Chapter 116 They're afraid...
After watching Liu Lang stagger away, Xiao Jinghong returned to the house and sat down.
Liu Lang's words took her to heart.
Although she had guessed that the people who robbed the medicinal herbs were from powerful families in Shu Prefecture, she never targeted the Liu family.
Even the old master did not explicitly mention this point in his letter.
He pondered for a moment.
Xiao Jinghong understood the old man's intention and sighed softly.
"Grandfather, he must be waiting for news from me."
Thinking about it, she glanced at the two letters on the table, then picked up another piece of pastry and put it in her mouth.
My thoughts jumped back to an earlier time.
Where were I just thinking?
oh.
Because of the Dingyuan Army incident, she harbored feelings for Chen Yi...
"Miss."
Just then, Su Zhenyue rushed over.
Xiao Jinghong's eyes revealed a hint of helplessness as he waved his hand and put the two letters and two poems into his pocket.
"Has everything been arranged?"
"Everything is arranged. Yan Hong has already set off and should arrive at the Commander's Office by noon the day after tomorrow."
As she spoke, Su Zhenyue noticed the wet spots on Xiao Jinghong's body and couldn't help but feel puzzled:
"Miss, did you go out just now?"
Xiao Jinghong nodded, "Senior Dao Gui's closed-door disciple just came by, but has already left."
Su Zhenyue was slightly taken aback. "Knife Ghost? His disciple is that 'Knife Madman' Liu Lang, isn't he?"
"It's him."
"They're not here to challenge you, are they?"
Xiao Jinghong nodded and said in a calm tone, "It's a pity that his path is not only in the sword, but also in the spear, which makes him somewhat uninteresting."
Su Zhenyue covered her mouth and chuckled a few times. "Perhaps he wanted to emulate you, Miss, but due to his limited talent, he is unlikely to achieve anything."
"However, the fact that he dared to challenge you means that Senior Daogui did not reveal your identity to him."
Whether or not it was revealed, that's all in the past.
Xiao Jinghong didn't take the matter to heart and instead ordered, "Go and get some food."
Su Zhenyue accepted the order and left.
Xiao Jinghong glanced at them, then took out two more letters from his pocket.
However, she did not open it, her thoughts continuing from before: "Indeed, Jinghong has wronged her husband."
A moment of silence.
Xiao Jinghong recalled what Liu Lang had just said: "The Liu family of Jingzhou will be sending people to attack the Xiao family's pharmacy soon."
I remember my older sister writing to say that business at several pharmacies had just started to improve.
Furthermore, her husband performed very well as the manager of Jishi Pharmacy, which suggests that he put his heart into it.
If the Liu families of Jingzhou and Shuzhou join forces... they will surely have an impact on the pharmacy, right?
Xiao Jinghong stared into thought as he looked at the letter in his hand.
She only came to her senses when Su Zhenyue placed the steaming pastries on the table.
"Miss, do you still have the letter your husband wrote?"
Seeing the mischievous glint in her eyes, Xiao Jinghong calmly put away the two letters and said:
"I have to go out for some business and will be back after nightfall tomorrow."
Su Zhenyue was taken aback. "Huh? Now? Where are you going?"
“Miss, we need to conduct a geological survey tomorrow. Without you here, those mountain people won’t be able to keep those engineering eccentrics in check.”
Xiao Jinghong took a piece of pastry and popped it into his mouth, saying, "You should have Pei Guanli take action, hmm..."
She paused, then changed the subject: "Let her brother handle it. Pei Guanli is coming out with me."
Upon hearing this, Su Zhenyue hesitated for a moment before asking again, "Miss, where are you going so late?"
Xiao Jinghong did not respond to her, but only instructed her to wake Pei Guanli.
"Then I'll go prepare the horses."
"No need, we'll be right back."
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Su Zhenyue nodded, turned around, and left the wooden house.
As Xiao Jinghong watched her walk away, he silently thought to himself, "It would be good to go back and take one last look."
"While you're at it, send Pei Guanli back to the Xiao residence for a while, so she won't stay here and cause trouble."
Ultimately, she was still worried about the Liu family.
And my husband...
Not long after.
Pei Guanli ran over shouting.
Then Xiao Jinghong grabbed him by the neck and flew him into the night sky, and his shouts immediately turned into panicked screams.
"Sister Jinghong, slow down, I'm afraid... it's too high..."
...
The next morning, as dawn broke.
It had been drizzling all night, and the rain had intensified, with raindrops the size of rice grains hitting the rubble and the pond water.
This filled the Spring Lotus Garden with the sound of dripping water.
At first listen, it sounds crisp and pleasant.
Chen Yi woke up from his cultivation, got up, opened the window, looked at the Spring Lotus Garden in the rain outside, and stretched his limbs.
The Four Symbols Technique, now at the Earth Rank, does indeed improve cultivation speed considerably.
However, the amount of true essence in the two Qi Seas within the body is not the key to opening up the final Ren and Du meridians.
He could only proceed step by step to avoid any mistakes that could damage these two most important meridians in the human body.
