Bai Xiaohu and Zhu Zhu looked at the freshly baked mooncakes eagerly, swallowing their saliva.
Both Aunt Bai and Mrs. Liu praised Su Liang for her cleverness and craftsmanship, and the mooncakes she made were so beautiful that people would not want to eat them.
"Ningjing is the one who is ingenious, and he carved the mold." Su Liang said, putting two pieces of mooncakes on the plate and handing them to Bai Xiaohu, "Be careful of burning them. Eat them after a while."
"Hey!" Just as Bai Xiaohu ran out with Zhu Zhu, Ning Jing appeared at the door of the kitchen.
Su Liang took another plate and put one in it and handed it to him, "Be careful because it's hot. Eat it after a while."
Hearing this, Ning Jing's stretched out hand hung in the air for a moment, and suddenly she remembered Su Liang's previous words, "I thought you were like my son for a moment." No matter how you heard it, it sounded like you were coaxing a child...
Ning Jing sat down at the stone table in the courtyard. Opposite him, two tiger-headed little brothers crowded together and smiled at him so hard that he couldn't even see his eyes.
"Can Brother Ning win the top prize in the future?" Bai Xiaohu asked.
Ning Jing nodded, "I'll try."
"Sister Su Liang is not Brother Ning's wife, can you marry me? I will grow up quickly! Then I will have delicious food every day!" Zhu Zhu's face was extremely serious.
Ning Jing nodded, "Go and ask her."
Zhuzhu really wanted to run to ask Su Liang, but Bai Xiaohu stopped him, "Brother, it can't be done. When you grow up, Sister Su Liang will be old!"
Su Liang, who brought tea:...
Bai Xiaohu added, "Brother Ning, when Sister Su Liang marries someone else, you won't have anything to eat!"
Ning Jing frowned slightly, and the two little guys put their heads on the plates and started to nibble on the mooncakes.
…
After giving half of the mooncakes to Aunt Bai and sending them away, Su Liang asked Ning Jing, "What do you think about Su Xingzhe? Who is framing you?"
Ning Jing shook his head, "I don't know."
"I can't live in peace even if I live here. I think Yan Yunlou's killer and this frame-up are just the beginning. I really have to consider looking for Yan Yu." Su Liang sighed softly.
Ningjing was silent for a moment, "Leave the recipe before you leave."
"No problem." Su Liang nodded quickly, "You have to teach me Qinggong first. You will get half of the money when the time comes."
"Okay." Ning Jing nodded gently.
It's not that he's afraid. But Su Liang feels that Ning Jing is too troublesome, and his suspected dual identity will definitely bring about double trouble.
Let me just say one thing. Ning Jing and Gu Ling were both hunted down by killers from Yanyun Tower.
Yan Sui might come and kill her one night. Ning Jing has great martial arts skills, but Su Liang is very self-aware. She has no chance of winning against a real master in this world. Even if she practices martial arts, it takes time to accumulate.
Su Liang chooses Ningjing between Yan Shiba and Ningjing, but in fact she does not necessarily need a companion.
As Ning Jing said before, Su Liang is rich and knows a lot about the situation in Qian Country, so he can change his life on his own. She said that looking for Yan Yu is only a possibility.
There was noise outside, and Su Liang put down the teacup, "That family is here to make trouble."
Su Xingzhe said in public that Ping Ping had framed him. He was baseless, but his family would not let it go.
Su Liang opened the door and saw Mrs. Niu being supported by her two sons and coming over crying.
Seeing Su Liang, Mrs. Niu showed a fierce look in her eyes. She pushed her son away and rushed towards her, cursing, "You bitch! You are the one who harmed my son!"
Su Liang ducked over and said coldly, "It's useless to wallow in the village. If you are really unjust, go to the county government office to play drums!" After saying this, he closed the door heavily.
Su Bai, who came after hearing the news, scolded Su Xingzhe's brother for quickly pulling his mother away, and sighed deeply, "The day before the hospital exam, Xingzhe really didn't go out at home?"
"I'm at home!" Mrs. Niu's eyes widened and she swore to the sky, "If I tell lies, there will be five thunderbolts from the sky and I will cut off my descendants!"
Subaru was startled by Mrs. Niu's fierceness, and murmured in his heart. It seemed that there was something fishy about making Mrs. Niu swear such a poisonous oath.
