cabinet first lady

Chapter 40 Zhang Anyu's thoughts

Seeing the late arrival of the husband and wife, Zhang Ji accumulated anger all night, and said to Zhang Anyi in a bad tone: "From last night to this morning, what are you going to do!"

Zhang Anyi took Ruan Muyang by the hand, and greeted the old Shangshu and the old lady first without any haste.

"Grandpa, how are you feeling? Did you sleep well last night?"

After being fainted by Zhang Anyan two years ago, Lao Shangshu has aged a lot in the past two years, and his energy is not as good as before, and he looks very old.

The shoulders that once supported the entire Zhang Mansion slowly collapsed, and the back also bent, Ruan Muyang felt sore in his heart.

But there is no way, everyone will grow old.Even an emperor who has been domineering for most of his life like Emperor Wu can't resist the invasion of time.

Old Shangshu's voice was not as calm as before: "It's okay, your grandmother and I didn't get quarreled last night, but I heard about what happened last night this morning. An Yi, what are you calling everyone here for?" ?”

Under everyone's eyes, Zhang Anyi said calmly, "Someone tried to harm Mu Yang last night."

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

Old Shangshu, Mrs. Madam and the others had surprised expressions on their faces.Except for the two, one is Zhang Anyu, the person involved in this incident, and the other is Zheng Shu, the culprit.

The old lady looked at Ruan Muyang carefully, and asked with concern: "Then Muyang, are you injured?"

Ruan Muyang shook his head and said, "Fortunately, the servants found out, but he was drugged, and he got better after sleeping." Her tone was as soft as usual, not at all like the person who was just killed, nor No gnashing of teeth.

Her appearance made everyone even more confused.

Old Shangshu slapped the table hard, and said, "It's becoming more and more lawless now, and there are such things as drugs in Zhang's house! If you find out, you must not be forgiven lightly." Although the body is no longer healthy, the old Shangshu's majesty is still Now, a slap on the table is enough to make everyone present tremble.

After seeing everyone's reactions in his eyes, Zhang Anyi suddenly looked at Mrs. Li and asked, "Mother, did you ask Mu Yang to go alone last night?"

Seeing Zhang Anyi asking herself suddenly, Li Shi was startled, and immediately put aside the relationship and said: "No. When did I send someone to look for her last night?" When Zhang Anyi asked her, she was actually a little guilty. She made things difficult for Ruan Muyang in private.

Zhang Anyi changed the subject: "But last night, a servant came to Chuanyun Courtyard, saying that mother asked Mu Yang to come over."

Everyone was astonished.

Mrs. Li was naturally wronged, so she was so angry that she said: "Who is so courageous to use my name to harm people!"

She didn't notice that Zheng Shu beside her turned pale.

"Bring people in."

After Zhang Anyi finished speaking, Mo Jian walked in with a maid.

This girl was terrified when she was discovered yesterday, and after Mo Jian let her go, she immediately fell to the ground, then knelt down and said, "Please forgive me, old lady, second young master, second young lady! "

Zheng Shu's face was already pale.

"Grandfather and grandmother, father and mother, this is the person I found in the mansion overnight, and she has already confessed the mastermind behind the scenes." Zhang Anyi stopped here.

Zhang Fudao: "It's so courageous, even dare to harm the master of the family."

"Tell me, who ordered you? Why did you kill the second young lady?" The old lady's voice was cold.

The maid said tremblingly, "I said, I said!"

She suddenly raised her head and saw Zheng Shu standing behind Mrs. Li, she pointed at her and said, "It's Miss Biao! Miss Biao asked me to do this."

This time, even Mrs. Li looked at Zheng Shu in surprise.

"I didn't! Why did you frame me, girl!" Zheng Shu said with an aggrieved face, "Old man, old lady, aunt and uncle, I was wronged."

Ruan Muyang looked coldly at her pretending to be pitiful.If she didn't know her motives, she might also be deceived by her appearance.

"How could it be my cousin?" Wang asked.

Not only her, but others also find it incredible.Why did a cousin who borrowed Zhang's residence want to kill Ruan Muyang?

Realizing that Zhang Anyi was leading all this, Zheng Shu looked at Zhang Anyi again, with tears in her eyes, and said charmingly, "Second cousin! I was wronged."

Zhang Anyi still had a gentle look, hooked his lips and asked, "Are you wronged?"

His smiling voice made Zheng Shu's heart chill.

Among the uninformed people present, Li Shi was the first to guess Zheng Shu's motive.Her complexion changed, and she always felt a bad premonition.

