Although Jiang is competitive, vain, and concerned about face, she is also good at observing people's expressions.
Seeing that her usually honest husband was really angry, although she had lost face in front of the maid, she still forced herself to lower her head and went into the wing room with Old Lady Guan.
Old Madam Guan breathed a sigh of relief and advised her gently, "An honest man is stubborn. The child is missing and he is just angry. You should not bother with him. When Jia girl is found, I will tell the old ancestor of the second house and ask him to punish him severely!"
But what if the girl Jia can’t be found
Jiang held onto Mrs. Guan's hand and started to cry and complain, "Am I a stepmother? My daughter is his, not mine! I gave birth to her after ten months of hardship and raised her with all my heart. Don't I feel heartbroken when my daughter got into trouble? Don't I feel sad? He is not just slapping me in the face, he is tearing my heart out!"
Li Laoan in the inner room listened with resignation, his dissatisfaction reaching its peak.
Since she had no ability, she handed the household over to Jiang to take care of, and she was happy to have some free time.
Jiang said that she wanted to find a promising man for Jia Yatou, someone who could make Jia Yatou wear a phoenix crown and a red bridal robe. She thought that she was inexperienced, so she let Jiang decide Jia Yatou's marriage!
But what did Jiang do
The little girl was forced to stay at home and couldn't bear it anymore. She cried and begged me to take her to Ganquan Temple to relax.
Isn’t it because the nephew from her mother’s side took a liking to Jia Yatou
If one family has a daughter, hundreds of families will seek her out.
Jia Yatou is not only good-looking, but also has a good personality. Isn't it normal for her nephew from her mother's side to like her
Jiang, on the other hand, insisted on making everyone resentful and angry, and causing unrest in the family.
In the final analysis, it's just that they look down on the Li family because they come from a merchant family.
What's wrong with being born into a merchant family
If it weren't for the support of the brothers from my mother's side when the old man was alive, would the business of the third branch have been so big? Would the third branch be so rich? Would it make the second branch and the eldest branch take a second look? Would the Jiang family have been able to eat and drink well
Li felt that she was not looking down on the Li family, but on herself as a mother-in-law.
This is really true that a good horse is often ridden, and a good person is often bullied!
Li Laoan was not happy, and sat on the bed and snorted, "It's true that she is your daughter. But since ancient times, it is the fault of 'adopted sons are not taught well by their fathers, and adopted daughters are not taught well by their mothers'. Shi Ge'er is generous and kind, and everyone will give him a thumbs up and say 'good' when he goes out. What? The master can't say anything to you?"
Jiang took a breath of cold air.
She didn't expect her mother-in-law, who was as soft as dough, to suddenly become tough, and she didn't expect her mother-in-law to accuse her of not teaching her daughter well and talking back to Cheng Lu... If she went further, she might even divorce her.
She was so angry that she was shaking all over, but she knew that this was not the time to defend herself.
The girl Jia has not been found yet.
If nothing happened, it would be fine. If something happened, everything she said and did at this moment would be her fault.
She had no choice but to lower her head and go into the inner room to apologize to Mr. Li.
Mrs. Li started crying again.
Her little girl, Jiao, did not go with Li Jing. Where did she go? What if she was kidnapped and her innocence was ruined
Old Mrs. Guan watched the fight between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, her face flushed, and she felt that she should not meddle in other people's business. However, it was too late to withdraw now, so she could only patiently persuade Old Lady Li and then Jiang.
Cheng Lu listened to how Mrs. Guo handled the matter, thanked her again and again, and then came to see his mother.
Mrs. Li couldn't help but scold Jiang, saying that if Jiang hadn't forced Cheng Ji to live in unrest at home, how could they have come to Ganquan Temple, and if they hadn't come to Ganquan Temple, how could Cheng Ji have been abducted.
Jiang didn't say a word to defend herself, but cried like a tearful person.
After all, they were a couple married in youth, and Cheng Lu felt a little reluctant to see them.
With his mother on one side and his daughter-in-law on the other, he was sitting on pins and needles, not knowing which side to choose.
He had no choice but to play the role of a peacemaker. As it was getting darker and lanterns were lit in Ganquan Temple, there was still no sign of Cheng Jia. Cheng Lu began to get impatient. He didn't want to listen to his mother's complaints, nor did he want to see Jiang crying, so he simply found an excuse to go to Old Madam Guo.
Mrs. Guo was quite quiet.
Zhou Shaojin sat beside the bed and read scriptures to the dozing Mrs. Guo.
Her soft voice is as sweet as wine, and her serene look is quiet and calm.
Cheng Lu shook his head secretly.
Although they are both girls, Cheng Ji can't sit still for a moment, while the second girl of the Zhou family is gentle and quiet... If my daughter could be like the second girl of the Zhou family, she wouldn't have disappeared!
Thinking of this, what Mr. Li Laoan had just said came to his mind again, making him somewhat dissatisfied with Jiang's strong attitude towards his daughter's marriage.
When Zhou Shaojin saw Cheng Lu coming, he obediently hid in the ear room.
Cheng Lu sat down and analyzed the matter with Madam Guo for a long time, but they still couldn't come to a conclusion. Cheng Lu couldn't help but say, "It would be great if Chi Congdi was at home? I would have a helper too!"
Mrs. Guo had no intention of letting her son interfere in this matter.
"That's right!" she sighed. "It's just that he left so quickly that I couldn't catch up with him even if I sent someone to deliver the letter."
Cheng Lu also sighed.
Madam Guo said, "It's getting late. We have thought of all possible solutions. Jia girl looks lucky and will definitely turn danger into safety. Don't worry too much. Now everyone below is watching us, and we can't fall down. Let's eat first! The maids can work peacefully after eating."
