Shu Zhou had just returned to Shu's house, and as soon as he stepped into the door, he heard the news that Shu Wangjin was unwell, and others didn't know the truth and thought that Shu Wangjin really had an emergency, but Shu Zhou's heart was clear, this was probably grounded by Master Shu, and the emergency was just a nice thing to say.

This Shu Zhou hurried to the Xiuwen Academy, but he didn't expect to meet Lin Mei and Liu Yufei on the way.

"Miss Lin, Miss Liu, young master, why was he grounded?"

Lin Mei and Liu Yufei's eyes widened, obviously very surprised, and the two asked in unison, "Grounded?!" ”

"It's grounding, the young master must have done something to make the master angry, I have followed the young master for so many years, and this is the third time I've seen the young master grounded." Shu Zhou was previously sent by Shu Wangjin to deal with the aftermath in Jindeng Palace, so he naturally didn't know what happened in Taiye Lake in the morning.

Shu Zhou and Shu Wangjin are about the same age, they were picked up by Shu Wangjin when they were eight years old, and he had heard about Shu Wangjin's bad behavior before, but he never dared to believe that Shu Wangjin seemed to be someone who would do such a thing.

Just now, Shu Zhou also went to ask Mrs. Shu and the eldest lady Shu Yujin for assistance, how could I imagine that Master Shu was so serious this time, even Mrs. Shu couldn't enter the Academy, let alone others.

Liu Yufei Bingxue was smart, and naturally guessed what Master Shu was saying and grounded Shu Wangjin, so his face was full of anxiety and he stopped talking.

"Grounded...... How long will it take? Lin Mei didn't have so many curves in her heart, and when she saw Shu Zhou and the others looking depressed, she thought they were worried about Shu Wangjin.

"This ...... It depends on what the master means. Shu Zhou was a little helpless, don't look at his father's smiling appearance on weekdays, but more than ten years ago, he started business with iron and blood, vigorous and resolute, and I don't know how many hidden dangers have been buried.

"It won't be a long lockdown...... How long can I not eat? "Even the Xiuwen Academy doesn't allow others to enter, so wouldn't Shu Wangjin have to be hungry for so many days?!

Lin Mei was very worried about this problem, when her face was rotten, she felt like she was going to faint after being hungry at home for more than a day, if she was grounded for three or five days, she would not starve people to death!

Shu Zhou nodded, the last time Shu Wangjin was grounded was five years ago, that time he was grounded for three days, not a drop of rice, not a drop of water, when the ban was lifted, Mrs. Shu and Shu Yujin saw Shu Wangjin's appearance and almost cried and fainted, and that afternoon Mrs. Shu took Shu Wangjin and Shu Yujin back to their parents' house, even if it was the New Year, they did not return to Shu's house.

At night, the Shufu is brightly lit and lively, and the people are preparing the moon worship offerings and dinner, only the Xiuwen Temple is deserted, and the house is not even lit with lamps and candles, as if there is no popularity.

Shu Wangjin was sitting in front of the copywriter in the study at this time, closing his eyes and pondering, and the whole person was quietly bathed in the moonlight like water.

Today's events must have been planned by someone a long time ago, otherwise how could it be so coincidental?

Since he went to Linshan County on Qixi Festival, there have been various emergencies, and all the shops under the name of the Shu family have suffered a big or small impact, if it weren't for the foundation of the Shu family's accumulation here, I am afraid that those small shops would have collapsed long ago.

The matter of Haitang Spring was planned by Xiao Zihuan, so what about the other things...... Xiao Zihuan is just a concubine of the Xiao family, why does he have so much power? What's more, the Xiao family is a noble family, and they have always been disdainful of doing business, and Xiao Zihuan is in business, which will only make the Xiao family even more unhappy......

Shu Wangjin was pondering what had happened recently, but suddenly heard a few slight noises outside the door, he couldn't help but open his eyes and looked over suspiciously.

Master Shu grounded him, naturally no one will be allowed to visit, the last time he was grounded for three days, Mrs. Shu threatened Master Shu with Heli, but did not let Master Shu back down half a step, since this is the case, then who will come?

"Ouch...... What the hell?! ”

Shu Wangjin twitched the corners of her mouth when she heard the man's voice, and sure enough, she ...... Except for Lin Mei, there will be no one else.

I only heard Lin Mei tiptoe to the door, I don't know what I kicked it, I couldn't help but cry out in my mouth, and then I settled at the door, and whispered inside, "Shu Wangjin...... Shu Wangjin ...... Are you in there? ”

Shu Wangjin couldn't help but raise her hand and stroke her forehead when she heard Lin Mei's soul-like voice, and said with a smile, "The door is not closed, you can come in." ”

Master Shu forbade Shu Wangjin's feet, the key is just to keep others from entering this academy, so Shu Wangjin can still roam freely in this courtyard, Master Shu knows Shu Wangjin very well, and knows that his son will do what he says, so he never worries that Shu Wangjin will do such a ridiculous thing as escaping, which can allow Lin Mei to look for Shu Wangjin everywhere in the huge academy without being discovered by others.

Lin Mei heard Shu Wangjin's voice outside the house, cautiously pushed open the door and walked in, and saw him sitting at the desk intact, she couldn't help but pout, how was this different from what she imagined? She thought that Shu Wangjin, who was grounded, should be full of sullen face, but she thought that people were living better here than she was outside!

