Shangjing of Yue Kingdom is not far from Xing'an County on the border of Yan Dynasty. It can be reached in two days by riding a fast horse. Jian Ning took Qinglian and the mother who came from the Prince of Pingnan's Mansion to make more than 300 dumplings, but Huo Jincheng did not return as scheduled.
"Nothing will happen to him, right?" Jian Ning asked Ding Youtian at night.
"No, it shouldn't happen. Not to mention that he's quite skilled in fighting and kicking. Just considering his status, he's a favorite of our Yan Dynasty Emperor. Plus, his father is the Grand Tutor. Who in Yue Country would dare to touch him? Don't worry, nothing will happen, okay?"
I'm glad nothing will happen. Shopkeeper Chen alone has made Jian Ning very anxious. While talking to Ding Youtian, she thought of the matter of wiping Old Man Song's body. Although she knew that Huo Jincheng was not a talkative person, and Qinglian, a girl, would not mention this matter on her own initiative, Huo Jincheng could not drink much, and he might talk nonsense when he was drunk.
Another thing is that husband and wife should be honest with each other. Hiding things from each other will easily cause trouble. By the way, she also wanted to see Ding Youtian's broad mind, so she told him about the matter.
"If Jincheng has that in mind, then you are underestimating me. Even if you are not originally from this time and space, what's wrong with such a kind and righteous elder passing away as a doctor and letting him go cleanly?"
"Don't worry, ma'am. I don't mind and I support you in doing this."
Ding Youtian loosened his clothes and spoke to her with a smile.
"I knew my husband wasn't that kind of person with a small nose and small eyes." Jian Ning was smiling brightly one second, but the next second her brows were slightly furrowed. She put one hand behind her head and looked sideways at Ding Youtian, "I'm not important at all in your heart, so you don't care about what I do, right?"
Ding Youtian was sitting on the bed, about to take off his shoes, but when he heard her, his movements faltered, and he turned to look at her. "I have a lot on my mind right now. I can't rest until I find Manager Chen's whereabouts. Don't find excuses to get angry with me. I don't have time to coax you."
Jane Ning had originally said it unintentionally, and he would have just laughed it off, but Jane Ning was unhappy to hear him answer like that.
"See, I was right, wasn't I? Back before we consummated our marriage, you'd have eyes glued to my face, constantly observing my mood swings and talking sweetly all day long. But now that I've got you, of course you don't have the time or the mood to coax me anymore."
Jane Ning really got angry after hearing what she said. She twisted her body, crawled into the bed, and sulked at him with her back to him.
She thought he would come over and say a few soft words, but after waiting for a long time, she counted silently in her mind, thinking that if he didn't give in by 100, she would give him a lesson.
As a result, she counted herself to sleep before she reached one hundred.
When Jane Ning woke up in the morning, she had forgotten what happened last night. She heard Erniu, Sanniu and Erlangzi practicing in the yard. She lifted the quilt and tried to get up, but Ding Youtian stretched out his arm and hugged her in his arms.
"Are you still angry?" he whispered in her ear.
"Angry!" Jian Ning suddenly remembered that she was angry with him yesterday. She was so angry that she wanted to push him, but he grabbed her wrist instead. "Anger is bad for your health. That's what you told me. I want to cure this problem of yours. You don't allow me to be angry with you, and you even asked me to write a letter of commitment, but you always make trouble for no reason. We are supposed to be husband and wife for life, so why don't you know my heart even now?"
In the morning, his voice was still a little lazy, with a little magnetism, and also a hint of... Jane Ning pulled back her hand, pinched her nose, and pushed him in the chest, "Hate it, don't talk to me before you rinse your mouth."
"Haha!" Ding Youtian laughed twice, then went to tickle her back. When she twisted her body, he suddenly turned over and pressed her down, breathing into her mouth and nose several times. Then, while Jane Ning was in a panic, he fanned her mouth and nose and quickly slipped off the bed, whistling at her triumphantly.
"Are you annoying?" Jian Ning leaned forward, picked up one of her embroidered shoes from in front of the bed and threw it at him. No one knew what moves he used in the Qi Men Dun Jia, but he shook the long gown in his hand a few times, and the shoe actually flew back to him.
Jane Ning was not prepared for his move. She moved her feet off the bed and just as her right foot slipped into the other embroidered shoe, she raised her head when she heard a noise and was hit by the embroidered shoe.
"You're dead!"
Before she could put on her shoes and stand up, Ding Youtian had already rushed out with a big laugh.
During breakfast, Ma Fuquan sent a message asking why Huo Jincheng hadn't returned to the capital yet. Jian Ning then remembered that she had forgotten to tell Ding Youtian that Ma Fuquan might be waking up soon there.
"It's better not to tell him for now." Jian Ning mentioned this to him when they were the only two left in the cafeteria. Ding Youtian said, "If that day really comes, he might have a sense of it himself. It won't be too late for him to ask you then. Don't upset him now."
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
"Marry a husband and follow him. You must listen to me."
"What a jerk!" Jian Ning grabbed her chopsticks and was about to knock him on the head when she heard the hurried sound of horse hooves on the street outside. Then, Erniu and Sanniu, who were carrying their schoolbags to school, came running in. Sanniu, who was running in front, shouted, "Mom! Dad! Uncle Huo and the others are back!"
Jian Ning and Ding Youtian ran to the front yard, and Erlangzi followed them out.
"Hey, Manager Chen? Come on, carry him to the flower hall." Jian Ning came out and saw Tong Bajin carrying Manager Chen on his back. He hurriedly shouted at him to carry him to the flower hall, and then turned around and ran back to the backyard of the yamen.
After Jian Ning's examination, it was found that Manager Chen's injury was not serious. He had only been stabbed on his right shoulder and had been bandaged and treated. However, the wrong medicine had been used, which caused the wound to become infected and cause a high fever. When Jian Ning came out after treating him, Ding Youtian had already heard Xu Dali and others' general account of what had happened.
Xu Dali and his friends got the exact information in Qujing that Manager Chen was indeed targeting Grandma Ma and her group, and had dined with them in the same inn. According to the inn waiters, neither Grandma Ma and her group nor Manager Chen stayed overnight in the inn after dinner that day, and Manager Chen checked out and left after they did.
They wandered around Qujing for a day without getting any other news until last night when the innkeeper came up to tell them that someone was looking for them outside the inn. When they went downstairs and went outside, they saw the innkeeper Chen leaning against the wall outside, unconscious.
"We consulted the local doctors, and they said that it would be difficult to cure him if we delayed. We had no choice but to bring him back to you for treatment. Is he seriously injured?" Huo Jincheng looked at Jian Ning and asked.
"No." Jian Ning shook her head. "Luckily you brought him back. If it had been delayed for a few more days, he would have contracted sepsis. Has he been unconscious since you saw him?"
Tong Bajin said, "He has had a persistent high fever and has never regained consciousness. I don't know who saved him."
"We'll know when he wakes up by asking him." Jian Ning and Ding Youtian both breathed a sigh of relief that Manager Chen had saved his life.
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