Chen Jianfang trotted all the way to the southeast corner.
The Chen family is just a group of merchants, and their rules are just a collection of some from here and there, pieced together to form a set of family rules that seem reasonable but are actually sloppy: it's quite like a copycat factory that blindly plagiarizes the rules of big companies, with a sense of fate that it's hard to paint the bones.
The disadvantages brought about by this family rule were fully demonstrated tonight - Chen Jianfang hurried to the gate of Yiyuan, panting, and no one stopped him along the way.
The lights in Yiyuan were on.
Chen Jianfang stood at the door.
The servant Mian Bei behind him was breathing heavily, adjusting his breathing to avoid choking on the saliva that came up from his lungs, while looking at Erlang Jun carefully.
What?
Is this a ghost possessing me in the middle of the night?
Mian Bei waited for a long time but didn't hear any further words from his own Erlang. He followed Erlang's gaze and his breathing, which had just been evened out, suddenly became awkward.
"My dear...my dear...this...this...this...Miss Qiao...is not allowed to visit her in the middle of the night..."
If she gets caught, the girl will die!
wrong!
Does he want to live?
The old lady could have broken his kidneys!
Chen Jianfang looked at the bright light not far away, turned his head slightly, and said calmly, "I'm not looking for Miss Qiao."
The servant Mian Bei restrained his mouth from opening wide.
If not Miss Qiao, who should I look for? !
Who else is in Yiyuan?
The answer is obvious.
Mian Bei felt that Yaozi would leave him sooner or later.
"My dear... we... we... it's so late... we can't find anyone... they are all girls..."
Mian Bei was so frightened that he stammered, shrank his neck and looked around, and said in a crying voice, "My dear, shall we go back? If the old lady knew about this..."
Not only would his kidneys be chopped off, but Miss Xianjin's life would probably be chopped off too - he liked Miss Xianjin very much. She was kind and generous. After Miss Xianjin took over the family shop, their meals changed from only having meat once every three days to having meat every day. Not only him, but all the servants in the Chen family liked Miss Xianjin very much.
Chen Jianfang curled his right hand into a fist in his sleeve, and let his breath sink into his dantian before slowly exhaling. After several moments, the fist slowly opened.
"Go back."
Chen Jianfang turned and left.
Mian Bei let out a long breath.
Very good.
The kidney was saved.
She looked at her husband with fear and trepidation, her heart beating like a drum.
Does Miss Xianjin know about this feeling?
I probably don't know.
If her husband had known, he wouldn't have stood outside for so long.
So, here comes the question.
Does the old lady know?
Mian Bei poked his head out and spoke carefully, "My dear, the exam is only a year away. If something goes wrong at this critical moment, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the old lady."
Chen Jianfang paused.
Mian Bei stopped in panic and almost bumped into the young man's thin and cold back.
"You have followed me for more than ten years." Chen Jianfang said calmly.
Mian Bei straightened his back immediately, "I won't say anything!"
Chen Jianfang nodded and walked towards the darkness.
Mian Bei was stunned in the spot, she felt that her husband had become more taciturn in the past six months since he went to study in Yingtian Prefecture. His back was tense all day and all the time, as if there were two forces pulling at it, one pulling at his head and the other pulling at his heels, one up and one down, working in opposite directions...
Silence... awkward... as if holding back a lot of energy...
The thin and cold figure walked further and further away.
Mian Bei quickly shook his head and hurried to catch up. His mind was so full of thoughts that he naturally had no time to pay attention to the anxious and surprised eyes not far away.
...
The night deepens.
Aunt Qu held a plain silk handkerchief in her right hand, with her left elbow resting on a loose plain-colored robe. She walked quickly along the outer corridor of the Bima Hall with her head lowered.
"Second Aunt——"
"Second Aunt——"
"Hello, Auntie—"
The girl on night duty nodded and moved aside.
Aunt Qu nodded absentmindedly, stepped into the side room, walked around the screen, and found that the oil lamp was still on. The old lady was sitting on the warm couch with her hair loose, warming her feet.
Old Madam Qu saw the thin robe draped over Aunt Qu's left arm and asked with a smile, "Didn't you catch up with Erlang?"
Aunt Qu nodded nervously, "I caught up with him." After a moment, she shook her head hastily, "Erlang walked too fast—"
"What a mess... If you don't give me a robe, doesn't that mean I didn't catch up with Ma?"
Madam Qu smiled and waved, then sat down to the side, motioning Second Aunt Qu to come over and warm her feet together, "You are not young anymore, you should warm your feet. Only when the soles of your feet are warm can you sleep well at night."
Aunt Qu shook her head subconsciously, "No need!"
The voice suddenly became sharp.
Madam Qu was stunned for a moment, then she smiled and said, "What's the matter... If you didn't catch up, then you didn't catch up! Why do you seem to have encountered a ghost when you go out at night?"
Old Madam Qu moved aside on the warm couch, making room for Second Aunt Qu. "Don't act like a little girl. Warm your feet. It's comfortable."
Aunt Qu had never been so conflicted.
My brain seems to be alive.
On New Year's Eve, Erlangjun and He Xianjin walked one after the other... Erlangjun's rejection of Qiao Baozhu...
Not only her, even Old Madam Qu had some doubts.
That's why they sent people to keep watch on that New Year's Eve in an attempt to discover any clues as soon as possible.
The two men acted calmly, which dispelled many of the old lady's doubts.
But she still had a lot to tell the old lady, the orchid carving on the umbrella handle from the Jixi workshop... the exact same orchid embroidery on Erlangjun's cuffs...
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