Chapter 9 The General is Coming

Jiang Youning was puzzled, "Dad, I took a nap in the house yesterday afternoon and never went to Yanran's room. How could I see her gold bracelet?" She

had a big meal in the restaurant yesterday, and after returning, she and Chuntao worked hard to make money.

She was not familiar with Jiang Yanran, and she would not visit her.

Jiang Xubai asked coldly: "Chunmei, what's going on?"

Chunmei knelt on the ground with a thud, and said firmly: "Master, I saw it with my own eyes, and I am not lying at all."

"But I really didn't leave my own room." Jiang Youning seemed to think of something, and suddenly looked at Chunmei with wide eyes: "Did you see a ghost?" "

..." Jiang Xubai glared at Jiang Youning: "In broad daylight, you are talking nonsense."

Jiang Youning pouted.

Chuntao and Chunmei served Jiang Youning together, and they also knew that she was greedy and lazy, and her hands and feet were a bit dirty. After Jiang Yanran came back, she served in the original yard.

She stepped forward and bowed, "Master, the young lady stayed in the guest room yesterday afternoon and never went out. Chunmei is clearly slandering us."

Chunmei cried out in injustice, "Master, I didn't do that. When the second young lady came back yesterday, the eldest young lady was staring at the gold bracelet in the second young lady's hand. She liked it very much."

Jiang Youning explained, "Dad, it was Yanran who held it up in front of me for me to see. If I don't look at it, wouldn't that be disrespecting her?"

Jiang Yanran raised her tearful eyes and looked at Jiang Youning, wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

The old lady saw Jiang Yanran's sad look and looked at Jiang Youning coldly, "Someone saw Ning'er go to Yanran's room, and the gold bracelet happened to be lost. Send someone to Ning'er's room to check, whether it is there or not, it is clear at a glance."

"You would rather believe a maid's words than believe me, then I'd better move out."

Jiang Youning was so wronged that she cried and walked out without looking back.

Unfortunately, He stopped her and comforted her gently: "Ning'er, don't think too much."

Jiang Youning wiped her tears sadly, "Mom, I'd better move out!"

Her household registration was in the Jiang family, and Jiang Xubai would not let her leave. Even if she ran away secretly, she would be an illegal household without a household registration, let alone renting a house, not even staying in an inn.

In ancient times, the household registration and identity card had the same function.

If you can leave, it would be great.

Jiang Xubai said angrily: "The old lady didn't blame you. She came to your room to check to prove your innocence. Are you so angry that you want to run away from home? With your personality, you still want to marry into the general's mansion? Even if you marry in, you will be driven out by General Xie."

Jiang Youning: "..." She is hoping that I will be driven out!

Jiang Yanran, who had been silent all the time, raised her tear-stained face and looked at Jiang Xubai, "Dad, it's all my fault. I lost the gift you gave me."

She then looked at Jiang Youning, "Sister Ning'er, if you want to be angry, just be angry at me. It's all my fault that I didn't keep it well."

Jiang Youning: "..."

Jiang Xubai looked at his daughter who was so well-behaved and sensible, then looked at Jiang Youning and scolded her, "Look at how sensible Yanran is. You should learn more from her."

The housekeeper ran in quickly and said breathlessly, "Master, General Xie is here."

The old lady couldn't help but sit up straight when she heard this.

Jiang Xubai was also stunned for a moment, and then reacted, "Go out and greet him."

Before he finished speaking, Xie Jing's tall figure walked in.

Jiang Youning followed the Jiang family and saluted General Xie.

"General Xie."

Xie Jing walked to the chair and just sat down when a female voice rang in his ear. [With Xie Jing's swift steps, it seems that he easily solved the bad character ambush.]

He glanced at the main hall, his eyes passed over the crowd, and saw Jiang Youning wearing a lake green narcissus dress by the door.

Jiang Youning raised her head and bumped into a pair of eagle eyes. She was so scared that her body trembled. After pretending to be calm, she looked at him affectionately.

At this time, Jiang Youning's eyes were red, like a little rabbit.

Just when Xie Jing was wondering if Jiang Youning had eye pain and kept blinking, an extremely excited voice sounded in his ears.

[Xie Jing, you finally came to see me, sob...]

Xie Jing almost fainted after hearing this, but fortunately he had been on the battlefield for many years and could remain calm in times of crisis.

Then the little girl's stealth laughter sounded in his ears again [Hahaha, look at his constipated face, he must have been disgusted by what I said, maybe he broke off the engagement in anger! ]

Jiang Youning lowered her head and stared at her toes, so that no one could see her expression.

Xie Jing realized then that she had done it on purpose, was she trying to irritate him and make him break off the engagement?

He glanced at the people in the hall, and looked at Jiang Xubai with cold eyes, "Master Jiang, what are you doing?"

Jiang Xubai smiled flatteringly, "General Xie, something happened at home, and I'm dealing with it."

"Then Master Jiang, continue to deal with it, and I'll talk to you after you're done." Xie Jing picked up the teacup and put it to his lips and took a few sips.

Jiang Xubai was stunned for a moment, and continued to smile and said, "General Xie is busy with official duties, how can I delay? General Xie, please speak first."

Xie Jing raised his eyes and glanced at Jiang Xubai, his eyes were very heavy.

Jiang Xubai was frightened and hesitated for a while. Just as he was about to continue asking about the gold bracelet, Xie Jing spoke up, "Ms. Jiang."

Jiang Youning walked through the crowd in small steps and came to him, just like a student called by the teacher during class.

"General, I'm here."

Xie Jing asked, "Why did you cry just now?"

Jiang Youning didn't react for a while. [Xie Jing, can't you hear that I cried because I was too excited to see him coming? 】

She rubbed her thigh, [I pinched her thigh a little too hard just now, and I can't hold back my tears~]

Xie Jing: "..."

"General, Yanran's gold bracelet is lost, and the maid insisted that I entered Yanran's private room. I was wronged and cried."

She lowered her eyelids and couldn't help complaining in her heart, [A gentleman loves money and gets it in a proper way. A three-year-old child doesn't understand, but I still don't understand it at this age? Do you think I'm the one who escaped the nine-year compulsory education? 】

Xie Jing paused while drinking tea, raised his eyes and looked at Jiang Youning, only to see that she lowered her head, and it was obvious that these words were not meant for him.

The fish that slipped through the net of nine-year compulsory education... What does that mean?

He retracted his gaze to Jiang Xubai, and asked in a cold voice: "Master Jiang, do you suspect that Miss Jiang took the gold bracelet?"

Jiang Xubai smiled and said: "General, you misunderstood. I am investigating and have no results yet."

Xie Jing asked again: "How do you investigate?"

Jiang Xubai said: "I will ask someone to check Ning'er's room. If there is no gold bracelet, it can prove that Ning'er did not take it."

Xie Jing glanced at Jiang Youning who was still lowering her head, put down the teacup in his hand, and said: "Since you don't suspect Miss Jiang, there is no need to search the room. I think there is something wrong with the maid. She dared to slander the master. Drag her out and give her twenty military sticks."

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