Did Su Nanyin want Li Qianfan to appear by her side within three days and stay with her for a lifetime?
Upon hearing the question from the Shen family head, Su Nanyin's eyebrows immediately shot up.
She looked up at her Maomao and Yaoyao.
Maomao was still watching television and smacking her lips, while Yaoyao was still playing on her phone, twisting her legs.
The two sisters pretended not to have heard anything.
"Shen Huiteng, what exactly do you want to say?"
Su Nanyin asked, picking up her phone and slowly standing up to walk towards the study.
Maomao and Yaoyao, who really wanted to know what they were talking about, immediately pouted together at the swaying figure.
When Su Nanyin entered the study, she turned on the recording mode.
She felt that what Shen Huiteng was about to tell her tonight was very valuable and needed to be recorded for later analysis.
The Shen family head maintained his condescending tone: "I'm just asking you, do you want to spend your life with that little bastard?"
Su Nanyin remained silent for a moment before reluctantly replying: "Yes."
Heh.
The Shen family head, feeling confident of victory, chuckled: "How much do you want it?"
Su Nanyin was silent for another moment before replying in a very low voice: "I want it desperately. I feel like I'll die without him."
She was, of course, acting.
The "little bastard" the Shen family head was referring to was currently in her house.
He was currently in the basement doing something with Shen Chongchong, which made her so angry she wanted to run over and kick the door.
However, the moment the Shen family head called, Su Nanyin realized that "a night owl entering the house means trouble," and immediately started her performance.
"So, Su Nan Guanyin, who has been called unparalleled in beauty among the wealthy families of the Eastern Land for a hundred years, is just a wanton woman."
When the Shen family head spoke again, his words were already extremely sharp and sarcastic.
Su Nanyin was instantly enraged.
But before she could get angry, the Shen family head preempted her by asking, "Do you know about the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam?"
"Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam?"
Su Nanyin blinked and asked, "What is the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam?"
The Shen family head did not answer but instead asked, "Do you know the real reason why my good cousin, Shen Yue, abandoned you, his beloved wife, and hurried into retirement with Maomaochong and Yaoyao to permanently reside in Piaomiao Village?"
"Why?"
Su Nanyin narrowed her eyes slightly, her bright gaze flickering.
She realized again that the Shen family head's sudden call on New Year's Eve must have something important to say.
The Shen family head said: "When Shen Yue hastily retired, he must have told you that maritime transport in the Eastern Land was unstable and he needed to reside permanently in Piaomiao Village. But because you, Su Nan Guanyin, were not suited to that environment, and especially because Maomaochong and Yaoyao disliked living under someone else's roof, he had to reluctantly abandon his beloved wife and daughter."
Su Nanyin nodded gently.
This was the truth.
It was normal for the Shen family head to know these things.
After all, when Shen Yue decided to retire, he must have explained the situation to the Shen family head and entrusted him with the care of the four beauties of the Su family.
The Shen family head asked again: "You really don't know about the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam?"
Su Nanyin dropped her acting pretense and replied seriously: "No."
"Actually, I didn't know what the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam was either, until now."
The Shen family head said: "I know now because Baiyun Lao Du personally visited me at noon today."
Baiyun Lao Du?
Su Nanyin's heart stirred, and she asked, "Lao Du visited you for me?"
"Yes."
The Shen family head said: "Someone didn't want you to be entangled in scandals and ruin your life. Therefore, they spared no effort in inviting Baiyun Lao Du to act as a mediator, hoping we would let you off the hook."
Su Nanyin immediately asked, "Who was the person who commissioned Lao Du to find you?"
What was Baiyun Lao Du's status?
He was by no means someone that ordinary people could invite, and this person was definitely not President Zhao, nor was he from the Li family or the Lingnan Shen family.
As expected.
The Shen family head replied truthfully: "It was the old master of the Gao family from the Northwest. He couldn't bear to see you implicated by that little bastard, and after your reputation was ruined, it would lead to Shen Yue's lifelong reputation being tarnished and him dying of melancholy. Therefore, he commissioned Baiyun Lao Du, hoping that we, the eleven families, could restore your innocence."
"And then?"
Su Nanyin asked calmly.
The Shen family head replied: "After Baiyun Lao Du visited, he told me the secret of the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam. He hoped to use this to exchange for your peaceful life."
Su Nanyin's tone deepened: "What exactly is the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam?"
"You and Maomaochong and Yaoyao are the four phoenixes."
The Shen family head enunciated clearly: "That little bastard is the Purple Gold Beam. This is a feng shui formation set up in the sea area of Piaomiao Village to ensure stable maritime transport."
What!?
Su Nanyin's face changed drastically.
Next.
The Shen family head explained the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam to Su Nanyin in detail.
If Li Qianfan were present, he would have been greatly surprised after hearing what the Shen family head said.
