"It's a pity that the man in black is very powerful. We brothers were unable to catch the man in black. Please forgive me, general." As he spoke, the guard only took the initiative to kneel down on one knee to express his apology.
The guard was obviously the leader of the group. When he saw him kneeling down, several other guards also knelt down.
On the opposite side, only the big yellow dog named Ayan obviously didn't understand what was happening. When he saw his master kneeling down, he immediately started barking at General Xu with bared teeth.
It has to be said that the barking of this big yellow dog can make people feel oppressive, but its owner did not give orders, so it did not rush forward.
However, General Xu only raised his hand and said, "Okay, you better get up and talk."
With General Xu's order, those few people also stood up.
Jiang Nianjiao went out with them, so when they were trying to figure out who the man in black was, she picked up a piece of black jade among the rubble.
The ink jade was completely black and looked like it had been broken. It was not conspicuous among the gray-black rubble. Therefore, General Xu and his subordinates did not notice the piece of black jade. Jiang Nianjiao only felt that the black jade seemed familiar, so she subconsciously picked up the black jade and stuffed it into her clothes. Even she He didn't know why he refused to show the black jade to General Xu.
Fortunately, General Xu did not notice this, and he only continued to question his guards.
Thinking about it, this man in black is enough to make them feel like a powerful enemy.
Jiang Nianjiao naturally had no intention of staying here any longer, so after that, she only took the initiative to resign from General Xu.
General Xu had no time to care about the man in black, so he let Jiang Nianjiao leave.
After coming out of Xu Mansion and getting on the carriage, Jiang Nianjiao dared to take out the black jade pendant from her clothes. The jade pendant was carved into the shape of a tiger. Although the tiger's head was separated from its body after falling just now, Jiang Nianjiao easily recognized that the black jade carving was a tiger.
I think this should be that person's zodiac sign. This kind of zodiac sign is usually made by someone soon after the child is born. Later, when the child gets older, the zodiac sign will be used as a personal belonging. Always carried on the child's body, this zodiac sign means that the child has been blessed by the zodiac god.
Almost many people have this thing on their bodies, like herself, who has a zodiac sign carved from white jade with the body of an ox.
This kind of zodiac sign usually has the owner's name underneath it, so after realizing that she had picked up the zodiac sign, she only subconsciously looked at the tiger's hind limbs.
Sure enough, there was a small name engraved on the hind limb. Jiang Nianjiao looked carefully and saw three small characters written on it: Chen Changnian.
Seeing this name, Jiang Nianjiao felt extremely surprised.
How could it be Chen Changnian? Could it be that the man in black just now was Chen Changnian, but this shouldn't be the case. The Chen family and the Xu family have nothing to do with each other.
There's no need for Yannian to go to Xu's house to make herself uncomfortable, right?
But Yannian was born in the year of Tiger, and this jade pendant was indeed Yannian's. Therefore, although Jiang Nianjiao felt very doubtful about this, she still carefully put away the jade pendant.
At this time, the driver outside happened to ask Jiang Nianjiao, "Miss, are we going back home now? Or going somewhere else."
Jiang Nianjiao lifted the curtain and looked over. Seeing that it was still early, she turned around and said, "Let's go see Yannian."
After receiving Jiang Nianjiao's words, the coachman only said "Hello", and then he took the carriage to the Chen Mansion, the second room of the Chen family.
Fortunately, the second house of the Chen family and the Jiang Mansion are both neighbors of Wangliufang, so it is quite convenient at this time.
Chen Changnian actually didn't go out during this period, so Jiang Nianjiao met Chen Changnian as soon as she came over.
Chen Yannian was naturally very happy when he heard that Jiang Nianjiao came to see him.
But Jiang Nianjiao was somewhat surprised to see Chen Hongnian. After all, she had just picked up Chen Hongnian's zodiac sign at Xu's house, so she quickly took a shortcut to see Chen Hongnian.
No matter how fast Chen Changnian walked, it would be impossible for him to appear in front of him without the slightest breath.
"A-Qian, have you been in the Chen Mansion today?" Jiang Nianjiao couldn't help but ask when she saw that Chen Qiannian was out of breath and feeling refreshed.
road.
Chen Yannian felt that Monk Zhanger was confused about Jiang Nianjiao's question, but she still answered honestly, "Of course I'm at home all the time. I just took the maids to play leaf opera together. It's too boring to be bored at home all day." It’s boring, but it’s fine if you come. Let’s go! We happen to be short of someone, so you can go play leaf opera with me.”
When the two suddenly met, she pulled Jiang Nianjiao into her yard to whisper.
Fortunately, for the two sisters-in-law of the Chen family, the eldest sister-in-law has always ignored secular affairs, and the second sister-in-law is extremely busy. Therefore, when it comes to Jiang Nianjiao and Chen Changnian, they have always let them go.
When they arrived at Chen Hongnian's residence, they saw that there were indeed several tables of leaf cards playing in Chen Hongnian's room, and several maids were also playing leaf cards in the room. There is no master-servant rule at all.
