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Chapter 49: Conflict?

Baby No. 1 and Baby No. 2 looked at each other.

Jiang Yunjin is better, she is just a baby.

However, when the nine-year-old Pei Jingnian heard the other party say this, his face darkened.

Lord Shen looked at Pei Jingnian with a somewhat loving look in his eyes, as if he did it on purpose.

It feels a bit like revenge.

Jiang Yunjin covered her mouth and laughed.

Pei Jingnian's ears suddenly turned red, and he looked at Lord Shen with a hint of anger in his eyes.

However, Shen Yixu, who was standing next to him, saw that something was wrong and coughed lightly, attracting the attention of Lord Shen.

"Brother, please don't chase me away. I came here for something!"

As Shen Yixu spoke, he took out a piece of rice paper from his arms and handed it directly into Lord Shen's hand.

Lord Shen was startled by his third brother's actions. A trace of doubt flashed across his cold face, and he stretched out the rice paper in his hand and opened it.

Just one glance and Lord Shen was shocked.

"Where did this come from!" Lord Shen excitedly grabbed Shen Yixu's sleeve and asked impatiently.

Shen Yixu did not answer his elder brother's words. Instead, he had an unfathomable smile on his face and asked the other party a riddle.

"Take a guess!"

As Shen Yixu spoke, his eyes fell on Pei Jingnian beside him.

This small action was just caught by Lord Shen.

He handed the portrait to Pei Jingnian and asked, "Did you draw this?" His tone was somewhat tentative.

It’s not that he doesn’t believe in Pei Jingnian’s talent.

The nine-year-old boy has already become the best in the capital and has amazed everyone.

It’s just that this painting skill…why doesn’t he remember that this kid’s painting skill is so good?

It's no wonder that Lord Shen had doubts. There's no one in the whole country who has such painting skills.

It was the first time he had seen someone draw a person so lifelike.

"I don't think it's Jingnian's. He can't draw like this!"

Lord Shen retracted his gaze and said with a solemn oath.

If Pei Jingnian had such painting skills, he would have been picked out by his master long ago.

"Lord Shen has good eyesight, it is indeed not mine."

Pei Jingnian nodded seriously and pushed Jiang Yunjin out from beside him with his backhand.

Facing Lord Shen's shocked gaze, he said word by word: "This portrait was painted by Sister Yunjin!"

Even Shen Yi Qiu, who was known as the Iron-faced King of Hell, almost lost his composure.

It took him a long time to find his voice again. He pointed at the little girl following the little boy in front of him and asked uncertainly, "Is it her?"

"Of course it's me! How can this be fake?"

Jiang Yunjin puffed out his chest and said confidently.

With her sketching skills, who could fake it?

After hearing this, Shen Yi Qiu came back to his senses after a long time. He looked at Jiang Yunjin's eyes, which were full of surprise and joy.

"Yixu, bring the person to my study first. I will be back soon."

Shen Yi Qiu retracted his steps towards leaving, turned around and walked quickly towards the back hall.

Shen Yixu, who was called, shrugged his shoulders with a helpless expression, and led the two children towards Shen Yiqiu's study.

This was the first time that Jiang Yunjin came into the study room full of ancient charm.

The layout of the study is simple, with bookshelves on only two walls and a desk covered with rice paper.

Apart from this, there is no embellishment.

It couldn't be simpler. There was no place to sit in the study, so Shen Yixu ordered the servants to bring two small stools for Pei Jingnian and Jiang Yunjin to sit on.

While a few people were chatting, Shen Yi Qiu, who had just finished his work, hurried over.

Before he could open his mouth, he was interrupted by Shen Yixu.

Shen Yixu suggested that Jiang Yunjin work in the Criminal Justice Department, but because the girl was too young, he was afraid of causing criticism, so he paid the girl's monthly salary.

As soon as this proposal was made, it was rejected by Shen Yi Qiu.

"You can't do that. The little girl is a great painter. If His Majesty knew there was such a strange person, he would definitely want to meet her. If we don't let the little girl show her face, wouldn't that be deceiving the emperor?"

Shen Yi Qiu was also unwilling to let go of such a talented person. Although the girl was young, he would not allow her to come to any harm.

After thinking about it, he came up with a good idea.

"How about this, after we catch the thief, I will go to the palace to see the emperor and tell him about the girl's talent. It would be best if she is protected by the royal family, so I won't have to worry about other people's gossip."

What Shen Yi Qiu wanted to do was to give Jiang Yunjin a respectable reputation.

This proposal was supported by Shen Yixu and Pei Jingnian.

They talked for a while, during which Shen Yi Qiu asked a lot about Jiang Yunjin. Especially after hearing about the girl's life experience, he felt particularly distressed.

"How can there still be such an evil woman in this world! She is my own mother! How can she be so cruel?" Shen Yixu's face turned pale and he was indignant for Jiang Yunjin.

On the other hand, there was no fluctuation on Jiang Yunjin's face. It could be said that she was not the original owner and did not have so many emotional fluctuations.

But it still felt like a needle prick in my heart.

No one knew that the poor little girl had already died tragically at the hands of that man.

After hearing Shen Yixu's words, Jiang Yunjin seemed to come back to his senses. He looked straight at the other person with his bright black eyes, correcting his words.

"She is not my mother...she picked me up from the woods."

Jiang Yunjin learned all this from the original owner's memory. As for who threw her into the woods, the original owner had no memory of it.

When Shen Yixu heard what Jiang Yunjin said, he became even more angry. Fortunately, he was stopped by Pei Jingnian. Otherwise, he would have gone to find that vicious adoptive mother.

After sitting there for a while, Pei Jingnian, who had been silent all the time, suddenly asked, "Where's the reward? Why haven't you given it to him yet?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi Qiu rolled his eyes at the young boy in annoyance. When he turned to look at Jiang Yunjin, his face was no longer as cold as when they first met, but instead had a gentle look.

only…

Jiang Yunjin looked at Shen Yiqiu, whose face was almost cramped, stretched out his hands to take a bulging purse, and thanked him softly.

Seeing that the money was in his hands, Pei Jingnian didn't want to stay any longer, so he turned around, took the little girl's fair and tender hand, and walked out of the house.

Upon seeing this, the Shen Yi Qiu brothers looked at each other and did not stop the young boy's actions.

On the contrary, Shen Yixu looked at Pei Jingnian's small figure and couldn't help but joked: "This kid is quite protective!"

When Shen Yi Qiu heard this, a smile appeared on his stern face, but he didn't know what he was thinking, and the smile disappeared in an instant.

"The Marquis of Zhenbei is coming back, and I heard he brought a young boy about eight or nine years old with him."

"The position of the Marquis of Zhenbei has been hanging in the balance for a long time. It turns out it's because of this... I'm afraid my wish will be dashed!"

The biggest taboo in Dai Viet was favoring concubines and killing wives.

the other side.

Pei Jingnian took Jiang Yunjin out of the Criminal Court.

The two got on the carriage. Pei Jingnian wanted to take the girl to a restaurant for a meal, but they had spent too much time in the Criminal Justice Department and had to rush to the East Market to look for the Jiang family.

Jiang Yunjin thanked Pei Jingnian for his recommendation and gave half of the bounty to Pei Jingnian.

Unexpectedly, Pei Jingnian directly rejected him. He said that it was all her credit and had nothing to do with him.

After a few pushes, Jiang Yunjin no longer insisted. The Jiang family really needed money.

With this money, we can have a good new year.

As the two were talking, the carriage suddenly made a creaking sound, as if it had hit something, and the whole body shook violently.

(End of this chapter)