Mr. Su San believed what Su Ningxin said. After all, if someone eavesdropped on her, she would have no reason to protect him.
He sighed helplessly, knowing that he was too nervous. What happened today was so scary that he didn't know what to do for a while.
If the official tea cannot be found, let alone taking the job in Jiangning Mansion that he has been looking forward to, he may not even be able to keep his current official position. At that time, he can only hope that the Xuanning Marquis Mansion can mediate in the capital to prevent him from letting go. He was convicted.
So he pretended to be calm in the government office for a day, and came back to see Su Ningxin during dinner time, hoping that she would know the inside story and make him feel more at ease.
Unwilling to give in, Mr. Su San asked again, "Have you heard what happened today? What do you think I should do?"
As Mr. Su San spoke, he looked at the dressing table, where there was a piece of jade pendant of excellent quality. He didn't think about anything else. He just felt that Su Ningxin deserved to come out of the palace, and the thing in his hand was indeed It's a bit better than the one in Hou Mansion.
Su Ningxin noticed Mr. Su San's gaze and secretly thought that she was careless and casually put the jade pendant that Ji Chu received as reward on the table.
She took a step forward without leaving any trace, and just stood in front of Mr. Su San.
"Dad, don't worry too much. It was the Tea Transport Department who lost the official tea. It's their fault to be anxious. As long as dad does his job and sends officers and soldiers to help find the tea, even if he can't find it in the end, it can't be said. It’s dad’s fault.”
Master Su San nodded, feeling that this was Su Ningxin's hint to him, meaning that the secret guard knew about Guan Cha, and as long as he didn't make any mistakes, everything would be fine.
"Thank you, mother..." Master Su San was about to say thank you, but Su Ningxin pulled him back.
"Father and daughter, how can I say thank you?"
[There is another person on the roof. If he hears me, I will lose my vest. If people in the capital know that Concubine Chen is either dead or has run away, will I be able to live a free life?]
"There must be a lot of things going on in the father's office, so my daughter won't let her father have dinner." Su Ningxin gave the eviction order with a gentle face.
But Mr. Su San thought deeply, "Yes, yes, it's time to attend the government office." He thought that Su Ningxin was reminding him that at this time, he had to show his utmost concern even if he was acting, so he said goodbye. He left in a hurry.
After seeing Mr. Su San off, Su Ningxin walked back to the back room, "Little white cat, is it fun to hide on the roof?"
Chu Jihan, who was on the roof, heard the sound and tried to get down from above while covering his wound. However, he obviously overestimated the level of Qinggong that injured him and fell directly out of the window with a bang.
Su Ningxin gasped with a hiss, the sound was painful to hear.
Suppressing the anger of the other party trying to undermine her, Su Ningxin poked her head out of the window and looked at Chu Jihan. Seeing him clutching his stomach and groaning on the ground, she frowned and wanted to jump over to see if he had fallen to death.
But thinking of her image as a lady and not good at martial arts, Su Ningxin chose to walk around the door since it wouldn't take much time anyway.
When Su Ningxin went outside the window, she found that there was no one on the ground at all. Looking out the window, she saw that the person had returned to the house and was lying on the bed.
Su Ningxin took three or four deep breaths before she suppressed the urge to fly over the window and leave a shoe print on Ji Chu's face.
After walking around and returning to the back room, Su Ningxin looked at Ji Chu who was pretending to read the travel notes again and didn't know what to do. He seemed to be very funny in everything he did now.
At least her quilt was saved, and he still had merits. Su Ningxin tried hard to find an excuse for herself to let Chu Jihan go.
After all this trouble, Chu Jihan used Qinggong to get up to the roof and then fell to the ground. His wounds must have been severe, but Chu Jihan very wisely took out the set of hibiscus quilts that he had already soiled. The new suit was stained with blood, which made Su Ningxin's anger weaken a bit.
"Let me check the wound for you." Su Ningxin said. Seeing that the color on Chu Jihan's lips was gone, she finally softened her heart. She didn't have many friends for so many years.
Chu Jihan also knew that he was in trouble, so he acted cautiously. He peeked at Su Ningxin through the travel notes and heard it.
[The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped. How about putting some red fire powder in his dinner?]
Chu Jihan: "..." It seems that this eldest girl of the Su family and Shen Qing are really familiar with each other. They use the same poisons to harm people.
Seeing that Chu Jihan didn't say anything, Su Ningxin took it as his acquiescence and stepped forward to untie his wound and rebandage it.
During the whole process, Chu Jihan stared at Su Ningxin motionlessly, fearing that she would put something on the wound while he was not paying attention.
Chu Jihan was either worried that Su Ningxin would harm him, or that she would teach him a lesson by getting some itching powder and medicine for pustules on his face. He didn't want to be taught a lesson at all.
Chu Jihan, who hadn't eaten dinner, started to growl at Xu's hour. He wanted to have some snacks, but when he looked up, he found that Su Ningxin was already sleeping on the couch with her clothes on.
Chu Jihan stood up carefully while holding on to the edge of the bed. When he walked to the imperial concubine's bed, he couldn't help but look down at Su Ningxin, whose face was half illuminated by the candlelight. He murmured in a low voice, "She's quite pretty, and her heart isn't too bad either." Hei still knows how to save people, but he is so duplicitous, Brother Shen has suffered a lot."
Su Ningxin frowned slightly, and then slowly opened her eyes. Chu Jihan seemed to have done something bad and was frightened. He took a step back, and the wound almost caused him to fall. Fortunately, Su Ningxin was quick to pull away. Give him a hand.
Letting go of her hand, Su Ningxin frowned and blamed, "Why did you come down?"
Chu Jihan slowly clenched his fists and said, "I was hungry. I saw you were asleep so I came to get it myself."
"You deserve it. Who asked you to skip dinner?" Su Ningxin supported Chu Jihan with one hand and picked up the snacks on the table with the other hand and walked to the show bed.
As soon as she put Chu Jihan on the bed, there was a knock on the window. Su Ningxin knew it was frosty white as soon as she heard it, but she still had to pretend to walk over and stick to the bedside and said, "Who is there?"
A clear young voice came from outside, "Girl, this is Chen Bai. He is from the Xuese Chamber of Commerce. He has been ordered to take Mr. Ji back."
After Shuangbai finished speaking, Su Ningxin opened the window and saw Shuangbai in men's clothing outside the door, followed by a man, but it was not Liansheng.
"Come in." Although she was a little confused, Su Ningxin still played her role well, "He is injured, so be careful."
Chu Jihan rolled his eyes, "Just act. I don't believe you don't know the people around Shen Qing."
Looking at the two people in front of him, Chu Jihan also had the same question as Su Ningxin, "Why didn't Lian Sheng come?"
It's not that the person following Shuangbai is untrustworthy, but that he is a secret guard who usually hides in the dark and rarely appears in front of people. Liansheng is responsible for such things that require showing up.
(End of chapter)