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Chapter 125: The Birthday Celebration (4)
"Why didn't Ah Cheng eat?" Shen Che asked with concern.

Hearing this, Ji Cheng couldn't take it anymore, she obviously felt that Shen Che was using herself as a raft again, but Ji Cheng didn't want to make another Su Yun.

Shen Che's voice came into his ears again: "Don't worry about her, you can eat whatever you want."

This can't be said in front of Shen He, Ji Cheng looked at Shen He, seeing that Shen He didn't respond, then turned his head to look at Shen Che in surprise.Shen Che made a piece of soft jadeite cake for the old lady, and another piece of pot stickers for Ji Cheng: "Eat it, you're still so skinny after eating so much."

Ji Cheng wanted to jump up and slap Shen Che, but he could only thank him obediently.Shen Chena obviously had something in his words, so he didn't say anything because he took advantage of it, and he often disliked things, disliked that she didn't have much meat here, and there wasn't enough meat there.She really wanted to give him two catties of pork from the pig's belly, and let him eat his fill, you know, there are a lot of piglets in a litter.

Shen He smiled slightly, but didn't say any more.

After dinner, Shen Yun and the others also came, playing cards with the old lady, while Shen Xun and Ji Cheng took Feng Qing to the yard.The Qing Garden in early summer is so beautiful that girls like it the most. You can find many fragrant flowers and vines.

A group of people passed by on the Broken Bridge and happened to meet Aunt Han Bi. Shen Xun was Han Bi's disciple, so they were naturally very enthusiastic when they met.

Ji Cheng and Han Bi were also familiar, and they went up to exchange a few words of greeting, but when Han Bi saw Feng Qing, he was suddenly taken aback.

Ji Cheng's heart moved and he asked, "Has Auntie seen Feng Qing?"

Only then did Han Bi come back to her senses, shook her head and said, "No."

Ji Cheng said again: "But Feng Qing resembles an old friend of my aunt's?"

Han Bi said: "At first glance, it looks a bit similar."

Shopkeeper Bai has never found out about Shen Che's affair back then. First, he didn't dare to inquire deeply, for fear of alarming Shen Che. Second, Shen Che must have erased the clues of that year.Ji Cheng didn't blame Shopkeeper Bai either.

But Ji Cheng saw a clue from Feng Qing.The old lady and Mrs. Huang were a little surprised when they saw Feng Qing, Shen He's attitude almost stripped Feng Qing and sent her to Shen Che's bed, but why was she confident that Feng Qing could impress Shen Che?

Han Bi has this expression again today, finally there is hope of solving the mystery lingering in Ji Cheng's heart.Shen Che's past is not easy to find out, but Aunt Hanbi's past can still be inquired about by Shopkeeper Bai.

Sure enough, Bai Shouchun quickly found out the news.Aunt Hanbi is a master of piano art, and Fang Xuan is a master of musical instruments.The two cherish each other dearly. Although Han Bi is in Hangzhou, Fang Xuan and his family have traveled south to visit Han Bi several times.

If that person is Fang Xuan, Ji Cheng can understand. Although she has never met Fang Xuan, she has heard many legends about her.And this also makes sense, why Shen Che would come forward to keep Han Bi, and hired her into the mansion to be Shen Xun's piano art master, it's just a love house and a bird.

Of course, this is just speculation, after all Han Bi's old friend is not just Fang Xuan.However, Bai Shouchun was very careful in doing things, and even got a portrait of Fang Xuan for Ji Cheng.At the beginning, Fang Xuan could be said to have fascinated all the sons and grandsons of the capital, and countless people drew small portraits of her based on the impressions in their minds.

It is true that Feng Qing has some similarities with Fang Xuan's facial features, but Ji Cheng thinks that the temperament of the two should be very different, otherwise Shen Che would not be so indifferent when seeing Feng Qing.

Shen Che's beloved is actually Fang Xuan, which really surprised Ji Cheng, Fang Xuan is in the Western Regions.

Ji Cheng quickly sent a secret letter to Mei Changhe, naturally avoiding Shen Che's eyes and ears.Now she is fairly familiar with Jing Shijun's forces in the Western Regions, so it is easy to avoid them.

Ji Cheng's father, Ji Qing, also received news that once the Wang family collapsed, it became a question of whether the position of Yuan Junshou could be secured.The Ji family has put so much effort into it, if Yuan Junshou leaves, they will have to start all over again, and they still don't know what kind of person the new sheriff is, and will dare to tamper with the iron ore.

At first, Ji Cheng thought that Shen Che would only touch the Wang family sisters, but he didn't expect that just a small nail would bring down the entire Wang family.The matter of Yuan Junshou is indeed a bit tricky, but Ji Cheng does not believe that Shen Che has no back-up.