At this time, Zhang Anyu pointed out everyone's confusion with a single sentence: "Cousin looked at the second brother like this, did she think something she shouldn't have, and that's why she wanted to kill the second sister-in-law?" His voice was full of usual laziness, But the words are clear, straight to Zheng Shu's heart.

The Wang family and the Chen family who had a little more contact with Zheng Shu on weekdays immediately understood, but they kept their expressions.

Zhang Anyi glanced at Zhang Anyu calmly.

Zhang Anyu didn't say anything beforehand, but Zhang Anyu saw that Zhang Anyi didn't want everyone to know that he was also involved, so she tried her best to cooperate as if she didn't know, and cooperated at an appropriate time.

Among the brothers in the Zhang family, Zhang Anyu seemed to be out of tune and ignorant, and he was idle on weekdays, but he was much more understanding than Zhang Anyan, who was in charge of the shop, and Zhang Anchao, who was determined to take the imperial examination.

Zhang Fu thought that Zhang Anyu was talking nonsense again, and scolded: "You bastard! You are talking nonsense again, you have no place to speak here!"

Zhang Anyu didn't care if his father scolded him.

At this time, Ruan Muyang finally spoke. "Grandfather, grandmother, to tell you the truth, my cousin does have other thoughts." Her soft and dignified voice sounded in the hall.Compared with her quietness, the yelling Zheng Shu seemed a bit out of control, and it was immediately apparent who was higher and who was lower.

Seeing Ruan Muyang speak, Li Shi felt even worse.

"These days my cousin lived in Chuanyun Courtyard, so I won't talk about some small actions. A few days ago, one night, she secretly broke into the second master's study room, and was kicked out by the second master later. The matter of Chuanyun Courtyard The servants all know that for my cousin's face, I told the servants not to spread the word, but who would have thought that she would have evil intentions."

It is conceivable what intentions a woman has when she enters a man's study at night.

"I——I didn't." Zheng Shu didn't know how to explain this matter.

At this moment, Ruan Muyang suddenly knelt down again.

"Mu Yang, what are you doing?" the old lady asked.

Ruan Muyang looked at Li Shi calmly, and said with guilt in his tone: "I always knew that my mother didn't like me, and I also knew that my mother brought Zheng Shu back from Jingzhou because she wanted her to be the second master's concubine. Here, and Mu Yang is unwilling to share it with others, so when I was in Jingzhou, my mother asked me to bring my cousin back, but I refused, which made my mother unhappy."

The old lady didn't expect that there were these things in it: "Mu Yang, is what you said true?"

Ruan Muyang nodded.

"Nonsense!" This time even the old lady got angry, "You are sick, and Mu Yang has worked so hard to take care of you, yet you still want to make things difficult for others?"

Li Shi's complexion was extremely pale at the moment.

She wanted to deny it like Zheng Shu, but she was not as thick-skinned as Zheng Shu.At this moment, she finally knew the reason why Ruan Muyang didn't tell about Zheng Shu all this time, so it was because of now!

She knelt down and said, "Father, mother, the daughter-in-law is confused."

Ruan Muyang said to Mrs. Li: "Mother, I didn't want to talk about this matter. Even if you brought Zheng Shu into the mansion, I didn't intend to tell others, but now Zheng Shu has evil intentions and wants to kill me. .”

Mrs. Li couldn't say a word.

Now she is a confused mother-in-law, while Ruan Muyang is a daughter-in-law who understands the general situation, cares about her face, and has endured it for a long time.

It is extremely absurd in the Zhang family to take a concubine for their son.

The old Shangshu who had been silent all this time was so angry that his breathing quickened.When Zhang Ji had a concubine and had children, he had no choice but to bring Xu and Zhang Anchao's mother and son into Zhang's mansion, making Zhang Ji break the family rules and accept a concubine. This incident always made the old minister angry. The eldest son has also been very cold.

Now Mrs. Li dared to have such thoughts, and let Zheng Shu make such a fuss in the mansion.

His old and serious voice sounded: "Why are you husband and wife so confused? House rules can be broken again and again? Do you know the consequences of breaking the house rules?"

Zhang Ji immediately knelt down.

Although he didn't participate in this matter, it can be regarded as acquiescing.

The old Shangshu looked at Mrs. Li, and said slowly: "You know, if you really deal with it according to the Zhang family's rules, what will happen if you do this?"

Li's body froze.

The old Shangshu gave her face and didn't say it out, but she knew that she could be divorced.Li's face was ashen, and finally argued: "I am also worried about An Yi's heir. They have been married for several years, and Mu Yang's stomach has never moved. I am also worried as a mother."

