Colorful

Chapter 148: Tit for Tat (1)
But she said that Shen Che was relieved by a dream overnight, but Ji Cheng had nightmares again and again. She dreamed last night that she and Liu Jun were married and had children. Come out, grab her and drag her out.Liu Jun chased her out, Shen Che turned around and threw her away and said to Liu Jun, "It's just a woman who slept with, who cares?!"

Ji Cheng fell to the ground, and her mother-in-law and sisters-in-law all spat at her. Ji Cheng was so frightened that she woke up suddenly, and it was difficult to fall asleep again. This was not the first time she had a similar dream.

Ji Cheng leaned against the bed with his eyes closed, and calculated that Geng Tie would arrive two days ago, but he still hasn't heard her sister-in-law come to report the news, and he doesn't know what happened.Her father left in a hurry back then, and there was no letter these days, Ji Cheng couldn't help but feel a little worried.

When the sky was about to dawn, Ji Cheng's eyelids suddenly twitched, thinking of a common saying, the eyelids twitched, and when disaster came, a sense of gloom and depression suddenly appeared in his heart.

So early in the morning, after Ji Cheng washed up, she went straight to the garden for a walk. She rubbed her chest, always feeling that something was going to happen, but she couldn't figure it out.

The white lotus in the lotus pond by the West Lake is blooming happily, but in a few days, when the autumn rain hits, you can only listen to the rain with the remaining leaves.

Ji Cheng felt dizzy with chest tightness, and reached out to catch the nearest lotus leaf on the shore. There was morning dew on the lotus leaf, and she didn't care much, so she sat down by the pool, dangling her feet in the pool, and picked up the lotus leaf. The leaf curled slightly and brought it to his mouth, and drank the morning dew hungrily.

When Shen Che saw Ji Cheng, she was reaching for a standing lotus not far away, and the moon-white and silvery pleated gauze skirts on her body were scattered irregularly on the ground. It is not clear where are the people and where are the flowers, it is a perfect picture.

The way Ji Cheng drank the lotus dew suddenly reminded Shen Che of Ji Cheng drinking the bamboo dew after a hangover in September last year.At this moment, just like at that time, all he wanted in his heart was to roll the dew from her lips into his own mouth, to quench the burning desire in his heart.

"A Cheng."

Ji Cheng's movements were visibly stiff, and then she slowly retracted her legs. She hoped that the "Ah Cheng" just now was just an illusion, but the footsteps behind her cruelly shattered her illusion.

In fact, every time Shen Che called her "A Cheng", Ji Cheng's heart would tremble. She still remembers the first time Shen Che called herself "A Cheng".

At that time, Ji Cheng begged Shen Che for Hao Ren's affairs, and it was the first time he heard him call himself that in the bamboo forest.And that night, Shen Che had a showdown with her, tearing off her face angrily.

Whenever Shen Che has something to rely on, he is always very gentle towards her, just like a tiger facing its prey, he always walks as softly as possible so as not to scare away his food.

But at this time, Ji Cheng heard Shen Che call her that again, how could she not tremble?

When Ji Cheng's back was stiff, Shen Che's shoes had already appeared in the corner of her eyes.Stretching out a hand obliquely in mid-air meant that Shen Che wanted to pull Ji Cheng to stand up.

Ji Cheng turned his head, turned his back to Shen Che, put his hands on the ground, and got up lightly.Although this action is not very elegant, but it is still pretty to watch when it is done by Ji Cheng.

"Is there something wrong?" Ji Cheng faced the lotus pond, lowered his eyelids slightly, but thought in his heart that he ran into Shen Che when he went out to relax this early in the morning, and he really should go to the temple to worship.

The two stood side by side, the whiter the white lotus in front of them, the more conspicuous was the redness that shone deep into the ears.Ji Cheng's attitude is obviously to reject people thousands of miles away, even if Shen Che is convinced and wants to explain to Ji Cheng, but facing her cold face, he can't open his mouth anyway.

Ji Cheng and Shen Che are not the only people who get up early in summer.In the Nanxun Garden next to the West Lake, Princess Anhe, who had been sleepless for a long time, was already standing in the Jinglan Pavilion overlooking the pond full of white lotus.The white lotus has not been in bloom for long, so it is especially nostalgic.

