs, he asked Bai Zhi to go out and invite Jiang Feiqing, who now changed his name to Jiang Fei, to visit his house.

Wuya Courtyard was preparing when they heard the doorman running in to report, "Madam, the master, mistress, and young ladies of the Shen family are here. They're on their way!"

When Shen Yiran heard this, he knew he couldn't stop her, so he smiled and nodded at the doorman: "It's my treat, I forgot to tell you, you can go down now."

After hearing this, the doorman went downstairs.

Since Bai Zhi was not there, Shen Yiran ordered Liang Xia and Nuandong to arrange the reception.

Shen Liang and his companions entered the mansion and saw a mahogany carved square table placed under the flower trees in the outer hall. There were several mahogany stools on it, and maids were arranging fruit plates.

"Oh, sister is really thoughtful and prepared these."

Shen Yunyan looked at him and said this deliberately. Knowing that Shen Yiran would treat everyone later, he decided to delay time and wait to invite someone secretly.

Liangxia and Nuandong greeted them politely, led Shen Liang and Shen Li to the seats of honor, and asked the little maid to serve them tea and fruit plates in turn.

Seeing that it was not Bai Zhi who came to receive them, Shen Yunyan deliberately asked with a smile: "Sister, did you know we were coming and prepare a banquet in advance?"

When Nuandong heard this, he knew that she had misunderstood, and said respectfully with a smile: "I didn't know that the master and the lady were coming, but they made an appointment in advance and will be here soon."

Shen Li tugged at her sleeves and sneered, "No matter what kind of guests she invited, can she be more important than her family? What is she busy with? Why hasn't she come out yet?"

Shen Yiran came out from behind and replied with a smile: "Stepmother is mad at me. If I knew you were coming, I would have waited at the door."

Shen Li heard this and knew that it was against the rules for them to come uninvited, so she changed the subject: "I heard that you invited guests today, so we came at the wrong time."

As he spoke, he looked at the table outside the flower hall with a half-smile on his face.

"It's not a conflict, it's just that it's inconvenient for me to keep you for dinner today."

After saying this, he ignored Shen Li's expression and turned his gaze to Shen Liang: "I wonder what instructions father has for you today?"

Shen Liang listened, coughed twice, and then said in a deep voice: "You know, the Shen family is in trouble, and the help you promised before has been cut off. We can only come to you to beg for help ourselves."

After hearing this, Shen Yiran immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Father, your words are too harsh. I see that my stepmother and sister have very luxurious food, clothing and land. How can you say that it is difficult?"

Shen Li immediately hid the gold bracelet under her handkerchief: "Isn't this something I found at the bottom of my dowry? I'm going to the Marquis' Mansion today. If I don't wear something that looks right, I'll be slapped in the face by the doorman, right?"

Shen Yunyan also said: "That's right, for sister's sake, we are just trying to be brave!"

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