Chapter 490: Chasing the Roots
Chen Zetang looked at her lips and seemed to be more rosy than usual, and it was indeed a bit past last night.
"I'll go to bed today and I'll take you to my fifth brother's silk shop later." He ate the goose oil powder dumplings with a soft tone.
He just said yesterday that he had time to pick a few pieces of cloth for her... Tian Jiang looked at him with shiny eyes, and Chen Zetang suddenly smiled: "What else do you want? Buy it for you together!"
Tian Jiang quickly asked Cuimei to bring fragrant tea to rinse her mouth, then went down the kang to flip the decorations on the dressing box, and muttered to Cairong and others about the lack of this and that. The morning light shone through the window lattice and sprinkled on Jiuer's thin lotus root coat. The winter sun always lacked some brightness, but it did not prevent the years from being quiet at this time. He closed his eyes and opened it again, and his heart felt like spring was coming.
Unexpectedly, Tian Jiang had just entered the carriage. Chen Rong rushed over and reported something in a low voice. Chen Zetang frowned and his smile gradually calmed down.
Tian Jiang observed his expression and knew that he had been stopped by the incident. Although he was a little disappointed, he still pulled his sleeves: "It would be the same if he went there another day, and he was not in a hurry." He wanted to get off the carriage.
Chen Zetang pondered for a while and said, "You go to the fifth brother's shop first to pick it up. If there is a guard following you, don't be afraid. I will wait until I send the visitor away before I look for you."
Tian Jiang wanted to say that there was no need to be such trouble. Chen Erye had turned his back and dispatched the guards. He wore a black cloak, making him look tall and his shoulders wide. This feeling of someone relying on being hurt by others made her feel warm and a little sour that she didn't know where she came from.
"Second Master!" She lowered her voice, thinking that he hadn't heard it, but Chen Zetang turned his head quickly. Seeing her stuttering lips but it was hard to hear, she simply walked over, leaned into the car and asked, "Jiuer has......"
Before he could finish his words, Tian Jiang had already come over, stretched his arms to wrap around his neck, half-closed his eyes, and suddenly kissed the corner of his mouth.
Chen Zetang did not expect her initiative, and was stunned for a moment before coming back to his senses. Although he didn't know why she threw herself into her arms, it always made people secretly happy. He raised the tip of her chin with his fingers and held her soft lips.
The soft and sweet kiss always makes people unable to stop. He couldn't help but lean down lower, biting her tongue to support each other. If it weren't for the rustling steps behind him and the laughter, he would have been reluctant to end it, and he had to pull away and gently stroke the edge of her lips with his fingertips. This time it would have been a little swollen.
Tian Jiang was very shy. Looking at her blue sky and sunny, her mind was hot in front of everyone, and she pulled Mr. Chen to do the good things.
I wanted to anger him. He was much older than himself. He was the most rational and calm. How could he play with her? But when he met his deep eyes, he was hard to speak. He just wiped the squid off the fat stained on his lips. He said awkwardly: "If you are late, don't come to find me, I can go home by myself."
Chen Zetang showed that he would have a wrong idea, so he stroked a strand of hair behind her ear, and said in a low voice with a smile: "Girlsy! Just pick slowly, I will definitely come."
Then he straightened his spine and swung the felt curtain for her, watched the carriage sway out of the hanging flower door, and stood for a while, before leading Shen Rong straight towards the study.
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Chen Zetang raised the curtain and came in. He saw the man standing in front of the window with his back. There was nothing to say about the winter scenery outside the window, but he was very impressed.
Xu Jing coughed and the man was then alarmed. He hurriedly walked to Chen Zetang and bowed, saying, "The subordinate came uninvited, and hoped that the old man Chen would forgive him."
Chen Zetang smiled: "The Qin Yuan envoy was too humble!" So he invited him to sit down and ordered the guards to pour the rolling tea again.
It turned out that the visitor was not someone else, but Qin Zhong, the envoy of the Imperial Hospital.
