"I'm a little sleepy, if there's nothing to do, I'll go back first." Ji Cheng didn't bother to pay attention to Shen Che's meaning, stood up and walked out, and when he felt the cold under his feet, he found that she walked out in a hurry, but she even forgot her shoes and socks.

Ji Cheng wanted to be a little backbone and not look back, but this was in the moon, and the ground was so cold that every time he stepped on it, he felt that his blood was frozen. Ji Cheng jumped a few steps on the spot with his left foot and right □□ outside, and finally resigned himself to finding that he couldn't walk back barefoot.

Although his face was a little indelible, Ji Cheng still walked back with his head held high, but unfortunately his eyes swept around Lanyue Zhai, but he didn't look for her shoes and socks, and when he looked over Shen Che's back, he found that her pair of water-green soft satin shoes were neatly placed in front of Shen Che.

When Ji Cheng's feet stepped on the long-haired snow blanket, she felt that the whole person came to life again, it turned out that she not only forgot her shoes and socks, but also forgot to take the cloak on her body, no wonder she felt cold and biting as soon as she walked out just now.

Now that the person has come back, it would be a bit hypocritical to pretend to have any backbone, Ji Cheng's anger has also disappeared a lot at this time, as she said, what kind of cousin is she Shen Che? And she watched Shen Cui planting into the abyss without a hand, it was indeed unkind, and she didn't blame Shen Che for stabbing her with words.

"Isn't the second son still leaving?" Ji Cheng sat down opposite Shen Che, forced out a smile of "the rain is clear", took his shoes and socks and put them on, fortunately, there was a natural table between the two of them, so it was not too embarrassing.

"I don't want to waste good tea." Shen Che replied and poured himself another cup of tea.

"Then I'll ......" won't bother. Ji Cheng got up as he spoke, but unfortunately as soon as his shoulder moved, he felt like a needle pricking pain, and he couldn't stand up at all, as if a mountain was pressed on his shoulder.

Ji Cheng first thought that she had hit a ghost, but she didn't react until she saw Shen Che's eyes clearly, it should be Shen Che's ghost.

"Second son, what are you doing?" Since he couldn't stand up, Ji Cheng simply didn't move.

Shen Che poured Ji Cheng a cup of tea again, "You have such a hard temper in front of me, why did you soften into a ball of mud in front of your brother Ziyun?" ”

Ji Cheng couldn't understand why Shen Che suddenly mentioned Ling Ziyun again.

"The charcoal-grilled beef and thin-cut beef in Sanyuanlou can indeed be regarded as the first portion of Jingshi, and it is difficult for a cautious person like you to be willing to go to dinner with him in disguise for the sake of your little bamboo horse." Shen Che slowly sipped the tea ceremony.

"It's shrimp peeling and thorning, since you are so reluctant to him, why did you abandon him to the capital in the first place?" Shen Che's words were playful.

Ji Cheng sarcastically said angrily: "Nan Gui is really conscientious, doesn't she have to report to you in detail every time I say a word and every action?" ”

"Then you really wronged her, such a trivial matter is not within the scope of reporting. It just so happened that I was also having dinner in Sanyuan Building at noon. Shen Che said.

Ji Cheng frowned, "Forgive me for being ignorant, I don't know what the second son meant by mentioning this matter?" Brother Ziyun came to the capital, I naturally want to be the friendship of the landlord, not to mention the matter of Jindi, I still count on the Ling family to join us. ”

Shen Che glanced at Ji Cheng, "Oh, it turns out that I was so soft on your little bamboo horse for this matter, Ah Cheng has always been able to bend and stretch." ”

Shen Che's tone was a little strange, Ji Cheng thought in his heart about Shen Cui and Ling Ziyun he mentioned earlier, Shen Che shouldn't be implying that the people of their Ji family were not behaving properly, right?

Somehow, Ji Cheng couldn't get angry at this time, probably numb. If the person in front of him was Ling Ziyun, Ji Cheng would definitely be in a hurry to explain, and he must not be misunderstood, but Ling Ziyun would never say such a thing.

As for Shen Che, Ji Cheng smiled faintly, "The hustle and bustle of the world is all for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit." Ji Cheng undoubtedly recognized Shen Che's point of view.

