But Ding Jinzhi and Lu Wenzheng have always been at odds with each other, so he is also very dissatisfied with Jiang Chun's recent behavior.
He asked: "Martial Master Jiang, how do you explain what happened at the Marquis's Mansion that day?"
Jiang Chun said: "Sir, in fact, I am just a helping hand. Miss Lu and I just met by chance and got to know each other occasionally. There is really nothing else between us."
Ding Jinzhi said: "Is this your first time masking?"
Jiang Chun didn't want to mention the past, which would make people mistakenly think that he was really involved in something with Lu Qiuyue, so he said: "Yes."
Ding Jinzhi snorted and said, "Just step back first!" He said and walked away.
As soon as Jiang Chun went out, he was grabbed by his eldest brother Luo Zhenyi.
Luo Zhenyi said: "Lao San, tell me the truth, did you really have no contact with Miss Lu before?"
Jiang Chun hesitated for a moment and nodded silently.
Luo Zhenyi let go of his hand and said coldly: "You actually said that to my eldest brother. You really disappoint me."
Jiang Chun was stunned: "What?"
Luo Zhenyi sneered and said: "How secretive do you think you are doing, and how smart do you think you are! You have obviously saved someone's life and have had contact with them, so why hide it? Don't forget that sentence: 'If you don't want others to know, don't do anything except yourself'!"
Jiang Chunyi was startled and said: "Brother, how did you know about this matter? Did Mr. Ding tell you?"
Luo Zhenyi asked back: "What do you think? When you were escorting the second young master out to do errands and walking on the streets of the capital, the second young master's horse was startled and almost knocked over the sedan chair of Lu Wenzheng's daughter. Then it was you who stepped forward. , stopped Li Ma... This matter is no longer a secret. When Lord Ding asked you just now, why didn't you admit it? "
Jiang Chun lowered his head and said nothing.
Luo Zhenyi sighed softly and said seriously: "Third brother, don't think that my elder brother is too verbose. From now on, no matter what you say or do, you must be cautious and think twice before acting! What's more, we have joined such an organization. , to do things for people under such circumstances.”
Jiang Chun whispered: "I understand, brother."
Luo Zhenyi nodded happily and said: "Master Ding wants me to tell you not to have any contact with that Miss Lu again, and don't have any ill thoughts. Master Ding and Lu Wenzheng have always been at odds, and sooner or later they will be in trouble. If you get involved in this situation, wouldn't you be asking for trouble? In the end, wouldn't it be you who is in trouble?"
Jiang Chun's heart sank to the bottom. He turned around and walked away without saying a word.
That night, the moonlight was very bright, and the falling moonlight reflected the courtyard in a vast whiteness, seeming to be able to see through everything.
But Jiang Chun's mood was just the opposite. His heart was dark and his mood was extremely depressed. He only felt that his mind was dizzy, like a mess.
He sat in front of the stone table in the courtyard, drinking wine with a heavy heart, trying to relieve his sorrow, but he became even more sorrowful.
He suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "Jiang Chun, what have you done in these years? What kind of organization have you joined? Who are you working for?..." He suddenly picked up the wine bottle and raised his head to It pours in the mouth.
A pair of slender hands suddenly grabbed his, and a strong scent of powder rushed towards him. No need to look back, he already knew who was coming.
"Second sister-in-law," he called.
The woman who came was a graceful and beautiful young woman in her late thirties. She was Ouyang Zhen, the wife of his adopted brother-in-law Xiao Yongnian. She said softly: "Why, do you regret it?"
Jiang Chun said: "I don't know. I just think it's boring to work under such a willful and suspicious person."
"According to what you said, your second brother and I should regret it even more. Because we still have a grudge against Ding Jinzhi." Ouyang Zhen said quietly.
"Have a grudge?" Jiang Chun asked in surprise: "Why have I never heard you mention it before?"
Ouyang Zhen said: "Can you talk about this kind of thing casually? If it weren't for you, how could the second sister-in-law say this lightly?"
