Chapter 190

The men are worried about family and country affairs, and the ladies also have their own pursuits.

Shen Yanhan kept running around for his business.

Just as Qin Yuehuai thought, Shen Yanhan had something very important to talk to Lu Yuan about early in the morning.

Lu Yuan, a famous and talented woman in Lin'an Prefecture, was not only the noble person who opened her business in Lin'an Prefecture, but also was her close friend.When her business was not going well, she might be embarrassed to trouble other customers, but Lu Yuan, like Qin Yuehuai, was the first one she approached when she was in trouble without much scruple.

Shen Yanhan got straight to the point and told her the difficulties he encountered, and then asked her for help: "Sister Lu, can you help me put in a good word with Mrs. Hou? I'm afraid I won't be able to deliver the new winter clothes in my house on time this year."

Afraid of embarrassment to Lu Yuan, who helped her to get into business with the Zheng family, she added: "But I will make the New Year's clothes for Mr. Hou, Mrs. Hou and the juniors first, and those for other ladies... I Really helpless."

Lu Yuan readily agreed: "Don't worry, my mother is a reasonable person. She will definitely help to calm down my sisters-in-law and sisters."

Shen Yanhan felt relieved and said again: "Tell Mrs. Hou to ask the embroiderer who went forward to come to the house to measure the clothes. You can't let everyone be unable to wear new clothes because of me."

Lu Yuan shook her head and whispered in Shen Yanhan's ear: "My mother-in-law's brother-in-law has been seriously ill for a long time. She and her eldest sister are eating fast and chanting Buddha, and they often go to Jingci Temple to worship. They don't have much thought to pay attention to new clothes. No one in the family who can see her face will mess with her at this time. On this point, you really don’t have to worry. "

The light in Shen Yanhan's beautiful eyes flickered slightly, remembering what she heard at Qin Yuehuai's house the day before yesterday -

Mrs. Hou's eldest brother-in-law and the general judge of Lin'an Mansion, Zhao Si, has been ill for a long time. Qin Yuehuai asked Yang Dong to check if there were any abnormalities in his interpersonal relationships, food and drink before he fell ill, and also sent a group of people to the Zhao Mansion to protect him.

It can be seen that there must be a reason for Zhao Si's illness.

And this reason must be closely related to the beneficiaries who lost the power of the government after Zhao Si fell ill.

Thinking of this, Shen Yanhan took a deep breath.

Wang Qiong and Qin Hui are top-notch, and they can kill innocent people unscrupulously for the sake of power. As far as she knows, the direct and indirect victims include her mother, Qin Yuehuai's family, Zhuzhu's mother, Zhuzhu's aunt, Zhao Si, these people, how many victims are there that she doesn't know about?
Shen Yanhan didn't dare to think deeply.

She is a kind person and truly hates evil. Apart from her own hatred, she also hates such evil people who regard other people's lives as child's play.

The Zheng family used to be guests of the Li family's cloth shop. The Li family's cloth shop was opened by the Li family to whom Wang Qiong's third sister, Wang Wan, was married. She was naturally happy to hear that the Zheng family would not cooperate with them and would not let the Li family make money.

Shen Yanhan nodded towards Lu Yuan and said seriously: "Good luck has its own destiny, Zhao Tongpan will definitely get through the difficulties soon." She thought, since Qin Yuehuai and Meng Changqing have started to intervene in Zhao Si's matter, at least Zhao Si's illness will get better.

Lu Yuan didn't know what happened to Zhao Si. She looked at the sincere look in Shen Yanhan's clear eyes, thinking about her current business difficulties, and suggested: "The clothes you made for me a few times ago, I have a few sets." I haven’t worn it yet, and you see I can’t wear it in my current state. Why don’t you put it back in the shop to sell it? I’m just leaving it there, it’s a waste.”

Shen Yanhan looked at her tall pregnant belly and thought her suggestion was a good idea, so he nodded in agreement and promised: "After Sister Yuan gives birth next year, I will make a few more sets of clothes for you."

At this moment, Zheng Shiyan, who had just walked in and heard her words, answered with a smile: "When the time comes, Sister Shen, I'm afraid you will not only be A Yuan's friend."

