Chapter 37: Become a Target
"This time, my son is serious!" Cui Lang vowed: "In my son's opinion, as long as my elder brother gets married, his heart will be settled, and this problem of not loving his family will be solved!"
Cui Wei sneered: "That depends on whether he is willing to marry her."
The eldest son's marriage has always been a concern of his father, but this rebellious son refused to listen to any persuasion and even said something rebelliously, saying that he would never marry in his life! "Father, I don't understand. My eldest brother has not seen someone who suits his eyes. If he meets someone, he will naturally marry."
Cui Wei: "When he is not fighting outside, he is staying in his Xuan Ce Mansion. All he sees are soldiers, or eunuchs in the palace. It would be scary if he could meet someone he likes!"
"Right, so when you think about it this way, do you think your eldest brother is pretty worry-free?"
Cui Wei was furious: "You..."
"It's just a joke, father, don't be angry." Cui Lang hurriedly said with a smile: "My elder brother has no time to meet this kind of person, so I will go and check it out for you. As far as I know, among the three families, two girls will go to the garden party of the wife of Duke Zheng tomorrow. How about I go and secretly look for one or two for you?"
Cui Wei snorted coldly, "You are so lucky to come up with such a high-sounding excuse to go out for fun."
While the father and son were talking, they had already arrived at the back hall.
"Where is your grandfather?" Cui Wei asked with a frown, looking at the empty hall.
Cui Lang took a few steps back silently, looking around in confusion: "Strange, it was here just now... Father, don't worry, I will go and look for it!"
Having said that, he turned around and ran away.
"...You rebellious son!"
Cui Lang ran a long distance in one breath, and only stopped panting when he saw that his father had not been caught up by anyone.
"Luring the tiger away from the mountain, I am really exhausted..." Cui Lang was out of breath, looking at his sister in front of him, and asked: "Is it all done?"
Cui Tang nodded: "Don't worry, mother has sent those palace servants away."
"I won't do it again if something like this happens again." Cui Lang complained, "My mother is the same. She always pushes me out to feed the tiger. Am I her biological son?"
Cui Tang glanced at him and said, "You should be thankful that you can at least be of some use to me at home."
"Cui Tang, how did you talk to your brother?" Cui Lang glared at her. "Fortunately, I ran fast. If I had been beaten by my father, how would I have gone to the flower party of the wife of Duke Zheng to look for my future eldest sister-in-law tomorrow?"
"I think you are clearly trying to take this opportunity to see the girls from various mansions." Cui Tang tutted, "How can you come up with such an excuse? Can you find a future bride for my elder brother? Have you forgotten about my second cousin Lu?"
The second cousin she mentioned was a girl from her mother, Lu’s family.
Cui was going to find a wife from the other three big families, so Lu wanted to marry her second niece to him.
But Cui Jing had no intention of looking at him.
Therefore, Cui Tang and his sister secretly took their second cousin with them and found an opportunity to create a chance encounter in Cui's garden without going to see each other.
Before coming, Cui Tang had praised his elder brother to his second cousin, saying that his elder brother was handsome, and that there was no one who could rival him, not only in the four major families, but even in the capital. He had never lost in a face-to-face contest since he was three years old.
After seeing Cui Jing in the garden, the second cousin of the Lu family highly agreed with her cousin's words. He was indeed extremely handsome, but...
"It is beautiful, but it can only be admired from a distance..."
As I got closer, I felt cold all over as if I was falling into an icy cave.
Cui Tang still remembered that when his second cousin said this, although her face was still filled with the dignified smile of a lady from a noble family, her voice was slightly trembling.
You must know that among the women of the same clan, my second cousin is considered to be extremely bold and lustful, and she secretly loves to sneak a peek at the picture albums of handsome men.
Being such a person, he could actually say such words. It is obvious that the eldest brother has a good face but is indeed not suitable for marrying a wife.
And this happened three years ago. Now my second cousin has married into the Wang family and gave birth to a child half a month ago.
My brother had been tempered on the battlefield for three years, and after fighting one battle after another, he became more and more unapproachable.
Nowadays, all girls love gentle and suave gentlemen, like Wei Shilang of Duke Zheng's mansion, but my brother goes against the trend and is so rebellious.
Thinking about this, Cui Tang sighed: "As our future eldest sister-in-law, let alone other things, at least she should not tremble when she sees her eldest brother, right?"
As he spoke, he looked at his brother.
Thinking of how his legs went weak when he saw his elder brother, Cui Lang forced a smile to save face: "You never know. If it really happens, we won't look at anything else tomorrow, just see which girl is the bravest."
Cui Tang said coldly: "Then you wait and see."
…
After Chang Kuo returned home from the palace, he heard his son, whose voice had become hoarse, still struggling and chattering like an autumn cicada: "Dad, you would never have thought that Ningning is actually a genius in archery! She shot several arrows in a row, and every arrow hit the bull's eye!"
Chang Kuo didn't take it seriously.
He knew his son's character very well. Even if the arrow shot by his sister just barely hit the target, it would hit the bull's eye if it got into his mouth - it didn't matter if it didn't hit, as a brother, couldn't he just pick it up and stick it in his mouth?
"Alright, alright." Chang Kuo impatiently told his son to shut up. At the moment, he was more concerned about: "Has Sui Ning really thought it through? Is he really going to be a target at the flower show tomorrow?"
The expression "become a target" was first coined by Chang Suining himself.
"If I stay indoors, the other party will be helpless. If they just rely on investigation, they will never know when they will find out." She said sympathetically, "At least give them another chance to make a move. The flower show of the wife of Duke Zheng is so lively, what if there is something to gain?"
"…But if we give this opportunity away, what should we do if the other party really seizes it?" Chang Sui'an's eyes were full of contradictions - he was afraid that his sister would not gain anything, but he was also afraid that his sister would gain something.
"Although I am going to be a target, I am also a live target. I will not stand still and be slaughtered." Chang Suining comforted him, "Besides, I would not easily appear in such occasions in the past. The other party has no way of predicting. Even if they suddenly see me and are unprepared, they may not necessarily act rashly. This trip is just to explore the way. Brother, just rest assured."
Chang Sui'an still felt uneasy: "Then I'll go with you. Although it's inconvenient for me to be with you all the time, I can always take care of you if we are both in the Duke of Zheng's mansion!"
"Nonsense, of course you have to go. Not only that, but you have to make sure your sister is safe and sound! Otherwise, I—"
Chang Sui'an interrupted: "You don't have to tell me, I peeled off my own skin! This time you can regard it as me redeeming myself for meritorious service!"
Chang Kuo reluctantly gave him a look that said "he can still speak human language", then looked at his daughter, and asked in a gentle tone, "Does Sui Ningke still remember who we need to pay attention to?"
He did not gain nothing in these two days.
Some suspicious people have been identified from the list of people related to Pei Min provided by Yu Zeng.
It is simply because there is a lack of clues to support the identification of motives that no truly convincing conclusion has been reached.
"Don't worry, Dad. I remember everything." Chang Suining said, "If I meet him at the flower show tomorrow, I will be careful and alert."
"That's good, that's good!" Chang Kuo nodded, and then made detailed arrangements.
From instructing the brother and sister to selecting the people who will accompany them tomorrow, every detail is taken care of.
Outside the study, it was getting dark.
…
The next morning, Chang Suining was sweating profusely on the martial arts field. He took the snow-white handkerchief handed to him by Xier, squinted his sweat-soaked eyes and looked towards the east, where he saw the rising sun.
Chang Suining was very satisfied.
Well, it's a nice day, perfect for her to go out and be a target.
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