"I don't know. I was walking along the road and I felt someone following me. At first, I didn't pay much attention, but the more I walked, the more I felt something was wrong. I looked back secretly and found that the man was following me. He was holding a dagger in his hand. He looked very scary," Gu Qingtong thought about the situation at that time and still had lingering fears. "Then I ran forward quickly. Fortunately, it was not far from the market. I felt more at ease when I got to a crowded place."
"Did you see the villain's appearance clearly?" Chen Qingxuan asked with a frown.
"No. I was so scared at the time. How could I dare to look at his face?" Gu Qingtong shook his head and paused before saying, "Although I didn't see it clearly, but looking at the clothes he was wearing, it looked like a piece of clothing that Mr. Meng from Mengjiatun had worn before. It was very ostentatious."
Grandma Chen was startled, then looked at Gu Qingtong. She frowned and said, "Who is that stubborn ass from Mr. Meng's family who was trying so hard to come to your house to propose marriage?"
The stubborn donkey that Grandma Chen mentioned was not really a stubborn donkey. He was the son of Mr. Meng, but he was a bit stubborn and stubborn. Relying on his family background, he married several wives in succession, and his reputation was very bad. As a result, he fell in love with Gu Qingtong not long ago and insisted on taking her as a concubine. Gu Qingtong was so scared that she hid in Chenjiatun for a long time until she heard that Mr. Meng had married a new woman. Then Gu Qingtong dared to go home.
"Yes," Gu Qingtong nodded, and said with a lingering fear, "I am still terribly scared when I think of Mr. Meng now."
"Don't go out alone in the future," Chen Qingxuan frowned and said, "Just tell me where you want to go and I'll take you there."
"Oh, I see." Gu Qingtong nodded hurriedly. She was really scared today.
"I think you'd better get married quickly," said Grandma Chen, who had been silent for a long time, "otherwise, a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old like you will stand out everywhere."
"Grandma!" Gu Qingtong said embarrassedly, "I...it's not that I don't want to get married, but you know, I haven't met a reliable one, so it's not my fault!"
"You two, you're such a worry!" Grandma Chen glared at Gu Qingtong and Chen Qingxuan, and tossed the last garlic in her hand into the basket after removing the roots. Then she said to Chen Qingxuan, "Qingxuan, take it to the girl's house. The girl said a few days ago that she wanted to pickle sugar garlic, but her family doesn't grow it. It just so happens that we do."
"Yes, I'll deliver it right away." Chen Qingxuan immediately carried a full basket of garlic onto the donkey cart and rushed towards the Nanshan Villa.
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Nanshan Villa.
study.
"Master, there is still no news from Southern Xinjiang," Pang Yi said anxiously, sitting opposite Zhong Mingwei. "I was relieved after listening to your analysis a few days ago, but after so many days, there is still no news from Chongyuan and Xiangyang. I am really worried."
"Not only are there no news from Chongyuan and Xiangyang, but there is no news of any trouble in the entire southern border, right?" Zhong Mingwei took a sip of tea and looked at Pang Yi. "Something must have happened in southern border, and Xu Chengjin wanted to cover it up, which is why there is such a peaceful scene today. However, the capital should have discovered something fishy, so let the capital investigate."
"Yes, His Majesty has always been extremely harsh on the Xu family. He has always been keeping an eye on Nanjiang and wants to find any faults. This time, His Majesty is probably more anxious than me," Pang Yi nodded, but said with some worry, "I just don't know how Chongyuan and Xiangyang are doing. I am really worried."
"They are no longer the teenagers they were before. They have been working in Southern Xinjiang for more than a decade. They naturally know Xu Chengjin's temper very well. It shouldn't be a problem for them to save their lives," Zhong Mingwei said, putting down his teacup. After a while, he said, "What worries me is why something happened in Southern Xinjiang at this time? The King of Pingxi just returned to Beijing, and something happened in Southern Xinjiang right after. What is the connection between the two?"
"Master, do you mean that Xu Chengjin chose the critical moment when the Pingxi King returned to Beijing to cause trouble?" Pang Yi was stunned, and hurriedly said, "That's right. After more than 30 years, the Pingxi King finally returned to Beijing. Naturally, the eyes of the entire court were on the Pingxi King, and naturally they had no time to pay attention to Southern Xinjiang. That's why Xu Chengjin dared to act recklessly."
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