463. Mushroom picking
"Godmother, this one is delicious! That one is delicious too! Are they all for me?"
When Rong Yuanlong entered the door, he saw Yin Han sitting beside Rong Lan chewing roast chicken.
Rong Lan brought all the dishes that Yin Han pointed to before him, "It's all yours, eat them slowly, don't choke."
Duan Rong next to him had already handed the letter to Rong Yuancheng, and after reading it, Rong Yuancheng handed it to Chu Chu.
"How?" Rong Yuen Long asked hurriedly.
"Five days later, in Luoxia Valley." Rong Yuancheng thought about something.
"Luxia Valley?" Rong Yuanlang was stunned for a moment.
Duan Rong explained, "It's the place where I and Xiao Han found this letter."
"This... Chu Lian put Yin Han there, and there was no key transaction information on the letter he brought back. We had to send someone back to pick it up, come back to discuss, and then return to that place to replace people... Su Yan and Chu Lian were clearly trying to toss us on purpose!" Rong Yuanlang snorted coldly.
"I think so." Lu Zhe's voice sounded, and he walked in with his youngest son in his arms, "But that's not just that. When I heard Yin Han talk about it last time, the Luoxia Valley seemed not far from the Luoyi River. Chu Lian and Su Yan had not been exposed before, so it was very likely that they had been passing by by water. Although the waterway was broken from the seaside of Nanzhao, the original junction of Dongming, if the water and land were alternated northward, the best way to hide their whereabouts."
"It only takes two days to go to Luoxia Valley this time. We will send someone to this day to find a way to find the hostages in their hands before the transaction! There are so many people, it is difficult to hide!" Duan Yunhe said.
"The terrain near Luoxia Valley and Luoyi River is complex, especially in Luoxia Valley, there are many places where people can hide." Duan Rong sighed, "Su Yan will definitely put eyeliners there. Once our people appear, they will easily alarm the snake."
"Then can only trade according to Su Yan's arrangement? It's so frustrating!" Duan Yunhe clenched his fist and smashed the table.
"As long as my cousin and brother-in-law are still in Su Yan's hands, we try our best to avoid angering her. Who knows what that crazy poisonous woman will do?" Lu Zhe did not sit down and paced back and forth with her son in her arms. The little guy's schedule was finally adjusted after Lu Zhe came back. Now he was shaking his little hands with his eyes open and he was very energetic.
"Then won't look for it?" Feng Jinbao asked.
Rong Yuancheng shook his head, "Don't go into Luoxia Valley, check it out on the outside, and don't bother to find other hostages. Now the key is to determine whether the third sister and brother-in-law were brought over by Su Yan."
"I understand." After Feng Jinbao finished speaking, he looked at Duan Yunhe, and the two stood up and left together. They have been doing business all year round, have wide connections and many eyeliners, and are experts in finding people.
"Who will go then? You will have to set out the next day." Lu Zhe asked.
"I'll go." Chu Chu said, "The people who are going to save this time are mostly members of the Chu family. I happened to have something to say to Chu Lian. Rong Lan, why don't you go with me?"
Everyone was stunned when they heard Chu Chu's last words.
Rong Lan was a little puzzled, "I have poor martial arts skills and I am afraid that it will become a burden."
"Just be careful." Chu Chu insisted, "By Yuancheng and Lu Zhe stay to guard the house."
Rong Yuancheng and Lu Zhe didn't quite understand why Chu Chu wanted Rong Lan to go. Although Chu Chu did not show any obvious behavior, some people in the family still realized that Chu Chu treated Rong Lan very well. But of course, it was impossible for such a thing to be because Chu Chu was reluctant to let Rong Lan go and wanted to bring her by his side, so he would not be so emotional.
Chu Chu did this with a purpose, but he didn't say it clearly.
Rong Yuanfeng wanted to object, but seeing that Rong Yuancheng didn't say anything, he didn't say anything.
Rong Lan didn't ask again, just said, "If I need to come forward, there will be no problem."
Things have been settled for the time being and the day before, so it is not that urgent. The antidote for the puppet medicine made by Mrs. Xin has been handed over to Chu Chu, and the medicinal materials to be traded with Su Yan were prepared, and Chu Jun in the dungeon was nothing unusual.
When everyone else left, only Chu Chu and Rong Lan, as well as Rong Yuancheng and Lu Zhe were left, Rong Lan asked, "What am I going to do?"