It wasn't until Jiang Nianjiao came over that they got up in a panic.
Chen Yannian, however, didn't care much and said, "You go on, we'll just open another table."
While talking, Chen Changnian only found an empty seat, and then pulled Jiang Nianjiao to sit next to him.
"Jiaojiao, why are you willing to come see me today?" Chen Hongnian asked with a smile as soon as he opened his mouth.
Chen Changnian was very understanding and could not hide her thoughts. Seeing that there was no hint of dishonesty on her face, and seeing the scene in the room, Jiang Nianjiao naturally believed Chen Changnian.
It seems that her zodiac card was stolen or picked up by someone.
However, these personal belongings can be lost, and Chen Changnian is also careless enough. If he had handed over the zodiac card just now, he might have made the Xu family suspicious of the second wife of the Chen family.
And these are troubled times, so Jiang Nianjiao naturally doesn't want Chen Changnian to get involved in these disputes.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao was not in the mood to joke with her, so she only asked, "Have you lost anything recently?"
She originally thought that if Chen Hongnian said that she had really lost something, she would take out the zodiac card and give it to Chen Hongnian.
Chen Yannian didn't want to but said without thinking, "No."
Looking at her appearance, it seemed that she didn't even notice that she had lost something. Jiang Nianjiao just asked again, "Are you sure you really didn't lose anything?"
Chen Yannian was about to say that she was sure, but when Jiang Nianjiao asked this question, she naturally noticed something. She smiled and said, "Jiaojiao, could it be that you picked up something from me?"
Looking at Chen Changnian's appearance, one could tell that she probably still didn't know what she had lost.
Jiang Nianjiao was too lazy to show off. The most important thing she needed to do was to tell Chen Changnian to remember it. After all, if this thing was lost, if someone picked it up, it would inevitably cause another setback.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao didn't say much. She just took out the ink jade tiger zodiac sign she just picked up from Chen's house from her arms.
Chen Yannian naturally recognized her zodiac sign. When she saw her zodiac sign, she immediately wanted to grab it, but Jiang Nianjiao made a feint, and then hid the zodiac sign behind her.
Chen Yannian could only say, "Jiaojiao, is this my zodiac sign? Why is it here with you?"
Jiang Nianjiao only said, "You still ask me? What about you? Don't you feel anything if your zodiac card is lost? Do you know that these are troubled times, and if this thing is picked up by a caring person, it can easily cause trouble. Trouble is coming.”
Jiang Nianjiao scolded Chen Changnian right away.
Chen Yannian smiled and said, "You're so delicate. It's just a zodiac sign. What trouble can it cause?"
Her ignorance of the risks only made Jiang Nian even more squeamish.
But when Jiang Nianjiao was about to speak again, Chen Changnian immediately said, "Okay, okay, Jiaojiao, please stop scolding me. You will scold me stupid. I am wrong."
"What's more, I don't have this thing now. Please tell me where you picked up this jade token? When did you pick it up?" Chen Changnian looked a little excited.
Jiang Nianjiao also heard the unexpected situation. She raised her eyebrows and said, "It's not in your hand? Then whose hand is this jade token?"
Chen Yannian scratched his head in embarrassment, and for a moment he looked like a little daughter, "Who else could it be?"
Looking at Chen Changnian's posture, a figure immediately appeared in Jiang Nianjiao's mind. She asked tentatively, "Yan Ziqing?"
I don't want her to guess
It's a good guess.
Chen Yannian nodded shyly.
But Jiang Nianjiao clearly remembered that Yan Ziqing had gone to Yunzhou with Zhao Yanzhen. Could it be that he is back now?
But what did he do when he came back? If he comes back, who will guarantee Zhao Yanzhen's safety?
Thinking of this, Jiang Nianjiao felt bad.
Instead, Chen Changnian excitedly shook Jiang Nianjiao's arm and said, "Jiaojiao, tell me the truth, where did you pick this thing up? Is it Ziqing who is back?"
Jiang Nianjiao felt that there was no need to hide Chen Changnian at this moment. She glanced at Chen Changnian lightly, and then said softly, "I picked this thing up at General Xu's house."
Sure enough, after hearing this, Chen Changnian and Jiang Nianjiao had the same doubt, "What is he doing at General Xu's house?"
Jiang Nianjiao shook her head, "I don't know, I don't even know if that person is him. I also picked up this jade pendant at General Xu's mansion."
After saying this, Jiang Nianjiao handed the broken jade pendant to Chen Changnian.
It was also at this time that Chen Changnian discovered that the jade pendant had split into two halves.
Thinking of Jiang Nianjiao saying that he was at General Xu's residence, and seeing that the token of love she gave him was broken into two pieces, she just looked anxious and said, "Why is the jade pendant broken like this? Ziqing, he won't encounter any accidents, right?" ?”
Jiang Nianjiao shook her head and said, "He should be fine. When the guards of the Xu Mansion noticed him, he had already escaped." @
After hearing this, Chen Yannian just put the zodiac card in his hand, breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Peace is broken, I hope everything is fine."
