See you in the morning, this is a good sign.
Zhang Yi didn't know at this time that before the big test started, he was already destined to be the direct disciple of the lord of the Xianfu Sect.
Any weighing of pros and cons, based on present and future considerations, cannot stop true love.
Love and hatred are originally the most intense emotions in the world.
"She is indeed more vicious and difficult to deal with than we imagined."
Jing Liuli stopped the carriage and said to Ding Ning slowly, a chill flashed in her serious eyes.
She heard the cat's scream, she didn't need to see it, she knew what happened in that courtyard just by perception.
"It hurt the cat."
Ding Ning shook his head helplessly, "I originally wanted to take it to the Mo Garden to raise it properly."
Jing Liuli turned her head and looked at him with a slight frown, not knowing whether his words were the truth or just casually.
"Since she was so difficult in the past, and someone is helping us, this plan has to be changed." Ding Ning ignored her gaze, lowered his head and muttered, "Let's go to the south of the city."
Jing Liuli nodded, glanced at the direction, started to drive, and asked softly, "What are you going to the south of the city for?"
Ding Ning said: "Go and find her old lover."
Jing Liuli raised her eyebrows and said, "Didn't you say not to touch him first?"
Ding Ning was silent for a moment, then said: "Zheng Xiu is ruthless, but in fact she is very tolerant. The only thing she can't tolerate is someone taking her private property."
Jing Liuli turned her head to look at Ding Ning, and said, "Why do you know the queen so well?"
Ding Ning said: "Don't go too far, as for why I understand her, you will know in the future."
Jing Liuli frowned and thought for a while, then said: "You said that what she can't tolerate the most is possessing her private property. What does this have to do with us going to meet the old lover of this court lady in advance?"
Ding Ning looked at her back and said calmly: "Exceeding authority also means using her private property, and using her private property without her permission is also taking possession of her private property. Things that cannot be tolerated. The maid named Rong can follow Zheng Xiu for so many years. It is impossible to privately embezzle some useful treasures for Zheng Xiu or conceal some information, and she will never dare. The person who talked, everyone in Changling knows that her status is actually higher than most court officials, and sometimes she only needs to express a little attitude when she wants to do something. So after so many years, she will definitely be unintentional because of her power. She made some mistakes in her life. She may not dare to do it intentionally... But it is unavoidable unintentionally. Her old lover has been with her for so many years, and she must know a lot about her."
Jing Liuli thought about it with a gloomy face, and said, "What you said makes sense, but even if her old lover knew, why did she tell you? In Changling, even I can't abuse lynching."
"You're thinking in the wrong direction. The sword is often the last solution to a problem." Ding Ning said softly, "Since even the rest of the Queen's side know that this court lady is actually equally cruel, then her old lover must know. People A momentary love may blind your eyes, but after a long time, you will naturally become rational, and it will be easy to see your true nature. Even if her old lover really loved her at the beginning, when she really sees it clearly She, I'm afraid she is mostly using and relying on each other."
"Insecurity."
After a pause, Ding Ning looked at her back and said seriously: "He will have insecurities, and what we want to take advantage of is his insecurities."
"The sword is often the last solution to the problem... In my sect, it is not always possible to use the sword casually." Jing Liuli lowered her eyelids, thinking that her master in the Minshan Sword Club was almost in the hands of Emperor Yuanwu. The sword that killed people under his nose said slowly: "Following you, indeed there are always rewards."
Ding Ning looked at her, and said softly from the heart: "I just hope that I won't lead you astray."
Jing Liuli said coldly: "Route is born from the heart, if you go astray, you will not go astray, even if you leave, you can't blame others."
Ding Ning didn't say anything more, just pointed to the front: "Turn right on the road ahead."
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Changling is very large, and it is impossible for the carriage to pass through the streets and alleys very quickly.
So even though Ding Ning was referring to the shortest road, it wasn't until noon that the carriage driven by Jing Liuli arrived at a tea garden in the southern outskirts of the city.
The tea garden is not on the hillside, but planted next to a mulberry field next to a river port.
Those tea leaves seem to be fat, but in the eyes of many wealthy people who love tea, I am afraid it is not worth mentioning.
Therefore, these tea leaves are often randomly picked from young leaves, regardless of the season, they are fried and sold to some roadside tea shops.
