Zhong Niangzi Wanfu

Chapter 29 I'll Accompany You

一
For several days, Zhong Lan and Wen Shu hired craftsmen to renovate the south slope, built a pond, and brought in spring water from nearby mountains. Everything was ready except for the seedlings.

The things in Shengzhou were not finished yet. Wen Shu came in a hurry and could not stay long, so she had to go back to Shengzhou first.She promised Zhong Lan that she would take care of the import of seedlings from Nan'an, and Zhong Lan would only need to hire people to wait for the land to be planted.

After seeing off Wen Shu, Zhong Lan went to the southern slope of the eastern suburbs to work for a day. It was dark before he got in the car and returned home.

In the car, Zhong Yan smiled and hummed, in a good mood.

"Girl, you must be hungry. Let's eat a piece of pastry first." Chang Huan smiled and handed over a packet of shortbread cookies.

Zhong Lan picked up a piece and put it in his mouth, biting open the soft skin. The faint scent of osmanthus lingered in his mouth and filled his mouth. The taste was a bit strange: "This is not from our shop, right? Where did it come from?"

"My uncle asked Jiang Liu to deliver it in the afternoon. He said it was a new pastry from Wanchun Tower. He originally took it home at noon and wanted to give it to the girl to try. However, the girl did not come back to the house for dinner, so someone sent it to the girl."

"I also said that today is April 27th, so I'll call it 'Twenty-Seven Cake'."

Twenty-seven cakes, miss my wife cake?
Zhong Lan was stunned for a moment, then blushed unconsciously. He put down the cake in his hand, coughed twice, and said harshly: "Is he finished with all the county government affairs?"

"My uncle has been back home for lunch since yesterday. It's just that the girl has been so busy with Miss Wen these days that she didn't pay attention." Chang Huan smiled and handed the handkerchief to Zhong Lan to wipe his mouth.

"Did he taste it?" Zhong Lan pursed his lips and asked curiously.

"Then Chang Huan has no idea." Chang Huan took the handkerchief and shook his head with a smile, "My uncle is treating the girl so well now. Chang Huan doesn't believe that my uncle will change his mind in the future. Can the girl really have the heart to walk away? ?”

"He has saved me so many times. He considers everything for me and is considerate in everything. His parents also treat me very well. How could I not have any thoughts..." Zhong Lan lowered his eyes.

"But even if I can't let him go, what will I do in the future? One day, even if the two of us are inseparable, we will have to compromise."

"The future is a matter of the future. Why should the girl go against her will because of unwarranted things in the future? My uncle wants to live with the girl, and the girl also wants to live with the uncle. Isn't that enough?"

"Girl has been busy these days signing deeds, cultivating fields, building ponds, and drawing springs. She falls asleep when tired every day and gets up before dawn. Not even Madam Yue has ever worked so hard in running the Zhong Mansion."

"Chang Huan feels sorry for the girl. Since my uncle has handed over the keys to the house to the girl, he has recognized the girl. Chang Huan thinks that the girl really does not need to take care of her like this and has exhausted herself like this."

After a long silence, Zhong Lan raised his hand and touched Chang Huan's head: "Okay, I know I feel sorry for you."

"When did Chang Huan not feel sorry for the girl?" Chang Huan rushed to protect his hair, "Chang Huan combed it well, girl, don't touch it anymore!"

"Okay." Zhong Lan smiled and took Chang Huan's hand, "I understand what you mean. Now that you have someone to rely on, let's just settle down, be the county magistrate's wife leisurely, and live a peaceful life."

"But if I want to stay, then I have to do this even more." Zhong Lan sat up straight and took another piece of pastry and put it into his mouth.

Chang Huan became more confused after hearing this.

"Shen Feng is a good official who can petition the people. But being an official cannot just rely on determination and boldness. You must rely on momentum and money."

"For the sake of fame and money, he needs to make things easier for some people, and he has to temporarily give up his innocent heart. His eyes are too clear now, he can't do this, and he doesn't have the energy to do it. This is rare for him, and it is also His obstruction." Zhong Lan shook his head.

"So whether I leave or not, I will do these things for him. I helped him open a porridge factory before to build momentum for him in Qinlin. The money I brought from the Shen family was far from his salary, so I Let money beget money, and in the future, donate money to provide disaster relief and run schools to help the poor.”

"I want him to keep his original intention and go forward step by step to realize his ambition."

Chang Huan was stunned when he heard this, and it took him a long time to come back to his senses: "Girl, Chang Huan has nothing to say because she is too far-sighted."

two

The carriage returned to Shen's Mansion. Zhong Lan entered the archway and found Shen Feng drinking with the moon in the courtyard.

He was dressed in a white shirt to keep away the dust, his hair was tied up with a hosta, and he was covered in bright moonlight and raised his glass to the moon.The evening breeze blew by, gently ruffling his hair and clothes, adding a bit of elegance to him.

"Xiangong Shen, are you free today?" Zhong Lan smiled sweetly and stepped forward, "I've been traveling hard, can I ask for some tea from Mr. Shen?"

