Chapter 12: Storytelling
Cheng Yue was a little surprised, but he still calmly saluted.
Zhao Ningbai hid behind Cheng Qing's shoulder, secretly looked at Cheng Yue, and whispered: "This is my sister's brother, it's so good-looking." ”
The more An and the princess looked at it, the happier they became, and said to Cheng Yue: "Don't call the princess in the future, call me my stepmother with Qing'er." ”
"This ......" Cheng Yue subconsciously looked at Cheng Qing and wanted to ask what was going on.
Cheng Qing looked back innocently, you yourself are too good to be looked at, what can she do?
Princess An and Princess He smiled: "Don't do this or that, my stepmother will leave first if she has something to do, Bai'er, go back." ”
Zhao Ningbai instinctively wanted to follow, but as soon as he took a step, he retreated, shook his head and said, "I'm not going back, I'm here to accompany my sister, since it's a family, I should be here too." ”
"You child, if you have a sister, you won't have a mother." Although Princess An He's tone was blaming, her expression was both satisfied and happy.
"Mother~~" Zhao Ningbai shouted coquettishly.
Cheng Qingxian, who had been rough for several years, couldn't stand it and helped: "Don't worry, mother-in-law, I will take care of her." ”
Princess An He nodded, and said with a light smile: "I'll rest assured that I'll leave it to you, then I'll leave first." ”
Cheng Qing, who thought that she would not worry about Zhao Ningbai, would definitely take people away. That's what ...... Casually handing over your child to someone you just met? The heart is a little too big.
"Congratulations to my stepmother."
"Congratulations to Mother."
When Cheng Qing saluted, Zhao Ningbai also saluted.
Zhao Ningbai's behavior provoked An and the princess to take a heavy look, and there seemed to be ecstasy in their eyes, and there was a slight smile on their faces.
Cheng Yue didn't see Princess Anhe's expression in the back, and said, "Mother-in-law, I'll send you out." ”
"Okay." Princess Ann nodded, collected her expression, and turned to walk out.
Cheng Qing, who took in all of this, squinted slightly. It seems that behind this girl's well-behaved behavior, there is another hidden secret.
"Sister, can you tell me about Marshal Cheng? I adore him. Zhao Ningbai looked in the direction of the coffin, his mouth flattened, and he cried, "I really want to see him, but I can't see him again." ”
Cheng Qing couldn't cry or laugh, does this girl like her so much?
Kneeling back down, she spoke, "I haven't seen him for a long time, I only remember when she was a child." ”
Zhao Ningbai stopped crying, knelt beside her with a sob, and asked in a nasal voice, "Sister, I want to know." ”
Cheng Qing recalled: "She was very naughty when she was young, and she did everything she did. ”
"Is this really him?" Zhao Ningbai asked suspiciously.
Cheng Qing said with a smile: "Xiao Ning'er, even if he is a big hero, he is also a human being." I'm not done yet, so you keep listening. ”
"Uh-huh." Zhao Ningbai nodded, covered his mouth and stopped talking.
Cheng Qing continued: "Although she steals chickens and dogs, she is not really bad, but she likes to play, and seeing that people are in a hurry, she sent back all those chickens and dogs." ”
"The funniest thing is that those creatures were not forcibly taken away by her, but they were made to follow her automatically."
"Although the neighbors are angry, after their livestock follows her for a while, not only will they come back intact, but they will also grow a lot."
"Over time, the neighbors not only wanted her to come and take away their livestock, but also took the initiative to send them over."
Zhao Ningbai laughed "giggled" when he heard it, and he was overjoyed.
Cheng Qing was also happy, and continued to recall: "This foolish thing she did when she was a child still laid the root of the curse, there was a real thief in the village, and while everyone was defenseless, they stole several chickens. For this reason, the people in the village blamed all the blame on her, blocked my house, and demanded that my father compensate for their losses. ”
"How can they do that? Obviously, they were attacked by thieves for their greed for profit, how can they blame the marshal?! Zhao Ningbai said indignantly.
Cheng Qingdao: "The root cause of this matter is because of her, she has not been afraid of things since she was a child, and she took the initiative to stand up and take responsibility." ”
"Huh? Will the villagers let her go? Zhao Ningbai asked worriedly.
Cheng Qing nodded and said, "After she went out, she took the initiative to compensate the villagers for their losses, but our family is also poor, where can we compensate all at once?" So they all made IOUs, and the villagers dispersed. ”
"They're too much!" Zhao Ningbai said angrily: "Why did the marshal let them handle it like this? ”
"County Lord, this is the marshal's cleverness." A laughing man's voice rang out.
The two looked up, and Cheng Yue, who went to see off An and the princess, came back at some point and was standing at the door.
Zhao Ningbai was a little shy when she saw him, but her curiosity prompted her to continue asking, "Why do you say that?" ”
Cheng Yue glanced at Cheng Qing meaninglessly, did not walk in, and continued: "She did that, in fact, in order to stabilize those villagers first, and then catch the thief, she is retreating as advancing." ”
Zhao Ningbai suddenly realized and admired: "The marshal is so powerful!" What's next? ”
"What's next? Then you have to ask Qing'er, no one knows this matter better than her, you can ask her. Cheng Yue smiled meaningfully and left.
Cheng Qing closed his eyes slightly, looking at the place where he left, his face was not obvious, but he had already gritted his teeth.
It's just a small story, can you tell the truth?
"Sister, what's next?" Zhao Ningbai looked at Cheng Qing with a look of curiosity.
Cheng Qing quickly adjusted, so she had to continue the rest of the story, "After the villagers left, she went to the house of the villager who was robbed to find clues. The thief wasn't one to do that very often, and he liked to lose it. The marshal found some lost herbs in the villagers' houses, as well as some fresh soil. ”
"Based on these clues, she found an old man hiding in the mountains behind the village."
"At such an age, you still come out to steal things?" Zhao Ningbai said in surprise.
Cheng Qingdao: "When people are hungry, what can't they do? ”
She had seen people eat and drink blood, but in order not to scare this little girl, she didn't say it.
"Oh, did the marshal find the villagers and catch him?" Zhao Ningbai asked.
Cheng Qing shook his head and said, "That old man knows how to use medicine, and he is afraid that there are many powerful things in his hands." For example, drowsiness medicine, if it is a little stronger, it can be poured down if it is spilled, and it is not easy to use it if there are many people. ”
"Won't that catch him?" Zhao Ningbai frowned.
"No, the marshal caught him alone." Cheng Qingdao.
"Huh? How did the marshal do it? Zhao Ningbai asked in surprise.