Chao Yan hurriedly walked towards the Dark Fragrance Residence from outside the courtyard, saw Shen Yanshu and Ruan Leyao in the courtyard, trotted forward, and saluted Shen Yanshu.

"Miss, just now there was a person who handed the letter to the housekeeper and said that he wanted to hand it over to you, but he was stopped by the second master, and when he opened it, he saw that it was the kidnappers who hijacked the second young master's extortion letter. Chao Yan said hurriedly, and then slowed down after saying it in one breath.

Shen Xi'er looked up in surprise: "Kidnappers?"

Shen Yanshu asked, "What did the kidnappers say?"

Chao Yan said: "They said that they had taken the second young master out of the city, and if they wanted him to live, they had to prepare 30,000 taels of silver to redeem the lives of the two of them." ”

30,000 taels ...... Shen Xi'er and Ruan Leyao both looked at each other, really daring to open their mouths.

Shen Yanshu frowned and said, "Ah Si has also been tied up?"

Chao Yan shook his head and said, "It's a finch, no...... It should be said that it is the lord of Yining. ”

Looking at their puzzled faces, Chao Yan had no choice but to slowly say today's events from the beginning, from the morning when Xia He ran to the eldest lady to complain, and then arrested Pei Yining, Shen Yan'an, the eldest lady had a conflict, and finally Pei Yining ran out of the Shen Mansion after being recognized by the old lady.

Originally, I thought that nothing would happen to the second young master, but after a whole afternoon, I didn't see them come back, and soon after the old lady handed the apology note to Pei's mansion, someone came over with the extortion letter.

Shen Yanshu frowned slightly after hearing this, this was obviously a long time ago, but she couldn't think of anyone who would do such a thing.

She stood up and walked briskly towards the front yard.

Ruan Leyao and Shen Xi'er also hurriedly followed.

"Father. Shen Yanshu walked into Shen Kangzhi's study, saw him and Steward Zhou talking about something, and bowed slowly.

Shen Kangzhi saw her and asked, "Why are you here?"

"I heard that Andi was kidnapped by the robbers, so I thought I could come and see if I could help. Shen Yanshu said.

Shen Xi'er and Ruan Leyao, who followed behind, also saluted one by one.

Ruan Leyao said: "Lord Shen, it may be better to let Dali Temple investigate this matter." ”

Steward Zhou said: "No, the robber's letter said that if you take the officers and soldiers, you will tear up the ticket!"

"Then what do they want?" asked Shen Yanshu.

"This ......" Steward Zhou made a difficulty, glanced at Shen Kangzhi, and stopped talking.

Shen Yanshu followed his gaze and looked at Shen Kangzhi again.

Shen Kangzhi said: "Don't ask about this matter, your grandfather and I will solve it." ”

Shen Yanshu was confused by his words, and said: "Father, this is not a trivial matter, if An Di is really taken away by a vicious person, it will be very dangerous. If I don't know, you can deal with it without me, but now that I know that he is in danger, I naturally want to help find a way together. ”

"You're a girl, don't get involved in these things, wait at home. After Shen Kangzhi finished speaking, he flicked his sleeves and left the study.

Shen Yanshu was stunned in place, she didn't expect that Shen Kangzhi didn't want her to participate in the affairs of the family, even if it was related to Shen Yan'an's safety, could he still be so repulsive to himself?

"Third sister, since the second uncle has said so, let's wait with peace of mind. Shen Xi'er said.

Although Ruan Leyao also wanted to help, looking at Shen Kangzhi's appearance, he still persuaded Shen Yanshu and said, "Forget it, Yan Shu, Lord Shen must have his own way to do this, and you don't have to worry too much." ”

Although Shen Yanshu was a little disappointed, he also knew that this kind of thing could not be forced, Shen Kangzhi had been cold to the original owner for so many years, naturally it could not be changed overnight, and he was not Shen Kangzhi's real daughter, so naturally he should not have so much hope.

Shen Yanshu and the others walked out of Shen Kangzhi's study and met a young man who was in a hurry.

She called out to the little guy, "Why are you so flustered?"

"King Jing's prince came to the door to ask for someone, saying that he was handing over the lord of Yining. The little guy said, "The slave is going to tell the second master!"

When Shen Yanshu heard this, he walked directly towards the hall.

did not forget to explain that Shen Xi'er accompanied Ruan Leyao first, after all, Ruan Leyao was a guest at the Shen Mansion, but it was inconvenient to see a foreign man.

Because of the reception of the envoys, Shen Jun was not in the mansion, and when Shen Yanshu arrived in the main hall, only the eldest brother Shen Beiyi was greeting Pei Yao and them, only to see his gloomy face, the air around him suddenly cooled, and even Shen Beiyi was a little unsure of how to break the embarrassing situation.

Shen Yanshu stepped forward and saluted Pei Yao: "Say hello to the prince." ”

Pei Yao hummed lightly and said, "Please also ask Miss Shen to call her sister out." ”

Shen Yanshu said: "The son of the world came unfortunately...... No, it should be said that it came at the right time, because we happened to receive a ransom letter, and some fanatics actually kidnapped the county lord of Yining. ”

Pei Yao narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Shen Yanshu.

