Chapter 49

  Something's wrong!

  Just as Lu Xiaofeng was preparing to leave Beijing on the eve of his departure, Bai Yutang suddenly came to visit and brought some bad news.

  They thought that Chai Wenyi's attention had shifted to her, and naturally they would not bother Zhang Jia's father and daughter again. But who knew that Chai Wenyi, having been frustrated by Lu Xiaofeng, encountered Zhang Yulian on the street one day, and trouble arose again.

  The person was kidnapped into Xiaoshang's mansion and then was ravished by Chai Wenyi.

  The most excessive thing is that Chai Wenyi threw ten taels of silver to Zhang Fu and said he had taken Zhang Yulian as his concubine.

  That's it, this matter is settled!!!!!!!!!!

  Yang Jia's troops were away, his unmarried wife was forcibly abducted and lost her chastity, now she has become a concubine!

  This is simply a great shame!

  Yang Jiabao was furious and went to the Chai family to reason with them, but has not returned until now.

  Lu Xiaofeng couldn't help but rub his forehead, "Dramatic Lord, you're really powerful! Can't it occasionally not be so principled? Pang Yu can even give up building the Soft Red Hall, why does this goods Chai Wenyi have to follow the rhythm of thunder and lightning? Can't he change to another way of dying?"

  "Bai Xiaowu, why didn't you continue staring at the Zhang family?"

  Bai Yutang knew he was in the wrong, and could only awkwardly rub his nose. He thought that Chai Wenyi would not take any further action against the Zhang family, so he went to see a friend from the jianghu, chatted with him for a while, had a few drinks, and when he came back, things had already taken a drastic turn for the worse.

  Lu Xiaofeng pointed at Bai Yutang, feeling all his anger was stuck in his throat, yet he couldn't express it.

  What did you say?

  It's too late for this now.

  "Never mind, it's my fault."

  Bai Yutang was shocked.

  Lu Xiaofeng blamed himself, a person like Bai Yutang wouldn't have so much patience, otherwise he wouldn't have stolen the three treasures, provoked the cat, and finally stormed into Chongxialou.

  It was she who made a wrong choice from the very beginning, and it was she who wronged Zhang Yulian.

  "Are you sure everything will be normal tomorrow when we leave Beijing?" White Jade Hall changed the subject.

  Lu Xiaofeng nodded, "Staying longer would be pointless." The plot is so overbearing, what can she do? It's just a pity that tomorrow, that Shi Wenyi will probably not appear to make any moves again.

  "The people in the Chai Wang Fu have been keeping an eye on your every move, I just saw it when I entered the mansion."

  Should she praise Chai Jing's "perseverance" with that sentence?

  "It seems he still hasn't given up on you."

  Lu Xiaofeng let out a cold snort.

  Bai Yutang couldn't help but reveal a playful smile on his face, "Xiao Liu, tell me, I know you have something up your sleeve."

  Lu Xiaofeng suddenly appeared in "The Legend of the Condor Hero", and Yan Xiaoliu's classic image popped out again, "Take care of my Seventh Uncle..." silently black line.

  "Nothing to report."

  "It doesn't matter if you don't say anything, tomorrow I'll be waiting for you with Er Ge and the others outside the city."

  "Good."

  "Aren't you going to say hello to that cat?" Just before jumping out of the window, Bai Yutang turned his head and stuck his tongue out at his own sworn sister.

  Lu Xiaofeng picked up the white porcelain tea bowl on the table and smashed it over.

  With a flick of his fan in White Jade Hall's hand, the cup was steadily returned to its original place, and he also jumped outwards, disappearing into the vast night.

  Say hello to the little cat?

  Lu Xiaofeng finally had to face the thing she didn't want to face - Zhan Zhao liked her, but she didn't want to get married in this era, yet inadvertently accepted his token of affection... being taken advantage of by a naive and silly cat is really frustrating!

  The next day was a fine day for traveling.

  Lu Xiaofeng was detained by Madame Pang, who was anxious about her daughter, until almost noon before he finally left the Taishi Mansion and headed for the city gate.

  Good grief! It's like Niagara Falls down there!

  Mrs. Pang made it seem like she was going to leave and never come back, repeatedly instructing him on every little thing, her undisguised concern making Lu Xiaofeng feel as if he were leaving home for good, bidding farewell to his family forever.

  The whole person feels unwell.

  Stepmother, I really just went out for a trip, didn't plan on becoming a meat bun for those fighting dogs...

  Little Phoenix Maiden sat in the carriage, her emotions surging and unable to calm herself.

