When night falls and the snow stops, the courtyard is beautifully illuminated by the hanging red lights.
The servants hurriedly opened the door, and the warmth in the room rushed into their faces. Mrs. Zhou walked in with a tired face and let out a soft breath.
"How's it going? Are you still making trouble?" Mr. Zhou asked hurriedly.
The maid took off Mrs. Zhou's cloak, hurriedly left, and closed the door.
"No trouble." Mrs. Zhou sat down, took a sip of sencha, and stretched out her hand to rub her forehead. When the master and servant entered the door, they seemed so quiet that they didn't exist. But why did she still seem to be tired like never before?
, "It is equipped with a small kitchen. The master and servant can cook and eat by themselves and then go to bed."
Master Zhou also breathed a sigh of relief.
In the afternoon, the Chen family also sent someone to ask Cheng Jiaoniang to visit the old lady tomorrow.
We just left today, there is nothing else to see tomorrow.
Obviously, the Chen family came to ask Cheng Jiaoniang whether she should leave or not.
If Cheng Jiaoniang said to leave because she wanted to see the old man of the Chen family, then the Zhou family could not stop her.
Mr. Zhou felt resentful in his heart, blaming his son for causing such a fuss. Instead, he had offended Cheng Jiaoniang and the Chen family.
Just when she didn't know what to do, Cheng Jiaoniang actually told the Chen family that she didn't need to go see him tomorrow and that she would naturally go see him when it was time.
This time I finally saved my face.
Mr. Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.
"That's all because of Liu Lang." Mrs. Zhou said, wiping her tears with a handkerchief, "You haven't seen how hard he hit himself. In the ice and snow, she is just a girl. It doesn't matter. She just doesn't care about her face.
Losing her temper, if Liulang does anything bad, I will not spare her..."
"What's good, it's nothing like an injury." Mr. Zhou said nonchalantly, taking a sip of tea with a sense of comfort, "As long as the house is safe, that's good, that's good."
The home is safe.
Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but think about the mess that happened in just one day.
Let's consider this matter a thing of the past. From now on, our family will be able to live in peace, right?
Why does she always feel a little inexplicably uneasy?
At this time, Cheng Jiaoniang and the maid sat up on the couch almost at the same time.
"Madam, I have forgotten Brother Jin!" the maid said.
The lights in the house turned on, then the lights in the whole yard turned on, and then the whole Zhou family became lively.
"What are you going to do?" Mrs. Zhou, who had just laid down, hurriedly dressed, "It's already night and you still want to go out?"
"It's said that a young boy has been lost. The maid wants to go out and look for him," the servant woman said.
"What little boy? How could the little boy be lost?" Mrs. Zhou asked with a frown.
"This is just looking for an excuse to leave and cause mischief!" Mr. Zhou said bitterly, "I knew they weren't so peaceful, and they were trying to torment people, so they weren't allowed to let them out!"
The servants and women were at a loss when Zhou Lang came striding over wearing a cloak.
"Fathers and mothers don't need to worry. Wherever they want to go, I will just go with them," he said.
"Liu Lang, you are still injured. How can you run away in this winter night?" Mrs. Zhou said anxiously.
Saturday Lang had already waved his hands and walked out without caring.
There was no figure of the woman in the corridor, only the maid dressed neatly.
"How dare you trouble the Sixth Young Master?" She asked in surprise, "Just ask someone to prepare a car and take me to the Chen Mansion to ask."
Only the maid? Not that woman?
Liu Lang frowned and looked inside the room, the lights were dim.
"Madam, rest now," the maid said.
Are you really just looking for a servant?
This woman is used to pretending to be stupid, you can't believe her!
"Aren't you in a hurry to find someone? Go quickly." Zhou Lang said, and he took the lead to follow outside.
Even if it snows during the day, the capital is still bustling on winter nights, with noisy crowds of people on the streets.
On Saturday, Langqin drove his carriage straight to Chen's house.
Because he was going to live in the house, Brother Jin was sent to the house first.
