Chapter 120: New Year

Cheng Ke was silent for a moment before he continued:

"The one who is looking for the two of them, called Chaoyun, is the shopkeeper of a small rice shop on Mahang Street, and a while ago there was also a north and south goods shop called Fu Ji, this shop, when the Gu family was in the capital, it took over the dry goods business of the Gu family, and often delivered goods to the Gu family."

Zhou Jingran sat up straight all of a sudden, Cheng Ke turned his head to look at him, and said slowly:

"I asked people to go to the government office to check the stalls of the small restaurant and the north and south goods of Fu Ji, and the name of the proprietor on the title deed is written on Li's Xiaonuan."

Zhou Jingran looked at Cheng Ke in amazement and became anxious,

"This girl, are you too bold?"

"Well, those two people, I let them be placed in the old mansion in the south, and the title deed has also been drawn."

Cheng Ke said sullenly, Zhou Jingran breathed a sigh of relief,

"That Chaoyun?"

"Well, it's also been checked, she is the twenty-eighth year of Tianxi to the capital, said that it is the sister of a concubine of Liu Qianyuan, a member of the Ministry of Rites, and it is Liu Qianyuan who helped her settle down as a ****.

Zhou Jingran listened intently, Cheng Ke turned his head to look at him, and then said:

"I let people keep an eye on her and the two shops, every time Fu Ji sends dry goods to the Gu family, she goes in person, and Mama Wei next to Xiao Nuan has been to Fu Ji once, and the back door goes in and out of the back door."

Zhou Jingran leaned back, raised his hand to stroke his forehead, and sighed,

"This little girl is impressive, this Chaoyun is about the loyal servant left to her by her parents, or it is the property that Mrs. Li placed for her, just by virtue of her little girl...... Impossible"

"Well, I have already asked people to set off to Shangli Town to inquire about the origin of this Chaoyun and Liu Qianyuan's concubine."

Zhou Jingran nodded, wrinkled his eyebrows and thought for a while and said:

"The nonsense that Zhou Jianning said must have reached Xiao Nuan's ears, that girl is not a master who is willing to suffer, and it just so happens that there is someone available at hand, so she is so evil to Zhou Jianning."

Cheng Ke nodded,

"That's what I thought too."

Zhou Jingran thought about it, his smile became stronger and stronger, he turned his head to look at Cheng Ke, and said seriously:

"Xiao Ke, if you talk about the whole person, you can't compare with this girl, you talk about you, in addition to breaking other people's legs, that is, breaking other people's arms, there is no novelty at all If Jianning puts it in your hand this week, it must be another broken leg, you look at Xiao Nuan, look at other people's means, soldiers are not bloody, and the enemy is invisible, this is called a master"

Zhou Jingran patted the arm of the chair vigorously and laughed,

"It's so interesting, it's a pity to miss it, I didn't see such a lively"

Cheng Ke squinted at Zhou Jingran, snorted coldly, and said with a stiff face:

"A girl's family, come up with such an idea, huh"

Zhou Jingran straightened up, with a smile on his face, looked at Cheng Ke solemnly and said:

"Xiao Ke, since you don't think it's good, let it be for me."

"You're dead, where did you hear me say that she was bad? Such a wild girl, she entered the door backwards, and she had to ******** well."

Cheng Ke categorically refused, Zhou Jingran leaned back in disappointment, looked at Cheng Ke, and said lazily:

“****？ Do you **** her, or do you **** you? ”

Cheng Ke "hummed", leaned back on the chair with his eyes closed, Zhou Jingran shook the rocking chair, and after a while, he whispered:

"Zhou Jianning's matter, my father has heard about it a long time ago, and I told my mother about it, it's just a joke, if it's ridiculous, it's much more ridiculous than him, it's just that no one is stupid like him, and my father is not confused, how could he get rid of someone's title just because there are one or two unscrupulous children in the clan? It's the royal family, and there are many such unscrupulous children in Zhenninghou, but it's a big thing that doesn't govern the family strictly, and it's not a big thing to lose morality, the eldest brother's fold is too fierce and mean, and his father has let Zhenninghou defend himself, what else can he do? Zhenninghou is also too timid, but it's better to be timid, otherwise ......"

Zhou Jingran sighed heavily, sighed for a while, straightened up, looked at Cheng Ke, and asked with a smile:

"That Zhou Jianning ......"

"Send him to the Northland to fill the army"

Cheng Ke said coldly, Zhou Jingran coughed lightly, and said with a smile:

"This is also for his good, in this capital, how can he have the face to stay any longer? It's okay to go out and hone and hone. ”

The next day, the Marquis of Zhenning confessed to the fault of not governing the family strictly, punished him for a year, and Zhou Jianning was sent to the northern border, and the errand of the criminal department did not have half room for accommodation, and the day before the Chinese New Year's Eve, he escorted Zhou Jianning out of the city on time and rushed to the snowy north.

The ancient home, which is wrapped in fluttering snowflakes, is lit up with lights and candles everywhere, and it is full of joy.

Gu Yunhuan's family affairs also have eyebrows, and they discussed Zheng Jiyu, the third son of the Zheng family, although the Zheng family is not so rich, but it is also a big family of poetry heirlooms, there is an iron rule in the Zheng family, the men in the clan, only forty childless can take a concubine, if there is no child, it is fate, and it has to be recognized.

Because of this, the Zheng family has always been the home of the parents of those pearls in the capital, and Zheng Sangongzi is a well-known beautiful son, with good literary talents, good temper, and good life, Gu Yunhuan can discuss this family business, Mrs. Zhou is in a very comfortable mood, and she only feels that a boulder in her heart has fallen, and there is nothing unsatisfactory about this day.

