Chapter 160 No matter how powerful he is, isn’t he still my brother-in-law?

When Ji Lingchuan learned about the marriage between the Feng and Zhou families, he realized that he had been tricked by Chu Li before.

In the past, he would take out his cousin's letters and read them over and over again. He thought they were letters sent by wild geese, conveying love across thousands of miles, which made him feel depressed for a long time.

The Feng family knew about Chu Li and Ji Lingchuan's marriage, and also knew that the two had not had a harmonious relationship in the past.

But since no one knew the inside story, no one mentioned it.

Only a banquet was prepared to entertain Ji Lingchuan. After drinking for more than thirty minutes, Ji Lingchuan suddenly grabbed Chu Li's hand and said, "Chu Li, your cousin is finally getting married. You know, I am the happiest person today."

"Are you crazy? Why are you so happy about someone getting married?"

"Of course I am happy. This time I don't have to worry about you being robbed."

As soon as these words came out, the atmosphere at the table was so tense that one could hear a pin drop. The head of the Feng family was the first to react: "General Ji, don't talk nonsense. My son and Li'er are cousins. We have been close since childhood. There is nothing else."

"I know, I know, but I can't help but Li'er always uses him to irritate me. Uncle doesn't know how bitter I've been feeling these days. It's as bitter as a yellow lotus. It's extremely bitter."

Chu Li pinched him with his backhand: "Shut up, I won't pay attention to you if you keep talking nonsense."

"I'm not talking nonsense." Ji Lingchuan drank a few more glasses while talking. It can be seen that he was really happy today. Being in Feng's house, he didn't need to be as alert as he was outside, so he drank more.

Chu Li couldn't bear to lose face, so he helped him up and said, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, uncle and aunt. He was drunk and talking nonsense. I'll take him back to his room to rest."

The head of the Feng family was eager to get rid of this plague god as soon as possible and nodded repeatedly.

After the man left, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and told his son, "Yier, don't be fooled by Ji Lingchuan's casual appearance. He is a fierce tiger in the army. You should be careful when dealing with him in the future."

Feng Yi smiled and said, "No matter how powerful he is, isn't he still my brother-in-law?"

The head of the Feng family thought about it and it seemed to be true.

Mrs. Feng was puzzled and asked, "What General Ji meant by what he said just now is that you and Li'er..."

"Mother, that was a temporary measure. Li'er asked me to help him send a few more letters. The letters only contained some trivial matters and greetings to my aunt, nothing else."

Upon hearing this, Madam Feng couldn't help but think of her sister-in-law, who was also eccentric and mischievous in the past. "It turns out that she is using you to provoke General Ji. No wonder he is so happy to hear that you are getting married."

**

After returning to the room, Chu Li threw the man onto the bed and turned around to leave angrily.

Unexpectedly, Ji Lingchuan suddenly sat up and put his arms around her waist, not letting go: "Chu Li, please don't leave."

"Let go of me. You are a general who came to Jiangnan on business. Look how drunk you are now." Chu Li lost face in front of his relatives today and was naturally angry.

"Your cousin is finally getting married. Tomorrow I have to go and thank my sister-in-law and her cousin for helping me get rid of a love rival."

"That's my cousin." Chu Li was speechless. He was becoming more and more incoherent.

She tried hard to pull his arm away, but even though Ji Lingchuan was drunk, he was still so strong that she couldn't pull him away.

Ji Lingchuan narrowed his eyes, looked up like a child, and looked at her aggrievedly: "Chu Li, I was really wrong before, can you forgive me?"

"Let's talk about it tomorrow after you sober up. Go to bed quickly because you still have to interrogate Ho Hung-chi tomorrow."

Ji Lingchuan suddenly stood up, held Chu Li's cheek and walked forward.

Chu Li was so shocked that she stood there in shock, even forgetting to breathe. It was not until she could no longer breathe that Ji Lingchuan finally let her go.

"Ji Lingchuan you..."

Before he could utter a single curse, the man was already carried to the bed.

Chu Li was really panicking now: "Are you crazy? Let me go."

Ji Lingchuan just smiled at her, then held her tightly in his arms, and whispered in her ear with a smell of alcohol: "That's great, I'm so happy today, Li'er, be good and go to sleep..."

Chu Li: “…”

Be good.

**

The next morning, Chu Li ran to Zhou's house at dawn. Ruan Qinghuan, who was having breakfast, was puzzled when she saw this: "When did Miss Chu become so diligent and get up so early?"

"I...I just want to come and see Miss Xiaoyue."

Ruan Xiaoyue, who was drinking porridge, raised her head. If she remembered correctly, Chu Li disliked her very much before.

Got up early to see her?

This reason is a bit strange.

Chu Li was afraid that they would ask more questions, so he sat down, poured himself a bowl of porridge, and started eating.

Ruan Qinghuan was puzzled. Chu Li was the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion and had always behaved in a carefree and unrestrained manner. This was the first time he saw her so uneasy and unnatural.

But she didn't want to say it, and Ruan Qinghuan didn't dare to ask more, so she just pretended not to notice.

After breakfast, the carriage stopped at the gate of Zhou's mansion. He'an prepared 200 escort personnel, and nearly 300 people secretly replaced them along the way. Such a comprehensive arrangement showed that he had put a lot of thought into it.

But Ruan Qinghuan was still a little worried.

Ruan Xiaoyue advised: "Don't worry, sister. I value my life very much and will do my best to protect myself."

"It's good that you can think this way. As a child, you can't live just for yourself. Think about your uncle and aunt, Xiaoyue and Qingchi."

Two lines of tears fell, and Ruan Xiaoyue nodded solemnly.

After the people left, Chu Li was quite touched and said: "I really didn't like her before. I thought she was unscrupulous and had bad character. I didn't expect that she would suddenly realize it overnight."

"The price of this sudden enlightenment is too high." Ruan Qinghuan just hopes that everything goes well on this trip back to Beijing.

**

In the blink of an eye, a day and a night passed. They walked very slowly on purpose, but there was no movement at all.

Night fell again. We reached a forest and it would take at least an hour to reach the post house ahead.

Now they have reached the territory of Qizhou. If they go further, they will soon be out of Qizhou. In that case, I am afraid that the plan to lure Pei Chong out will fail again.

Ruan Xiaoyue opened the car curtain and looked at the dark forest: "Let's set up camp here tonight."

"But this place is desolate and remote, and not safe."

"There are so many of us, what's there to be afraid of? If we hurry for another hour, it will be almost midnight. We won't be able to rest for long before we have to set off again. Our bodies are not made of iron, so let's rest here."

"Yes." The soldiers accompanying the escort all knew Ruan Xiaoyue's identity. They were escorting her in public but protecting her in reality. They were very polite to her and did not say anything more.

This time Jiang Qi accompanied him and stayed beside the carriage, not daring to slack off.

The crescent moon in the sky is as thin as a hook, but its bright moonlight casts a shadow on the ground among the leaves.

She was a big threat to Pei Chong. He even arranged assassins for Lin Qiutang. It was impossible for him to let her go so easily. However, two days passed and there was no movement at all.

Ruan Xiaoyue couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The breeze blew, and the leaves rustled, making a rustling sound.

"Miss Ruan, get in the car."

Jiang Qi suddenly spoke up, and Ruan Xiaoyue asked anxiously, "But what's wrong?"

"Get in the carriage first." Jiang Qi pulled the people into the carriage, and ordered everyone to be on guard, shouting loudly: "Everyone be alert, we must escort the criminal woman back to Beijing safely."

As soon as he finished speaking, chaotic footsteps were heard from the other side of the woods, bringing with it a murderous atmosphere.