After Zheng Chen took a bath, he was exhausted and fell asleep when he touched the bed. When she woke up, her stomach was already growling with hunger, so she simply tied up her hair, finished washing, put on her casual clothes and went to the kitchen.
The kitchen is bustling with activity. It's almost noon, which is when people are busy preparing food. Zheng Chen saw them busy working, so he had no intention of disturbing them. He only went to the hanging cupboard to get a few tarts.
When she was seven-quarters full, she asked the cooks for a glass of water. Only then did she see that the menu next to the cook listed nine dishes and one soup, and she thought of abundance.
Zheng and Lan are extremely frugal people. They even buy less for their servants. They would never hold such a banquet for no reason. Zheng Chen knew that they were going to entertain guests, so he did not go to the main house, but walked along the corridor to find Zheng Yu.
There are several pots of orchids placed on the corridor, and a few parrots hanging under the eaves. When Zheng Chen walked by, a red-headed cockatiel shouted: "Something is going wrong! Something is going wrong!"
Zheng Chen walked up to the parrot and asked, "What's wrong?"
The parrot was forced back by her and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Something bad is going to happen! Something bad is going to happen!"
When it screamed like this, the parrots on the porch started to scream. From greetings like "Hello hello" to "Would you like to eat noodles" in foreign language, there is everything. Zheng Chen was tired of the noise from the group of parrots, so he shouted: "Stop making noise!" The group of parrots knew how powerful the eldest lady was and kept silent.
Only the cockatiel was still shouting at the top of its lungs: "Something bad is going to happen!" Zheng Chen walked out for more than ten steps and could still hear the parrot's cry.
She was in a bad mood, and her footsteps seemed muffled. Therefore, before he reached the gate of Zheng Yu's Qianhe Garden, he was stopped by two women.
"Miss," the Lin family's mother-in-law said, "Miss Second is seriously injured and cannot see anyone."
Zheng Chen sneered: "Am I someone else? You dare to stop me without authorization, and you are not afraid that I will tell Aunt Lan? Let me in!"
Mrs. Ren's mother-in-law stretched out her round arms to stop Zheng Chen and said with a smile: "Miss, don't be offended. I can't let you in. This is what Mrs. Lan said herself."
Zheng Chen's expression changed: "What do you mean?"
The Lin family's mother-in-law said: "Miss, our wife has said that we cannot let you in."
Zheng Chen clenched his fists tightly, turned to the Lin family's mother-in-law, and said angrily: "Then I have to go in today!"
Mrs. Lin's mother-in-law rolled her eyelids upward, seeming confused as to why Zheng Chen was so insistent. Madam Ren took a few steps forward and said respectfully: "Miss, please consider the health of the second young lady."
Seeing that Zheng Chen had no intention of leaving, the Lin family's mother-in-law said: "If the eldest lady really wants to enter, let Mrs. Xiao give the order."
Zheng Chen's anger rose in his heart, and he slapped the Lin family's mother-in-law hard on the face: "You courageous bitch! How dare you talk about my mother?!"
Mrs. Lin's mother-in-law covered her face and wanted to say something else. She turned around and saw that Mrs. Ren's face had changed, so she stopped talking.
Mrs. Ren's mother-in-law stepped forward with a pale face and slapped herself in the face while admitting her mistake: "Miss, the slaves are all servants and bitches. The Lin family's dog can't spit out ivory, so it dares to talk about Mrs. Xiao, it's wrong I want to beat her to death too!
"But this bitch doesn't deserve to be punished by the young lady herself. The young lady nodded, and the old woman went to report to the housekeeper, and then her monthly salary will be severely deducted!"
Zheng Chen did not express his position, but held Mrs. Ren's hand on his body to prevent her from continuing to slap him.
"You have a good relationship?"
When the Lin family's mother-in-law was about to say something, the Ren family's mother-in-law said first: "Yes. We entered Zhennan Mansion together."
"Very good." Zheng Chen looked down at them and suddenly laughed, "You followed Mrs. Lan's order to keep an eye on me and not let me enter the Qianhe Garden. You did a good job."
She looked at Mrs. Ren, the smile on her face was like a loud slap in the face: "Grandma Ren, go and slap her thirty times to make her remember that not everyone in this house is worthy of mentioning my mother. .”
"I'll just watch from here. After you finish the fight, I won't enter the Zhanhe Garden."
Mrs. Ren's hands trembled and she couldn't bear it, but Mrs. Lin stepped forward, grabbed her hand and slapped her face.
"You're right, Ren! I just can't control my bitch!"
As she said this, she slapped herself again and whispered to Madam Ren: "Hurry up! It's better than deducting your monthly payment."
Zheng Chen stood aside and watched coldly. She couldn't get pleasure from this kind of punishment, but after the Lin family's mother-in-law said the three words "Mrs. Xiao", the nature of the matter changed, and Zheng Chen became uncontrollably furious.
For his mother, for her spirit under the spring.
