Fake Aloofness

[Falsely noble]

"Smells so good!"

Bai Xiaohu and Zhuzi stared at the freshly baked mooncakes, drooling. Reading

Both Aunt Bai and Liu praised Su Liang for his ingenuity and the mooncakes he made were so beautiful that people couldn't bear to eat them.

"The ingenuity is Ning Jing, he carved the mold." Su Liang said, putting two mooncakes on a plate and handing them to Bai Xiaohu, "Be careful of the heat, eat them later."

"Hey!" Just as Bai Xiaohu and Zhuzi ran out, Ning Jing appeared at the kitchen door.

Su Liang took another plate and handed it to him, "Be careful of the heat, eat them later."

Hearing this, Ning Jing's hand paused in the air for a moment, and suddenly remembered what Su Liang said before, "I felt that you looked like my son for a while." No matter how he listened, it sounded like he was coaxing a child now...

Ning Jing sat down at the stone table in the yard, and the two chubby little brothers opposite him huddled together, grinning at him with their teeth showing.

"Will Brother Ning be able to become the top scholar 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 can have delicious food every day!" Zhuzi's face was extremely serious.

Ning Jing nodded, "You go ask her."

Zhuzi really wanted to go and ask Su Liang, but was stopped by Bai Xiaohu, "Little brother, it's not possible. When you grow up, Sister Su Liang will be old!"

Su Liang, who brought tea over: ...

Bai Xiaohu said again, "Brother Ning, when Sister Su Liang marries someone else, you will have no delicious food!"

Ning Jing frowned slightly, and the two little guys had already put their heads on the plate and started to eat mooncakes.

...

After giving half of the finished mooncakes to Aunt Bai, Su Liang sent them off before asking Ning Jing, "What do you think about Su Xingzhe's matter? Who is framing you?"

Ning Jing shook his head, "I don't know."

"I can't live in peace here. I think the assassins in Yanyun Tower and this framing are just the beginning. I really need to consider looking for Yan Yu." Su Liang sighed.

Ning Jing was silent for a moment, "Leave the recipe before you leave."

"No problem." Su Liang nodded quickly, "You have to teach me Qinggong first. I'll give you half of the silver when the time comes."

"Okay." Ning Jing nodded slightly.

It's not that she's afraid. But Su Liang thinks Ning Jing is too troublesome, and the suspected dual identity will inevitably bring double trouble.

Just one thing. Ning Jing and Gu Ling were both hunted by assassins hired by Yanyun Tower.

Yan Sui might come to kill them one night. Ning Jing is good at martial arts, but Su Liang knows herself very well. She has no chance of winning if she fights with the real masters of this world. Even if you practice martial arts, it takes time to accumulate.

Su Liang chose Ning Jing between Yan Shiba and Ning Jing, but she didn't necessarily need a companion.

As Ning Jing said before, Su Liang was rich and knew a lot about the situation in Gan Country, so she could just move to another place to live by herself. She said that going to find Yan Yu was just a possibility.

There was a noise outside, and Su Liang put down the teacup, "That family came to make trouble."

Su Xingzhe said in public that Ning Jing framed him. There was no evidence, but his family would not let it go.

Su Liang opened the door and saw Niu Pozi, supported by her two sons, crying all the way.

Seeing Su Liang, Niu Pozi's eyes were fierce, and she pushed her son away and rushed over, cursing, "Bitch! It's all you who hurt my son!"

Su Liang dodged and said coldly, "There's no use rolling around in the village. If you are really wronged, go to the county government and beat the drum!" He closed the door heavily after he finished speaking.

Su Bai, who came upon hearing the news, scolded Su Xingzhe's brother to quickly take his mother away, and sighed deeply, "The day before the college entrance examination, was Xingzhe really at home and didn't go out?"

"Yes, he was at home!" Niu Pozi widened her eyes and swore to the sky, "If I lie, I will be struck by five thunders and my descendants will be cut off!"

Su Bai was shocked by Niu Pozi's cruelty, and he muttered in his heart. It seems that there is something fishy that can make Niu Pozi swear like this.

And including Su Bai, even the villagers who don't like Su Xingzhe think that he doesn't have the courage and ability to steal the examiner's sample paper.

Su Bai felt sorry for Su Xingzhe who had studied hard for many years and ended up like this. Seeing that his family was not willing to give up, he said, "What Liang girl said makes sense. What's the point of you making a fuss here? Xingzhe didn't go out that day, and Mr. Ning and Liang girl didn't leave the village. I saw it, don't accuse people randomly! You have to go to the county government, and don't say anything else, just insist that Xingzhe was at home that day!"

Niu Pozi grabbed Su Bai's arm fiercely, "You go and testify! Say that you saw my son at home with your own eyes that day!"

But Su Bai really didn't see Su Xingzhe that day, and he refused to lie, and didn't want to get involved in the muddy water.

After a lot of tugging and tugging, Niu Pozi and her family finally left.

Just as Su Bai was about to leave, the door opened again, and Su Liang gave him two kilograms of mooncakes.

This made Su Bai's original intention to ask Ning Jing to help "inquire" about Su Xingzhe's situation, but he didn't say it in the end.

...

Early the next morning, the two drove away from the village. Passing by the village entrance, I heard someone say that Su Xingzhe's family was going to the county government office to beat the drums and appeal for justice today.

Su Liang drove the carriage, wearing the men's clothes she bought from the county town last time, and looked like a handsome young man.

Although she said she wanted to leave yesterday, she didn't leave so soon, as she still had to learn some martial arts from Ning Jing.

As for the recipe Ning Jing wanted, she was already writing it.

The carriage went to the county town and went to the house they bought the day before the college entrance examination.

It had only been a few days since they left, and the house was very clean. After a simple cleanup, they picked a large basket of pomegranates and planned to take them 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 Ning Jing for his opinion before making food, so of course he would not refuse.

She didn't see how Su Liang made it. Ning Jing waited for a quarter of an hour before she brought a bowl of rose-red liquid, "There is 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 soreness. He 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 it was almost time, 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 came to greet 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, "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 had a hidden hostility in his eyes that fell on Ning Jing.

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 gradually disappeared.

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 Ning Jing 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 floated in the air. It was not the most expensive tea in Mingxiang House, 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 curious about your relationship with Prince Beijing."

"We are just acquaintances. 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 Luoxiao asked.

Ning Jing nodded, "Letter."

"So, you know nothing about her affairs in the capital? It's good that her guilt will not implicate you." Mu Luo said, observing Ning Jing's expression, which remained unchanged.

"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, and no punishment. She just refused to be forced to commit suicide. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. Master Mu thinks that Su Yuanzhou committed a crime that should implicate the nine tribes?"

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 kill 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.

"Master 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 does Lord Mu want?"

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 up the management and make your next journey smoother.”

"Okay." Ning Jing nodded in agreement.

Mu Luo watched Ning Jing leave with a sarcastic look on his face, "You're pretending to be noble."

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 was it?"

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 affairs of the Prime Minister's Mansion? Is he really an imperial envoy from the capital?"

Ning Jing opened his lips and said, "The fourth prince, Duanmu Chen."

Su Liang was surprised, "Duanmu Si? Mu Fei? Do you know him?"

Ning Jing shook his head, "Prime Minister Xiao is his grandfather, and the second prince's wife is his cousin."

"No wonder. He probably thought that no one in this small place knew him. But if he came to investigate the smuggling of iron ore, he shouldn't focus on a small 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 was in even greater trouble. What should I do with this drug?"

"No hurry. His forehead is black, and there is a blood disaster. If he dies within three days, he will not bother you again." Ning Jing said.