Ruan Muyang and Zhang Anyi have been married for so long, but it is indeed a problem that they are still not pregnant.

Although the old lady never said it, she always thought about it in her heart.

Ruan Muyang didn't know how to explain, this matter was indeed her problem.

At this time, Zhang Anyi said: "Grandfather and grandmother, father and mother, it's not Mu Yang's fault, it's because I don't want children yet."

Under the surprised eyes of everyone, he continued: "The court situation is turbulent, I want to wait until it stabilizes. Moreover, I also want to spend more time with Mu Yang as two people."

Wang Shi and Chen Shi felt embarrassed.

"You are messing around!" Old Shangshu said with a bit of helplessness in his tone.

Ruan Muyang at the side also felt his face burn.This clearly means that he still wants to cling to her.How did he manage to say this so frankly in front of so many people?
Zhang Anyi originally said that he wanted a child, but he never mentioned it again in the past year or so.

If he really thought so, Ruan Muyang would not feel so guilty.

The old lady couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "Okay, let's first talk about how Zheng Shu harmed Mu Yang."

Although Zheng Shu didn't admit it now, everyone present was not stupid, as could be seen from her expression.

Zhang Anyi's gentle voice sounded again: "Let me say it. Zheng Shu bribed that girl to trick Mu Yang out in the name of her mother, and drugged her on the way, intending to get Mu Yang out Go up the rockery, and then push Mu Yang off the rockery, killing her."

He obviously just wanted to frame Ruan Muyang for committing adultery with Zhang Anyu, how could it be a murder?

Zheng Shu actually never thought of killing people, she didn't have the guts.

She immediately defended: "I didn't! I obviously wanted her to—"

Zhang Anyi interrupted her, curled his lips and said, "So you admit that you did these things?" There was no trace of emotion in his tone, as if he was just interrogating a prisoner.

Zheng Shu was at a loss for words.

As of now, there is nothing left to say.

This is the first time such a dirty thing happened in the Zhang family, and the old lady hated Zheng Shu extremely at this time: "Okay, we all know the matter. Zheng Shu, you are so vicious and want to assassinate your sister-in-law, you should have been sent to the government , but since you are still young, and you are still the cousin of the Zhang family, it is fine to send it to the official. But the Zhang family can't accommodate you, so you can pack up and go back to Jingzhou when you go back."

"I—" Zheng Shu sat paralyzed on the ground.

The old lady looked at Ruan Muyang again, sighed and said, "Muyang, you have been wronged by this treatment."

Ruan Muyang shook his head and said, "Muyang feels guilty for disturbing his grandparents."

Zheng Shu, who was sitting paralyzed on the ground, looked at the dignified Ruan Muyang, and deeply felt the insurmountable gap between herself and her, feeling powerless and hating in her heart.

No matter what, it can't make her feel better.

Zhang Anyi kept an eye on Zheng Shu, and when she saw that she was about to speak, he winked at Mo Jian who was beside him, and said, "Take her down."

Mo Jian immediately grabbed Zheng Shu and secretly covered her mouth.

In this way, Zhang Anyi deprived Zheng Shu of even the chance to drag Ruan Muyang into the water, and had no power to resist.

After a whole night and one morning, this matter is finally over.

It was the first time that the Zhang Mansion was so smoky, and the old Shangshu and the old lady were in a bad mood, so they let the juniors go away.

Ruan Muyang was about to go back to Chuanyun Courtyard with Zhang Anyi, but he heard Zhang Anyi say: "Madam, go back and rest first, I still have some things to deal with."

Ruan Muyang did not doubt that he was there, nodded and left first.

Zhang Anyi stood outside the old lady's courtyard, watching her getting farther and farther away, suddenly turned around and stopped Zhang Anyu, who was walking at the end, and said: "Fourth brother, let's talk."

Zhang Anyu expected that Zhang Anyi must know everything about last night, so she nodded.

They didn't go to Chuanyun courtyard, but went to Zhang Anyu courtyard.

"Second brother, do you want to ask me about last night?" Zhang Anyu asked lazily.

But to his surprise, what Zhang Anyi asked was not this.

"The marriage that the second uncle and the second aunt looked at for you, do you have any clues?"

Zhang Anyu was taken aback, and said a little irritably, "I don't want to get married yet, why are you like my parents?"

Zhang Anyi still had a gentle look, and said, "You are not young."

"So what? Second brother, didn't you get married in your late twenties?" Zhang Anyu said casually.

Zhang Anyi suddenly looked into his eyes, and said cryptically, "Fourth brother, I know what's on your mind." His voice was a little cold.