An He didn't want to see Shen Che at such an early age.Her eyesight was not as clear as when she was young, she turned her head and asked Wei Yu, who was serving beside her, "Who is standing next to Archer?"

Wei Yu looked on tiptoe for a moment, and said uncertainly, "It seems to be Miss Cheng." She was familiar with Ji Cheng, and actually recognized Ji Cheng when she saw his figure, but she didn't dare to say that she was dead in front of Princess Anhe.She also wondered why Ji Cheng stood by the lotus pond with the second young master so early?

However, I have to say that one of the two people's backs is tall and straight, and the other is tall and slender. The skirts of the clothes fluttered slightly by the morning wind, and there is an indescribable charm that makes people look crazy. He Du became active, if Wei Yu was good at painting, he really wished he could paint the scene in front of him on a scroll and save it for a long time.

Ji Cheng waited for a while, but Shen Che didn't speak again. He tilted his head slightly and said, "It's time for the old ancestor to get up now, and I have to take care of him."

Ji Cheng lives under the roof of other people, so he is naturally more considerate than other people. Although the old lady does not need her to wait on her when she wakes up early, she stands aside to chat and choose jewelry, which is very pleasing to the old man.

What the elderly are most afraid of is desertion.Human hearts are made of flesh, if Ji Cheng hadn't been very obedient and considerate on weekdays, even if the old lady had guessed what Shen Che was thinking, she might not have taken the time to wake up these two little friends.

It's just that at this moment Ji Cheng obviously meant to avoid Shen Che by saying this.

Ji Cheng's attitude of avoiding me like a tiger made Shen Che squint his eyes, and now he didn't have to worry about what to say when he was hesitant: "Isn't it hard to avoid me like this, but have to perfunctory me?"

The tone of Shen Che's words was sarcasm, Ji Cheng couldn't help thinking that Shen Che had no ability to keep Fang Xuan, but he vented his anger on himself early in the morning, what kind of man is he?
But Ji Cheng has never been the type to go head-to-head with others. Shen Che is now feeling frustrated, and she is absolutely unwilling to cause trouble, so she straightened her cold facial expression, straightened her temples and said softly: "Cousin Misunderstood, I am in such a situation now, it is already a kindness for my cousin to allow me to survive, Ji Cheng is not a person who does not know what is good or bad."

These words made Ji Cheng feel goosebumps, but she was so full of resentment that she couldn't even complete the show.

Shen Che sneered and said: "Is there anyone in this world who is more ignorant than you? Are you talking about being kind, and have you already planned how to hurt me a second time?"

Although what Shen Che pointed out was the truth, there is really no good opportunity to do it recently, and even if Ji Cheng had that idea, he has no ability to execute it.It's just that after hearing Shen Che's words, Ji Cheng also knew that Shen Che couldn't be perfunctory now. He wanted to say a few soft words so that he could leave, so as not to cause rumors to be seen by the people in the garden, so he could only restrain himself now. Qi Qiang pulled out a fake smile and said: "Cousin has great powers, is there anything you don't know about me? Don't say it's the second time to hurt you, even if it's the first time, it's just that you're just playing tricks."

Shen Che turned his head to look at Ji Cheng, and said softly and slowly, "You didn't deny it."

Ji Cheng didn't react: "Deny what?"

"If you deny it, as long as you find a chance, you will kill me." Shen Che said.

Ji Cheng's heart skipped a beat, this guy is so good at listening to important points, she didn't even realize that she didn't deny the second and third times.

Ji Cheng resolutely said: "What I say now, I am afraid that my cousin will not believe me anymore. The Ji family and the Ling family are now in your hands, and I am a grasshopper that can't jump in your hands, cousin Want to humiliate Ji Cheng, isn't it just a matter of moving your fingers? It's just..." Ji Cheng paused, and said every word, "It's just that my cousin is saying such things now, so it's hard to expect me to be grateful to you, thank you Is it a grace not to kill?" Ji Cheng was also furious, her eyelids twitched when she woke up in the morning, and now she was angered by Shen Che again, and her words lost their importance.

Shen Che didn't speak, just looked at Ji Cheng for a long time, until Ji Cheng turned his eyes away, and then said: "Isn't you angry? Shouldn't you be grateful? If you were someone else, you would still be standing here , still dare to get angry with me like this?"

