EBE Chapter 186 Mace
Chapter 186 Mace
Lu Chengjing hung his head, "My lady, I accept the punishment, please don't be angry with me."
Shang Wan curled her lips and said, "We'll talk about this when we get back."
——Resolve internal conflicts at home.
Zhong Chenghong looked disappointed. It seemed that these two men could not fight each other.
Lu Chengjing looked at him and asked calmly, "When you rescued Wu Anbo, did you know his identity?"
Zhong Chenghong: “I don’t know.”
Lu Chengjing observed his expression, thoughtful.
There was no need to ask any further questions at this point, so Shang Wan winked at Lu Chengjing, and the two of them walked to the side to discuss.
Shang Wan asked in a low voice: "Will you stay or not?"
Lu Chengjing hesitated.
He could find out Zhong Chenghong's past, so he didn't believe that with Wu Anbo's power, he wouldn't be able to find out.
The daughters of powerful families are carefully brought up from childhood, and when they grow up they are used for marriage, bringing support to the family and making the family more prosperous.
The daughter of the Lord will never have trouble finding a husband. Compared to the nonsense that "she has won the favor of the young lady of the Lord's House", he was more inclined to believe that the young lady of the Lord's House took the initiative to show her favor to Zhong Chenghong after receiving a hint from her father.
Excluding the possibility that Wu Anbo was out of his mind, why did he marry his daughter to Zhong Chenghong, a man with bad character and no background or power at all?
Furthermore, Zhong Chenghong himself is timid and cowardly. Would he really step forward to lead the assassin away without knowing Wu Anbo's identity?
Afterwards, Wu Anbo's reaction was also strange. Not only did he bring Zhong Chenghong back to Beijing, he also allowed him to live in the bodhisattva's mansion and study with the children in his family, and he also wanted to marry his own daughter to him.
The process went so smoothly that it seemed like the development of a story in a vernacular novel. If Zhong Chenghong had not suddenly gotten lucky and the pie in the sky had not hit him on the head, there would only be two words to describe it - conspiracy.
Rather than appreciating Zhong Chenghong as a person, Wu Anbo's actions showed that he was eager to make Zhong Chenghong his own person in order to achieve some ulterior motives.
If they kill Zhong Chenghong now, the advantage is that they don't have to worry about Zhong Chenghong coming back with his helpers to cause trouble, and they can also vent their anger at the same time. But the disadvantage is that it will attract the investigation of Wu'an Earl's Mansion, and may even be involved in some more troublesome things.
Lu Chengjing frowned slightly, unable to make a decision for a moment.
Shang Wan's thoughts were not as detailed as Lu Chengjing's, but he also guessed that Wu Anbo's motives for valuing Zhong Chenghong were not pure, and it was very much like fattening a pig and then killing it.
But no matter what Wu Anbo's purpose was, Zhong Chenghong had now become a problem for them, and Shang Wan's inclination was to kill him and put an end to it all.
Since Zhong Chenghong hired someone to kill her, he had to be prepared to be killed in return.
The black dagger slipped out from the sleeve, turned between the slender fingers, and moved along the delicate skin.
The dagger confiscated from the assassin unexpectedly suits Shang Wan's taste.
She asked as she played with the dagger, "Haven't you made up your mind yet?"
Lu Chengjing has always been a thoughtful person. When he saw Shang Wan's actions, he knew that she had made a decision.
The couple naturally had to form a united front. His voice was slightly cold, "You can't stay."
No matter what happens next, at least solve the current trouble first.
"Husbands and wives think alike." Shang Wan smiled softly, put the dagger back into his sleeve, and said two words, "Wait."
As soon as the words fell, the scarlet figure swayed slightly, dragging Zhong Chenghong with one hand towards the river.
As for the way of death, she had already predicted it just now.
Lu Chengjing looked at Shang Wan's back and followed him without hesitation.
A quarter of an hour later, the couple changed into clean clothes and reappeared on the official road driving the ox cart.
"I'll take a nap. Call me when we get there." Shang Wan yawned lazily while lying in the car. He covered his face with a sunshade hat and closed his eyes while leaning against a large wooden barrel.
Lu Chengjing pulled the reins to make the ox cart go slower and reduce bumps.
The bright sunshine shone through the clouds, and the cicadas' chirping became louder and louder.
The ox cart slowly drove into the village and headed towards the houses on the hillside.
"Xu~"
The ox cart stopped in front of the closed door. The woman in red clothes on the ox cart moved. She had woken up without being called.
I had a very comfortable sleep.
Shang Wan jumped off the ox cart, raised his hand and stretched.
She helped unload the cart from the ox, and glanced at the red face of the person next to her. She reached out and touched it, frowned and asked, "Are you sunburned?"
"It's a bit hot." Lu Chengjing shook his head, "It will be fine after applying some ointment.
Looking at the red-faced fox in front of him, Shang Wan gritted his teeth secretly.
——What a success! She hasn’t even started to settle the score yet, but this guy has already resorted to the strategy of inflicting pain on herself.
"There are two bamboo hats on the ox cart." After saying this, Shang Wan pulled the reins and led the ox to the cowshed to rest.
Lu Chengjing paused, and a hint of smile flashed across his narrow eyes.
The door opened inwards, and Chu Xu poked his head out from the edge of the door. Seeing that only Lu Chengjing was there, he called him uncle before asking, "Where's Aunt Shang?"
"In the cowshed." Lu Chengjing parked the cart against the wall and spread out tung oil cloth to cover it.
Chu Xu walked over to help pull the cloth, and took a closer look at Lu Chengjing's face, and found something wrong, "Why is your face so red?"
"Dry in the sun." Lu Chengjing tied the four corners of the tung oil cloth to the car and answered casually.
Chu Xu looked at him closely, his amber cat eyes were smart and cunning, and he asked in a low voice like a thief: "Uncle, did you make Aunt Shang angry?"
Lu Chengjing: “…”
How did this kid know that?
He denied it decisively: "No."
Chu Xu blinked and gave Lu Chengjing some advice, "Uncle, you can kneel on the washboard."
Lu Chengjing's eyes twitched, and he was too lazy to pay attention to him.
Chu Xu put his hands behind his back and muttered, "My father kneels with a mace, but it's a pity there is none here."
Lu Chengjing: “…”
Kneel! Mace?!
He remained calm and asked coldly, "Have you finished copying today's book?"
Chu Xu's face wrinkled, "Uncle, I'm giving you advice, how can you repay kindness with enmity?"
"What's the idea?" Shang Wan's voice came from behind the two of them. They both shuddered at the same time and straightened their backs.
"No." Chu Xu scratched his head, ran into the door, and quickly left this place of trouble.
Lu Chengjing knew that Shang Wan must have heard it, and thought about what to say. Shang Wan lowered his eyes, glanced at his knees lightly, turned around and walked in with his things.
Lu Chengjing:?
Lu Chengjing: ! !
Lu Chengjing: “…”
"Daddy!" Yuanyuan rode Xiaohui back home and saw Lu Chengjing standing at the door. She stretched out her little hand and patted him. Her baby voice was so sweet that it made people feel comfortable.
"Be good." Lu Chengjing reached out and picked up his daughter who had gotten dirty after playing in the mountains, and walked into the house together.
The sun is hot and blinding.
The two men in black were tied up and thrown in the yard to be exposed to the sun. They couldn't even open their eyes and looked as wilted as dried radishes.
Lu Chengjing asked in confusion: "Why was it thrown here?"
"They were trying to escape and almost hurt Ah Nian." Xiao Huan was washing vegetables by the well. She looked up and said, "Teach them a lesson."