Chu Chu smiled, "With me, I will anger Su Yan. If she really wants to do it to me and refuses to give up, it is best to make her think that if she doesn't attack me, I will join the Rong family."
Rong Yuancheng and Lu Zhe immediately understood Chu Chu's purpose.
Rong Lan also suddenly realized, "It turns out that you went out with me to Huguo Temple and then went to pick mushrooms in Xingshan. Is it for Su Yan's eyeliner? Because she admires you, you want her to think that you and me..."
Chu Chu nodded, "Yes. I can't confirm whether this matter will work. But the letters from both times were written by Chu Lian. His arrangements were suspected of delaying time. Perhaps they were waiting for Su Yan to meet him. Since that's the case, we will come forward to deal and see how Su Yan will react."
Rong Yuancheng looked a little disagreeable, "I understand that Uncle Chu wants to anger Su Yan, disrupt her plan, provoke her relationship with Chu Lian, break the deadlock, and give us a chance to fight back, but will this not make Su Yan hate my mother because of jealousy? If she comes to my mother later and does something crazy, we may not be able to defend against it."
"I will protect your mother." Chu Chu only made a simple guarantee and didn't say much.
Lu Zhe looked inexplicably, "Uncle Chu fell in love with Aunt Rong, any outsider would find it credible when he saw it, but what if Su Yan didn't believe it? If she guessed that Uncle Chu did it on purpose and was not fooled, such arrangement would be in vain."
"Actually, there is no special arrangement. If she really doesn't believe it, for us, she will just act according to the original plan and will not lose anything." Chu Chu said.
But in fact, Lu Zhe said that just now, it does not mean that he really thinks that Su Yan would not believe that Chu Chu would like Rong Lan. On the contrary, Lu Zhe felt that although this method was simple, it was often the most effective. Maybe Chu Chu was a "weakness" in the extremely rational Su Yan? After all, Su Yan, who had traveled through time, actively expressed his affection for Chu Chu Chu. With her personality, she was afraid that Chu Chu would not accept that Chu Chu looked down on her but was obsessed with Rong Lan. Lu Zhe never dared to underestimate women's jealousy and possessiveness.
"It's settled, Acheng, don't worry, I'll be more careful." Rong Lan expressed her approval of Chu Chu's plan, and after that, she went back to prepare. She wanted to find Mrs. Xin to get some poison to protect herself.
Waiting for Rong Lan's footsteps to go away, Rong Yuancheng looked at Chu Chu, "Uncle Chu is to my mother..."
Lu Zhe's lips curled slightly, "It must be intentional, I've seen it a long time ago."
Chu Chu shook his head seriously, "Don't talk nonsense, it's important to save people now."
Neither Rong Yuancheng nor Lu Zhe expected Chu Chu to deny it, and it was difficult to judge whether Chu Chu Chu was true or not. But since he said it was no, they could only think it was not, otherwise it would be as if they were eager to let Rong Lan follow Chu Chu.
This topic ended. When Chu Chu saw Chu Xiaoxiao again, he also told her not to tell others about his liking Rong Lan. Although Chu Xiaoxiao didn't understand why Chu Chu was like this, she still promised Chu Chu that she would not say it.
Originally, Rong Lan came back from the Duke of Ming Dynasty and planned to tell Rong Lan about his affairs with Ming Yaruo, but because Rong Lan was busy with work, Rong Yuanlang planned to talk about it later. When Jun Lingyue asked about it, Rong Yuanlang told the truth. Jun Lingyue was happy about it, but she did not make any statement.
The next day, Lu Zhe suddenly remembered something and came to find Chu Chu, "Uncle Chu, be careful of Su Yan's explosives."
Chu Chu was not surprised at all when he heard this, "I have considered this, so I can only go."
Lu Zhe smiled, "Uncle Chu is so confident that Su Yan won't blow you up?"
"At least it's less likely than blowing you up." Chu Chu said calmly.
Lu Zhe coughed lightly, "That's true. But don't let Aunt Rong get too far away from you."
"Don't worry, I'm here, she's there, and I'm not here, I will guarantee her to go home safely." Chu Chu nodded.
After returning from Luoxia Valley, Yin Han ate well and slept well, and could play with the baby. She was so happy. Last night, Yin Han insisted on sleeping with the twins. Rong Yuanlang said he would press the child down, and Yin Han said he was working on the floor in the baby's house.
