Zhu Men Ji Shi

Chapter 86 Lies
After pondering for a while, when he reached the rockery, Shen Yuechen saw a pavilion with a green top and red pillars in the shade from a distance, so he hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Master, there is a pavilion in front, let's go and have a rest." How are you?"

Zhu Jintang nodded, went into the pavilion with her and sat down to rest.

Not far away, the maids who followed along the way immediately took out the tea and snacks prepared in advance from the food boxes and bamboo baskets they carried with them, and placed them on the stone table in the pavilion one by one.

Zhu Jintang looked at the things on the table and knew without asking, that these were prepared by Shen Yuechen in advance.

Shen Yuechen personally picked up the teapot, poured tea for him, and brought it to him courteously, bending her lips and smiling.

Zhu Jintang felt a little thirsty, bowl after bowl, and drank almost all the tea she brought.

Seeing this, Shen Yuechen brought her own cup in front of him, and said with a smile: "I haven't touched this cup of tea before, sir, please use it."

Zhu Jintang looked at the cup, then at her, his eyes flickered slightly, his expression was slightly hesitant, as if he was thinking about something.

Shen Yuechen couldn't figure out his expression, and was slightly nervous.

Zhu Jintang raised his hand to pick up the tea she handed over, took another sip, and suddenly asked, "Where did you learn arithmetic?"

Shen Yuechen was taken aback when she heard the words, and she didn't react for a while, but soon, she realized how dangerous this question was.

She knows how to do arithmetic, how did he know... Zhu Jintang's eyes were keen, and he quickly noticed the subtle changes in her expression. With a straight face, he continued: "I have seen the straw paper of your arithmetic, and the arithmetic on it is very interesting .”

Shen Yuechen's body froze, and the smile that was pretending to be calm immediately became unnatural.She lowered her eyes slightly, and through her long eyelashes, she nervously watched Zhu Jintang, who was staring opposite, and was a little flustered for a while: "What arithmetic? I'm a little confused by your question..."

I have always been careful, where did I go wrong?Zhu Jintang was actually aware of it... Could it be that there was something wrong with the book paper on the desk, he just sat there for a long time, maybe he accidentally flipped through something... it must be so!The maids didn't clean up their things quickly... After all, I was too careless!
Just as Shen Yuechen was thinking like this, Zhu Jintang's voice came again: "I have seen those Westerners' things, and I know that they use that kind of Arabic characters to number them. It's just that I didn't expect that you would still know these things."

To be honest, when he accidentally found it just now, he was also secretly taken aback. The beautiful handwriting and a string of neat numbers on it were written by a female family member in a deep house. It is really surprising and shocking. Puzzling.

Shen Yuechen has only passed the age of Ji, but he can write top-notch good characters, and he is literate, and now he can even complicate and difficult arithmetic... It is really unbelievable for him to add up one after another, and even a little I suspect that under her seemingly docile and well-behaved appearance, there are many unknown sides... And, most importantly, where did she learn this?
Zhu Jintang spoke calmly while holding the teacup, but Shen Yuechen's heart trembled when he heard it.

Arabic numerals!How was she going to explain that she knew Arabic numerals?She thought about it, but couldn't think of a good answer. Finally, she had no choice but to bite the bullet and said softly: "Well, I remembered it. Actually it's nothing. I just learned some things from the master when I was young." The ability to write and do calculations, when you have nothing to do to write and play, it’s just to pass the time.”

Zhu Jintang raised his eyebrows coldly: "Who is your master?"

What do you write and calculate?People who can have such abilities are naturally not ordinary people who are commonly seen.

Shen Yuechen's long eyelashes covered her flustered eyes, she pursed her lips, showing a faint wry smile, and said, "Master, you know...my concubine's master is a monk..."

She mentioned it to him once before, although it was only a few words, but he should have a little impression in his heart.

Sure enough, Zhu Jintang gave a deep "Yes", remembering that she had mentioned the master of Jingyue Nunnery before, he always felt that something was wrong, Shen Yuechen's answer was not honest, he knew she still had something to hide.

Zhu Jintang looked at Shen Yuechen for a while, with an unpredictable expression. "There are people beyond the human world, and there is a sky beyond the sky. A monk who doesn't care about the worldly affairs can actually have such actuarial skills. It seems that she is really a gift from God! When I have a chance later, I have to find an opportunity to introduce you to me. This master, let me open my eyes together so that I can learn more."

Shen Yuechen's heart moved when she heard the words, and then secretly pinched her leg hard, the pain made her clench her teeth, tears welled up, she then pinched hard again, letting the tears flow down the road. The cheeks slowly dropped.

Seeing this, Zhu Jintang's face turned cold, he raised his thick eyebrows, and said, "What's wrong? It's all right, why are you crying?"

He originally planned to continue asking questions, but who knows, he was interrupted by her sudden tears.

Shen Yuechen blinked her tearful eyes, looked up at Zhu Jintang, her fair face was full of sadness. "Master Jingchen has passed away." After she finished speaking, she lowered her head and let out a weak sob, but the tears flowed more and more fiercely.

