He picked up the book and opened a page at random.
After just one glance, the casualness in his eyes instantly faded away, replaced by a rare seriousness.
Just when he was about to turn the page and read again, Ye Yunfeng had already strode over.
"Xiao Wu, are you okay?"
Shen Yanchuan let go of his hand, and Xiao Wu turned around and shook his head at Ye Yunfeng.
Ye Yunfeng took her and looked her up and down, and then he breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was indeed nothing wrong with her.
He stood up straight and saluted Shen Yanchuan: "I'm really sorry. Xiaowu was busy delivering books to Third Brother. Maybe he was in a hurry and didn't notice you."
Shen Yanchuan naturally wouldn't care about the child. Seeing Ye Yunfeng's eyes kept staring at his hand, the corners of his lips curved slightly, and he handed the book back.
"It's out of the way."
Ye Yunfeng took the book in his hands again, and his hanging heart finally fell.
The third brother explained that these books at home are treasures and cannot be seen by outsiders at will.
He pulled Xiao Wu again and thanked him before running away.
Shen Yanchuan also returned to his room.
Lying down on the soft bed, the scene just now kept appearing in front of his eyes.
He has read many books since he was a child, but he has never seen this book in his memory.
And even though he only glanced at a page, he felt deeply that the book was by no means simple. Logically speaking, such a book could not remain unknown.
Not to mention the name of the book.
"Taizong..." Shen Yanchuan narrowed his eyes and murmured softly.
Taizong has been gone for decades, so people should not mention it easily. Why is that book...
"Lian Zhou, you said before that both brothers from the Ye family are attending classes in the academy?"
Lian Zhou didn't know why his master suddenly mentioned this, and nodded: "Yes. But I heard that the master of the academy is not very good to them."
You don't need to think about it to know why.
The Ye family has been targeted recently, and the master of the academy must have heard something, and he treated the Ye family brothers without hypocrisy.
Small places will inevitably encounter this kind of situation. Once there is any trouble, everyone will know it as quickly as possible.
Shen Yanchuan thought for a while and said, "Go and tell them that I am here to recuperate and have nothing to do, and I would like to borrow two books to read."
Lian Zhou was surprised: "You want to borrow a book here?"
There is obviously a huge collection of books in the house, how can the master return them——
But seeing that Shen Yanchuan was determined, Lian Zhou agreed directly without asking any questions.
"yes!"
…
"He wants to borrow a book?"
Ye Chutang was a little surprised.
Ye Jingyan nodded: "Yes. His entourage said he was bored here and wanted to borrow two books to entertain himself."
He hesitated and asked: "Sister, what do you mean, should we borrow it?"
Ye Chutang smiled: "Isn't it just a few books? Just lend them to him. Just pick two volumes of travel notes and give them to him."
After all, people have paid to live here, so this convenience must be provided.
Ye Jingyan understood: "Okay, I understand."
As he turned to leave, Ye Chutang stopped him again: "Ayan, wait."
Ye Jingyan turned around: "Sister?"
Ye Chutang asked carefully: "How have you been in the academy recently? Has Master made things difficult for you on purpose?"
Ye Jingyan didn't expect that she would ask this suddenly, and was stunned for a moment.
He subconsciously wanted to shake his head, but the person in front of him was Sister A. He hesitated for a moment, and then said frankly: "It's not like I'm deliberately making things difficult. Maybe it's because I didn't do my homework well enough, and the Master has always been strict, so... "
"Then it's still difficult."
Ye Chutang couldn't understand the true meaning of his euphemistic words.
In fact, she knew that Master didn't like A Yan and A Feng a long time ago. When they first came to Jiangling, the two brothers knew that it would not be easy for them to establish themselves here. Master sometimes gave them looks, but they all tolerated it.
The master is quite prestigious in Jiangling. If you offend him, you will be inconvenienced everywhere.
However, their tolerance and concession obviously did not win the other party's tolerance, but instead intensified the situation.
Ye Chutang handed over a bottle of plaster: "Don't forget to apply the ointment to the injury on your hand."
Ye Jingyan pretended to smile relaxedly and said: "It's almost better, sister, don't worry."
However, Ye Chutang still stuffed the medicine into him, looked at the scar on his palm that had not completely faded, and said softly: "A Yan, you are different from A Feng. He has been a skinny boy since he was a child. He can't sit still and can't memorize words." He deserves to be beaten for the text. But you have always been sensible. Among children of the same age, if you say you are second in homework, no one dares to say that you are first."
"Your hands should be used for writing articles."
Ye Jingyan was startled, lowered her head and didn't speak for a long time.
He just... didn't want Sister A to worry.
Ye Chutang patted him on the shoulder. Thirteen-year-old Ayan's body had already begun to tremble. The boy who was once only as high as her chest, with panic-filled eyes full of despair, had become as tall as her at some point. Soon, he would probably be will surpass her.
After a pause, Ye Chutang asked: "Ayan, do you want to go back to the capital to study?"
Ye Jingyan looked at her in shock.
"Sister?"
Ye Chutang said: "You just need to answer whether you do or don't want to."
Ye Jingyan pursed her lips tightly and didn't speak for a long time.
To say that they don't want to, is definitely a lie, but...how can they go back now?
Ye Jingyan finally shook her head and said firmly: "I just want to be with my sister A Feng and Xiao Wu, nothing else matters."
In his heart, his family always comes first.
Ye Chutang was not surprised to get such an answer.
Ayan was only ten years old when the accident happened, but he had been smart and precocious since he was a child. Especially after what he had experienced, he had become much more thoughtful.
Ah Feng is obviously about the same age as him, and he is still heartless, but he is completely different.
Ye Chutang was able to successfully bring them to Jiangling, and Ayan really helped her a lot.
But reading cannot be delayed.
In this era, studying is the best way out, not to mention that they can't really stay in this small Jiangling all their lives.
She still had a lot to do.
Ye Chutang said: "If you want, we will go back."
Ye Jingyan's heart skipped a beat: "Sister--"
Ye Chutang's lips curved: "There's a letter from the capital."
Ye Jingyan's eyes widened instantly, with a rare expression of eagerness: "Really!?"
Ye Chutang nodded, his tone still calm, but there seemed to be a thin layer of coldness in his dark and gentle eyes.
"The accident back then was not an accident. The people who killed my father, mother, and eldest brother were not ordinary mountain bandits."
Ye Jingyan's chest seemed to be pressed heavily by a boulder, making it almost difficult to breathe.
Three years ago, my father was demoted, and their family encountered a group of ruthless bandits on the way to Wuzhou, causing heavy casualties.
Later, it was my sister who led them among the refugees fleeing the famine and managed to survive.
In the three years since then, Ajie has been secretly investigating the truth. Is there finally any news now?
He clenched his fists and gritted his teeth and asked: "Then - who are they!?"
