Chapter 1281: The Mermaid in the Mansion
Shi Li had played enough in the water and swam slowly to the shore, leaving only her long mermaid tail swaying in the water. She recalled the original owner's memories and began to weave silk.
The mermaid's hands were slender and soft, and each fingertip was light pink, like a flower bud about to bloom.
With fingers turning, she uses sea fibers and sunlight that are invisible to ordinary eyes to continuously weave the dreamy and beautiful shark silk.
Inheriting the original owner's ingenuity and dexterity, Shi Li's hands quickly wove a mermaid silk that was more than a foot long. Under the dual reflections of sunlight and water, it looked even more dazzling, almost blinding the eyes of the servants around it.
After what happened to the greedy uncle yesterday, most of the servants in the mansion were arranged to be scattered around to ensure that they could rush over as soon as possible if an accident occurred.
Shi Li looked at the shark silk that could barely be cut into a handkerchief, breathed a sigh of relief, and stopped to move her wrists a few times.
Weaving silk all the time is very laborious, but it is the thing that can best reflect her own value at the moment. She wants to change Wen Rending's mind and not let him think that he is a simple and useless Hakimi.
The greatest value of mermaids is their pearls and silk.
Shi Li didn't want to cry every day, and she found out the first two times she tried to shed tears that when the mermaids shed tears, their eyes felt a little sore and astringent.
If it hurts her eyes over time, it would not be worth it, so she chose to weave.
Wen Ren Ding had just walked back to the back garden and, standing under the porch, he saw from afar the mermaid sitting by the water, with her head half raised, her expression bright yet with a hint of inexplicable sadness.
Even the shining shark tail had lost its vitality and hung listlessly in the water.
He immediately felt that the mermaid had been wronged during his absence. His brows, which had just relaxed upon seeing her, furrowed even deeper. He was about to walk forward when he was stopped by a servant.
"Master, Master Fang is here."
Although Wen Rending had a bad temper, he was loyal to people and had many close friends in different places. The "Master Fang" mentioned by the servants was also a familiar friend of his, just like Qiu Liang.
But Fang Jianzhang is the eldest son in the family and has been trained as the heir. He is much more mature and stable than Qiu Liang. He always handed in a visiting card every time he came before, but this is the first time he has the audacity to visit.
Wen Ren Ding was patient, frowned, turned around and walked out again.
Halfway through the walk, he stopped and looked back, and saw the mermaid picking up grapes from the fruit bowl, smiling with her eyes curved.
"Send someone to buy the best grapes in the city." Wen Ren Ding said as he walked forward.
Fang Jianzhang was a prudent, mature and upright gentleman. He was sitting in the living room. When he saw Wen Ren Ding appear, he immediately stood up to greet him.
"A Ding, I'm really sorry for disturbing you by coming here without your permission." Fang Jianzhang looked guilty and spoke in a hurried tone.
Wen Rending waved his hands and didn't care.
"Yesterday, a jewelry store under my name received a priceless treasure. But no matter how I think about it, it seems wrong and I can't make up my mind. I would like to ask you to help me judge it."
Fang Jianzhang knew Wen Rending's personality, so he didn't say any unnecessary pleasantries and directly stated his purpose.
He was not in the jewelry store yesterday, and only discovered the incident when he went there to inspect today. He thought something was fishy and has sent someone to find the seller.
But in this kind of thing, without solid evidence, he didn't dare to alert the enemy. After much thought, he finally decided to find the knowledgeable Wen Ren Ding.
Wen Rending raised his eyelids and subconsciously wanted to answer "OK", but the image of Shi Li obediently allowing him to comb her long hair last night suddenly flashed before his eyes.
"Wait a minute, I'll bring someone with you." Wen Ren Ding's words changed.
Shi Li finished eating a bunch of grapes while sitting on the shore. Just as she was washing the juice off her fingertips with water, she saw Wen Ren Ding hurried over.
I don't know what he was thinking, but he quickly hid the mermaid in the water, and pressed it with his hand to make it even more obvious.
Wen Ren Ding glanced at her and pretended not to see it. He leaned down by the water and looked into her eyes.
"I'm going out for a while, do you want to go out and take a look?"
Go out?
Shi Li blinked and nodded excitedly almost without hesitation.
She was a person who loved being lively. Her identity as a mermaid was too special, so she thought she would not have many opportunities to go out. Unexpectedly, Wen Ren Ding took the initiative to bring it up. There was really no reason for her not to go.
So Wen Ren Ding reached out and picked her up again, took the cloak handed to her by the servant next to him, and covered her tightly from head to toe, leaving only a pair of lively eyes exposed.
Fang Jianzhang stood next to the carriage.
Seeing Wen Ren Ding walking out holding a smaller figure, and thinking of the mermaid that had been spreading like wildfire in the streets since yesterday, he began to have some guesses in his mind.
After all, he was a man who had seen a lot of storms and waves, and there was no surprise on his face. He even smiled and asked the servants to open the carriage door in advance and invited Wen Ren Ding to get on the carriage first.
Wen Rending didn't bother to be polite with him and carried Shi Li into the carriage.
Fang Jianzhang followed closely behind and ordered his servants to rush to his own jewelry store.