A Thief Broke Into the House? (Second Update)

Perhaps because he was too tired, Su Liang fell asleep on Ning Jing's back. read

When she was woken up, she landed on the ground in a daze and looked around. She was back in the city and there were still two alleys away from home.

Mu Luo sent someone to keep an eye on him, while Ning Jing did not take off his mask. The two of them walked quickly through the deserted alley and walked to the back door of the house in the morning mist. Su Liang took out the key and unlocked it, and they went in together.

Mu Luo's men watched Ning Jing all night but didn't see Ning Jing come out.

When they heard the noise and saw that it was Su Liang returning, followed by Nian Jincheng, someone immediately went back to report it.

Nian Jin originally wanted to lie down on the table for the night, but because his left arm was injured, it was very uncomfortable no matter how he lay down. After washing, he slept on the bed in the tranquility room.

I had been traveling day and night, and was injured on the day I arrived in Bei'an County. After that, I was asked to do things I didn't want to do by Mu Luo, and I never relaxed or rested.

Having seen Su Liang's strength yesterday, and following Ning Jing last night, Nian Jincheng was not worried about Su Liang's safety.

In a completely unfamiliar place, he slept so deeply that he didn't wake up until dawn, which broke his biological clock of many years. He didn't even hear the sound of Su Liang and Ning Jing coming back from the backyard.

Until, suddenly, he felt something pricking his hand. Nian Jincheng suddenly woke up and sat up straight!

He saw Ning Jing standing by the bed, holding the small sword and wooden hairpin in his hand, with a calm expression, "It's time for you to go." After saying that, he threw the hairpin on Nian Jincheng and turned around to go out.

Nian Jincheng had a lot to say, but he didn't know where to start. He watched Ning Jing's figure disappear at the door.

Ning Jing had changed his clothes, and next to the bed lay Nian Jincheng's coat with some grass clippings on it, as well as his sword.

Nian Jincheng got up quickly, put on his clothes, put on his sword, stuffed the wooden hairpin into his arms, and walked out.

The door of Su Liang's room was closed, and Ning Jing was boiling water in the kitchen.

The small courtyard was quiet and quiet in the early morning, and the moist cold mist blew towards his face. Nian Jincheng took a deep breath and finally woke up.

He walked to the kitchen door, looked at Ning Jing who was adding firewood to the stove and asked, "Is Miss Su injured?"

"The left arm was slightly injured." Ning Jing replied, "She seriously injured four people, and they have been treated for their injuries. The two people arranged by the fourth prince escaped with Wu Yun and Wu Huaian."

Mu Luo might ask Nian Jincheng, this is what he must know.

Nian Jincheng wrote it down and sighed, "It's time for me to go."

Ning Jing said nothing. Nian Jincheng turned around and saw Su Liang's door opening and she walked out.

He had changed into clean clothes and looked good. When he saw him, he said, "You can go and come back for lunch."

Nian Jincheng was stunned, "Didn't you say..." Let me stay away from you...

"It's not the same thing. If Mu Luo asks, just say that your jade pendant fell here." Su Liang said.

"Okay." Nian Jincheng immediately took off his personal jade pendant and threw it into the corner of the passage between the backyard and the front yard, perfectly interpreting what "accidental dropping" means...

Just as Jincheng was about to leave from the backyard, he heard Su Liang's voice, "Why can't he wash dishes?"

Nian Jincheng: ...Sure enough, I knew it would be like this.

As a result, Su Liang hadn't finished speaking yet, "Same as you."

Nian Jincheng was stunned for a moment. Same as Tranquility? Did Ning Jing break a lot of dishes when he was washing them at first? It felt less awkward instantly.

Bathed in the morning light, Nian Jincheng returned to Mu Luo's residence behind the county government office and went directly to see him.

Mu Luo was having breakfast, so he asked Chang An to buy a pair of bowls and chopsticks, and asked Nian Jincheng to sit down and eat together.

Clearly in a good mood.

"Is Su Liang injured?" Mu Luo asked as soon as he opened his mouth.

Nian Jincheng replied, "Only my left arm was slightly injured, nothing serious."

"It's really amazing. I knew she wouldn't let me down." Mu Luo chuckled, "The four who were seriously injured by her need to rest for a while, but they won't die."

"That's great." Nian Jincheng said seriously, "I wonder how Wu Yun is doing over there?"

Mu Luo was vague, "There is no progress at the moment."

Nian Jincheng had a gut feeling that things were progressing, but Mu Luo didn't say anything, so he stopped asking.

Nian Jincheng knew that Mu Luo had brought him into this matter to ask him to serve and solve the problem, not to cooperate with him and share the credit.

As of now, Nian Jincheng thinks that he has not made any contribution. It is Su Liang who really helps Mu Luo break the deadlock.

