No matter what the actual situation is, Jiying is nominally Cheng Chi's maid.
She beat Cheng Xu. Because of Wu Baozhang's scream, the Cheng family should be here soon. She has accomplished her mission, so why is she still staying here
Jiying's eyes widened.
Huaishan made a few more gestures.
Jiying jumped up in anger.
Zhou Shaojin is a relative of the Cheng family after all, and Cheng Xu is in the wrong. Even if someone wants to touch her, they have to consider their reputation, right? Besides, there is the great god Fourth Master, who will never let Zhou Shaojin suffer. What's the point of letting her stay here to protect Zhou Shaojin? Can she punch Madam Yuan and Madam Guo
Jiying raised her hand and was about to signal Huaishan, but just as she raised her arm, she heard Zhou Shaojin's concerned voice: "Jiying, what's wrong with you?"
Huaishan's face darkened and his expression became stern. He made a gesture that said "do not disobey orders".
Ji Ying's face flushed red, and he took several deep breaths before saying, "I want to beat up that Cheng guy." As he spoke, he clenched his fists.
Zhou Shaojin looked at Cheng Xu, whose face was full of displeasure, and said hurriedly, "What he did now is not punishable by death. If we continue to fight, it will be a bit too much. Just let him go!"
Even if she wanted to kill Cheng Xu, she couldn't involve the innocent Ji Ying!
Ji Ying had a gloomy face and didn't say anything for a long time.
There was a noise approaching from outside the cave.
Chunwan hugged Zhou Shaojin's shoulders in fear.
"Don't be afraid!" Jiying comforted them, "With me here, no one will dare to touch you!"
Although Zhou Shaojin felt uneasy, he tried his best to look calm.
She said, "Jiying, hurry up and leave! Even if you can't get away, just hide at the entrance. If anyone asks, I'll just say I was the one who beat you."
Ji Ying looked at the weak Zhou Shaojin, then at the tall Cheng Xu, and couldn't help laughing: "You said you beat Cheng Xu, does anyone believe it?"
That's why Cheng Chi let her stay here, right
But why didn't he think about what she would do if Mrs. Yuan went crazy
They are both women, so Zhou Shaojin is a treasure and she is just a weed
Ji Ying was very unconvinced and decided to ask Cheng Chi when she met him later.
Who knew Zhou Shaojin would laugh and say, "I insist that I was the one who beat him. They can't arrest me for questioning, right? Besides, Chunwan has already sent someone to notify Ma Fushan. I only need to confront them for a moment and I'll be out of trouble. By then, the truth won't matter at all..."
Ji Ying felt that Zhou Shaojin's words made sense and couldn't help but complain in his heart.
If even Zhou Shaojin could think of it, there's no reason why Cheng Chi couldn't think of it.
He just wanted to make himself a scapegoat for Zhou Shaojin and reduce Mrs. Guo's dissatisfaction with Zhou Shaojin - Zhou Shaojin was so delicate, and beating people must have been his idea. Even if Zhou Shaojin wanted to stop him, with Zhou Shaojin's appearance, could he be stopped
No wonder Huaishan squatted on the tree and looked at himself without saying a word.
Maybe it was Cheng Chi's idea that she had been staying at home all these days, because he was afraid that Zhou Shaojin wouldn't be able to find her when he needed her help... The more Ji Ying thought about it, the more she felt that Cheng Chi was full of bad intentions, and she couldn't help but scold Cheng Chi in her heart again.
I feel that Zhou Shaojin is really blind to respect Cheng Chi.
When the ten-year period is up and she regains her freedom, she will definitely expose Cheng Chi's true identity in front of Zhou Shaojin...
Seeing that Jiying didn't move, Zhou Shaojin became extremely anxious and urged her to leave quickly.
But it was too late.
Noisy footsteps approached the cave entrance. Wu Baozhang screamed in fear, "It's right there! Right there!"
The uncle of the second house, Cheng Shi, came in first, followed by the uncle of the third house, Cheng Zheng, the second uncle of the second house, Cheng Yu... the uncle of the second house, Cheng Yi, the uncle of the third house, Cheng Lu... the uncle of the fifth house, Cheng Nuo, the side branch of the fifth house, Cheng Ju... and Cheng Gao and Cheng Yi from the fourth house...
The small cave was suddenly packed with water.
Wu Baozhang and his maid were squeezed into a corner and could not be seen anymore.
Looking at Cheng Xu lying on the ground, Cheng Shi's mouth twitched in surprise. He glanced at Cheng Zheng behind him, but kept his mouth tightly closed.
Cheng Zheng put his hands in his sleeves and said nothing.
The masters all had gloomy faces and said nothing.
Cheng Nuo and Cheng Ju, who were walking behind the crowd, had no idea what was going on. One of them stood on tiptoe and stretched his neck to look forward, shouting curiously, "What happened? Didn't they say that Brother Xu was drunk? Why is he here? Second cousin is not at Hanbi Mountain House accompanying the old lady, so why is she here?" The other one's lustful eyes seemed to be glued to Zhou Shaojin. While agreeing with Cheng Nuo, he laughed and said, "Brother Xu must be so drunk that he doesn't know which way is which, so he walked here randomly... I just don't know where second cousin is going? How did she run into Brother Xu? Brother Xu is in this state, and I don't know if he bumped into second cousin? Second cousin is a budding person, I'm afraid she must be scared..."
If I continue to talk about it, I will set the tone for this matter!
Cheng Lu was both heartbroken and angry.
