Chu Nian's eyes sank slightly, and he turned his eyes to look at Dark San, and saw that Dark San understood, and lifted the leather whip in his hand to his waist: "That's it, since you don't want to say it, this porridge can't be delivered, how about brothers come with me to taste the taste of chili water?" ”

Those reckless men suddenly looked at the dark three in front of them in horror: "Spicy, chili water?" ”

"Come with me." Dark three under the whip waved, with a strong wind to wipe one of the buttocks, the man was suddenly frightened to squat down with his head, fleeing in all directions, the dark three drove them out of the door like ducks, outside the door was the dark one, two, four, who had been waiting for a long time, seeing this situation, one person bet one, turned around and disappeared in place.

There were two people left, and Dark Sanyi mentioned one in his hand, turned around and smiled: "I thought that the lady would only leave two for me, but I didn't expect to leave five at once, which is enough for me to enjoy!" Gone, lady! ”

Chu Nian slightly withdrew his serious look, nodded with a helpless smile, and saw that the two strong men carried by the dark three also disappeared in place, and Chu Nian was the only one left in the room, but his smile gradually converged, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Thanks to all the things that happened before, her reputation spread almost all over Da Liang, and the bandits who dared to come over to provoke her at this time were either very hard backstage or fools.

The rumored "Big Brother Sanhua" is obviously not a fool, and he knows that he sent his subordinates to lead her over, but he is afraid that it is a Hongmen banquet, and he has already set a trap for her or something, as for whether that person really knows Wang Zixuan's whereabouts, it is unknown.

However, it is certain that this person at least knows the current situation of the imperial court very well, and he also knows very well what a key figure Wang Zixuan is to the current Wang family.

Dark Rin didn't need to use such means to deal with Chu Nian, and Qinghe didn't need it, only the backstage power of the Xiao Chen clan who had been in the shadows was left.

Chu Nian hooked her red lips slightly, but she didn't expect that there was nowhere to find her iron shoes, and it didn't take any effort to get it, she wanted to find this lamb hiding in the shadows, and this lamb was sent to the door by herself.

Chu family, Xiao Chen held the embroidery in her hand thoughtfully, and after a while, she raised her eyebrows slightly, and when she turned her eyes, she saw Chu Nian pacing in.

Hiding the surprise on his face, Xiao Chen greeted him with a flattering smile, "How can Nian'er be willing to come to see her mother today?" ”

Chu Nian's eyes swept over the handiwork in Xiao Chen's hand, and said with a smile: "I heard that Mrs. was bullied by her subordinates before, and I came here today to take a look at the situation, but I am afraid that I will be busy these days, and if I lose my wife again, it will cause people to gossip." ”

Xiao Chen's smile stiffened at the corner of her mouth, and then she moved, reached out and put the embroidery in her hand on the other side, then looked at Chu Nian with a light smile and said, "I'll go and pour tea for you, you can sit." ”

"Huh? Madame pour tea herself? Didn't I match my wife with a maid? ”

You yourself have forsaken your subordinates, but you have gone around and rumored that I did not give you subordinates to bully you?

Xiao Chen heard Chu Nian's words, and couldn't help but pause, and then turned his eyes, and there was that stiff smile: "Yes...... I'm used to doing it myself, and I'm uncomfortable in the presence of that maid, and besides, what's wrong with a mother pouring tea for her daughter? ”

Chu Nian raised her eyebrows, raised her eyes to look at Xiao Chen, who was still playing the mother-daughter game with her, and smiled slightly.

"Don't bother Madame, I'll sit down and leave in a while."

Xiao Chen glanced back at Chu Nian, and saw that Chu Nian was still looking at herself with a smile, her complexion changed, and when she looked back and sat down, she saw Chu Nian looking sideways at the half-finished embroidery on the table.

The embroidery on it was a mandarin duck, but the other side was blank, Chu Nian looked back at Xiao Chen meaningfully, and saw that Xiao Chen hurriedly put away the embroidery, and said while putting the embroidery into the box:

"This is embroidered for your two sisters, and now that your two sisters are married, I can't prepare any dowry for them, so I can only ......"

"If Madame failed to prepare any dowry for her two sisters, why did I lose a thousand taels of silver in the treasury inexplicably during my absence?"

As soon as the words fell, he saw Xiao Chen looking at Chu Nian with a shocked look and said, "Curry lost a thousand taels?" When? Have you ever found out? If there is a thief in the house, you have to report it to the official as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late and you will not be able to find it. ”

Chu Nian looked at Xiao Chen's exaggerated acting skills with a smile, and after a while, she stood up: "The Chu family is heavily guarded, I thought that this matter would be done by the thief, and I was going to leave some leeway, just wait for the thief to spit out all the silver, I will add another 1,000 taels to the two sisters to send over, so that the two sisters will not be able to live a hard life in the future, but since the lady has said so, then I can only report to the official, I believe that the newly appointed Jiedu will definitely find out the case, this adult is the first time to be an official, I'm afraid of the fate of the thief who gets caught...... Gee. ”

The previous Jiedu envoy was a distant relative of the Wang family, and was secretly assassinated by Ming Xiu, the case has not yet been settled, and the newly appointed acting Jiedu envoy was originally a student under the Jiedu envoy, because he was really dissatisfied with his teacher's help to abuse the faction and resigned, and was secretly recruited back by Ming Xiu, and used the power of the prince to sit in the position of the Jiedu envoy.

