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Chapter 251 About Future Plans

Chunying didn't know how to answer.

The reason why she was hesitant to go to the East Mansion before was because after she went there, she would not be able to come out for a year or two, but she always felt that she would be seventeen next year. It's time to get married. If she does a good job, it's not impossible for her to come out early.However, if Hu Fei goes to the West, what will happen in the future is uncertain.

She suddenly felt a little uneasy, and raised her eyes to look at Hu Fei, wondering if the man she fell in love with would still have feelings for her when he came back three years later?Three years later, his status will be higher again, will he still insist on marrying himself as his wife?Although he said that he will find a way to please the prince of the county during this period of time, so that he can take advantage of the other party's influence to ask the Hou family for his family in the future, but... if the prince of the county really appreciates Hu Fei, Will another marriage be arranged for Hu Fei?For example... the big girl in the palace or the housekeeper's daughter?

I don't know when Hu Fei's feelings for her started, and it's only been a few months since she...had feelings for Hu Fei. How can you firmly believe that the other party will never change his mind?

After a while, Chunying asked in a hoarse voice: "Are you... must go? Is there no other choice?"

Hu Fei softened his gaze, and said: "If...you really don't have any desires, then of course you don't have to go. I rejected Hu's inner supervisor, and I will naturally not be able to get an official position. I have already shown my face in Beijing these days, so I will pester you again. If you go down, you will cause trouble instead. Therefore, it is best to avoid living in the Qingrun shop where no one is seen, and then go out to visit friends after the news has passed. The land can be bought and the business can be done, but... there is no backing. There are so many powerful people in Beijing. Any one can crush us to death. As far as I am concerned, if you can get away here, I would rather take you back to the south. Although I have no backing in the south, at least I have some property."

Chunying's eyes lit up: "Then...then let's do it this way! I'll think of another way, and I must successfully get out of my citizenship! Let's not be angry in this capital anymore, just go to the south!"

The Lu family couple, who were hiding outside the door and eavesdropping, frowned in unison when they heard this. Mother Lu was about to rush in to speak immediately, but was grabbed by her husband and forced back to the main room.

Hu Fei's ears moved, looked at Chunying, and sighed: "Chun'er, if you are willing to come with me, it is naturally the best, but... what about your parents? What about your sister and brother-in-law?"

"Then follow along..." Chun Ying suddenly stopped, a little discouraged.She naturally hopes to be with her family, but the mother who has never left the capital area, and the elder sister who has already married and had children, will not agree?If it is in modern times, she and her family are separated in two places, it’s okay, modern transportation is convenient, if you want to meet, you can get there quickly by plane or train, but in ancient times, after such a long distance, once you separate, it won’t take a few years They may not be able to see each other again, and some people may never see their relatives again in their entire lives.She has developed feelings for her current family, how can she bear to do this?
"Then...let's not go to the south...let's live around the capital. The Qingrun store is pretty good, and it's also close to this Zhuangzi."

Hu Fei sighed, sat down, held Chunying's hand, looked at her and said: "Chunying, let me tell you the truth. If I just returned to the capital, it would be no problem to do so, but now... I don’t know if it’s intentional, or it’s really impossible to keep secrets in the palace. In short, the rumors have spread. These days, I’ve offended people just by refusing others’ solicitations, overtly and secretly. The face of the prison, or in other words, relying on the face of the emperor, those high-ranking and powerful families will not do anything to me, but they feel that I don’t know how to flatter me. If I even refute the emperor’s face, even Hu Neijian It’s not good to protect me openly. At that time, I have already shown my face in the capital. The Hu family has heard about it, and the people in the government also know that I have some money. I don't know if I can keep my current family wealth if I am a narrow-minded nobleman. If I hide quickly, I might be able to return to the south safely."

Chunying was taken aback: "Isn't it? We can't provoke you, can't we hide? As soon as you reject the emperor, you should hide immediately. The capital is so big, what can those people do to you?"

Hu Fei shook his head: "Even if I hide, you can't hide. It's okay to go to another house. In Qing Guohou's mansion, the third young master knows your relationship with me, and Li Xu also knows. Who knows if they will?" Tell me? You can’t be called a fugitive slave. If you are caught back like that, you can’t even save your life. Besides…” He sneered, “My surname is Hu after all. Let the Hu family take it away, and I can't even die in peace!"

Chunying's lips moved, but she remained silent after all, and sat down weakly on the opposite chair, feeling exhausted mentally and physically: "Why... I want to accomplish something, it's so difficult..."

