Zheng Dan sighed quietly: "Not for the sake of the family. In recent years, the Chu family has been in charge of most of the official salt market in Mingyue City with the help of their ancestors. The rest of our families have been overwhelmed and can only
Find another way."
"Back then, I was young and energetic. I saw my parents sighing and sighing all day long, and I wanted to share their worries. In addition, I also had a restless heart and wanted to try another life, so I tried it. Unexpectedly,
The last attack got out of hand and created a giant whale gang."
"The Giant Whale Gang has made a lot of money for the Zheng family over the years, and it has also weakened the Chu family to a certain extent. My parents have more smiles on their faces, but I am not happy."
Zu An thought that if you look at problems from different perspectives, you will have different perceptions.
In the eyes of the Chu family, illegal salt trading is extremely abominable, and the Zheng family also uses all kinds of despicable methods.
But from the perspective of the Zheng family, they were also dissatisfied with the privileges enjoyed by the Chu family for generations, and thought that the princes and generals would rather be together.
Zu An couldn't say which one was right or wrong, it all depended on which side his butt was on.
"Why can't you be happy?" Noticing the sadness between her brows, Zu An felt pity and couldn't help but reach out to smooth her frown.
"After all, the Giant Whale Gang is in the business of smuggling smuggled salt, and it is inevitable that they will be targeted by the river defense camp. Our marriage to the Sang family is largely due to this. With the protection of the Sang family, we can smuggle smuggled salt with more peace of mind.
Salt, otherwise the Giant Whale Gang would have been destroyed long ago." Zheng Dan explained.
In fact, when they discovered that the Zheng family's housekeeper was involved in the illegal salt sale, the Chu family guessed that the Sang family was probably involved.
Now it's finally confirmed.
Sang Hong is such a ruthless guy. In order to deal with the Chu family, he did not hesitate to put himself in danger and was involved in the private salt business.
You must know that once it is exposed, even if the emperor wants to protect him, he does not need to be a prefect.
It's a pity that there is no evidence for all this. It is impossible to drag Zheng Dan to identify the Sang family, right?
He couldn't do such a heartless thing.
Zu An thought for a while and asked, "Then do you like Sang Qian?"
Zheng Dan pursed his lips and smiled: "Are you jealous?"
Zu An snorted: "How could I be jealous of him? If I want to be jealous, he will be jealous of me."
Zheng Dan naturally knew what he was talking about, so she rolled her eyes at him resentfully, and then said: "Regardless of his appearance, family background, and ability, Sang Qian is a very good husband to our Zheng family, but I do
I don’t have any special feelings for him. I agreed to this matter purely because it would be beneficial to the family. Well, no, actually it’s not my turn to make the decision. The family has already decided it for me.”
Feeling the self-pity in Gu Ying's tone, Zu An said: "In that case, it doesn't matter if you don't want this engagement, then you can follow me."
"With you?" Zheng Dan had a half-smile on his face, "Will I follow you to Chu's house?"
Zu An's breath was suffocated. Thinking of the grievances between the Chu and Zheng families, he didn't know what to say for a moment.
Zheng Dan sighed: "Although I have been weak and quiet on the outside since I was a child, I am actually quite arrogant on the inside. I have never thought of being a concubine for anyone, not even Sang Qian, who was born in a famous family."
Seeing that Zu An's expression was a little ugly, she smiled slightly: "But you are different, Zu. In fact, it is not impossible to be your concubine..."
Seeing the tenderness and sweetness in her eyes, Zu An tightly grasped her soft little hand, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"It's a pity..." Zheng Dan changed the topic, "I am not alone. I have to think about my family. I can't do it for my own selfish interests and cause the family to be in ruins."
"The Sang family represents the emperor's will this time. The Chu family is completely going against nature and is destined to be defeated. Not to mention the years of grievances between the Zheng and Chu families. I am not capable of making decisions for the Zheng family."
Zu An couldn't help but said: "But your body is already... how will you marry the Sang family then?"
"We can think of a solution later. Anyway, there is still some time before the wedding, so we can always think of a way to hide the truth." A trace of worry flashed between Zheng Dan's eyebrows. The Sang family is not a fool, especially Sang Hong, who is more shrewd.
It's not easy to deceive them.
Zu An was a little depressed: "Do you really want to marry into the Sang family?"
