Zhong Niangzi Wanfu

Chapter 56
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Seeing that Liu Shi did not want this matter to become a scandal in the government, Zhong Yan informed Shen Yan and asked him to keep it a secret.

Shen Yan frowned: "You have been wronged."

"I have no grievances." Zhong Lan shook his head, "Madam Pan and the Duke's wife take good care of me."

Shen Feng's voice was low: "Just wait, I will earn a life for you and come back."

"A royal decree?" Zhong Lan lost her voice, thinking he was joking with her, "I heard that it was a title given by the emperor to a noble lady. How could I possibly get a royal decree?"

"You can do it." Shen Feng hugged Zhong Lan, "By then, no one will dare to look down on you."

Zhong Yan was moved, and hugged Shen Yan back: "I don't want orders, I only want you to be well."

"Then I will earn a good life for you."

The two smiled at each other and got in the car to go back home.

Not far away, there was a small carriage parked in the dark at the entrance of the alley, and You Wei angrily lowered the curtain of the carriage: "Go home."

"My lady has been kicked out by the madam. She wants to go back..." The female envoy on the side had long lost her arrogance and muttered in a low voice.

"Pah -" Youwei was furious and slapped the girl fiercely, "Go back to You Mansion!"

The driver immediately turned the horse's head and drove further and further away from the path. After passing a stick of incense, he turned into an alley.

A house with a plaque of "Youfu" suddenly appeared.

The maid stepped forward to knock on the door with her red and swollen cheeks.

After a while, the concierge opened the door and looked at Yuwei who was in a state of shock and yawned: "The fourth cousin girl is back? Was she driven back by the government again this time?"

Youwei had a straight face and said in a deep voice: "Go and inform my father and cousin. I have important matters to discuss with them when I return home."

The concierge curled his lips and said, "My fourth cousin, please save your energy and let us all have a good rest for two days."

"Slave dog, who do you think I am? Go quickly!" Yuwei vented the grievances she had suffered all day on the concierge and cursed angrily.

The concierge curled his lips, made way for Youwei to enter, and then turned around to report.

After a while, Yuwei was taken to the main hall.

Sitting in the middle of the main hall is a middle-aged man wearing a Taoist robe. The man's face is deliberately charitable, but his eyebrows reveal a sharp and mean look. He is Youwei's cousin, who was under the fifth rank at that time. You Shuchen of Dali Zheng.

Sitting next to him was a middle-aged man who looked somewhat similar to You Shuchen. His brows were full of calculations. He was none other than You Shujin, the lord of Tan Linyou Mansion and You Wei's biological father.

After hearing Yuwei's exaggerated remarks about today's events, the two of them were already used to it.

Seeing You Shuchen's eyebrows frowning more and more, You Shujin stopped You Wei's words and said, "Girl Wei must be tired when she comes back. Go back and rest."

Youwei became anxious when she heard this: "The person who killed my second brother is in the royal capital now. Don't you want to avenge your second brother?"

You Shujin pursed his lips and said nothing, the pain of losing his son three years ago slightly haunting his heart.

Seeing that the two adults were silent, Youwei continued to probe: "Didn't my cousin and father find out? Shen Feng alone couldn't do what happened before. He had Zhong Lan, Wen Jia, The Zhang family is now about to invade the Duke of Qi's palace, we must take action to defeat them one by one."

"This is the royal capital. You are seeking death alone and don't drag down the whole family." You Shuchen, who had been silent all this time, warned with a cold tone that even You Shujin changed his face.

You Wei's body trembled a little because of fear, she held her confidence and bowed to You Shujin: "My niece doesn't want my father and cousin to do it directly. Now the Wen family is far away in Qinlin, beyond reach; the governor is a foreign minister , will leave the royal capital soon; we only need to separate Zhong Lan and Shen Feng..."

"You don't want to avenge your second brother, but you can't stand the feelings of Shen Feng and his wife, and you are eager to use us to instigate them to vent your anger." You Shuchen saw through You Wei's trick at a glance.

You Wei's eyes were covered with mist, and she refused to give up: "Before, in Qin Lin, it was Zhong Feng who made plans and provided money and effort behind Shen Feng's back. Now Shen Feng has arrived in the royal capital and is an official in the same dynasty as his cousin. , considering his identity as a member of the You family, does his cousin think he can get along well with them?

"Things that are not on the table, get out." You Shuchen growled and scolded You Wei out.

After You Wei left, You Shujin personally poured a cup of tea for You Shuchen: "Girl Wei is still young, you don't have to be familiar with her."