Suddenly, their master and servant were dragged to the Zhou family. The Chen family was also in a panic, and the Zhou family was also in a panic, but they all forgot about Brother Jin.
I don’t know if anyone from the Chen family went out of their way to pick him up or tell the kid so he wouldn’t be at a loss.
The Chen family was startled when there was a knock on the door in the middle of the night, and they all got up.
"I thought the Zhou family had picked her up, but we didn't go to see her."
After asking around, I asked who knew. The steward clapped his legs and said regretfully.
"Bah, you sent this person away and you rented the house. How can we pick him up?" Zhou Lang spat at the man's face angrily.
"Zuoru Lang, if you weren't so shameless, how could such a thing happen!" A young man from the Chen family was already angry. He immediately pointed and cursed, "Beijing is middle-aged, there are many kidnappers, and that boy is only twelve years old.
, this is my first time in Beijing. I don’t know the way or the people. If I lose it, let’s see how you explain it to Mrs. Cheng!”
Immediately four or five young people around him responded to help.
Mrs. Cheng was kidnapped by the Zhou family, but her blood relatives couldn't complain. It was really pitiful and made people hate her.
Zhou Lang smiled coldly and showed no signs of giving in. They were about to fight each other in the yard.
"Look for someone first. If you can't find someone, then settle the account!" The maidservant stamped her feet and shouted.
The cheering people and horses flew away the snow on the street.
When the sky was dim and bright, the sound of chaotic footsteps broke the early morning tranquility of the Zhou family.
The maid's face turned red from the cold and her eyes were red. She opened the door and stepped into the house.
The little lady in the house is already dressed and sitting, holding a book in her hand, but she is not reading or writing as usual.
"Madam..." The maid couldn't help but choked.
"Speak first, cry later," Cheng Jiaoniang said.
The maid swallowed her tears hard.
"... After asking people around, I saw Brother Jin standing at the door first, and then walking towards the alley entrance..."
"...I asked along the road, and someone saw him wiping his nose and asked where the Chen family was, but he couldn't tell which Chen family it was, but to no avail..."
The maidservant said in a trembling voice, "Stop here."
"So he couldn't find the Chen family, didn't know the Zhou family, and forgot about his own house. He lost his way and disappeared," Cheng Jiaoniang said.
The maid nodded and choked with sobs.
"Madam, don't worry, I've already reported it to the Yamen, and I'm still looking. The city gate has been guarded, and I probably haven't left the city yet," she said.
Cheng Jiaoniang didn't say anything and stood up.
"Madam, do you want to go out too?" the maid raised her head and asked.
"Yes, I'll look for him." Cheng Jiaoniang said, "I lost him and I want to find him."
Hearing that Cheng Jiaoniang was going out, Mr. Zhou and Mrs. Zhou were anxious again.
"I still have to find an excuse to run away..." Mr. Zhou said, "It's just a lost boy. If you find it, find it. If you can't find it, forget it. No big deal!"
Cheng Jiaoniang walked to the entrance of the hospital and looked at the steward blocking the way.
"You won't let me out?" she asked.
The steward was a little embarrassed by the lady's dull expression.
"No, no." Mrs. Zhou and Mr. Zhou came quickly.
Mrs. Zhou took her hand.
"Jiaojiao'er." She looked worried, "It's not that I won't let you go out. It's cold today. They can go look for you. You can just stay at home."
"No." Cheng Jiaoniang said.
Why does this kid talk so awkwardly?
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mr. Zhou showed some dignity as an elder and stretched out his hand to ask for help, "Just buy a few more servants for her."
Cheng Jiaoniang turned her head and looked at him.
This was the first time she had looked at her uncle since she came to Beijing.
It was also the first time that Mr. Zhou saw the child's eyes.
These eyes are just like when I was a child, they are frighteningly ugly, especially when I can't control myself and roll my eyes...
"It's you who doesn't want me to go?" Cheng Jiaoniang looked at him and asked.
Mr. Zhou was slightly startled and felt an inexplicable chill running down his spine. (To be continued)
