doctor wife three marriages

Chapter 49 049. Bounty

【Bounty】

Nian Jincheng, who exists as the "son of another family" among the children of the Qianguo family, has been promoted step by step in the army since he participated in the martial arts competition last year and won the first prize, and is highly valued by the court.

But Nian Jincheng has never been seen in ordinary nobles' entertainment activities, such as poetry fairs and flower appreciation.

He has studied martial arts very hard since he was a child, and he has no other friends except Gu Ling, the eldest son of Changxin Hou who escaped due to family rebellion.

Therefore, when the servants of the Qin family reported the arrival of the second son of the Nian family, the originally happy Shihui fell silent for a moment, and everyone was surprised.

Dressed up carefully, Nian Ruxue, who was sitting between Miss Qin and the sixth princess, stood up with a light smile, and said softly, "I made an appointment with my second brother to learn martial arts today, and it's hard not to come because of Miss Qin's invitation. Second brother must be here." Take me back."

The sixth princess, Duanmu Qianqian, looked surprised, "Xue'er, you are already very good at martial arts, and you still need to practice. Are you going to become a female general?"

Nian Ruxue shook her head hastily, "Sixth princess, stop making fun of me. It's the second elder brother who always thinks I'm weak in martial arts, and worries that I'll be bullied, so he insists on watching me study hard."

All the young ladies showed envious expressions.

Qin Yujin, who took the lead in organizing the poetry meeting today, straightened the broken hair on her forehead, sat down with Nian Ruxue again, and said with a smile on her face, "General Nian is a rare visitor, why should he leave as soon as he comes? Xueer, don't you You must go, and you have to leave your second brother behind!"

The sixth princess also echoed.

"Second brother is most afraid of reciting poems correctly. I broke the appointment today, so I dare not provoke him again. Yujin, please forgive me, I have to go back." Nian Ruxue insisted on leaving.

Xing Yusheng sat on the wheelchair diagonally opposite, his face was pale and weak, and he said lightly, "Cousin, Miss Nian Si has something to do, why bother."

While speaking, the servants had led Nian Jincheng into the garden.

He was dressed in a black brocade robe, with a handsome and resolute face, with his head held high and his appearance imposing, which was quite different from the young princes at the poetry meeting.

Nian Ruxue left the table to greet her, took Nian Jincheng's arm and swayed, affectionately and coquettishly, "Second brother, I was wrong, I'll go home with you."

Qin Yujin saluted Nian Jincheng generously, "I didn't know that General Nian had an appointment with Xueer, so I insisted on inviting her here."

Nian Jincheng shook his head, "It's okay. Since we're here, Fourth Sister is having fun, so don't worry about going back."

Nian Ruxue was stunned for a moment, Nian Jincheng had already pushed her hand away, walked over, and greeted Xing Yusheng, "I learned that Mr. Xing is going to the capital, and Nian has always wanted to come to visit. Today is free, I wonder if Mr. Xing is interested in playing chess How many rounds?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.Did Nian Jincheng come to find Xing Yusheng?

The unnaturalness on Nian Ruxue's face quickly disappeared, and she sat back at the banquet.

Xing Yusheng was also very surprised, although he had been silently observing Nian Jincheng since he appeared.

Seeing this, Qin Yujin quickly arranged for his servants to push Xing Yusheng to the Huxin Pavilion, and asked Nian Jincheng to go too.

"My cousin is just like General Nian. Whether he is interested in reciting poems or not, he likes to play chess. Just let them play chess, let's continue." Qin Yujin said with a smile.

……

Nian Jincheng dropped a son, straight to the point, "Xing Shizi, why are you investigating Gu Ling?"

Xing Yusheng's hand holding the chess froze for a moment, and his face remained normal, "General Nian, don't talk nonsense."

Nian Jincheng was expressionless, "The emperor entrusted me with the task of arresting the fugitive Gu Ling. Mr. Xing probably doesn't want me to escort your subordinates to the emperor to explain why the Beijing Palace is interested in Gu Ling's whereabouts." Bar?"

Xing Yusheng's face darkened, "Nian Jincheng, are you threatening me?"

"If Mr. Xing doesn't want Beijing Palace to have anything to do with the rebellious Gu family, please answer my original question. Why are you investigating Gu Ling?" Nian Jincheng pressed the chess piece heavily in front of Xing Yusheng's eyes, and said in a low voice. The voice was extremely oppressive.

