Chapter 206: Evil People Have Evil People to Take Care Of Them
Dinner was indeed noodles.
Censor He watched his student wash her hands, and only let her sit at the table after she had thoroughly cleaned them.
He never expected that one day, he would have to teach his student about hygiene.
He thought of that huge black ant, its carapace shining with oil, its antennae hard, its waist thin, and many legs; the hairs on his back stood on end.
You are a beautiful lady, why would you play with this?
Censor He looked up at the sky, speechless.
He lowered his head and ate his noodles.
For dinner, not only did Madam Jiang personally cook the noodles, but Jiang the Second actually cooked too.
A gentleman stays away from the kitchen, yet he did not avoid it at all.
The Jiang Family kitchen was not far, and it was set up very brightly, with an open section.
It was dark, with candlelight.
When Censor He returned, he saw a handsome man under the lantern, with his hair tied up neatly, meticulously kneading dough, while a woman beside him chopped green onions.
It was a scene full of life.
He didn’t have this kind of feeling in his own residence; his wife was also from a prestigious family and would certainly not cook personally, nor would he himself.
Perhaps in his memory, his mother had cooked for him.
Perhaps a very long time ago.
Page Boy Jizi said that Lord Jiang had been cooped up at home all day, doting on his wife, not looking at official documents much, not receiving guests, and in the afternoon, he even watered vegetables in the courtyard, personally picked wild green onions, and then personally kneaded dough in the evening.
Censor He thought to himself that while he was busy helping to take care of the child, Jiang the Second was leisurely enjoying marital bliss. This, he felt, was a total scam.
Forget it, the noodles were quite delicious.
Watching the little girl opposite him, who had clean hands, slurp her noodles, was also quite pleasing to the eye.
Sitting together, Censor He didn’t feel superfluous at all.
The atmosphere in Jiang the Second’s home was very good, harmonious and joyful, completely contrary to the rumors.
Rumor had it that Jiang the Second was a ruthless killer, cold-blooded and merciless, yet at home, he walked slowly, kneaded dough, and even had to turn a garlic clove over to ask his wife for help.
After dinner, Censor He even took Jiang the Second for a walk.
Jiang Mianmian followed leisurely behind them.
It was actually quite late after returning from stargazing.
But someone came looking for them.
The visitor looked somewhat flustered.
Commander Jiang did not avoid Censor He, and Censor He also did not shy away.
He was here to find trouble in the first place, so why should he avoid it when trouble came?
The visitor was Xiao Huang County Magistrate.
Xiao Huang County Magistrate was very obedient in front of Lord Sima, so much so that he didn’t even recognize the old bearded man as Censor He, thinking he was Lord Sima’s advisor.
“My Lord, Old Madam Jiang went to the county yamen to beat the drum and complain, saying that you abducted her granddaughter.”
Commander Jiang didn’t even wrinkle his brow.
“Jiang Wan is missing? I remember I always told you to take good care of them.”
Magistrate Huang wiped the sweat from his forehead.
It was from the heat, and also from fright.
“She’s been missing for several days, but we didn’t discover it. Old Madam Jiang also only reported it several days later.”
Commander Jiang smiled, “My niece is exceptionally intelligent. All the brains of my children combined are not as shrewd as hers. If she wants to run off with someone, it is indeed difficult to keep an eye on her. But is Old Madam Jiang trying to frame me again? I cannot be falsely accused for no reason again. She says I abducted her, so I must abduct someone to show her.”
Censor He:…
Magistrate Huang: My Lord is right.
That night.
Jiang Wan tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
She was thinking, she relied on Young Master Liu to escape Ming County.
But Young Master Liu lingered in Jingzhou because of her.
The longer she stayed in Jingzhou, the more panic she felt.
But she never expected to actually see her cousin Chu Xi.
This time, she must follow her cousin.
But how to appear?
How to get rid of Young Master Liu?
It seemed heaven was helping her.
After her cousin disembarked, she initially thought his whereabouts would be hard to find in the vast sea of people.
But unexpectedly, they were coincidentally in the same inn.
She hadn’t seen Chu Xi again, but she recognized the guards by Chu Xi’s side.
Heaven was helping her.
She wanted to leave without saying goodbye, but she was worried that Young Master Liu would search the world for her.
So she decided to leave a letter.
