C236 Eldest Uncle Was Unhappy
C236 Eldest Uncle Was Unhappy
His expression was extremely sinister, grabbing Ceng Wan'er's wrist as if he was dragging a corpse, and dragged her out of the palace.
She wanted to use her sharp nails to grab onto Mu Yu's wrist and shout out loud, but she was unable to do so because she was afraid. Her sharp nails cut a few blood marks on the back of Mu Yu's hand and it felt a burning pain when he looked at them, but he did not feel it as he continued to drag Ceng Wan'er forward.
When he arrived at the place where Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion was stowing the carriage, the carriage driver was just about to get down from the carriage, when he pushed Ceng Wan'er expressionlessly, and said coldly: "Get in."
Ceng Wan'er widened her eyes in shock, and suddenly broke free from Mu Yu's hand and shouted, "No!"
Mu Yu forced her to move closer, a cold light flashed in her eyes. Ceng Wan'er was extremely afraid of his current state, not knowing where she got the courage to burst forth with a burst of power, she pushed him away, lifted her skirt, and ran towards the main street.
Walking along the moat for a short distance, they would be able to enter the main street of the Vermillion Bird Country. Ceng Wan'er wanted to escape from Mu Yu so she ran along the street of the moat towards the main street of the Vermillion Bird Street.
She was trying her best to run, but she didn't notice a carriage rushing out from the street on the other side of the plaza. It was a luxurious carriage with four horses, elegant design and smooth exterior, obviously from a noble family. However, at this moment, the four horses pulling the carriage were galloping, as if they were mad, towards Ceng Wan'er's direction.
The carriage driver's face was ashen, he grabbed onto the reins tightly and wanted to make the horses stop, but the horse was in a frenzy and was not under his control, he could only shout at Ceng Wan'er who was at the front of the carriage, "Out of the way, get out of the way!"
Ceng Wan'er only felt a gust of wind blow past her ears, and when she regained her senses, she had already been knocked out by the horse. Her body flipped in the air, then fell into a moat beside her.
She felt as if her internal organs were on fire and her entire body was burning in pain. She could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood and felt as if her body was sinking.
Ceng Wan'er had already fallen into the moat. Seeing the layer of red on the water, Mu Yu blinked his obscure eyes, frowning his brows tightly, until his eyebrows creased into a square.
Before he could even react, he jumped into the water and quickly went back into the water to look for Ceng Wan'er.
The carriage driver stuck his head out of the water and apologized to Mu Yu. Then he went back into the water and went to look for Ceng Wan'er.
When Ceng Wan'er was saved and landed on the shore, she was already at her last breath of life. Her eyes were struggling lifelessly, and her lower body clothes were dyed red.
Due to the timely treatment, although Ceng Wan'er did not have any children, she managed to save a life. It was just that her internal injury was more severe, so she had to lie on the bed and recuperate for the better half of a year.
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"Have you heard about the Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion?" Zhao Wenrui laid on the reclining chair, picked up a grape and threw it into his mouth, then looked at Shen Jingli who was watering the flowers in the courtyard, and asked.
"What is it?" Shen Jingli turned around and glanced at him, then placed the water spoon back into the bucket and used a pair of big scissors to cut a small tree beside him.
"You don't know?" Zhao Wenrui was a little surprised, and was slightly hesitant whether or not he should tell him about this.
Hearing his serious tone, Shen Jingli used his wrong hand and cut off a new branch from a short tree. He sighed with regret and picked up the branch, placing it in the dustpan beside him. Then, he put down the large scissors and walked to Zhao Wenrui's side to talk.
"Is it serious?" he asked casually, lifting the kettle from the table and pouring himself a glass of water.
Zhao Wenrui threw another grape into his mouth and gently bit on it. It was sweet and juicy, making him squint in joy. He ate a few more grapes before looking at Shen Jingli.
Shen Jingli drank the warm water and leaned on the rocking chair, swaying back and forth, revealing an expression of enjoyment.
He liked Shen Jingli's expression the most, his pure happiness, as if nothing could disturb his good mood.
He also drank a cup of warm water and said lightly, "It's not important."
Since Mu Chen did not tell him, it meant that he was not willing to let Shen Jingli mess with the Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion.
Shen Jingli frowned slightly. He sensed that Zhao Wenrui was not telling the truth, and was just thinking about what would happen to his Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion when he heard Zhao Wenrui ask: "My son is about to be born.
Here it comes again.
Hearing Zhao Wenrui's words, Shen Jingli could not hold back his laughter, was he determined to be his relative?
"What if you have a daughter?" Shen Jingli asked.
"Then I'll become your Daughter-in-law." Anyway, his family was decided.
Shen Jingli's smile became even happier, he nodded, "Alright, I will definitely give my future Daughter-in-law a big gift."
Zhao Wenrui raised his eyebrows, glared at Shen Jingli with his phoenix eyes and said firmly, "This is my baby son."
Shen Jingli originally wanted to tease him, but when she saw him refute his in all seriousness, he couldn't help but laugh.