You Shuchen raised his hand to stop You Shujin: "The bastard words she said gave me an idea. Now that the prince has been deposed, the courtiers' sides will change drastically. Shen Feng enters the court at this time, and it is not clear whether he is an enemy or a friend. , I have to think of a way..."

two

Early the next morning, Shen Feng went out to attend court.

Zhong Lan sent Shen Feng out of the door with a smile: "Be careful on the road."

Shen Yan held her hand: "I will come back early, you wait for me at home."

Zhong Lan nodded and watched Shen Feng get on the sedan chair and leave.

"Chang Huan, have all the maids and women hired a few days ago been assigned errands?" Zhong Lan turned around and walked in.

"We have divided our errands according to the girl's instructions." Chang Huan helped Zhong Lan cross the threshold of his house.

"Ms. Zhong!" A clear voice sounded from behind.

Zhong Lai turned around hesitantly and saw a woman dressed as a servant from a wealthy family walking up to her with a happy face and saluting: "Mrs. Zhong, long blessings."

Zhong Lan nodded in return: "I wonder who your mother is?"

"This servant is Mother Chen from the Lin'an Marquis Mansion." the mother-in-law replied.

When he heard that it was Lin'an Marquis Mansion, Zhong Lan's face instantly turned cold, and he said with a deliberate smile: "I wonder why Mother Chen is here?"

Mrs. Chen chuckled softly, covered her lips and looked at Zhong Lan sideways: "My wife is also a member of the sixth-rank official family after all. Is this the Shen family's way of hospitality?"

Hearing that the woman was sarcastic about him, Zhong Lan invited people into the main hall.

Zhong Yan sat down in the middle of the main hall: "Mom can talk now?" Mrs. Chen immediately smiled and bowed to Zhong Yan: "After my wife went back that day, after thinking about it, I felt that the chrysanthemum appreciation meeting was too difficult. You have neglected Mrs. Zhong and asked me to make amends."

"Madam, I have broken my body." Zhong Lan hurriedly stepped forward to help Mrs. Chen up, secretly thinking that the purpose of Lin'an Houfu's visit would not be so simple.

Sure enough, Mrs. Chen was delighted when she saw that Zhong Yan knew some etiquette, and ordered the female envoy behind him to bring him in.

"People?" As soon as Zhong Lan finished speaking, he saw a woman, Tingting, walking into the house with small steps.

The woman wears a white jade pearl flower hairpin, and her soft black hair hangs down in strands, which looks particularly smooth in the sunlight that shines through the window. She wears a water-pink dress with floral brocade patterns, her body is boneless, her waist is slender, and she is charming. With eyes as silk as silk, he stepped forward and knelt down to give a great salute to Zhong Lai: "I would like to pay my respects to Madam Zhong. May Madam Zhong be blessed."

Zhong Lan's beautiful eyebrows frowned slightly, but she didn't respond and looked at Mrs. Chen: "Mother Chen, what do you mean?"

Mrs. Chen laughed naively: "This is Rong Niang, the concubine specially given to Master Shen by Mrs. Lin'an Marquis."

"Concubine?" Zhong Lan asked, "What does Mrs. Hou mean by this?"

"Mrs. Zhong first came to the capital. Madam and Madam hit it off right away. Seeing that Madam Zhong was weak at the knees, and there was only Madam Zhong in Master Shen's backyard, she sent Rong Niang here. Madam, there is no need to take her seriously, just treat her as a mere This object is specifically for Mr. Shen to inherit as his heir." Mrs. Chen gave Rong Niang a wink.

Seeing this, Rong Niang quickly kowtowed to Zhong Lan and said, "I don't ask for status."

It sounds nice, but Lin'an Palace is the home of princes, and Shen Feng is only a sixth-rank official. How dare you neglect this Rong Niang, and the last thing she wants is to make her a noble concubine.Moreover, Rong Niang is so charming that there is no guarantee that Shen Feng will not be tempted by her.

Zhong Lan's smile slowed down, and his face looked ugly.

Mrs. Chen looked at Zhong Lan's face, straightened her back and felt proud: "I must know that the Beizhao woman has committed seven crimes. Mrs. Hou saw that Rong Niang was good at having children, so she specially sent it to her to relieve her worries. Even if she refused this time. , the trend of gifting concubines is prevalent in the royal capital, and some families will also give concubines to each other to show friendship, can the lady refuse to come?"

"Ha." Zhong Lan laughed out loud, "Mrs. Hou's kindness is too much for me to bear. I need to ask my master..."