Shen Yanhan didn't understand what Zheng Shiyan meant for a moment. She looked up and down at Zheng Shiyan's official uniform. After a moment of silence, she said bravely, "I'll make new clothes for you, Brother Zheng, too."

Lu Yuan made a "poof" sound and smiled: "He's not talking about himself, he's talking about doing it for Ayu. Do you think he, a grown man, doesn't care about new clothes?"

When Shen Yanhan saw Lu Yuan's hand stroking her belly, she suddenly realized who "Ayu" was.

Shen Yanhan has no brother. She has known him for many years and has long considered a gentle and courteous man like Zheng Erlang as her brother. When Lu Yuan looked at her teasingly, she scratched the tip of her nose awkwardly and turned around to blame Zheng Shiyan: "All of you." It’s my fault, second brother, for half of what he said and half of what he said.”

Seeing that she even boldly rolled her eyes at Zheng Shiyan, with a lively and lively look on her face, which was not found in someone like her who had attached great importance to rules and restraints since she was a child, Lu Yuan felt cute and smiled even wider.

Lu Yuan had always been arrogant and not lively. After marrying into his house, she had always acted like a noble lady, her words and deeds were very gentle, and she rarely laughed like this.It was someone like Shen Yanhan who could make her forget about her virtuous and virtuous attitude.

Seeing his wife so happy, Zheng Shiyan's eyes and brows became even more obsessed.

"Blame me, blame me."

He bent down and bowed to Shen Yanhan in a decent manner, looking gentle.

Before leaving, Zheng Erlang walked to Lu Yuan and squatted down, putting his ear on Lu Yuan's belly and listening for a while.

After getting up, he squeezed Lu Yuan's fingers and said softly: "I'm on duty. I was bored at home, so I went out for a walk with Sister Shen. If you have a bad appetite, you went to the street to eat something. Tingfeng Teahouse is here. The Chengzhou cuisine cooked by the new chef is very authentic, but you should also eat less spicy food to avoid getting too angry and uncomfortable."

Shen Yanhan was watching the intimate behavior of this loving couple and listening to Zheng Shiyan's meticulous care for his wife. She felt that the relationship between husband and wife was really good when she was suddenly scratched by the word "Chengzhou cuisine" and she couldn't help but shake her head. I thought for a moment.

She didn't know if there was a new chef at Tingfeng Restaurant, but she had tasted "Chef Qin's" dishes and they were indeed authentic.

Remembering that the cook said he would go home and cook for her at the end of the day and asked her to remember to have dinner elsewhere, Shen Yanhan pursed her lips. It seemed that she had one more thing to ask Lu Yuan for help.

After Zheng Shiyan left for duty, Shen Yanhan asked Lu Yuan, "Have you even thought of the name of your child?"

Lu Yuan nodded: "My cousin chose it. The character 'Yu' is for both men and women."

"Second brother Zheng is too impatient!" Shen Yan smiled coldly, her bright eyes blinking, thinking that Zheng Shiyan would marry Lu Yuan for the second time in a big way, and sincerely praised Zheng Shiyan for his deep love for Lu Yuan: "He loves sister Yuan so much, and he is so fond of her. Your child will naturally pay attention to it, and he has already decided on a famous name when he is only a few months old."

Lu Yuan smiled and did not deny it.

But she couldn't help but think of another husband. On the day he learned that she was pregnant, he wrote several names for her to read.

"Ayuan, come and see, do you like any of these names?"

"Ziguan, why do you write so much?"

"No more, no more, you put it in the order you like, and our children will use it this way in the future..."

——Every sentence echoes and every sentence touches the heart.

The past is unbearable to look back on, she is now married to another woman, and those names lying on the paper in the chest of the Tang Mansion will probably never be used again.

Lu Yuan caressed her belly and felt a little distracted until Shen Yanhan mentioned her pregnancy and remembered that she had something to ask her. She leaned closer and asked her, "Sister Yuan, do you have any prescription for avoiding Zitang?"