Zhu Jintang doesn't like to see women cry, but the way Shen Yuechen cried, the pear blossoms were covered with rain, and the teary eyes were hazy, the seemingly invisible cry, heard in the ears, added three points of pity, making people hate it even if they want to hate it Now, Zhu Jintang's eyes flashed, and he coughed twice and said, "I didn't mean to stir up your sadness. Life and death depend on destiny, wealth and honor, why do you care so much?"

Hearing the words, Shen Yuechen knew that her tears had played a role, so she quickly wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, got up to bless her body, and said, "It's my concubine who lost her temper... I was fostered in Jingyue Nunnery since I was a child, and I have no relatives or sisters around me." , very lonely. It depends on the care of the master and Wu Ma, the concubine can grow up safely. The master loves me the most... It's a pity that she left early, so I didn't have the opportunity to do my best for her. A heart."

At this moment, although her tears were adulterated, her gratitude to Master Jingchen was genuine.

Zhu Jintang looked at her tear-filled appearance, and his heart was moved again.At this moment, he had to admit that Shen Yuechen's tears affected his reason far more than her smile.Even now, she was pretending to be pitiful to him on purpose, and he couldn't bear to ask any more.

That's all, the future is long, so why rush for a while.

Immediately Zhu Jintang also stood up, stretched out his big hand to grab her warm little hand, and held it tightly.

Seeing this, Shen Yuechen felt a little relieved. After sobbing for a while, she gently pulled out her hand pretending to be reserved, and said softly, "Don't! It's not good for the maids to see..."

Hearing this, Zhu Jintang curled his mouth: "Is this how you feel ashamed? You are crying yourself, and the maids have seen it long ago."

Shen Yuechen's face blushed, she hurriedly turned around to face the flowers, picked up a handkerchief to wipe off the tears on her face.

It's shameful to be ashamed, at least these tears are not in vain!If Zhu Jintang kept asking, she really didn't know how to deal with him.

Shen Yuechen secretly let out a deep breath, Master Jingchen is no longer here, no matter what she says, there is no proof.Regardless of whether Zhu Jintang believes it or not, he can finally cover it up temporarily.

Sure enough, Zhu Jintang didn't say much after being cried so much by her, he just held her hand and walked all the way back.On the way, the two met many maids and servants, Zhu Jintang didn't care, and let them look at them secretly, but Shen Yuechen felt very embarrassed, and accidentally met their surprised eyes, his face turned red, as if being caught The fire is like a fire.

After lunch, Zhu Jintang was invited by Zhu Jinlun to talk in the study, and Shen Yuechen finally found time to check every book and every piece of paper in the room carefully, and sure enough, he found many fish that slipped through the net.

She raised up the straw papers of liquidation, looked at Chun Ming and Cui Xin, and said in a deep voice: "It doesn't matter if you two are sloppy for a while, the uncle almost becomes suspicious of me! From now on, you can't be so sloppy anymore, For the things I can't remember, you have to help me remember, I forgot to pack things, you must tidy them up for me, you know?"

Chunming and Cuixin nodded after hearing the words, not daring to be negligent.

Shen Yuechen handed them the straw paper and said, "Take these quietly and burn them under the stove in the kitchen without leaving a word."

After throwing away everything that should be thrown away, Shen Yuechen finally sat softly on the chair and let out a sigh of relief.

As a human being in two lives, she has never been a person who loves to cry, especially she despises women who cry, make trouble, and hang themselves so often just to vent their anger.But today... For the first time, she realized that women's tears are so useful in certain situations... Such a good method, it would be a pity not to use it, and she will have to continue to use it in the future.

Today's dinner was all placed in the main courtyard according to the old man's wishes, and the whole family gathered together for a reunion dinner.

After the meal, the old man left Zhu Jintang to play go with him, and Shen Yuechen talked with the old lady in the inner room.

The old lady didn't say much, but she just asked her to get ready to send Zhu Jintang out tomorrow morning, and she just asked her to take care of the housework.

Shen Yuechen just listened silently. After the old lady had said everything she had to say, she drank another cup of tea. Seeing that the chess game between the grandparents and grandchildren outside was still going on, she couldn't help asking softly: "Where are they?" Is your game of chess not over yet?"

Mother Yang replied with a smile: "The young master just won a game with the old man, and the old man said he wanted revenge, so he played another game."

The old lady sighed softly and said: "The child will go out tomorrow morning, and he has no plans in his mind. You send someone to watch carefully, and when the game is finished, bring Jintang to me, otherwise, The two of you will be down until midnight again."

The old lady was really good at predicting things, and after Mr. Zhu made a comeback, he used an excuse to say that the two were tied and wanted to play again.Fortunately, Mama Yang showed up in time and invited Zhu Jintang away.

When a person gets old, his temper will always become a little stubborn. When the old man saw his grandson leaving, he immediately became unhappy.

Yang Ma's heart moved, she leaned close to him, and persuaded: "Old man, please calm down. It's a good thing for the young master to go back early. Maybe, by this time next year, you will be able to have an extra great-grandson in your arms!"

Hearing this, the old man was overjoyed. Between Yingqi and his great-grandson, he naturally wanted his great-grandson, so he happily went back to rest.

(End of this chapter)