Cheng Lu had already run out of ideas, and said respectfully, "Everything is up to my aunt's orders."
Mrs. Guo asked someone to serve the meal.
Everyone had dinner in silence.
Steward Bai came in and whispered to Madam Guo: "The person has not been found yet!"
And this is already the second watch.
Mrs. Guo calmed down and said in a voice as calm as a mountain: "If he's alive, I want to see him. If he's dead, I want to see his body. I'll give you one or two taels of silver each. Keep looking!"
Manager Bai nodded his head and stepped back.
Everyone just watched the sky gradually darken.
Zhou Shaojin made another cup of tea for Madam Guo and said gently, "You should take a rest! I'll stay here and call you if anything happens! If you collapse, what will happen to cousin Jia?"
She felt that it might not be possible to rely on the few people in the third room.
Old Madam Guo also knew this truth, so she let Zhou Shaojin serve her and then she rested.
Zhou Shaojin divided the servants around Old Madam Guo into two teams, one team stayed with her while the other team went to rest first.
During the long nights, Zhou Shaojin felt scared whenever she thought that Cheng Ji might be bullied like she had in her previous life.
If there really is such a thing as retribution in this world, it should be on Cheng Lu.
How could something happen to Cheng Ji
Zhou Shaojin couldn't figure it out.
I miss Cheng Chi even more.
If Uncle Chi were here, he would definitely give her an answer.
Zhou Shaojin hugged himself.
Biyu, who was waiting nearby, said hurriedly, "Second cousin, I'll go get you a cloak."
"No need." Zhou Shaojin said, "I'm just worried about my cousin..."
Biyu turned away with tears in her eyes.
There was a noise outside and the bright light of torches.
Zhou Shaojin stood up suddenly.
Without her instructions, Biyu hurried out: "Second cousin, I'll go see what happened?"
Zhou Shaojin nodded.
The door to the courtyard was knocked open, and a maid shouted, "We found Miss Jia! We found Miss Jia!"
Zhou Shaojin cried with joy and ran out holding up her skirt.
The handsome men were standing far away. Manager Bai came over with a lantern, accompanied by two sturdy women carrying a door panel.
Cuihuan was holding onto the door panel, looking disheveled, while Cheng Ji, who was lying on the door panel, had disheveled hair and a face as pale as gold paper.
"What happened?" Zhou Shaojin looked up.
Manager Bai said hurriedly, "We found him in the back mountain. He was bitten by something and has been unconscious for almost an hour. We have already called a doctor. Master Shi Hui will be here soon."
Since the bite happened in the back mountain of Ganquan Temple, Master Shi Hui might know what medicine can cure it.
Zhou Shaojin nodded, without caring about anything else, he took Cheng Ji's hand and protected Cheng Ji as he walked inside.
A group of people suddenly rushed to the door, surrounded Cheng Ji, crying "my son", "my Ji girl", and pushed Zhou Shaojin aside.
Zhou Shaojin loosened his hand and watched Li Laoan and others escort Cheng Ji into the side room, and then went to report to Old Madam Guo that he was safe.
Madam Guo leaned on the big pillow and was silent for a moment, then said, "It's good that the person is fine. It should be an hour before dawn. You are tired too, go to bed! Tomorrow morning will be a tough battle."
yes!
Now that the person has been found, why did Cheng Ji run to the back mountain? Does the maid Cui Huan know about it? What on earth bit her? Is her life in danger? This is the key!
Zhou Shaojin smiled and nodded, then returned to his room.
She thought she would not be able to sleep, but unexpectedly she fell asleep as soon as she lay down. It was not until the Spring Festival Gala called her that she woke up.
Chunwan told her: "Master Shi Hui suspected that Miss Jia was bitten by a small insect unique to the mountain behind Ganquan Temple, so he gave her some medicine. Miss Jia woke up once at dawn, but fell asleep again. Master Shi Hui said that as long as Miss Jia woke up, she would be fine. She would be completely cured after taking two more doses of medicine. Cuihuan refused to say anything and was locked up in the woodshed, saying that they would find a human trafficker to sell her..." When she said this, she shuddered.
Zhou Shaojin had already vaguely anticipated this.
Although Cuihuan was disrespectful to her in her previous life, she was loyal to Cheng Ji.
Just like in her previous life, Fan Liu was an evil servant to the Cheng family, but a savior to her.
If the Third House wants to sell her out, they have to at least wait until Cheng Ji wakes up.
She whispered to Chun Wan: "Go and tell Ma Fushan's family that if the Cheng family is interested in selling it, let them buy Cuihuan first."
In a family like theirs, the maidservants were more respectable than the young ladies in ordinary families. Chunwan and Cuihuan were both maidservants around the young ladies. Seeing Cuihuan end up like this, they couldn't help but feel sympathy for each other. Hearing this, she was overjoyed and hurriedly sent someone to take the letter to Ma Fushan's family.
At noon, Cheng Jia was given another bowl of medicine.
She drank the medicine and continued to be unconscious.
When she was given the medicine at night, Cheng Ji finally woke up.
Although she was a little confused, she still had a conscience and the first question she asked was to Cuihuan.
The reason why the jade ring was not sold immediately was to prevent Cheng Ji from getting angry after waking up.
Li Laoan asked someone to call Cuihuan to Cheng Ji.
When Cheng Ji saw Cuihuan, who was neatly dressed, he smiled and fell asleep again.
Li Laoan and others all breathed a sigh of relief.
The little maid came to report: "Master Li is coming!"
The uncle of the Li family is Li Jing.
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Sisters and brothers, today’s update.
Don't be impatient, this is a relatively important chapter!
O(∩_∩)O~
※(To be continued)