Seeing him smile, Zhao Wenrui realized that he was just teasing her. She blushed and reached out to tug on Shen Jingli's cheek, purposely asking: "What's so happy about it?"
"My Daughter-in-law is about to be born. Of course I'm happy." Shen Jingli touched Zhao Wenrui's stomach, "Yesterday, the manor gave me some lotus roots. I had people make some Lotus Root Starch, do you want to eat some?"
"Alright." Zhao Wenrui had a good appetite recently, and when he heard Shen Jingli mention something he had never eaten before, he couldn't help but lick his lips.
"Have you ever eaten Lotus Root Starch?" Shen Jingli asked curiously. He had asked the Nanny Jin before if there was any Lotus Root Starch in this era, and the Nanny Jin told him that there were lotus roots growing abundantly in Jiangnan. During the Lotus Root Harvesting Season, they would dry the lotus roots and grind them into powder to sell elsewhere.
Zhao Wenrui shook his head. His family was a bunch of rough people, their life was very frugal and rough, the Lotus Root Starch was such a delicate item, it was not even on their family's recipe.
Shen Jingli was afraid that Yue Yang didn't even know what Lotus Root Starch was, and thus told him about how to make Lotus Root Starch and its practical value.
After Zhao Wenrui finished popularizing the Lotus Root Starch's knowledge, Jin Yu brought over two bowls of Lotus Root Starch and a dish case.
Zhao Wenrui could not wait and took a bite. The Lotus Root Starch tasted good and delicious, not even a bit of mouth would be chapped. He was very happy after drinking it, and after a while, he drank a bowl, turned around and handed it to Jin Yu, "Give me another bowl."
Then, he picked up the chopsticks, picked up a vegetable box and started eating. As soon as he took a bite, he raised his eyebrows in surprise, "It's not a leek box today?"
"You eat leek everyday, aren't you sick of it?" Shen Jingli was not really hungry. After eating half a bowl of Lotus Root Starch and eating a vegetable box, he felt that he was almost full.
"It's also good to change the taste." Zhao Wenrui picked another vegetable box. This one was filled with another kind of stuffing, making him even happier.
Shen Jingli stood up, support himself with his waist as he walked back and forth in the courtyard, Zhao Wenrui suddenly raised his head and asked, "Didn't they say that Mu Jing's wedding this year, was it decided?"
"Second aunt said it would be the 10th of August." Shen Jingli said.
"Then it will only be a few days." Currently, it was already the twenty-seventh day of the seventh month and there were still fourteen days left until the tenth day of the eighth month.
His date of production was just a few days away, he probably wouldn't be able to congratulate her.
"What's wrong?" Shen Jingli asked, "Is the appointed day not good?"
It couldn't be, it was an auspicious day, especially when his aunt and uncle were looking for someone.
Zhao Wenrui shook his head and revealed a sweet smile. He extended his hand and touched his stomach.
"You …" Shen Jingli suddenly realized.
Zhao Wenrui nodded, and smiled at Shen Jingli, as if saying brilliant words in the sunlight behind him.
"Mama, Mama …" Xun Er held Huaixin's hand, and ran towards them, "Mama, uncle is here."
Shen Jingli turned his head, and saw Mu Yu walking in with a jug of wine in his hands, he seemed to have drank a lot, his entire body was reeking of alcohol, his steps were weak, his face was haggard, and upon seeing Shen Jingli for the first time, he asked: "Where is Zi An?"
He burped and suddenly staggered, his body falling forward, causing Shen Jingli to jump in fright. He quickly extended his hand to catch him, but then waved his hand, stabilising his own footsteps, he asked again: "Where's Zi An?"
"Drink tea next door." Shen Jingli pointed to Xu Yanlin's house.
Mu Yu burped again and turned, his body swaying as he walked out. Shen Jingli was worried, and called for Da Ji to come over, "Da Ji, follow uncle and bring him to Master."
Mu Yu's look truly made people worry, as if he had thought of something. He turned around and looked at Zhao Wenrui who was eating, and asked: "What happened to Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion?"
"What?" Zhao Wenrui didn't hear him clearly.
"Let me ask you, what happened to Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion?"
Xun Er leaned over, reached out and hugged Shen Jingli's leg, then raised his head, revealing a worry that was inconsistent with his age, "Mama, Eldest Uncle is so sad, Xun Er doesn't want Eldest Uncle to be unhappy, Xun Er likes Eldest Uncle."
He pursed his lips, rubbing the back of Shen Jingli's hand, "Mama, how can I make Big Uncle happy?"
Looking at his obedient son, Shen Jingli really didn't know how to reply to his question. He didn't even know what had happened to Mu Yu, so how could he be happy about it?
He stammered for a long time before he managed to squeeze out a sentence. "Your father has a way to make Eldest Uncle happy."
"Really?" Xun Er's eyes lit up, "Then I'll go find father and tell him to be happy."
Xun Er clapped his hands and pulled Huaixin along as he ran out.
Shen Jingli laughed bitterly, then turned his head and asked Zhao Wenrui about his Marquis Zhen Yuan Mansion.