Lu Yuan came to her senses after being asked by her, collected her thoughts, and saw that Shen Yanhan, who was close to Chi Chi, had reddish cheeks and erratic eyes, showing that he was shy, and asked softly: "But... Qi Yan?"

Zheng Shiyan serves as the Minister of Rites, and the number one scholar in this subject was originally named by the Ministry of Rites. He must know who he is, and he must have met Qin Yuehuai.

Qi Yan and Qin Yuehuai, except for one having a scar on his face, looked almost exactly the same. She had always said that her ex-husband was deceased, but as soon as he "passed away", Qi Yan appeared. He knew her relationship with Qin Yuehuai and was familiar with Qin. Yuehhuai, who wouldn’t say it’s a coincidence?

With her close relationship with the two of them, they could have asked her about it if they wanted to inquire, but they had never asked her more than once when they met several times.

When she asked about Bizitang, Lu Yuan knew that her crush was Qi Yan. It was obvious that he knew this in his heart, but he also gave them the dignity of not getting to the bottom of it, so as not to embarrass her or make Gang Gang feel embarrassed. Qin Yuehuai, who became an official, was embarrassed.

This is actually really good for them.

Shen Yanhan felt deeply grateful for this love and respect for her self-esteem, and said without any secret to Lu Yuan, "Well, it's him."

Sure enough, it was him. Lu Yuan asked worriedly: "He looks exactly the same as Qin Qilang. Have you thought about how to deal with the people around you in the future?"

She actually didn't know how to define the relationship between the two, nor when the "deal" with Qin Yuehuai that seemed real or fake would end. As for how confused the future would be, Shen Yanhan said truthfully: "I don't think about it that much now. I didn’t think about the future. I just wanted to do it now, so I did it.”

Living in the present with ease and ease is what Shen Yanhan, who has the courage to sell his house and start a business, can do.

Lu Yuan admired her daring in her heart. Looking at her beautiful face and remembering the gentle and gloomy way the husband treated her, his worries about her future gradually disappeared.

She has experienced it once and knows how important the other person's family members are in a marriage.The husband was lonely, but at least there would be no family members who would make Shen Yanhan angry. She selfishly preferred Shen Yanhan. As long as Shen Yanhan was not wronged, she would feel relieved.

When it comes to Bizi Tang, Shen Yanhan is not married after all, so it is not a decent thing to pick up the medicine in person with the prescription. Lu Yuan then suggested: "I have nothing to do at home, why don't I go to Ankang Hall with you to get it?" Medicine, moving the muscles and bones.”

Shen Yanhan understood her good intentions in his heart, rolled his eyes as clear as glass, and happily accepted: "That couldn't be better!"

*
When the two of them left the Zheng Mansion, they met Zheng Shilin who was also going out.

After bowing to each other, the person who was supposed to call Lu Yuan "Second Sister-in-law" and leave, instead looked at Shen Yanhan a few more times, and then asked the two of them noisily: "Second Sister-in-law is going to go now." In Mrs. Shen’s shop?”

Lu Yuan was surprised, a little surprised that Zheng Shilin would care about such a trivial matter.

Seeing that Zheng Shilin was wearing casual clothes, which seemed to be similar in style to the clothes in Shen Yanhan's shop, she asked him, "Does the third brother need some clothes?"

However, before Zheng Shilin could answer, Shen Yanhan was the first to refuse: "No, no! Zheng Sanlang, I can't take your order."

When she rejected him, Zheng Shilin's eyebrows immediately froze: "Why?"

Shen Yanhan answered honestly: "There is no more cloth in my shop. A clever woman can't cook without rice, so she can't make many clothes."

Zheng Shilin's tone was firm: "How can you have a clothing store without cloth? Are you not going to do business anymore?"

Shen Yanhan discovered that from the first meeting, Zheng Shilin was very capable of irritating people. He would not open the pot and lift the pot. He said early in the morning that she did not intend to do business, which was just poking her in the face. Lung tubes.

Shen Yanhan's neck turned red. After a few breaths, she finally couldn't hold it back and snorted softly: "I won't do your business, Zheng Sanlang, anyway."

