The young man in black who met Mrs. Teng before got off the carriage in front of a private courtyard on the outskirts of Yancheng, walked to the black door, knocked on the door rhythmically a few times, and waited for a while. I saw the black door being opened from the inside.
"Master Chu Ran is back!" A servant walked out from inside. When he saw the young man, he quickly turned sideways to let him in. After he came in, he looked around and then closed the door.
"Where's my brother?"
"The eldest young master is in the Buddhist hall." The servant saluted the young man in black, "Master Chu Ran, would you like to go over and wait for the eldest young master?"
"How long have you been in there?"
"It will be over in about an hour."
"Oh, I won't go then. I'll wait for him in the study." The young man in black named Master Chu Ran changed directions and walked to the study at the back. "Go to the small kitchen and bring the medicine over, and then order someone to pick it up." Come over with a few plates of the young master’s favorite snacks.”
"Yes, Master Chu Ran."
Young Master Chu Ran walked into the study, took off his outer cloak, took off the mask on his face and threw it aside, revealing a delicate, young face.
After sitting in the study for a while, a servant brought the medicinal soup mentioned before.
Young Master Chu Ran looked at the medicine bowl placed in front of him, sighed softly, pinched his nose, drank the dark soup in the medicine bowl with a look of disgust, put the bowl back on the table, and lifted it up. At first he wanted to ask the servant for a handkerchief to wipe his mouth, but he saw a face that looked very similar to his own, but slightly older than his own.
"The medicine I have been taking for the past two months has become increasingly difficult to drink."
Young Master Chu Ran took the handkerchief handed over by the man, wiped the medicine stains from the corners of his mouth, watched the man sit down, and then looked at the young guard standing at the door with his head bowed silently, and sighed softly.
"Brother, don't blame Yaosheng. If you want to blame, blame me. I forced him to agree. I went to see Mrs. Teng on his behalf."
"Young Master, it's my subordinate's fault and has nothing to do with Master Chu Ran."
Although his younger brother and his bodyguard were fighting back and forth, the eldest young master sitting in the main seat remained calm until the two of them could no longer argue, then he put down the tea cup in his hand and cleared his throat.
"No more noise?"
Young Master Chu Ran and Yaosheng stood on their knees, looked at the eldest young master at the same time, and nodded in understanding.
"Since there's no more arguing, please sit down properly." The eldest young master waved to the two of them, "Don't sit so far away, sit in front of me."
"Okay, brother!"
Chu Ran picked up Yaosheng, and the two of them sat down at the spot designated by the eldest young master. They secretly exchanged glances and acted like good children in a tacit understanding.
The eldest young master looked at the two people, sighed helplessly, and said, "Xiao Ran, tell me about your trip to Yancheng Villa."
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When chatting about serious matters, Master Chu Ran put away his smile and put on a very serious expression. He described the situation of his meeting with Mrs. Teng to the young master in detail. Finally, he said, "Mrs. Teng. I wanted to take Chi Rui back to live with her, but I was afraid that the Chi family would not let her go. I hoped that we could help her and reunite their siblings. She made this request, which was beyond my expectation, so I did not reply to him and wanted to come back. Discuss this with me, do you think this is possible?"
"What do Yaosheng think?" The eldest young master did not answer, but threw the question to his guard.
"Second Young Master, why should we help her? Why is she so sure that we will meddle in this matter?" Yaosheng stated his thoughts with a straight face and no emotion, "In the beginning, over and over again Advise her not to have anything to do with the Chi family. Although the Chi family has a blood feud, they are not the same as us or them. What the prominent families in the south of the Yangtze River, headed by the Chi family, want is to fight for their own family and their own lives. If they get justice, their goal will be achieved, and those so-called deep hatreds will disappear, and they and their descendants will still be loyal to the Song family."
"Moreover, in order to show their loyalty, they will not hesitate to sell us to the Song family." After listening to Yaosheng's words, Master Chu Ran thought for a while and nodded slightly. He felt that Yaosheng was right. "If that time really comes, we will face a disaster. But Mrs. Teng did not listen to the advice, and went her own way for the sake of her brother. She caused so many troubles in Daxia. She couldn't clean up the mess by herself, so she came to beg us. To deal with the aftermath for her..." He snorted, with a look of disdain on his face, "I still don't understand why my father chose such a woman as a partner at that time. If it was Tantai Yunren, the situation would be different. It will be what it is now.”
"The current situation is not too bad. You don't have to be so pessimistic."
"But if Song Jue follows the Chi family and finds Mrs. Teng, if she accuses us, wouldn't we..."
"It's not that easy." Yao Sheng shook his head gently, "Second Young Master, my subordinates have been in contact there all these years, but they have never shown their faces. Except for their two eyes, they have never been seen in Yancheng Villa. The appearance of the subordinate. Otherwise, this time, the second young master will be recognized when he goes to see Mrs. Teng on behalf of the subordinate. I don’t know what he looks like. He only has a description of his body shape. It is not easy to find us. .”
"Aren't I worried about those two from the Shen family?" Young Master Chu Ran curled his lips, "Those two guys are both human beings, and they will come here after smelling something. The Tantai family hides so deeply, they can How can I not worry about being dug out?"
"Second Young Master, those two chased the Tantai family because of the knot in their hearts. The knot was untied and the real culprit was found. Naturally, they will not investigate further. After all, that case has nothing to do with us. "
"Yao Sheng is right, but Xiao Ran is right to worry. If you continue to order, if Shen Jiajun is still in Xijing for one day, our people should not come out for activities. No matter how chaotic the Chi family and Tantai family are, we will not go. Tube."
"I know, give the order immediately." Master Chu Ran nodded, "One more thing, my cousin is back, should we send someone to greet him?"
"No need, just pretend you don't know anything. Anyway, we are not in Xijing and are traveling around. The news is delayed. We can wait for a few months to send someone to visit." The eldest young master shook his head gently and looked at young master Chu Ran. "Xiao Ran, you have to remember that although we got along very well before, after all, we have different opinions and do not seek each other's will. Which side he is on has already told us with his actions. So, when you see him in the future, be careful with your words and actions. , don’t show any flaws.”
"……Yes, I understand."
