" Aning, I caught another one."
Lou Yingyu showed off the big fish she had just caught. She leaned over to look at the wooden bucket next to Tong Aning and exclaimed in surprise, " Aning, how come you don't have a single one?"
Tong Aning remained silent, only grinding her teeth.
Azhu smiled and said, "Miss, please don't talk about Aning anymore."
Lou Yingyu made a face.
[childish!]
Lou Yingyu: "..."
Azhu said quietly, "Miss, I'm so worried that Aning will bite you."
Tong Aning and Lou Yingyu both looked at Azhu with a quiet gaze.
Azhu pursed her lips. Just then, Azhu fishing rod began to twitch, and she exclaimed happily, "I've caught a fish on my fishing rod!"
Tong Aning: "..."
Why can't I catch any fish? Xixi, can't you put a fish on my fishing rod?
Xixi: Ah, me?
It muttered to itself: [Host, I am the Gossip System.]
[Then I can hang a melon on my fishing rod!]
Tong Aning doesn't care about anything!
Xixi:...
Azhu pulled the fish ashore, a loud crashing sound came from the adjacent pleasure boat.
The three of them stood up at the same time and looked towards the pleasure boat next door.
They arrived at the center of the lake first, and this pleasure boat came later. The two pleasure boats kept to themselves, so why did they suddenly start arguing next to each other?
The three of them were incredibly eager to try it.
[ Xixi, what's wrong next door?]
[It's quite a commotion next door. That guy was planning to drug his sweetheart, but he accidentally put the drug in his father's cup instead.]
"[That's so exciting?]" Tong Aning's eyes lit up. "[And then what? And then what?]"
[His father feigned dizziness, so he helped him into the room. He then tried to bring his sweetheart over, but his father, already drugged, grabbed him and wouldn't let him leave.]
[They wouldn't really...]
[Um.]
Hmm.
Tong Aning's face twisted slightly for a moment.
[This drug is too potent; it makes it impossible to distinguish between men and women. It's truly a case of reaping what you sow.]
[Who can argue with that? Besides, his mother and his beloved's mother are both on the pleasure boat.]
Tong Aning couldn't understand, "Then why did they even do this?"
[Evil thoughts took hold; the father and son planned to force the issue after they had consummated their relationship, then pin the blame on the girl, claiming she had seduced them, so that they could absolve themselves of any involvement.]
[This is disgusting! Wouldn't this girl's mother kill someone?]
Zhou Youhui is committing murder on the boat across the street.
She held in her hand a knife she had snatched from the cook on the pleasure boat; the knife had been used to kill fish and still had fish blood on it.
She pointed the knife at the Han father and son, her hatred dripping with blood. "You heartless people, how could you scheme against my daughter like this? I'll kill you all today, I'll even accept going to jail!"
The man's mother, who had initially been blocking Zhou Youhui, now fell silent.
The two pleasure boats were not far apart, and she heard Tong Aning's thoughts.
Her heart was already broken when her son and husband got together, so when her son and husband said that it was all Zhou Qingdai's doing, her boundless anger was immediately directed at Zhou Qingdai.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Youhui was even angrier than she was.
So that's how it is; the husband and son tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing money instead.
Qi Wanxiang snatched the knife from Zhou Youhui's hand, while her son Han Wang continued to say, "Mother, it's wrong to kill people."
It's ridiculous; he thought she intended to harm Zhou Youhui and her daughter.
The next moment, Han Wang watched helplessly as his mother slashed his father with a knife, blood gushing out and staining Han Wang's vision red. Fortunately Qi Wanxiang had been pampered for many years, otherwise, this slash could have severed his father's arm.
Hearing his father's wailing, Han Wang roared, "Mother, what are you doing?"
Looking at Han Wang's hateful gaze, Qi Wanxiang couldn't understand, she really couldn't understand, how could the son she had raised treat her like this.
Tong Aning didn't understand either.
[This Han Wang is pushing Zhou Qingdai Zhou Qingdai towards his father, wanting her to become his concubine. What is he thinking? Isn't he helping his father commit adultery? His mother carried him for ten months and gave birth to him, and he betrays her like this.]
[Because his father fell in love with Zhou Qingdai at first sight, and in order to inherit the family business, Han Wang had no choice but to endure the pain and struggle.]
[And then he succumbed to the allure of his family's wealth, right? He and his father are the most disgusting.]
Qi Wanxiang swayed slightly; it was unexpected.
She threw the knife to the ground with a clatter. A short while later, the pleasure boat returned, but two people were struggling on the water.
Tong Aning and the other two took out their binoculars to look at it.
[It looks like Han Wang and his father.]
[Tsk tsk tsk, even this pleasure boat belongs to his mother, yet Han Wang still tries so hard to please his father. Has he lost his mind?]
Lou Yingyu and Azhu exchanged a glance. They had heard Tong Aning's thoughts and knew the whole story, but Tong Aning was unaware that they knew.
So, even though they hate Han Wang, shouldn't they ask if he should be saved?
Lou Yingyu: "Oh no, someone's fallen into the water! Aning, should we rescue him?"
Her tone was very perfunctory.
Tong Aning said, "I won't save him."
Lou Yingyu: "Well, what a pity."
Still just going through the motions.
Tong Aning stared at Lou Yingyu Lou Yingyu, who touched her face. "What's wrong?"
Lou Yingyu thought that Tong Aning was doubting her.
Unexpectedly, Tong Aning was very pleased. " Yingyu, you really listen to me."