Zhang Anyi, who was moving around froze, froze, but it was only for a moment.With a smile on his face, he asked, "second brother, I don't know what you're talking about."

"You know what I'm talking about." Zhang Anyi's tone was very firm.

Zhang Anyu raised her head to meet his gaze.

The two looked at each other in a flash, and Zhang Anyu felt that under his deep gaze, the little thoughts hidden in his heart could not be hidden, and they were completely exposed.

He gradually put away the lazy smile on his face.

This is simply different from his usual appearance.

He thought no one knew, not even the person in his heart, and he couldn't even explain clearly, but he saw it.

There was a kind of tacit understanding in the silence between the two of them, neither of them wanted to reveal the matter, it was tacit understanding.

Suddenly, Zhang Anyi looked away, breaking the embarrassing tranquility with sparks, and said, "Fourth brother, you have reached the age of marriage." His tone was extremely calm, without a trace of emotion, as if he was just Notifying Zhang Anyu of one thing is the same.

Seems to have no emotion, but Zhang Anyu felt pressure and irresistible.

This is to remind him, but also to warn him.

Zhang Anyu has always known that among the four brothers of the Zhang family, the second brother Zhang Anyi is the most powerful and deepest in the city. He has always known it before he won the first prize.

"Second brother, if I don't want to, do I still want to play for two years?" A lazy smile appeared on his face again, just like usual.

But the smile froze before it even opened.

Because Zhang Anyu felt the killing intent.

Zhang Anyi's killing intent towards him.

This kind of killing intent made him, known as the "devil king of the world", who was fearless and fearless, feel a chill down his spine for a moment.He had no doubt that with his second brother's temper, if he did something excessive, he would really kill himself.

It was Zhang Anyan and Zhang Anchao who suffered a lot and slowly discovered that his gentle appearance was scary, but he, Zhang Anyu, knew it from the very beginning.

Afterwards, Zhang Anyu laughed out loud, and sneered extremely disdainfully: "I'm kidding you. You've read a lot, and you're as serious as an old man. I'm indeed old enough to get married." At this point, he drooped He lowered his eyes, covering up the loneliness that flashed in his eyes.

In fact, Zhang Anyu has always had someone in his heart, and it is his second sister-in-law.If it wasn't like this, he wouldn't have jumped into the water to save her in the cold, wouldn't have been watching her movements all the time, and he wouldn't have appeared in front of her to embarrass her when he had nothing to do.

This kind of feeling is very obscure, even he himself doesn't know when it started.

He knew that this kind of affection was unethical and shouldn't be, so he just kept it in his heart, never showed it, and didn't want any results, but his second brother still saw it.

"That's good." Zhang Anyi put away his gentle look, and said expressionlessly, "The younger sister of the new champion this year is pretty good, and I will discuss it with my second uncle and aunt later."

Zhang Anyu didn't expect that he would even make arrangements for his relatives, so he was taken aback.

It really is a little chance, a little thought is not left to him.

This is his second brother's temperament.He couldn't resist either.It is said that Zhang Anyu is fearless, fearless and lawless, but he does not know that the real powerful is this second brother who hides deeply.

Zhang Anyu sneered again, and said, "Okay." Loneliness flashed across his eyes again.

Zhang Anyi said: "From now on, you will still be my fourth brother."

As long as he no longer has any unreasonable thoughts, they will still be brothers.

Zhang Anyu smiled and said, "Naturally, you are still my second brother."

As Zhang Anyi walked to the door and opened the door, the sunlight from outside came in, dispelling the darkness and dullness in the room, and even the love that could not exist in broad daylight was buried deep in his heart again, just waiting to move slowly with time. Slowly dissipates into nothingness.

On the other side, the Cloud Piercing Courtyard.

After Ruan Muyang came back from the old lady's yard, he was asked by Diancui and Fangang to lie down on the bed.

Ruan Muyang had no choice but to lean on the bed with a book and read.

After a while, Zhang Anyi came back.

"What are you looking at, ma'am?"

Ruan Muyang raised his head, looked into his eyes that seemed to be shining with sunshine outside the door, raised his lips and smiled and said, "It's just miscellaneous books. Are you done with your business?"

Zhang Anyi was sitting by the bed, the expression on his face didn't change at all, he was extremely gentle: "It's over. I'm going to take a shower today, so I naturally want to spend time with my wife."

Ruan Muyang was so soft in his heart when he saw him, he nodded, and was about to speak, but the wound on the tip of his tongue accidentally hit his teeth, the pain made her almost shed tears.

Zhang Anyi lifted her small chin, let her open her mouth, looked at her tender tongue, and asked, "Is the medicine on?"

