Chapter 244: Exposed
h2> "You kid! Mrs. Guo's eyes widened, and she didn't know what to say for a while.
Cheng Chi said with a smile: "Mother, if the fourth aunt really likes Shaojin so much, these ideas of mine are useless." ”
Mrs. Guo sighed: "Why do you bother...... This choice is the most tormenting. ”
Cheng Chi said with a smile: "Mother, it was you who said that you were looking for a good family for Shaojin, and it was you who said that you wanted to maintain the dignity of the fourth aunt, how do you want me to help you be satisfied." ”
Old man Guo was stunned for a moment, then laughed, and said: "Okay, okay, I said I can't win you, just do what you say!" ”
Cheng Chi shook his head with a smile and said, "You are really, for so many years, you have always sent me away with this sentence." ”
The mother and son gossip, but they were also happy.
When Gu Qinghe, the ninth master of the Gu family, comes back, Cheng Chi will have nothing to do. Gu Qinghe set up a vegetarian banquet to entertain Cheng Chi in the tea hall where he lived, and he thanked him a lot, but he was also quite arrogant, and kept saying how I was with your brother back then, Cheng Chi sneered in his heart, and found an excuse to leave without waiting for the dishes to be served.
Gu Qinghe glared angrily, thinking of Cheng Jing's sincere concern when he left Beijing, and the anger went out again.
Cheng Chi thought about it and simply went to Gu Jiuzhen.
Gu Jiuzhen's wife Shang is still from Rizhao, Shandong, and his father is Jia Shangbaojian, a big businessman in Shandong. Shang Baojian had saved the life of Gu Jiuzhen's father, Gu Qingtai, in his early years. Shang Baojian's heirs were difficult, and he only got Shang's daughter when he was over forty years old, Shang Baojian was bedridden and only nine years old, Shang Baojian was afraid that his daughter would be bullied by the clansmen, so he entrusted Shang's to Gu Qingtai before he died. Gu Qingtai saw that the Shang family and his three sons were no different in age, so he simply booked a family with Shang Baojian. Shang married at the age of ten, and a month later Shang Baojian died of illness. Shang was raised by Gu Jiuzhen's mother, and only had a round house with Gu Jiuzhen at the age of seventeen. Not only is she dignified and beautiful, but she is also a childhood sweetheart and like-minded person with Gu Jiuzhen, and her relationship is very good.
When Shang heard that Cheng Chi was coming, he hurriedly asked the little maid to take out the big red robe that others gave to Gu Jiuzhen during the Chinese New Year to entertain the guests.
Cheng Chi sat cross-legged on the rosewood Zen chair, smelling the mellow fragrance of tea, looking at the bamboo cultivation outside the window, and sighed: "You are living a life!" ”
Gu Jiuzhen was tidying up the bookshelves, and said with a smile: "You seem to be in dire straits." However, since you have said it, I will ask more. What exactly are you going to do? You're not too young this year, so you didn't think about starting a family? Auntie, is it up to you to do this? ”
As he was talking, Shang walked in with two little maids carrying food boxes, and continued with a smile: "What kind of daughter-in-law is my uncle looking for?" If you still see your sister-in-law's eyes, you might as well talk to your sister-in-law, and I will also leave a message for my uncle and drink a cup of matchmaker tea from my uncle! ”
Cheng Chi stood up, first laughed and shouted "Sixth Sister-in-law", and then said: "These two years have not been successful!" You know, I traveled outside a few years ago and owed some debts to the rivers and lakes, and if I don't pay this debt, how can I calm down and start a family? When I'm going to get married, I'll definitely find my sister-in-law to help me see each other. ”
Because of her husband's respect, Shang Shi had some face in front of her husband's confidant, and when she heard this, her face was slightly pale, and she said, "What? Couldn't you provoke the Jiangyang thief? Can't the government solve it? ”
If it was said that in the past, he did not dare to use the power of the government to take into account Cheng Jing's reputation, but now that Cheng Jing has entered the cabinet, if Cheng Chi is out of the wind, there are people who flatter him to help take the lead.
Cheng Chi understood what Shang was referring to, and said with a smile: "If it doesn't work, it's not too late to find my eldest brother again, lest he always think that I am not doing my job." ”
This is a matter between the Cheng family brothers, and others don't want to ask too much.
Shang Shi cleverly changed the topic and said with a smile: "I heard that you came out of Uncle Nine without waiting for the dishes to be served, thinking that you must not have eaten, so I asked someone to bring a few dishes." ”
Cheng Chi thanked him repeatedly, and asked a few young ladies of the Gu family casually: "...... Lao An is gone, and I'm afraid this marriage will be delayed. ”
The Gu family has a big business and many people, and the girl's family only pays three hundred taels when she marries the princess. If you want to be decent, you have to make up for it in each room. So the girl of the Gu family is not so easy to marry.
Shang sighed: "I only delayed the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth aunts...... They haven't had time to say goodbye yet, but they are not young. ”
Cheng Chi said "oh" very casually, didn't ask any more questions, and started eating in front of the coffee table in Jiuzhen.
Shang took the little maid and retreated.
"Hey, hey, hey!" Gu Jiuzhen hurriedly moved the book on the coffee table aside and said, "How can you do this?" Carefully spilled the oil star on my book. ”
Cheng Chi snorted: "I don't dislike you, the book is full of dust, you dislike it, I have oil stars when I eat!" ”
Gu Jiuzhen looked back at him with a surprised expression.
