Will the entire Cheng family be executed
Are you kidding
The Cheng family has always kept to themselves, and the eldest brother is even more cautious, never getting involved in the affairs between the princes and grandchildren. How could the Cheng family get into such a disaster!
Cheng Chi has always been a person who can remain calm even when faced with a huge crisis, but now he couldn't help but be shocked when he heard this.
Who is so arrogant
prophecy
Divination
But even the head of Mount Longhu would not dare to say so confidently that he knew who would ascend the throne. Otherwise, why would the head of Mount Longhu go to the capital for pilgrimage every few years, thinking of ways to leave a good impression on the emperor
Who did Zhou Shaojin hear this from or did someone tell her this
So what is the other party's intention
No one will get up early without benefit.
But no matter whether it was the former or the latter, Cheng Chi could not guess the other party's intention, which made Cheng Chi, who was used to controlling everything and could control everything, confused for a moment.
But Zhou Shaojin breathed a sigh of relief.
She finally spoke out the words that had been stuck in her throat for a long time.
Although this was not in her plan and was not the best time, she finally said it.
As for what will happen in the future, whether Uncle Chi will look down on her from now on... let God decide!
But no matter what, she would probably never be able to go to Hanbi Mountain House again, and would never be able to see Mrs. Guo, who was cold on the outside but warm on the inside and loving to her...
Zhou Shaojin's eyes were slightly wet, and she turned around and ran outside.
Cheng Chi came to his senses, was so angry that he stood up and shouted, "Come back here."
Zhou Shaojin paused slightly, but still mustered up the courage to pull open the bolt with a "clang".
"Zhou Shaojin!" Cheng Chi gritted his teeth, his tone filled with a strong warning.
Zhou Shaojin's hands trembled with fear.
Nanny Shang appeared from nowhere.
She was holding a tray with a few plates of snacks on it, and said to her with a smile, "Second cousin, how did you know I was going to serve you snacks? You'd better go back to your room and sit down! It's not your turn to handle such a small matter." As she spoke, a soft gust of wind blew towards her.
Zhou Shaojin had no idea what was happening. He stumbled back several steps and then stood firm as if something was holding him.
It's over! It's over!
But she vaguely knew in her heart that she couldn't escape.
Zhou Shaojin screamed subconsciously and hid beside the floor-standing canopy with a parrot green Hangzhou silk curtain. He opened his eyes wide and looked at Cheng Chi with bated breath, his black and white eyes filled with fear.
Cheng Chi's face turned pale.
Nanny Shang opened her mouth wide.
Mr. Cheng Si, when have you ever been treated like this
This is simply... like the scene after a bully robbed a decent woman...
Fourth Master, you should be very angry, right
However, the Fourth Master should also feel ashamed, right
As the thought flashed through her mind, Nanny Shang quickly lowered her head, not daring to look around. She put down the tray and fled out of the study like a flash, considerately closing the study door when she left.
Zhou Shaojin was frightened again by the sound of the door closing.
Now she is completely finished!
Uncle Chi will definitely ask about the whole thing in detail.
What should she do
Zhou Shaojin looked at Cheng Chi, not daring to move.
Cheng Chi was so angry that his heart ached.
Does this little girl know what she is doing
Is he a tiger
Is she afraid that he would be like this
He was so angry that he walked back and forth in the room several times. Finally, his anger subsided a little. He pointed to the armchair beside him and said lightly, "Sit down."
Zhou Shaojin was like a kitten cornered, looking at Cheng Chi with some caution.
Cheng Chi's mouth corners were twisted and he couldn't speak for a long time!
What's that expression on her face
But he also knew that the more seemingly weak someone like Zhou Shaojin was, the less likely they would speak once they made up their minds.
He turned around and drank a few sips of tea, then walked to the armchair closest to Zhou Shaojin with a warm expression and sat down, and asked her in a gentle voice: "Do you believe me?"
Zhou Shaojin did not answer.
Do you believe in him
Do you want to believe him
She looked at Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi had a gentle expression and sat there quietly with infinite patience, as if he could wait until the end of time.
Zhou Shaojin thought of the first time she met him, when he sat in the pavilion of Sanzhixuan, asked her to make tea calmly without asking any questions; she thought of when she was copying scriptures in Hanbi Mountain House, he stood quietly behind her, praising her handwriting with a smile; she thought of the day when she went off the fire, and faced with the noisy shouts from across the river, he sent Qin Zian away without asking any questions...
Why didn't she believe him
Why shouldn't she believe him
At least, when he said that the entire Cheng family would be executed, he did not think of himself as a madman or as possessed by a ghost, but tried to find out the reason behind it.
Zhou Shaojin nodded slowly.
Cheng Chi breathed a sigh of relief.
In other words, it wasn't that she didn't believe in herself, but that what she had experienced was too shocking or too unbelievable, and she was afraid that he wouldn't believe it.
Cheng Chi's expression became gentler, and he smiled gently, "Shao Jin, don't be afraid. This is Tingli Pavilion, and the people serving here are all loyal to me. Let alone what we are saying in private behind closed doors in the study, even if you say something loudly in Tingli Pavilion, not a single word of it can be spread without my nod. Do you believe it?"
Of course she believed it.
Zhou Shaojin nodded.
