Chapter 191: Cotinus Corydalis Blooms, Future Husband
"Did Master Huang's people do it?"
Rongzhen knew that Jingshu had gone to catch mice with the spies from Shengji Pavilion last night, and asked him about the details of the elopement at the breakfast table.
As a result, he didn't know either, and said that the Du family's affairs were indeed not simple. There was a conspiracy of Maple Leaf Hall behind it. The head of the Wang family was a minion of Maple Leaf Hall. He wanted to frame the two of them through the Du family and then plot against Master Huang. He didn't know what their specific plan was.
But what he knew clearly was that the spies from Shengji Pavilion only took Wang Dafang away last night.
Mrs. Du...
Jingshu glanced at Rongzhen, who was completely bewildered. He lowered his eyes and ate from his bowl, then spoke truthfully, "After he took his men away, I went down and crippled that old woman's teeth, so she couldn't gossip anymore. I didn't do anything else."
After hearing this, Rongzhen clapped her hands to show that she understood.
It is very likely that Mrs. Du was frightened by him and ran away secretly before dawn.
After all, no matter how much she cared about her family, could her own life be more important? Besides, now that she had offended such a person, she had to worry about whether it would bring trouble to her husband and children. Rather than staying and having no way to survive, and possibly incurring hatred from her family, it was better to run away first.
It just so happened that the head of the Wang family was also taken away by Shengji Pavilion. The Wang family probably knew last night that Wang Dafang secretly went to the Du family in the middle of the night. When they couldn't find him this morning, they directly assumed that he had eloped with his old lover.
Because only in this way can they clear themselves of the suspicion that they knew what Wang Dafa had done, and prevent the matter from being exposed after Wang Dafa's disappearance and their family from being retaliated against.
It was a good idea, but Wang Dafang himself couldn't withstand Xuanmen's interrogation methods.
Just after breakfast, the remaining members of the Wang family were taken away.
Almost as soon as they were taken away, Maple Leaf Hall used this as an excuse to attack Shengji Pavilion and demanded an explanation from Xuanmen.
Oh my goodness, it turns out that the Wang family is also one of them, and was specifically thrown out by Maple Leaf Hall as bait.
"Then aren't we also being schemed against by them, and indirectly helping them?" Rong Zhen was very unhappy about this.
Jingshu raised his sword and said, "How about I go and kill the leader of Maple Leaf Hall?"
"Don't." Rong Zhen hurriedly stopped him, "That's Master Huang's job. Why should we meddle? He didn't pay us."
Oh yes, she won the bet, but Master Huang hasn’t paid yet.
Rongzhen took advantage of the lunch break and rushed to the fifth-floor mansion with Jingshu with confidence.
She went there to ask for money, while Jingshu went there for a routine pulse check and to drink detoxifying soup.
Patriarch Huang welcomed them with a big smile, seemingly having no feelings about Maple Leaf Hall's provocation or simply not taking it seriously.
Rong Zhen immediately understood what was going on, knowing that Maple Leaf Hall would not get any good results in this man's hands.
Then she was happy. Taking the five thousand taels of silver given by Master Huang, she happily asked for the remaining three medicinal herbs, but she had only one request.
"Since they dare to target Brother Huang, you must ruthlessly fight them back, or you won't be able to swallow this anger, right?"
The corner of Master Huang's eye twitched, and he thought to himself, you are a vindictive, greedy and narrow-minded girl, are you talking about yourself?
He actually didn't care much about it. They were just a bunch of small fry making trouble and it wasn't worth his personal involvement. If he was really provoked, he would only directly hold the owner of the Manyue Tower accountable. That was the person who was on the same level as him and was qualified to talk to him.
Despite this, his subordinates are no pushovers and will not let Rongzhen's expectations go unfulfilled.
In fact, Shengjifang acted quite quickly. On the one hand, it helped Divine Doctor Liu to open a pharmacy and snatched away the related business of Maple Leaf Hall. On the other hand, it used the affairs of the Wang family to test and fight with Maple Leaf Hall, and quickly occupied half of Hongye Town.
Hongye Town is so small that if a force moves forward, another force will naturally have to take a step back. Other small sects that have not been affected for the time being are watching the fun and trying to take advantage of the situation.
Ordinary people like Rong Zhen who do business peacefully may not be affected, but in fact they are somewhat affected.
Because they basically have connections with all kinds of gangs, otherwise they would not be able to do business at all. They would either be eaten up by their competitors or be exploited by ruffians.
This world seems very dangerous on the surface, but in fact it is not safe at all. From the martial arts world and the officialdom to the common people and ants, everyone follows a set of rules of the jungle and survival of the fittest. It is always the case that big fish eat small fish and small fish eat shrimps. This is inevitable everywhere.
Rongzhen doesn't have the ability to save the world, so it's good enough for him to protect himself from being eaten.
Now with the favor of Patriarch Huang, Shengji Pavilion in Hongye Town is enough for her to be supported, and it is no problem for her to live the simple life she expects.
So after dealing with the Du family and tracing back to the Wang family, Rong Zhen stopped making trouble and ran his own grocery store peacefully, watching the cotinus coggygria forest outside the town gradually bloom with misty pink clouds, attracting more and more young people to come and play.
The town became lively and the situation that had just calmed down was disturbed again.
Rongzhen didn't care about anything else and just wanted to take this opportunity to find a future husband that she liked.
"Future husband?" When Jingshu heard her plan, he muttered these four unfamiliar words and was stunned for a long time.