"How is your injury?" Mu Luo asked.

"Fortunately, thank you for your concern, His Highness the Fourth Prince." Nian Jincheng said.

Mu Luo smiled, "I will never forget the arrow you blocked for me. Next, you should take good care of your injuries and don't be careless. In two days, you will go to the mine to take over the army. I will also go to the mine to have a look. Then call There should be no more assassins in Suliang."

"Yes." Nian Jincheng nodded.

If it weren't for Su Liang asking him to come over for lunch, he would have asked Mu Luo for instructions and left the county town for the mines later.

"After you finish eating, go back and rest. I will honor the contract with Su Liang." Mu Luo said.

This made Nian Jincheng think that Wu Yun must have made significant progress, otherwise Mu Luo would not have brought up the matter of honoring the contract at this time, which seemed to be a sure win.

is a good thing. Nian Jincheng also hopes that the iron ore smuggling case can be solved as soon as possible.

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After a while, Ningjing went out and bought some fresh ingredients.

Now he not only lights the fire, but also learns to prepare dishes. Cleaning and cutting all the meat and vegetables to be used can greatly save Su Liang's cooking time.

After making the bone soup and cooking the vegetables, Su Liang heard a knock on the door and put the prepared noodles into the bone soup.

Ning Jing opened the door, and Nian Jincheng was standing outside, holding two boxes of snacks from Mingxianglou in his hands. "Mr. Ning, I'm sorry to bother you. My jade pendant is missing. Maybe it was left here when I sent Miss Su home this morning. Can you go in and look for it?"

Ning Jing turned around without saying a word.

Nian Jincheng followed him in, turned around and closed the door, and then smelled the fragrance from the kitchen.

"Serve the dishes!" Su Liang called.

Nian Jincheng put down the snacks, and together with Ning Jing, he brought the prepared dishes to the main room and placed them on the table.

The dishes were all hot, and the noodles were almost ready.

Su Liang fried four poached eggs, served three bowls of noodles, poured fragrant bone soup, finely chopped pork, and crispy vegetables.

Nian Jincheng and Ning Jing came to serve, and Su Liang reminded, "Be careful of the heat. Whoever drops it will not be able to eat it."

Nian Jincheng immediately slowed down and carefully brought it to the main room.

Su Liang took off her apron, washed her hands, and sat down. Then she heard Nian Jincheng ask, "Miss Su's injury is okay?"

"You can ask later. It will be healed." Su Liang said.

There was a pot and two cups on the table. Su Liang said she didn't drink, so Ning Jing and Nian Jincheng were free to drink. The wine was good. Mu Fei asked Chang'an to deliver it yesterday.

Coincidentally, the three of them had wooden hairpins on their heads, and they were all made by someone, but Su Liang didn't notice it.

Nian Jincheng poured two cups of wine and placed one in front of Ning Jing. He wanted to clink glasses and drink together, but Ning Jing started to pick up food.

Nian Jincheng drank a cup himself, "Thank you Miss Su for your hospitality."

Su Liang thought, why don't you thank Ning Jing because she is an outsider? Huh...

"Someone said that you are 20 years old today. I wish you all the best, peace and happiness." Su Liang looked serious.

Nian Jincheng was still thinking that Su Liang couldn't know about his birthday, so why did he suddenly ask him to dinner? It turned out to be Ning Jing's idea.

"Thank you, Miss Su." Nian Jincheng raised his glass and drank it all. "I misunderstood you before, I hope you don't take it to heart."

Su Liang shook his head, "Longevity noodles, eat while it's hot."

It wasn't the first time that Nian Jincheng celebrated his birthday, but it was the first time someone made longevity noodles specifically for him.

He tasted it and felt that it was the most delicious and warmest thing he had ever eaten.

It was even more surprising to find two poached eggs underneath.

Ning Jing asked, "Why do I only have one?"

Su Liang was speechless, "I'm the birthday star, wait for your birthday, I'll make you ten!"

Ning Jing took away a poached egg from Su Liang's bowl directly...

Su Liang didn't care about a fried egg. Ning once fought with Yan Yu for brown sugar stewed eggs. In short, he never let his guests eat better than him...

Nian Jincheng thought Su Liang was going to be annoyed, but she continued to eat the dishes without frowning, as if she was used to it.

This surprised Nian Jincheng.

Ning Jing shouldn't be so naive. He once said, "I eat just to avoid starving to death." And Su Liang is definitely not a submissive person.

But the way they get along with each other shows a side of them that they don't have in front of others, and it's very natural.

"We'll go back to the village in the afternoon." Su Liang said, "We'll leave for the provincial capital on the eighth day of the first lunar month. He has to take an exam."