Her charming face was full of anger, and her eyebrows were extremely vivid, which gave her a different kind of charm in Lang Jun's heart.

Zheng Shilin's heart beat fiercely, but he was confused because Shen Yanhan was angry. He didn't know that his words had offended people, so he just looked at Shen Yanhan blankly.

Zheng Shilin is obsessed with the authorities, but Lu Yuan is a bystander.

She knew from the way they talked that the relationship between the two was quite familiar. Now she thought about it, every time Shen Yanhan came to Zheng Mansion, her third brother would have a reason to come to his second brother. This would be very clear, Zheng Shilin What feelings do you have for Shen Yanhan?

It's a pity that King Xiang has the intention, but the goddess has no intention.

Even if Shen Yanhan doesn't have a sense of belonging, Zheng Shilin's behavior as a young boy might not be able to impress this young lady who looks carefree but is actually determined and strong at heart.

A young lady like Shen Yanhan who has suffered a lot needs a husband who can patiently accompany her and care for her, just like Zheng Shiyan treated her, so that he can heal the wounds she suffered in the past.

Lu Yuan secretly regretted it and changed the subject: "Where are you planning to go, third brother?"

Zheng Shilin still frowned, his eyes lingering on Shen Yanhan's brows for a few seconds, then he picked up the things in his hands and returned to Lu Yuan: "I'm going to my aunt's house to deliver medicine."

Hearing this, Shen Yanhan raised his eyes to look at Zheng Shilin, confused by concern, and blurted out, "Has the final cause of Zhao Tongpan's illness been found?"

Zheng Shilin was shocked.

Neither did he expect that Shen Yanhan seemed to know something about this matter. After all, she could say "the ultimate cause of the disease", nor did he expect that she looked so nervous.

Facing Shen Yanhan's bright and questioning eyes, Zheng Shilin nodded and said, "Found it."

Seeing that Shen Yanhan was obviously relieved, he said, "That's good."

Zheng Shilin had doubts in his heart.Shen Yanhan looked at Zheng Shilin, and something flashed through his mind. Just when he was about to talk to Zheng Shilin again, Lu Yuan said, "Third brother, please go quickly, we are going out too."

Zheng Shilin had something serious to do, so he nodded and strode forward.

Shen Yanhan looked at his hurried back thoughtfully.

Snow was falling heavily, and the steps that had just been cleaned were covered with a thin layer of snow particles, which already made a "creep" sound when stepped on. Zheng Shilin walked down the two steps, then suddenly turned back and handed his arm to Lu Yuan: "Second sister-in-law, please ride with me. Don't fall."

Lu Yuan paused.

In the education she received since childhood, uncles and sisters-in-law need to avoid suspicion in every possible way. Zheng Shilin's behavior obviously did not avoid this.She also knew that he had good intentions and had no other intentions, but she couldn't bear how these actions would be interpreted in the eyes of others.

After all, Zheng Shiyan just said hello to her on the road, and Fu said it was a private exchange.

She was terrified.

Lu Yuan hesitated, not reaching out for a moment.

On the contrary, Shen Yanhan didn't care about this and echoed: "Sister Lu, you are two people now, so you'd better be careful. The steps are slippery, so use some help to stabilize yourself."

She also held Lu Yuan's arm, but it was not as stable as Lang Jun's strength. After all, she was hit so hard by that person last night that she almost fell apart. Now her legs and feet were sore and weak, and she was somewhat overwhelmed.

Lu Yuan was held here by the two of them, and finally reached out and put his hand on Zheng Shilin's arm through the thick clothes.

After the two young ladies safely descended the steps, Zheng Shilin got on his horse and galloped away without looking back.

He came and went like the wind, and he didn't worry about this little thing at all. This was different for the delicate Lu Yuan.

After getting on the carriage, she couldn't help but ask Shen Yanhan: "Don't you think what we did just now was inappropriate?"

Lu Yuan was always thoughtful, and after Shen Yanhan thought about it, he said: "If Brother Zheng and Mrs. Hou heard about this from others, they would definitely praise Zheng Sanlang for his willingness to help his second sister-in-law. , won’t think about anything else.”

