His phoenix eyes were slightly raised, and a hint of smile appeared on them. He restrained the gloomy aura around him, and his face looked much better. He spoke to Yu Jiao in a special gentle tone, "Yu Ning, don't be afraid of me. Since I have adopted you as my adopted daughter, I have taken you in and protected you. As long as you don't violate my taboos, I will not take your life."
When he said these words, his expression was too serious. Yu Jiao couldn't help but believe them. She boldly asked, "What are my godfather's taboos? I'll do some research."
Cheng Ying smiled, "My taboos?" He had a really bad temper in this life, which was much worse than in his previous life. Those who died at his hands were not necessarily those who violated his taboos. Some were killed just because he didn't like them.
He looked at Yu Jiao and thought for a while. He liked her at the moment, and he couldn't think of what it was about this little girl that made him hate her, so he said, "It's nothing. Just don't do anything that makes me unhappy."
This range is really huge, and Cheng Ying has an unpredictable temper, so it makes no difference whether she hears this or not. Although Yu Jiao complained in her heart, she nodded obediently.
"Forget it, since you picked this house for your fifth brother, I won't take it away from others." Cheng Ying was just teasing her. There was no use for him to take such an inconspicuous small house.
He threw the contract paper to Yu Jiao, wiped his fingertips with a handkerchief, stood up, and said, "Let's go."
Yu Jiao stared at the deed paper, unable to tell whether Cheng Ying was really joking with her or testing her in a proud and coquettish way, so she didn't dare to take it.
"Where to?" She looked at Cheng Ying with confused eyes, not knowing where he was going to take her.
Cheng Yingdan narrowed her eyes and looked at her with a smile, "Aren't the snacks at Qipinzhai delicious? What's the matter? Are you just saying nice things to coax me, and you forgot about it after I said it? Or are you reluctant to even let me have some snacks?"
Yu Jiao stood up quickly and said with a flattering smile, "If godfather wants to eat cakes, Yuning can help him even if it means spending all her money."
"Why don't you follow me?" Cheng Ying said this impatiently and strode out.
Yu Jiao signaled Jianjia to put away the house deed on the stone table and quickly followed her. When she passed the hanging flower gate, she looked back at the back room. The guards did not find Wei Lichu in the back room, so they thought he had left.
Cheng Ying came here to chase someone, and did not take a carriage. There was only a carriage parked in the alley that Yu Jiao took when she came. Li Jing was sitting on the shaft of the carriage. Yu Jiao glanced at him and said to Jian Jia and him, "You go back home first."
After she said this, she waited for Cheng Ying's reaction. Seeing that Cheng Ying said nothing, she signaled with her eyes that they should leave quickly.
Jianjia wanted to stay with her. Bailu did not come with her this time, so she was the only one with the girl. But then she thought that Yu Jiao had her own intentions in making such arrangements, and with Cheng Zhangyin there, there should be no danger. The biggest danger might be Cheng Zhangyin. She got on the carriage and left with Li Jingxian.
Yu Jiao followed Cheng Ying out of the alley. She usually saw him sitting high up, but when she walked beside him, she realized that he was tall and slender, which made Yu Jiao look petite and lovely.
Outside Yong'an Lane was a bustling market with a bustling crowd of people. Cheng Ying was not wearing official uniform, but a crimson robe, looking like a young man of noble birth. He was handsome and beautiful, and passers-by couldn't help but take a look at him. Yu Jiao couldn't help but feel a little nervous, fearing that Cheng Ying would stop and gouge out the eyes of those who looked at him if he was unhappy.
Fortunately, Cheng Ying seemed to be in a good mood. She didn't care about the stares from passers-by and strolled around the stalls selling various goods on both sides of the street with great interest.
A peddler saw that the fabrics on him and Yu Jiao were both very good, and laughed loudly to attract customers, "Sir, please take a look at the pendants on my stall, they are all the latest fashion in Beijing! You look very elegant, and your wife is as beautiful as a fairy, but you are missing a pair of pendants for your ears. The pendants on my stall are of very good quality, and are not inferior to those in other shops."
Cheng Ying stopped in front of the stall. He lifted his eyelids to look at Yu Jiao and saw that she was indeed not wearing any earrings on her fair and tender earlobes. He sneered and said to the peddler, "You have quite sharp eyes."
The peddler laughed and said, "If you don't have a sharp eye, you won't be able to sell your goods, right? The pendants on my stall are all finely crafted. They are made with the old craftsmanship of making jade pieces passed down from my ancestors. They are very delicate."
Cheng Ying stretched out her cold white fingers and picked and chose from the stall. After a moment, she picked up a pair of pigeon blood red jade drop-shaped pendants and compared them to Yu Jiao's ears, "Do you like them?"
Yu Jiao's earlobe turned red immediately when his slightly cool fingers touched it. Cheng Ying stared at the spreading peach color and her fingers holding the pendant curled up slightly.
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