Mu Huagui

Chapter 80
"Believe me."

"no"

Chen Jiao'er took a deep breath, "I hope that one day, I can stand by your side in a legitimate way. It's not because of the imperial decree of the emperor, nor because of your tough confrontation with your family. It's just because I am me. If you If you don't let me do it, I will never be happy in my life."

"But, but." The uncontrollable ecstasy in my heart was all because of him, really, I couldn't believe it.

"Yeah." Chen Jiao'er secretly despised herself, and didn't dare to say any more, for fear of being exposed by him.

The red face lowered, and the charming atmosphere radiated in the air, which made Zhou Mingyuan, who had no experience in this field, at a loss.Muttered, "That, that..."

"Then I'll take my leave, there are still a lot of things to do." Chen Jiao'er took the opportunity to sneak out of the door, and as soon as she went out, she saw Zhu Sheng standing at the end of the aisle and winking at her. I don't know if this guy heard something. what.Cherry was also standing not far away, seeing Chen Jiao'er rushing forward to support her.

"Miss, your leg is hurt like this, why come out by yourself, and call out for the servant to help you, wouldn't it be fine?"

In a moment of urgency, if you don't come out, you will be wiped out. Of course, you can't say these words to Cherry.He only snorted softly as a response.

Zhou Mingyuan acted swiftly and swiftly, and quickly left Linqing with Qi Luoshu and his family.Chen Jiao'er also moved out of Qi's house and moved into this inn.He tried his best to push away the waiting guards left by Zhou Mingyuan, the official smell on them was too obvious and attracted too much attention.

The person who kidnapped Qi Luoshu was also taken away, and he only told her before leaving that he was sent by the Chen family in Linqing.

"Miss, someone sent an invitation." This was when Cherry just came downstairs, and someone came to send it.

"Who is it? We don't know anyone in Linqing." Cherry was a little curious.

"The Chen family invited me to some kind of kid's hundred-day banquet." I knew that they would take action, and sure enough, as soon as Zhou Mingyuan left, their action began.

They thought that Yue Jiashan's death would not affect them at all, but it turned out that they were holding back and waiting for an opportunity.

The Chen family now has more than a dozen family members, the most brilliant of which is undoubtedly the century-old Chen family in the capital.There are six other important branches, among which the lineage of Chen Junyu is the one that cut off the offspring.

The day after tomorrow is the hundred-day banquet for the patriarch's great-grandson. At this time, all the important figures in the clan will definitely be present.

Then, Chen Jiao'er smiled inwardly, let's see what she looks like, the person who took Qi Luoshu away, and maybe the murderer who killed Yuejiashan.Then think about how to deal with yourself, whether to kill, chop or fry.Thinking that these people are relatives of my previous life, I feel even more ridiculous.

"I was just looking for a chance to meet them, so I don't need to think of excuses now, let Aunt Su go and prepare some gifts, and we will go to have guests together the day after tomorrow."

"Yes." Cherry responded crisply.

Re-entering the mansion of the patriarch of the Chen clan, Chen Jiao'er was absent-minded for a moment.But I quickly realized that this is not a good time to remember the past.

Pull yourself up, raise your head and smile brightly at the golden plaque on the patriarch's mansion.What was forged with blood, let you repay with blood.

The servant who accepted the invitation looked up at Chen Jiao'er, smiled and said, "Miss Chen from the capital is here."

Hearing the sound, a young woman walked out of the gate, wearing an auspicious bun and a full set of pearl headdresses.The pink cherry blossom skirt with pink and purple spring shirt is very delicate and lovely.

"I heard that the girls under the knees of the old lady in the capital are the most loved ones. They are indeed gods like pearls and jade. This appearance, tsk tsk, if I say it, even the capital is probably one of the best. We are of the same generation, Just call me Sister-in-Law Chen." The person who came was the patriarch's third daughter-in-law, Chen Tangshi, who obviously picked her to wait for Chen Jiao'er in the gate.

Tang shi looked up and down quietly, the father-in-law personally ordered her to receive the person.A Confucian skirt in the color of a rainy day, and a goose yellow top over it. I don't know why my father-in-law is nervous. The other party looks like a little girl, maybe only thirteen or fourteen years old.

There is no valuable jewelry on the whole body, only a white jade flower-shaped hairpin is inserted in the hair ornament.It's a face that is worth looking at, and I can't let my husband see it for a while, otherwise, according to his virtue, even if he doesn't have the guts, he will have to talk about it at home for several days.

The two of them approached each other calmly, Chen Jiao'er came neither early nor late, and there were people coming and going on the road.Tang also kept saying hello to people, but the road he walked seemed to be different from others, and soon there was no one else on the road.

Cherry and Chen Daren have been dutifully following behind her, observing everything around them.

"Our old man has something to say to the young lady. I wonder if the young lady is free." Tang tilted his head and smiled.

"Everyone is here, do you still need to ask?" Chen Jiao'er glanced at the pavilion in the water pavilion. This is the patriarch's study room. Her father brought her here when she was a child.

"Let's go." Turning around, she said to Cherry and Aunt Su, and then she wanted to go to the pavilion.