Sighing, she sat down, poured another glass of wine, drank it down, and said with a hint of melancholy: "That must have happened five years ago. At that time, your second brother was still a free man. The prodigal son has never gotten to know me. Well, if he had gotten to know me at that time, I understand that he would not have dared to be so unrestrained - because you know what a free and uninhibited person he is."
Jiang Chun snorted, a bit disdainful.
Xiao Yongnian is not only unrestrained and unrestrained, he also does all kinds of evil: looking for flowers and willows, bullying women, in one word, he is a flower picker, a "flower butterfly".
Ouyang Zhen added: "That time, he fell in love with Xiao Yuniang, the wife of Master Ding's eldest son Ding Jiwu. That night, while Ding Jiwu was away, he sneaked into the inner house and took care of this woman.
"He didn't originally intend to kill this woman, but before leaving, she accidentally tore off her face mask. He had no choice but to kill her.
"At that time, Ding Jiwu was serving as the magistrate of a certain county. His wife was killed, which made him lose face, so he issued a death warrant to arrest the murderer. As a result, they did not catch your second brother, but they caught his parents, brother and sister-in-law.
"They threatened your second brother's family of six, old and young, and asked your second brother to surrender. Your second brother had fled to other places at that time, and naturally he could not come back. Later, this poor family of six, including your second brother's two My underage nephews all died inexplicably..."
Speaking of this, Ouyang Zhen's voice was sad. Jiang Chun sighed heavily and took another glass of bitter wine into his stomach.
Ouyang Zhen said: "Your second brother also joined the Tianxiao organization in order to evade arrest by the government and was desperate.
"Unexpectedly, it was God's will. A few years later, Gang Leader Li wanted to win over Ding Jinzhi, so he placed a few of us in Ding's house, and then sent him to Ding Jiwu's father - hum, we are really enemies. "She smiled bitterly.
Jiang Chun said: "So now you are not afraid of being discovered by the father and son?"
Ouyang Zhen said: "Fortunately, Ding Jinzhi does not know your second brother, because when the incident occurred, Ding Jiwu and his wife were out of the county; now that Ding Jiwu is the prefect of Zhongmou, he has not seen Ding Jinzhi for a long time; and your second brother It’s another name change, so I guess it won’t be a big problem.”
"A woman's opinion." Jiang Chun smiled bitterly, "Can you escape past the first day of the new year, or the fifteenth? Sooner or later, the Ding family and his son will meet. Don't you have any other plans?"
Ouyang Zhen said feebly: "I don't know. Just take it one step at a time. Only your second brother will pay attention to everything."
Jiang Chun said: "By the way, where is my second brother?"
Ouyang Zhen snorted: "If he doesn't come back in the middle of the night, where do you think he will go?"
Hearing her sad voice, Jiang Chun's heart was churning. He stood up holding on to the table and said vaguely: "It's so late, I'm going to rest; Second sister-in-law, you should go back too."
He reluctantly looked forward and took two steps, but he felt top-heavy and his hands and feet were a little unruly. He really drank too much tonight.
Ouyang Zhen twisted his neck with both hands and said softly: "Come, let me help you."
Jiang Chun struggled and said, "Second sister-in-law, don't do this..."
Ouyang Zhen said: "What are you afraid of? I only allow him to look for flowers and willows outside, but do you have to force me to build a chastity memorial at home?"
Jiang Chun was still warning himself subconsciously not to do this, but the effect of alcohol made all the protective awareness in his mind weaken. Gradually, everything became blurred. …
Jiang Chun regretted what happened last night.
When he got dressed and walked out of the room, he saw Ouyang Zhen standing by the railing in front of the door, lost in thought.
He said sadly: "Second sister-in-law, last night I..."
"Don't say anything." Ouyang Zhen said: "Maybe you will regret it, but I don't regret it at all. Last night, he was with the person he loved, and I was with the person I loved. How fair."
Jiang Chun didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only remain silent.