Ji Cheng had thought of Yuan Junshou's fate as soon as something happened to the Wang family, but Shen Che made a big fuss with her that night, Ji Cheng forgot to ask Shen Che when he was distracted, and the two of them didn't have much chance to meet and talk afterwards.Now that Ji Qing has sent letters, Ji Cheng is naturally anxious to ask Shen Che for countermeasures.

The Sanhao Juli in the secret room was indeed a little stuffy, Ji Cheng waited left and right but did not see Shen Che, so he boldly went up the stone stairs to Shen Che's living room in Jiuliyuan.

There was no one in the living room, as Shen Che said, without his order, the servants below would not dare to come up.

Ji Cheng didn't have time to make tea. She leaned on the cushion and looked at the small pond with koi in the small courtyard, thinking about things in her mind, gradually dozed off, closed her eyes and fell asleep.

And the old lady, as an old man, sleeps a lot less, and is still talking with Cao Mama in the room.Feng Qing was resting in the green gauze closet in the west tip room, and she didn't worry that she could hear the voices in the bedroom of the old lady in the east.

"Miss, what do you think? Some people in the family have already begun to break their mouths. Do you really want to marry Fengqing girl for Archer?" Cao Mama gently tapped the old lady's leg with a beauty mallet.

"What do you think of Fengqing girl?" the old lady asked.

Cao Mama said: "The appearance is naturally good, but the person is too shy and cowardly, how can he take care of the middle class of the Duke's Mansion in the future?"

"People are forced out. If she really marries Archer, she will naturally be able to learn how to host the middle class." The old lady said.

Cao Mama said in surprise, "Miss, do you really have this plan?"

The old lady glanced at Cao Mama: "What's the use of my plan? Archer doesn't have a crush on Fengqing girl."

"But her face..." Mammy Cao hesitated.

The old lady said: "Could it be that Archer only looks at one face? If that's the case, there are many people who are more beautiful than Fang Xuan. Who do you think he has been interested in these years?"

"That's true." Cao Mama said.

The old lady frowned: "I always feel that Archer treats Cheng girl a little unusually."

Mammy Cao said: "You mean the thing about him picking up vegetables for Ah Cheng that day? I think Archer just loves his cousin, and so does Ah He. It's fine if he wants to drag Feng Qing, why use Cheng girl as a raft? Ah Someone as smart as Che must have made it for Ah He to see."

Both the old lady and Madam Cao could see Shen He's thoughts clearly: "Oh, it must not be easy for girl He to be in her husband's house, and Mrs. Huang only cares about her superficially. She wants to rely on the Shen family to stay in her husband's house Once the family is established, naturally my mind will be heavy. If it wasn't for the girl He, how could I let Feng Qing live in the Bisha closet?"

Grandma Cao recited a Buddhist mantra: "Miss, you are the most kind-hearted, but it's a pity that girl He's plans may come to nothing."

The old lady said: "She is too impatient, who does she think Archer is? Is it true that she can't walk when she sees a woman?" The old lady also complained about Shen He, but her daughter's family is no better than a man. It's hard to be human in the world, so the old lady didn't blame Shen He.

Regardless of whether Shen Che couldn't walk when he saw a woman, anyway, when he saw Ji Cheng in Jiuliyuan, he really didn't leave.

Ji Cheng was woken up by Shen Che, and when he opened his eyes, Shen Che had already taken off the thin Xia Ri shirt, Ji Cheng had nothing to do with Shen Che, he was very anxious every time.

Ji Cheng covered his chest with both hands, "Ai ai" two times: "I have something to discuss with you."

"Well, we can discuss it later." Shen Che kept his head buried and refused to get up.

It took a lot of effort for Ji Cheng to push him away: "I won't have the energy to talk to you later."

This is true, Shen Che laughed softly, helped Ji Cheng put his clothes back together, hugged her in his arms, and lay down on the big pillow together: "Let's talk."

Although Shen Che's tongue was honest, his fingers were still doing evil, and Ji Cheng couldn't dodge it, so he could only pinch Shen Che with his hands.After going back and forth like this twice, Shen Che's breathing began to pant again. Ji Cheng didn't dare to resist anymore, and quickly said happily: "My father wrote to ask about Yuan Qianjing, can he still secure his position as the county guard?"

"Naturally someone wants to move his position." Many people in the iron mines in Jindi wanted a piece of the pie.Although Shen Che has great hands and eyes, he also has a weakness, that is, the appointment and dismissal of court officials does not belong to him.Or it can be said that he can easily pull down an official, but he cannot easily put someone in place.Because the Ministry of Officials is not in Shen Che's hands, he can't enter the Political Affairs Hall, which is the central place where the Great Qin's government orders come out.

Ji Cheng also knew that Shen Che couldn't control this, so he was worried: "Then what kind of person will the newcomer be?" Ji Cheng asked.If there is another person like Yuan Qianjing, it is not impossible to buy him, but if there is a slightly more upright person, Shen Che's "good intentions" will not work.