"This Shizi doesn't have time to joke with Miss Shen, you can take Yining away without worrying, but if you help her hide her whereabouts again, Ben Shizi will not be polite. ”

Shen Beiyi, who was on the side, was confused, he had just come back from outside and met Pei Yao, so he greeted him in, but he didn't know when a county lord lived in Shen's mansion.

Shen Yanshu sneered and said: "I didn't joke with the prince, even my brother was kidnapped together, and now the kidnappers have sent a letter and said that they can redeem people after three days after collecting 30,000 taels." ”

Her eyes flashed slightly, although she still disliked Pei Yao, but she had to admit that this person had some means, if he helped the Shen family together, the odds might be greater.

It's not that she doesn't believe in Shen Kangzhi, but she has long seen the dirty side of human nature.

Shen Yan'an doesn't know martial arts, and Pei Yining's kung fu is only limited to self-defense, if the other party really has a holiday with them, even after getting the money, he will still take revenge on them.

Luo Liang looked at Shen Yanshu, but he didn't believe her, and said, "You shouldn't be lying to us, right? If you want to take the opportunity to extort us, maybe Yining is in the Shen Mansion now." ”

Shen Yanshu glanced at him and said, "If you don't believe it, you can also bring someone to search, even if you dig the entire Shen Mansion three feet into the ground, you won't find her." ”

Pei Yao looked at her serious eyes and didn't seem to be fake, so he said, "Where is the blackmail letter?"

After a while, Shen Kangzhi rushed over and gave Pei Yao a salute.

"Lord Shen doesn't need to be polite, I just want to know where Yi Ning is now. Pei Yao said.

Shen Kangzhi glanced at Shen Yanshu who was standing aside, and knew that Shen Yanshu must have told Pei Shizi everything, but if Shizi knew the content of the letter, it would be impossible for Shen Yanshu to continue to hide it.

"Asking for forgiveness from the prince, he failed to send the county lord back to Pei's mansion safely, and now he ...... She was taken away by the kidnappers along with Xiao'er. Shen Kangzhi said.

"Letter. Pei Yao stretched out his hand.

Shen Kangzhi hesitated slightly, but still took the letter out of his cuff.

Pei Yao unfolded the letter and saw the content of the letter, but his originally cold gaze was slightly surprised.

His gaze moved away from the letter, and then looked at Shen Yanshu: "You haven't read this letter?"

Hearing his tone, Shen Yanshu suddenly felt that the letter must have mentioned herself, otherwise he wouldn't ask like this, she stepped forward and was about to take the letter in his hand, but Pei Yao didn't seem to want her to get it, so she directly transferred the letter to the other hand.

However, Shen Yanshu seemed to have known that he would do this, and his dormant right hand directly took the letter in his hand, as if he had practiced countless times.

Pei Yao was stunned, because this action could only be done so smoothly by Qi Yunge.

But Shen Yanshu didn't pay attention to his eyes, and looked directly at the content of the letter.

The letter said that Shen Yanshu was asked to take her maid named Xiyan to take 30,000 taels of silver in a carriage to the pavilion at the foot of Guma Mountain outside the city, and no one else was allowed to be brought.

It turns out that this is for her and Xiyan?

Shen Yanshu was stunned, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

Shen Kangzhi didn't want to tell her, it turned out that he was just worried about her......

But since this is the case, she can't stand by and watch, these people are so arrogant, maybe it's because the Shen family has been in Chang'an City for so many years.

She said, "Just do what you say in this letter, and I will go with Xiyan when the time comes." ”

"Nonsense!" Shen Kangzhi said angrily, "You are a girl's family, what are you going to mix in?"

Pei Yao's gaze moved away from Shen Yanshu, and he asked Shen Kangzhi, "We must first determine whether this letter is true or not. ”

Shen Kangzhi said: "The envelope contains the jade pendant that Yan An carried with him, which should be real. ”

"They're obviously coming for me, and they won't compromise easily if they don't see me. Shen Yanshu said, "But we can't sit still, we should prepare earlier." ”

"You don't have to get involved in this, just go back and wait for news. Shen Kangzhi frowned, but still insisted on his own approach.

Shen Yanshu glanced at Pei Yao, his eyes flashed, and he said to Shen Kangzhi: "Even if you don't agree with me going, but it will affect the county lord's words......"

"You don't have to go. Pei Yao suddenly interrupted her.

Shen Yanshu looked at him puzzled.

"Let's find someone to find out who did it. Pei Yao said, "It's not enough to listen to them." ”

Pei Yao looked at Shen Yanshu, this face was completely different from Qi Yunge, his expression was calm, but his heart was churning, how could she know that she habitually made such actions......

And at yesterday's palace banquet, her archery skills were as superb as Qi Yunge's, her martial arts seemed to be somewhat familiar when she was in Jiangzhou, and Chen Yanxi followed her so desperately......

Is all this just a coincidence?