Colorful

Chapter 131 Maintaining the status quo (2)
It's just that when she was injured, someone like Shen Yu would hold her hand to care for her at the first moment, which made Ji Cheng helpless to hold her forehead again.She and Shen Yu are almost impossible, as long as there is Shen Che, even if all the relationship between Shen Che and her is severed in the future, can he still allow himself to be his sister-in-law?

Ji Cheng frowned and sighed, thinking that he had to stay away from brother Hong, so as not to let Shen Che have the opportunity to make use of the problem.

There was news from the western region almost every two days, but there was no news from shopkeeper Mei, which made Ji Cheng a little uneasy.There was no movement here, and Ji Cheng didn't dare to activate the North Hu line easily. It was the last hidden line of the Ji family. Ji Cheng was very confident about this, even Shen Che's Jing Shijun might not be able to find out for sure.

The so-called three caves of the cunning rabbit, any businessman with some family background, as long as he has a plan for a rainy day, will leave a way out for himself.When others thought that the Ji family's retreat would be in the Western Regions, the Ji family was safe.

Ji Cheng went through his plan carefully from the beginning to the end, thinking again about all the places that are easy to omit, until he was sure that there were no omissions, then he raised his head and looked out the window. It was almost dusk, Ji Cheng went to the old lady's room to talk with her for a while, had dinner, and then went to bed after eating.

After grooming and going to bed, it was time to go to Jiuliyuan as usual, but Ji Cheng only felt sleepy and lazy to socialize with Shen Che, so he was reluctant to get up for a long time.But she also knew that if she didn't go tonight, Shen Che would think that she was guilty, and she didn't know what tricks she would play.

When Ji Cheng arrived at Jiuliyuan, the sky was already full of stars and the surrounding area was quiet.There was no light in the small courtyard on the top. When Ji Cheng got out of the closet, she saw that the room was empty at first glance. I'm back home.

As a result, as soon as Ji Cheng walked to the gate of the yard, he saw Shen Che sitting cross-legged on the futon in the yard with his back to her, not moving and not knowing what he was doing. Let's just assume that he is absorbing the essence of the sun and the moon, anyway, so is Wu Dao Ji Cheng Don't know anything.

Ji Cheng didn't bother Shen Che either, and was so happy that he sat by the door with his legs crossed and his knees bent. When he didn't speak, the world was really peaceful.

After a while, Ji Cheng almost fell asleep before seeing any movement from Shen Che. When he came over, Ji Cheng saw a dark stain on the corner of his mouth with sharp eyes, but he couldn't see it clearly, so he had to point his finger at it. The corner of Shen Che's lips: "You have something here."

Shen Che casually wiped off the corners of his mouth with his thumb. Of course, Ji Cheng didn't think it was a dirty mouth stain. He guessed in his heart that Shen Che might have done something bad and got injured, right?

When a person is injured or sick, his temper tends to turn bad, and Ji Cheng was careful not to even make a sound when he gasped.

"Can't even turn on the lights?" Shen Che asked.

Ji Cheng hastily found the fire folder, removed the lampshade with the white paper painted with pink camellia, and lit the candle.

"Is your hand okay?" Shen Che asked.

"It's nothing." Ji Cheng said calmly.In fact, there was something wrong, the bamboo hair thorn pierced into Ji Cheng's finger, Liu Ye'er took a lot of effort to pick out the thorn, at this moment Ji Cheng's fingertips were still red and aching.

"Let me take a look." Shen Che took Ji Cheng's hand, and squeezed the red and swollen area.

Ji Cheng gasped in pain, and was about to speak, but heard Shen Che say: "There is still something in the wound that hasn't been cleaned, and it's starting to fester, how did your girl help you treat the wound?"

Ji Cheng murmured, "I spent a lot of effort picking out the bamboo thorns this afternoon, and the rest are probably broken, and it's not easy to pick inside. I'll come out by myself in a few days."

Shen Che snorted coldly: "Aren't you afraid of pain? Why can you bear a bamboo thorn in it now?"

Ji Cheng blinked his eyes, not sure if Shen Che, who had a cold face at the moment, was talking nasty things to him.

While speaking, Shen Che had already squeezed out the broken bamboo thorns from Ji Cheng's wound, and Ji Cheng's fingertips began to gurgle blood, Shen Che reached out and took out Ji Cheng's handkerchief to wrap the wound for her: "Press to stop the bleeding." , I'm going to get the medicine."

The white powder was sprinkled on, and the bleeding was quickly stopped.

After treating the wound, Ji Cheng thought that Shen Che was going to start to settle accounts, he was used to this, last time he gave himself a sword Ji Cheng thought he was happy at the time, but ended up turning his face faster than a woman.