Shen Che played with Ji Cheng's finger and said: "I will try my best to keep Yuan Qianjing, and it is not appropriate to move him now. The Western Regions can only use this kind of trick to make them mess up first. The north has been very restless recently. Fight."

Ji Cheng's heart tightened: "You mean we are likely to fight with the north?"

"Well. If Liang Jinhe continues to suppress military officials like this, there will be no soldiers to use, and the north will be in chaos within two years."

The Liang Jinhe in Shen Che's mouth is the current Zhongshuling, who is most trusted by Emperor Jianping, and he has the greatest authority in the political affairs hall.

"To the north, can't we use the same method as we used to deal with the Western Regions?" Ji Cheng asked.

"No. The Beihu people are tough and unruly. They have no other products except cattle and sheep. They are different from the Western Regions. The Western Regions are rich in products. Although they covet the Central Plains, they are not as urgent as the Beihu. To deal with the Beihu, we can only beat them to the ground , they are willing to admit defeat."

Speaking of these things, Shen Che seemed to lose all interest, and got up to scoop water to make tea.

Ji Cheng gathered his clothes: "Then I'll go back first."

"Don't go, stay here with me." Shen Che held Ji Cheng's wrist and said, he was not very emotional, Ji Cheng thought about it and stayed.

Suddenly remembered something, Ji Cheng said, "During breakfast that day, why didn't other people hear what you said to me?"

Shen Che laughed and said: "That's the skill of transmitting sound into secret. It comes out of my mouth and into your ear, and others can't hear it."

It was the first time Ji Cheng heard of such kung fu, and he was extremely envious: "Is this kung fu good?"

Shen Che looked Ji Cheng up and down: "If you start practicing at your age and aptitude, it will be 50 years."

Ji Cheng immediately died down.

"What I said that day is true. Don't pay attention to the second sister. The ancestors also said that it is a blessing to be able to eat. Your body is still weak, too slender." Sometimes people dare not use force. finished words.

Speaking of this matter, Ji Cheng naturally thought of Feng Qing, and she leaned towards Shen Che: "Speaking of which, that girl Feng Qing's appetite is really bad, and I don't like eating with her. Feel free to move your chopsticks more."

Shen Che also moved a little closer to Ji Cheng, reached out and squeezed her chin with his thumb and index finger: "What are you implying?"

Ji Cheng didn't want to reveal that he knew about Fang Xuan, so he raised his eyebrows and said, "I didn't hint at anything, but the old lady seems to like Feng Qing very much, and the second sister's thoughts are also..." Ji Cheng thought about his words, "It's also relatively simple. .”

The corner of Shen Che's lips curled up quite a bit: "Are you jealous?"

"Yeah, and it's old vinegar." Ji Cheng admitted generously.

It was obvious that such a joke was not taken to heart, Shen Che didn't say any more, and turned around to fiddle with his tea.

Ji Cheng lazily leaned on the lead pillow, yawned, and his eyelids began to droop.She was already sleepy, she was woken up by Shen Che just now, and now drowsiness hit her, Shen Che's slow and elegant movements of making tea were suitable for hypnosis, so she soon fell asleep again.

Before Shen Che's water boiled, Ji Cheng's breathing became even and gentle.He looked at Ji Cheng quietly, frowning slightly, and tapped his fingers on the table lightly.

A battle with Beihu is inevitable, it's just a matter of time, and the newly rising god of war in Beihu is quite a headache for Shen Che.Of the four top killers sent out, only one returned in the end, and he was seriously injured.Later, Shen Che himself went north to weigh Zheli's weight, and returned with a narrow victory, but he only severely injured Zheli, but failed to bring back his head.And from then on, it was difficult to get close to Zheli, and he would never be alone again.

Shen Che looked at the sleeping Ji Cheng, he knew that he had to get a breakthrough from Ji Cheng, but in fact the breakthrough in martial arts is not what you think, it can be done.At least Shen Che felt that at this stage he was helping Ji Cheng make wedding clothes, and the other party didn't seem to appreciate it.

However, recently Ji Cheng has indeed become more docile, and many barbs have subsided, but he himself did not appear the expected burnout. Shen Che has noticed his strangeness, but it may not be a good thing.

Ji Cheng was woken up by the heat, Shen Che's body was always like a stove, it was not a pleasant time in early summer.Like a fish that has lost water and landed on the shore, Ji Cheng panted with his mouth open, shook his legs and tried to push Shen Che's legs off her legs: "Hot."

Compared to Ji Cheng who feels hot, Shen Che feels that Ji Cheng is just cool and pleasant, and he is reluctant to let go.

Ji Cheng struggled to sit up, took a pill, and hated his stickiness: "I have to go back."

Shen Che lay still, watching Ji Cheng put on his clothes, he felt like a grieving woman, and watched the heartless man put on his clothes and leave.

Ji Cheng ignored the "dissatisfied" Shen Che and went straight.

(End of this chapter)