  In the end, she still had Feng Si drive the carriage to the small shop.

  She thought Bai Yutang would definitely go find Xian Xiaomao, so if she went to the small shop, she should be able to meet him.

  As Lu Xiaofeng had expected, when she entered the backyard of the small shop, a little red-clothed cat was already standing in the yard.

  Xiaohe cleverly dodged.

  "Zhan Zhao, come with me." Lu Xiao Feng didn't waste any words and went straight into the house.

  Zhan Zhao was taken aback for a moment, then followed him in.

  As soon as he entered, he saw Lu Xiaofeng take out the jade pendant and put it on the table, his sword-like eyebrows rising involuntarily.

  "Zhan Zhao, if I didn't know about this, it would be easy to just take it. You can only blame your bad luck." Lu Xiao Feng paused slightly, "But since I do know, I can't pretend I don't. I'm not interested in marriage, and if I were to accept this from you now, with your personality, you'll probably never get married in this lifetime."

  Zhan Zhao did not speak.

  "Take it back and give it to someone who truly deserves this jade pendant."

  Zhan Zhao didn't move, looking at her, and suddenly curled up a faint smile. "Zhan certain did not force the young lady."

  "But I don't like owing such a debt. There's a saying that it's easy to repay kindness, but hard to repay emotional debts. If you do this, how can I face you in the future? It will be very awkward."

  "Is the young lady going to leave Kaifeng far away now?"

  "I told you before that I wouldn't stay in Kaifeng forever, not to avoid you." Anyway, I'm used to being thick-skinned, so even if we meet, I can still joke and scold with you without losing face.

  "The maiden is unwilling to marry, and Zhan Mou also marries by fate; isn't this each getting what they wish?"

  Lu Xiaofeng glared, looking at the jade pendant on the table and then at the calm expression of Yu Mao, before suddenly slamming his hand on the table and angrily saying: "Xiao Mao, did I misunderstand? You mean to say that I should hold onto the token of affection you gave me, while you go off to find your own destined partner with a clear conscience?"

  Hey, can't you be more shameless than this?

  "What's the difference between eating from a bowl and staring at a pot? Hurry up and return the jade pendant to me, hearing this kind of talk is simply too destructive. Sister not only doesn't dare to believe in love, but also doesn't dare to believe in life."

  Even someone as calm as Zhan Zhao couldn't help but rub his temples, shaking his head at her. "Miss Lu, what I mean is that marriage should be left to fate. I have feelings for you, but if you're not interested in marrying me, then it's just my own destiny."

  Is that what you mean?

  Little Phoenix Maiden tilted her head and thought for a moment, if he explained it that way, then it really could make sense.

  "I also can't take it, this will make me feel like I've been ordered and purchased by someone, but without the delivery. This transaction will be stuck on my account forever, and after a long time, it will leave a bad impression."

  Zhan Zhao slightly lowered his head, and the corners of his mouth curled up suspiciously before he looked up at her and asked: "Miss, do you know about the Zhang family's affairs?"

  As she said this, Little Phoenix's mood became heavy again. She slowly sat down in the chair, stretched out her hand and pounded the table heavily, "I was too careless, thinking his target was on me, didn't expect..."

  "Now Yang's life or death is still unknown, and no one from the Chaiwang Temple and the Zhongyitang government can enter."

  Yang Jiabao had a romantic encounter, but this romantic encounter ended in tragedy. Speaking of which, Xiaofeng girl actually had some resentment towards the plot, it's too excessive to kill lovers like that, right?

  "Why didn't you let Bai Yutang go and take a look?"

  "This matter has risks." Bai Yutang's personality is difficult to guarantee that there will be no unexpected branches.

  Lu Xiaofeng was unwittingly led away from the focus of attention, and said with deep feeling: "That's also true, Bai Xiaowu's temperament is indeed unreliable, who knows what other trouble he might stir up."

  "Did Bai Yutang say that Chai Wenyi has been sending people to investigate your whereabouts?"

  "Colorful courage is big, thieving heart does not die, I estimate that after leaving the city today may encounter some trouble."

  "Lu Niang——" Zhan Zhao's expression turned serious.

  "Huh?"

  "You yourself have said that the Xiao Shang Wang Fu has the ancestral teachings of Tai Zu to protect. Don't tell me you really want to risk the greatest taboo in the world and put yourself in danger?"

  "Xiao Mao," Lu Xiao Feng looked at him with an expression that was both crying and laughing, "Do I really look so gullible?"

  Zhan Zhao: "......" It seems that she really didn't know the weight, but sometimes her expression was a bit off, which made people subconsciously worried.