Xing Yusheng was silent for a while, then spoke again, with sarcasm, "Before coming to the capital, Xing heard that General Nian's only friend was Gu Ling. Such a deep friendship that kills everyone is really touching!"

Nian Jincheng narrowed his eyes slightly, "If I repeat the original words to the emperor, do you think the emperor will think that you are fighting for Gu Ling?"

A pale smile appeared on Xing Yusheng's face, "Yes, so what? It's a pity that the one sitting across from you is not the king of Beijing Jing, but me, a dying useless son. Thanks to you, but your threats are aimed at I'm coming, it's useless."

Nian Jincheng snorted coldly, "Your Majesty Xing wants to say that your father doesn't care about you?"

Xing Yusheng answered the wrong question, "You asked me why I investigated Gu Ling, sorry, I don't know Gu Ling at all. If there is something to do with it, it was my grandmother who wanted to marry my younger sister, who was Gu Ling's former fiancée. It's a pity It's really disappointing to see such mediocre and hypocritical women as Lingmei today. Most of you, Nian, are acting like that."

Nian Jincheng looked at Xing Yusheng coldly, "Did I offend Mr. Xing when we met for the first time?"

Xing Yusheng played chess with his head down, with a half-smile, "I'm from the countryside. I'm sick and weak. No one cares about you. I'm jealous of your youth and promise, can't you? Sincerely praise you, no need to thank you."

Both of them stopped talking and continued to fight on the chessboard.

At the end of the game, Nian Jincheng lost.

"I'm tired. Ah Jun, take me back." Xing Yusheng waved to Qi Jun who was standing outside the pavilion.

Qi Jun ran over and pushed Xing Yusheng away.

Qin Yujin, who had been paying attention to the Huxin Pavilion, asked his servants to invite Nian Jincheng to come here, and Nian Ruxue got up again, "Second brother must go back, and I should go too."

Qin Yujin didn't ask to stay this time, but Nian Jincheng strode over like the wind, leaving only one sentence, "I still have something to do, so I'm leaving." Then he passed Nian Ruxue and Qin Yujin and left.

A lady who had never gotten along well with Nian Ruxue said angrily, "Xue'er, isn't your second brother here to pick you up? We misunderstood."

……

"Master, Nian Jincheng found out, what should we do?" Qi Jun asked Xing Yusheng.

Xing Yusheng looked out the window, pondered for a moment, "Bring everyone back."

"Yes." Qi Jun nodded, "But my subordinates don't quite understand, what exactly does he mean?"

"He was testing me, and he was also warning me." Xing Yusheng's eyes were deep, "Since he didn't catch our people, there is no need to be nervous. If someone finds out that I am checking Gu Ling, I will be in big trouble."

Qi Jun's expression froze, "Master, he said that Nian Jincheng killed Gu Shizi on the face of it, but in fact..."

Xing Yusheng's face darkened, "Shut up! I didn't say anything, and you don't know anything."

Qi Jun sighed deeply, "My brother is going back to Bei'an County to look for Miss Su, and he should be here soon."

Mentioning Su Liang, Xing Yusheng's face softened, and he sighed softly, "The capital city is really a boring place, far less comfortable than living in Qiuming Villa."

"Master, can you see that both Princess Six and Miss Qin seem to be interested in Nian Jincheng?" Qi Jun said.

Xing Yusheng's expression was light, "I know. My cousin clearly doesn't like Nian Ruxue, so I asked her to come because of Nian Jincheng."

"Master, don't you mind?" Qi Jun asked weakly.

Xing Yusheng froze for a moment, "What do I mind? The sixth princess could not have married me. The emperor summoned me to Beijing under the banner of choosing a son-in-law. It was just a cover. As for my cousin, she is very good, but she is just my younger sister."

"Then if General Nian is your brother-in-law, would master be willing?" Qi Jun smiled.

Xing Yusheng snorted softly, "Which round will I be willing or not? Who does my cousin marry, her own willingness is the most important thing."

"Well, dealing with Mr. Ning and Mrs. Su makes me feel comfortable. If Mr. Ning wins the Juren, he will come to the capital to catch the exam." Qi Jun said.

Xing Yusheng frowned, "Duanmu Chen went to investigate the iron ore smuggling, and whether the result has something to do with the Xing family does not depend on the facts, but on what the emperor thinks. The Beijing Palace may be in big trouble recently, I hope it will not affect Ning Jing, otherwise I can Wuyan sees Su Liang again."