A trace of satisfaction flashed in Cheng Chi's eyes, and he said, "You just said that in the Bingwu year, which is eleven years later, the emperor will pass away, and the fourth prince will succeed him; on the first day of the first month of the Dingwei year, which is the next year, the reign will be changed to 'Tianshun'. In the Wushen year, which is the first month of the second year of Tianshun, the Cheng family was inexplicably executed... Is this what you 'thought' about? Or did someone tell you? Or where did you hear it from?"
Zhou Shaojin cannot choose any of these three answers.
If she answered that she "thought" about it, Uncle Chi would definitely ask her how she "thought" about it. To verify it, he might even ask her to help Madam Guo find the South Pearl earrings that had lost their way two days ago...
If she answered that someone else told her, or that she heard it from someone, Uncle Chi would definitely ask her to hand over the person... She had no one to hand over, and she couldn't wrongly accuse others.
Zhou Shaojin lowered his head and said nothing.
Cheng Chi thought for a moment and said softly, "Shao Jin, let me ask you another way. If you think I'm right, just nod. If you think I'm wrong, just shake your head. Okay?"
Zhou Shaojin was frightened.
What if Uncle Chi guessed right
She raised her eyelids and glanced at Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi looked at her seriously with a sincere expression.
Zhou Shaojin secretly groaned.
Cheng Chi felt that his method was correct.
Otherwise, why would Zhou Shaojin look so worried? It was obvious that he was afraid that he guessed right.
He assured her: "No matter who it is, I won't be angry, okay?"
Zhou Shaojin felt as if he had been punched in the heart, and tears immediately fell.
The thing she feared most in her life was that others would be angry with her.
Uncle Chi hit the nail on the head.
Cheng Chi looked at it and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
This child must be frightened.
He whispered, "Is this matter related to the ancestor of the second house?"
Zhou Shaojin shook his head subconsciously.
Cheng Chi said: "Is it related to Cheng Shi?"
Zhou Shaojin shook his head.
Cheng Chi said: "Does it have anything to do with Cheng Zheng?"
Zhou Shaojin shook his head again.
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "Could it be related to Cheng Gao? I think among the brothers, you have the best relationship with Cheng Gao and Cheng Yi."
Zhou Shaojin's face turned red.
She thought about what happened between herself and Cheng Yi... and asked Uncle Chi for help.
"No!" she murmured.
Cheng Chi felt relieved again.
Just be willing to talk.
I was afraid that she would become stubborn and determined not to speak.
He tried to make his tone sound more cheerful, and said, "I don't think it could be your uncle Mian. He is an honest and dutiful man. Even if he is wise but appears foolish, he can't hide it so deeply." He pretended to be in deep thought, and said, "Fifth room, that's even more impossible. Could it be your father? But how could he tell you such a big thing... Could it be that your father likes you more than your sister, so he told you everything in detail so that you can use these things to control your husband after you get married..."
Cheng Chi seemed to be thinking, but in fact he was always watching Zhou Shaojin out of the corner of his eye.
Zhou Shaojin was a little confused.
She didn't expect that Uncle Chi, who looked serious and calm, could be so imaginative when he started to daydream.
Zhou Shaojin's expression softened. She was about to shake her head, but Cheng Chi suddenly looked at her, staring into her eyes intently, and said in a deep voice, "Is it Cheng Xu? This matter is related to Cheng Xu!"
His voice was so sure, as if he had already guessed what happened, and the name Cheng Xu was so sensitive that Zhou Shaojin was caught off guard and his mind was in chaos. He couldn't help but loudly refute: "No, it's not him, it has nothing to do with him!"
But before the voice fell, Zhou Shaojin was stunned.
Her voice was high-pitched and shrill, with an air of panic that only made it more obvious, making one feel as if she was trying to cover up her own faults.
Cheng Chi's voice was even louder than hers, and he asked her harshly, "Why are you so afraid of Cheng Xu? What on earth did he do? Don't girls your age all want to marry a young man like Cheng Xu? Why are you the only one who avoids him like a snake? Do you dare to say that nothing happened between you two?"
"No, no!" Cheng Chi's questioning was so sharp, and it seemed to overlap with the voice that she had been suppressing in her heart. Zhou Shaojin seemed to be back in the Cheng family's ancestral hall, facing the avoidant, contemptuous, disappointed or gloating eyes of the Cheng family. "I didn't, I didn't!" She argued loudly, her face pale, tears falling uncontrollably.
Cheng Chi was very surprised.
He was just testing Zhou Shaojin, but he didn't expect her reaction to be so big!
In other words, Cheng Xu really did something to her...
Cheng Chi looked at Zhou Shaojin, who was leaning precariously against the floor cover and seemed about to collapse at any moment. The pain in his heart was like a stone thrown into the lake of his heart, rippling out in circles.
He stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Shaojin's arm, as if with his support she would not fall down.
But who knew that Zhou Shaojin would scream miserably, and while yelling, he slapped his hands: "Don't touch me! Don't touch me!"
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Sisters and brothers, I am very sorry that things were not what I expected and I was unable to update in time.
An extra chapter for the fairy beast egg from outer space.
Tonight's update will be around twelve o'clock.
Please forgive me, brothers and sisters!
PS: I corrected the typos, it’s a bit late and I can’t guarantee it now, sorry.
※(To be continued)