After listening to Zhou Shaojin's words, Cheng Chi closed his eyes and thought for a while, then said: "Don't worry about this matter, I already know it!"
Huh?!
Zhou Shaojin opened his eyes wide.
Could Uncle Chi solve such an important matter so easily
She is very curious.
Pulling Cheng Chi's sleeve, he whispered, "Uncle Chi, what are you going to do?"
The way she stared at him cautiously with clear eyes made him feel very amused, and he even had some mischievous thoughts in his heart. He smiled and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. If it were you, what would you do?"
Uncle Chi actually hadn’t thought it through!
Then why did he tell her to "leave it alone, he already knows"
Zhou Shaojin’s eyes widened.
Then I felt a little uneasy again.
Who knew that Wu Baozhang actually had an affair with Cheng Lu, and he also inadvertently found out that someone in the Cheng family wanted to take away Cheng Lu's fame and honor, and told Cheng Lu about this... Taking away someone's fame and honor is tantamount to ruining their future. For someone like Cheng Lu, it makes him more uncomfortable than killing him.
It would be strange if he didn't fight to the death!
If the matter were to be exposed, no matter whether it could be found out who in the Cheng family wanted to take away his fame, as long as it was proven that it was the Cheng family who did it, the Cheng family would not be able to escape the charge of bullying the weak. Cheng Lu might even use this incident to enhance his own reputation and become a person that the Cheng family would be afraid of.
Not only would she fail to suppress Cheng Lu, but she might also implicate her uncle who was entrusted by her!
If she had known this would happen, she would not have told Uncle Chi.
Zhou Shaojin lowered his head in frustration.
Uncle Chi must be feeling very embarrassed now, right
But since I promised her before, I can only try to handle it carefully, right
It would be great if she could give Uncle Chi some advice!
Didn’t we say that three cobblers are better than one Zhuge Liang
Zhou Shaojin racked his brains to think about it.
Cheng Chi looked at her wrinkled face, and for some reason, he felt very happy. It was like when he was a child, he was forced to write by his father, but he took the time to run out and play crazy on the roof. When he came back, his father didn't even notice that he had been out. It was as if he was the only one who knew the joy.
He said nothing, watching her bite her lip, then gradually stopped fanning herself and began to thoughtfully twist the big red tassels hanging from the fan.
A draft blew in vaguely.
The bright red tassels wrapped around her white fingertips, making her look even more gorgeous.
The air became crackling and hot as if it was on fire.
This little girl, I just thought she was quite good at serving, but she was exposed in the blink of an eye.
What little maidservant would dare to daydream while fanning herself and not do her work
Cheng Chi calmly took the fan from her hand and gently fanned Zhou Shaojin.
Zhou Shaojin was really not used to serving others, so when someone took away the fan he just thought it was just the maids taking it over, and he pouted and thought about his own things.
Nanny Shang, who brought in the watermelon, almost fell down when she saw it.
Who is serving whom here
She had served the Fourth Master for so many years, but this was the first time she saw him fanning someone...
Nanny Shang calmed herself down and held her breath before she dared to tiptoe over, put the watermelon on a small table nearby, and then tiptoed out.
Zhou Shaojin came back to his senses and whispered to Cheng Chi: "Uncle Chi, why don't you just ignore Cheng Lu? Anyway, evildoers will be punished. He has done so many bad things, there will always be retribution!"
Cheng Chi was almost choked by her. He thought, it's a good thing I didn't drink the tea, otherwise the tea would have sprayed into the middle of the hall.
He couldn't help but glance at her coldly and said, "Is this what you came up with? You might as well not think of it!"
Zhou Shaojin also knew that his method was inappropriate.
Her face flushed, and she said, "I think he will definitely not let it go. If he makes a fuss, and the old ancestor of the second house finds out something, what will happen if he traces it back to Uncle Chi? Let's just forget it, shall we?"
Cheng Chi was stunned, and after a moment of silence, he said, "Are you afraid that the old ancestor of the second house will catch me?"
His voice was a little hoarse.
Zhou Shaojin's face was full of apology. He nodded repeatedly and said, "The ancestor of the second house has a nominal position. If he wants to harm you, you will definitely suffer."
In her opinion, the first and second houses have been fighting for so many years, and the first house is still afraid of the second house, so the ancestor of the second house must not be someone to be trifled with. But she couldn't say this to Cheng Chi - if she said that, wouldn't it be saying that Cheng Chi was useless!
How sad Uncle Chi must be!
Cheng Chi stared at her without blinking, with a strange expression on his face.
Zhou Shaojin suddenly felt like sitting on pins and needles.
Uncle Chi is such a smart man, could he have understood the hidden meaning of her words
She said hurriedly, "Uncle Chi, I don't think we need to confront Cheng Lu head-on now. Cheng Lu is not a good person. If he really passes the imperial examination, I will discuss with my father and see if we can tell him what his father did. Then Cheng Lu's future will be hindered." She added, "The government has a record of Lan Ting and Lan Xin's confessions. We have also found a way to transcribe a copy, which is enough to blackmail Cheng Lu."
But what about Madam Zhuang’s reputation
Cheng Chi really wanted to ask Zhou Shaojin a question.
But he was a little afraid to ask.
He was afraid that Zhou Shaojin would say to him in a daze, "Oh, why didn't I think of that?" He was even more afraid that Zhou Shaojin would say to him in a naive way, "Uncle Chi is more important"...