Shen Che's eyelids raised, "Oh, it seems that I didn't benefit Ah Cheng enough." ”

"I guess so." Ji Cheng didn't seem to understand the joke in Shen Che's tone, "I'm really sleepy, the second son should spare me." ”

Shen Che stared at Ji Cheng's eyes for a long time, and didn't speak, seeing that Ji Cheng's back was cold, then he said "um".

After that, Ji Cheng didn't go to Lanyuezhai for many days, mainly because he had palpitations, and if he couldn't win, he couldn't win, so he could only hide away.

The days were quite peaceful for a few days, and the obvious Shen Cui didn't tell Ji Lan about the matter, Ji Cheng simply pretended to be sick in bed in order not to wade through the muddy waters, and he didn't have to get up with illness until the day of Laba.

Laba has the habit of eating Laba porridge, and the palace rewarded Laba porridge to Shen's house early in the morning, and the Shen family's own kitchen also boiled a large vat to distribute it to everyone.

On such a day, everyone must go to Rui Yingtang to greet the old lady.

Although Shen Cui has been hiding and not eating in front of others, but today as soon as she entered the old lady's house, she smelled the smell of Laba porridge, the Shen family's Laba porridge has the habit of adding sausages and diced ham, with the smell of meat, Shen Cui couldn't help but cover her mouth when she asked, and ran out in a hurry.

"What's going on?" The old lady asked anxiously, "What's wrong with Ah Cui?" ”

Ji Lan was also anxious, not long ago when Shen Cui vomited, she originally wanted her to see a doctor, but she only said that it was cold to her stomach and was not in the way, and Ji Lan was also close to the end of the year, and she had too many things in her hands, so she didn't care about Shen Cui anymore.

"Ah, I think there is something wrong with my stomach, I vomited not long ago, she didn't take it seriously, and I didn't take it to heart." Gilland.

The old lady was not happy when she heard it, that is, no matter how busy she was, how could she neglect the child?

"I'll go see her." After all, it is his own flesh and blood, and Ji Lan will only be more worried than the old lady.

Ji Cheng also made a very anxious look on his face, "Ancestor, I'll go out and have a look." "This is the kind of care that my cousin should have for my cousin.

After Ji Cheng ran out in a hurry, he twisted his foot when he went down the stairs, and the little girl hurriedly came over to help her up, "Miss Ji, are you okay?" ”

"It's fine." Ji Cheng shook his head, but when his feet touched the ground, he couldn't help frowning and snorting.

The little girl hurriedly helped her to sit down on the verandah beside her.

"Can you go and call the willow leaves in my house, I guess I can't go with this foot." Ji Cheng said politely to the little girl.

The little girl immediately responded, and ran to Ji Cheng's small courtyard to find Liu Ye'er. Liu Ye'er was also anxious when she heard that Ji Cheng was in a hurry, but even if she was in a hurry, she didn't forget to grab a handful of copper coins for the little girl, which is why those little girls were willing to help Ji Cheng run errands.

In this way, Ji Cheng naturally couldn't catch up with Ji Lan and Shen Cui.

But said that after Ji Lan chased Shen Cui out, she didn't think about the woman's body at all, "You kid, you don't care too much about your body, I asked you to see the doctor last time, but you didn't listen, and now I don't know if there is anything wrong with it." ”

Shen Cui's stomach was full of gas, he vomited tears, and he was scared in his heart, and he vomited a few times after listening to Ji Lan's words, and the sour water he spit out was bloodshot, but it frightened Ji Lan, "How can this happen?" Ji Cheng turned around and hurriedly shouted Linglong, "You went to get the master's name card and went to Doctor Liu's house in Guozi Lane to invite his old man." ”

Shen Cui was shocked when he heard that, "I'm fine, I don't need to ask for a doctor." I'll just take a break. ”

"And said it's okay, you see that your face is as thin as a monkey, and I can't let you anymore." Ji Lan said angrily.

"I'm fine! I'm fine! They all say I'm fine! Shen Cui shouted, and the momentum suppressed Ji Lan at once.

Ji Lan's eyelids jumped, and a guess rose in her heart, but she quickly shook her head and shook it off, secretly laughing at how she could think in such a ridiculous direction.