Just then, Xiaodie seemed to hear his voice and came in carrying warm water and a towel, knocking on the door.
"Good morning, son-in-law."
"morning."
We've exchanged greetings.
Xiaodie took a wet towel and wiped his face.
Then, after he changed into his long robe, I helped him tidy up before I started cleaning the room.
Upon seeing the wet black robe, Xiaodie picked it up suspiciously: "Young Master, did you go out last night?"
Chen Yi chuckled and casually replied that he practiced martial arts in the garden.
Xiaodie, unsuspecting, put the long robe in the basin, preparing to wash it.
The two walked out of the room one after the other.
Xiao Die seemed to have thought of something, "Young Master, it seems something happened at the manor today."
Chen Yi's heart skipped a beat. "Oh? What is it?"
Xiaodie gestured towards the outside of the garden and said, "A lot of people have come from the central court. There are people from the Ministry of Justice, as well as people from the government office and the city guards."
"No one knows the specifics, but we heard that Brother Liu was injured by bad guys last night."
"I reckon the people from the government office are related to this matter."
A bad guy?
Chen Yi smiled and glanced at her. "Xiao Die, I want to have hot pot for lunch. Please let the kitchen know."
You little brat, how dare you call your son-in-law a bad person! You're punished by having to cook me some hot pot.
Xiaodie was slightly taken aback, but did not refuse.
But remembering the hotpot incident last time, she said with a bitter face, "Son-in-law, could you prepare two pots...?"
Last time, when the young lady was there, she, Juan'er, and Cui'er couldn't sit at the table.
Ugh, it's so frustrating to just look at something and not be able to have it.
Chen Yi looked at her expression and laughed without a care in the world.
This made Xiaodie lower her head shyly, "Young master, I'd like to try some too."
"Okay, okay, tell the kitchen to prepare more dishes."
"Okay..."
After breakfast, Chen Yi knew that the matters concerning the Xiao family's pharmacy and herbal medicine hall were probably still unresolved, so he felt at ease playing chess with Xiao Wuge in the pavilion.
It's better to say something than to say it.
Xiao Wuge was very intelligent and learned quickly, whether it was rules, board positions, or game records.
In just one or two days, he was already playing quite well.
It rained until almost noon.
Xiao Die ran off to prepare the hot pot not long after.
Xiao Wan'er, Shen Huatang, and Xie Tingyun arrived together at Chunhe Garden.
Chen Yi saw them and asked with a smile, "What a coincidence? I just asked Xiao Die to prepare hot pot."
Clearly, they didn't come because of the smell.
However, it shouldn't be anything too important.
Judging from her facial expression, Xiao Wan'er seemed to be in a good mood.
Sure enough, Xiao Wan'er said with a smile, "Hot pot is good, it'll make things lively."
While Shen Huatang remained unmoved, Xie Tingyun began winking and making faces at Chen Yi as if they were old friends.
That expression seemed to say, "You've got a good appetite, bro."
Finding this amusing, Chen Yi didn't forget to invite them to sit down first. "I heard something happened at the manor. A soldier was injured last night? Is it about Baicaotang?"
He was asking a question he already knew the answer to.
Xiao Wan'er nodded. "Liu Si'er was injured, but fortunately not seriously. Last night, someone was sent to take him to the pharmacy for treatment."
"In addition, the crisis at Baicaotang has been resolved in the short term. Wang Ji and Yan Hai are safe and sound."
"But it was quite a close call..."
Listening to Xiao Wan'er recount what happened last night, Chen Yi suppressed his strange feelings and thought she was quite eloquent.
She explained everything in great detail, as if she had been there last night.
"I'm glad Mr. Wang is alright."
Chen Yi paused, then asked, "Have you caught who ordered the Illusionary Sound Sect?"
Xiao Wan'er hesitated and said, "They should already know, but Grandfather and Second Grandfather haven't announced it to the public yet."
Chen Yi understood immediately, guessing that the old man and the others would still have to deal with the Liu family for a while.
After all, the Liu family still had that Left Envoy of the Shu Prefecture Administration Commission.
It's unlikely that the old man and his family would go to extremes.
The final result may be the same as Chen Yunfan's guess last night: the Liu family will bring out the sixth young master to quell the Xiao family's anger.
Of course, these are no longer things that Chen Yi needs to care about.
Given his current situation, his ability to help the Xiao family earn some money and ensure the safety of Baicaotang is already the limit.
Let's set aside the idea of sending him to deal with a behemoth like the Liu family for now.
Not long after, someone from the kitchen arrived.
Two hot pot restaurants were added to Chunhe Garden.
On one side were Chen Yi, Xiao Wan'er, and others, and on the other side were Xiao Die, Juan'er, and Cui'er.
Despite their different statuses, both of them were eating with gusto.
Just then, Xiao Wan'er said, "Brother-in-law, I'm going to write a letter to Jinghong today."
"Write one too and send it over."
Chen Yi was slightly taken aback. He still had to write?
If I were to write another one, it would be "Thoughts on a Summer Night".
Think it over...
Forget it, I'll think of another name that fits the occasion.
(End of this chapter)
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