Ouyang Zhen said: "Okay, don't say anything anymore. It's time for me to go back. It's time for your second brother to come back now." After saying that, he turned around and left.
Jiang Chun took two steps forward, but stopped talking. He had so many mixed feelings in his heart that he couldn't tell what he felt like.
Ouyang Zhen returned to her courtyard in the morning light - this was the residence arranged by Ding Yurong, the housekeeper of Ding Mansion, for the couple.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw his husband, Xiao Yongnian, sitting by the bed with a gloomy face.
"Where have you been?" he asked coldly.
Ouyang Zhen said: "I'm bored in the house alone. Go out for a walk and get some fresh air. Isn't it okay? - I want to ask you, where were you when you didn't come back last night?"
Xiao Yongnian said angrily: "Don't ask!" He fell heavily on the bed, lifted the quilt and covered his head.
He was indeed in trouble last night, and what made him ashamed to say it was that he was in the hands of a woman.
Yu Qingcheng, whose name is just like the person she is, although she is a promiscuous woman, she has ice muscles and jade bones, as beautiful as flowers and jade, and she can conquer the country and the city. When the fish sinks and the goose falls, the moon shys away the flowers. It is well deserved to be used on her.
There's only one thing: she's an outcast. Speaking of which, it happened a few years ago. Before she could get married, her fiancé fell ill and passed away due to a sudden illness.
It's hard to leave a sad person behind when you're sad, so she came to the capital with her uncles, Sun Xiaowen, and Li Yunting, and took their assets to live in the capital.
It is said that this woman is very capable. After several years of hard work, the family business has not declined due to the death of the head of the family, but has become more and more prosperous. She has also opened a new silk and satin shop, and the business is very prosperous, which can be called The richest party.
Sun Xiaowen and his wife also benefited a lot from this shrewd and capable widower.
Beautiful, romantic, wealthy and powerful, Yuqing is a charming figure and is popular in Beijing.
Princes, grandsons, rich merchants, and celebrities from all over the world came here one after another, either because of their fame, because of their beauty, or because of their wealth. There are people who come to ask for marriage, and there are also people who want to have a night of happiness - but they are all turned away by Yu Qingcheng.
She treats all men as dirt and just plays with them, plays with them, and plays with them.
Xiao Yongnian also came here because of his fame. He first used sweet words to seduce him, and then used gold, silver, and silk to seduce him. When he saw that the other party was unmoved, he couldn't help but get angry.
The soft one is not enough and the hard one is not enough. He returned to his old business and used his old skills to find flowers and seek advice, intending to use violence and force.
But he never expected that this woman could actually do martial arts, and that her martial arts would be so high. After only a few rounds, he was restrained by Yu Qingcheng.
Yu Qingcheng did not embarrass him. She just politely invited him to stay in the stable for a night. She also said to him politely: "The horse happened to be taken out by the housekeeper Zhou Shen on Wednesday. It is useless to leave the stable idle. The horse can't live anymore, you go first." Let’s make do with it for one night!”
Xiao Yongnian almost fainted. Unfortunately, his skills were inferior to others, so he had no choice but to eat Coptis chinensis. At dawn the next day, he finally broke free from the acupuncture point and fled back to Ding Mansion in embarrassment.
Tired and tired, and suffering from a bit of wind and cold that night, he fell ill when he returned to his home. After being bedridden for several days, of course I couldn't come to Yuqing again.
But Yu Qingcheng's silk and satin shop did not become deserted because of the absence of Xiao Yongnian. Every day, the store is still busy and busy.
Customers from all walks of life have crossed the threshold. Most of these people are "drunkards who don't care about drinking", including Ding Jiying and He Chengqi, the two young masters of Ding and He.
But Yu Qingcheng dismissed them.
She said to the housekeeper Wednesday Shen: "What a stinky man! Either he is greedy for money, or he is obsessed with appearance and has bad intentions. Except for hypocrites, men in the world are really villains, and there is no good thing."
