Jiang Nuan had drunk a little too much at this time. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Since we are friends, I would like to advise you two. Never... never go out for a walk alone at night."
"When did you sneak out for a walk?" Xu Chunjun never knew that this happened.
"This is so embarrassing. If it hadn't been for the wine covering my face today, I still wouldn't have dared to say it." Jiang Nuan covered her face and said.
"What's so funny? Please tell me quickly and let us hear how you were embarrassed." Xu Chunjun pushed her and Cui urged.
Jiang Nuan lay on the table and laughed for a while, then said: "On my way to Beijing, because I was feeling depressed and didn't want to make others suffer with me, I wanted to sneak outside at night while they were all asleep.
I went to relax. That day I rested in an inn. The moonlight was just right that night, so I climbed out of the window. It was quiet and cool outside. I was alone with my thoughts and strolling, and unknowingly I
I entered a remote alley. A man emerged from nowhere with a knife in his hand. He put it behind me and said he wanted to borrow five taels of silver from me."
Xu Chunjun heard this and said: "You have met a bad person!"
Jiang Nuan said: "Maybe so! But he is quite polite and the dagger is not unsheathed."
Cen Yunchu said: "Presumably this person's nature is not bad, he just encountered difficulties."
Jiang Nuan took a sip of wine and said, "He said so himself. I had no other choice at the time. I thought that money was just an external possession, and it was more important to save my life, so I handed him the money bag. You can tell me
Take it, just don't hurt me.
I had some scattered silver and a few gold melon seeds in my purse at that time, but there were always thirty or fifty taels of them together, but he really only took five taels and left."
Xu Chunjun said: "If this is the case, then he is not really a thief."
Jiang Nuandao: "I thought so too. He also asked me where I was going, and I said I was going to Beijing. He said he would definitely pay me back the money, and told me to come out at this time when I passed through Daizhou. There are
Everyone knows about the Lion Bridge. He will return the money to me when the time comes, and if I don’t go, then I’ll have to forget it.”
Cen Yunchu listened with great interest and asked her: "Did you go to the appointment later?"
Jiang Nuan asked, "What do you think?"
Both Xu and Cen said: "With your temperament, how can you not go?"
Jiang Nuan patted the table and said, "Ahem! You all know I'm stupid."
Both said: "No, it's just that you are straightforward."
Jiang Nuan smiled bitterly and said: "Actually, I'm not short of the five taels of silver. I was just curious about whether that person was really trustworthy. I actually went to Lion Bridge at night, and I ended up humiliating myself."
Xu and Cen asked her: "What happened? Could it be that that person didn't go?"
Jiang Nuan said angrily: "That bastard, he did go. But instead of returning the five taels of silver, he took the rest away too!"
"This...why is this?" Xu Chunjun asked.
Jiang Nuandao: "He didn't explain anything. He just said he would borrow more money. I didn't even bother to blame him. I only blamed myself for being stupid for trusting a thief! This is really embarrassing. Besides, I ran out on my own.
, I dare not tell anyone, and now I just vomited it up with the help of wine, and finally I feel better."
Xu Chunjun patted her on the back and said: "Don't be so unguarded in the future. This is just a loss of money. It's already a blessing. It's really scary to think about it. If you really meet a bad person, you will regret it."
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Cen Yunchu drank all the wine in his glass and said, "Everyone has a lesson to teach me. If you can trust me, don't judge me by looking at me."
In fact, not only Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan knew about it, but everyone in the capital also knew about it.
Cen Yunchu was criticized very badly because he asked Zuo Zhengqing to read his fortune, so he was laughed at and looked down upon by everyone.
Although she was not afraid of these people's sarcastic remarks, the feeling was still unpleasant.
This is her. If it were anyone else, she would have committed suicide long ago.
Jiang Nuan didn't know what to say for a moment. Such a thing would be sad if it was said in detail, but it was insignificant if it was said in a superficial way, so he could only look at Xu Chunjun helplessly.
Xu Chunjun picked up the wine pot, filled the glasses of the three of them, and said to Cen Yunchu: "You are right. Destiny is inherently elusive and unpredictable. If it is already destined at birth, it is useless to know it in advance. If it is not destined, those who predict it in advance will
The prophets are all lies. What's more, people in heaven and earth always behave based on virtue. In addition to good causes and good consequences, and evil deeds and evil retribution, there are also unreasonable disasters. Virtue is not matched. It is neither humanly possible, but it can be achieved
It’s all about having a clear conscience.”
After hearing Xu Chunjun's words, Cen Yunchu couldn't help but feel happy. He raised his glass and said, "That makes sense. Here's a toast to you."
Jiang Nuan also hurriedly picked up the cup and said, "What Sister Xu said is what I wanted to say. It's a pity that I'm stupid, so I'll have a drink with you."
After finishing the wine, Jiang Nuan tilted her head and asked Xu Chunjun: "Good sister, do you have any lessons to tell us?"
Hearing this, Xu Chunjun slowly put down his wine glass and said, "You two will probably never encounter my lesson. I am a concubine in my family, and my family has already declined. I am cautious in everything, just to gain some peace."
"Speaking of which, I only know that your surname is Xu, but what is the identity of your ancestor?" Cen Yunchu asked.
"There's nothing to deceive," Xu Chunjun responded calmly, "My grandfather was the official minister of the previous dynasty."
Cen Yunchu couldn't help but be enlightened after hearing this, and said: "No wonder you have such knowledge, it turns out that you are the granddaughter of Wen Zhenggong!"
Jiang Nuan said: "I have long guessed that my sister is from a famous family. It's just that our relationship only depends on whether we like each other. It doesn't matter."
"We have been defeated in Yunnan and Guizhou. It has been more than ten years since our family was confiscated and deported to our ancestral home," Xu Chunjun said with a smile. "With the Holy Spirit's permission the month before last, my uncle and the others could return to Beijing to obey orders."
Things in the officialdom are so complicated and complicated that little girls like them can't talk too much about them.
Therefore, Cen Yunchu only said: "The reforms back then were indeed effective, but many reformers never ended well. Now that your uncle and others have been pardoned and released, this is the beginning of good times for your family, and they will definitely be able to revive in the future."
"Thank you for your kind words." Xu Chunjun thanked him and the topic stopped there.
At this time, the sun had turned to the west, and the sunset was blazing, coating the bamboo forest with a layer of gold.
"It's getting late, it's time for us to close our cups." Xu Chunjun said with a smile.
So I asked the waiter to make sour bamboo shoot soup for sobering up, and everyone drank a bowl.
Cen Yunchu said: "We agreed that I will be the host of this meal, so you two should not argue with me."
Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan were both sensible people, and they did not refuse. They just said, "Thank you very much. We will definitely take turns to be the host someday. Let's get together again."
With the help of the maid, several people left the restaurant, got into the car, and went to their respective homes.
