Exquisite ingenuity

Chapter 193 Game
As the prospective son-in-law of the Su family, it is natural for Ning Yong to welcome the father-in-law's coffin back to the city.

Ning Yong agreed, and was put on sackcloth in an instant, standing among a group of servants who were also wearing sackcloth.

Dozens of soul-calling pans were erected, paper money was flying all over the sky, and mourning suddenly broke out.

Ning Yong was a little surprised, is this battle so big?

He looked at Su Chu, who was dressed in sackcloth and filial piety. Apart from sadness, there was also determination on his face.He approached Su Chu involuntarily, and said in a low voice, "Chu Chu, I have everything."

Su Chu looked at him gratefully, and smiled weakly at him.

To meet the coffin, naturally you can't take a car, you can only go there on foot.Although Ning Yong's family is poor, he has never walked such a long distance, and he almost feels that the shoes have rubbed the soles of his feet with blisters.

Fortunately, it is only necessary to pick up the coffin at the Sanli Pavilion outside the city gate.

Seeing that the night was approaching, the team of the Su family chose to walk along the bustling streets, and pedestrians stopped to look at them and whispered to each other.

Ning Yong glanced at Su Chu, and Su Chu's expression remained the same as before.

He has always been smart, so Su Chu would not want to make some noise because his father died in such an obscurity.

But to his surprise, a group of people took the coffin back and put it in the mourning hall that the Su family had set up long ago, nothing else happened.

Everything looks normal.

It's just that Ning Yong is still a little worried that he can't ask about that matter today.Can Su Chu do what he promised him?He doesn't want this matter to be delayed again and again. Seeing that many scholars have come to Beijing to rush for the exam and are about to shine, he will be annihilated among the crowd at that time, and it will not be of any benefit to the Su family.

After the coffin was placed in the mourning hall, only Su Chu, Ning Yong and Guan Shi remained.

Logically speaking, Ning Yong is not considered the official son-in-law of the Su family, so it doesn't matter whether he guards the mourning hall or not.But Su Chu let him stay.It's fine to stay, and ask about that matter by the way.

But when the steward started to hammer the nails that fixed the coffin lid with a hammer, Ning Yong was surprised.

Could it be that the old man is not dead?
It didn't take much effort for the steward to open the coffin.

Su Chu hurried forward and helped a middle-aged woman out of the coffin.

The appearance of the middle-aged woman is somewhat similar to Su Chu.The moment she came out of the coffin and stood firmly on the ground, Ning Yong saw her obviously protruding belly at a glance.

Ning Yong was even more surprised, this is still a pregnant woman!Why is she hiding in the coffin?

Su Chu threw herself into the woman's arms with a sad face, and cried out in tears: "Mother!"

The woman's face was pale, and she caressed Su Chu: "My son is suffering!"

Su Chu cried and laughed: "As long as you and your brother are safe, it's nothing for your daughter to suffer."

Ning Yong pursed her lips and stood beside her without saying a word.

Su Chu finally remembered him, and pulled him to the woman: "Mother, this is your son-in-law, Ning Yong."

The woman only glanced at Ning Yong: "Good boy, you have worked hard."

Su Chu hugged Ning Yong, and looked at A Niang happily: "A Niang, from now on, my daughter and Ning Lang will definitely protect you and your brother."

The woman smiled and patted Su Chu: "Good boy."

After all, she was a pregnant woman, she was a little older, and she was a little uncomfortable after hiding in the coffin for a long time.

Su Chu hurriedly supported her mother: "Aniang, the room is all set up, my daughter will help you there." She secretly arranged for Aunt to return to Beijing, and the people around her, except for Ning Yong, were all confidantes of the Su family who were devoted to the Su family.

As for Ning Yong...he didn't dare to betray him.

Ning Yong watched the mother and daughter leave the mourning hall affectionately, the steward glanced at him, and burned paper money by himself.

He stood there in a daze, letting the smoke from burning paper money smoke him.

