Su Shi was jogging in the morning.
When the first ray of sunlight hit the earth, Su Shi had already woken up and started running as usual.
But today is different from usual, because there is an extra person next to him.
Lin Mo followed him like Su Shi's shadow.
Since the last time Su Shi disappeared while running in the morning, whenever Su Shi walked out of the general's mansion, Lin Mo would follow him wherever he went.
Today Su Shi ran slower than before, not because he was exhausted, but because his head was constantly thinking about things.
When he jogged to the back door of the General's Mansion, he suddenly slowed down and finally stopped slowly, looking lonely at the weeping willows in the distance, the river embankment under the willows, and the green water beside the river embankment.
Three days ago, he set out from here and met Pei Xuan, and then the trajectory of his life in Daqian completely changed.
In the past, whether it was the haunting of the Hongmei Pavilion, the unexpected death of Cui Peng, or the prince's case, he only provided analysis and conclusions, and never thought of actually getting involved.
Even the prince is just a name in his mind.
If his eldest brother Su Zhou wasn't involved, he wouldn't even bother to move his head about these things.
But after meeting Pei Xuan, his thoughts changed a lot, and he had to move, and once he moved, he couldn't stop.
Because Pei Xuan's revenge is not just as simple as killing people to vent his hatred, but also to plunge Daqian into turmoil. Su Shi even suspected that putting Daqian into turmoil was not Pei Xuan's ultimate goal.
At this moment, Su Shi suddenly had a weird idea: If he hadn't gone to see Pei Xuan that day, what kind of life would he have now?
When he went to see Pei Xun, was it God's will as Pei Xun said?
Thinking of this, Su Shi sighed. He found that after meeting Pei Xun, not only did he change the trajectory of his life, but his thoughts seemed to have changed a lot. Because before, I would never have had such a ridiculous idea.
Seeing Su Shi standing silently and gloomily on the side of the road, Lin Mo also stopped, but he didn't have that much emotion, he only had Su Shi in his eyes.
Because the eldest son has given a death order, he must protect the second son's safety.
So he can die, but nothing can happen to the second young master.
Now he was a little worried, because the second young master seemed to be in a very low mood now.
But his worry did not last long. When Su Shi stretched and continued running forward, his pace was obviously much faster than before.
Back at the General's Mansion, Su Shi had been sitting in the study waiting after breakfast. Waiting until the end of noon, Lin Mo finally brought Zhou Jin's maid Lan'er to the study.
As soon as Lan'er walked into the study, she saluted and said, "Lan'er has met Mr. Su."
Su Shi smiled and said, "Miss Lan'er, there's no need to be so polite. I'm bothering you."
After she finished speaking, her eyes fell on the wooden box in her hand.
Lan'er smiled and put the wooden box on the desk. A voice as crisp as a silver bell sounded: "Her Royal Highness the Princess ordered the slave to hand it over to the young master. There are twenty-five silver notes and two books in it. The book contains two records. What properties does His Highness have under his name, and which princes, ministers, and wealthy families are involved in each property?"
Su Shi said hurriedly: "Thank you, Your Highness, Princess, and thank you, Miss Lan'er."
Seeing that the matter was done, Lan'er bowed to Su Shi and said, "Since the things have been handed over to Mr. Su, it's time for me to go back and take my leave. Lan'er took her leave."
Su Shi nodded and ordered: "Brother Lin, send Miss Lan'er off."
Lan'er was about to walk out of the study when she suddenly looked back at Su Shi and asked, "Does Mr. Su have any message to bring to the Princess?"
Su Shi was startled for a moment, then thought about it seriously, and said slowly: "Miss Lan'er, please tell Her Highness the Princess that there is no need to rush, as everything will turn bright again."
Lan'er silently wrote down these two sentences, and then followed Lin Mo out of the general's mansion.
Lin Mo returned soon after he left, but he followed someone respectfully.
When Su Shi looked up, he saw that although Qin Nan had a hint of shame on his face, his eyes were bright and the corners of his mouth were smiling, and he kept looking at him.
Seeing Qin Nan, Su Shi was both pleasantly surprised and surprised. He quickly stood up and greeted him, asking, "Why are you here?"
Qin Nan watched Su Shi getting closer and closer, feeling panicked in her heart. She hurriedly handed him the wooden box in her hand and said softly: "Father asked me to give this to you. There are two hundred thousand taels of silver notes and Qin Nan's money in it." Information about the seventeen grain stores under the government’s name.”
After Su Shi took the wooden box, he smiled and said, "Just send someone to tell me and I'll just ask someone to pick it up. Why do you bother to make this trip?"
Qin Nan blushed and said: "Father said these are very important to you, and said that he would not be relieved until they were handed over to you personally, so he asked me to deliver them in person. And... and I also want to hand them over to you."
By the end, her voice became lower and lower, almost inaudible. After he finished speaking, he couldn't help but glance around secretly. When he saw that Lin Mo was ten feet away and only Su Shi was in front of him, he felt a little calmer.
Su Shi looked at her with a smile: "I'm very happy to see you too."
Hearing these words, Qin Nan's heart, which had gradually calmed down, started to skip a beat, but he still felt like eating something delicious. He hurriedly looked around with a blushing face.
At this time, Lin Mo was already thirty feet away.
Qin Nan stood there for a long time before lowering his head and softly saying, "I'm very happy too."
After saying this, Qin Nan felt that the strange feeling in her heart suddenly disappeared without a trace. She couldn't help but look up at Su Shi, and then calmly accepted Su Shi's gaze.
Su Shi gestured to her: "Sit down in the study and take a rest?"
Qin Nan shook his head and said, "I'm leaving."
"Is something wrong?"
Qin Nan nodded: "Master's wife's old illness has relapsed. I'll go see her."
"Do you want me to go with you?"
Qin Nan didn't answer him. After a long silence, he slowly said, "Am I worried about you?"
"Afraid I'll lose?"
Qin Nan hesitated: "I know you won't lose, but..."
Su Shi smiled and said, "But sometimes winning is not the best choice."
Qin Nan said silently: "Is there no other choice?"
Su Shi couldn't help but sigh: "As long as I can think of other ways, I will not choose this path."
Qin Nan suddenly looked at him firmly and said slowly: "No matter which path you choose, I will accompany you."
Looking at Qin Nan's gentle but firm eyes, Su Shi suddenly felt a surge of pride in his heart. He looked into Qin Nan's eyes and said resolutely: "Don't worry, although this road is not easy to take, I believe I will definitely take it." It makes sense."
Qin Nan smiled sweetly, and that smile was like thousands of flowers blooming at the same time. Su Shi couldn't help but feel a little stunned.
At this time, he suddenly heard Qin Nan say: "Father is hosting a banquet for Uncle Chang tonight. Dad asked you to come too."
Su Shi finally came to his senses and knew that his future father-in-law was soliciting investment for him. He nodded hurriedly and said, "I will definitely go."
In the end, Su Shi took Qin Nan out of the house and watched the carriage disappear at the end of the street before turning around and going in.