I have to say, her words really hit the spot.

The reason why Lu Yuan acted timidly was because she had learned from the experience of the Tang family. She was particularly concerned about her reputation because she was afraid of having a negative impact on the Zheng family.

But the Zheng family was able to marry her as their second marriage quickly and with great fanfare. How did Zheng Shiyan treat her? How did the marquis and his wife protect her overtly and secretly? Her heart was like a mirror, wasn't it?
Lu Yuan smiled with relief: "That's right, you still see clearly."

Seeing her put down her anxiety, Shen Yanhan breathed a sigh of relief and looked out the car window.

Meeting Zheng Shilin by chance today gave her another hope.

*
The carriage rumbled forward, and soon they arrived at "Ankang Hall". Shen Yanhan helped Lu Yuan get out of the carriage together.

Perhaps because it was snowing and early in the morning, there was no one in the "Ankang Hall". After the two of them entered and waited for a while, an old doctor with a gray beard came out from the inner door.

There are several doctors in "Ankang Hall", but the doctor in front of her has the most senior qualifications and has been familiar to her since she was a child. Lu Yuan handed the prescription in her hand to him and whispered softly: "Excuse me, Doctor Jiang, I want to Pick up two doses of medicine."

Dr. Jiang took the prescription and looked at it, then looked at her high belly. He immediately frowned and looked at her with a horrified and angry look, as if to say: It's already this time and you still don't know how to control yourself?Do you have to take such strong medicine afterwards?
Seeing such a gaze, Lu Yuan's cheeks felt hot, and he immediately put aside the relationship and said hurriedly: "I picked it up for my sister-in-law."

Doctor Jiang then relaxed his eyebrows and called inward: "Zhuzhu, come here."

Beads.

Hearing this title, Shen Yanhan couldn't help but raise her beautiful eyes, and followed Doctor Jiang's gaze towards the inner door.

When she went to Lanyuan to meet Cai Xizhu the day before yesterday, Cai Xizhu said that she planned to continue studying medicine in the future. Could it be that she had already become a good teacher?

Sure enough, after a moment, a plump little lady walked out from the inner door.

When their eyes met, Cai Xizhu was obviously shocked and blurted out: "Jiaojiao, why are you here?"

After all, the medical hall is not a good place. Cai Xizhu was also worried: "Are you sick?"

Shen Yanhan shook his head and said the reason without changing his expression: "I came to pick up the medicine with Sister Lu."

Cai Xizhu asked Lu Yuan again: "Sister Lu is sick?"

Cai Xizhu, who didn't know why, asked him twice in a straight-forward manner, and the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.

Fortunately, at this time, Dr. Jiang handed the prescription in his hand to Cai Xizhu and said, "The prescription is here. I have seen it. Come and pick it up."

On the first day, she was entrusted with the important task by her master. Cai Xizhu quickly took the prescription, said hello cheerfully, stopped talking to others, and walked to the front of the medicine cabinet.

Shen Yanhan was both happy and curious that Cai Xizhu started her apprenticeship here. After Lu Yuan sat down aside, she also walked to the medicine cabinet, paying close attention to her friend's every move.

Cai Xizhu lowered his eyes to read the prescription.

Due to the tacit understanding between friends, Cai Xizhu guessed who used the medicine almost as soon as he saw the prescription and raised his eyes to meet Shen Yanhan's eyes.

Meeting Cai Xizhu's scrutinizing gaze, Shen Yanhan said calmly: "I need two pairs." She needed one pair for yesterday, and to be on the safe side, she had to prepare one for today.

Cai Xizhu did not expect that on her first day as an apprentice at "Ankang Hall", the first medicine she picked up was Bizi Decoction, and this Bizi Decoction was exactly what she needed.

Because her friend asked for two sets of medicine, something strange remained on her body. At this time, she couldn't help but think: Could it be that one of the medicines was for her?
Then...doesn't that mean that Jiao Jiao already knows about her affair with Meng Changqing?
How should she explain her personal relationship with her husband?
Shen Yanhan also didn't expect that Cai Xizhu remained silent after hearing her words. The more he picked up the medicine, the redder his face became. Later, his eyelashes trembled and his face buried deeper into his heart. He only showed her a top of head.

