Cheng Chi couldn't help but touch his forehead.
What a child, he just does whatever he wants.
However, judging from the fact that she has already started growing flowers, she must be living well in Fucui Pavilion.
Cheng Chi was relieved and told Nanny Shang: "The second cousin is coming. Please have someone make some snacks and bring them over."
Nanny Shang smiled and agreed.
Cheng Chi returned to the study and went about his own business.
Zhou Shaojin turned a corner and entered the place where Jiying and others lived, and the surroundings became quiet.
She entered the room where Jiying lived without any hindrance.
Two maids were helping Jiying to wash and dress, and her face looked a little pale.
Going out is hard work.
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but smile secretly, thinking that he had come at the wrong time. He should wait for Jiying to rest for a while before coming to see her.
No wonder Uncle Chi didn't invite her to have tea just now.
Uncle Chi hasn’t changed his clothes yet!
Thinking of this, she inexplicably felt a surge of excitement in her heart.
But Ji Ying had already seen her, turned around with a smile and said, "You are well-informed. You knew it as soon as I came back. It seems that the old lady treats you well."
Zhou Shaojin didn't understand for a moment.
Ji Ying burst out laughing and said, "Fools are lucky." Then he explained, "The Fourth Master and Old Madam Guo are the same. They hate people spying on their whereabouts the most. So we live in Hanbi Mountain House and it's a bit cumbersome. But you can come and go as you please. I can't say about the Fourth Master, but the old lady must have turned a blind eye to you, otherwise how could you run around like this!"
Zhou Shaojin chuckled.
Jiying asked her to sit on the Arhat bed beside her.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "I'd better come back later! You should take a good rest. I noticed that you are not in a good mood."
Ji Ying smiled and sat opposite her, saying, "Nothing. I can't sleep even if I go to bed, so you're here just to keep me company and talk."
As soon as she finished speaking, the maid brought over some tea.
Ji Ying helped place the teacup and snacks in front of Zhou Shaojin.
Seeing her right hand hanging down and only using her left hand, Zhou Shaojin was moved and said, "Your right hand..."
"It's okay." Ji Ying said lightly, "I was just bumped into."
Zhou Shaojin didn't believe it and said, "Let me see!"
Ji Ying refused and said with a smile: "The doctor has just bandaged it. If you open it, I will have to see the doctor again. Let's forget it, shall we? It's just some superficial injuries. It will heal in two days."
"Really?" Zhou Shaojin said, raising his eyebrows.
Ji Ying was stunned, and felt that this action was very familiar. He couldn't help but ask: "What do you mean? Am I lying to you?" Then he changed the subject and said: "You are staring at me like this, and you came to me as soon as I came back. Do you want to ask about Master Yi?"
Zhou Shaojin blushed.
Yes, how could she forget such an important thing
Didn’t she always wish for Jiying to come back soon? She even said she wanted to persuade Jiying… But when she saw Jiying, she just wanted to ask where she had been all this time? What had she done…
She quickly gathered her thoughts and asked, "What on earth happened that day? Why are you so impatient?"
Ji Ying might still be upset, so when Zhou Shaojin mentioned her, she got angry, her eyebrows raised in anger, and she said, "Your cousin Yi is really a piece of shit! When we met, he actually asked me if I could serve him in the future. Your uncle Chi is a good person. I thought the Cheng family had very good family education. I didn't think about it in other ways for a while, and I told him nicely that I had already served your uncle Chi and it was impossible for me to serve him again. I appreciated his kindness. Unexpectedly, he said: I know that asking you to serve me is a bit unfair to you, but I really like you. Although our family has a rule that you can't take concubines if you don't have children after the age of 40, my uncle Wen still raised a concubine outside, and no one in the family dared to do anything to him? If you agree, I will ask Uncle Chi for you, return the contract of sale to you, buy you a house outside, and buy a few maids to serve you, which is better than you looking at Uncle Chi's face here... You say how could I bear it, I kicked him to the ground at that time..."
Zhou Shaojin wished there was a crack in the ground for him to crawl into.
Cousin Yi... could he be any more stupid!
But what worried her more was the meaning revealed in Cheng Yi's words - but my uncle Wen has already raised a child outside, and no one in the family dares to do anything to him? If everyone in the Cheng family thinks this way in the future and follows suit, then this family will be in chaos!
She couldn't help but look serious and said, "I will tell my grandmother about this."
Seeing her like this, Ji Ying felt a little embarrassed and said, "I beat him up, and your grandmother didn't say anything, so don't get involved. No matter what, your cousin is her grandson after all. How can a grandmother not feel distressed when her grandson is beaten up? Your grandmother is very reasonable!"
Zhou Shaojin thought that it would be better to tell Uncle Chi or Madam Guo about this matter. Only then would they know what they were worried about, so he stopped talking about it. He apologized to her on behalf of Cheng Yi, comforted Ji Ying a few words, and then asked about her going out: "… Where did you go? I saw that you went out for a long time this time? It seemed that you were out before Uncle Chi? Were you together afterwards?"
Ji Ying smiled and said, "Your Uncle Chi and I are not together. Your Uncle Chi went to Shandong, and I went back home. We came back together later."