"Okay, my little aunt, can you go back and lie down first?" Ji Lan saw that Shen Cui was sick, and she didn't want to lose her temper with her.

Shen Cui was helped back to his bed by Ji Lan to lie down, and just as he closed his eyes, he heard Ji Lan whispering to Linglong to hurry up and ask for a doctor, Shen Cui got up with a grunt, "If you want to kill me, go and ask for a doctor." ”

Ji Lan touched her eyelids that had been beating, and looked back at Shen Cui with a white face, only to see Shen Cui sitting on the bed with tears streaming down her face, and her heart suddenly sank.

Ji Lan stabilized her mind and said to Linglong: "You go down first, I have something to say to the fifth girl, and no one will come." ”

"Tell me honestly, what's going on?" Ji Lan tried hard to restrain herself before she pounced and slapped Shen Cui to death.

Shen Cui only cried vigorously and didn't say anything.

"Do you have a body? Yes! Ji Lan's tears also flowed out with Shen Cui, and she rushed to the side of the bed and twisted Shen Cui's arm, "You dead girl, you are angry with me, you want my life!" Ji Lan cried and beat her chest, "What kind of sin have I done-"

After Ji Lan finished howling, she regained her senses a little, "Who's it, whose is it?!" ”

Shen Cui muttered Qi Zheng's name.

"How could it be him? How did you get together? Ji Lan couldn't think of when Shen Cui had a relationship with Qi Zheng, she had always been strict with Shen Cui when she was at home, and she couldn't think of when Qi Zheng ruined Shen Cui's reputation.

Shen Cui whimpered and told him about the last time he went to Qi's house with Ji Cheng and met Qi Zheng. In fact, when she was in Sansheng Lane before, Shen Cui had already moved her mind to Qi Zheng, otherwise she would not have pestered Ji Cheng to go to Qi's house, and at this time, in order to avoid Ji Lan's anger, she pushed all her brains on Ji Cheng's head.

When Ji Lan heard this, she immediately hated Ji Cheng, but this was not the time to clean up Ji Cheng, and now she had to sort everything out, "Are you stupid or stupid?" didn't get married, but just with a man, you, are you going to be angry with me? ”

Shen Cui cried and said, "I don't want to-" At that time, Shen Cui really didn't want to, but if her sweetheart wanted it, what could she do except half-push and half-push? And the more you hide these things from them, the more curious and curious they become.

"At that time, Sister Cheng was injured, so I moved to a tent with Sister Qian, there were too many people in the tent, and I was so noisy that I ......panicked," Shen Cui said, half of which was left and half explained. In fact, where is Shen Qian and they are arguing with her, it is simply Shen Cui who can't ask for it, so she can run to meet her lover privately.

But Ji Cheng had to take the blame for Shen Cui again.

Ji Lan closed her eyes and swallowed Ji Cheng's heart alive, "Okay! I only ask you, have you ever reported your body to the truth? ”

It can't be said that Ji Lan and Ji Cheng have a consensus on this point, and Qi Zheng can coax Shen Cui to get started before they get married, if Ji Lan doesn't suspect his intentions, it can't be, otherwise how can he marry Shen Cui with the Qi family's family background.

Shen Cui nodded.

"What did he say?"

"He said that he couldn't have this child, otherwise it would be known, and I would never be able to raise my head and be a man in the future." Shen Cui cried.

Ji Lan narrowed her eyes, what kind of is this? Who harmed Shen Cui for not being able to hold his head up? "Did he say when he would come to the door to propose?"

That's finally the point. In fact, Shen Cui's matter, as long as the Qi family comes to the door to propose marriage, it can be erased in one breath, and it has come to this point, even if Ji Lan doesn't agree.

But when asked about this, Shen Cui began to hesitate, and was forced by Ji Lan to be anxious, so he cried and said, "He didn't dare to come." He said that his mother was not in good health and could not stand any stimulation, and now he is showing him family affairs everywhere. ”

As soon as Ji Lan heard this, she was crooked at Shen Cui's feet, how did she give birth to such a fool?

"When did you go to see Qi Zheng again? Are you brainless? "With such a big handle, it is no longer the Qi family who comes to ask to marry Shen Cui, now the Shen family is going to the Qi family to beg Qi Zheng to marry Shen Cui.

