Rebirth: So what if my husband is a little crazy? He loves me.

Chapter 327 Master Shen

"My lord, you will be implicated if you help us this time. It would be best to leave quickly before they find us." The woman was getting anxious when she saw that Shen Li didn't seem to care.

"Don't worry, elder sister. This is Da Zhao after all. They can't do anything to me. Let's eat first," Shen Li advised her.

The woman couldn't persuade Shen Li otherwise, so she lowered her head and started eating wontons. Lian Qiao took the baby who had fallen asleep after drinking goat milk and whispered to Shen Li, "It's a little boy. Miss, look how handsome he is, all pink."

Just as Shen Li looked over to the private room, there was a knock on the door. The woman stood up like a frightened bird, facing the door and blocking her children.

Peony went to open the door, while Shen Li persuaded the woman to sit down.

The door opened, and a young man dressed in white walked in. He was about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with a refined and gentle appearance, exuding an air of nobility. His expression towards Shen Li was quite doting.

"My sister hasn't been back for several years. Why did she stand up her brother as soon as she came back?"

"Third Brother, please don't be offended. I encountered some injustices on the way. Since you've managed to get here, you must know what's going on." Shen Li stood up, feeling a sense of kinship with her cousin.

This is Shen Mubai, one of the direct descendants and heirs of the Shen family, who was closest to her when she was a child. He is also known as Third Master Shen.

In her previous life, after she got married, she hardly had any contact with her relatives from the Shen family's main branch, and she never saw them again until her death.

"I understand." Shen Mubai walked up with a smile: "They're just unlucky to run into you as soon as they entered the city."

Shen Li didn't want to say more about this matter, and only asked, "What happened to the matter I asked my third brother to do?"

"You're a girl, why don't you stay home and enjoy your life instead of worrying about all this nonsense?" Shen Mubai sighed, but with a wave of his hand, the maid behind him handed him a blue-covered booklet.

"They're all here, and most of them have been taken inside. The local government will cooperate with you in handling the situation."

Shen Li's eyes lit up. She picked up the booklet, flipped through a few pages, and her eyes lit up: "Thank you, Third Brother, this has been a great help to me."

"Little girl, you're still the same as when you were little." Shen Mubai looked at her bright eyes, his expression becoming even more doting. "Come on, let me take you home to see him. The old man often talks about you since he knows you passed the imperial examination and became an official."

"My third brother will take me to apologize to our ancestors. We were in such a hurry this time that we didn't have time to pay our respects. We will definitely come back to apologize in person later."

"Our ancestors won't blame you, but you should take care of your health no matter how busy you are. Look how thin you've become; your face is all shriveled up."

"Brother, that was baby fat. If I still had it now, what would I look like?" Shen Li said, both amused and exasperated.

She was healthy and rarely got sick as a child. However, her appetite was not controlled when she was young, which resulted in her being a chubby little girl until she was eight years old.

"That would look so beautiful." Shen Mubai thought of the chubby little boy from before, and Shen Li's eyes filled with even more affection. Her voice softened as well. "Then I'll eat here with you. We siblings can catch up."

"Okay," Shen Li readily agreed.

However, considering that the baby was already asleep and the mother and daughter were very reserved, Shen Li still took Shen Mubai to the private room next door and left the maid to take care of the mother and daughter.

The brother and sister claimed they were just chatting and catching up, but Shen Li ended up asking about Rong Di more often. The Shen family had close business ties with Rong Di for many years, so they knew more about Rong Di.

Shen Mubai didn't hide anything and said what he knew, but his words were sarcastic: "Being an official really makes a difference; this demeanor is quite imposing."

"Third Brother, please stop teasing me." Shen Li said dismissively, and continued to ask.

In the end, Shen Mubai not only told what he knew, but also agreed to open a soup kitchen after learning about the plight of the poor people in winter, and sent cotton clothes and quilts to keep them warm.

In fact, the Shen family has been doing these good deeds over the years, and on a considerable scale, but poverty can never be completely eradicated. This time, he did it entirely to put Shen Li at ease.

The brother and sister chatted until evening before Shen Mubai left. During that time, some government officials came by and invited Shen Li to rest at the government office.

But the messenger was rejected before he could even see Shen Li, and only received a message that he would visit her later.

“Miss, what should we do with the mother and her two daughters next door? It’s not feasible for you to take them with you on Xingjun Road. If you leave them here, they will inevitably fall into the hands of the Rongdi people in the future.” Lian Qiao came over and whispered in Shen Li’s ear, weighing the pros and cons.

"Go ask around. If you have no other options here, you can come and help out in the fields of Kyoto. You won't go hungry if you have land." Shen Li had already made up her mind.

"It's good to send it to the estate. I'll go and inquire right away." Lianqiao agreed and left.

Shen Li looked at the small blue notebook in her hand by the lamplight. She was staying in a guest room in the restaurant today and planned to go to the yamen the next day.

Before she left, the mother came to stop her with her child.

"My lord, the yamen is surely going to cause trouble for you by sending you there. You'd better leave the city quickly," the woman said anxiously, trying to stop her.

"Who's picking a fight with whom is still uncertain. You said yesterday that officials have two mouths, and I am one of those two mouths." Seeing that she still didn't believe him, Shen Li said, "Why don't you come with me to the yamen to take a look?"