Seeing Mrs. Lin's face becoming more and more swollen and still cheering, Zheng Chen felt a little uncomfortable and stopped the funny show.
"From the Lin family, come here."
The mother-in-law ran over, her legs and feet a little unsteady.
Zheng Chen held her collar with one hand and laughed softly and slowly:
"Mother-in-law, from today on, will you continue to speak casually in the house?"
Mrs. Lin's mother-in-law was stared at like a thorn in her back, and she quickly said: "I don't dare anymore, even if I give the villain a hundred courages, I won't dare anymore!"
Zheng Chen looked regretful and shook his head.
"Mother-in-law, you have to say it, you have to keep saying it.
"You want everyone to know the consequences of mentioning my mother's name in the house. You also want everyone to remember that Zheng Chen is a cruel demon king, and you must not show any disrespect to my wife in front of her."
"have you understood?"
The Lin family's mother-in-law kowtowed like garlic, with tears and runny nose streaming down her face. She shouted like a parrot at the top of her lungs: "I understand! I understand, you villain!"
Zheng Jian let the Lin family's mother-in-law go get the medicine and walked away under the surprised eyes of the Ren family's mother-in-law.
She took a detour back to her Yongxu residence just to avoid listening to the parrot's taunts. As soon as he arrived in front of the door, he saw a maid wearing a lime-gray blue cloth skirt approaching.
"Miss, I have been looking for you for a long time. Come with me quickly."
This is Zheng Jingyi’s maid. Zheng Chen was a little irritable for a moment, but thinking that he had nothing to do even if he returned to his room, he followed the maid to the front hall.
As soon as Fang entered the door, she was dazzled by the lights in front of her. It's noon now, the sun is shining brightly, and I don't know why there are lights in the house.
"Aji," Zheng Jingyi called her to take a seat, "come over here quickly."
Zheng Chen sat down next to her father and saw the vegetables in the bowl that Lan Zhiqing had put for her. She smiled at Lan Zhiqing and picked up her chopsticks to eat.
Her father slapped her hand and apologized to the person opposite: "My little girl is ignorant, please don't be surprised."
Only then did Zheng Chen look to the opposite side. The man opposite him was more than eight feet long, with strong muscles and strong muscles. There is a long scar on his face that runs through the entire face, making him look a bit scary, but his eyes are very gentle, like glaciers that thaw in spring.
Such a person appears to be a master at first glance, but does not give people a sense of oppression. Zheng Chen had a good impression of him, so he clasped his fists and said, "This kid is shameless and has offended your Excellency."
The person opposite shook his head and motioned for Zheng Chen to sit down first. As soon as he opened his mouth, the corners of his lips raised upward, giving people a gentle impression:
"Mr. Zheng, is this the daughter you mentioned? She is indeed an extraordinary talent."
Zheng Chen felt very touched after hearing this compliment. Zheng Jingyi was also overjoyed and said, "If you don't mind it, just let..."
Lan Zhiqing clapped his hand and said, "Ms. sir, you haven't asked Aji what he meant."
Zheng Jingyi turned to Zheng Chen and asked: "Ah Chen, this is the hero Fu Gong Fu. You are going to Qinzhou with the hero Fu for a period of time. Do you understand?"
Zheng Chen was stunned for a moment. Seeing Zheng Jingyi's expression under the light, he couldn't help but ask, "Why are you going to Qinzhou?"
Zheng Jingyi and Lan Zhiqing looked at each other for a moment, neither knowing where to start.
Fu Gong, on the other hand, clasped his fists and said with a smile, "Both Mr. Zheng and Mrs. Lan are embarrassed to speak, so I will tell the eldest lady."
"Miss Zheng, the Sanjiang Tomb in Moxi was destroyed by thunder, and the bones are missing. The Marquis of Moxi is investigating the matter thoroughly. The first thing is to protect your safety."
Zheng Chen's face turned pale, he stood up and said, "You mean..."
Fu Gong lowered his eyebrows and said, "It's your mother-in-law."
Zheng Chen sat down tremblingly and asked: "Is your uncle... Marquis of Moxi okay?"
Fu Gong thought for a moment and nodded hesitantly: "Marquis Moxi is fine."
Zheng Chen closed his eyes and was silent for a while before saying, "Okay, I'll let you go."
She stood up, turned to Zheng and Lan, and bowed respectfully.
"Father, mother... Aunt Lan, my child is unfilial and has left the country and left my hometown. I just ask my parents to tell my daughter about Xiaoyu's current situation, and my daughter will be satisfied."
Zheng and Lan both looked a little moved and said, "Definitely."
Fu Gong laughed. He said slowly: "It doesn't have to be like this, Qinzhou is not a dangerous place. What's more, I have a daughter about the same age as you... Oh, no, she is a disciple."
Zheng Yu's injury was not difficult, it was just that he was weak and was too seriously injured after being thrown to the ground by a horse, so he became bedridden.
Lan Zhiqing was known as the "Master of Chinese Medicine". Even so, Zheng Yu had to lie down for a year and a half.