Rong Zhen munched on a bun and nodded, "Isn't it said that you men understand men best? If possible, please help me keep an eye on it and don't accidentally bring back a Zhongshan wolf."
It doesn't matter if you have weaker abilities or a softer personality. The only thing to be afraid of is running into someone who harbors evil intentions and pretends to be evil.
It wouldn't be a big deal to deal with him when the time comes, but I'm worried that such a person's offspring is bad, and the children born will be born with bad embryos.
In modern times, there are not too many such things. Genes are very magical things.
Jingshu listened to her talk about these concerns in silence, and the honey bun in his mouth unconsciously tasted a little bitter.
When the spring outing feast in Hongye Town was held as scheduled, young men and women were strolling in the pink mist of the cotinus coggygria forest. Rong Zhen, who had been preparing for a long time, finally started to act.
Before setting off, Jingshu came in a white brocade suit, with his hair tied up high and holding a sword. He looked dignified and heroic, like a master swordsman, and almost captivated Hua Rongzhen's eyes.
Unfortunately, this person is not suitable. Rongzhen withdrew her gaze with regret, as if she was indifferent to the attractive man in front of her.
On the way out of the town, Jingshu walked back and forth beside her, holding a sword. Her beautiful headband fluttered with the ends of her hair and the corners of her clothes, but she didn't attract anyone's attention at all.
It did attract the attention of many other people.
Rong Zhen chose the perfect time. The sumac trees outside the town were already in full bloom, and pink clouds spread from the eyes to the horizon, almost stretching as far as the eye could see. It was even more stunning and beautiful than the peach blossoms that had bloomed in Taolin County earlier.
Young men and women coming from all directions shuttled through the woods, forming a unique landscape.
Some of them strictly observed etiquette and kept a clear distinction between themselves, but their eyes would meet and touch each other from time to time, and they were so tender and affectionate with each other that their ears turned red.
Some are young men of the world who don’t care about the rules. They stroll and play in the woods in pairs, occasionally hiding in trees or corners to hold hands and steal a kiss. Their mood is more beautiful than the clouds.
Rongzhen saw that he passed all these people and went straight to the young men who were alone.
Lonely little brother, let your sister warm you up.
Rongzhen chuckled, aimed at a target that looked good, and tried to run towards the person, but he kept running and running... and didn't move.
Looking back at the person who grabbed her collar at the critical moment, she was extremely puzzled: "Jingshu, what are you doing?"
Jingshu had a cold expression on his face. He exerted force with his hands, lifted her up and away from the crowd, walked to a secluded place and said, "That won't work. I just saw him secretly picking his nose and eating it."
That scene subconsciously appeared in Rongzhen's mind, and she almost vomited her breakfast.
Being with such an unhygienic and suspected weird person, let alone being a couple, I'm afraid we can't even be friends.
Forget it, forget it, next one.
Jingshu: "He has body odor and foot odor. If you don't believe me, come closer and smell it."
Rongzhen: Damn, he dressed so elegantly and handsomely, but turned out to be a stinky baby with a fragrant smell that could be smelled for miles.
Next next!
Jing Shu: "He put on powder and drew his eyebrows, and was secretly holding hands with the man next to him."
Rongzhen: Ah, when will Yuanyuan and Yang stop hugging each other? Yang didn’t want to laugh. She was looking for a man, not a best friend.
Next next next!!
Jing Shu was silent for a long time this time, then spoke with difficulty, "He has a fiancée and comes from a noble family in Kyoto. Are you sure you want to give up your current stable life and get involved in their mess?"
"Ah?" Rong Zhen looked at the guy who she had pointed at in a fit of anger. Upon closer inspection, he did have some temperament and was well dressed. If he hadn't had such a stern face, he would have been quite handsome.
Well, he’s definitely not as good as Jingshu, but he can still meet her requirements for choosing a father for her child.
But since he is a hidden rich husband, there is no chance for her to marry him.
She wondered how Jingshu knew that.
It’s so clear, there must be something fishy.
Seeing that she had given up, Jingshu turned and walked deeper into the forest.
Rongzhen followed him, wanting to see what kind of story he would tell. Usually, this kind of reaction has a story to tell.
She guessed it might be related to his background, so she didn't urge him, but instead she accompanied him for a stroll surrounded by pink.
A gust of spring breeze blew by, scattering thousands of red silk threads, covering the heads and faces of the two people.
Rong Zhen was caught off guard by this wave of attacks. She spat out the cotinus petals in her mouth and couldn't even open her eyes.
Damn it, why can’t it just bloom? It’s actually shedding hairs!
She rubbed her eyes angrily, trying to get out the thing that had floated in, but was stopped by a warm and cool hand.
The next second, the hand pinched her chin, lifted her head slightly, and soft breath blew slowly across her eyes.
After doing all this, he did not go away, but waited for her to open her eyes, face reality, and face him.
Rongzhen's eyelashes trembled, and she slowly opened her red eyes, meeting Jingshu's close and attractive face.
"You didn't eat leeks for breakfast, did you?" Not wanting to go any further, she could only spoil the mood like this.
Jingshu leaned over and stared at her. His slightly shining eyes returned to silence again. He let go of her and turned around and said, "No."
Be brief and concise, and go further.
The background would have looked pretty cool if he hadn't suddenly vomited blood before he had walked far.
Rongzhen was startled. It was just a subtle rejection. It wasn't that serious. It really wasn't that serious.
She hurried over to support him, anxiously asking, "How are you? I told you not to have any thoughts, why didn't you listen?"
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