"It's Sister Cheng, it's Sister Cheng who took me there." Shen Cui cried.

Shen Cui is such a thing, it is not possible to say that she is a big traitor, but in small things, she wants to pinch everything, but she doesn't want to take any responsibility, and when she encounters something, she will blame it on others. She chose to tell Ji Cheng about the matter, but she didn't want to find a scapegoat.

Being a daughter is born with a set of dealing with being a mother, no matter how stupid Shen Cui is, she can deal with Ji Lan in a set.

Sure enough, Ji Lan didn't care about scolding Shen Cui anymore, pushed open the door and went straight to Ji Cheng's small courtyard, and even didn't care about any noble lady's style, so she rushed over with her skirt.

Ji Cheng heard the movement, and as soon as he stood up, he was slapped hard by Ji Lan, who walked in front of him, and he staggered for two or three steps before he stabilized.

The girl in Ji Cheng's house was more sensible than the one in Ji Lan's house, and as soon as she saw that something was wrong, she immediately closed the door from the outside, leaving only Ji Cheng and Ji Lan in the house.

"What sin have I done to take you in at home? Ji Cheng, has your conscience been eaten by a dog, what good is it for you to hurt Ah Cui? Ji Lan was red-eyed and wanted to step forward to beat Ji Cheng.

Ji Cheng was slapped in the face, but she didn't feel that she owed Ji Lan a second slap, she put Ji Lan's hand away and said coldly: "Aunt also said that I didn't do any good to Ah Cui, and when Ah Cui came to me, I was more surprised than you." ”

Perhaps it was Ji Cheng's calmness that infected Ji Lan, although Ji Lan still glared at Ji Cheng hatefully, she no longer sprinkled.

"Since you already know about this, why didn't you come and sue me?" Ji Lan asked.

"Ah Cui guarded me that day, and I wanted to sue Aunt Sù, but I wondered what if she wasn't pregnant? took her to Changchun Hall, and didn't show up, only let the doctor take her pulse through the curtain. There was something in Changchun Hall that day, Ah Cui said that she couldn't get used to the smell of medicine and wanted to make trouble, I couldn't twist her, so I had to let her come back first, but she ran to see Qi Zheng. I knew that this matter was going to be bad, my aunt and I already had a knot, and I would go over Ah Cui to sue you, I was afraid that you and she would hate me to death. Ji Cheng explained the whole thing in a few words.

It's a pity that mothers are born partial to their daughters, and Ji Lan doesn't want to believe Ji Cheng's words at all.

"Ji Cheng, don't think I don't know that you have always held a grudge. You had a mind about that Qi Zheng, otherwise you wouldn't have rushed to the Qi family, if you hadn't gone to the Qi family, how could we ...... it" Ji Lan began to cry again when he thought of this.

"That aunt should also remember that when I came back that day, I told you the truth as it was, and you didn't take it to heart, but I couldn't control Ah Cui." Ji Cheng said.

Ji Lan squinted her eyes, she naturally remembered.

It's just that if there is a daughter, there must be a mother, and Shen Cui will shirk when he encounters something, so why don't he learn from Ji Lan. He didn't discipline his daughter well, but when he turned around, he blamed Ji Cheng for not looking at Shen Cui.

"Auntie, it's useless for you to blame me now. You should know that I'm the last person who wants this to happen to Cui. Ji Cheng said. Ji Lan what she said understands that Shen Cui made such a scandal, and Ji Cheng, who has not yet been engaged, is afraid that it will be difficult if he wants to climb a family business in Beijing.

Ji Lan slid weakly on the rose chair, and she now figured out a little more about Shen Cui's tricks in this matter. She was afraid that she would be angry, so she kept dragging it out, and she didn't have any responsibility and decisiveness when she encountered such a thing. Ji Lan remembered what she should say in case the old lady asked?

This stupidity, Ji Lan wanted to kick her to death when she thought of Shen Cui.

"Auntie, the most important thing now is to cover up this matter first." Ji Cheng was anxious for Ji Lan and Shen Cui, the mother and daughter. I just yelled and made a fuss, and I don't know how much the people in the yard listened to.