Several times, when Zheng Yu was in a state of confusion, she heard her mother lying beside her bed, crying so hard that her shoulders shrugged. She also wanted to cry a little. She thought, how sad her mother would be if she died like this.
Perhaps it was because of this that she survived the near-death stage and regained her five senses six months later.
It's just that her right leg was injured too badly and could not be recovered. Even though the bones had been reattached, there was still a huge scar and there was a dull pain when she walked.
About a year and a half later, Zheng Yu walked out of the Lotus Garden for the first time and listened quietly to the sound of winter snowflakes falling on the remaining lotuses in the pond.
A maid discovered her, screamed, and ran away. Zheng Yu couldn't catch up with her, so he stopped chasing her and drew a pattern on the snow with his footsteps.
What pattern is this? Zheng Yu looked at it carefully.
It turned out to be a phoenix, a golden phoenix whose string was cut off and flew away.
Zheng Yu fell to the ground and burst into tears.
When Lan Zhiqing arrived, Zheng Yu's crying had stopped. She walked through the thin snow to Zheng Yu and was stunned for a moment.
Zheng Chen was sitting on the stone steps of Qianhe Garden, with a fur hat covered with snow. She had no gloves on her hands, and her hands were red from the cold. She was holding a small snowman in her hands.
Zheng Yu squatted in front of him and was chatting with her.
"Sister, what's the name of the city you went to?"
"Celesta City, the music of slow singing, slow dancing and silk and bamboo."
"Huh? Shouldn't that be called Ge'Yue' City? The singing and music...how can it be called Ge'Le' City?"
Zheng Chen thought for a while and held back a sentence: "Probably, singing makes people happy, right?"
Zheng Yu laughed. She paused and then asked, "What is the name of the good friend you just mentioned?"
Zheng Chen smiled and said: "Wang Xun, the name of lavender is Xun, with the courtesy name Fuzhi. When you inherit the 'seed', I will take you to Clarion City. The first person you see who dresses like a wisteria flower is She did."
"Wisteria? Then she must be very beautiful."
Zheng Chen nodded: "I guess so. However, I have seen more beautiful people in Zhennan."
Zheng Yu's face suddenly turned red. Lan Zhiqing interrupted their conversation and coughed twice.
"Come back?" Lan Zhiqing put the leather jacket in his hand on Zheng Yu, smiling very lightly.
Zheng Chen also smiled: "I'm back and I won't leave again."
Lan Zhiqing smiled and patted the snowflakes that fell on Zheng Chen, and said, "Ah Chen, don't be afraid when you come back, I'm here."
Zheng Yu was fifteen years old when he last heard these words, and the flames had already engulfed most of the house. The roaring swordsmen slaughtered the survivors in the house indiscriminately. She held her sister's hand, panicking. Seeing a knife coming towards them, Zheng Chen raised his broken sword and tried to block it.
At this time, their mother stopped in front of them, her body was covered with wounds.
She pressed an unsheathed knife against the murder weapon, turned around, and showed a gentle smile to Zheng Chen and Zheng Yu.
"Aji..." Lan Zhiqing said softly, "With a whisper, go quickly... don't be afraid, I'm here..."
The flames burned all the way along the eaves. Zheng Chen and Zheng Yu ran to the backyard and walked to the chess table. The chess table suddenly turned around, revealing a passage.
"Let's go!" Zheng Chen pushed Zheng Yu into the secret passage. Just as he was about to go in, he saw several swordsmen rushing to the backyard.
She hesitated for a moment, and for a moment, Zheng Yu saw the vivid hope in his sister's eyes disappear, turning into a dead silence.
Zheng Chen pushed the chess table back to its original position, closed the secret passage, inserted the broken sword into the mechanism, and completely destroyed the mechanism of the chess table.
Then, she kicked away a swordsman and snatched her knife.
"Come." Zheng Chen showed a bright smile, "Let's see if you will die by my knife or in the fire."
Han Ling could clearly see that Zheng Yu was feeling a little depressed. He stood up, and regardless of what Wang Xun would think of him, he walked straight to Zheng Yu and held her hand.
"Zheng Yu, I'm here. You can cry, laugh, or say whatever you want."
Zheng Yu lowered his head and did not speak, just showing a faint smile. Wang Xun was still sitting on the chair. After a while, she smiled softly and said: "Xiaoyu, you have both traceability and talent, but haven't you seen the ending of Aji?"
Zheng Yu shook his head: "It's not that I haven't seen it before, it's just that the past and the future are covered with a layer of sad mist."
"I can't see it."
Wang Xun chuckled, stepped forward, and touched Zheng Yu's hair.
"Xiaoyu, you know, I have always believed that Ajian is not dead and is still alive until now. Do you believe it or not?"
Zheng Yu smiled and nodded, then shook his head.
"Sister Fuzhi, sister, she..." Zheng Yu smiled bitterly mid-sentence, "I hope my sister is still here more than anyone else."
Wang Xun looked at her and sighed:
"Xiaoyu, we will all see her, I believe."