She thought of many things.
But then felt it would leave too many traces.
Ultimately, she wrote on a piece of stationery: “May my lord succeed in the imperial examination and win the heart of a beauty.”
She accidentally spilled tea on it while writing, making it look like tear stains.
It soaked the letter.
She even carefully used her left hand to write the note.
The handwriting was merely elegant, far from what she usually wrote with her right hand.
Jiang Wan did not get a clean sheet; she finished writing.
She packed her belongings and left under the cover of night.
Her stay these past few days couldn’t have been just about romance; Jiang Wan had a new identity and travel permit.
Her name was Liu Qingqing.
When she was given the surname Liu, Liu Tong’s face flushed slightly, feeling very happy.
With a new identity and travel permit, she could leave.
She had already found a place during the day.
She chose a new inn, disguised herself.
Then she just had to wait to meet Chu Xi.
Although Young Master Liu kept saying he loved her and would marry her, Jiang Wan still didn’t believe him. She felt he lacked responsibility and couldn’t commit, a pampered young master who had never faced setbacks.
Once he encountered a setback, he might be just like her father.
Now, with his family scattered, he was still chanting Buddhist scriptures.
Cowardly and evasive.
She hated such men.
Everything went smoothly.
Jiang Wan left the inn, Young Master Liu didn’t notice, and no one chased after her. She arrived at the inn she had booked in advance and was checking in.
At this moment, she encountered the person who had guided them into the city last time.
She couldn’t remember his surname.
She felt a bit flustered, lowered her head to avoid him, assuming he hadn’t seen her.
When she returned to her room at the inn, the room was a bit simple and a mixed bag of people, but this was just an ordinary inn, not a Jiang Family property.
Jiang Wan entered the room, checked the table, looked at the kettle, there was still water. She poured a cup and took a sip, suddenly feeling the taste was off, then she fainted and fell down.
Before she fainted, she seemed to see the person who had guided them into the city. She remembered, he said his surname was Jia, and she could call him Xiao Jia.
The next day.
Someone spread the news.
Censor He, while at Commander Jiang’s house, actually accepted Commander Jiang’s youngest daughter as an indoor disciple.
Everyone thought Commander Jiang was too dirty.
He actually used his young daughter to curry favor with Censor He.
Legend said Censor He was impartial and incorruptible, and loved to report to the Emperor, with one report being enough to wipe out nine generations of a family.
They never expected him to be deceived by Commander Jiang.
It’s not like only you have daughters; everyone has daughters. In these times, there are quite a few children, after all, there are no birth control measures, it’s just a matter of whether they can be raised or not.
On this day, many brazen uninvited guests came to Commander Jiang’s house.
Jiang Mianmian’s classmates came to play with her.
To be honest, Jiang Mianmian’s popularity wasn’t very good.
Firstly, she didn’t like playing with kids her age.
Secondly, Jiang Mianmian didn’t have amazing social skills; she was naturally lazy and a homebody.
Of course, no one dared to bully her, after all, the Shangqiu Academy where they studied was established by Commander Jiang. Pang Ya, whom Jiang Mianmian brought, was also very intimidating; Pang Ya was very fat and strong.
Guests are guests.
Today, Jiang Mianmian was quite welcoming to her classmates.
After all, she and her new teacher disliked each other.
This relationship was a bit tiring.
Having classmates help share the burden made it much better.
Girls in ancient times, in some respects, matured very early.
After all, at the age of middle schoolers, they were already getting married and having children, so they had to mature early.
In front of Censor He, those girls subtly tried to show off.
Censor He looked at the group of little girls in red, green, and blue dresses before him, and his vision went black.
He felt his reputation was being damaged.
He still had to maintain a dignified appearance.
The daughter of Governor Wu was also Jiang Mianmian’s classmate.
In front of Censor He, she was polite and courteous.
She asked Jiang Mianmian:
“How much did you score on the last literary exam?”
Jiang Mianmian happily said, “Dingmo, I was lucky, I almost didn’t pass.”
The little girl sighed and said, “I didn’t do well, I only scored Jia’er.”
Jiang Mianmian’s eyes widened in agreement, “You only scored Jia’er? You spend so much time studying every day, you work so hard, and you only scored Jia’er? If I were you, I’d just bash my head in and die.”
The little girl:…
Censor He:…
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