Chapter 153 Who is so tactless?
Chu Li recognized the voice as his cousin's and turned around in surprise, only to see Feng Yi standing below, looking a little wolfish.
Feng Yi's appearance made Zhou Shuang'er very excited. She had a lot to say to him, so she turned around and ran downstairs.
When he reached the stairs, Ruan Qinghuan called him: "Are you sure you want to run down like this?"
Chu Li also came back to his senses and pulled Zhou Shuang back to the fence: "That's right, my cousin is waiting to embroider the ball, hurry up."
During the whole morning, Zhou Shuang'er's mind was in turmoil and she could hardly think independently. But Chu Li was right. Now that Brother Feng Yi was here, did she have to throw the embroidery ball?
The appearance of Ruan Xiaoyue disrupted He Hongzhi's plan, and he was anxious to take the person back to the prefectural government.
I hadn't walked far when I heard the commotion in Qingfeng Building again. Then someone asked to toss the embroidery ball again, which made me unhappy.
Who is so tactless?
When they saw that the person coming was Feng Yi, he and his entourage were very surprised.
Something went wrong, and the attendant was so scared that he quickly apologized: "Sir, I clearly had the person under secret custody, and I really don't know what went wrong."
"Let the police clear the area and never allow the draft to continue."
"yes."
The entourage did not dare to delay and immediately tried to disperse the crowd on the pretext of investigating the case and clearing up the scene.
Seeing this, Zhou Shuang'er hurriedly threw the embroidery ball in her hand towards Feng Yi.
He Hongzhi pursed his lips tightly and flew up in a hurry at an extremely fast speed. The Zhou family's embroidery ball must not fall into the hands of others.
It should be easy for He Hongzhi to snatch the embroidery ball with his kung fu skills. However, just when he was determined to get it, he was suddenly blocked by a figure. He Hongzhi fought with the figure for a few moves but failed to gain the upper hand.
All I heard was cheers from the crowd...
His mood hit rock bottom, and a fierce look appeared in his eyes.
Who is so blind as to ruin his good deeds?
After going through all kinds of difficulties, the embroidery ball finally fell into Feng Yi's hands. Zhou Shuang'er's joy turned into a feeling of grievance, and she ran out with her skirt lifted up.
The two stood facing each other, Feng Yi's smile was like the spring sunshine in March, warming people's hearts: "I'm sorry, Shuang'er, it's my fault."
Because of his family business, he was always away from home, and even when he came back he could only stay for a day or two.
If Chu Li's people hadn't sent him a letter, he wouldn't have known that all of this was deliberately arranged by his parents because they were worried that the marriage would offend the He family.
Zhou Shuang'er shook her head. She had so many words in her heart but couldn't say a word at this moment. But she was glad. Glad that he really came back, glad that he got the embroidery ball, glad that it was him...
Finally, the oldest witness among those who participated in the husband selection today announced the result: Miss Zhou and the young master of the Feng family are a perfect match made in heaven, a match made in heaven, and it is truly a destiny. The embroidery ball throwing marriage contest has come to a successful conclusion.
The crowd gradually dispersed, some were excited, some were disappointed, and some were worried.
Everyone knows that Magistrate He has taken a fancy to the girl from the Zhou family. If the Feng family gets involved, aren’t they afraid of being held accountable later?
Some people who came to watch the excitement did not plan to leave, as they all wanted to see who would dare to stop Magistrate He.
Ho Hung-chi was blocked and missed the chance to grab the ball. He was unhappy: "Who are you?"
This person looks unfamiliar.
"I am Ruan Qingzhou, deputy general of the Jiangnan garrison."
He Hongzhi frowned: "Since you are the deputy general of the army, if you are not on duty in the camp, it is considered as dereliction of duty, right?"
"Then I'm sorry to disappoint Lord He. I came here to follow orders." Ruan Qingzhou said calmly, "The general received a secret order saying that there are fugitives hiding in Jiangnan, and ordered the city garrison to help investigate the matter. The general cannot leave the camp, so he sent me here to supervise the matter."
He Hongzhi: "..."