Wednesday Shen was the clerk she hired when she first came to the capital. Seeing that he was smart, prudent and flexible, she promoted him to be her butler.
Zhou Shen said: "Mrs. Boss, please excuse me for saying something I shouldn't have said. With your pretty face and your talent, if you continue like this, wouldn't you be wasting your time and wasting your youth? Besides, men in this world are not human beings." People are hypocritical, let’s take Mr. Wen who often comes to our silk and satin shop as an example, I’ve seen him as a rare and good person!”
Yuqing Chengbo said angrily: "Young Master Wen, Mr. Liang, what are you talking about?"
Zhou Shen said: "That's Wen Bingqiu. He is honest, honest, affectionate, and talented. In fact, I am not blind. I know what you see and think. In fact, if you It is not impossible to recruit a son-in-law who comes to your home, so that no one else dares to have any evil thoughts; in fact, it would be great if we could really live a peaceful life like this!"
"Actually" was Zhou Shen's verbal play. It didn't sound good in the past, but today Yu Qingcheng caught the topic: "Actually, actually, won't you say a few words less? Get off!"
"Yes, I'm too presumptuous." Wednesday Shen walked away dejectedly.
Yu Qingcheng fell into deep thought at this time. Wednesday's words deeply touched her heart.
"Wen Bingqiu..." She muttered the name silently.
She did have a deep and good impression of this young man, and every time she met him, she always had a feeling of déjà vu.
She couldn't remember the first time Wen Bingqiu came to her Silk Villa. From the moment she noticed him, he always sat at the corner table outside the counter, watching her and the waiters silently. They were busy receiving customers without saying a word.
Because there were too many customers visiting Yu Qingcheng every day, Yu Qingcheng came up with a plan and asked Zhou Shen to clean up a vacant room next to the store, renovate it and open a teahouse to serve all the guests who came here. Tea is sold.
This is undoubtedly another way to make money. But the guests didn't care about this. Instead, they felt that this was a good opportunity to get close to Yu Qingcheng. So every time no matter how much tea money they lose, they don't feel distressed. As long as they can see the beautiful face nearby, they are satisfied.
But Wen Bingqiu is not like this. He also came to the teahouse, but he always stayed quiet and never did any inappropriate or deviant behavior.
Every time he tasted the tea quietly, and when it was finished, he paid for the tea and reluctantly left. And every time before leaving, he always silently looked back at Yu Qingcheng who was busy in the silk and satin shop. I am very melancholy, as if I want to say something, but I can't.
He comes almost every day.
He didn't come for a few days. Yu Qingcheng always felt empty in her heart, and she was worried and a little lost.
Finally one day Yu Qingcheng saw him again. She was very happy and asked him: "Why haven't you been here these days?"
Wen Bingqiu sighed: "My mother is sick, and I am busy asking for medical treatment and getting medicine for her. Alas, I'm afraid I won't be able to come here in the future."
Yuqing Chengdao: "Why?"
Wen Bingqiu's face turned red and he said: "Bai Wuyi is a scholar. A few days ago, I sold some calligraphy and paintings or wrote a few couplets for others in exchange for a few taels of silver, so I had no worries about food and clothing, and I also had the opportunity to come here to sit. Now that my mother is ill, all the money has been used up, and I still owe a lot of debt..."
He couldn't speak anymore and lowered his head with a look of decadence and sadness.
Yu Qingcheng said: "Then why do you still come here?"
Wen Bingqiu said silently: "I don't know."
Yu Qingcheng said: "You don't have to pay for tea when you come here again."
Wen Bingqiu looked shocked and stopped talking.
Yu Qingcheng took out another ten taels of silver and gave it to him.
Wen Bingqiu was determined not to accept it, "Although I am very poor, poor people have great ambitions. I can't ask for this money. As long as I have the opportunity to come and see you every day, I will be satisfied." As he said that, he rushed The ground is gone.
Yu Qingcheng looked at his retreating back, shook his head gently, and sighed: "This nerd..."
An inexplicable feeling suddenly arose in her heart...
