The cannon fodder original wife's bad story

Chapter 1399

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Jin Yunfan entered and, lifting the curtain, saw Jin Fuyun playing the zither. With a smile on his lips, he teased, "Where did this golden magpie fly from today to make our young lady smile?"

"Brother, please don't laugh at me. I misunderstood something the other day."

She apologized profusely again, but Jin Yunfan didn't hold it against her. Instead, taking advantage of her good mood, he talked about many recent events in the capital. "Father said that you shouldn't expand your business too much in the capital. It's a place full of powerful and influential people, either royalty or high-ranking officials. If you try to navigate it, you'll easily end up in trouble."

I'm definitely in a good mood.

Jin Yunfan would never have dared to mention this before. Jin Fuyun disagreed with her father Jin Meng and was determined to make her way to the capital to gain a foothold. With her new status, she naturally rose to a higher position.

She actually listened to what Jin Yunfan said today.

“My brother has mentioned it several times, and I have kept it in mind. Now it seems that the capital is more complicated than Liyang. Since I am currently discussing marriage, it is advisable to put the shop matter aside for now.”

Yu Cheng returned to the room and called out two of his subordinates, Sanbing and Siding, who had just arrived in the capital and were unfamiliar with each other. The two were of ordinary appearance and could be easily lost in a crowd. "Hurry up and change your clothes, grab some personal items, and come with me."

Upon hearing this, Sanbing narrowed his already slender eyes even more. "Boss, what's up?"

"Don't ask!"

Yu Cheng changed into a neat short outfit, removed his hairpins and only tied his hair with a gray-blue ribbon. He also put buck teeth in his mouth and shaved his originally thick eyebrows sparse.

Si Ding didn't hesitate; he brought out turmeric paste, and after the three of them applied it, their sallow complexions became just like those of ordinary farmers.

Carrying their bundles, they went out through the side gate, galloped to the outside of the city, put on their straw hats and half-length raincoats, touched the curved swords, daggers, and crossbows at their waists, and headed towards Longen Temple.

Song Guanzhou leaned back on the soft pillows inside the carriage, his body swaying with the movement.

She felt inexplicably panicked; her heart rate was so fast that it felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.

"Young Madam, please don't worry. Today, Brother Linshan is driving the carriage himself." Even in the dim light, Ren Dong could see that Song Guanzhou's brows were furrowed.

Song Guanzhou sat up straight, supporting his legs as he moved, while Ren Dong busied herself helping him.

Lotus and Zhuanggu lifted the carriage curtain, glanced at it, and quickly lowered it again. Song Guanzhou waved, gesturing for the three of them to come closer.

"The three of you stay close to me today, and make sure you have some things with you."

Honeysuckle was shocked. "Young Madam, what is it?"

Could it be that she meant it? If that's the case, it's already so dangerous, it would be safer to go back to the manor. Outside, the rain was pouring down, and the sound of the rain drowned out Song Guanzhou's words of advice inside the carriage.

She looked at the silver hairpins on the heads of several people, took them off and tested their hardness. Fortunately, they were not pure silver, but mostly silver-plated, so their hardness was acceptable.

"If any bad guys come later, don't panic. Remember to seize the opportunity and use the silver hairpins to stab them hard in the eyes and neck."

Zhuang Gu was a little flustered. "Young Madam, if there are really bad guys coming, why don't we go back?" She thought the same thing as Ren Dong, but Song Guan Zhou shook his head. "It's alright. When thieves are cornered, they'll do anything. Even if I hide in the mansion, they'll find other ways to deal with me."

"It's... big—"

"Lotus!"

Honeysuckle growled, stopping Lotus from uttering the name she was about to say. Song Guanzhou reassured the three of them, "I just hope I'm overthinking things and that I'm just being paranoid. Maybe she doesn't have the guts."

"No!"

Ren Dong was somewhat annoyed. "Young Madam shouldn't have put herself in such danger. It's always safer at home than outside. But now that you mention it, I remember once going to the kitchen to get some soup for you and seeing some seasonings I'd never seen before floating in it. I thought it was just not clean enough and scolded you for it, but the kitchen let it go after they remade it. Now that I think about it, it probably wasn't unintentional..."

"Just this once?"

Song Guanzhou asked in return, and Ren Dong nodded, "Afterwards, I instructed He Hua and a few others to either go and keep watch over the soup and dishes in advance, or to make them ourselves in the small kitchen, and then we didn't find out anything."

Zhuang Gu muttered to herself, "Perhaps it's just a coincidence."

Whether it was a coincidence or intentional, Song Guanzhou sat up straight, then suddenly smiled with relief, "After lying low for so long, she couldn't wait any longer."

Jin Fuyun got involved with Xiao Yinxiu.

Liu Er reported this privately. He was in charge of carriages and horses and often went back and forth between the front gate, back gate, and corner gate. The gatekeepers were very familiar with him. "Young Madam, I noticed that they sent gifts three or four times. Except for the first time when they said it was from the Jin family, the next two or three times they said it was from the Xiao family's shop. But Old Chen, the gatekeeper, said that there was a flat-nosed servant who was there from beginning to end."

"Send it to the main house?"

"Yes, I have taken note and sent them all to the young master's wife's room."

In fact, a lot of things come and go in the huge mansion every day, but Liu Er noticed them because these items were neither too big nor too small, unlike ordinary purchases.

While they may not seem valuable, the black lacquered box and the rosewood box are unforgettable.

It was rather strange that such valuable items were delivered by only a few insignificant servants and laborers, which made Song Guanzhou take notice. Upon hearing this, Song Guanzhou told Liu Er to quietly return home and not to make a fuss.

She thought about it for a long time before making this trip to Longen Temple to burn incense.

Once outside the city, the road up the mountain became increasingly rugged. The women in the carriages behind were getting restless from the jolting. Mei Qingyu and Pei Shuyu were sitting in a carriage, and they were getting a little irritated by the sound of the heavy rain hitting the carriage.

"My mother is the same. She didn't choose an auspicious day, but had to pick today. With this heavy rain, it looks very unlucky."

Mei Qingyu chuckled, "Cousin! Don't be impatient. It's raining heavily right now. Maybe if we go up to Longen Temple, we can see a sea of ​​clouds and a rainbow."

Rainbows are nothing special, but what is a sea of ​​clouds?

Pei Shuyu, who usually lived within the second gate, asked about it, and Mei Qingyu recounted the story in detail, describing the sea of ​​clouds shrouded in white mist, a scene of unparalleled grandeur.

"I wonder if we'll have a good look today? Cousin, just wait and see."

Pei Shuyu yawned, "Fine, I'll listen to my cousin." Her lazy demeanor made Mei Qingyu laugh, "Good sister-in-law, cherish these leisurely days while you can. After you marry my second brother, I'm afraid you won't have this kind of leisure anymore."

Hearing Mei Qingyu mention her fiancé, Pei Shuyu showed no embarrassment whatsoever. She poked her cousin's forehead a few times and said, "What? Now that you're married into the family, can't you go burn incense and pray to Buddha? Your second brother is being too nosy!"

"No no no!"

Mei Qingyu laughed, "Being busy having a baby, isn't that a big deal?"

Pei Shuyu sighed almost inaudibly. Mei Qingyu vaguely guessed what had happened. She hugged her cousin and gently comforted her, "The past is just a dream. What we really want is to live a good life."

Pei Shuyu nodded slightly, "Don't worry, cousin, I know."