When Shen Zhaoning looked through the account books, he found that the silk and satin shop left by his mother had been embezzled by someone, and the person who embezzled the money was the eldest sister's wet nurse and the new accountant of the Shen family. The next day, Pei Yanzhi, the grandson of Pei's parents in Beijing, stayed at the Shen family's villa. Shen Zhaoning handed her an umbrella in the rain, and he saw the ink stains on her hands at a glance. The two began to play chess across the wall, and every black move on the chessboard corresponded to a transaction in the ledger.
Shen Zhaoning discovered that the source of the three hundred taels was in Beijing, and revealed the truth about his mother's departure from the Shen family ten years ago. She opened the wooden box left by her mother, and inside was a letter and a booklet - all the evidence that the Shen family was buying and selling officials in the court and intercepting military supplies from the northwest. Pei Yanzhi confessed at this time that he came to Jiangnan just to check on the Shen family. The two went north to Beijing overnight with the evidence.
After the report was made to the court, the Shen family was raided and secret letters containing treason and collaboration with the enemy were found. The crime was increased to one level. Shen Zhaoning escaped because Dali Temple found out that he had nothing to do with the case and stayed in Pei Mansion. Pei Yanzhi went on an expedition to the northwest. Before leaving, he gave her a jade seal and said, "Wait for me when I come back."
When Pei Yanzhi returned, the two expressed their feelings to each other in the backyard of Pei's house. On their wedding day, he put on a jade bracelet for her engraved with the word "West Chamber".
Intention: Play more chess
