She raised her hands to his waist and tried to push, but failed.

Xiao Yan still hugged her tightly, his head buried in her neck. The originally cold mask was gradually warmed by her body temperature.

He finally let go.

Shen Qiyin pushed again and finally managed to break free from his restraints.

Their eyes met, and they saw two blushing faces again.

Shen Qiyin frowned.

She now suspected that he used his inner strength to control his face and make it turn red whenever he wanted. Otherwise, why was he blushing when he was the one who bit her first?

"You..." Shen Qiyin covered the place where he had bitten her. Thinking that Chusi was still outside the carriage, she lowered her voice and asked, "Why did you bite me suddenly?"

Little did he know that when this sound fell into the ears of a certain prince, he felt it was soft and sticky and wanted to have another bite.

He didn't answer, but pulled her hand down, gently touched the place he had just kissed, and asked her: "Does it hurt?"

"A little." It doesn't hurt much.

But this is not the point!

"So why did you bite me?"

Xiao Yan thought about it and said, "I don't know."

"N-Don't know?!"

"Well, I don't know." His eyes were sincere, not pretending, "Just now in the palace, I saw Yinyin staring at my aunt in a trance, and I suddenly felt an urge to bully Yinyin."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiyin's heart tightened.

This is not a good sign.

She always felt that this person had awakened some consciousness invisibly.

She swallowed her saliva, turned her back and sat, and said to the person behind her as calmly as possible: "Well, don't do that next time."

Xiao Yan approached her from behind and hugged her again, but did not respond to her.

He took a pen and paper and wrote down a bunch of things.

He did not avoid Shen Qiyin, so the latter did not avoid him either. He looked at them openly for a while, and when he saw that they were all names and were not interesting, he looked away.

Unexpectedly, he held her face, turned her head back again, and said, "Yinyin, remember all this."

"Oh."

Seeing that he was still writing, Shen Qi didn't want to disturb him, so he didn't rush to ask him why he remembered these names, and just memorized them as he asked.

Thanks to copying books when she was young, she has a good memory for words. Although she can't memorize them every time she reads them, reading them two or three times is enough.

Seeing her looking back at him, Xiao Yan asked, "Did you remember everything?"

"Yeah." She nodded.

He held the paper in his palm, and when he opened his palm again, it had turned into powder.

He stretched his hand out of the window, and the things in his palm were instantly blown away by the wind.

Seeing this, Shen Qiyin was shocked.

She already had some guesses, but she still asked him for confirmation: "Who are these people?"

He tightened his arms around her waist, put his thin lips close to her ear, his breath ruffling the hair beside her ear, and lowered his voice to say a few words to her.

After he finished speaking, Shen Qiyin's eyes suddenly froze.

really!

Xiao Yan held her hand and played with it in his palm, saying casually: "Next time we encounter a similar situation, if I am not in the city and my aunt fails to arrive in time, these people can be used by Yin Yin."

Hearing this, Shen Qiyin frowned and looked at him, his eyes full of surprise and suspicion.

He just told her so casually about the spy in the palace?

"Xiao Hanyu, you..." Her brows sank slightly, and she looked rarely conflicted.

"I don't understand." Shen Qiyin shook his head slightly: "It may sound narcissistic to say this, but I really can't understand why you are so affectionate."

After she finished speaking, she saw a rare look of displeasure on Xiao Yan's face: "What else? I said I like you, do you think I was joking?"

"……No."

He said he liked her, and she believed him.

He supported her, helped her find a way out, and gave all his belongings to her for safekeeping. These were all actions he took to show that he cared about her, and she was very touched.

But there are ways out of those things.

But exposing the spies in the palace to her was equivalent to him handing the handle of the knife to her with his own hands.

How dare he!

Seeing that she was still confused, Xiao Yan touched her forehead with his hand, feeling helpless and said: "Yinyin, you should eat something good." Isn't this what you should do when you like someone?

Or does it mean that liking someone also has to be divided into degrees? When you like her one point, you can give her money; when you like her two points, you can give her power; and when you like her ten points, you can give her all of yourself?

But he is not.

From the moment he realized his true feelings, he liked her very much!

"Yinyin, you should always believe that if someone likes you, it's because you have something worthy of his liking. It can't be that he likes you because he has no one else to like."

"Not to mention, my cousin is so smart and intelligent, and his medical skills are so exquisite and unparalleled. It would be strange if he is not liked by others, right?"

Shen Qiyin's cheeks were slightly red, and the corners of her mouth could hardly be suppressed.

"Did you eat candy secretly?" He is so good at coaxing people.

"Hmm..." Xiao Yan stared at the place on her neck where he had bitten her, his eyes becoming deeper and deeper: "I just ate it."