Rong Yuanlang didn't stop him, Yin Han ran to Qingrongyuan with his quilt and pillow in his arms. Rong Lan persuaded him a few words, but he couldn't help him.
Yin Han said, "The young master and his wife are not here. I want to protect the baby! Don't let them be caught by the bad guys! Godmother, I'm very awesome!"
Rong Lan had no choice but to arrange for Yin Han to sleep in the study, and the two children were separated by a wall. Before Yin Han went to bed, she sang a song for the child. She sang quite nicely, but as she sang, she started crying because she missed her dead mother, and Rong Lan had to go over and coax her...
In this way, Chu Chu and Rong Lan soon set out to Luoxia Valley to make a deal with Su Yan and his wife.
Duan Rong and Duan Yunhe's grandson had set out to the city nearest Luoxia Valley to arrange the reception yesterday. At that time, so many hostages may be injured or poisoned, and they need carriages and horses. Including the medicinal materials used for trading at that time and Chu Jun, they have been secretly sent over and are not with Chu Chu and Rong Lan.
Chu Chu and Rong Lan rode out of the city before dawn and made simple disguises. Ordinary people couldn't recognize them, but they would feel that they were a couple at a glance. Su Yan and the eyeliner she secretly inserted would not be unable to recognize Chu Chu Chu and Rong Lan. If nothing unexpected happens, they would always pay attention to their every move.
Chu Chu and Rong Lan did not deliberately act very close, but they were only two of them, one man and one woman, even if they did nothing or said nothing. Just walking together would make people with intentions think about something.
Just as Chu Chu and Rong Lan rushed to Luoxia Valley, Chu Lian had already found the village where Su Yan was. Since the couple left Feixian Island, they finally met again.
Chu Lian saw Yin Jiang and Chu Yuning at first, but he did not recognize him. He thought Su Yanzhen had brought Su Mo and Yuan Qiu over. It was not until Chu Yuning called him "Dad" that he realized that it was his daughter.
Chu Lian has always loved Chu Yuning the most, and the father and daughter met, and they were naturally happy. Chu Yuning remembered the experiences he had walked along the way, and couldn't help but feel wronged and pulled Chu Lian aside to talk.
Yin Jiang's heart was raised, and she was really afraid that Chu Yuning would tell Chu Lian about his infringement of her. This might be more serious than telling Su Yan. Compared to Su Yan's emphasis on Yin Jiang, Chu Lian looked down on Yin Jiang in every way. He once said that Yin Jiang's pursuit of Chu Yuning was simply a toad that wanted to eat swan meat, and he was delusional and daydreaming. If Su Yan hadn't wanted to use Yin Jiang, Chu Lian would have killed Yin Jiang before. If Chu Lian knew that when he was away, Yin Jiang would have defiled Chu Yuning's innocence, he would have deprived Yin Jiang.
However, seeing Chu Yuning leaning against Chu Lian and acting coquettishly, Yin Jiang felt a little relieved, went out silently, closed the door from outside, and breathed a sigh of relief.
A man appeared at the gate of the yard. Yin Jiang was about to meet him, but he listened to Su Yan's instructions, "Go and make some hot water and tea for Yuning."
"Yes, madam." Yin Jiang responded respectfully, and saw Su Yan walking out with the subordinate who had just returned from inquiring about the news. He obviously wanted to listen to the report alone. He could explain it with Yin Jiang on his back, but Su Yan was carrying Chu Lian and Chu Yuning on his back, so Yin Jiang couldn't help but think about it.
But Yin Jiang didn't have the courage to eavesdrop on the past, and could only guess that it was related to Chu Chu, otherwise there was nothing that Chu Lian could not know.
"Are you sure, are Chu Chu and Rong Lan here?" Su Yan asked coldly.
"The subordinates can be sure that it is them, and there are only those two people on the surface, and no one else is walking with them." The spy said respectfully.
Su Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, "Rong Lan's martial arts skills are mediocre, why did Chu Chu take her to Luoxia Valley?"
In fact, Su Yan was not asking the spy this sentence, but the spy misunderstood. After thinking for a while, he said, "Maybe Chu Chu has already fallen in love with Rong Lan, and the two are unwilling to separate..."
"Stop!" Su Yan raised his hand and slapped the spy to the ground, "What do you know?"