Hu Fei smiled lightly, and said softly: "Things are not as bad as you think. Think about it, if we are just ordinary wealthy households, we might be able to live a happy life, but if something happens, we don't even have anyone to rely on! Originally I used to take advantage of the power of the Huo family and the Qingguohou's mansion, but the Huo family has already fallen, and I don't want to be at the mercy of the Hou's mansion and the Fan family, so I can no longer rely on their faces in the future. I have no root or foundation here , any powerful family can make me suffer a lot, and now I only rely on the face of the inner prisoner Hu, so others dare not mess with me, but he is only an inner prisoner after all, and what the world fears is the emperor behind him, In fact, who can think highly of him? If you want to sit safely and securely in the fertile land of gold and silver to live a happy life, you have to rely on something. The county prince's mansion is also a good choice. It's really uncomfortable to be controlled by others! If you and I are not How can a humble person be caught off guard by being teased arbitrarily?!"

Chunying raised her eyes to look at him, she didn't make a sound, but she couldn't help but nodded in her heart.

Hu Fei sat a little closer, and continued: "Besides, I have been away for a few years, and I have seen some things in the world, and my heart has become more open. After getting along with you for a while, I feel that I have put all my heart and soul into revenge for my aunt and brother. , It’s really not worth the loss. However, the ones who were killed were my biological parents after all. Should I do nothing and watch them lose by themselves? Even if I can’t kill their lives, I still have to let them learn a lesson! I can't do this by myself. If I want to take advantage of the emperor's power, I can't do what he wants."

Chunying looked at him again and sighed inwardly.She is not Hu Fei, so she can think that revenge is not worth it, but to Hu Fei, it is a bloody wound after all.If he was repeatedly persuaded not to do anything, even if he said yes, he would still have a lump in his heart, wouldn't he?

She said indifferently: "What you want to do is naturally up to you to make up your own mind, as long as you don't forget about yourself because of other people's affairs. I don't care if you will become famous and rich in the future, I just want you to be safe... ...An Xin lives a happy life with me. Maybe... You men still have ambitions in your heart, right?"

Hu Fei was stunned, and gave a wry smile: "I can't say I have any ambitions, but... a man is alive, and he has to do something. If I am content to be mediocre and achieve nothing, my father... will be angry under the spring, right? He often tells me , the Hu family has been an imperial merchant for generations, even if I am a bastard who can't inherit the family business, I can't fall into the prestige of my ancestors. But at that time...he was teaching me not to learn from those dudes who don't know how to make progress."

Chunying stood up, stared at him, and asked sternly, "Then let me ask you, if you really went to the West this time, would you have made a difference? What are your plans when you come back?"

"Naturally, it has achieved something." Hu Fei hurriedly said, "During the Emperor Taizong's reign, the eunuch went to the West, but it was just to raise my Ming Dynasty's prestige, and the business route was not completed. This time, it is not only an official mission, but also a new business. Way. I only took this trip, and it is already a famous name in history. I plan to... just be an attache in the mission, and I have no official position. When the fleet returns, the emperor will reward me. Then I will find an excuse Go back to the south to live a happy life. At that time, I will have a reputation, achievements, and backing, and the local officials will not dare to provoke me. If something serious happens, the county prince will also have a palace in Nanjing, as long as it is not the emperor , who would dare to make things difficult for us?" After a pause, "At that time, my status will be different, no matter how violent the Hou Mansion is, I still have the confidence to ask them for favors."

"I don't need you to ask for it." Chunying whispered, "I will walk out on my own!"

Hu Fei smiled: "Okay, I also believe that you will come out by yourself. Chunying is the smartest and most capable girl I have ever seen!"

Chunying wanted to laugh, but for some reason, she had the urge to cry instead: "Is it really three years? Let me tell you, I will be an old girl after three years. If you don't come back...huh!"

"It's really three years! Three years later, the emperor will be 30 years old, and it will be his tenth year in power." Hu Fei smiled flatteringly, "Even if we want to play for two more months, the people who go with us will not I will urge us to come back. To tell you the truth, I have already made up my mind. I will secretly urge the prince to order you to go faster along the way. Our destination is Xiyang, so don’t worry about other places along the way. Maybe it won’t take three days. year."

"It can't be too fast. You have to check the weather before you set sail. Otherwise, you're looking for death. There is an endless sea there! In case of danger, there is nowhere to ask for help." Chunying was very helpless. How did she be persuaded by him? ?She looked at Hu Fei, and her expression suddenly became fierce: "If you dare not come back, or marry someone else after you come back, let me teach you a lesson!"

Hu Fei laughed, and Chunying glared at him: "What are you laughing at? You think I dare not?!" Turning around, he went to find the scissors. Hu Fei hurriedly stopped her, looked at her for a long time, and then took out a small knife from his arms. The flat box comes, and the lid of the box is opened to reveal a few pieces of paper and a bunch of keys inside: "These... are the deeds of my two houses in the south and Qingrundian, the land deeds of the farm, and the ten keys I bought in Nanjing. The deed for the storefront. Two keys are from the warehouse in the south house, two are from the Qingrundian house, and one...is a box." He leaned closer to Chunying and whispered in Chunying's ear, "In the backyard of the Qingrundian house, Under the third pomegranate tree from the east, facing the colonnade, I buried a box containing some jewels I collected in Nanyang, as well as some gold and silver. This is almost all my wealth, you Carefully collect it for me, I only brought some silver and bank notes to go on the road."