When Shen Qiyin realized what he meant, she felt both amused and embarrassed.

She buried her head in his arms, feeling inexplicably at ease.

Xiao Yan took the opportunity to hug her tightly, and gently stroked her black hair with his fair and slender hands. He suddenly asked her: "Yinyin, were you a little touched just now?"

Shen Qiyin nodded.

After thinking about it, he corrected himself very frankly: "I'm very touched." More than a little.

"Then can you promise me one thing?"

She raised her head from his arms: "What's the matter?"

"It doesn't matter if Yinyin doesn't completely like me right now..."

Shen Qiyin raised his eyebrows, thinking that he was really magnanimous.

As a result, Xiao Yan immediately said: "But you can't fall in love with others!"

"Like what happened in the palace just now, where you only see others and don't see me at all, you must not do that!"

Shen Qiyin: “…” He is so stingy.

After returning to the Shen family, Shen Qiyin got off the carriage alone and immediately saw Shen Cang, who was pacing around in a hurry at the gate.

The latter also saw her and immediately trotted over to greet her: "Yin'er!"

"Oh, you are finally back. What did His Majesty summon you to the palace for?"

"It's better not to ask, father."

"...Oh, okay, okay, I won't ask." Shen Cang suddenly realized, and was afraid that if he said something wrong it would affect him, so he didn't dare to say another word.

But he couldn't help thinking in his heart, although he didn't know why His Majesty summoned her, since she came back safely, she must have passed the test smoothly, so didn't His Majesty give her any reward?

The reward was given of course.

But before returning to the Shen family, Shen Qiyin had already placed the box of golden melon seeds somewhere else.

Seeing that they were at a fork in the road and Shen Qiyin was about to return to Haitang Courtyard, Shen Cang suddenly called her: "Yin'er, Dad has something to discuss with you."

"I disagree."

Shen Cang was angry and amused: "I haven't even told you what it is!"

Shen Qiyin was not convinced and said, "Oh, I don't think I can agree to this."

"Okay, stop joking around with daddy." Shen Cang pretended to be magnanimous: "Your grandmother is also worried about your situation in the palace. Let's go to Zhuijin Hall to talk, and then ask your aunt Wan to cook some of your favorite food, and we can eat and talk."

"As long as the father can swallow it, the daughter will feel relieved."

This doesn't sound right.

Shen Cang frowned and asked, "What do you mean by that?"

"Since Fourth Sister had such a big incident, I thought Father would be exhausted and lose his appetite. But now that I see that you are full of energy and can eat and laugh, I know that I was worrying too much."

Hearing this, Shen Cang looked as if he had stepped on shit.

But he couldn't tell whether Shen Qiyin said this to show his filial piety or he wanted to make things difficult for him.

After all, what she said didn't sound like good things.

But her expression was undoubtedly one of concern.

Thinking about how she had been so outspoken before, Shen Cang stopped worrying about it.

The father and daughter went to Zhuijin Hall. Old Madam Shen was not as energetic as before. She had lost weight and looked much older than before.

Seeing Shen Qiyin return safely, her heart, which had been hanging in her throat, finally settled down.

Otherwise, she would always worry that she had offended some noble person and the whole family would be implicated by her.

Three generations of their family had already taken their seats, leaving only Jiang Wan busy running around.

Shen Cang took a sip of tea and said, "I have been thinking about going out to find a way to make a living these days, but everything is difficult at the beginning. It is better to go back to my old business."

"So I thought, why not I go to Guangren Hall to see patients?"

"First, I can earn money to supplement my family's income, and second, I can help you reduce some of your burdens."

The eldest son finally went out to make money, so Mrs. Shen was naturally happy.

But Shen Qiyin just thought it was ridiculous.

She asked Shen Cang: "Father, did you tell me this to seek my opinion or just to inform me?"

"...you can go and tell your brothers and sisters. This is something that will benefit you both. I don't think they will refuse."

"Father, you're overthinking it. Guangren Hall may not be as good as the Imperial Hospital, but it doesn't accept everyone."

"You, what are you talking about!" Shen Cang felt a little embarrassed when his ability was questioned: "Is my medical skill not enough to treat those common people?"

"The lives of civilians are also lives. Whoever provokes them is responsible for it."

"you……"

"Don't worry. Given my senior brother's personality, he won't let you see patients at Guangren Hall. If you really want to make money by practicing medicine, you might as well set up a stall outside."

"what?!"

He was the imperial physician of the former Imperial Medical Bureau, and she actually asked him to set up a stall outside like those idle doctors?

If his former colleagues saw this, they would laugh at him to death!