Su Chu came back not long after, seeing him standing there blankly, letting the smoke smolder, she quickly pulled him up: "Ning Lang, you are not stupid! Why are you standing here?"

He was really stupid, thinking that the reason why Su Chu fell in love with him was because of his outstanding talent, because he was unparalleled in handsomeness, otherwise, how could she, a noble girl, fall in love with him at first sight and rush to get engaged to him.In the end, I was too naive!Ning Yong was a little irritable, and wanted to shake off Su Chu's hand, but he still didn't dare to ask, "What's going on?" No matter what, the two of them were engaged, and now everyone in the city knows that no matter whether he voluntarily withdraws, It's not good for him if Su Chu uses him to retreat.

Su Chu bit her lips, and mist rose in her eyes: "Ning Lang, you misunderstood me. You saw it just now. I took my aunt back to Beijing, but I had to use such an unethical method. It's really because of me. As a last resort..."

Her tears streamed down: "My father died in office for no apparent reason, and my mother was pregnant, but she could only hide it in a secret way so that no one would know about it, lest others would save her and harm her. Ning Lang, you understand that our Su family is glamorous on the outside, but in fact it is crumbling. The villains outside only hope that I will get married soon, and my grandfather is seriously ill, so they can seize the opportunity to plunder the family property... I really have no choice but to keep it a secret you."

Ning Yong was a little indifferent this time: "That's why you made an engagement with me in a hurry, just to have a man stand in front of you and protect you until the fetus in your mother's womb grows up smoothly and can take over the Su family. burden."

Su Chu's eyes were like mist and rain, and she looked at Ning Yong sadly: "Ning Lang, do you blame me for not explaining clearly to you?"

Ning Yong remained silent and didn't look at her any more, only staring at the flickering candles in the mourning hall.

He is playing games.

He didn't know it at the beginning, and he was at a disadvantage. No matter what, he had to win the round!

Su Chu bit her lip, and took the initiative to pull Ning Yong's hand: "Now that my mother is back, I can do what I promised you before."

Ning Yong was overjoyed, but it didn't show on his face, and he remained silent.

Su Chu's tone was soft: "Ning Lang, tomorrow, this matter can be done tomorrow." Although her tone was soft, she was disdainful in her heart. If she hadn't thrown this matter as bait before, I'm afraid he would still be with her Zhao Jinyi is uncertain!

Ning Yong's tone was blunt: "Am I angry with you because of that matter? I am angry with you, and I am angry with you for still treating me as an outsider and not telling me the truth. How can you bear such a big matter in your heart alone?" What? If something goes wrong, I know nothing and cannot help you, what should I do?"

Su Chu looked at him moved, took a step forward, and gently leaned on his chest, feeling his heartbeat whether it was true or not: "Ning Lang, you are so kind. I saw you right from the beginning. My Ning Lang is a person worthy of entrustment."

Ning Yong hugged her vaguely, felt her thin body, and sighed: "Silly girl, we will be a husband and wife who will spend the rest of our lives hand in hand, there is nothing we can't say."

"En." Su Chu responded, and asked Ning Yong, "Ning Lang will protect me, Auntie, and my unborn brother?"

"That's natural." Ning Yong responded.

On the way back, I passed Zhao's house.

The Zhao family had a happy event recently. They cleaned the front yard and repainted the front door in the past few days.

Zhou Quan was a man of few words, so he couldn't help but said: "Mr. Erlang, this Zhao family is married to two girls, have you chosen the congratulatory ceremony?"

He was afraid that Mr. Lang would forget about it.

Ning Yong said indifferently: "From the congratulatory gifts that others sent last time, just pick some and send them over." He was originally cold and unwilling to please others, but now his status is different, and he has no reason to please others.

However, Zhao Jinyi's sweet smiling face suddenly appeared in his mind.

I heard that she was engaged to a man who was a craftsman.The days to come may be very bitter.

He breathed a sigh of relief, and thought in his heart, if he becomes a powerful minister in the future and Zhao Jinyi's life is not good, he can place her outside as a concubine.

(End of this chapter)