"Wait, they can follow me..."

"We're not going anywhere, we'll follow Miss. Your patriarch sees a little girl alone and doesn't let the servant girl follow him. If you tell us, it's because our lady doesn't know how to be polite." Cherry turned her mouth and babbled out a series of words.

"You..." Tang could naturally hear that the maid was pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, accusing her father-in-law of being shameless.But I can't argue, if there are other people in the study, what should I do if this girl doesn't go.

I had no choice but to hold back the breath, gritted my teeth and said to Chen Jiao'er, "Please."

When they arrived outside the study, Chen Jiao'er ordered the two to wait at the outer door.Tang corps had already knocked on the door, whispered something and backed out.

Sitting in the guest seat next to the desk was the head of the Chen family. Although ten years later, he was nearly seventy years old, except for a little more gray hair, there was no other change.He still looks like a serious old pedant, with a flowing beard, a thin and straight figure, and a clean but not gorgeous black-green gown.

Looking up again, an old man in his fifties was sitting on the main seat.His figure is slightly fatter, and his fair face is equally serious, but he has more authority than the chief of the Chen family.

Chen Jiao'er sat down on the patriarch's head, smiled and said nothing.After waiting for a while, the patriarch cleared his throat and said, "You are Chen Jiao'er, an orphan girl taken in by the old lady in the capital. Speaking of which, we are a family."

"I have already moved out of the Chen residence, so I have no blood relationship with the Chen family, so this family can't afford it." Chen Jiao'er smiled lightly, wanting to treat herself as the Chen family, and then use the Chen family rules and the seniority and inferiority It's ridiculous to suppress yourself.

The patriarch didn't get angry, but Xiao Xiao was surprised in his heart, at such a young age he has sharp teeth.

"Yuejiashan's death has something to do with you. I met you at Tongfu Teahouse that day and had a conflict. You got sick when you got home. How dare you say it has nothing to do with you." The voice of the old man sitting on the main seat was a little cold, with The smell of intimidation.

"Firstly, you are not an official ordered by the imperial court, so I don't need to explain to you; secondly, evidence is needed to judge the case. If you have evidence, you can go to the Yamen to sue the official." Chen Jiao'er met his eyes without any fear.

"Bold, this is Linqing County's parent officer, Wen County Magistrate Master Wen, hurry up and apologize." The patriarch shouted loudly, staring at Chen Jiao'er's reaction.

Chen Jiao'er was not surprised at all, she bowed slightly, saluted again and said, "I have seen Mrs. Wen, the little girl has offended me so much, I hope you will forgive me."

"So, you are admitting that Yue Jiashan's death has something to do with you." Master Wen stared at Chen Jiao'er like a falcon.

"My lord is joking. I don't know what your lord is talking about. In Linqing County, if you go to a teahouse to drink tea, you can always meet Xiang Kun molesting girls from good families. It seems that under the jurisdiction of Master Wen, the atmosphere in Linqing has changed. very different."

"Flies don't stare at seamless eggs. Master Yue and we are old acquaintances, so it will never be like this." The patriarch stepped forward to make a rescue, and stared at this troublesome little girl bitterly.

"So, as long as you know the two masters, you are a good person. If a good person does something wrong, it is the victim's fault. Mr. Wen's case handling logic is unique in the Great Zhou Dynasty. After returning to Beijing, I will definitely help you publicize it. A concubine was buried, and the family members have sued the county government, so it is also the fault of the deceased.”

"At the beginning of the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, dozens of criminal laws were exempted, and the burial of the living was not allowed, which is enough to demonstrate the benevolence of the former emperor. But I don't know, the result of following the example is like this. I think the censors of the Capital Procuratorate , must really want to know the details."

Master Wen glared at the patriarch, wiped the sweat off his face in a panic, squeezed out a smile and said, "Miss Chen was joking, because there are doubts about the death of Yuejiashan, that's why I will investigate secretly to prove the audiovisual. Now It proves that this matter has nothing to do with Ms. Chen, and I still have important things to do, so I will take my leave." After speaking, he left in a huff.

"Young lady is very eloquent, and she provoked Mr. Wen with a few words. I didn't expect that a boudoir girl also knows the laws of the country." Seeing Mr. Wen leaving in anger, the patriarch wanted to chase after him.But when he thought about what he had to do today, he still bit the bullet and said.

"Since it's the law of the country, it's no surprise that a citizen of the Great Zhou Dynasty knows a thing or two." Chen Jiao'er sat firmly, her back straight.

"Young lady is not from the Chen family, and she has severed ties with the Chen family in the capital. As for Chen Junyu's family of three, naturally our Chen family came forward, and the young lady sent Li Dafeng to the yamen to sue. Don't you think it's too much?"

"The patriarch's words are different. This matter is done by Li Dafeng, a servant, and has nothing to do with me." Some things are done, she will not admit it.

"Hmph, then Li Dafeng is your servant, so how could what he did have nothing to do with you."

"Maybe his conscience found out, maybe someone coerced him, if you want to know, you can ask him."

"I thought the girl was a hero among women, and she was different from other boudoir girls, so she dared to do what she didn't dare to be."

(End of this chapter)