Ji Cheng was taken aback by Shen Che's question, and couldn't help thinking along with his question.

Shen Che paused: "What do you think you rely on?" This is probably the most explicit hint.

But as soon as these words came out, both Shen Che and Ji Cheng were stunned, and their emotions were surging.

In vain, Shen Che thought he was wise, but now he realized that he was a fool. Like Ji Cheng, if she said that she didn't understand what she was thinking, Shen Che would never believe it.Looking at what she did, she was indeed a human being with her tail clamped tightly, but she had nothing to fear if she refused to bow her head. The longer the time dragged on, the more she would understand that she would never do anything to her, so why should she bow her head?
Ji Cheng was touched by Shen Che's words, what she saw clearly, and what she relied on was that Shen Che was still interested in her and hadn't gotten bored of playing with her, so although she was terrified, she was not hysterical. Circling around, looking for opportunities.

Having said this, Ji Cheng was really afraid that Shen Che would become angry from embarrassment, so he said with a wry smile: "What I rely on, hasn't my cousin warned me long ago? It's just a little use value left."

Seeing that Ji Cheng was still avoiding, Shen Che felt an indescribable loss in his heart: "Oh, you think that no one else in this world will look after you except you, right?"

The more Shen Che spoke, the more explicit he became, which made Ji Cheng unspeakably terrified. Is this person planning to adopt a soft strategy?Ji Cheng didn't want to discuss this topic any more, so he said, "Naturally, there are many people in this world who know how to read books, but everyone's music is irreplaceable."

The two faced each other tit for tat, and Ji Cheng tended to lose the wind, so he became a little unscrupulous, deliberately talking about Fang Xuan to stimulate Shen Che, trying to break the atmosphere just now.

Although Ji Cheng meant to sarcastically remind Shen Che not to get angry, and if he couldn't keep a woman, he would come to her to act wildly, but men, especially men who have always been confident, still have different ideas from women.Only then did Shen Che suddenly realize that Ji Cheng was jealous?
Perhaps jealousy is exaggerated, but there must be some sourness in my heart.Shen Che also recalled last night, when he gave Ji Cheng a wink to make her leave with the noisy Shen Xun, she pretended not to see her expression, and the two sides confirmed that she was really a little jealous.

Shen Che couldn't tell what it was like in his heart, the lips that were slightly tightened because of displeasure had now quietly relaxed, he wanted to tease Ji Cheng a few words, but he also knew that this was not a good time.

"If you hadn't designed to trap Fang Xuan in Gumo, she would never have returned to the capital this time." Shen Che said.

Ji Cheng was confused for a moment by Shen Che's jumpy answer, what does this have to do with Fang Xuan's return to the capital? "So, cousin has to thank me again?"

"What do I need to thank you for?" Shen Che asked back.

In fact, now Ji Cheng has recovered a little bit, but unfortunately she is too sober to be fascinated by Shen Che. Doesn't this person's cloudy words imply that he is still a little interested in her?Because of such a little interest, it was logical that he wanted to keep her and play with her for a few more years?
It's a pity that there are not so many logical things in this world, so Ji Cheng had to pretend to be stupid and said: "My cousin has refused to accept the marriage for so many years, isn't he just waiting for everyone? In fact, with my cousin's ability, I can help you change your identity." , it may not be difficult to marry her."

It is impossible for Shen Che not to see such obvious pretending to be stupid, so he was really a little bit annoyed, and he misunderstood Ji Cheng for being jealous, but it turned out that the other party clearly understood his intentions and just dismissed it.Are you afraid that he will cling to her?
"Since you are free to worry about my marriage, why don't you worry about yourself?" Shen Che stabbed coldly.

Ji Cheng was also thick-skinned by Shen Che, lowered his eyelids and said, "Isn't my cousin worried about my marriage?"

"You can think about it, you are going to marry someone like Liu Jun, and you still have the heart to joke." Shen Che said, "But if you can make things right, Ah Cheng will be able to raise all boats." Bian said, "Tell me, will I give you this chance, Ah Cheng?"

Ji Cheng's back was stiff, and his hands were hanging by his sides, tightly clenched into fists. She knew that things would never be that simple, and Shen Che would not have any kindness towards her.

