53: Chapter 53 Living off a woman!

The Lizheng Mansion in Qinghe Town had long since quietly come to belong to Shen Yi.

Therefore, no matter how much Pei Lingshu fussed about, the commoners of Qinghe Town dared not say much.

Part of it was because of Shen Yi... and of course, it was also due to Pei Lingshu paving the way with money.

The original single-courtyard residence now had the outline of a two-courtyard layout... Clearly, this rich lady, Miss Pei, had quite a talent for infrastructure projects.

The moonlight was bright as Shen Yi stood at the vermilion gate... He took a deep breath.

Before he could even knock... he saw the vermilion gate slowly open.

Revealing a face inside that was white-haired, yet looked quite healthy and full of vitality.

Shen Yi rubbed his head... and took several steps back.

He ran to the bottom of the steps, then looked up... and asked in confusion.

"That's right... this is my home."

This old man was naturally Uncle Fu... He looked at Shen Yi, who was acting like a dazed goose, and chuckled inwardly, though his expression remained unmoved.

"Master... you are not mistaken, the Mistress has been waiting for you for a long time."

Uncle Fu naturally knew that the young man before him had no substantial relationship with his Young Miss... Originally, he would have preferred to call him Lord Shen.

However, his Young Miss had told him... regardless of what he thought, the Imperial Ministry of Revenue had already registered it... so in terms of both sentiment and reason, he should address him as Master.

Uncle Fu had watched Pei Lingshu grow up since she was a child... As a servant of the Pei family, he naturally wouldn't gossip. That was why he addressed him that way.

Seeing this, Shen Yi didn't get hung up on status and asked in confusion.

"Old man... who are you?"

Uncle Fu said with a smile.

"This old man came here as a refugee... It just so happened that the Mistress was out for a stroll and saved me."

"Seeing that I was old... and had no children, nor any good place to go, the Mistress let me be the gatekeeper."

"In the future... please feel free to command me, Master."

Shen Yi rubbed his brow.

"There's nothing to command... anyway, this place is... Miss Pei's to decide."

Shen Yi shook his head and entered the courtyard, feeling somewhat preoccupied!

The changes to the courtyard were not significant... It was just a bit more refined.

A stone table, a peach tree... Wait, in the middle of winter, whose peach tree blooms for no reason!

Beneath the peach tree... he saw a Fairy wearing a pink skirt, like a peach blossom in early spring. Extremely gentle and charming... yet not seductive.

She was holding dumplings in her hands... dusted with a little flour.

Hearing the sound, she slowly looked up. She looked at Shen Yi and offered a rare smile.

"You're back?"

Shen Yi walked up... and gave a hum. He washed his hands... and looking at the messy dumplings, his lips twitched.

Clearly, this Miss Pei had never done any housework; these dumplings were almost turning into steamed buns.

In his past life, Shen Yi had made plenty of dumplings, so he naturally started shaping them.

A look of surprise appeared in Pei Lingshu's eyes... but she didn't say much. Soon, they were boiled and served.

This rich lady, Miss Pei, clearly used very exquisite ingredients; after Shen Yi finished eating, he felt warm all over... and Spiritual Qi naturally arose within him.

However, while eating the dumplings, he kept looking at Pei Lingshu... making her feel uneasy.

After the meal, the two sat in the courtyard for a while. Pei Lingshu couldn't stand Shen Yi's intense, predatory gaze any longer, so she put down her teacup and said crossly.

"If you have something to say, say it... what is this, staring at me like that?"

Shen Yi stared at Pei Lingshu's stunning face and asked in confusion.

"At first... when I met Miss Pei in Taiping County, I thought Miss Pei was the daughter of a disgraced official, drifting into the Imperial Music Conservatory."

"The second time... Miss Pei didn't even blink when she took out a full ten thousand copper coins... I thought Miss Pei's family background or her connections in the imperial court had offended someone who shouldn't have been offended, and she was forced into this."

