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"Madam." Chun Cao bowed slightly.

"Chun Cao, Wen'er is still locking herself up in the study?"

Madame Chen asked worriedly.

"Reporting to the Madam, Master went to the Eternal Fortune Inn today and locked himself in his study the moment he returned. He hasn't eaten for the entire day." Chun Cao lowered his head and replied, "This servant has already ordered someone to prepare a new meal, do you want to send it over to Master now?"

"Whatever, I'll send them myself."

"Young Master."

Xiao Cui knocked on the door, seeing that there was no response, she looked towards Madame Chen with a troubled face: "Madam."

Madame Chen signalled Xiao Cui to stand at the side, he walked forward and pushed open the door, while walking inside she spoke: "Wen'er, people are food and steel, how can you not eat?"

She sorted out her thoughts as she walked into the house. "No matter how busy you are, you still have to eat."

"Mom, why are you here?" Su Zongwen raised his head to look at Madame Chen, his face clearly showing his fatigue.

He hadn't had a good rest for the past two days, and a clear purple ring could be seen in his eyes.

"Xiao Cui, you go down first." Madame Chen took the boxes of food from Xiao Cui's hands, and let the people leave first. After that, he carried the boxes of food and walked in front of Su Zongwen, bringing out the dishes from the boxes one by one.

"Mom, I'm not hungry." Su Zongwen sighed, "What do you have to say?"

The food was already placed on the small table, but Su Zongwen did not even look at it, the Madame Chen seeing this also sighed.

She felt very upset to see Su Zongwen in such a terrible state.

"Wen'er, mother came to find Yue Niang that day to discuss things with her in detail regarding the marriage alliance between Princess Qi Kingdom."

Seeing that his expression was not abnormal, he continued to speak: "On that day, our conversation went rather smoothly. She said that as long as you agree, she would have no objections, but she did not expect that she would not be coming home for a few days because of this matter."

"In the past two days, she was not at home, but when it was night, Ruanruan cried non-stop. Ruanruan was born in the tenth month of her pregnancy, and a piece of meat fell from her body. No matter what the reason was, how could she be so heartless, to the point of not caring about her own child!"

"Mother, I will only love Yue Niang as a woman in this life, and only she as her only wife. Su Zongwen clenched his fists and gloomily looked at the ink painting on the table. "No matter what, I will never marry her."

"Mother knows that you don't like what Mother has said today, but some of mother's words still require you to take them to heart." The Madame Chen saw that Su Zongwen's attitude was firm and immediately advised: "Wen'er, your relationship with Yue Niang is good, Mother knows, but it is normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines …"

"Mother!" When the man heard Madame Chen's persuasion, his face showed a trace of anger, "If there's nothing else, you can go back and rest first."

"Alright, let's not talk about the other mothers then. You haven't eaten for the entire day so you should eat something first. Mother will be going back first."

Seeing that Su Zongwen was truly angered, the Madame Chen could only sigh.

"Mother, please get someone to take the things away, I'm not hungry."

Su Zongwen's gaze never left the drawing.

"No matter what, you still have to eat. How can your body endure if you don't eat?" Madame Chen pushed the tableware in front of Su Zongwen and advised.

"I have no appetite." Su Zongwen said as he raised his hand and pinched the center of his brows.

"Wen'er, why don't you eat some? If you don't take care of your own body, and you fall ill, it will hurt when Yue Niang comes back." Seeing that Su Zongwen had been looking at the food on the table, Madame Chen knew that Su Zongwen was thinking of Shen Zhu, so he could only use her as a shield.

"Mom, I understand." Only then did Su Zongwen barely manage to eat two bites of the chopsticks.

Seeing that, the Madame Chen did not say anymore, gave a few more words of advice and then left. However, he was still worried about Su Zongwen's current condition, worried that he would torture him.

Capital, Lin City.

"Boss Zhou, you came."

When the middle aged man saw Zhou Muqing, he immediately rushed forward, his tone filled with familiarity.

"Boss Chen, long time no see. How have you been?" Zhou Muqing replied with a smile.

"Thank you Boss Zhou for your concern. Everything is fine now."

Boss Chen exchanged a few words with Zhou Muqing, then turned his gaze to Shen Zhu who was standing by the side, and laughed: "I presume this is Lady Shen?"

"This is the original owner of the shop, Boss Chen. We are old acquaintances."

Zhou Muqing smiled and introduced the two of them to each other.

"Boss Chen." Shen Zhu nodded politely.

"Lady Shen, I've heard a lot about you." Boss Chen laughed: "Everyone says that being famous is not as good as meeting people, and there is no one in the capital who does not know of Lady Shen's great name.

"Boss Chen, you flatter me."

After exchanging some pleasantries, the three of them entered the shop.

Under Boss Chen's lead, Shen Zhu and Zhou Muqing strolled around the shop, and was basically satisfied with the place.

Shen Zhu had long planned out the decorations and the uses of each floor of the shop, and Boss Chen's shop was just big enough, which fit her plan perfectly, so she was rather satisfied with this place.

Zhou Muqing brought Shen Zhu to watch the store, and then chatted with Boss Chen for a while, before they quickly agreed on the price.

After signing the pledge and paying the money, the two of them successfully obtained the deeds.

Boss Chen looked at the silver notes in his hands that blossomed like flowers blooming, his eyes narrowing into a slit, "Boss Zhou, Lady Shen, drink tea, drink tea."

"I think it's getting late, so I'll be taking my leave today. Let's catch up on another day." Zhou Muqing laughed.

"Good, good, good." Boss Chen nodded, "Since that's the case, I'll send you two off."

"There's no need for Boss Chen to be so polite, just send it here," Shen Zhu walked out of the shop and looked at Boss Chen as he tilted his head.

The carriage stopped in the shade of a tree opposite the shop. The three of them stood at the entrance and exchanged a few more pleasantries.

Zhou Muqing and Shen Zhu then walked towards the horse carriage that was parked opposite, while Boss Chen was still standing at his original position, watching the two leave, seeing the two of them walk to the side of the horse carriage before leaving.

Just as Shen Zhu and Zhou Muqing walked to the opposite side, they were stopped by a group of people.

The carriage looked very low-key and luxurious, and it was not something that an ordinary person could afford to sit on. It was obvious that the people inside had some status.

Shen Zhu and Zhou Muqing looked at each other, puzzled.

"Wait a moment!" A clear female voice rang out.

Shen Zhu looked inside the carriage and asked: "Miss, this is?"

As soon as she finished speaking.

A little girl wearing a green skirt came out of the carriage. She looked to be around 13 to 14 years old.

Beside the carriage stood a tall and sturdy man in blue. He had a saber hanging from his waist, and he must have been the young lady's bodyguard.

Shen Zhu only had one thought in his mind: Robbing!