Chapter 20: A plan to catch the traitor

The woman was dressed in plain clothes, and she bowed slightly in return. Her every move was that of a lady from a noble family. She was lightly made up, and although she lowered her head, she was still a real beauty.

Cheng Sheng looked up and saw the girl, and was stunned.

[Okay, Cheng Sheng is still a complete beauty. Stop staring at the girl. She's embarrassed to be stared at. 】

After hearing what Cheng Jin said, Cheng Sheng realized how rude his behavior was. He lowered his head even more, "I am sorry. Today, I did offend the girl unintentionally."

The girl bowed slightly in return with a shy smile on her face, "It's okay. The young master has said that I offended you many times. Today, you saved me. I will definitely come to thank you another day."

Cheng Sheng waved his hands in panic and rubbed his head a little embarrassedly, "It was just a matter of convenience."

The girl and the maid beside her couldn't help but lowered their heads and laughed.

"My girl is the only daughter of Shangshu Ling Lord Duan. When we go home and meet the old man and his wife, we will choose a day to go to the mansion to thank them."

[The only daughter of Shangshu Ling Lord Duan? ]

[The person in front of him is Cheng Sheng's future wife Duan Yan. Cheng Sheng

felt even more embarrassed after hearing Cheng Jin's thoughts. He lowered his head and just looked at Duan Yan in front of him stupidly.

Cheng Jin saw Cheng Sheng staring at Duan Yan in a daze, and she was so angry that she bumped Cheng Sheng with her shoulder and asked Cheng Sheng to answer.

"My brother is the eldest son of Master Cheng, the Grand Tutor, and his name is Cheng Sheng."

Cheng Sheng suddenly realized and bowed in accordance with Cheng Jin's words.

"I am sorry."

Duan Yan was almost pushed into the pool by the crowded crowd at the handrail just now. Fortunately, she was saved by Cheng Sheng and did not die here.

Cheng Jin chatted with Duan Yan for a few more words, and revealed Cheng Sheng's general situation.

What? He followed the army to fight in order to defend his country at the age of a teenager, became famous in one battle, and became a young general famous throughout the capital. Not only that, Cheng Sheng was different from those rough men who could only wield swords and guns in the army. He was also particularly good at poetry and singing.

Cheng Sheng was like a mute person beside him. He didn't even look up. He didn't look up until she mentioned that she was leaving. He looked up and watched Duan Yan reluctantly .

Cheng Jin was outside and hated her.

[You didn't know how to talk when she was in front of you, but now that she's leaving, you watch her walk 800 meters? ] [

That's right. When I see a woman like Duan Yan, I want to say a few more words, not to mention Cheng Sheng who grew up in the army since childhood. Naturally, I dare not say anything. 】

【Brother, I advise you to cherish her. Miss Duan Yan is a famous lady in the capital. I don't know how many people are waiting to propose marriage to her. I'm afraid that as long as Mr. Duan agrees, the doorstep of the Duan family will be trampled down. 】

Cheng Sheng was feeling bad, and when he heard Cheng Jin say this, he felt even more miserable.

He also thought that he must seize the opportunity. As soon as he met Zhao Shulan, he began to inquire about Duan Yan's situation openly and secretly. He was nervous all the way. He felt better after Zhao Shulan said that Duan Yan was not married yet and no one had proposed marriage to her.

"If you really get along with Miss Duan Yan, it won't be a difficult thing. I have always been good friends with Duan Yan's mother, so I can let you meet often. If Miss Duan Yan agrees, I will tell your father to let our two families get married, which will also be regarded as my wish for you to get married early."

"By the way, your father and I have urged you for several years, but you don't seem to care about this matter. Why are you asking me about Miss Duan Yan today?"

Cheng Sheng didn't know how to answer, and he couldn't let his mother hear Cheng Jin's inner voice saying that Miss Duan Yan was his perfect match, because she was afraid that her mother would only think it was ridiculous.

Strangely enough, although he met Miss Duan Yan for the first time, he felt quite familiar with her, and saving her was also like it was destined by heaven and could not be violated.

They waited for Qiu Zhi to come back at the temple. Qiu Zhi had already explained Cheng Jin and Zhao Shulan's plan to Cheng Yishou. Cheng

Yishou didn't know until he arrived that Lord Zhou had taken him to Liuju Villa outside the city. Lord Zhou had clearly said when he came that he was worried about the recent events in the palace, and it would be nice to go to his small courtyard outside the city to drink tea, talk, and relax.

But when he arrived, he realized that this place was not a place for talking and drinking tea, but a place where Lord Zhou kept a concubine.

He said earnestly to Cheng Yishou: "There is no way to relax in this world, and drinking and chatting are even more impossible. Only with a beautiful lady in your arms can you be truly carefree."

Then he clapped his hands and called out several beautiful girls who had just arrived here. He said with a sly smile: "Why don't you come forward and serve Lord Cheng? If you serve Lord Cheng well, you will definitely benefit from it."

Cheng Yishou was so angry that he trembled all over because Zhou Cheng had deceived him. He glared at Zhou Cheng. Zhou Cheng said, "How dare you trick me here? You have a wife and children at home, why are you still not satisfied?"

Zhou Cheng saw that Cheng Yishou was really angry, and hurriedly went up to comfort him, "Why are you angry, Lord Cheng? I mean well."

He originally wanted to ask Cheng Yishou for something, and heard that Cheng Yishou had no concubines at home. He thought that it was because his wife was too strict, so he came up with this idea. It seems that he was wrong.

Maybe it was not that Cheng Yishou's wife was strict, but that the couple was really in love.

Zhou Cheng didn't dare to offend Cheng Yishou now, so he had to follow him out and send him back. As soon as he went out, he ran into Zhao Shulan's personal nanny Qiu Zhi.

She hadn't even entered the room yet, but she could smell the scent of powder on the woman from a distance.

She originally thought that the fortune teller just said it casually, but she didn't expect it to be true. Their master really kept a mistress in this courtyard.

Cheng Yishou saw Qiu Zhi coming and sent Zhou Cheng away.

Qiu Zhi came and said that Zhao Shulan also knew about this matter. She was speechless for a moment and didn't know what to say. But she heard Qiu Zhi say that the lady guessed that the master was here, and also knew that this was not the master's intention. She was afraid that there was a traitor in the mansion, and asked the master to help act out a drama when he returned home in the evening, and explained the reason clearly.

Cheng Yishou was shocked, "There is such a thing!"

Zhao Shulan was crying as soon as she got home, and Cheng Jin was comforting her. It was such a realistic scene, which had never happened in this mansion even in the past 20 years.

Everyone in the mansion was confused, and they heard Zhao Shulan shouting something like "Cheng Yishou is treacherous", "a traitor", "it's better to divorce as soon as possible".

Cheng Jin threatened people not to tell anyone, and at the same time, he quietly told Cui Zhu to spread what they had agreed to in Qingshou Temple today, hoping that everyone in the mansion would know about it.