Chapter 56
October in Jiangcheng is warmer than Yangzhou, and it is not very cold at night. Chen Jiao groped and put on her coat and left the tent.
At the table next to the window, Ho Ying stood with his back to her.
Regarding life and death, Chen Jiao couldn't think of any taboos for a lonely man and a widow to get along in the middle of the night. She walked behind Ho Ying, looked at the inner door and asked, "Will the maid hear it when talking here?"
Ho Ying turned around and whispered: "I put the medicine on, and she can't wake up even if I beat the drums and drums."
Pills?
Chen Jiao glanced at Ho Ying for a long time, but she didn't expect that he would use such despicable things even if he looked so handsome.
"Let's sit here." Worried that someone would come to the window ridge to eavesdrop, Chen Jiao picked up a chair and walked towards the screen beside the bed.
Putting the chair outside the screen, Chen Jiao looked up and saw Ho Ying coming with empty hands. She said wonderingly, "Don't you sit?" She wouldn't wait for her to move the chair for him, right?
Ho Ying's voice was cold and hard: "No, please tell me a long story."
He came to listen to her talk about big things, not to have a long talk with her, so why should he sit?
Chen Jiao is only about the man's chest. If she sits and stands, how can she speak?
Chen Jiao had to stand and quickly sort out her thoughts. Chen Jiao whispered: "Ho Ying, I have done a lot of wrong things before, especially I'm sorry, Brother Wei, but I was thrown into the water that night and walked through the gate of hell. In order to atone for myself and accumulate blessings for Brother Lin, I really want to regret it."
Ho Ying listened silently, knowing that the matter was behind.
"Two months ago, I tried to reconcile with Mingzhu siblings. Brother Wei was about to believe me, but I suddenly realized that there were people in this house who wanted to harm Brother Wei more than before. Not only Brother Wei, but he also wanted to eradicate you. I believe that when you and Brother Wei were killed, the next thing he had to deal with was me and Brother Lin."
Ho Ying could not believe the woman in front of him at all. He was even more suspicious of Chen Jiao's unfounded words and said coldly: "Who is that person? What evidence do you have?"
Chen Jiao calmly said, "Second Master He Jinrong, since I called you over, I wouldn't want to hide anything from you. I used to harm Brother Wei because after Brother Wei'er's accident, Brother Lin could inherit the position of the head of the family as the second son of the eldest son, but he didn't know that the mantis stalked the cicada and the oriole was behind him, and the second master hid it even deeper. The evidence is that I found that he was hiding an inner thief by my side. It might be Qiuju, but I have no solid evidence yet. In order not to let the second master find out that I noticed, after Brother Lin was injured, I deliberately scolded you and Brother Wei and acted for the inner thief to show you. That evening, Master Second Master found me and first sowed your relationship with me, and then suggested help me get rid of you."
Ho Ying's eyes changed slightly.
He Jinrong took good care of He Wei, but he couldn't see any clues, but there were disputes between He Jinrong and him many times over the Lion Story. Chen Jiao said that He Jinrong wanted to harm him, but Ho Ying was half-believing and half-doubted.
"How is he going to harm me?"
Chen Jiao said: "He asked me to transfer you out of the city to pick up Brother Lin's grandmother. My house is far from Jiangcheng. When you walk halfway, you will meet a teahouse. He Jinrong has already bribed the teahouse guy. When you go to have tea, the guy will add medicine to your tea. When you set off, his ambushed thug will appear, with the purpose of breaking one of your legs."
In the third life when Chen Jiao did not appear, Ho Ying had such a broken leg.
Ho Ying asked: "How did he conclude that I would go to have tea?"
The man seemed to interrogate, and was so tall and imposing. Chen Jiao was tired. In order to get rid of this atmosphere of suppression by Ho Ying, Chen Jiao plucked the hair in her ears, sat leisurely on the chair, and then said lightly: "You are strong and healthy, and you may not be tired. My mother is old and has been sitting in a carriage for a long time. She passed by the teahouse on the way. Do you guess she will go to have tea? She is going, can you not accompany her?"
Ho Ying felt that this kind of imagination was reasonable, and he would not be wary of anything in a small teahouse on the roadside.
But looking at the blurry face of the woman on the chair, Ho Ying questioned again: "Even if everything is as you said, how can I determine that it was the second master's work, not the trap you deliberately set up to sow me and the second master? We are fighting against the clam, and you will benefit."