"Exhausting my heart and mind to climb the door, even my childhood sweethearts can be betrayed, and I have never taken my promises to heart. Even if I know who Liu Jun is, I am willing to marry. A heartless, shameless person like you, Isn't it too cheap to just let you go?" Shen Che raised his hand and gently scratched Ji Cheng's cheek.

Ji Cheng was trembling with anger, and slapped Shen Che backhandedly.Although his previous words were ugly, they were indeed what Ji Cheng did, but the word "shameless" really stepped on Ji Cheng's painful feet, so she slapped Shen Che, before he could react At that time, he turned around and started running.

At this time, there were already people coming and going in the garden, and it was impossible for Shen Che to run after them. It was precisely because Ji Cheng was sure of this that he acted unscrupulously.Anyway, she didn't hit Shen Che, and Shen Che didn't let her go.

But obviously Shen Che didn't intend to chase after Ji Cheng, instead he slowly turned around and looked in the direction of Jinglan Pavilion, facing Princess Anhe from afar.

But when Ji Cheng ran back to Ruiyingtang in a panic, before he could take a breath, he saw the girl in the yard rushing up to greet him: "Why did the girl come back, she was looking for you everywhere, someone came from your house, Mrs. Your ancestor told you to go quickly."

Ji Cheng didn't know why and hurried to the old lady's room, and just after entering the door, she saw her aunt Ji Lan was there, wiping her tears with a handkerchief, and the old lady also had a gloomy face.

Seeing Ji Cheng, the old lady waved to her: "Come here quickly, sit down first."

Seeing this situation, Ji Cheng knew that something serious must have happened. Before Ji Cheng sat down, he only took a step before he heard Ji Lan say, "Your father sent someone to report that your mother has gone."

Ji Cheng's eyes darkened, and he fell back in an instant. Fortunately, the servant girl was prepared and quickly helped her to sit down.After Ji Cheng regained his strength, he murmured in disbelief: "How could it be?"

Before she went to Beijing last year, her mother, Yunniang, was not feeling well, but it was just a minor problem. Since Auntie came in, she has been feeling sick all year round, mainly because of her heart, but these discomforts will never kill her fate.

Ji Cheng suddenly remembered that after Shen Cui got married, his father hurriedly set off for northern Shanxi without even telling her. He was afraid that her mother would be ill at that time, so this marriage of the Liu family, she Geng Tie also did not come.

Ji Cheng is a resolute person, even though he is heartbroken, he doesn't show much emotion on his face.She stood up and walked over to kneel down in front of the old lady, and said with tears in her eyes, "Ah Cheng has been taken care of by my ancestors for more than a year, and I don't know how long I will be able to see the old lady again. Ah Cheng kowtows to you." Ji Chenggui Kowtowing three times to the old lady politely, the girl helped her up.

The old lady also had tears in her eyes: "Why did the good people go? Go back and clean up quickly. I have asked someone to prepare a carriage for you. Your brother and sister-in-law must have received the letter. I call you Second Aunt Send someone to escort you all the way back."

Ji Cheng blessed the old lady again, then looked at Ji Lan, Ji Lan took her hand and said, "Go back and see your father, and tell him not to be too sad. I will settle the house, and immediately Just go to Shanbei."

Ji Cheng nodded and hurried away.She didn't expect this kind of thing at all, so she didn't have plain white clothes. Fortunately, the moon white on her body today was also plain, so she barely had to change clothes.

Ji Cheng didn't have many things in Shen's residence, but there was nothing to tidy up some frequently used clothes and jewelry. In less than a quarter of an hour, she had already tidied up and got into the carriage to go to Lanhua Lane.

Plain curtains and white lanterns have been hung up on the memorial house in Lanhua Lane, and the mourning hall has also been set up for the friends of the capital to pay homage to.Fan Zengli Zhang Luo was quite fast. Seeing Ji Cheng, she rushed up to wipe her tears and said, "Why did this happen? My mother was fine when I left." Fan Zengli cried much more sadly than Ji Cheng. It's really sad, seeing that it will be August Qiuwei soon, and now that Yunniang is gone, Ji Yuan will have to go back to northern Shanxi immediately, and if he thinks about the imperial examination, he will have to wait three years to complete his filial piety.

(End of this chapter)