"Master Shen first arrived in the royal capital and became an official in the court. Madam Zhong doesn't want to be known as jealous and cause a henpecked scandal for Master Shen, right?" Mrs. Chen blocked Zhong Lan's words.

Zhong Lan was stunned, and what he wanted to say was stuck in his throat: Shen Feng had just entered the court as an official, and he really wanted to be a clean slate. If his reputation was stained and he was remembered by the Yushitai, then the road ahead would be even more difficult. .

After bowing his head and contemplating for a while, Zhong Yan kept Rong Niang and let her live in the small courtyard behind Shen's house, left Mrs. Chen to have a cup of tea, and sent her out with a good voice.

It's not that Zhong Yan doesn't know that Mrs. Lin'an Hou has good intentions, and this Rong Niang must have another purpose in coming to be Shen Yan's concubine.

"Girl, isn't this intentionally disgusting?" Chang Huan said unfairly.

"To repay the crime of seven crimes, Taiming's master and wife haven't said anything yet, why does she come to Lin'an Marquis Mansion to pretend to be a master?"

"Shut up." Zhong Lan scolded Chang Huan, but his face looked as if a fly had been forced into his mouth.

She took a deep breath and said, "Send someone to take care of it first, and we will wait until the adult comes back to talk about everything."

"Yes." Chang Huan curled his lips and reluctantly answered.

three

After Shen Feng returned to the mansion after resigning from his duties, he heard from Jiang Liu that the Marquis of Lin'an mansion had given him a concubine.

Before Shen Feng could speak, there was movement outside the door.

Perhaps she had received the letter, so Rong Niang came to the front yard, without entering the main hall, she only bowed in front of the door and said in a coquettish voice: "Concubine Rong Niang, please give your regards to the master and mistress."

Shen Feng glanced at Rong Niang from a distance, said nothing, lowered his head and took a sip of tea.

Zhong Lan's eyes wandered between the two people in front of him and outside the door. Seeing that Shen Feng didn't speak, he said, "I'm asking you to say hello, but you won't reply?"

Shen Feng took the handkerchief from Jiang Liu and wiped the corners of his mouth: "Jiang Liu, send the person back to the backyard."

"Yes." Jiang Ping bowed and excused himself.

Seeing that Shen Feng didn't respond, Rong Niang didn't say anything. She stood up slowly, and before leaving, she looked back at the room, nodded and smiled.

"I'm going to Lin'an Marquis' Mansion right now." Shen Feng stood up and went to get the robe on the clothes rack.

"Hey!" Zhong Lan hurriedly grabbed Shen Feng, "What are you doing at Lin'an Marquis Mansion?"

"Let them take this woman back." Shen Feng frowned tightly, as if Rong Niang was a huge trouble.

Zhong Lan looked at it amused: "Are you familiar with the Lin'an Marquis Mansion? You came to the door without even posting a message."

"Are the Marquis of Lin'an familiar with me? Why would you give me a concubine if you don't know me?" Shen Feng replied seriously.

Zhong Lan felt helpless and pulled Shen Feng's sleeves back to the central hall: "People in the capital are not simple."

"Don't worry, I will definitely send that woman away." Shen Yan solemnly assured Zhong Yan.

"Can you still go to the palace to complain?" Zhong Lan laughed.

"I am now traveling in the imperial study, and I am involved in Beizhao's secrets. The Marquis of Lin'an has sent someone here at this time, so there is no guarantee that His Majesty will not be suspicious." Shen Feng explained.

His tone was a little anxious, but Zhong Lan understood what he meant and took his hand: "The old lady also said that the practice of giving away concubines is prevalent in the Beizhao King, and your majesty will not care about it, and will think you are nosy, so You are of no use. You will also offend the Marquis of Lin'an."

"But I don't want you to be wronged." Shen Feng held Zhong Lan's hand instead.

"I'm satisfied if you have this intention." Zhong Lan smiled, "I also figured it out just now. Even if Rong Niang doesn't accept it, there will be Lin Niang, Mei Niang, this girl and that girl, who will accept this girl. One, just enough to block the back."

Shen Feng concentrated his attention and said nothing.

"It's just that our house is small, and we can't accommodate even one more person." Zhong Lan laughed to himself, but there was helplessness hidden in his smile.

"Mother Lai." Shen Feng pulled Zhong Lai into her arms, "You are the one I begged for with all my hard work. You have written three books and six etiquettes, and carried eight sedans to marry the wife who came in. My child will only be born to you. Now. With my low official rank, I always have a lot of helplessness, but don’t worry, I will get it back for you one day.”

(End of this chapter)