"Well, I brought you big crab and osmanthus tea from the kitchen, this is a pastry made of chrysanthemums, this is pickled and dried shredded winter bamboo shoots, and this, it is your favorite lo-mei ......" Lin Mei carried a large food box in her hand, and took out the same delicacies from it, and said the names of these delicious foods in her mouth like a few treasures.

Shu Wangjin saw that Lin Mei brought out a few delicacies, so she couldn't help but put aside the books, inks and papers on the table, and then helped Lin Mei set the dishes, "How did you get in?" ”

"Speaking of which...... Qingying is really powerful! The people who were guarding didn't see her clearly, so they brought me in, Shu Wangjin, that's light work, right? I've only heard it in the storyteller......" Lin Mei was excited as soon as she said this, she saw that Qingying was so powerful, she almost worshipped like an immortal in the sky.

"Qingying...... Shu Zhou asked you to come? "Shu Wangjin doesn't have to think about it to know that this bad idea was thought up by Shu Zhou, otherwise who else knows about Qingying's martial arts......

Shu Zhou said that during the lockdown, I couldn't even eat anything and drink water, so I ...... Come in secretly......" Lin Mei saw Shu Wangjin's indifferent expression, and thought that he was not happy to come to visit him, so she couldn't help but pout and whispered a few words of defense.

Shu Wangjin got up and shook his head with a smile, "When you say that, I'm really hungry." Shu Wangjin was ordered to die by Master Shu at lunchtime, and he thought about it behind closed doors in the study, and now he has not eaten two meals, although he feels a little hungry in his stomach, but the environment is much harsher than this when he used to run business outside, and he will get used to it over time.

Lin Mei saw Shu Wangjin with a smile on her face, and couldn't help but laugh too, "Shu Wangjin, let me tell you, this crab is delicious, but I don't know how to peel it, if you don't dislike it, I can still peel it for you to eat." ”

"No, Miss Lin, you can eat it, I don't like lake crabs in the next place." Shu Wangjin was not too picky eater, but at this time, he saw Lin Mei looking at the plate of lake crabs on the table with a greedy face, so he politely signaled that he would not eat it.

"In that case, then you're welcome." Lin Mei rolled up her sleeves with a smile, and peeled off the shell of one of the largest crabs, and suddenly the entire study room was filled with the strong fragrance of crab roe.

Shu Wangjin drank a cup of osmanthus tea to moisten his throat, only took a few bites of dried bamboo shoots and ate it and knocked on the desk to think about things, and in a few days he was going to leave for the coast, before that, he had to find a way to go to Lin Mei's house to propose marriage, otherwise the two of them were alone, I was afraid that it would cause countless gossip.

Lin Mei ate very happily, and muttered something in her mouth, "And your father, who looks kind and kind and easy to bully, why is he so cruel to you?" The son of Wang Yuanwai in Linshan County, gambling money outside every day** I didn't see Wang Yuanwai not allowing him to eat and drink! ”

Shu Wangjin was knocking on the table's hand and couldn't help but pause, his eyes darkened, after so many years, Master Shu still had a grudge against him......

Lin Mei was full of food and drink, so she took out a knife and a whole grapefruit peel from the bottom layer of the food box, and looked at him expectantly, "Shu Wangjin, do you know how to make a grapefruit lamp?" ”

Shu Wangjin saw the grapefruit peel and took a few steps back directly, needless to say, this must also be Shu Zhou's idea, he was indeed more stubborn when he was a child, but his hand work was also very dexterous, and the peeling lamp made of grapefruit peel was carved vividly, but he never made this thing again after being trained by Master Shu.

"Shu Zhou said, you did a good job when you were a child...... And, you see, people outside are admiring the moon, watching fireworks and playing with lanterns, but I'm here to think about it with you, don't you think you should compensate me well? ”

Shu Wangjin looked at the fireworks outside the sky, the rumbling sound continued, and he couldn't help but look at the grapefruit peel in Lin Mei's hand with a headache, do you want him to say it...... Wouldn't he have done it at all?

What is a grapefruit lamp? It is to hollow out the grapefruit, carve a simple pattern on it, put on the rope, light the candle inside, the grapefruit lamp is light and elegant, the shape is strange, it is quite loved by children, and it has been all the rage in the capital.

"Okay...... If you don't want to do it, then I can't force you, right? Lin Mei had a bitter face, looking quite sad, "It's just ......"

Shu Wangjin suddenly narrowed his eyes vigilantly, he could expect that Shu Zhou would definitely think of a lot of ways to fix him.

"Alas, look, Master Shu said that you will be confined ...... Since you are not allowed to eat, then you don't know who gnawed on this plate of crabs, what do you say if Master Shu sees it? Lin Mei deliberately prolonged her voice and said, took out a handkerchief from her sleeve, and carefully wiped the oil from her mouth and nails.

Shu Wangjin glanced at the crab shell residues piled up on the table, and deeply felt that he couldn't let Shu Zhou's scourge stay with Lin Mei anymore, otherwise not only would the family be restless in the future, but he would not want to live in peace until his old age.

"Give me the dagger."