"A few days ago, Xiaguan returned to the capital and found out that Mr. Chen had a good marriage and was unable to come to the church in person. He felt sorry for him. Now he specially prepared a wedding ceremony and asked Mr. Chen to accept it with a smile. "Qin Zhong is very respectful."
Chen Zetang said calmly: "My mother was fortunate to have you treated to her before she can be healthy. I still feel grateful in my heart, so you don't need to be so polite." He added: "The Qin Courtyard will not go to the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble, and you will just say whatever you have."
Seeing that he was open-minded, Qin Zhong was a little hesitant and asked for a while: "I wonder which lady the wife Chen Ge Lao married?"
Chen Zetang smiled and said, "The niece of Mrs. Xu Ling, Duke Liang, is named Tian Jiang, who is at the beginning of this year."
Qin Zhong picked up his beard: "I have never heard of Duke Liang's niece!"
"If the close relatives and distant relatives inside and outside the capital of the Gaomen clan are as complicated as the branches of the side, even though the Qin Yuan envoy has never heard of it, he cannot say that there is no one."
Qin Zhongmo asked for a while, "Where is the nephew Feng Shunyu, the official, now?"
Chen Zetang's face remained unchanged: "When Feng Shunyu followed me to go back to Beijing, he was robbed by the 'Eagle Heaven Alliance' and his whereabouts are still unknown."
"Feng Shunyu followed Chen Ge Lao back to Beijing, and everyone else was safe. Why did something happen to her?"
Hearing this, Chen Zetang sighed: "There are unexpected changes in the world, and people have good fortune and good fortune at any time. That's what he said. The case has been submitted to the Ministry of Justice for trial. If the Qin Court envoy has any doubts, it is better to ask the Ministry of Justice than to ask me!"
Seeing that he answered without any misunderstanding, Qin Zhong knew that he would ask for more questions.
He picked up the teacup and drank it all, and he felt his throat still tight: "Old Chen Ge, don't hide it, my son Yan Zhao has already told the official account that your new wife is my nephew Feng Shunyu."
Chen Zetang's expression was still calm. After looking at him for a while, he said slowly: "She is not your nephew Feng Shunyu. She is Tian Shunyu, the daughter of Shangshu Tian, seven years ago, and now she is my wife Tian Jiang!"
Qin Zhong was already ready when he came, but at this time he heard every word like thunder, which made his ears buzz. The brazier in the center of the room was not very strong, but his back was cold and wet, his forehead was covered with dense sweat beads, and his heart raked into his throat, making it difficult to speak.
I don’t know how long it has passed, but he stood up and knelt down in front of Shen Zetang, his voice hoarse: “Please forgive me if I’m sorry for my sins!”
Chen Zetang's expression was calm and he finally sneered: "What crime do you want to forgive? What crime do you want to forgive? The crime of privately taking the daughter of the criminal out of hiding? Let her disguise her as a man to enter the Chinese studies, take the imperial examination, and enter the court? Or is it the crime of Qin Yanzhao killing my servants and looting my wife? The zongzong is a serious crime for all the family to behead him. Can you take responsibility? Can Qin Yanzhao take responsibility? You all over and over the Qin family take responsibility?"
"I have room for you everywhere, but you pressed me step by step, and now I am going to the point of being open. Qin Zhong, how should this disaster end?"
Qin Zhong's whole body trembled like a sieve, and he kowtowed three times in a row: "Please guide Mr. Chen to guide his official position."
Chen Zetang knocked the teacup on the table again, got up and walked to the window, looked at a plum tree covered with flower buds outside the window, and was silent for a moment.
"Qin Zhong, you answered truthfully. Are you involved in the case of the death of the whole family of Tian Mansion?"
Qin Zhong was stunned when he heard this, and suddenly said in shock: "Where did Master Chen come here to say?"
Chen Zetang turned around, his eyes fell sharply on him, as if he had opened the secret hidden in his heart layer by layer, and said indifferently: "You can just answer yes or no."
Chapter completed!