Nian Jincheng nodded, "Okay. Thank you, Miss Su, for taking care of him."

Su Liang raised his eyebrows, "At first glance, he sounds like your son."

Nian Jincheng: ...

Ning Jing frowned and brought the dish that Su Liang liked to eat to himself, expressing his dissatisfaction.

Su Liang put down his chopsticks, "I'm done." He went back to his room after saying that.

She thought they might want to reminisce about the past, and it would be inconvenient for her to be next to them.

Nian Jincheng asked, "Why don't you pretend to be a couple?"

Ning Jing replied, "I don't want to."

Nian Jincheng said seriously, "But I think you are a good match."

Ning Jing shook his head, "Suitable as friends."

"I thought you liked her, and I heard that she liked you." That's why Nian Jincheng said that to Ning Jing last night. He thought they were a couple no matter how he looked at them. He thought that now that they were brother and sister, they were planning to find another opportunity to get married officially, after all, the previous time was too sloppy.

"No." Ning Jing denied again.

Nian Jincheng sighed, "I used to think that no woman in the world could catch your eye and live with you. When I met Su Liang, I felt that she was the most suitable person for you. You are both alone, so there is no need to worry."

"I never think that you must get married and have children in life. Having one or two close friends is enough." Ning Jing looked indifferent.

Nian Jincheng snorted, "Confidant? That's because you haven't married yet and she hasn't married yet. You can control yourself not to marry, but can you control others not to marry? Don't tell me you can't see that the Fourth Prince has feelings for her. When she marries someone else, how can she care about you? Forget about cooking for you. What confidant do you have by then?"

"You're not dead." Ning Jing said.

Nian Jincheng was speechless, "I'm going to get married too! When I get married, I won't have time to care about you!"

Ning Jing nodded slightly, "Okay, I wish you all the best soon."

Nian Jincheng seemed to punch cotton. He said to Ning Jing earnestly, "Don't shut yourself up because of those things. Life is only a few decades long. You can live as you please without the shackles of your identity."

"Just take care of yourself." Ning Jing said.

Nian Jincheng frowned and looked at Ning Jing, "If you really don't like Miss Su, you don't mind me pursuing her, right?"

Ning Jing shook his head, "She is my adopted sister and my apprentice. Her husband-in-law must be guarded by me. I will not let her marry into the Nian family and face your sick grandmother. A sick father, a sick aunt, and a sick brother and sister. You are not worthy of her, so give up as soon as possible."

Nian Jincheng's face turned dark, "What about Xing Yusheng?"

"He is too weak." Ning Jing commented, and added, "So are you."

Nian Jincheng was instantly heartbroken, "Yes, she is your apprentice. In your eyes, who can be worthy of her?"

"Do you have someone you like?" Ning Jing asked back.

Nian Jincheng shook his head, "No."

He had no intention of pursuing Su Liang because he felt that Su Liang should marry Ning Jing. What I said just now is just to stimulate the generals, but it is of no use.

"Yes." Ning Jing looked indifferent, "If you don't choose yourself, someone else will arrange it."

Nian Jincheng's face darkened, and he mentioned another matter, "Fourth sister is obsessed with you. In order to find you, she hired a killer from Yanyun Tower. Have you ever encountered any trouble here?"

Ning Jing nodded, "Hired by Ning Yao."

"Ning family, get rid of her as soon as possible." Nian Jincheng said, "Fourth sister has withdrawn her employment mission. I have reprimanded her, and you will not have any relationship with her in the future."

Ningjing looked calm, "Never."

Nian Jin grew up and sighed.

There was a knock on the door, and he immediately stood up and picked up the jade pendant on the table, "I'm leaving."

The door opened, and Chang An saw Nian Jincheng standing inside the door, looking very surprised, "Why is General Nian here?"

Nian Jincheng raised the jade pendant in his hand and said, "I sent Miss Su home this morning. I dropped the jade pendant here. Come back and find it. Miss Su left me to eat."

"Do you want money?" Chang An asked with a smile.

Nian Jincheng shook his head, "No. She said that thanks to the generosity of His Highness the Fourth Prince, there is no shortage of money now."

Chang'an felt the critical blow for his master...

Chang'an came to invite Su Liang and Ning Jing to a banquet tonight, and Mu Luo wanted to treat them.

Su Liang declined, saying that they would go back to the village after a while. She has two patients scheduled to see her again tomorrow morning.

Chang'an went back and told Mu Luo, but he said nothing more.

…

At dusk, the carriage entered Sujia Village.

Stopping at the door, Su Liang opened the car curtain and frowned when he saw that the door was ajar, "Is there a thief at home?"

The next moment, a familiar voice came from the courtyard, "Sister Liang, you are back! My sister misses you so much!"