Chunying opened her eyes wide: "What are you doing for me?! Find a place to save it yourself!"

Hu Fei shook his head: "Where do I have a place to save it? Besides, no matter what I think, going to sea is always risky. If I... really can't come back..."

"What nonsense are you talking about?!" Chunying was startled and angry, "You clearly said it was safe!"

"Okay, I won't talk about this." Hu Fei hurriedly apologized, and after thinking about it, he changed his words, "I know that my daughter's family is different from our men. If you delay your good time, it will be a lifetime. I All that can be done is to hand these vulgar things into your hands. If something happens in the future, you can live a good life with these."

Chunying's eyes turned red, and she stuffed the box back into his hand: "I don't want you! Who do you think I am? Do you only know that you are greedy for your money? I have money myself!"

Hu Fei handed the box to her again: "Don't be awkward, just take it. If I don't give it to you, who else can I give it to? Naturally, I trust you, so I did this. If it were someone else, I wouldn't dare to give it to you." I entrusted all my wealth to Li Xu. Even if it was Li Xu, I just entrusted him to take care of my Zhuangzi. Half of the annual land rent belongs to him, but I can't give him the title deed. That's not what my friends do. He also has his own. difficulties."

Chunying bit her lip, and took the box with trembling hands, feeling that it was too heavy to breathe.She knows what this means. At least [-]% of the money he has earned through his hard work in the past three or four years is here. Her determination to be free is even stronger. Even for the trust entrusted by Hu Fei, she will Do your best to fight.

She took a deep breath and asked, "Take more silver with you. You will need it on the road, or use it as capital. If you have any cheap goods, take them out to exchange for something. If you don't get to the local area, you can exchange them." It's good to bring some local products..."

"I've prepared it." Hu Fei said with a smile, "I took most of the live money away, and these are dead things. There is also a letter in the box with my fingerprints on it, stating that all these things are I gave it to you, lest the people of the Hu family get wind of it and come to trouble you. Just remember, don’t let the people in the Hou’s mansion know, lest they find an opportunity to swallow it. Have you ever seen a big family who is petty? Characters, even a little bit of money from other people will not let go."

Chunying smiled, touched the surface of the box, held back the grief in her heart, and asked: "If you leave early next year...how long will you stay in the capital?"

Hu Fei was a little hesitant: "In the early spring of next year... I have to start from Nanjing... Therefore, after the new year, I have to go south with the group."

Chunying sniffed: "Okay, then you come to our house during the Chinese New Year, and we spend it together."

Hu Fei smiled and nodded heavily.

Lu Yougui quietly left the door, returned to the main room, crossed his legs on the kang, and sat there motionless.Mother Lu pushed him anxiously: "Why don't you try to persuade him? Such a good son-in-law is about to fly!"

"What's the rush?" Lu Yougui rolled her eyes, thinking of the box in her daughter's hand, she felt relieved.Which man would give all his wealth to his sweetheart who hadn't married yet, and run away to marry another?Even if he marries another, with those things, his daughter won't suffer if she doesn't marry for three years!It's just that he had to look for an opportunity to persuade his daughter not to be too stubborn, anyway, it will be a family in the future, and these properties should be hidden in another safe place.In this way, even if Hu Fei changes his mind in the future and comes to ask for it again, their family will have the confidence to ask him to give his daughter an explanation!
Seeing that he was not moving, Mother Lu stomped her feet anxiously: "What the hell are you thinking?! If this son-in-law is gone, it will be difficult for our daughter to find such a good one! Besides, the reputation has spread , Recently, because Brother Hu didn't come to our house, there are gossips in the village. If he really leaves for three years, our daughter wants to find someone else, and it will be hard to find! If my daughter is really stupid, wait for three years, just You are an old girl! What will you do then?!"

Lu Yougui glared at her impatiently: "Don't you know what character Hu is?! Don't worry! Besides, if you want Chunying to be transferred to someone else, who can you find? My daughter and I Brother Hu is a perfect match! Don't meddle in it!" He just heard clearly that his daughter didn't know when, she didn't speak and act like a maid anymore. What about the Western fleet, what about promoting the country, and The clan, missions, etc., the two of them talked about it casually, and the daughter also said that she wanted to leave the house by herself, and didn't want Brother Hu to ask for it. This is considered ambitious, right?If such a knowledgeable daughter had an ordinary servant, he would be reluctant!

Three years is three years, anyway... It will take a year or two for his family to quit their citizenship?When he leaves the mansion and becomes a rich man, he also buys a Zhuangzi in another place to live in. After a year or so, who knows that his family used to be someone else's servant?A lady from a rich family marries a young and promising official, who would dare say that his daughter is not good enough for Brother Hu...

(End of this chapter)