Lou Yingyu: "..."
Tong Aning went to see Azhu.
Azhu: "I also think it's better not to save him."
Tong Aning was even more gratified.
Lou Yingyu sighed inwardly, "That silly beauty really lived up to her name."
On the way back, Tong Aning told Lou Yingyu and Azhu what had happened on the pleasure boat next door, and Lou Yingyu and Azhu were indignant.
Lou Yingyu said, "Luckily, it's still salvageable."
Azhu chimed in, "Exactly."
Upon reaching the lake, the three disembarked from the painted boat and encountered Zhou Youhui and Zhou Qingdai.
Tong Aning asked in surprise, " Shopkeeper Zhou, what are you doing here?"
Zhou Youhui already knew that the voice in her heart was Tong Aning's voice; Tong Aning was their benefactor.
She had nothing to hide.
Zhou Youhui said, "I just went boating on the lake with my daughter."
[Could those be the ones on the boat across the street?]
[Yes, host. And it wasn't Han Wang who put the wrong medicine in the cup; Zhou Youhui switched the cup.]
[To drug the herbal medicine shopkeeper in front of him? Do you think he's someone to be trifled with?]
Tong Aning and the other two admired Zhou Youhui very much. After chatting for a while, they parted ways.
A few days later, Zhou Youhui sent a large batch of medicinal herbs to the Marquis's residence.
These are all things Tong Aning needs.
*
Late May.
Tong Fengye and Feng Chu are back.
Tong Fengye returned to the Marquis's residence, while Feng Chu went directly to find Feng Jingruo.
Tong Fengye looked much stronger and darker.
Su Zhouyue's eyes welled up with tears. She touched the wounds on Tong Fengye's face, and Tong Fengye comforted her, "Mother, it's alright, I'm not in pain."
Su Zhouyue patted Tong Fengye on the back, "On the battlefield, swords and spears have no eyes; how can you avoid getting hurt?"
Tong Fengye: "..."
He said with a pitiful expression, "Mother, don't you feel sorry for me at all?"
Tong Aning: "Third brother, Mother is almost crying, and she doesn't even feel sorry for you."
Tong Fengye chuckled contentedly, "Big brother, second sister, fourth sister, fifth sister, Mu Yao, where's father?"
Su Zhouyue said, "The Emperor has summoned your father to the palace for a meeting; he simply cannot leave."
Tong Fengye touched his armor. "Then I'll take it off when he gets back."
Su Zhouyue: "What kind of scene is that?"
Tong Fengye puffed out his chest and raised his head, full of pride, and said, "That's exactly right! Let Dad see how successful I am now."
Su Zhouyue laughed and scolded him, "Your father already knew you were capable. Hurry up and take a bath. You can put it on when your father comes back."
"Alright."
After taking a bath, Tong Fengye changed into the clothes that Su Zhouyue had prepared for him.
[I really never imagined that this black coal was my third brother.]
Tong Fengye: "...?"
Who are you accusing of discrediting coal?
Tong Fengye walked towards Tong Aning, gritting his teeth. "Tong! An! Ning!"
Tong Aning smiled innocently, her eyes crinkling, and asked, "Third Brother, what's wrong?"
Tong Fengye crossed his arms. "I rushed back day and night for your birthday and marriage. Is this how you repay me?"
Tong Aning quickly said, "Thank you, Third Brother. You've worked hard."
Tong Fengye sat down and snorted, "That's more like it."
Tong Aning massaged Tong Fengye's shoulders, and Tong Aning Tong Yi'an followed suit. The two of them, one on each side, created a heartwarming scene that made Tong Fengye want to cry.
He looked at Tong Yi'an and sighed, " Yi'an has grown up so fast. When I left, Yi'an couldn't even touch my shoulder."
As he spoke, Tong Fengye even stretched out his hand to demonstrate.
Tong Yi'an: "..."
Is Third Brother implying she's short?
Tong Aning felt she had pressed enough and reached out her hand to Tong Fengye, "Third Brother, where's my gift?"
Tong Fengye cursed, "How can this be?"
Tong Aning deliberately asked, "Third Brother, you didn't prepare anything, did you?"
Tong Fengye: "..."
He took something out and placed it in Tong Aning's palm. Tong Aning picked it up and looked at it; it was a very exquisite whistle.
Tong Fengye: "Try blowing it."
Tong Aning brought the whistle to her lips and blew it.
The next moment, a golden eagle circled above Tong Aning's head and finally landed on the stone table in the courtyard.
Tong Fengye said, "This is a golden eagle that I painstakingly tamed. Take it with you when you get married. If Xue Lin treats you badly, just let the golden eagle bite him to death."
Tong Aning: "..."
Su Zhouyue smacked Tong Fengye, "How dare you say such a thing?"
Tong Fengye didn't take it to heart. "What's there to be afraid of? No matter what, family comes first. In any case, I can't treat Aning badly, not even the Crown Prince."
Tong Fengye was already a carefree and irresponsible person, but now that he's gone to the north and come back, he seems to have taken on a bandit-like air about him.
Tong Aning looked at the golden eagle, gripped the whistle in her hand, and said earnestly, "Thank you, Third Brother. I will definitely keep it safe."
Tong Fengye grinned, "That's more like it."
He then took out other gifts one by one, giving one to everyone.
He stroked his chin. "Actually, there's something..."
Tong Aning was very vigilant.
[No way, did Third Brother also save a girl on the battlefield?]
Tong Fengye: "..."