Shen Yanhan felt strange.

Isn't she just a shelter? Why should she be shy?

You know, back in Qingshui Village, when she first married Qin Yuehuai, Cai Xizhu instilled some good advice into her, saying overtly and covertly that it was good to do certain things. Later...

Later, her good friend secretly gave Qin Yuehuai a baby soup without telling her that she wanted to get pregnant!
Thinking of this, Shen Yanhan's eyes turned cold.

Cai Xizhu picked up the medicine halfway and suddenly raised her eyes, meeting Shen Yan's cold gaze.

Such a look in her eyes undoubtedly deepened her suspicion: Jiao Jiao must be blaming her for being unclean.

Feeling guilty, Cai Xizhu shook her hand and sprinkled some of the crushed medicine onto the table.

On the side, Dr. Jiang, who was observing her every move, let out a "heh" to show his dissatisfaction.

The first time he did something, he made a mistake and was caught by the master. Cai Xizhu, who was not good at interacting with others, felt his scalp numb and hurriedly picked up the scattered medicine.

But that's the case. Under huge pressure, the more you want to do well, the easier it is to make mistakes.

The medicine that was spilled seemed to have grown legs. It didn't go back into the scale as she wanted, but ran out along the edge of the scale again.

In this way, Cai Xizhu's hands shook even more violently.

Seeing her like this, Shen Yanhan felt even more unusual.

"Zhuzhu, what's wrong?"

Sweat broke out on Cai Xizhu's forehead, and her voice became tight: "It's okay, it's okay."

Dr. Jiang stretched out his hand to help pick up the medicine and said: "It's the first time that you weigh medicine like this. It's already very good. You don't have to be nervous, just move more slowly, step by step." He could see that this woman was very familiar with the medicinal materials. Very familiar, a good seedling.

Cai Xizhu took a deep breath and nodded heavily: "I remember."

After taking the medicine from Cai Xizhu and seeing how Cai Xizhu always avoided her eyes, Shen Yanhan finally left the medicine hall with three steps.

*
After saying goodbye to Lu Yuan, Shen Yanhan walked back to his clothing store in the next alley.

The snow in the sky seemed to be free of charge, and it kept falling. In the wind and snow, there were only a few pedestrians on the road, and Shen Yanhan, who was shivering from the cold, folded his collar.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, a group of black shadows rushed towards her.

Shen Yanhan was startled, her body instinctively trying to avoid danger, but before she could retreat, she saw someone kneeling down two steps in front of her, begging her: "Madam, please do me a favor and give me your medicine." Mom, please eat, please, please..."

Only then did Shen Yanhan see clearly that the person begging her was a teenage girl with thin and shabby clothes. She also realized that the girl came to beg her because she saw the medicine bag in her hand.

But the medicine in her hand was not other medicine.

Shen Yanhan frowned and asked the little girl, "What's wrong with your mother?"

The little girl raised her hand and pointed back: "My, my mother is sick, very sick."

The sky was dark with dark clouds, and it was impossible to see what was where she was pointing.

Shen Yanhan took a step forward to the little girl and said, "Get up and take me to have a look."

Following the little girl to the end of the alley, Shen Yanhan's bright eyes suddenly opened wide.

In this windy and snowy open air, several people were lying, kneeling, or sitting against the wall. They were all wearing thin clothes, with skinny bodies and vegetable-colored faces.

Among them, there were several children who were shaking the motionless people and crying:

"Mom, wake up...Mom..."

"Brother, brother..."

"Daddy..."

The snow all over the ground is like a huge piece of white paper, and the figures on it are like little bits of lifeless ink, scattered and scattered on the paper without any order.

Illusive, absurd, lifeless.

When the wind blows, the paper will fly away lightly, turning everything into nothing.

The roars and cries pulled again and again, and the scene of the day Qi Yun was buried came to his eyes.

Shen Yanhan's little heart, filled with kindness, fell to the ground with a "dong" sound along with the medicine bag in her hand.

(End of this chapter)

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