After rebirth, she became the favorite of the powerful minister.

As soon as I went out, I ran into Xu Chengjin who had just received the news.

Ma grabbed Xu Chengjin and said, "You came at the right time! I knew you were a slick talker and not a good person. You should go down the mountain with me today!"

"Hey, wait a minute, Madam!" Xu Chengjin stopped the person on the spot with a smile, and coaxed him with a playful smile as if he knew nothing. "Look, you, we haven't seen each other for a few years, why do you suddenly dislike me so much? You clearly said before that I am good-looking and smart, and suitable to stay in Zhixuan Mountain to be your grandson-in-law. Why are you saying that I am not a good person now? Even if I can't be your grandson-in-law, we can still be friends even if the deal doesn't go through!"

"I was thinking of going to your place for a meal tomorrow, but why are you already thinking of sending me away? Did I do something to displease you? Just tell me directly, I can bear it... But please don't say anything about sending me down the mountain again!"

During the years on Zhixuan Mountain, Xu Chengjin did go to Ma's courtyard to eat for free. The young man was handsome, and his words were pleasant and coaxing. Ma did have such thoughts, but she was just joking when she said it. After all, her thoughts were clearly understood. Except for the person involved, no one in the entire Zhixuan Mountain knew about it. I'm afraid even Yuan Qi saw a little bit.

For this reason, Ma had also tried to test Yuan Ge several times, but the little girl who grew up in the mountains and rivers might have been late in enlightenment, or she was so focused on Yuan Qi's illness that she really didn't realize anything. Even so, Ma couldn't really match Xu Chengjin with her granddaughter. A man who was always thinking about someone else, no matter how good he was, was already someone else's. She should love her own granddaughter herself, so there was no need to send her away and ruin her.

But in her heart, she still liked this young man, just like she liked her own kid.

Who wouldn’t like a naughty and lovable teenager?

"That was in the past!" Ma waved away Xu Chengjin's hand, but she didn't try to drag him out any more. She just squinted her eyes with dissatisfaction and said, "You used to be Nanyin, a young disciple on Zhixuan Mountain, and now you are Young Master Xu of Shengjing City. Is that right?"

Young Master Xu touched the tip of his nose, smiling like a guilty thief and shameless, "You know everything? Hehe, what's the use of calling me Young Master Xu? In your eyes, I will always be just your little disciple Nan Yin!"

"Don't be so smooth-talking! Let me ask you, are you here to investigate Jin Su's affairs? Now that Jin Su is dead, you still suspect that there is someone behind her, right?"

Ma slapped him, but stopped just barely. She couldn't hit him, and she didn't want to, so she just hung there. Xu Chengjin smiled and handed his head out, laughing frivolously, "Second Madam, you see, you can't bear to hit me, how can you bear to drive me away? I'm just an idle young man from aristocratic family. I don't have a proper official position, and I don't mind other people's business. I just passed by Zhixuan Mountain and stayed for a while to celebrate the New Year. Don't you know what kind of person you are? I'm a typical person who helps relatives but not the people. Jinsu is not related to me, nor is she in the right. What she did and who she offended has nothing to do with me. Can I still seek justice for her? What do you think is right or wrong?"

He deliberately misinterpreted it. At first glance, there seemed to be no problem, but upon closer inspection, there were problems everywhere.

Ma frowned and said nothing. Zhan Yanfeng immediately brought up the topic, "It's fine for Master Xu to stay at Zhixuan Mountain for a while. Just think of it as going home. But Master Xu brought his best friend's wife home with him. Aren't you afraid of gossip? If the information I got is correct, this person is not Master Xu's maid, right? Why did the young lady of the aristocratic family accompany Master Xu to Zhixuan Mountain incognito? Can you take this opportunity to explain?"

All eyes fell on Yuan Ge, and Yuan Ge smiled warmly, "I'm just a little curious about Zhixuan Mountain. Just like the Third Elder said, it's inevitable that people will gossip about me, a married woman, going out with a stranger, so I have to hide my real name... Don't blame me, Third Elder."

"Why blame me!" Feng Qingtan couldn't bear to see his beloved disciple suffer any injustice, so he directly protected Yuan Ge behind him, with an ugly face and sneered, "What's wrong with a girl liking to hide her identity? Why don't you ask Nanyin why she wanted to hide her identity and come to Zhixuan Mountain? My medicine boy, she can call Wen Qian if she wants to, or Shiyin if she wants to. Even if she calls someone cat or dog when she feels like it, what does it matter? She is still my, Feng Qingtan's, medicine boy."

Yuan Ge thought to himself: I wouldn't be so desperate as to want to call something like cat or dog...

The old man has always had this temper. Even if his people kill or burn people, he will still protect them with a clear conscience. If you don't allow it, then very well, try his poison! Anyway, he was not a good person when he was young. It was only after he got older and had a precious disciple that he decided to live and work in this mountain and cultivate his character.

But this old man is only docile like a cat with its fur stroked in front of Yuan Ge. When Yuan Ge is not around, he is like a ferocious tiger that can suddenly attack and hurt people at any time. He will hurt anyone he sees!

On normal days, even Zhan Yanfeng would not easily offend this hot-tempered old man, but now the opportunity is rare, he needs to borrow Ma's useful spear to test the depth of these people, so he only said in a gentle voice, "Old man, what you said is biased. Now that my second brother is lying in bed with his life or death uncertain, it is understandable that my second sister-in-law wants an explanation in a hurry. What's more, now there are all kinds of rumors in Zhixuan Mountain. After all, he is the second elder, and his reputation is also important, don't you think?"

"What is it? I have always been biased. Tell me who is not biased." Feng Qingtan raised his hand to protect the man with a clear mind. "What do you mean by uncertain life or death? How could I not know that he was uncertain life or death when I took his pulse myself? But you kept saying that he was uncertain life or death and that they went up the mountain to investigate Zhuang Lichuan. I didn't hear it elsewhere. If Zhuang Lichuan's reputation is ruined, I think it's all your fault! You mentioned Jin Su again and again. Zhan Yanfeng, I want to ask you, what is your intention!"

These words were almost like scolding Zhan Yanfeng.

Zhan Yanfeng was not annoyed, still wearing that mask-like expression, and his voice was flat, "Mr. Feng, if the second brother is really as you said, then why can't my second sister-in-law and I visit him? You, or rather, you... are hiding something? The second brother was fine at dinner last night, why is he like this this morning? Or, how come this person... is so tired after sleeping that he passed out?"