On the twentieth day of the twelfth lunar month, Jiang Nuan made an appointment with Xu Cen and his wife to have dinner at the Huangjia Cuisine Club.
He smiled and said, "It's finally my turn to be the host."
Xu Chunjun couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch her cheek and said, "Look, what makes you happy is that you have more money in your pocket?"
When Jiang Nuan came to Jiang's house, Meng didn't give her much pocket money, mainly because her aunt and uncle gave her a lot when she came from Dengzhou.
"That's not true," Jiang Nuan said with a smile, "I'm only happy because it's you two who are invited."
Cen Yunchu had already taken off his shoes and sat down on the couch. He crossed his legs and said, "Although this place is not big, it is very comfortably decorated and the dishes are exquisite. It is not as flashy as some places."
"I'm bored to death at home, and I've wanted to meet you for a long time. But you're all so busy that you didn't have time until today." Jiang Nuan said, "Yun Chu, is your old lady all well?
"
Cen Yunchu nodded after hearing this and said: "Nothing's wrong anymore, but my left arm and leg are still a little sore. Mr. Chen Qi said it doesn't matter, it will be fine by next spring."
"I also heard that Mr. Chen Qi treated your old lady. I have never heard that his medical skills are so good, but he is extraordinary in his first move." Xu Chunjun sighed.
"Most of the children of the Chen family are smart people, not to mention those who pursue official careers. Your uncle and the seventh son have also made great achievements in their own way," Cen Yunchu said.
"My aunt often praises the younger members of my uncle's family," Xu Chunjun agreed, "You guys from the Cen family are not bad either!"
"My brothers are quite mature, but those younger than me are like monkeys." Cen Yunchu couldn't help but shake his head, "Most of them don't like to study, so most of my uncles and uncles gave them military positions."
"The military profession is so majestic!" Jiang Nuan said sincerely, "It's a pity that I am not a man, otherwise I would have to go into battle to kill the enemy and make achievements."
Jiang Nuan has a bold personality, more like a boy.
While they were talking, the vegetables were already on the table. Jiang Nuan poured the wine for the two of them with his own hands and said seriously: "Don't be polite about the two-dimensional food. If anyone doesn't like it, ask them to take it. If they like it, ask them to eat more."
superior."
Xu Chunjun pulled her to sit down and said with a smile: "An Nuan, don't act so old-fashioned, I can't help but laugh."
Jiang Nuan took advantage of the situation and hugged her arm and said with a smile: "I was going to go to your house a few days ago, but your house was busy with my aunt, so I didn't have the nerve to bother you."
"It turns out that there is a happy event in your family, and I didn't know about it." Cen Yunchu raised his glass and said, "Isn't it too late to say congratulations?"
Xu Chunjun also picked up the wine glass and said, "It's a long story, and it even involves you."
Cen Yunchu and Jiang Nuan were stunned when they heard this and asked, "What did you say?"
Xu Chunjun put down his wine glass, straightened his expression and said, "Yun Chu, I remember when you were at the Prince's Mansion, you said that the Cui family was the one who kidnapped you. At that time, I thought you were too arbitrary, but now it seems that it is probably true."
"Why do you say that?" Cen Yunchu looked at her with a faint smile, "I would like to hear the details."
"It was my third aunt's wish to give some of my masters some concubines. Naturally, she had chosen the concubines a long time ago, but she didn't think about letting them in so soon. It was only because something happened in our family that we decided to bring this matter to light.
It's ahead of schedule." Xu Chunjun said unhurriedly, "You also know that my third brother is a bit fond of gambling. And my wife doesn't want more people to know about it, so once something happens to him in the gambling house,
Then he asked me to redeem people. This kind of thing has happened before.
That day, my wife's roommate, Mother Lu, came to me again and said that my third brother owed money at the gambling house and was not allowed to come out. She asked me to redeem him with two hundred taels of silver.
So I asked the little boy who came back to report the news, but he hesitated and didn't speak very clearly, so I became suspicious.
To be on the safe side, I went to my third aunt and told her the matter. My aunt and uncle also felt something was wrong, so they refused to let me go. They asked one of my uncle's followers to pretend to be me and bring Zi Ling to the front.
go.
When I arrived at the gambling house, I was locked in a dark room, and then a few people who were not embarrassed or embarrassed came, intending to be indecent.
Fortunately, the entourage of the third uncle was good at swordsmanship, and he subdued those people with a few moves. Then the uncle led others to cooperate inside and outside, and detained those people."
Jiang Nuan was dumbfounded. Although she knew that Xu Chunjun was fine, she was still frightened. She couldn't help but said, "Who instigated these people? Your third brother knew it, but he actually lied to you. He really deserves to die!"
"He doesn't know in detail, but he must know that the other party is uneasy and well-intentioned." Xu Chunjun couldn't help but smile bitterly. If it were an outsider, she could fight back without hesitation. But this ineffective thing actually came from the same lineage as herself, so she had to help
Be merciful.
"Have those people who were detained revealed who was the mastermind?" Cen Yunchu was more concerned about this.
Xu Chunjun shook his head and said: "Of course they refused to tell, just like the people who kidnapped you at Yaowang Temple, they refused to tell the truth until their death."
"Then how do you conclude that it was the Cui family who did it?" Jiang Nuan asked.
"Because a while ago, Cui Baoyu and others suddenly attracted my third brother to me for some unknown reason. No matter whether it is my family's current status or my third brother himself, there is nothing that can impress the Cui family. They
If we make friends with the Ken family, we have only one purpose."
"I understand! They want to use your third brother and then harm you, right? But why do they want to harm you?" Jiang Nuan frowned.
"What's so hard to guess?" Cen Yunchu sneered, "First of all, you saved me in the first place, so they must be angry. Secondly, after curing Chun Jun, they can use her to lure me into taking the bait and fulfill his dirty wish.
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Cen Yunchu didn't have many friends. Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan were the people with whom she had the best relationship. So Cui Baoyu naturally turned to them.
And Xu Chunjun's useless brother happened to be a knife that could be easily borrowed.
They don't use it in vain.
"This... this is so disgusting! So dirty!" Jiang Nuan blushed with anger, "How can they be so shameless! It really pisses me off!"
"Okay, okay! Our female overlord, please calm down! Try this chestnut duck liver." Xu Chunjun smiled and gave her the dish.
Jiang Nuan couldn't eat it at all, and said angrily: "You two are really amazing! One can keep his composure, and only now can he speak out about such a big thing. The other has a good mind, and when he hears such a thing, he will
not angry."
"What's there to be angry about? There are all kinds of people in this world, and everything is possible. You think they are dirty, but they don't think so. You make yourself angry to death, and they think you are hateful." Cen Yunchu made a choice.
Mei said, "While you are still angry, why not think about how to prevent it and how to deal with it."