In other words, Jiying had no idea what Uncle Chi did when he went out
Zhou Shaojin was a little disappointed, but still asked, "What is Uncle Chi doing in Shandong?"
"Who knows?" Jiying said, "Maybe he had nothing to do, so he went there for a stroll! Come to think of it, he hasn't been to Shandong for a few years."
It shouldn't be that he just went there for nothing.
Zhou Shaojin pondered in his mind.
Uncle Chi has already believed her words. Given his temper, he should start investigating the matter. How could he be sitting around doing nothing
Is it possible that Uncle Chi found out something
Zhou Shaojin couldn't sit still anymore.
But the little maid brought some snacks over.
Ji Ying asked curiously, "Is this a newly made snack? I have some ready-made snacks here."
The little maid smiled and said, "I don't know either. Nanny Shang ordered it to be sent over."
Zhou Shaojin immediately saw the crystal cake on the small red porcelain dish and said, "Then keep it! It's been delivered anyway, let's try it."
The little maid smiled and placed the snacks on the coffee table.
Ji Ying saw that Zhou Shaojin ate the crystal cake first and asked with a smile, "Do you like crystal cake?"
Zhou Shaojin nodded and smiled, "My wet nurse said that I have liked cleanliness since I was a child. I would not eat anything with colors like black sesame paste, jujube paste cake, or mung bean paste. I only eat white things like crystal cake and water chestnut cake. My wet nurse was afraid that I would not be able to digest the water chestnut cake, so she only let me eat crystal cake. Maybe it adjusted my appetite, and when I grew up, I liked to eat crystal cake."
"No wonder you are so white!" Ji Ying smiled and stretched out her hand to compare with Zhou Shaojin, "Look! Others say I am white, but I think you are whiter than me!"
Zhou Shaojin giggled, drank tea and ate snacks with Jiying, and then said goodbye after chatting for a while.
Jiying was probably too tired, so he didn't see her off. After she left, he fell asleep.
Zhou Shaojin went to the front yard while looking at the surrounding scenery.
Presumably, the boxes had been sorted out, and the servants who were moving them had already left. The yard was quiet, and the window of the study to the west was wide open. She saw Cheng Chi sitting behind the large desk at a glance.
His back was straight, his hands hanging naturally on the armrests of the armchair, and he was saying something with a solemn expression.
The wind blew through the treetops and into the house.
The account books in front of him rustled.
Huaishan, Qin Zian and two other unfamiliar men stood in front of the large desk, heads bowed, listening respectfully. Qin Ziping was not in sight.
One of the two unfamiliar men was about the same age as Qin Zian, but he was tall, handsome, and gentle, completely different from Qin Zian. The other one seemed a few years older than Qin Zian, also with a sturdy figure, but with a loyal and honest face and a calm and upright expression, which was different from Qin Zian's coldness.
She came at the wrong time.
You can tell at a glance that Uncle Chi is busy.
Zhou Shaojin sighed in his heart, turned around and was about to leave.
Unexpectedly, everyone in the room looked at her.
And each of them has sharp eyes.
Being stared at like this by so many men, Zhou Shaojin felt embarrassed and her face was burning. She knelt hastily, bowed and was about to leave, but Cheng Chi stood up, walked to the window, smiled and waved at her.
Zhou Shaojin walked over uneasily.
Cheng Chi asked her, "Have you finished talking to Jiying?"
His voice was a little low, even a little hoarse, but the look in his eyes when he looked at her was still warm and gentle.
Zhou Shaojin felt relieved and nodded shyly.
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "I have something to do now, go and have fun by yourself! I brought you a small gift, and I have had it delivered to your room."
Like she was a little kid of seven or eight years old.
Zhou Shaojin felt a little dissatisfied, but when she thought of the gift Cheng Chi brought her, her heart suddenly became happy as if it had blossomed.
She nodded with a smile and ran away.
Cheng Chi shook his head, turned around and regained his solemn look, and said: "It's enough for the Jinsha Gang to know what's going on. I was just demonstrating to them before, but this time I want them to do what I want, so I have to use some means. If they don't obey, I will destroy them and support a new gang. This matter is urgent, and we must see results by the end of next year - from the capital to Jinling, I want not a single mosquito or fly to escape my eyes."
Huaishan and Qin Zian remained silent, but the handsome man hesitated and said, "Fourth Master, a knight should break the law with force. Our big move almost involves the entire Northern Wulin. You also caused trouble in the Southern Wulin a few years ago. I'm afraid that it will not only arouse the fear of the Southern Wulin, but also attract the attention of the government..."
"Don't worry about this matter." Cheng Chi said coldly, "Don't worry about the Southern Wulin. They are just afraid of me. If you ask them to send someone to talk to me, I'm afraid no one will be willing to take on this hot potato. As for the government office, I will stay in the capital for a while."
The handsome man breathed a sigh of relief.
Cheng Chi's gaze fell on the man with an honest look.
The man bowed respectfully, grinned, and suddenly became furious, saying sinisterly: "Don't worry, Fourth Master, I won't have to worry about it."
Cheng Chi nodded with satisfaction.
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Sisters and brothers, yesterday's update.
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PS: There are typos, please read them first.
※(To be continued)