"The third time... was the matter of the spirit fields, and being inspired by Miss Pei to send up the koi, the various events of the Yao Beast tide in Pingshu Town... I felt that Miss Pei's identity was becoming mysterious."

"And now, this fourth time... Miss Pei should know what kind of danger I encountered."

Pei Lingshu's eyes were calm, her breath like orchids.

"Naturally."

Then... those eyes, like autumn waters, looked at Shen Yi.

"Are you trying to get to the bottom of this?"

Shen Yi grinned.

"Quite the opposite."

"In this world, who doesn't have some unspeakable secrets? If you don't want to say it, then don't!"

"The world says that eating soft rice is hard... but in my, Shen Yi's, opinion."

"It's delicious."

A ripple finally appeared in Pei Lingshu's eyes, and she pouted, saying.

"I thought you would talk about a man's pride... or being a real man or something like that!"

Shen Yi slapped his thigh and said in a deep voice.

"Those are just excuses from people who are ugly and can't get soft rice!"

"Never mind giving them half of my, Shen's, looks... even if you gave them a third of my looks, they would wake up laughing."

"They would be dying to be kept by a rich lady."

"A rich lady?"

A strange smile appeared in the depths of Pei Lingshu's eyes.

"That is quite fitting..."

Shen Yi chuckled.

"So I came here... just to ask, is Miss Pei really a Sword Fairy?"

Pei Lingshu pouted.

"A Sword Fairy... I'm not quite there yet."

"The Pei family is a family of the Dao of the sword... It's only normal that I know some swordsmanship."

Shen Yi's mouth twitched.

"Does Miss Pei's so-called 'knowing some swordsmanship'... refer to Sword Intent?"

"What kind of normal person can comprehend Sword Intent just by knowing some swordsmanship?"

Pei Lingshu waved her hand.

"It's just a small matter..."

Having said this, Pei Lingshu felt a sense of relief in her heart.

She really liked her current life... It was very peaceful, and there was no scheming or infighting.

Moreover, in this remote little town, she had met a young man who was pleasing to the eye.

This young man didn't have any bad habits... Although he was from a humble background, he was capable.

Everyone in and around Qinghe Town gave him a thumbs up whenever they spoke of him.

He was thoughtful in his dealings with others... and had no evil thoughts.

His eyes were as pure as glass...

In the eyes of Pei Lingshu, who was used to seeing Young Masters and nobles with lewd gazes and evil thoughts, someone like Shen Yi was like a gentle breeze on a spring night. Refreshing and charming.

She even thought... Shen Yi was somewhat interesting.

But if it involved things that shouldn't be involved... it might break this peace. She didn't want that...

She had originally thought she would need to find some excuse to fob off the young man before her... but he seemed, frighteningly clever and perceptive.

Seeing this, Shen Yi stood up and stretched. There was a look of fatigue between his brows. Yet his tone was somewhat teasing.

"It's quite rare... Shen Yi never thought that in this life, I would be able to have a Sword Fairy as a wife."

Pei Lingshu rolled her eyes at Shen Yi. She felt this person was getting a bit shameless.

Shen Yi continued, smiling.

"This time, there's surely a side room in the house for me to sleep in, right... at least I've returned from an expedition."

"Naturally."

Shen Yi nodded and walked toward the inner room... Suddenly remembering something, he blinked.

"By the way."

Pei Lingshu was fiddling with the lingze flower in her hand and turned to look at Shen Yi in confusion.

Shen Yi chuckled.

"Do you see that jade pendant of mine?"

Pei Lingshu shot Shen Yi a glare.

"You really do look a bit like a Phoenix man."

Shen Yi laughed... and turned to go rest!

Pei Lingshu turned her head away, but a smile tugged at the corner of her lips.

And in the corridor, Uncle Fu saw this and was shocked in his heart.

"Oh no!"

"This kid is going to steal the house!"