Ruan Qingzhou?
It’s the Ruan family again. One first-rank lady is not enough, and now here comes a deputy general in the army?
Things are getting really tricky.
He Hongzhi secretly made a gesture to the officers, asking them to take the person back first and this matter must not be heard by the generals of the army defending the city.
Unfortunately, as soon as she moved, she was stopped by a thin young man: "Sister Xiaoyue, why are you here?"
Ruan Xiaoyue frowned. She had just made contact with Prefect He, and thought that if she went back with him she would be able to lure Pei Chong out. Then she and her sister could work together to capture the man and return to the capital to report.
Unexpectedly, a strange young man showed up along the way.
"No way, we've met a few times before, how come you don't remember?"
Ruan Xiaoyue didn't want her to ruin her plan: "Miss, you got the wrong person."
Xu Zining looked at the second floor of Qingfeng Building, but found it empty. Just when she was wondering how the show should go on, she finally saw Sister Qinghuan, who was late.
Ruan Qinghuan's eyes were indifferent, full of disappointment: "Xiaoyue, you and I are sisters, but because of you, the Ruan family is now in such a passive situation. Not only do you not repent, but you dare to escape privately. Aren't you afraid of being thrown into prison again?"
"Humph, I am a member of the Pei family in life and a ghost of the Pei family in death. No matter what, I will find him."
Everyone could hear that the "he" that Ruan Xiaoyue was talking about was Pei Chong.
Ruan Qinghuan was extremely disappointed: "Okay, I won't stop you from looking for him, but you have to hand over the silver you stole from the Ruan family. One million taels of silver, you are really obsessed with it."
"Nonsense! I don't know what a million taels of silver is."
Things had gotten to this point, and He Hongzhi knew he could no longer hide. But when he heard that Ruan Xiaoyue had a million taels of silver, he immediately had an idea.
Although this amount of money is little, it is better than nothing.
"This must be the Prime Minister's wife. I am honored to be here."
"I dare not accept this great gift from Magistrate He. If I had not come to Jiangnan in person, I would not have known that Magistrate He could cover the sky with one hand in this splendid place."
"I am really terrified. Since I took over the post of governor of Jiangnan, I have been doing my best and have not dared to slack off for even a moment." He sighed and said, "I am sure that Madam has misunderstood that He is in love with Miss Zhou."
"Even if Miss Zhou and I are not destined to be together, I am not the kind of person who would cling to her."
Ruan Qinghuan naturally had no mood to talk to him about these things, and his attention was all on Ruan Xiaoyue: "Master He, this girl is my cousin. When she escaped from the Ruan family, she stole two million taels of silver. Now that I have found her, I will take her away."
Jiang Qi was about to step forward, but was stopped by He Hongzhi: "Madam, I'm afraid this is inappropriate."
Ruan Qinghuan glanced over coldly: "Master He, do you really not take me and the Prime Minister seriously?"
"Madam, you misunderstood. It's not that I don't want to release her, but I just can't." He Hongzhi said in embarrassment, "This woman is the wife of the traitor Pei Chong. Now the traitor is on the run. I have the duty of assisting in the investigation in Jiangnan. The two of them may have secretly connected. It is my duty to investigate carefully."
"Don't worry, Lord He. I will return to the capital immediately after I take the person away. The Dali Temple will take over the matter."
He Hongzhi said anxiously: "Although Madam has thought carefully, the journey back to Beijing is long. If something goes wrong along the way and she escapes..."
After hearing this, Ruan Qinghuan's expression finally eased a little.
Ruan Qingzhou said at this moment: "Sister, don't worry, I will escort you. Even if she grows wings, she can't fly."
Ruan Qinghuan shook her head: "Even though she said that, she was still thinking about Pei Chong. No matter how much we tried to persuade her, she still fled to Jiangnan."
"Well, three days." Ruan Qinghuan finally made a decision: "After three days, if Master He can't find anything, he must be returned."
After that, he said to Qingzhou, "Now that we have found the person, we should send a message to Lord Jiang of the Dali Temple and tell him that the person is in the hands of Prefect He."
"yes."