And even the villagers who didn't like Su Xingzhe, including Su Bai, felt that he didn't have the guts or the ability to steal the exam sample papers.
After all, Su Bai felt sorry that Su Xingzhe had to end up like this after studying hard for many years. When he saw that his family was unwilling to let him go, he said, "Girl Liang is right. What's the use of making trouble here? Xingzhe didn't go out that day, Mr. Ning and Liang The girl has never left the village. I saw it, so don’t bite anyone! You are going to the county government office. If you don’t say anything else, just insist that Xingzhe will be at home that day!"
Mrs. Niu suddenly grabbed Su Bai's arm and said, "Go and testify! Say you saw my son at home that day!"
But Su Bai really had never seen Su Xingzhe that day, and he refused to lie, let alone wade into troubled waters.
After some tugging and tugging, Mrs. Niu and her family finally left.
Just as Su Bai was about to leave, the door opened again, and Su Liang brought two kilograms of mooncakes to him.
This made Su Bai originally want to ask Ning Jing to help "inquiry" about Su Xingzhe's situation, but in the end he did not say anything.
…
Early the next morning, the two drove away from the village. Passing by the entrance of the village, they heard someone saying that Su Xingzhe's family was going to the county government today to play drums and complain.
Su Liang was driving the car, wearing the men's clothes she bought from the county town last time, and was being driven by a young man with a jade face.
Although she mentioned that she wanted to leave yesterday, it would not be so soon. She still wanted to learn some martial arts from Ning Jing.
As for Ning Jingyao's recipe, I'm already writing it.
The carriage went to the county seat and went to the house they bought the day before.
I had only been away for a few days and the house was very clean. I tidied it up briefly and picked a large basket of pomegranates, which I planned to take back to the village.
"So much... do you want to drink pomegranate juice?" Su Liang suddenly suggested.
It was rare for Su Liang to ask for Ningjing's opinion before making food, so of course he would not refuse.
She didn't see how Su Liang cooked it. Ning Jing waited for a quarter of an hour before she brought a bowl of rose-red liquid, "Nothing added, just try it!"
"Thank you." Ning Jing picked it up and took a sip. Although his facial features had long been trained to be calm and unyielding, he was still pinched by the pain, put it down, and pushed it towards Su Liang, "You , never tasted it?”
Su Liang smiled happily, "I've had it in Türkiye before!"
Ningjing drank a glass of water, but still felt the sour taste in her throat not diminishing, "You did it on purpose."
"Don't you like to experience life? It would be nice to have honey." Su Liang knew that there was honey in this world, but it was rare, expensive, and not available in small places.
When the time was almost up, Ning Jing went out and went to the restaurant where the county magistrate was entertaining guests.
As soon as he entered the restaurant, someone immediately greeted him, "Mr. Ning, I'm waiting for you!"
Ning Jing followed the man upstairs and met all the scholars in Bei'an County this year, as well as the newly appointed county magistrate Mu Luo.
Everyone's eyes were focused on Ning Jing, who raised his hands to Mu Luo and said, "Sir."
"Master Ning is both talented and beautiful, no wonder he caught the eye of Prince Beijing." Mu Luo had a faint smile on his lips.
The scholar who was supposed to be the only criminal suspect in Bei'an County looked at Ning Jing with hidden hostility.
After Ning Jing sat down, the banquet started.
After Mu Luo tasted a few dishes, he put down his chopsticks. He took a sip of tea, frowned and covered his mouth with a handkerchief and spit it out. At first he said a few words, but then his expression slowly faded.
The banquet broke up quickly.
Ning Jing also felt that the food in this restaurant was not good. Fortunately, he had told Su Liang to leave some food for him and he would go home to eat later.
Just as Ningjing was about to leave, the man who led him upstairs stopped him again and said that Mu Luo invited him to drink tea at Mingxiang Tower.
…
When Ning Jing entered the elegant room of Mingxiang Tower, Mu Luo had already changed into a brocade robe.
The fresh and pleasant fragrance of tea floats in the air. It is not the most expensive tea in Mingxianglou, but Mu Luo's own tea.
"Master Ning, sit down." Mu Luo waved his servant away.
Ning Jing sat down and did not touch the tea in front of him, "What are your orders, Master Mu?"
"Master Ning, there is no need to be nervous. I admire you very much and am also very curious about your relationship with Prince Beijing."