The spy covered the corner of his bloody mouth and got up tremblingly and knelt down, "I'm talking too much, please forgive me!"
"Go and explore again! I want to know their every move!" Su Yan said sternly.
The spy got up, and the few jumped and disappeared.
Su Yan returned to the yard and happened to Chu Lian open the door and smiled gently when he saw her, "Yan'er, what are you going out to do?"
"It's okay." Su Yan shook her head, "Have all those people arranged it?"
Chu Lian walked over, hugged Su Yan's waist, and hugged her in his arms, "Don't worry, you've all settled according to your plan."
"My husband, you won't blame me for not letting go of your father, right?" Su Yan asked softly.
Chu Lian shook his head, "My father? He has always only Chu Ling's son in his eyes. Even if Chu Ling ran away from home for so many years, he refused to even give me the position of young master. Even Chu Ling's son is more important than me in his heart. You do this for me and for our children, why would I blame you? I am a descendant of the royal family, but the old guy only hopes that I will be an ineffective waste for the rest of my life. I don't want to give me the treasure map in my hand, and I want to give him a grandson whom I have never met before. Isn't Ajun his biological grandson? He is unkind, don't blame us for being unrighteous!"
"But I'm a little worried..." Su Yan sighed.
"What are you worried about? Yan'er's plan is seamless. We are sure to win now. The Rong family dare not act rashly!" Chu Lian said.
"Chu Chu has come out of seclusion." Su Yan's eyes flashed slightly, and he didn't see it from Chu Lian's perspective. "He is extremely strong, and when he was on Feixian Island, he was quite hostile to you. Now he has gone all the way with the Rong family. With him helping the Rong family, our chances of winning are hard to say."
"Yan'er respects Chu Chu too much! What else can he do besides martial arts? He can't be your opponent at all!" Chu Lian let Su Yan go and said seriously.
Su Yan closed his eyes and sighed again, "Actually, there is something I have never mentioned to my husband. I originally thought that it would be better to have less than more things, but now I have to say it. When I was on the island, Chu Chu once wanted to molest me with his back..."
Chu Lian frowned fiercely, "What? Damn it! I knew that Chu Chu pretended to be hypocritical and didn't look close to women. He had done so many dirty and dirty things behind his back! Yan'er, why didn't you tell me earlier? What did he do to you?"
Su Yan shook his head, "No, he didn't dare to make a big deal when he saw me not obeying, for fear of a bad ending. That time I knew that his martial arts were far above me. I originally thought that before he left the seclusion, it would be the best to turn Su Mo into our puppets and let them kill each other, but I didn't expect that Chu Chu came out of seclusion earlier. Since he got the exact news, I always felt uneasy in my heart."
Chu Lian held Su Yan's hand and patted him gently, "Don't be afraid of Yan'er. It's not easy to deal with that bitch Chu Chu? Use Chu Xiong's life to threaten him to destroy his martial arts! He was raised by Chu Xiong since he was a child, so he dared not to obey!"
"Don't forget, my husband, Ajun is still in his hands. The transaction for the next day has been negotiated. We can only follow the original plan and not cause any trouble. Otherwise, what should we do if something happens to Ajun?" Su Yan shook his head.
Chu Lian frowned, "After the transaction tomorrow, we still have Su Mo and Rong Yuanqiu in our hands, so what can Chu Chu Chu do?"
Su Yan pondered for a moment and said, "My husband, I thought of a plan. Isn't Chu Chu going all the way with the Rong family? Why don't we ask the Rong family to exchange Su Mo after this transaction, or we will kill Su Mo. Unless Chu Chu breaks up with the Rong family, he can only compromise and even propose to exchange Su Mo's nephew with himself. Chu Xiong will definitely ask him to do that at that time. After all, Su Mo is Chu Xiong's precious grandson, and Chu Chu is just the adopted son who Chu Xiong picked up and raised."
Chu Lian's eyes lit up, "A clever plan! If Chu Chu doesn't want to, this plan can get rid of his relationship with the Rong family and his relationship with Chu Xiong! They have a rift, which is naturally a good thing for us! If Chu Chu wants to continue pretending, he can only give up himself to save Su Mo! At that time, I will definitely chop him up and vent his anger for Yan'er!"
Su Yan shook his head slightly and lowered his emotions in his eyes, "It would be a pity to kill him. It would be better to turn him into my puppet and use it for me."
Chapter completed!