The corners of Shen Feng's mouth curved: "The mountain moon will never return, so I can only have a good drink with the moon in the sky." Zhong Lan was confused for a moment, and stepped forward to pick up the cup and smell it, only to find that it was wine.

"Madam, sit down." Shen Feng pulled Zhong Lan to sit next to him and filled a glass of wine with a smile, "Madam, can you have a drink?"

Zhong Yan raised his eyebrows, clinked glasses with Shen Yan and drank.

"Madam, you have a good drinker." Shen Feng hugged Zhong Lan and gently leaned to her ear, "Madam, Tan Lin is very good."

"I know." Zhong Lan couldn't stand him talking in her ear, so she moved to one side, but found that Shen Feng was surprisingly strong, and she couldn't move, so she had to follow him.

"I avenged the injustice of the Gao family, punished the You family, settled the debts accumulated for many years, and eradicated the cancer of Luoxia Village with Wen Yi."

"You did a good job." Zhong Lan gently stroked his back, "Can you let me go first?"

"Madam, do you know what I was thinking when I was promoted from county lieutenant to county magistrate, when I saw the Gao family being buried, when I saw the people getting the compensation paid out by Youfu, and when I saw Luoxia Village burned to the ground? ?"

"You are thinking that you have to continue to be promoted, go out of Qinlin, go out of Danzhou, go to the royal capital, and offer advice to the people in power." Zhong Lan guessed.

Shen Feng nodded with satisfaction: "I want to climb up. I want to rely on my efforts to make politics clear and the world peaceful. Let countless people like Gao have their grievances to be tried, and make the You family first-rate without profit."

"You will do it."

Shen Yan shook his head, and unintentionally rubbed Zhong Yan's shoulder, making her shiver.

"That day I saw the notice of the governor condemning Youfu, and hurriedly went to question the governor, but Master Zhang left me to drink tea to calm down my anger."

"He told me that if I want to be a county magistrate like Mr. Qin all my life, that's fine. But if I want to climb up, go to the royal capital, and do bigger things, I can't just rely on ambition. I have to do things. Power and money can lay the foundation for ambition, otherwise the so-called ambition of petitioning for the people will be as unrealistic as a castle in the air."

"The Shen family is in decline, and my parents have high hopes for me. I can't afford to make mistakes. I'm afraid that I will fall down when I climb up, and the Shen family will be affected by me; I'm afraid that I will indulge in relationships with others. The intrigues have led to me only caring about authority and forgetting my true heart; I am also afraid that I, like Mr. Qin, will be as cautious as others and end up losing sight of everyone."

"Perhaps, being a county magistrate for a lifetime and maintaining peace should be considered as realizing one's ambition, right?" Shen Feng's voice gradually weakened, as if he himself didn't believe this sentence.

"Then if the king comes to give you a decree that wastes the people and money, and puts the king's life and the people in opposition, how should you make a decision? Loyalty is difficult, and you have to risk your life?" Zhong Lan took out his hand and turned Shen Feng in front of him. She held his face and forced him to look into her eyes.

Zhong Lan felt more and more that the man in front of him was like a young eagle, and he should fly to the highest place in the sky: "You can't always be a county magistrate. You have to go up."

Shen Feng's eyes brightened, then dimmed, and he gently pulled Zhong Lan's hand: "I know you have always been worried after marrying me, fearing that I would end up giving up, and always want to save some body for yourself. Money. But before I got married on the wedding day, I swore in the family temple that I would never let you down in this life."

"And the key to the treasury at home has been given to you. If you want to buy something else, you don't have to work so hard. You can just take the money from the treasury. I will naturally not interfere. If that day comes, even if you empty the treasury Yes, I have nothing to say."

"Why does it involve me again?" Zhong Lan said angrily, "I'm talking about you."

"Tell me what?"

"I mean, you can't just be a county magistrate. If you are afraid of climbing high and falling, I will accompany you to climb up. If you are about to fall, I will hold you and protect the Shen family with you; if you indulge in intrigues, , forget your original intention, I will be there to remind you; if you are afraid of being lost to everyone, I will help you accumulate fame, power and money."

Hearing this, Shen Feng was completely stunned, pursed his lips and said nothing, just looking at Zhong Lan.

Zhong Yan's heart suddenly changed and he simply said it clearly: "In the past, I was afraid that I was not good enough for you. I thought that if one day you wanted to marry someone else to make your own way, I would have a way out. But since you said so, I also I want to believe you once."

Shen Feng still didn't say a word.

"Is your injury healed?" Zhong Lan asked coldly, frowning.

Shen Feng didn't react for a moment: "Huh?"

"After drinking, is your brain no longer clear?" Zhong Lan hated that the person in front of him was a piece of wood. He held up Shen Feng's face and pecked the corner of his mouth, "I mean, your injuries are all good." Already?"

Shen Feng came back to his senses: "I'm fine now."

(End of this chapter)