After marrying Yun Huan, it is time to worry about Xiao Er's family affairs.

Old Mrs. Li's joy was even greater than that of Mrs. Zhou, and early in the morning of the Chinese New Year's Eve, Master Idealism sent people to the Gu family and asked Li Xiaonuan to come over and speak.

Mrs. Li calmed down and calmly sent Xiao Shami back, but she couldn't sit still happily, pulled Li Xiaonuan, and sighed,

"Xiao Nuan is really a blessing, in the past few years, whenever there is a happy event in the ancient family, it is Xiao Nuan's blessing."

Li Xiaonuan smiled and shook his head,

"Look at what the ancestors said, Xiao Nuan's blessings are all given by the ancestors, if it weren't for the ancestors, Xiao Nuan's life would not be able to be saved, how can there be any blessings that are not blessed This is the blessing of the ancient family, it is the blessing of the ancestors, Gu Xiao will definitely be smooth sailing in the future, everything will go well"

Mrs. Li laughed loudly, and did not dare to delay more, so she hurriedly ordered someone to prepare the car, pack her luggage, and instructed Mama Wei and Mama Sun to wait, and quietly sent Li Xiaonuan to the Gospel Temple.

From the time Cheng returned to the capital, he was busy for a moment, until the Chinese New Year's Eve.

Chinese New Year's Eve and the clan had a Chinese New Year's Eve meal, and then accompanied the old lady and several senior grandmothers in the clan to keep the New Year, after the fireworks, it was time to worship the ancestors, and the whole clan solemnly gathered in the ancestral hall, after worshipping the ancestors, the sky was already bright, and quickly changed clothes, and rushed into the palace to congratulate.

Cheng Ke got off the sedan chair in front of the noon gate with a calm face, walked in side by side with his father, just took two steps, and heard Zhou Jingran calling him behind him, King Runan paused, turned around with a smile, Zhou Jingran walked a few steps quickly, arched his hands with a smile on his face, and bowed half-salute,

"Happy New Year, uncle."

King Runan stretched out his hand to help Zhou Jingran up, and said with a smile:

"Come over early tomorrow and have two drinks with my uncle."

Zhou Jingran hurriedly agreed respectfully, and King Runan said with a smile:

"I'll go in first, you two walk slowly and talk, listen well, this is the New Year, you can't make trouble and make the emperor unhappy"

Zhou Jingran and Cheng Ke hurriedly nodded in agreement,

"Father/Uncle can rest assured"

Zhou Jingran and Cheng Ke stood with their hands behind their backs, watching King Runan arch his hands all the way with a smile on his face, greeting the civil and military officials who came to congratulate him, and entered the palace gate.

The two walked slowly inside, Zhou Jingran turned his head to look at Cheng Ke, and asked in a low voice:

"Zhenning Hou Mansion, will you come early tomorrow morning?"

"Hmm."

Cheng Ke nodded and said in a low voice:

"The rules of the Zhou family are kowtows, perhaps...... I can see her. ”

Zhou Jingran turned his head, greeted the officials passing by with a smile, and sneered in a low voice:

"That girl is like that, and she doesn't want to see you, and you still want to meet her like this? Forget it, if you want to see her, you have to sneak in while the moon is dark and the wind is high, and tonight is just right. ”

Cheng Ke took advantage of the opportunity to smile with the officials passing by, turned his head and glared at Zhou Jingran fiercely, and said in a low voice:

"The girl's family should be so self-respecting and cautious, if it's crazy and crazy, I can't look down on it."

Zhou Jingran laughed out loud, nodding his head again and again,

"Yes, yes, you're saying yes."

The two talked, entered the front of the main hall, stood in the front row, and after a while, the emperor solemnly ascended the hall, accepted the New Year's Day congratulations of hundreds of officials, received the congratulatory table, and gave a banquet.

Zhou Jingran and Cheng Ke only half-hung their heads, retreating from King Cheng's provocation and the words of King Xin, the emperor's eyes swept indifferently over the four and King Min, who was so silent that he seemed to be unable to speak, and moved away indifferently.

When Li Xiaonuan returned to the ancient mansion, Mrs. Li and Mrs. Zhou had not come back from the palace to congratulate them, Gu Yunhuan hurriedly took Li Xiaonuan in, and pulled Li Xiaonuan to complain.

"Xiao Nuan, you said that you, the ancestor who ran outside for the New Year said that you still want to go, why do you have to rush to pay it back for the New Year? At last night's reunion dinner, the eldest sister got married, even if she wasn't there, you see that you are not there, this year is really ......"

Gu Yunhuan was complaining, Gu Xiao ran out, saw Li Xiaonuan from afar, bloomed with a smile on his face, and hurriedly ran over,

"Nuan Nuan, you're back and it's cold outside, hurry up and go into the house, Nuan Nuan, have you eaten?"

Li Xiaonuan shook her head with a smile,

"I'm in a hurry to get back early in the morning, and I'm hungry."

Gu Yunhuan hurriedly ordered the servant,

"Hurry up and talk to Mama Liu, and let her stew a bowl of ginger soup first."

Li Xiaonuan turned his head and looked at Gu Yunhuan strangely,

"What do you do with ginger soup? I'm fine, and I didn't suffer any cold. ”

"In this cold weather, if you suffer a little chill, you can't feel that it will be wrong to drink it."

Li Xiaonuan looked at Gu Yunhuan with tears and laughter, so she had to go with her.