This person is still young, and there is the support of the prince Mingxiu above, the newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, and he is about to start investigating from the Wang family, but the Wang family is too involved, and he can't find out for a while.

Xiao Chen, who paid so much attention to Chu Nian, naturally did not let go of this news, as soon as this news entered her ears, it was so hard that the roots of her teeth itched, seeing Chu Nian so smooth, Xiao Chen almost felt that he had to be pressed in the Chu family for the rest of his life.

Besides, if she really asked the flesh and blood to find out something, and she saw the light of day again, wouldn't her previous efforts be in vain?

At this point, hearing Chu Nian's yin and yang strange words, Xiao Chen's was even more angry, but where did she dare to go against Chu Nian blatantly? He broke his teeth and swallowed it in his stomach, still with a flattering smile on his face.

"Since you think it's a thief, then let's check the affairs of the family first, if it's not a thief, then go to the festival envoy, after all, the ugliness of the family can't be publicized, if outsiders know that we have lost such a large amount of silver in our family, it was stolen by the family themselves, isn't it a joke for outsiders?"

Chu Nian glanced at Xiao Chen meaningfully, and at the end, he nodded slowly and said, "Well, Madame's words are very reasonable, then I will send someone to investigate this matter, if there is any eyebrows ......"

"Nian'er, this move is inappropriate, I, as the head of the house, should have the power of the family, if you ask others to check, whether you can find out is one thing, whether you can find out whether it will be with the thief We don't know, if outsiders hear that I am the housewife of the dignified Chu family, I don't even care about family affairs, wouldn't it make outsiders disgusted?"

Xiao Chen's expression was serious, his voice was reasonable, and Chu Nian was about to applaud her, but this eloquence smiled slightly: "Madame, but you want to return to the power of the family?" Have you forgotten what happened in the backyard two years ago? ”

Chu Nian mentioned Luo Shilang, back then, Xiao Chen wanted to cook him and Chu Nian's raw rice, but he didn't expect to be calculated by Chu Nian, and his notoriety spread almost all over the capital, and now the rumors have finally passed, Xiao Chen can't figure it out, what can she do now if she gets back the power of the family?

Besides, it's been now, and she's almost forgotten about this stubble, Chu Nian is embarrassed to mention it!

Xiao Chen's heart was furious, but he still had a smile on his face: "It's been a long time since this happened, and now everyone has forgotten about it, besides, after so many people in the house have changed, no one will know about it." ”

As she spoke, she looked at Chu Nian with grievances in her eyes and said, "It's just that others don't know what kind of person her mother is, don't you even know Nian'er?" Mother has absolutely nothing to do with Na Luo Shilang, that day must have been framed by someone by mistake, Nian'er, are you willing to see that your mother can't turn over for the rest of her life because of this grievance? ”

Chu Nian didn't guess that Xiao Chen's family had such ambitions, not to mention the 1,000 taels of silver that Curry lost, Xiao Chen's family even wanted to take back the power of the family, but he didn't want to think about how many hole cards he had in his hand that she could let her consume so much.

With a shallow laugh, Chu Nian sat back and said, "It's not that this matter is not negotiable, but now, the power of the family is still in the hands of the old lady, and the reputation of the lady is outside, I am afraid that if I hand over the power of the family back to the lady, the reputation of the Chu family will ......."

Chu Nian paused, smiled meaningfully, and saw Xiao Chen's stiff face and gently shook his head and said, "No, no, how can outsiders know who is in charge of my Chu family?" If my mother makes any mistakes, how about Nian'er take back the power of the family in my hands? ”

Seeing Xiao Chen's eager appearance, Chu Nian knew that the fish had been hooked, and she pretended to ponder: "But this ...... I'm afraid it's inappropriate, right? This is the Hou Mansion of Zhenning, if you really manage the major affairs of the family, it should also be Yuanlang, I am a peerless county lord, and now because my younger brother is not in charge of the Chu family temporarily, if it is a major matter such as the change of family power is not discussed with my younger brother, I am afraid that it is not appropriate, right? ”

Seeing Chu Nian's embarrassed face, a trace of unwillingness flashed in Xiao Chen's eyes, and he continued to persevere: "If I can definitely find the thief who stole a thousand taels of silver from the treasury, can I give me the power to take charge of the family?" After all, now that the old lady is old, if she is overworked, I am afraid that she will hurt her body, so it is better to hand over the power of the family to me, and wait for Yuan Lang to come back, and then make other decisions. ”

Saying that, she lowered her head with a sad face: "I'm also old, my parents and children have died a long time ago, your eldest sister and second sister have already married again, you don't come to see me as a mother, and I don't even want to shout a mother, I don't know how to live the rest of my life, just embroidery, raising grass, obviously just a middle-aged ......"

She secretly raised her eyes and glanced at Chu Nian: "If you can help take care of the Chu family, it can be regarded as atonement for what I did in the past, Nian'er, have you not forgiven your mother for the foolish things she did before?" If not, Mother will apologize to you today! ”