Ji Lan wiped her tears, "What do you say?" ”

Ji Cheng sighed, "The doctor still has to be invited, I will ask people to go to Changchun Hall to invite the doctor, as for the one in Ah Cui's stomach, it depends on the decision of my aunt." ”

That piece of meat had to be beaten if it wasn't beaten, and although Shen Cui was unwilling, he could only drink the abortion pill. only said to the outside that Shen Cui had injured his spleen and stomach and needed to recuperate.

As for the relatives with the Qi family, Ji Lan has been out as a guest in the past few days, and has already spread the attitude of being optimistic about the eldest son of the Qi family.

However, after waiting for five or six days, there was no movement from the Qi family, and Ji Lan's mind of Qi Zheng could be regarded as completely understood. Only Shen Cui still insisted stupidly, defending Qi Zheng to the point that it must be Mrs. Qi's illness that recurred, so he couldn't free his hand.

Qi Zheng did not spare his hands, but it was not because of Mrs. Qi's illness, but because the creditors of the New Year came to the door.

Mrs. Qi's illness is like flowing water, and the Qi family is not good at taking care of it, and the shops they buy on weekdays are rushing to the signboard of Yunyang Bofu, maybe they keep accounts, but at the end of the year, Qi Qi came to collect cash, but forced the Qi family to deal with it.

Ji Cheng inquired about the news, and Ji Lan naturally inquired about it. "Fifty thousand taels of silver, it's like a lion's mouth!" Ji Lan slapped the small table, "Qi Zheng really thinks I don't dare to do anything to him?" ”

Ji Cheng lowered his eyelids and didn't answer.

But he heard Shen Cui say: "Isn't it 50,000 taels of silver?" Mother, Brother Qi's family is really difficult, and he is a filial son, and he asks for silver to make my face look good when I am hired. Can my mother treat it as a dowry for me? ”

Shen Cui's words simply made Ji Lan vomit blood with anger, this person hasn't married yet, and his heart is all biased towards the Qi family.

Isn't it fifty thousand taels of silver? What a big breath. In the past, Ji Lan could naturally take it, but now it is not like that.

Ji Cheng returned to his small courtyard and sat down, Ji Lan's pretentiousness was only afraid that she was forcing her to come out with the silver. To tell the truth, in order to calm down this matter, Ji Lan couldn't give the silver, so she could only give it to Ji Cheng, but she really couldn't swallow this breath, Shen Cui didn't know how to check it, just put everything on her head, and in turn she had to call the silver to do it for her, Ji Cheng's breath really couldn't be slowed down.

"Girl, the son said that he moved a few boxes of ledgers to Lanyuezhai." Nan Gui stubbornly disturbed Ji Chengdao.

Ji Cheng cursed Shen Che several times in his heart, but he didn't make a face at Nan Gui, he only smiled, "I know." ”

Nan Gui walked out with a sigh of relief, although she had never seen her angry after following Ji Cheng for so long, she was a little scared in her heart, but she didn't know why.

Shen Che passed the word, and Ji Cheng naturally could only go to Lanyuezhai for a trip at night, and sure enough, there were two more boxes of account books, but there was also a bunch of fresh plum blossoms standing in the corner.

Ji Cheng walked into Lanyue Zhai quietly, and was untying the strap of his cloak on his back when he heard Shen Che's voice behind him, "Have you deflated?" ”

Ji Cheng turned around and saw Shen Che leaning against the door looking at her and smiling, "If you're not angry, how can you dissipate your anger?" I made the same mistake once, and I don't want to make it a second time. ”

Shen Che chuckled.

Ji Cheng also knew that her words were actually a little awkward, she was not qualified to be angry with Shen Che, no wonder Shen Che laughed at her.

"I was wrong last time, and I shouldn't have detained you no matter what." Shen Che apologized to Ji Cheng.

After a while of cold and a moment of heat, Ji Cheng almost wondered if there was something wrong with Shen Che. But she didn't want to think too deeply, "I didn't take it to heart. Ji Cheng knelt down after the natural sitting, "I read the accounts last time, and I have roughly sorted out a little clue......

Ji Cheng opened his mouth to be official, and it was obvious that he wanted to draw a clear line with Shen Che.