Zheng Dan's soft fingers gently stroked his cheek: "Is my good brother angry?"
Hearing the word "brother" and thinking of the love words she said last night, both of them felt their hearts tremble.
"The main reason is that we are not strong enough, and we often have no control over ourselves," Zheng Dan sighed, but then said immediately, "But Azu, you don't have to worry about anything else. Even if I marry into the Sang family, I will always be a member of the Sang family."
Your people, as long as you want, you can come to me at any time..."
She spoke such seductive words with a very dignified appearance, which really gave her an inexplicable sense of charm.
Zu An's head jumped and he said hurriedly: "I'm not doing it for that..."
Zheng Dan pressed her fingers gently on his lips: "I know you are not that kind of person, but this is the only thing I can do for you."
"My big family has provided me with good clothing and food since I was a child. My parents and relatives have also treated me very well and given me the best resources and education. I really can't abandon them. I hope you won't blame me, Azu."
Zu An shook his head: "You made this choice because you are sincere, filial and responsible. How can I blame you selfishly? By the way, when will you and Sang Qian get married?"
"It's probably about a year away." Zheng Dan thought for a while and replied.
Zu An said in a deep voice: "Well, there is still time. I will definitely get you back when the time comes. Then you don't have to worry about family and other issues."
Zheng Dan had a smile on his face and stared at him affectionately with a pair of smart and moist eyes: "Okay, I'll wait for you."
"But in the meantime, you can't let Sang take advantage of you." Zu An said with a straight face.
Zheng Dan pursed his lips and smiled: "Don't worry
, I didn’t even let him hold my hand.”
Zu An was a little surprised: "You came to me before that..."
When she came to seduce him, she was obviously very open-minded, so she subconsciously thought that she and her fiancé were the same way. If her virginity had not been confirmed this time, I would have guessed more.
Zheng Dan glanced at him faintly: "What are you saying? I don't know what's going on. Every time I see you, you lose your bearings. You are obviously here to perform a beauty trick, but you accidentally lose your wife and lose your troops."
."
Zu An laughed: "It proves that we are a perfect match."
Zheng Dan smiled sweetly and nestled his face tightly on her chest.
"By the way, why did you approach me in the first place?" Zu An asked curiously.
"It's not because of the 7.5 million taels of IOUs from the Meihua Gang, but that piece of fat meat from the Meihua Gang, countless families in the city are keeping an eye on it." Zheng Dan smiled sheepishly, especially thinking about the scene where she deliberately seduced him in the first place.
"Not only the major families, but also the academy are keeping an eye on it." Zu An briefly explained the deal between the academy and him. The two of them were so close that there was no need to hide it from her.
Zheng Dan was embarrassed and anxious: "Okay, you lost the 7.5 million taels from the beginning. I was just wasting my efforts for half a day, and you didn't tell me on purpose."
Zu An chuckled and said: "At that time, we were enemies rather than friends. Why should I say that? Besides, with such a beautiful woman taking the initiative to embrace her, which man would be stupid enough to expose her?"
"Ah ah ah, I'll bite you to death, you bastard." Zheng Dan bared his teeth and claws and lunged at him, Zu An hurriedly dodged with a smile.
In the next few days, the two of them had a tacit agreement to stay here. Firstly, it was to recuperate, and secondly, this was the most private world for the two of them. They didn't have to worry about responsibilities, family, or any other worrying things.
A young man and woman were alone together, and the moment they made eye contact, thunder from the sky stirred fire from the earth.
After Zheng Dan recovered from the eighteen-degree spring breeze, the two of them lived a sweet life without shame or impatience.
From time to time, there are sounds in the cave that would make the passing birds blush, as well as some private words between lovers:
"If something unexpected happens in the future, I won't have time to snatch the bride. Even if you marry into the Sang family, you can't let him touch you."
Zheng Dan chuckled: "You are my legitimate husband. Are you being too unreasonable~"
"I don't care, it just can't be done!"
"Then you'd better grab the bride on time, otherwise I can't guarantee such a difficult operation."
"You little hooves must be trying to make me angry."
"Oh, dear brother, please forgive me~"
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Unfortunately, the happy time is always short-lived. A few days later, there were traces of soldiers searching nearby.
This chapter has been completed!