I feel sad that my family finally has a top scholar, and I am angry that Cheng Xu is not fighting hard. How could he bump into Zhou Shaojin...
"Shut up!" He couldn't help but yell, looking over angrily, "The elders are all here, when is it your turn to speak?"
Cheng Ju shrank his neck and hid behind Cheng Nuo.
Cheng Lu was too lazy to pay attention to Cheng Ju.
He gently asked Zhou Shaojin, who was standing with Chunwan, "Niece Zhou, tell me, what is going on?"
As Cheng Lu spoke, he anxiously winked at Zhou Shaojin, as if begging her to say a few good words to Cheng Xu, so that a big matter could be made small and a small matter could be forgotten.
But Zhou Shaojin didn't look at him.
Ever since this group of people came in, her eyes fell directly on Cheng Chi who was at the back of the crowd.
He walked in leisurely, with Cheng Lu following not far behind him.
Uncle Chi looked relaxed and at ease, but Cheng Lu's expression was obscure and difficult to understand. He would glance at Cheng Chi who was walking in front of him from time to time, with a barely perceptible resentment flashing in his eyes.
Zhou Shaojin's vision immediately became blurred.
Uncle Chi must have been afraid that Cheng Lu would do something bad to her, so he kept Cheng Lu by his side.
She knew that Uncle Chi would definitely not ignore her!
Zhou Shaojin murmured, "Uncle Chi."
Cheng Chi seemed to have heard it. He stood with his hands behind his back, nodded slightly and smiled at her, as if to say to her "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
Zhou Shaojin suddenly felt full of courage and looked straight at Cheng Shi and others.
Cheng Lu didn't wait for Zhou Shaojin's answer, raised his voice and asked again.
Zhou Shaojin's face turned red with embarrassment.
How could she say such a thing directly
The words turned over in her mind three times before she felt they were appropriate.
Just as he was about to speak, Cheng Mian walked to the front of the crowd with a stern face and said to Cheng Lu, "She is an unmarried girl, what do you want her to say?" After that, he turned around and said to Zhou Shaojin kindly, "Are you scared? Chunwan, you accompany your second young lady to Jiashu Hall and rest with old Mrs. An. We can talk about it when I come back if you have anything to say." He already had an attitude of "come to me if you have anything to say".
Cheng Chi frowned almost imperceptibly.
Cheng Yi said unhappily, "Brother Mian, what you said is a little wrong! Jiashan was beaten like this, and his life or death is unknown. There are only Zhou's niece and her maid in the cave... You have to ask, right?"
"You!" Cheng Mian said with anger on his face, "What is there to ask? My niece has been taught by the family since she was young. She is quiet and chaste. Her virtue, appearance and words are all from my mother. Could she hit Jiashan for no reason? You are also a person with children. How can you say such a thing? You are the head of the Cheng family school!"
Cheng Yi was so angry that he was shaking. He asked, "What does this mean, Brother Mian? Are you saying that I am not qualified to be the headmaster of the Cheng clan school? Or does Brother Mian intend to take over the Cheng clan school and want me to give up my position?"
Seeing Cheng Yi talking nonsense with him, Cheng Mian glared and said, "What do you mean, Brother Hu? We are talking about Jiashan now. What does it have to do with who is the headmaster of the Cheng family school..."
The two were about to start arguing when they heard a burst of noisy footsteps outside.
Yuan hurried in, supporting Mrs. Guo.
"What's going on?" Old Madam Guo glanced at everyone and was horrified to see Cheng Xu lying on the ground. She just screamed "How could this happen" when Yuan had already let go of Old Madam Guo's hand and threw herself on Cheng Xu: "Jiashan, Jiashan, what happened to you? I'm your mother! Who beat you like this? Who is so cruel to beat you like this?" As she spoke, she turned around with tears on her face, and her eyes swept across Cheng Shi and the others one by one, finally stopping on Cheng Shi.
Cheng Shi looked towards Zhou Shaojin, his eyes full of hints.
Yuan understood and asked sternly, "Did you hurt Jiashan?" There was a hint of confusion in her eyes.
Zhou Shaojin said frankly: "Although it was not my fault, it was caused by me. If you have anything to ask me, just come to me..."
Before she could finish her sentence, Yuan's eyes flashed with ferociousness, like a mother animal whose cub was injured, as if she was about to jump up and bite her in the next breath.
Zhou Shaojin was so frightened that he took two steps back before he could steady himself.
She couldn't help but look at Cheng Chi.
Cheng Chi smiled and nodded at her, his expression full of encouragement.
Zhou Shaojin felt relieved!
Yuan showed a cold look on her face: "Looking for you? Who do you think you are? I'm looking for you, are you worthy of it? Our Jiashan Ke is the champion of this year's exam..."
Memories of his previous life emerged in Zhou Shaojin's mind and slowly overlapped with the Yuan in front of him.
Sadness and fear flooded her heart. She clenched her fists and said loudly, "Is it so great that your son is the top scholar? I am also the apple of my parents' eyes. What right do you have to say that to me? Your son did something wrong and you didn't punish him. Instead, you just blamed others and shirked your own mistakes. Even if your son is the top scholar, so what? He will either be irresponsible due to your influence or be implicated by you and offend his colleagues. It's better not to have a mother like you!"
"How dare you!" Yuan was so angry that she almost suffocated. She stood up and raised her hand to slap Zhou Shaojin. "How can you talk to your elders like that? I'm going to teach you a lesson today on behalf of your parents!"
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Brothers and sisters, today's update.
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PS: There will be one update tomorrow, around 8pm.
※(To be continued)