Especially those big bowl tea shops on both sides of the official road, the rougher the taste, the more tea flavor it can appear, and a bowl of herbal tea will quench the thirst of those who settle down.
People in the tea garden are also good at using their own production as much as possible, so when Ding Ning and Jing Liuli arrived at this tea garden, a refreshing tea fragrance mixed with oily fragrance wafted from the side of a bamboo hut inside.
Ding Ning sniffled, smiled slightly, and said, "Steam old goose with old tea."
Jing Ruri glanced at him, but didn't express any opinion.
"eat first."
Ding Ning smiled, and then stopped her from walking in front, and walked straight to the bamboo hut.
Outside the bamboo hut, there is a crude hearth built with stone pits.
There is a dark iron pot on the stove, and a chopped old goose is cooking in it. The old goose has been boiled for a long time, mixed with some thick tea leaves, the soup is like sauce, and it is shiny with oil, but the oil and water seem to have been absorbed by the tea leaves, and it does not look greasy.
A slender middle-aged man in plain clothes was sprinkling garlic and shallots one by one, making the final seasoning.
Looking at Ding Ning and Jing Liuli who were walking straight, and feeling the aura of these two people, he couldn't help but froze and froze slightly.
"Have a meal."
Ding Ning didn't say any nonsense, and just said these two words, he took two wooden stools from one side, took two sets of bowls and chopsticks from a table on the other side, and took some clean water to rinse , then sat down across the pot in front of the middle-aged man, filled a crock pot with rice next to it, filled a bowl for himself and Joruri, and then picked up the bowl that the middle-aged man had already placed The bowl on the side also filled a bowl for him.
Seeing all of Ding Ning's actions, the middle-aged man frowned slightly, but did not make a sound to stop him.
It wasn't until Ding Ning picked up a piece of goose meat and ate it that the middle-aged man asked politely, "How does it taste?"
"Although it's not as good as the chef's seasoning outside, it has a special flavor." Ding Ning smiled and said, "The most important thing is that this goose is a real old goose."
The middle-aged man's complexion became more sluggish, he stopped talking, and just picked up vegetables for dinner.
After eating a bowl, he looked at the rice crock that had already bottomed out, and asked, "Do you want to cook some more rice?"
"Alright. Let's talk about something while cooking."
Ding Ning nodded, looked at this middle-aged man who had always been gentle and polite, and said: "No wonder the palace maids have been fond of coming to you for so many years, you are indeed somewhat unusual. Don't ask why you come and go, just be at ease , will indeed make her kind of person who puts too many things on her mind feel comfortable."
The middle-aged man had already started washing rice with clear water. Hearing Ding Ning's words, some shocking emotions began to appear in his eyes, "Are you Ding Ning?"
Ding Ning bowed slightly as a salute, and said, "It's Ding Ning of Baiyang Cave."
The middle-aged man took a deep breath and continued to wash the rice. At the same time, he put a handful of washed wild vegetables into the pot with the old goose, and said hesitantly, "Actually, why do you have to do such a great job?"
"She did it first." Ding Ning looked at the middle-aged man, regained his usual calm, and said, "Even if she just let old man Xue see the final result, I wouldn't do it now. Absolutely."
The middle-aged man skillfully took down the iron pot, let the temperature of the iron pot cook the freshly added wild vegetables, and put the earthen pot filled with rice on the stone stove instead, and said sincerely: "But it doesn't matter if you find me." Useful, even if you kill me, it will not be of any use."
"You should mean more to her than that cat of hers."
Ding Ning shook his head, added a piece of firewood to the stove, looked at the new fire, and continued, "I just showed some thoughts about dealing with her cat, so she ordered the cat to be killed immediately." .”
The middle-aged man sat down and fell silent.
"The question now is, do you think she will do whatever it takes to ensure that you will not be harmed by me?" Ding Ning looked at the silent middle-aged man and said calmly: "If you think so, then you can Stand firmly by her side."
Looking at the middle-aged man who was still silent, Ding Ning paused for a few breaths, and then asked earnestly: "If I don't do anything today, just eat your two bowls of rice, and then leave here, what do you think? Does she feel that nothing actually happened between you and me?"