Chapter 121 Early Arrangements

Shang Ji is not stupid, how could he not know what Madam Wei is thinking.

"Madam Wei has been coveting the position of Duke for a long time. It seems that this time she is going to use ruthless means to help Shang Silang take the position."

Only if Shang Silang becomes the future Duke, can Shang Zhihe successfully succeed the young Duke.

Otherwise, the lineage of the fourth house in Xiyuan will be ruined.

"The general has a sharp eye."

But how can everything in this world go according to her mood?

She wants to help her son take the position, but the Duke's Mansion is what they must get, and it will be left to Ping'er in the future. How can she succeed easily?

Therefore, Shang Ji looked at the chessboard without any surprise, and then asked.

"Is she planning to poison?"

"It's been quiet these two days. I asked Mr. Liu to pay more attention to my father-in-law's food and tea, and I didn't find anything wrong."

Du Jingyi shook his head, obviously dispelling this suspicion.

"That means you want to make arrangements for an accident. It's the end of the year and winter. If something happens to father, we have to move. It's really filial piety."

"Yes, that's what I'm thinking."

Shang Ji made a move and then said.

"I will find a few people to protect father secretly. You don't have to worry about this place. On that auspicious day, if you can move forward, then move it. I don't want to step into the courtyard of the Duke's Mansion for a day."

Hearing him say this, Du Jingyi smiled and said.

"General, don't worry. Didn't we agree to clean up the mansion for Ping'er so that he can take over in the future? Now that the fifth room has left, there are still three rooms."

"Do you want to deal with them?"

Shang Ji asked calmly without even raising his eyebrows.

Du Jingyi shook his head and said immediately.

"Since my father-in-law is going to have an accident, then our East Garden will naturally be in trouble. Otherwise, it would be unfair to Madam Wei for her hard work in the next move."

"So you mean to take advantage of the east wind?"

"Not only will you hurt Madam Wei, but you will also take the opportunity to send away the people from the third house."

"How do you want me to cooperate?"

Du Jingyi hesitated and did not continue his words.

And Shang Ji's chess piece did not fall. He looked up at Du Jingyi and understood.

"I will arrange it for my father. I won't really kill him, but it's okay to get some minor injuries."

Du Jingyi wanted this effect. Otherwise, how could she deal with these people without bloodshed?

However, after all, he is her husband's father. If she speaks up, it would not be beyond the rules.

She also didn't want a conflict between the two because of this matter.

"Don't worry, General. When everything is settled, my father-in-law will be able to have a quiet time."

"Yeah."

Shang Ji is not really heartless. He has a grudge against his father.

He blamed him for being soft-hearted and sentimental, which led to his mother's hard life in the backyard.

But it didn't mean that he was really cruel, and he watched his father being plotted to death by Mrs. Wei.

The two played chess for most of the night, and finally they were too sleepy to rest.

That night, the wind in Sui'an City was blowing, as if it had dragged the whole earth into winter all of a sudden.

Sure enough, early in the morning of the next day, snow was flying in the sky.

It was not big, but it could be seen after falling a little bit.

This year's snow fell early. In previous years, it would not fall until the winter month, but it just came in late October.

Therefore, many farmers were caught off guard.

They had to hurry to put the harvest into the cellar early, otherwise it would be frozen outside, and it would be difficult this winter.

The farmers outside the city were busy, but there were fewer people on the streets in the city than yesterday.

Probably because of the first snow, many people stayed at home and didn't want to go out.

Naturally, this also included everyone in the Duke's Mansion.

In the main room of the Xitang Courtyard in the East Garden, Shang Ji and Du Jingyi were sleeping in each other's arms.

In the quiet morning, no one would disturb near the main room.

The quilt on the bed was thicker, which was just right for Du Jingyi to cover herself, but now that Shang Ji was back, she was a little irritated by the heat.

She had many dreams all night and didn't sleep well.

It wasn't until the sky was a little light that Du Jingyi fell asleep, so she couldn't be woken up at this moment.

Shang Ji had developed a habit over the years that no matter when he went to bed, he would always wake up at dawn.

So after opening his eyes, he carefully stared at his wife, and when he didn't find that she had any intention of waking up, he fell asleep again.

It wasn't until Sizhong, when Du Jingyi slowly woke up, that he also "woke up".

Turning her head, she saw her husband's face and smiled.

She moved her body and wanted to get into his arms, but she accidentally touched the place she shouldn't touch. She immediately turned her back to Shang Ji, not knowing what to say to make this embarrassing situation pass quickly.

Instead, Shang Liulang, the culprit who made her blush, laughed foolishly and deliberately whispered in her ear.

"Madam, don't feel shy. It will be better when we have more opportunities to see each other in the future."

His explanation was so blunt that it would be better not to say it.

Du Jingyi was originally seven points embarrassed, but now she became ten points shy.

She had never noticed this before.

One reason was that Shang Ji went out early and came back late, and many times she was not awake, and the person beside her had gone, leaving only some traces of tenderness.

Secondly, every time she woke up, she was just shy and would quickly let someone come in to help them wash up.

So naturally it was not discovered.

Today's attack frightened her, and she thought that the general had failed last night and would continue to do so today.

So he was so ashamed that he even turned red.

Shang Ji picked her up across the brocade quilt.

Such a big movement naturally frightened Du Jingyi, and he immediately said nervously.

"What is the general going to do?"

"Of course I will wait for Madam to bathe and wash herself."

"You... don't mess around! If this news gets out, how will I behave?"

Hearing this, Shang Ji smiled slyly, but he lost a lot of his usual seriousness.

It's more like a couple doing something slightly out of the ordinary, very calm.

"What are you afraid of? This courtyard is full of our people. If the news spreads, I'm afraid the entire courtyard will be investigated again."

As he said this, he hugged her directly and entered the ear room.

Maid Yingying had heard the commotion and originally planned to come and make arrangements for her master before calling.

Who would have thought that the general would just carry the person over.

She was really shocked, ashamed, and a little embarrassed.

Seeing that the master and the servant were competing with each other, their faces turned redder than rouge, Shang Ji stopped joking with him, put Du Jingyi on the imperial concubine's couch in the ear room, and whispered.

"My husband's hands and feet are clumsy. If he hurts my wife later, I'd better let your maid serve you. I'll go next door to wash up too."