Chapter 467: Inscrutable Routine
The carriage arrived at Qingzhu Garden, and Ning Feng was already waiting at the door.
Chu Jinnian's eyes darkened when he saw the anxious look on Ning Feng's face. "What happened to Mr. Fan?"
Ning Feng's eyes widened.
As expected of his son, he immediately guessed that Fan Wenxuan was up to something again.
"Master, Mr. Fan locked himself in his room after he found out that you and the Third Master had gone out this morning. He has not eaten or drunk anything for the whole day. I have been trying to persuade him to open the door for a long time, but Mr. Fan refused to open it."
"When I knocked on the door just now, there was no movement in the room. I was afraid that Mr. Fan had not eaten all day and might have had an accident. I was about to order someone to break the door open, but then I heard that you were back, so I hurried to find you and ask you for advice."
On that cold winter day, Ning Feng was so anxious that he broke out in a sweat. After talking to Chu Jinnian, he quickly reached out to wipe his sweat, then looked at Chu Jinnian anxiously.
Chu Jinnian adjusted his sleeves slowly and said, "Jinzhou fell asleep in the car. Let's have someone take him back to the courtyard to rest for a while."
"As for Mr. Fan..."
"I'll go take a look later."
"Yes." Ning Feng agreed and quickly arranged for someone to take Chu Jinzhou down from the carriage and send him to his room.
After everything was settled and dinner was ordered, Ning Feng was a little worried about Fan Wenxuan and wanted to go and see what was going on. However, he heard from his servants that Chu Jinnian was still drinking tea in the flower hall and he didn't go to take a look.
Ning Feng looked for Chu Jinnian with a worried look on his face, "Master, Mr. Fan..."
"It's not enough time yet." Chu Jinnian looked at Tian'er and said, "It will probably take another cup of tea."
A cup of tea...
Could it be the time it takes for Mr. Fan’s body to cool down?
Ning Feng suddenly remembered the heroic scholars often sung in operas who would rather die than be humiliated.
But he was just overthinking it. Since Chu Jinnian said that there was not enough time, he must have his reasons.
Ning Feng felt like he was sitting on pins and needles, and he endured the entire cup of tea in front of Chu Jinnian.
It was not until Chu Jinnian put down the teacup in his hand, stood up, and walked towards Fan Wenxuan's yard that Ning Feng happily chased after him.
Arriving at Fan Wenxuan's garden, Ning Feng took a few quick steps and was about to knock on the door.
Chu Jinnian reached out to stop him, put his finger to his lips, and signaled him not to come out.
When he saw Ning Feng retreat to the side, Chu Jinnian walked to the door and suddenly raised his leg.
"Bang!" The door opened.
Ning Feng was also stunned where he stood.
Fan Wenxuan, who was munching on the honey-roasted chicken wings, was also stunned. Looking at Chu Jinnian's slightly gloomy face, he chuckled and shook the chicken wings in his hand, "The eldest master is back."
"These wings are freshly grilled, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. They taste just right. Would you like to try some, young master?"
"Mr. Fan should enjoy this delicious food by himself." Chu Jinnian said slowly, "I went out with Jinzhou today and brought back some lotus crisps. I'll have someone deliver them to Mr. Fan later."
Originally he was planning to hide in the house to eat secretly, and to create the illusion of being angry and on a hunger strike, but now he was caught in the act. Feeling ashamed, Fan Wenxuan wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He was extremely nervous, not knowing how petty and vengeful Chu Jinnian could be.
But now, hearing that Chu Jinnian was not angry at all, but instead said that he had brought him lotus cakes, Fan Wenxuan was flattered.
"Thank you for your concern, young master."
"Mr. Fan, enjoy your meal. I won't bother you any more." Chu Jinnian left these words and walked away with his hands behind his back.
Fan Wenxuan, who was eating the remaining chicken wings, looked at Chu Jinnian's back as he walked away, as if thinking about something.
"What's wrong with this eldest young master?" Fan Wenxuan couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried, so he had to ask Ning Feng.
This kind of generosity is totally unlike his usual style.
He didn't know what happened to the eldest master, Ning Feng only knew that he was very depressed.
I was originally very worried about Fan Wenxuan's condition, and was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. But Fan Wenxuan, on the other hand, was fine. Nothing happened to him at all. Instead, he was hiding in the house and secretly eating chicken wings.
And he actually thought that Fan Wenxuan was thin-skinned and would be unable to get over the embarrassment of last night.
I am really too young to see through Fan Wenxuan's tricks! Ning Feng sighed helplessly, and did not answer Fan Wenxuan's words. He just took two steps back silently and left sadly.
"Why……"
Why are all of them so abnormal!
Fan Wenxuan took another bite of the chicken wing and couldn't help smacking his lips.
I have to say, the chicken wings taste really good when they are roasted with honey.
Let Chu Jinzhou have a taste later. ——It was night, with thin clouds covering the moon.
Because he tossed and turned last night, he was very sleepy today. Seeing that Chu Jinnian seemed to be in a good mood, Fan Wenxuan felt much relieved and went to bed early with peace of mind.
Needless to say, Chu Jinzhou always goes to bed early and gets up early.
Only the light in Chu Jinnian's study was still on.
"Sir, Su Mu and Su Ye are here." Jing Zhao said.
"Well, come in." Chu Jinnian put the book in his hand on the table.
After a while, two tall women dressed in black came in quickly and half-knelt to salute, "Your subordinates greet you, sir."
"Get up." Chu Jinnian raised his eyes and glanced at Su Mu and Su Ye. "You two are the best secret guards. Do you know why I sent you two to protect Miss Zhuang?"
"The young master gave the order, and I obey it. There is no need to know the reason." Su Mu, the leader, replied.
Chu Jinnian nodded, "Not bad."
Absolute obedience is a must for a qualified secret guard.
"I called you two here today because I wanted to remind you again that Miss Zhuang is of noble status, and you two must take good care of her." Chu Jinnian said, "In addition..."
Chu Jinnian looked at Jing Zhao.
Jing Zhao handed the token in his hand to Su Mu.
This is……
Su Mu's pupils suddenly shrank.
This is a token for mobilizing other secret guards. Not only that, for the Qiao family, seeing this token is like seeing the Second Miss Qiao, and one can give orders to the Qiao family's servants, shops, and even the side branches at will.
Only the head and future head of the Qiao family can have such a token.
But because the second Miss Qiao was very much loved at home, Old Man Qiao favored her very much and specially gave one to the second Miss Qiao. Later, because Chu Jinnian had suffered a lot since childhood, the old man wanted to support Chu Jinnian, and because of his love for Chu Jinnian, he also gave one to Chu Jinnian.
As for Miss Qiao's second medal, because of her early death, it naturally fell into Chu Jinnian's hands.
Now Chu Jinnian actually handed the token to the two sisters...
Is it to make it easier to protect this Miss Zhuang? Without waiting for Su Mu to think about it, Chu Jinnian said, "You should know what I mean."
"In case of emergency, you can do whatever is convenient for you."
(End of this chapter)
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