Cheng Chi said: "What's wrong with you?" ”
"That's exactly what I wanted to ask you!" Gu Zizhen walked over with the book in his hand and said, "When I said this about you in the past, you usually had a cold face and disdain, why did you actually fight with me today, this is not like the usual you!" ”
Cheng Chi was stunned.
Huaishan asks to see.
Cheng Chi let him in.
He saw Gu Jiuzhen, but he wanted to speak and stopped.
Gu Jiuzhen put down the book in his hand and said, "I'll go out, you don't have to look at me like this!" ”
Huaishan couldn't help but smile a little in his eyes.
Cheng Chi unceremoniously waited until Gu Jiuzhen walked out, and then nodded towards Huaishan.
Huai Shan took a few steps forward and said in a low voice: "Fourth master, there is news from the capital, saying that the Lord Yu Shi Mu of the Metropolitan Procuratorate who lives in Hushangshu Hutong in Zhengyifang has an accident!" ”
Cheng Chi's heart froze, and he said in a deep voice: "What's wrong?" ”
Huaishan said: "In September last year, the eldest lord was transferred to the Ministry of Rites, and in October, it was rumored that someone in the Ministry of Rites leaked the test questions when the first Wu Branch was directly under the North of the Autumn Dynasty, because the Ministry of Rites was the book of Zhang Gong before, and the eldest lord ordered someone to thoroughly investigate the case. After the Lantern Festival, all the people who were in charge of the Jiawu Bangqiu were put in prison, and this Lord Mu was also among them. ”
Cheng Chi's face sank like water, and said, "What position did Master Mu have held in the Ministry of Rites?" ”
Huaishan said: "The ritual system is in charge of the officials. “
"The chief official of the ritual system is the sixth grade, but the imperial history of the Metropolitan Procuratorate is the seventh grade."
"So Mu Da has to take the main responsibility." Huaishan said, "According to those people in the Ministry of Rites, there were also people who reported it at the beginning, but Zhang Gong quietly suppressed this matter considering the great size of the matter. But the relevant personnel did not tolerate and connived, all of them were transferred out of the Ministry of Rites, and the performance of the evaluation that year was 'poor', and the others were all level, only this Lord Mu was demoted, so ......"
Cheng Chi's heart was like a north wind whistling, and his heart was in a mess, and he didn't have a clue for a long time
Do the Lin and Mu families have anything to do with Shaojin?
Did she have expected that something would happen to the Mu family?
Was Fan Qi entrusted by her or inadvertently broke into this matter......
If Shao Jin didn't know anything, then why did she ask Jiying to send Fan Qi to the capital? If these things were arranged by Shao Jin, then, does she also have a purpose for getting close to her mother and him?
What is her purpose?
Cheng Chi felt as if he was being caught by something when he thought about it, and he couldn't breathe.
Just like when he knew why he would take over the affairs of Jiuru Lane...... is full of desolation, and I only feel that I am the stupidest person in the world......
Huaishan looked at Cheng Chi's face was wrong, and shouted "Fourth Master" a few times before Cheng Chi came back to his senses.
He took a deep breath and regained his usual warmth. But those who know him only need to look at his cold eyes to know how angry he is at this time.
Huai Shan hurriedly lowered his head.
Cheng Chi said: "You find out, why did Fan Qi go to the capital?" Why did you meddle in the marriage of Lin Mu's two families? After speaking, he paused slightly, and said, "Don't hurt Fan Qi, lest we make a mistake, and it will be difficult to explain to Miss Second Table when the time comes!" ”
Huaishan was struck by lightning.
Fourth Master, is there anything you need to explain to Miss Second Cousin......
He hurriedly agreed and hurried out of Gu Jiuzhen's study.
Cheng Chi was suddenly a little dazed.
If Zhou Shaojin really approached him with a purpose, what should he do?
His mind conjured up her clear eyes that reflected his own figure, her sly but playful smile, and her stunned expression when she was questioned by himself...... If these are all fake, then Zhou Shaojin is too good at disguise!
If he is deceived by such a person, then he can indeed only admit defeat.
But is this life really just a scam?
What did she want in herself or in her mother?
If she had such means, she could not get anything with her means, so why did she put so much effort into him and his mother?
Zhou Shaojin's sweet laughter sounded in his ears.
The appearance of her stepping barefoot on the beach of the Qiantang River is still vivid......
Cheng Chi sat on the Taishi's chair, unable to move.
The funnel in the study "rustled" down, and Cheng Chi felt his knees tremble.
Gu Jiuzhen walked in.
Seeing Cheng Chi sitting there alone, his face turned pale, and he said with a smile: "Hey, didn't you say that if a person can't even control his feelings, he is not qualified to talk about any 'strategy'?" Why, you're not playing today? Ready to tear off the mask from me? ”
Cheng Chi didn't make a sound for a long time.
Gu Jiuzhen's smile gradually faded, and he was about to ask him what happened, but he stood up and said with a smile: "I'm not a wooden pier, I've been on an expression for a long time, so naturally I have to change it." By the way, just now Huaishan came to me and said that something happened at home, so I went back first. I'll come back when Lao An is six or seven. ”
"Okay!" Gu Jiuzhen knew him very well, and faintly felt that something big should have happened, and Zhengse said, "If there is anything I can help with, you just have to speak!" ”
Cheng Chi patted him on the shoulder and walked straight out.
Zhou Shaojin also got the news.
She breathed a long sigh of relief, folded her hands, bowed silently three times to the west, and then put three sticks of incense in front of Guanyin, who she worshipped, and then knelt on the futon and muttered: "Lin Gongzi, I have repaid your great kindness." I hope you can grow old with Miss Mu in the future, and your children and grandchildren will prosper. ”
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