Chapter 258
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Cheng Cheng couldn't figure it out, but Jiang Pengji's words gave him a new suspect.
Noticing the change in Cheng Cheng's expression, Jiang Pengji asked casually.
"Do you have someone in mind?"
Cheng Cheng couldn't say it out loud even if it was really that person, let alone just having a slight suspicion.
Jiang Pengji didn't ask further. She glanced at Cheng Cheng's wife.
The couple had been living a comfortable life. They had never been as embarrassed as they were that day.
She asked a very practical question, "I just heard from you that all the guards were killed by the villains. Now we're in the middle of nowhere, and we're still a few days away from the nearest courier station … What's your plan?"
Cheng Cheng was injured, and his wife didn't do any housework. They didn't know how to survive in the wild.
Cheng Cheng looked embarrassed when Jiang Pengji asked the question.
Before he could say anything, Jiang Pengji continued, "If you don't mind and trust me, why don't I send you to the nearest station? You can settle down there and then contact your families. You are still in danger if you don't know the background of the thugs. "
Cheng Cheng thanked Jiang Pengji for her kindness with shame.
If they didn't get a ride, they would have a hard time surviving even if the thugs didn't kill them.
Compared to Cheng Cheng's gentleness, his wife was very straightforward. She liked Jiang Pengji more after witnessing what she did.
"You have extraordinary skills and an imposing aura. I wonder which family you are from?"
"The Liu family of Hejian. My first name is Xi. My father is Liu She. If you don't mind, you can call me Lanting."
After hearing this, Cheng Cheng and his wife were both surprised, but they focused on different things.
Cheng Cheng's wife focused on the young man who was talented enough to be a good son-in-law.
"You are Liu Zhongqing's son?"
When Liu She was young, he was the man that many girls missed. The story of him and his wife, Gu Min, was even more popular.
Cheng Cheng's wife had never seen him, but she had heard about him. She didn't expect a talented man like Liu She to have such a powerful son.
Those villains had forced the couple into a dead end, but in front of this young man, they were so vulnerable.
After a while, Mrs. Cheng's mind was already twisted. She labeled Jiang Pengji as the future son-in-law. If any family's daughter could marry Liu She's son, it would be a great deal.
It was a pity that his daughter was still young. Otherwise, he would really want to settle down for her.
Cheng Cheng's focus had nothing to do with Liu She. It was purely because of Liu Xi.
"You're already twenty?"
He didn't look like he was twelve or thirteen at most.
Jiang Pengji was stunned for a moment. She immediately understood the reason behind Cheng Cheng's question. She explained, "The courtesy name of Lanting was left behind by my late mother. It's just that father and mother loved each other deeply. After mother passed away, she always called me 'Lanting'. "
Since he had already given it, he might as well just use it. It would save him the trouble of giving it a nickname.
Cheng Cheng: "…"
Such a wild and unrestrained style was really something that Liu She would do.
Most of the blood on her body had dried up. It was impossible to tell what she looked like. Jiang Pengji told the guards to protect Cheng Cheng and his wife. She found a secluded place to wash her face. She couldn't wash off the other blood on her body, but she had to wash off the blood on her face.
"You're really good-looking. Do you have an uncommitted marriage?"
Cheng Cheng's wife was more and more satisfied with Jiang Pengji. She saw that Jiang Pengji looked so delicate and pretty. Although she was a little feminine, she was a popular image of a handsome young man. She was tempted and wanted to be a matchmaker for Jiang Pengji.
Jiang Pengji nodded and then shook her head. She said, "I did have an engagement, but Master Liaochen told my fortune. He said that I shouldn't get married early. Otherwise, it would be harmful. So, I had to cancel the engagement in order not to waste the girl's time."
Cheng Cheng's wife gave up on the idea of being a matchmaker. She felt it was a pity.
She didn't doubt the truth of Jiang Pengji's words.
Marriages between gentry families were not child's play. Unless it was unavoidable, they wouldn't cancel the engagement.
Jiang Pengji's reason was irrefutable.
Cheng Cheng looked at Jiang Pengji's face thoughtfully until his wife pinched him.
Her husband was a good teacher. She didn't want to spoil Jiang Pengji's mood by talking nonsense.
Cheng Cheng smiled bitterly. "You've misunderstood me. I just think that you look familiar. I think I've seen you somewhere before."
"Since Lanting is Liu Zhongqing's son, he naturally looks like him. Why are you thinking about this?"
Cheng Cheng was speechless. He had never really met Liu She. They had been friends for a long time.
They both knew of Liu She, but they had never met.
The circle of gentry families was not big, but it was not small either. He had never met Liu She, but he had made friends with the same people. He had heard about Liu She from his friends. Therefore, Cheng Cheng said that Liu She looked familiar was not because of Liu She.
He thought about it and suddenly remembered that he had seen an unfinished painting from his friend a few months ago.
If the woman in the painting was a few years younger, more youthful, and softer, wouldn't that be Liu Xi?
However, Liu Xi was Liu She's second legitimate son. He was the daughter of a concubine in the Liu family and had been raised in a boudoir.
Uh … Could it be that the woman sleeping among the flowers in his friend's painting was the late Gu Min?
It was terrifying to think about it!
However, it was not impossible to think about it this way … His friend was Yuan Jing's disciple, and Yuan Jing had some contact with Gu Min when he was young. Perhaps he knew about Gu Min's appearance through Yuan Jing …
"Are you in trouble, Master?" Jiang Pengji opened the way with her knife and walked in front. The shrubs were cleared more thoroughly than before. It was more convenient for Cheng Cheng and his wife to walk. "I see that you look troubled."
Cheng Cheng was speechless.
He felt that it was better not to tell the young man in front of him that there was a boy who was not much older than him who painted his mother.
"It's nothing. I'm just thinking about who wants me dead …" Cheng Cheng found a reasonable excuse. "Although I have some guesses, I don't think that person would do such a thing …"
So that was what he was worried about.
Jiang Pengji was not suspicious. Even though she could see that Cheng Cheng was a little guilty, it was not appropriate for her to ask.
"Langjun, you're finally back … The guards found traces of a fight nearby …" Xu Ke saw a few people walking out of the forest from afar.
From afar, Xu Ke saw a few figures walking out of the forest. He hurriedly trotted forward and swallowed all the words he wanted to say.
Who could tell him that Langjun had only gone out to fetch water … Although it took a long time … How could he be covered in blood when he came back?
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