"We just know each other, Prince Xing is kind enough to help," Ning Jing said.
"Haha." Mu Luo changed the subject, "I heard that your sister is a doctor?"
"Are you asking the eighth young lady of the Ning family?" Ning Jing asked back.
Mu Luo shook his head, "Su Liang, Miss Su."
"She is a doctor." Ning Jing replied.
"Do you know her past?" Mu Luo asked.
"She doesn't even know." Ning Jing said.
Mu Luo narrowed his eyes slightly, "What do you mean?"
"Before I met her, she was seriously injured and lost her memory," Ning Jing said.
Mu Luo hummed, "Can you still practice medicine after losing your memory?"
"She just forgot about the past, not that she became a fool." These were Su Liang's original words to Xing Yusheng.
"Do you believe it?" Mu Luo asked with a smile.
Ning Jing nodded, "Xin."
"So, you know nothing about her affairs in the capital? That's good, her guilt will not implicate you." Mu Luo said, observing Ning Jing's expression, there was still no change.
"What guilt?" Ning Jing asked.
"Her grandfather Su Yuanzhou treated the second prince's concubine, but he killed her. He was afraid of the crime and committed suicide by hanging on a beam with his children and grandchildren. Unexpectedly, there was a granddaughter who was greedy for life and feared death and ran away secretly." Mu Luo snorted coldly.
Ning Jing shook his head, "It's not her fault. There was no trial, no conviction, no punishment. She just refused to be forced to commit suicide. I don't think there is anything wrong with this. Master Mu thinks that Su Yuanzhou committed a crime and the nine tribes should be implicated?"
Mu Luo's face darkened, "That was the second prince's concubine, and she was the eldest granddaughter of Prime Minister Xiao. She died at the hands of Su Yuanzhou! So what if the nine clans were implicated?"
"If there is an imperial edict to punish the nine tribes, Su Liang will become a fugitive. That's one theory. Now there is no conclusion. Master Mu, what do you want?" Ning Jing asked back.
"Mr. Ning, if Su Liang is discovered by someone in the capital, he will definitely die, and it will affect your future. Do you want to continue to protect her?" Mu Luo asked Ning Jing.
Ning Jing shook his head, "I didn't defend her. I just answered when Lord Mu asked. But I still don't know what Lord Mu wants."
Mu Luo smiled, "I am somewhat distantly related to Prime Minister Xiao's Mansion, so I know the inside story, and I would like to give you some advice. This matter should not be made public. This is a drug, as long as you give Su Liang to me, I can help you
Clear the way to make your next journey smoother."
"Okay." Ning Jing nodded in agreement.
Mu Luo watched Ning Jing leave with a mocking look on his face, "Fake high-mindedness."
When Ning Jing returned home, Su Liang was practicing swordplay under the pomegranate tree.
After practicing a set of sword skills smoothly, Su Liang asked Ning Jing, "How did it go?"
Ning Jing shook his head, "Too slow."
"Yes!" Su Liang also felt that he needed more practice, "How about the new county magistrate?"
Ning Jing took out the drug that Mu Luo gave him, "He gave this to you."
Su Liang was confused, "What?"
"He asked me to knock you out and send you to the capital to be executed." Ning Jing said.
Su Liang was stunned for a moment, "Did I kill his whole family in the past?"
After listening to Ning Jing finish telling what happened, Su Liang noticed something was wrong, "Let's just assume that what he said is true. How could he just be a county magistrate if he cares so much about the Prime Minister's Mansion? Is he really an imperial envoy from the capital?"
Ning Jing's thin lips parted slightly, "Fourth Prince, Duanmu Chen."
Su Liang was surprised, "Duanmu Si? Mu Luo? Do you know him?"
Ning Jing shook his head, "Prime Minister Xiao is his maternal grandfather, and the second prince's concubine is his direct cousin."
"No wonder. He may think that no one in this small place knows him. But if he is here to investigate iron ore smuggling, he shouldn't keep an eye on a little person like me." Su Liang said.
"Are you still leaving?" Ning Jing asked.
Su Liang sighed, "I said you were in trouble, but I didn't expect that I would be in greater trouble. What should I do with this drug?"
"Don't worry. His hall has turned black and there is a bloody disaster. If he dies within three days, he will not trouble you again." Ning Jing said.