……

When Nian Ruxue came home, she went to find Nian Jincheng, he had already gone back to the barracks.

On the letterhead that the servants handed over to Nian Ruxue, there was only one sentence written, "If there is a next time, you should give up martial arts."

……

Bei'an County.

At night, the rain finally stopped.

A turmoil has subsided, although it is only superficial, but for the people, the trouble has passed.

The news spread that the mastermind behind the iron ore smuggling deliberately created chaos, killed innocent people, and murdered the new county magistrate.

In this way, the anger of the people was transferred to those who smuggled iron ore and sold the country for profit.

But who those people were remains unknown.

Although Chang'an said that the captured culprit's confession was instigated by King Beijing, the news that Mu Bian spread did not mention King Beijing.

Su Liang thinks that it probably depends on what the emperor wants.

No one revealed the reward order in the city, but the matter was resolved quickly. The people thought that Mu Biao was very capable, but now Mu Biao was only full of doubts.

There was a mysterious expert helping him, but he didn't even see a shadow.He doubted Su Liang and Ning Jing because they were the only two people he knew and could be suspicious of, so he couldn't be sure it was them.

Chang'an suggested that it is better to have a fake assassination to test whether Su Liang and Ning Jing know martial arts.

Mu Bian thought about it again and again, but he didn't do that.

"Those two people have quite personalities and should not be hostile. I think the mysterious person is not here to help me, but to see injustice, to punish evil and eliminate evil. Now there are more important things. Don't be distracted, so as not to cause trouble. Remember, be polite to them Some." Mu Biao explained to Chang'an.

"Yes. What about the Beijing Palace..." Chang An asked.

Mu Bing stared, "If Xing Yan really did it, how could it be found out so easily? It's so obvious, it seems like someone deliberately framed it. Father, if you want to deal with Xing Yan, you have to be cautious at every step, and I can't act rashly. One If you are not careful, you will be turned into an army by him."

"Master is right. Good people have been arranged to escort the three scholars to the provincial capital tomorrow. Do you want to ask Mr. Ning again if he is going to Qianshan Academy?" Chang An asked.

"You go there. If they cook, bring some back to me." Mu Yang rubbed his forehead.

……

When Chang'an arrived, Su Liang had just prepared dinner.

Because she made Ning Jing angry today when she did something wrong, she carefully cooked delicious meals with limited ingredients.

After Su Liang said Ning Jing would not go to Qianshan Academy, Chang An said with some embarrassment that his master hadn't eaten all day, and the food made by the county government's cook was not to his taste.

Su Liang looked at Ning Jing, "You decide."

To Su Liang's surprise, Ning Jing nodded and agreed, "Okay. One dish, 500 taels."

Chang An originally thought it was strange why Ning Jing was so talkative all of a sudden, and when he heard what Ning Jing really said, he became drunk...

But Mu Wei had just said that he wanted to be friends with Ning Jing and Su Liang, and he hadn't eaten all day, Chang An saw that Su Liang's cooking was quite attractive, so he accepted it for his master "Slaughter", "Succeed! It's not good if the food is cold, I'll take it back to the master first, and then send the money to the two of you."

Ning Ning nodded to say yes, and then asked Su Liang to set aside a third of each dish...

Looking at the small dish, Chang An couldn't help but ask, "Here, 500 taels?"

Su Liang asked back, "Have you repented?"

Chang An said with a sullen face, "No." It's all up to this point, if he doesn't want it, he will definitely blame him for being ashamed when he goes back...

So, Chang An went back with a large food box, put it in front of Mu Peng, and said that he bought it for 3000 taels.

Seeing that there was only a little on each plate, Mu Di looked very much like leftovers from other people's food, and said with a dark face, "You pay for it yourself!"

Chang'an: ...

But after Chang'an explained that these were not leftovers, they were just made by Su Liang, Mu Di began to eat, nodding while eating, praising Su Liang's cooking skills, and finally finished all of them.

He didn't get a bite of food, and Chang'an, who lost 3000 taels, had to rush back to give money to Su Liang.

After getting the money, Su Liang sent Chang'an away, and happily said to Ning Jing, "That's right, we came to the city to earn a bounty, how can we return empty-handed?"

(End of this chapter)