Ruan Muyang shook his head and said, "It's already much better, and it's okay."

"Dian Cui, where is Madam's medicine?"

After Dian Cui brought the medicine, she backed out and closed the door.

After Zhang Anyi cleaned his hands carefully, he picked up some medicine with his index finger, supported Ruan Muyang's chin with his other hand, and gently rubbed the medicine on Ruan Muyang's wound.

Ruan Muyang's face quickly turned red.

The blush spread along her cheeks to her neck, and finally disappeared into her collar.Because she had to rest, she changed into loose and simple clothes when she came back. From Zhang Anyi's perspective, she happened to see the beautiful spring scenery under her loose collar.

Feeling his scorching gaze on him, Ruan Muyang's thoughts also became charming.

"How does Madam feel now?" Zhang Anyi suddenly asked.

Ruan Muyang wanted to speak, but found that his mouth was dry.She stretched out her tongue and licked her dry lips before replying, "It's completely healed, but Dian Cui and Fang Fang are worried and insist on me lying down."

Zhang Anyi stroked her side face with her fluid fingers, and said in a low voice, "Now that it's done, let's do something else."

The damp heat on his face made Ruan Muyang's voice softer: "What?"

Zhang Anyi said teasingly: "Promotion of prostitution in the daytime."

He is now an elder of the pavilion, and also a co-examiner of the general examination. He is already a great Confucian in the eyes of many students, but he said such words.Ruan Muyang was both ashamed and annoyed by these words, and at the same time, other strange feelings arose in his heart, as if a hand was scratching his heart.

Because Ruan Muyang had a wound on her tongue, Zhang Anyi kissed her lips.

The itchy feeling on his lips made Ruan Muyang a little unbearable, he felt a little thirsty, and couldn't help but stick out his tongue to lick his lips.Zhang Anyi was afraid of touching her wound, so he had to avoid her, but she was so attractive that he was rarely passive.

Seeing him stop, Ruan Muyang, who didn't realize this at all, looked puzzled and aggrieved.

Zhang Anyi laughed angrily at her appearance, suppressed the heat in his heart and said angrily: "You know I'm reluctant, did it on purpose?"

After finishing speaking, he stopped entangled with her lips, kissed her chin fiercely, and kissed her fair neck after making a sound.

The damp heat on his neck made Ruan Muyang shiver, and his body became even hotter.

Zhang Anyi paused, watched her reaction with satisfaction, and then untied her clothes.

I don't know when it started, she gradually became more active, and no longer always passively bear it as before.

Maybe she didn't notice this change, but Zhang Anyi felt it clearly.

He leaned into her ear and whispered, "Madam's taste is getting better and better."

Zhang Anyi had a very satisfying day of rest.

The next day was the day Zheng Shu left the capital.

Zheng Shu did such a thing in Zhang's house, so naturally no one would send her off, not even Li Shi.Compared to being crazy when I came, it can be said to be extraordinarily desolate when I left.

"Miss Biao, it's time to go." Reminded by the servants, Zheng Shu picked up the salute and looked at Chuanyun Courtyard again.

She saw Ruan Muyang standing not far away.

Seeing her walking towards her with a smile on her face as a victor, Zheng Shu was extremely unwilling.Since returning to Chuanyun Courtyard yesterday, she has been watched by others, and she cannot contact other people, let alone talk to others.

Ruan Muyang naturally didn't come to take pity on her.

"Do you know why you failed?" she asked.

Zheng Shu bit her lip.She never felt that she was any worse than Ruan Muyang.

"Although you are a few years younger than me, the things you do are not on the stage, and only concubines can do them." Ruan Muyang straightened his back, and his words were full of confidence and dignity. The daughter of Minister of the Ministry of Industry. With your background, you can marry someone else as a regular wife, but you want to put yourself in a position that is not as good as a concubine. If you do such a thing in the capital, if it is reported back to Jingzhou, I am afraid that you If I can fulfill my wish, I will be a concubine for the rest of my life.”

This kind of thing is extremely bad reputation.What's more, it was Zhang Anyi who she offended, who is now a very trusted confidant around Emperor Wu.

And Ruan Muyang did not intend to let her go.

She will let everyone in Jingzhou know that Zheng Shu failed to seduce her cousin in the capital, and she was found out again after drugging her cousin and was sent back.

Zheng Shu imagined the scene that Ruan Muyang described, and felt unprecedented despair and fear."Shut up!" she yelled.

Ruan Muyang smiled, and said to the servant: "It's almost time, let's send Miss Biao away."

She didn't know that Zheng Shu would never return to Jingzhou.

(End of this chapter)