As a result, Shen Che didn't say anything, and started to make tea with slightly lowered eyelids, with a slightly sleepy expression.If Ji Cheng was Wang Liniang and his like, he would probably be frightened at this moment, exhaustion is always the beginning of boredom.

Ji Cheng was actually quite worried in his heart, everything was ready and only owed Dongfeng, don't Shen Che stop playing at this time, then she would vomit blood.

When Shen Che was pouring tea for Ji Cheng, Ji Cheng covered the teacup with his hand: "Why don't you drink some bar, drink tea every day, I'm tired."

Shen Che smiled: "It's not time to drink away your worries."

Shen Che saw through Ji Cheng's thoughts at a glance and couldn't help but embarrass himself: "Then what's wrong with you? Are you injured?"

Shen Che didn't answer.

Ji Cheng persisted and said: "The corner of your mouth was blood, right?"

"Are you concerned about me?" Shen Che raised his eyebrows and asked.

"No." Ji Cheng replied bluntly, if she said yes, then Shen Che would doubt it.

Shen Che smiled lightly and stopped talking.

Ji Cheng was suffocated, why didn't Shen Che ask her a word?

This made Ji Cheng extremely uneasy. Thinking back when she and He Cheng talked about kissing, Shen Che didn't say a word, and she thought he acquiesced, but he knew that Wang Siniang would play tricks, so he just stood by and waited. It was just to jump into the pit by herself, but it made her miserable.

"Well, did you see it this afternoon?" The anxiety on Ji Cheng's expression was far more obvious than in his heart.

Shen Che raised his eyebrows and poured a cup of tea for Ji Cheng: "So you think I should drink to drown my worries over this matter?"

How can it be? !Ji Cheng said, "Don't you have anything to say?"

Shen Che lowered his eyelids and looked at the teacup. It seemed that Ji Cheng was not as attractive as a clay-fired teacup: "What do you want me to say?"

Ji Cheng also looked at the green-glazed Jun kiln teacup in Shen Che's hand and said, "I didn't..."

Shen Che shook his head: "There is no need to explain, I believe you. With your ingenuity, how could you not know, there is no possibility between you and my elder brother. You will not waste your time on him."

If the person involved is not herself, Ji Cheng really wants to give Shen Che a thumbs up. She really knows it, so she has tried to avoid Shen Yu as much as possible. If she can't bear to break the heart of Hong Geer, a child, she will not go to Changheng Courtyard .The abnormal person is Shen Yucai, but it's a pity that his love came too late.

Although Shen Che's words were somewhat ironic, as long as there was no misunderstanding, Ji Cheng just wanted to maintain the status quo, and it was not time to tear himself apart with Shen Che.

The day of Shen Yuan's marriage is finally approaching, and even Shen Jing returned to Shen's residence from Dongshan Academy one day earlier.Ji Cheng did not entertain guests with the old lady. On such a happy day, the old lady had to take care of the face of Ji Lan, the third daughter-in-law, so after Ji Lan was released, she has been helping the old lady take care of the guests who came from afar. Naturally, Ji Cheng Follow Ji Lan.

Ji Lan didn't make it difficult for Ji Cheng, but every time she introduced Ji Cheng to the guests, she just said dryly, "This is my natal niece", and there was no other words.Women with a little bit of common sense understand in their hearts that Ji Lan clearly dislikes Ji Cheng, even her own aunt, so what is there to recommend about Ji Cheng, besides, she is too beautiful, always called People are worried.

When Ji Cheng met those curious and probing eyes, he always smiled back lightly, and said a few words of socializing in a neither humble nor overbearing way, and didn't take Ji Lan's methods to heart. Basically gave up.

On the night before Shen Xian got married, Shen Cui was finally released, and the old lady also told Ji Cheng to go back to accompany Shen Cui, after all they were cousins, so Ji Cheng moved back to Ji Lan's small courtyard.Fortunately, she didn't have a lot of luggage. When she moved to the old lady's place, she knew it would not be a long-term thing, so all the big things were left in the courtyard.

As soon as Shen Cui returned to the room, she hugged Ji Lan and cried loudly. After crying for a cup of tea, the two stopped their tears and began to talk.

Ji Lan looked Shen Cui up and down, and saw that not only did she not lose weight, but her face was rounder, she knew that she was doing well, but she was not allowed to go out.

"Mother, I'm really suffocating. I'm not allowed to go anywhere in the house. I learn the rules and embroider the dowry every day." Shen Cui complained.