  This habit seems to be not very good, but having an object that makes him worry involuntarily is not a bad thing either.

  "Come."

  As soon as she hooked her finger at herself, that little expression - Zhan Zhao couldn't help but stifle a laugh, he walked over and leaned his ear in.

  Lu Xiaofeng habitually whispered to the Cat Emperor, "So, even if I were to take action, I would definitely try my best to make things have nothing to do with me, right? Even if I couldn't get out of the relationship, at least I would want things to happen unexpectedly, making sense, okay?"

  Zhan Zhao nodded and thought: This is indeed your style.

  Little Phoenix Maiden finished speaking and stretched out her hand to push away Royal Cat Gentleman, that godly couple's intimacy was not close...

  She's really thinking too much!

  "Ah, right! Is that old Zhang from the Zhang family being a turtle again?" Little Phoenix thought of this and couldn't help but furrow her brow.

  Zhan Zhao didn't bat an eyelid, Zhang Yulian's father was indeed timid and weak, his daughter encountered such a thing but didn't dare to fight back, unable to resist also didn't go to the government to report, simply wasting the best opportunity for rescue.

  "Last time it was just a warning, this time is the same, isn't he still not satisfied? If he goes to the Kaifeng Prefecture as a plaintiff to drum up grievances, even if Magistrate Bao can't get that Zhang Yulian's person out, at least he should be able to get someone out, right?"

  "Now being tricked by Chai Wenji into becoming a concubine with just one document, only adding trouble."

  It's indeed as she said, and Bao Daren also said so after knowing about it.

  In some ways, she really is like Ba Da's daughter and shouldn't have a guardian like Tai Shifu.

  It's probably just fate playing tricks on people!

  "Never mind, let's just drop it. If the people don't report it and the officials don't investigate, what can we do if Zhang's father doesn't go to make a complaint? We can only lament his misfortune and be angry at his lack of fight."

  Having been harmed by others to such an extent and yet still choosing to endure in silence is no different from helping the evil person's arrogance.

  But from the standpoint of those ordinary people, such a choice seems to be not too much to ask for. To put it bluntly, she can probably "speak without any pressure".

  Lu Xiaofeng smiled meaninglessly and said: "Take your things back, I'm also leaving."

  Zhan Zhao shook his head, "I've already made myself clear."

  Lu Xiaofeng looked at him and didn't know what to say, this is forced luck, isn't it?

  Little Phoenix Maiden got angry and grabbed the jade pendant, shoving it into his hand.

  Zhan Zhao suddenly took advantage of the situation and pulled her into his arms.

  Lu Xiaofeng was stunned.

  Is this really the true face of Xiao Mao? Is that the forever courteous and polite, keeping a proper distance from women, Nan Xiaoyi, Yu Mao?

  "You can't give me a response, but at least let my heart have a place to settle."

  Xiao Feng glanced at him sideways, thinking about what words would be more suitable.

  Zhan Zhao patiently waited for her response.

  Finally, Little Phoenix coughed and said: "Am I right in understanding that you're saying you want to be my permanent backup plan? As long as I turn back, you'll be there waiting for me? If one day I change my mind, you'll also be the first choice, right?"

  Zhan Zhao smiled slightly, her words were a bit strange, but the meaning was right.

  No matter if you love me or not, I'll be there, never leaving, never abandoning.

  "If I do that, it would make me feel like I'm one of those shameless girls. Hey, Xiao Mao, are you doing this on purpose?"

  "Of course not."

  "Alright, if you're really that stubborn, I'll hold onto it for now. If one day you meet the right person, come back and ask me for it then." Lu Xiao Feng decided to drop the matter, after all, she had said what needed to be said.

  Zhan Zhao smiled.

  "Besides, hurry up and let me go, aren't you satisfied with taking advantage of me? I won't remind you, does this cat really have the nerve to hold on and not let go?"

  Zhan Zhao smiled and let go.

  "There's nothing more to say to you, I'm leaving the city."

  "Wait a minute, miss."

  "What else is there?"

  Zhang certain borrowed his sister's carriage for a use.

  "Zhan Zhao——" "Do you want to substitute one thing for another?"

  Zhan Zhao by default.

  This is indeed a foolproof plan.

  "Ah-huh?" Lu Xiao Feng's face suddenly broke into a sly smile, and he grabbed him, whispering a few words in his ear.

  Zhan Zhao couldn't help but smile and nodded: "Miss, this method is very good."

  "Right? Bad guys aren't just Chai Wen Yi, when we're bad guys, we're also technically skilled."

  Zhan Zhao: "......"