Cheng Chi took a deep breath, and his voice returned to normal. He chuckled and said, "Silly girl, what's your method? Eat watermelon!"
Only then did Zhou Shaojin notice that there were two bowls of watermelon on the coffee table next to him.
At this time of year, watermelons are just coming onto the market.
It’s not available easily.
She smiled and said, "Shall we send some to the old lady as well?"
Cheng Chi smiled and said, "Eat your own food. What time is it now? I will have someone send it to my mother tomorrow morning."
This watermelon is so sweet.
Zhou Shaojin said with a drooling face: "Then Uncle Chi, can you give me some too? They are delicious."
Cheng Chi laughed and said, "I'll give you some if you figure out how to solve Cheng Lu's problem. Otherwise, you'll have nothing to eat."
Zhou Shaojin's little face wrinkled again.
This matter was indeed too difficult for her.
If she gives birth to a child like this, it will be so worrying!
Cheng Chi's heart skipped a beat and he felt a little uncomfortable. He coughed lightly twice, picked up the bowl and started eating.
The watermelon is chilled and tastes cool in the mouth, which is very comfortable.
Cheng Chi then ordered Nanny Shang to bring another bowl to Zhou Shaojin, saying, "Open one without ice. Second cousin is weak, and too cold will hurt her stomach."
Zhou Shaojin blushed and said, "I'll just eat this bowl."
Cheng Chi ignored her and continued to say to Nanny Shang: "You can ask the maidservant who came with the second cousin to take the remaining watermelon back and give it to the servant in the second cousin's room as a reward."
The little girl didn't go back, so the people serving her in the room must not have rested.
Bring a watermelon back and let those people know that as long as they serve the little girl well, she will not treat them unfairly.
Nanny Shang glanced at Zhou Shaojin quickly, smiled and said, "I'll let Chunwan take it back right away."
It seems that the Fourth Master still doesn't know how long he will talk to the Second Cousin, so it would be good to let the Second Cousin who is serving in the room to refresh herself.
Zhou Shaojin said hurriedly: "Chunwan followed me here, just give her a bowl. You also have people serving you..."
"It's okay." Cheng Chi said, "They have it too."
Zhou Shaojin didn't say anything more. He ate the watermelon and let Qingfeng fetch water for him to wash his hands.
Cheng Chi felt that after resting for a while and eating watermelon, his mood became refreshed.
He sent away the servants in the room and said softly, "Shaojin, don't tell anyone about Wu Baozhang and Cheng Lu. It's too late to let Wu Baozhang and Cheng Nuo break off their engagement. We can only make the best of a bad situation and let Cheng Nuo marry Wu Baozhang. It would be fine if Wu Baozhang lived with Cheng Nuo honestly. In terms of talent, Cheng Nuo is indeed not as good as Cheng Lu. Wu Baozhang is young and it is understandable that she likes Cheng Lu. If she has other thoughts, it won't be too late for us to deal with her. It all depends on what she does.
"As for Cheng Lu.
"You shouldn't take him too seriously. Even if the second house's ancestor knew that I was going to plot against him, would he still turn against me because of him
"After all, I am a Jinshi who passed the imperial examinations twice. It is easy for the Cheng family to produce a scholar, and it is also good to produce a Juren, but it takes luck to produce a Jinshi who passed the imperial examinations twice.
“Otherwise, I wouldn’t have held my breath and left.
"Don't worry about me."
Zhou Shaojin thought about it and realized that this was indeed the truth.
She couldn't help but let out a long sigh and smiled with relief.
Cheng Chi couldn't help but laugh too.
Shao Jin is like a flower in a greenhouse. If you want her to be able to withstand the wind and rain, you have to take it slow.
There are some things you don't have to tell her.
The hardest thing to break is love.
Judging from the conversation between Wu Baozhang and Cheng Lu, Wu Baozhang must have been deeply in love with Cheng Lu for a long time.
As long as there is a right opportunity, this love will probably sprout and grow wildly.
Even if there is no right opportunity, creating a right time can still make the love come to the fore.
By then it won’t be up to them.
If he had not promised the little girl to eliminate Cheng Lu's fame early on, he would have been more willing to stage a good show of "catching/adulterating"!
Cheng Chi sneered in his heart, but didn't show it on his face. He asked Zhou Shaojin in a gentle voice, "Can you sleep well now?"
Zhou Shaojin blushed and hesitated, "But why do I feel that Wu Baozhang and Cheng Lu... have some lingering feelings... She won't do anything bad, right?"
When she was engaged to Cheng Xu, Cheng Lu kept hypocritically asking her to forgive her.
If she hadn't seen his shoes under the flower tree, she would have asked him to deliver a letter to her sister, and her life would have been over!
Zhou Shaojin felt that Cheng Lu was a stubborn person and he would definitely go looking for Wu Baozhang again!
Cheng Chi couldn't help but be secretly surprised at Zhou Shaojin's sensitivity.
He smiled and said, "What does that have to do with us? Didn't we give them a way out? They were having a tryst behind the Qingyan Tower, and we kept it a secret for them. Do they still want us to guarantee their happy marriage? Nuo Ge'er belongs to her husband. If a husband can't keep his wife's heart, why should we worry about them?"
Zhou Shaojin lowered his head in embarrassment, even his white jade ears turned red.
Cheng Chi managed to restrain himself and not touch her head.
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