Old Madam Shen didn't consider the issue of face. She just felt that if she just set up a stall to practice medicine, people would look down on her medical skills and would not dare to seek treatment from her.

If that's the case, where can we make money?

So he said, "You are young and you don't think things through. Your father is a well-known figure after all. If you set up a stall to treat patients, you will be laughed at."

"Really?" Shen Qiyin said with a look of sudden realization, "Then you can use the money to open a clinic for your father."

When he heard about opening a clinic, Shen Cang's eyes lit up.

Old Madam Shen was as if facing a formidable enemy: "Where can I get the money?"

"You don't have any cash, but there are still so many toys and ornaments in this room." Shen Qiyin's eyes suddenly fell on Old Lady Shen's head: "And your hair full of pearls and jade, if you dress up less, it will be enough for your father to open a clinic."

"You are such a talker, why don't you take out the money His Majesty gave you and use it to open a clinic for you?"

"Because I don't think he would be laughed at if he set up a stall to treat patients."

Old Madam Shen was speechless.

Shen Cang was listening nearby. Seeing that his mother and daughter didn't care about him at all, he felt angry and disappointed. He said angrily, "Forget it, forget it. I don't need anyone!"

He just didn't believe that he couldn't open a clinic without them!

Sun's dowry was all given to him, which was enough for him to open a clinic, or even a restaurant.

But later, when Jiang Wan learned that Shen Cang was actually going to use the money, she tried her best to dissuade him: "The situation in the mansion is difficult now, and I think we should save as much as possible."

"I have a way that may help you achieve your wish."

"Not only can you see patients at Guangren Hall, but the Second Miss has to ask you to see patients there personally."

It has to be said that Jiang Wan's words were quite attractive to Shen Cang.

Ever since Shen Qiyin became more powerful, Shen Cang felt that he could no longer control her. If there really was a way to cure her, that would be great.

So Jiang Wan explained it in detail with "this and that" and "this and that". Shen Cang frowned at first, looking dissatisfied, but soon his brows relaxed and he nodded with satisfaction.

"Okay! Let's do it!"

This time, he must teach that little girl a lesson!

The next day.

Shen Qiyin was preparing to go to Guangrentang as usual, but just before leaving, she happened to meet the steward of Marquis Jianning's mansion, who said that Marquis Jianning had decided to take Shen Mengyin as a concubine for the third son Song Huai.

Shen Cang naturally would not refuse.

Shen Mengyin didn't say anything at first, but when the people from the Jianning Marquis's mansion were about to leave, she chased them all the way outside the mansion and shouted in front of passers-by, "Mr. Song and I have no physical relationship. We were framed that day when we were in the same room together."

"I would rather die than become a concubine in the Marquis's mansion."

"If my father insists on getting me married for the money from the Marquis's Mansion, then I would rather shave my head and become a nun than bear the name of being unfaithful!"

After she finished speaking, she took out a pair of scissors from somewhere, grabbed a strand of hair and cut it off.

Upon hearing the news, Shen Cang hurried out. He was so angry that he could not walk steadily. He staggered and almost fell.

"Rebellious girl!" He snatched the scissors from Shen Mengyin's hand and slapped him in the face: "Someone, take her back to me!"

Shen Mengyin had always been timid, but this time she acted out of character and shouted desperately, "I have never lost my virginity to anyone, why do you want me to be someone's concubine like my elder sister?"

"You are a spineless father, do you want your daughter to be as spineless as you?"

"Even if I die, I will never enter the Marquis's Mansion!"

She shouted each word in a sharp voice, which made people look at her differently.

Shen Cang's reputation was already bad, and now his reputation of "selling his daughter for fame" has been further solidified.

The situation at the Marquis' Mansion is also a bit difficult.

Xie Qing and Shen Mengyin were both having affairs with Song Huai. Anyone who heard this would inevitably think that it was the Song family's young master's mischief that led to the current situation.

If Shen Mengyin really became a nun, or if her words and deeds were more extreme and she even tried to commit suicide, it would be difficult for the Marquis' Mansion to get away from this matter unscathed. So in order to calm things down, the housekeeper of the Marquis' Mansion came again and said that they could hire Shen Mengyin as their second wife.

At this point, the matter has come to a temporary end.

Shen Cang originally hated Shen Mengyin and thought she was being unreasonable, but he didn't expect that after she made a fuss, not only her position was raised, but also the betrothal gifts were increased. So it was rare for him to be kind to her.

But no matter how happy he was, he never forgot his plan.

That day, after Shen Qiyin went to the clinic, he also left the house.

Just as Shen Qiyin had said, he set up a stall and diagnosed illnesses for people.

That stall is right in front of Guangrentang!

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