Chen Jiao suddenly became angry!
Why is this Ho Ying so suspicious?
But Chen Jiao didn't know how to prove herself in a short period of time.
Ho Ying sneered and was about to leave.
At this moment, Chen Jiao thought of something and said to the man's back: "I wanted to harm Brother Wei before. The so-called enemy knows the enemy best. I have the ability to hire a group of thugs to ambush you. I believe you know better than anyone else." Although the original body is vicious, its methods are limited to the inner huts. If you don't have the ability to ask for a thug.
Ho Ying paused.
Chen Jiao continued: "If I really had the scheming to be a fisherman, I wouldn't have dealt with Brother Wei in the past. Ho Ying, I know you hate me, don't I hate you? You blocked me so many ways and threw me into the lake and almost drowned me. I was really afraid of you. If it weren't for He Jinrong, he would bully me orphans and widows without anyone to rely on him, and actually intended to touch me, forcing me to go to the fore. Do you think I would defect to you?"
At the end, Chen Jiao turned around and her voice became even more hoarse.
Ho Ying was shocked. He Jinrong actually wanted to bully her?
"Are you serious?" Ho Ying asked sideways.
Chen Jiao was so unspeakable that she said, "He said that after he was done, he would not treat me and Brother Lin badly. After that, she put her hand on the back of my hand. What is this not bullying?"
Ho Ying was very angry. He Jinrong wanted to be the head of the family, and this kind of ambition was normal, but He Jinrong actually thought about his sister-in-law, and that beast was worse than that!
"What are your plans?" After calming down, Ho Ying returned to Chen Jiao and asked.
Chen Jiao shook her head and lowered her head and said, "I'm afraid of him and I have to cooperate with him first, but I don't want you to have an accident, your lips and teeth are cold. Even if you enter the teahouse tomorrow, you must not drink tea. As for how many thugs he has arranged, I don't know. Otherwise, you can bring two more people with you?"
Ho Ying thought for a while and said, "No, too many people will arouse his suspicion."
Chen Jiao raised her head anxiously and asked worriedly: "What should I do if you are injured?"
Only Ho Ying can make He Jinrong afraid of this family. If Ho Ying breaks his legs again, Chen Jiao's road behind him will be even more difficult.
So her concern for Ho Ying is real.
Ho Ying could hear her heartfelt nervousness and paused: "Unless he transferred thousands of troops, no one could hurt me."
He was just stating the facts and had no intention of showing off his luck, but Chen Jiao felt a kind of passion that belonged to a great hero.
"Okay, then be careful, Brother Wei and Lin are counting on you to protect you." Chen Jiao said solemnly.
Ho Ying nodded.
Chen Jiao had nothing to say.
It was pitch black, and the two of them looked at each other for a moment, but no one could see who was clear. Finally, Ho Ying looked away first and said, "I'm leaving?"
Chen Jiao stood up and gave him.
The man left like a ghost, Chen Jiao closed the door, and felt mixed emotions.
She got the trust of Ho Ying, but she had to worry about getting rid of He Jinrong's big hidden danger.
The next day, Ho Ying asked the driver to drive the car, and he rode a horse to pick up Chen Jiao's mother in this life.
When he went there, Ho Ying didn't drink tea. On the way back, the old lady was really tired and wanted to go to the teahouse to take a break.
Ho Ying also ordered tea and swallowed it as if nothing had happened. He seemed to have drunk it, but in fact he poured all the tea into the secret wine bag hidden in his sleeve.
After drinking tea, everyone continued to set off on the road and walked not far from the teahouse. A dozen masked men in black suddenly jumped out of both sides of the road, robbing money and committing crimes.
The old lady was so scared that she screamed. Ho Ying asked the coachman to protect the old lady. He snatched the coachman's whip and jumped off the horse. The man in black swung over with a big knife, specifically attacking Ho Ying's long legs. Ho Ying quickly dodged and walked through the man in gray clothes, his figure was like the wind. Wherever the horse whip passed, he either slapped the man in black on the back, slashed the man in black on the back, or rolled the man in black on the neck to knock the man out of the man.
In less than two quarters of an hour, more than a dozen men in black were lying on the ground wailingly, unable to escape even if they wanted to.
