After the marriage, the cousin was spoiled by the whole family of the Marquis's Mansion

Chapter 197 Rong Lingkuan joins the army

Wan Lie patted Rong Lingkuan's hand, took out a stack of silver bills from his arms, stepped forward and placed them next to Rong Peilan's hand.

"Boss, this is a silver note of 200,000 taels. The grain we want will be temporarily stored here with you."

"I will come to pick it up in a month."

Rong Peilan looked at the silver bills in her hand. After a few breaths, she picked up the silver bills and counted them.

Then he raised his businesslike smile and said, "I have received the banknotes. I will store your grain separately in the granary. You can bring your men to pick it up when the time comes."

Wan Lie nodded, "I'm sorry for coming here today. The main reason is that I'm leaving the city soon and there's no one in charge of the shop, so I had to come here."

Rong Lingkuan frowned, "Brother Wan, are you going to Jiangdu?"

Wan Lie shook his head, "I'm going to Liping."

Rong Lingkuan turned around and glanced at his sister, but his sister was sitting at the table with her back straight, eating slowly and leisurely without looking at them.

Zhong didn’t know what was going on between them, she only knew that the visitor was a guest, especially a business guest.

Mrs. Zhong stood up and said, "Mr. Wan, right? If you want to leave, you don't have to wait for a meal. Eat now and then leave."

Wan Lie clasped his fists and bowed to the old lady, "Thank you for your hospitality, old lady. The passing caravan is about to set off, and I can't delay any longer."

Zhong had no choice but to give up, "Then next time, come to my house and have a meal before leaving."

Wan Lie, "Okay."

Wan Lie left, but the atmosphere became a little subtle after he left.

Ji Yunzhang glanced at Rong Peilan, whose expression remained unchanged. He didn't know if they knew each other.

But after being married for many years, he knew that his wife must have something on her mind.

After dinner, Rong Peilan did not go to talk to Mrs. Zhong as usual, but went straight back to her room.

The abnormal behavior made the Zhong family realize that something was wrong.

Zhong, "What's wrong with Lan'er? Are you feeling unwell?"

Ji Yunzhang patted her hand soothingly, "It's okay, I'll go check it out. You and Mother Zhou can take a rest after you digest your food."

"I'm fine, you go ahead."

Ji Fuan wiped her mouth clean and stepped forward to support Zhong, "Grandma, Fuer will accompany you to digest the food."

Mrs. Zhong smiled and touched her little face, "Okay, Fu'er will go with Grandma."

She knew that this was the only bloodline of Emperor Chongguang. If anyone knew about it, it would be a crime that would lead to the extermination of the entire family.

But after raising her for so many years, the little girl is as caring as a winter coat.

As he grew up, he no longer looked like Emperor Chongguang, and slowly, she began to let down her guard.

Mrs. Zhong took Ji Fuan, one old and one young, and walked towards the small garden.

When Ji Yunzhang entered the room, Rong Peilan was counting the accounts.

"what happened?"

He slowly approached and asked, "Have you ever had any business conflicts with Mr. Wan?"

Rong Peilan paused as he flipped through the account book, and his movement of turning the pages slowed down noticeably.

Ji Yunzhang was not in a hurry. As long as he asked, his wife would tell him.

After a moment, Rong Peilan put down the account book and slowly turned around.

"Wan Lie is Muchun's attendant."

This name, which had long since disappeared with the wind, suddenly appeared in his ears, and Ji Yunzhang was in a trance for a moment.

"I don't know what he is doing in the rebel army now, but I know he wants Kuan Er to join the rebel army."

Ji Yunzhang remained silent.

He knew how similar Rong Lingkuan was to Muchun!
Wan Lie joined the rebel army probably to fulfill Muchun's unfulfilled wish.

Now the people are dissatisfied, and an uprising is a matter of one call and a hundred responses.

Overthrowing the Meng Dynasty was only a matter of time. He wanted Kuan Er to join the rebel army. Could it be that he wanted to...

Ji Yunzhang frowned.

Rong Peilan knew that he had thought of the key point, and sighed softly, "Kuan'er is not someone who can climb high. He is not suitable."

"The rebels, now that Daqi is still here, they are rebels. If they haven't been defeated, they will be punished with death."

"Our family has been through many ups and downs for so many years, and my mother has lived a good life these years and no longer thinks about the past."

"I don't want anyone to be stained with the blood of war now."

"Kuan'er doesn't know anything about that vortex. I'm afraid if he knew the truth, he would..."

Finally, she sighed deeply and took out the 200,000 taels of silver given to her by Wan Lie.

"I am willing to give him these 100,000 shi of grain for free, but I beg him not to come again."

Ji Yunzhang patted her hands. "If he said he was going to Liping, then he must have gone to Liping. Liping is also at war, so he won't be coming to Zhaofeng in the short term."

Rong Peilan exhaled softly, "I hope so."

Neither the young couple knew that after nightfall, a tall figure quietly left home.

It was only in the afternoon that they asked the Black Armored Army who were guarding the house to be sent back.

No one noticed he was missing until the next morning.

Rong Peilan went to the shop early. Wan Lie left her 200,000 taels, so she still had to prepare the food as he said. She was busy until noon before she came back.

Ji Yunzhang sent several children to the teacher and came back. He did not see Rong Lingkuan, but he also did not expect that this bold brother-in-law had already left.

Today, the spring grain was stored in the warehouse. Wei Chi went to the warehouse.
The rest of the people were busy with all the chores at home and no one noticed that someone was missing.

It was not until lunchtime when everyone sat down that Ji Fuan spoke first, "Where's my uncle?"

Rong Peilan was startled, "Is he not here today?"

At this time, everyone realized that no one had seen him the whole morning.

Rong Peilan stood up suddenly and accidentally broke a bowl.

The sound of the porcelain bowl breaking exploded in her heart.

She had a bad premonition spreading throughout her body. Without caring about anything else, she ran straight to Rong Lingkuan's room.

As she walked, she couldn't help muttering, "No, no..."

Rong Lingkuan's room is big, but there are many books. The five or six bookshelves in the outer room are packed full, while the inner room is so small that there is only one bed.

He remodeled this room himself after they moved to Zhaofeng.

The room was as small as a snack box, but he was very satisfied with it.

Mrs. Zhong had suggested many times that she give him her big room, but he refused every time.

Later, he went to Ningzhou to study and only came back at the end of the year. He rarely stayed with her twice, so Mrs. Zhong gave up.

On the desk by the window, there was a letter weighed down by a paperweight.

He wrote several pages in a very eloquent manner.

After Rong Peilan finished reading the letter, she slumped down on the stool in front of the desk.

She knew she couldn't be stopped.

She knew it on the first day he came back when he said in person that he wanted to join the rebels.

Ji Yunzhang picked up the letter. This was the letter that he was thinking about his child, and there was meaning in his words.

If he could be born in a prosperous era, he and his father would surely be two heroes and important figures of the country.

The last eight words are short, vigorous and powerful.

Every man has a share of responsibility for the chaos that destroys a country.

(End of this chapter)