The devil relies on the cat

Chapter 172
"What! Jiujiu is locked up again!" Grandma Zhu felt a pain in her heart, and the bowls and bowls she was holding fell to the ground with a clang.

"Grandma, don't worry. I just heard about it from my family, Ruo'er. I don't know what's going on."

Although Ling Ruo'er had made it clear, Bai Jiujiu was locked up because she didn't want to marry Lord Chai.But he, Deng An, felt that he was being abrupt and shouldn't make the old man sad like this.

"Deng An, my mother-in-law has always thought you are a good person, and she has nothing to say to us Jiujiu. So, you must be good again and help Jiujiu." Granny Zhu grabbed Deng An's hand, as if grabbing I hope so.Looking straight at Deng An, his old eyes were full of begging.

Deng An sighed, and said bluntly: "Grandma, if Deng An could save her alone, he wouldn't rush to you to make you worry."

"Ah, what should I do! My Jiujiu!" Grandma Zhu panicked when she heard that Deng An had done nothing wrong.

"Mother-in-law!" Thinking of Ling Ruoer's explanation, Deng An hurriedly stopped Granny Zhu from crying.Leaning close to her ear, he repeated Ling Ruoer's words like this.

"Do you think it's feasible?" After listening, Granny Zhu asked Deng An who was also frowning suspiciously.

"Whether this will work or not depends entirely on whether they are willing to make a move."

Granny Zhu thought about it, and finally made up her mind.He took off the apron around his waist and slammed it on the table beside him.

"Okay! Old lady, I'll go for a run now! No matter whether it succeeds or not, it's always a hope! Jiujiu, please take good care of me, Deng An."

After finishing speaking, Grandma Zhu bent her back and went straight to Duanmu Mansion.He didn't want to but was stopped by the guard at the door.Not only that, but also turned Granny Zhu into a small woodshed.

"I'm going to die! Why are you arresting me, an old woman!"

Granny Zhu was very anxious, but she couldn't speak.He could only hope that his yelling would make the two little guards fear him, so he let him go.

"Mother-in-law, please stop yelling!" Sure enough, the two little guards were afraid when they saw her, and immediately persuaded her with kind words.

You know, the person behind Granny Zhu is Lu Bo who is in charge of purchasing.Lu Bo is usually fierce, and he is also very close to Butler Qi.If he heard Granny Zhu's voice, it would be strange if he didn't come to embarrass himself.

"Then let me go!" Seeing the two guards speak with trembling courage, Granny Zhu raised her voice even more.

"Grandma Zhu..." The little guard was about to cry.She arched her hands towards Granny Zhu.

"Mother-in-law, it's not us who want to arrest you, it's all on the order of the prince! Please don't embarrass our two brothers, mother-in-law."

"My lord, why are you arresting me, an old woman? You must have made a mistake!"

"Hey, you're not the only one arrested here." The guard said while looking at the room next door.Granny Zhu followed his gaze, "Be good, there are already two people sitting in the next room."

You know, this room is usually only used as a resting place for the guards when they change shifts, but today it has become a place to detain servants.

"Grandmother, we two brothers can only find such a quieter place for you. Please be merciful and don't invite Lu Bo."

Saying that, the two of them bowed their hands to Granny Zhu again.The helplessness in his eyes made Granny Zhu find it ridiculous.

It's just that she doesn't have the heart to take care of Lu Bo's affairs now.

However, if she wants to go out, she must make it difficult for these two little guards.Moreover, they may not have the courage to let themselves out.

Granny Zhu was thinking about asking the guards to find Deng An, but Ling Ruoer, the new daughter-in-law of Deng An's family, suddenly appeared at the door, looking at her thoughtfully.

At the moment when Granny Zhu waved to her, Ling Ruo'er left again without saying a word.Leaving Grandma Zhu there alone to think, will this Deng An's daughter-in-law ask Deng An to think of another way?
In a remote place in the west courtyard of Prince Chai's Mansion, a streak of mottled color descends from a big tree.The agile figure galloped past along the eaves of the wall through the increasingly dim twilight.

It's better to come early than coincidentally.Just when Ban Li rushed to Duanmu Mansion with all her strength, she met Liu Wanning walking out of the hall of Duanmu Mansion with a smile on her face.Then, it was the old man Duanmu who watched her go out.

In its beautiful cognition, this Duanmu old man is a straightforward person.But, how could someone like him strike up a conversation with Liu Wanning, who was full of evil spirits?

Banlan hid on the luxuriant pagoda tree, but Liu Wanning, who had already passed under the tree, suddenly turned her head.He also glanced sharply at the tree.The evil spirit in that glance almost made Ban Lan fall down.

Beautiful subconsciously felt that this Liu Wanning and that fake Prince Chai belonged together!

Well, since that's the case, it's time to talk to the old man Duanmu.Otherwise, I'm afraid that Jiujiu will inevitably be destroyed even if he marries into Duanmu Mansion.

Just when Meili took advantage of her high status to inspect where there was room for her transformation.The old man Duanmu in front of the hall door gave orders to the concierge.

"Where's Akun? Let Akun take me to Ling'er!"

After the words were finished, a man who was about the same age as Duanmu Ling walked out from the hut next to the porter.Then he pushed the cart and sent Duanmu Jianjiang to Duanmuling's Xiyuan.

If it is as usual, Duanmu Ling must be handling official business in the study.But today, the study room is empty.Going to the bedroom again, there was still no one in sight.

"Yuhua! Yuanyue!"

It wasn't until Duanmu Jianjiang called the two maidservants out to ask about it that he learned that Duanmuling had gone to the flower garden.

The flower gardens in Duanmu Mansion are not as expensive as those planted by ordinary officials.Because most of the family members practice martial arts and fight all year round, for the curative effect and to save money, the flowers raised must be used as medicine.They seem ordinary and easy to raise, but they also need to be cared for.As for Duanmuling, whenever he has time, he will often dig the soil, remove insects, and help the gardener take care of it.

When Duanmu saw Jiang push the gate of the flower garden, he saw a black figure in a sea of ​​medicinal herbs, leaning forward, very focused on something.

"What time is this, you still have the heart to take care of these flowers and plants!" Duanmu yelled when he saw that Jiang was in a hurry.

But Duanmuling continued to work on pruning the branches as if he didn't hear it.

Seeing Jiang being helpless, Duanmu had to order Akun to bring him closer to him.

It was only when he got to Duanmuling's side that he could see clearly that every pruning action he made at this moment was completely lacking in the crispness and agility he used to do in the past.The sharp edge of the knife is so cautious when facing the thin branches, as if they don't want to cut them short.

(End of this chapter)