Because what he said, although with some minor differences, was largely identical to what Luo Huayin had said!
Su Nanyin, who had been completely unaware of the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam before, became more and more alarmed as she listened.
Her eyes flickered incessantly—
She casually picked up a pen and wrote "Shen Yue" on the paper, then fiercely drew an 'x'!!
She had never expected that Shen Yue, whom she had cherished as her life, had treated her and Maomaochong and Yaoyao as mere tools.
Although.
Shen Yue's actions were from the perspective of the greater interests of the Eastern Land's maritime transport, forcing them to be sacrificed.
But after hearing the Shen family head say that the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam formation was complete.
Su Nanyin felt an unspeakable hatred towards Shen Yue!
No wonder—
Her Maomaochong and Yaoyao's hearts were completely captured by that little brat; and she herself, when suffering from insomnia and waking up in the middle of the night, would also fantasize about being with that little brat.
It turned out that all this was because of a completed feng shui formation in the sea area of Piaomiao Village!!
"Shen Yue, after so many years of our love. Even for the sake of the bigger picture, how could you bear to treat us as tools and hand us over to that little brat to be wantonly bullied?"
Su Nanyin questioned hoarsely in her mind.
She did not suspect that the Shen family head was talking nonsense and tricking her.
Because they were all smart people, there was no need to talk nonsense and lie to people during the New Year.
"Su Nanyin."
The Shen family head heard Su Nanyin grinding her teeth and asked, "Now that you understand what's going on, do you particularly hate my cousin?"
"Yes."
Su Nanyin replied numbly.
The Shen family head said: "Actually, I might hate him even more than you do."
Hm?
Su Nanyin was stunned.
"Because half a year ago, when certain reclusive masters sensed that a strong enemy was targeting Piaomiao Village and causing maritime transport instability, they decided to join forces and set up a formation."
The Shen family head's voice was also slightly hoarse: "Shen Yue could have chosen the Rising Sun formation and refused the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam! Although the effect of the Rising Sun formation might not be as good as the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam, it would still ensure the safety of Piaomiao Village, and there would be no need for Shen Yue to permanently reside in Piaomiao Village!"
Hm!?
Su Nanyin's delicate eyebrows gradually furrowed into a knot.
"Piaomiao Village cannot do without Shen Yue; to be precise, it cannot do without my Shen family, which has been passed down from the Xia Dynasty to the present."
The Shen family head's voice returned to calm.
Piaomiao Village and the Shen family, the longest-standing family in the Eastern Land, had unfathomable ties.
Only members of the Shen family could reside permanently in Piaomiao Village.
This person could be Shen Yue, or it could be the Shen family head himself.
But by coincidence, Shen Yue became the sole male master of Piaomiao Village, embarking on a mission to ensure the safety of maritime transport.
Simply put: "As long as it is a Shen family descendant with the purest bloodline, they can potentially become the pillar of Piaomiao Village."
Therefore.
When Zhuang Wujian spied on Piaomiao Village half a year ago, the master who set up the formation, in secret consultation with Shen Yue, offered two options.
One was the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam.
The other was the Rising Sun formation.
Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam—
It meant the four phoenixes of the Lingnan Shen family were entangled with a certain man; and Shen Yue had to hastily retire and reside permanently in Piaomiao Village!
Rising Sun formation—
It meant that any Shen family descendant with a pure bloodline could participate and benefit from the maritime transport; the key was that Shen Yue would not have to retire hastily and could continue to be with Su Nanyin.
However, the effect of the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam was superior to that of the Rising Sun formation.
By convention, Shen Yue would have only chosen the Rising Sun formation.
After all, who would want to retire at the peak of their career and leave the four phoenixes to some brat?
But after much deliberation, Shen Yue ultimately chose the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam!
The Shen family head said this, then sternly questioned Su Nanyin: "Do you know why Shen Yue chose the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam?"
Su Nanyin blurted out: "Why?"
"He did that for you, you venomous shrew!"
The Shen family head said with venom: "Because only with the Four Phoenixes Circling the Beam can you, this venomous shrew, avoid meeting Yama within the next year."
Su Nanyin looked utterly bewildered.
The Shen family head said: "I'll ask, and you answer truthfully."
Su Nanyin: "Ask away."
The Shen family head: "Have you been suffering from frequent insomnia for over a year?"
Su Nanyin blinked and replied: "Yes."
The Shen family head: "You repeatedly expressed your desire to go to Piaomiao Village to have Zhuang Chun solve your problem, but you were always refused by Shen Yue?"
Su Nanyin was stunned again, but replied: "Yes."
The Shen family head: "Do you know that Shen Yue refused to let you go to Piaomiao Village for treatment because he already knew you wouldn't live to see the Spring Festival of 2024?"