Ji Lan said: "It is for your own good that I let you learn the rules. This time I see that you are getting better than before. I used to feel sorry for you and was reluctant to force you. Now, in the hands of the old lady, it can be regarded as holding you, a monkey." gone."

Shen Cui said: "Mother, have you seen Big Brother Qi recently?"

As soon as Ji Lan heard Qi Zheng's name, she didn't feel very angry. If it wasn't for him, how could their mother and daughter have fallen into this situation? Even now, the third master still refuses to enter Ji Lan's house. Well, Shen Ying was not able to stay in the house for a night.

The couple quarreled at the head of the bed and made peace at the end of the bed, but if there is no bed, how can they make up?
But Shen Cui is going to marry Qi Zheng next month, and Ji Lan can't scold her son-in-law. I can only hate that Shen Cui's first concern is Qi Zheng when she is released. It can be seen that girls are really extroverted. If they marry, they belong to someone else's family. up.

"I haven't seen him. Does he still have the face to come to our house when he treats you like that?" Ji Lan said angrily.

"Brother Qi didn't do anything to me." Shen Cui's days of being grounded were so difficult, all supported by the sweet memories of her and Qi Zheng, now all he can remember is Qi Zheng's goodness.She was going to marry him soon, so if she didn't think of her husband's good, could she still think of her bad? "Mother, how are my preparations for my marriage next month? I can't be worse than my second sister."

This is of course, the more ghosts you have in your heart, the more glamorous you need to be on the surface. Originally, Ji Lan didn't have much cash in her hands, but this time it was all spent on Shen Cui.

The most important thing for a daughter's family to get married is the dowry, and Shen Cui is no exception.Snuggling next to Ji Lan at night, she clamored to see her dowry list.

Naturally, there is a lot of dowry. Big things such as beds, wardrobes, and beauty couchs have been bought since Shen Cui was young. When he encountered suitable wood, he bought it and let the carpenter start carving and chiseling flowers. It takes three to five years to make something.

I heard that the dowry bed for the eldest girl Shen Yun took eight years to complete.The bed was so heavy that the carriage could not be pulled, and it took twenty or thirty men to carry it aboard.

But these are dead things, and they can only be used for ostentation. Whether a daughter-in-law lives well in her husband's house depends on the dowry shop and cash, especially in a family like the Qi family. Not missing.

"Why is it only 3000 taels, mother?" Shen Cui said with some dissatisfaction.

Ji Lan sneered: "I spent all the money I could spend on organizing your wedding. During the days when I'm not here, your Aunt Fang's housekeeper, why don't you put everything in her own pocket? Your father and I don't care about it now." Oh, you still dislike this? Remember to be sweeter, every granddaughter will be given as a dowry by an old lady when she gets married." Shen Yun was given 2 taels of silver when she got married, and Shen He also had 5000 taels, only less than Shen Yun Just a little bit.

Shen Cui pouted, she really didn't expect that the money in Ji Lan's hand was so short. Fortunately, she even praised Haikou in front of Qi Zheng, saying that there would be 10 taels of dowry silver.

"The old lady gave me the money, so you must keep it for yourself. Your mother-in-law will be a bottomless pit in the future, and no amount of money will be enough for her to burn. Uncle Yunyang's mansion is now in decline, but there should be some The facade has to be maintained, and the money is like running water, if you don’t have a plan, sooner or later you won’t even be able to afford ginseng. Then don’t cry and call your mother.” Ji Lan said.Although Shen Cui looks formidable on the surface, her mouth is not forgiving, and her temperament is arrogant, she is actually a fool, otherwise she would not be so easily deceived by Qi Zheng.Ji Lan was really worried that Qi Zheng would coax Shen Cui into a circle, and Shen Cui would suffer in the future.

Shen Cui said "Oh oh" perfunctorily, left Ji Lan's place, and went straight to Ji Cheng's room.

"Sister Cheng." Shen Cui called with a smile.She and Ji Cheng didn't have any principled conflicts at all, and Shen Cui was the one who was sorry for Ji Cheng for pulling her into the water. With Shen Cui's temperament, he could forget it as soon as he could, and now he seemed to have no grievances with Ji Cheng. Start acting like a baby.

"Sister Cheng, what did you give Sister Xian to add makeup?" Shen Cui asked Ji Cheng.

Ji Cheng said: "I saved some gems from the Western Regions, and gave a few to Sister Xian. You came just in time, and you can choose some of them. The rest will be used for future makeup by Ah Xun."

Shen Cui curled her lips, she was not very interested in gems, she had more than a dozen sets of her own, when Ji Lan had a lot of money, she bought a lot for Shen Cui.

"Save the gem for Sister Xun." Shen Cui said.

(End of this chapter)