Chapter 77: Take Action (Second Update)

"What's wrong, sister?" Seeing Zhuang Qingning's serious expression, Zhuang Qingsui asked worriedly.

"It's okay, let's go." Zhuang Qingning said, "Let's go take a look at the cloth and see if there is any large floral cloth that you like."

"Okay." Zhuang Qingsui nodded excitedly.

Children are happy when they have new clothes to wear.

Zhuang Qingning couldn't help laughing, and led Zhuang Qingsui to look for a cloth stall. --At night, the waning moon had already fallen into the sky, and was about to disappear. The whole world seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, and there was silence.

The door of Qingzhu Garden opened quietly, and a tall, dark horse galloped past. After entering the courtyard, the person on the horse tightened the reins and dismounted.

A servant had already come over, calmed the neighing horse, and led it to the stable to feed.

"Young Master." Ning Feng took the cloak and trotted along to catch up with Chu Jinnian who was walking quickly towards the study room. "Young Master, have you had dinner? I have asked someone to prepare the food, all of which are your favorite dishes."

"No need. I ate a little on the way back. How about Jin Zhou? Did he sleep?"

Chu Jinnian was traveling at night, and his coldness could not hide the warm tone in his voice when he mentioned his younger brother.

"Yes, the third young master has already gone to bed." Ning Feng replied respectfully.

"I specially brought Jinzhou his favorite lotus cake. Since he has gone to bed, he can eat it tomorrow. Ask someone to put it away first."

Chu Jinnian took a sip of the hot tea brought by the servant and asked, "How is Jinzhou these days?"

"During this period, the Third Young Master has been learning calligraphy from Mr. Zhou during the day. He also eats very delicious meals and sleeps very soundly at night."

"Overall it's pretty good, except..."

Ning Feng smiled and said, "I only think about the eldest master. He said that he broke his promise and would come back in more than 20 days, but now it has been more than a month."

Hearing that Chu Jinzhou was fine, Chu Jinnian couldn't help but curl the corners of his lips: "I was indeed delayed by something, this lotus cake can be regarded as an apology."

His originally stern face now had a hint of warmth as gentle as jade, making him look even more handsome.

As expected, his young master could only reveal a long-lost smile when he heard that his younger brother was safe.

Ning Feng sighed in his heart.

The eldest son of his family used to be a warm and gentle man. If it weren’t for...

Ning Feng didn't want to think about the past anymore, he just smiled and said, "I'm afraid this plate of lotus cakes is not enough. The third son has been talking about asking the eldest son to take him to the mountains to hunt."

"Spring is the time for hunting, but Jin Zhou has just recovered from a serious illness, and I'm afraid he can't stand it. It won't be too late to go in the fall. I'll come and talk to him."

At worst, I can just accompany him to the lake for two days of fishing.

Hunting in water is also hunting.

Chu Jinnian blinked his eyes, as if he remembered something. His eyes were deep and bottomless, and he pursed his lips: "Has everything been peaceful in the garden these days?"

"It's still safe, but..."

Ning Feng presented the purse that he had prepared long ago.

The purse was open, and one could clearly see a strand of black hair tied with a red string inside.

Chu Jinnian couldn't help but frown.

"I found this from a maid named Chunlan. I heard from another maid that it was her lover's hair. But Chunlan deliberately left this purse in front of a bakery when she went out to buy food for the garden, as if she wanted to pass it on to someone else. So I guess this hair is probably from the Third Young Master..."

Seeing Chu Jinnian's face gradually darken, Ning Feng paused and continued, "Our garden is usually airtight. I think this maid knows that it is impossible to pass things out of the garden, so she thought of this method. If someone sees it, she can just say that it was dropped accidentally to get rid of suspicion..."

Sure enough, is he going to attack Chu Jinzhou again?

Chu Jinnian's face gradually darkened.

I had heard reports earlier that the lady in my family had been worshipping some kind of Taoism recently, and had even built a small Taoist temple at home, saying that she was praying for the current emperor and for the country's fortunes.

Now it seems that although they speak so righteously, they actually do shameful and dirty things behind the scenes.

Knowing that he is an iron wall and his only weak spot is his younger brother Chu Jinzhou, who is also his brother, so he wants to put the knife to his neck?

"It seems that some people's thoughts never stop."

Chu Jinnian's tone was so cold that it seemed to be frozen.

Ning Feng lowered his head and dared not speak.

"I remember."

Chu Jinnian tapped the desk with his fingers: "Jinzhou's food, clothing and daily life have always been taken care of by the servants, and you have done many things yourself. You are just a maid, how can you get close to Jinzhou, and how can you touch Jinzhou's hair?"

After saying that, he looked at Ning Feng.

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His eyes are as sharp as torches and like a sharp sword.

Ning Feng knelt on the ground with a plop, his back dripping with sweat. "It is my fault for neglecting my duty. Please punish me, sir."

"You failed to protect your master, so you should be punished." Chu Jinnian snorted coldly, "Three months' salary is a small punishment, but a big warning. In the future, you should keep your eyes open and carefully watch who can be used and who cannot be used. If there is a mistake, the salary will be a small matter."

Life is the most important thing.

Ning Feng naturally knew how important Chu Jinzhou was in his master's heart, and he also understood that this matter was caused by his negligence. He also knew that Chu Jinnian was showing mercy by fining him three months' salary.

After knocking his head on the ground several times, Ning Feng said, "Thank you for the punishment, eldest master. I know I was wrong. From now on, I will do my best to protect the third master."

"Get up."

Chu Jinnian raised his hand and said, "You have always been cautious in doing things, but you can't stand someone with ulterior motives. This time, they were able to dig out the person you arranged right under your nose, which is enough to show how much effort the other party has put in."

"Women are the most vicious. Young Master, you should be careful in the future to avoid falling into the trap." Ning Feng reminded in a low voice, and then said: "Chunlan has been locked up. How to deal with it, please let me know."

Dealing with a servant is not a big deal, and logically there is no need for Chu Jinnian to make the decision.

But when something like this happens, whether to deal with it seriously or lightly depends on his intention.

"Since they are traitors, we can just dispose of them as we please. Once we're done..."

Chu Jinnian raised his eyebrows and said, "Let the lady know so that she can understand the situation. As for how to tell her, it's up to you."

In short, she had to let her know that Chu Jinnian was not someone to be trifled with, and Chu Jinzhou was not someone she could easily get involved with.

"Yes, I understand." Ning Feng nodded, bowed and prepared to leave, but hesitated for a moment.

"explain."

"Yes." Ning Feng continued, "Today I followed Chunlan out in person. The reason why I was able to intercept the purse was not because of me, but because of..."

He told Chu Jinnian the whole story of a little girl who picked up the purse and gave it to her sister, and her sister who then chased after the purse and returned it to her.

(End of this chapter)