Stepping on a man's chest, Ho Ying leaned over and lifted the man in black's face, which was a blank face.
"Your kung fu is not a thief. Who sent you here?" Ho Ying asked coldly.
The man in black stared at him and refused to say anything.
Ho Ying crushed his feet hard.
The man in black cried out in pain and wailed: "I said I said, yes, it's the wife, it's the wife He! I beg the eldest son to spare us, we are also on orders. There are old men and young men at home, and there are injustices and debts. We just want to make a living, so please let us go!"
Ho Ying sneered in his heart. If the man in black said He Jinrong's name, he would have suspected Chen Jiao. Now the man in black slandered Chen Jiao, which was like He Jinrong did.
There was a rope on the carriage. Ho Ying tied up a dozen men in black and threw them to the side of the road, and told the coachman: "You send the old lady back to the city, don't make any noise here in advance, please ask the second master to come here, I'll wait for him here."
The coachman's face turned pale and quickly pulled the old lady away.
The carriage galloped all the way. After returning to the He family, the coachman went to find He Jinrong.
When He Jinrong learned about it, he frowned and rode a horse to see Ho Ying.
Seeing a man in black tied around an old tree from afar, He Jinrong cursed "rubber", and then his eyes fell on Ho Ying, who was sitting on the ground and dozing against the tree.
After getting off the horse, He Jinrong walked towards Ho Ying strode and whispered: "Ho Ying, what's going on?"
Ho Ying closed his eyes and did not move at all.
The man in black whispered to He Jinrong: "Second Master, he fell asleep shortly after he tied us up. It should be that the medicine effect had occurred!"
He Jinrong looked at Ho Ying and frowned and scolded the man in black: "Do you recognize me? Since you recognize me, why dare to rob our He family?"
The man in black was stunned and was about to speak when he noticed He Jinrong's wink, and the man in black shut up wisely.
He Jinrong walked to Ho Ying, bent down and called again.
Ho Ying still didn't move.
He Jinrong pushed him, but Ho Ying fell down in a tilt, laying on the ground in an indecent manner, sleeping tremblingly.
The leader of the man in black couldn't help it anymore and urged him: "What are you waiting for in the second master? Let's finish him with one knife, and save all the trouble!"
There was a wolf light flashing in He Jinrong's eyes.
He wants Ho Ying's life more than anyone else. If he takes action now, he can blame these robbers in black. When he goes back, he says he is a step late. After the man in black breaks free from the shackles, he kills Ho Ying and runs away. Ho Ying is transferred by Chen Jiao, and others will also be suspicious of Chen Jiao.
Staring at Ho Ying, He Jinrong slowly stretched his hand to his waist, where his dagger was hidden.
At this moment, Ho Ying suddenly moved, as if something was crawling into his neck. He closed his eyes and frowned, and raised his hand to wipe his neck.
He Jinrong immediately withdrew his hand.
"Ho Ying?" Looking at the man who was about to fall asleep again, He Jinrong called again.
Ho Ying frowned and finally opened his eyes.
He Jinrong was disappointed, smiled and said worriedly: "I finally woke up, I thought something had happened to you."
After saying that, He Jinrong personally helped Ho Ying up.
Ho Ying was shaking as if he was weak and had to lean against the tree.
"I was put in my tea." Ho Ying stared at the men in black and said, "Second Master, they were sent by his wife to assassinate me. What do you think you should do."
As soon as the voice fell, the people in black begged again.
He Jinrong rubbed his forehead and walked left and right, as if he was unable to make a decision.
Ho Ying kept looking at him.
He Jinrong left for a long time and suddenly sighed: "Ho Ying, this is wronged. But if you send them to the yamen, the matter will be a big deal, and our He family will lose face. Brother Lin is still young. If something happens to his wife, Brother Lin... Ho Ying, the family is harmonious and everything will be prosperous. Otherwise, let's just pretend that this has never happened. When I go back, I will talk to my wife. After she has learned a lesson, she will definitely not dare to commit it again in the future."
Ho Ying pursed his lips tightly.
He Jinrong said helplessly: "Ho Ying, without Brother Lin, I wouldn't have to say that I wouldn't tolerate such a vicious woman, but..."
Ho Ying understood and turned his head and said, "You are an elder, I listen to the second master."
Having said that, the young man's face was full of reluctance.
Chapter completed!