Chapter 1142 The shocked Zhou Chen becomes a parent
At night, the moon and stars are scarce.
There was still light in the master bedroom of Chaoyun Pavilion, and Zhou Chen hugged the exhausted Hua Lan, loving each other.
Today's Hua Lan is full of resilience. This is the first time she has been separated from Zhou Chen for such a long time, so when they meet again and are tender again, she immediately bursts out with amazing resilience.
"Guardian, I heard from my grandmother that thanks to you, my uncle and his family are safe and sound. My uncle's family also brought us many gifts to express their gratitude. Grandma asked me to send them, so I can only accept them.
"
Zhou Chen said: "Just accept it. Grandma and the others are safe. When did grandma and the others return to Beijing?"
"Just two days ago, just like you, I was able to come back in time to celebrate the festival."
"Oh, that's good."
"Madam, are you feeling better?"
"It's getting better. Officer, are you here again? I really have no strength. You can go find Cuichan."
"No, I just want to be with my wife tonight, and I'll go find Cuichan tomorrow."
When we meet again after a long absence, some emotions do not need to be spoken, but must be expressed with practical actions.
Early the next morning, Cuichan came into the room early to wait on her.
In the whole house, she was the only one who could come in to serve Zhou Chen and Hua Lan before they got up. The rest of the maids and maids could not come in unless Zhou Chen and Hua Lan called.
As soon as Cuichan came in, she saw Zhou Chen getting up from the bed, and his cheeks suddenly became rosy.
Zhou Chen thought it was funny, so he walked over and touched her rosy cheek. This girl was usually quite imposing when directing people to work, but she was very shy in front of him.
"My wife hasn't woken up yet. I'm going to practice outside. Please wait for a while."
"Okay, Lord Marquis."
Cui Chan was not surprised at all that Zhou Chen was energetic early in the morning, but Hua Lan was drowsy and asleep. If it were her, she would definitely be the same as her own girl.
Only those who have truly experienced it will understand what Mr. Hou is capable of.
Back home, Zhou Chen would get up every morning to practice Qigong. Although his progress was extremely slow, he made some progress over time.
After finishing the exercise, Hua Lan had already gotten up, washed up, and had breakfast with Zhou Chen.
"Madam, Yuan Day will be in a few days. When will we go to Sheng Mansion? You should also prepare the things that need to be delivered."
Hua Lan said: "I have prepared these. When to go, it is up to you, officer."
"Okay, I have to deal with some official business these days, in a few days. By the way, has the relationship between you and your father-in-law eased recently?" Zhou Chen asked.
"It's much better than before the official left. Speaking of which, it's all because of the accident involving Lin Xiaoniang and her daughter."
"Something happened? What happened to them?"
Zhou Chen paused, and he knew in his heart that his own hidden hand must have worked. It seemed that the mother and daughter must have suffered a serious crime during the time when their injuries broke out.
Hua Lan lowered her voice and said: "Our family has sealed this matter, and I don't dare to tell anyone else. In fact, Lin Xiaoniang's mother and daughter contracted tuberculosis, and they almost passed it on to the maid who took care of them. Two months ago
He was sent to Zhuangzi outside the city."
"ah?"
When Zhou Chen heard this, he was confused: "Tuberculosis? Sent to Zhuangzi outside the city?"
"Yes, although my mother said that they were retribution for doing too many bad things, but when I think about it, I still feel that they are pitiful. Consumption is a terminal disease. It's just Miss Lin. After all, Mo Lan is my sister.
If something happens to her, I really can't bear it."
After learning about this, Hua Lan did not show happiness. Instead, she felt pity for Lin Sushuang and her daughter. Mo Lan got this disease at a young age and was not yet married. Even if she did not lose her life, she would not be able to survive in the future.
Who dares to want her?
Zhou Chen frowned slightly, but soon understood the reason. He used his internal force to secretly stimulate their lungs. If they had an attack, the symptoms would indeed be a bit like tuberculosis. It would make sense to be mistaken for tuberculosis.
He also knew what tuberculosis meant in this era. Even if Sheng Hong loved Lin Sushuang again, under such circumstances, it would not be a surprise to send them to Zhuangzi outside the city.
But in this case, the treatment of Lin Sushuang and her daughter in Zhuangzi outside the city would definitely not be done in Sheng Mansion.
"Then how are they doing now? Could my father-in-law be able to bear not to visit them?"
Hua Landao: "According to my mother, she seemed to have gone to see him, but she didn't bring him back. It seems like the situation is not very good."
"That's it."
Zhou Chen nodded and did not ask any more questions. He knew best that he had done it himself. Without good treatment, the recovery effect would be very poor and the torture time would be prolonged. Even if it was not controlled in time, there would be more
Causes irreversible damage to the lungs.
But after just thinking about it for a while, he stopped thinking about it. He didn't feel any guilt. He didn't need to feel any guilt towards people who had hurt his children.
If he really had that much guilt, how many of the enemies he killed on the battlefield had a grudge against him?
If the heart is not strong, it can really make people feel guilty to death.
He couldn't help but think of Minglan. Minglan should have deduced the real reason why her mother Wei Xiaoniang died. Before she could take action, Lin Sushuang became like this. He didn't know how she felt now.
What he didn't know was that Minglan had already learned about Lin Sushuang, and now she felt very complicated.
She had never expected that the enemy had fallen before she even started to retaliate. She wanted to step on her and avenge her mother.
But after thinking about it for a few days, she gave up the idea. Lin Sushuang was suffering from tuberculosis. There was no need for her to step on her at the risk of being infected. Perhaps letting Lin Sushuang die from the torture of tuberculosis would be a good thing to Lin Sushuang.
Frost's best revenge.
The old lady has been in a very good mood in the past few days since she came back. The mother and daughter who were the most noisy in the house are gone, and the family is harmonious, so her mood has naturally improved.
A few days later, Gu Tingye brought good news to Zhou Chen, saying that he would get married to Yu Yanran, the eldest daughter of the Yu family, after the Lantern Festival, and also invited Zhou Chen to go to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion to attend.
Zhou Chen naturally agreed wholeheartedly. Looking at the happy Gu Tingye, he always felt a little inconsistent. Gu Tingye really wanted to marry Yu Yanran.
What about Minglan?
As far as he knew, due to the changes in the plot, Hualan's body was much better than ordinary people under his care. Naturally, the old lady did not need to hire the famous doctor He, the old lady, for her, and Minglan naturally had no chance.
Got acquainted with that He Hongwen.
As a result, Minglan has no fate with Gu Tingye and He Hongwen. Now the only ones staring at Minglan are Qi Heng and Mrs. Wu.
What's more coincidental is that in Mo Lan's current situation, it is naturally impossible for him to have an affair with Liang Liulang, and Mrs. Wu is in charge of the Earl of Yongchang's Mansion. If Mrs. Wu insists on letting him marry Minglan, she will
For someone like Liang Liulang, if nothing happens, I'm afraid he really can't defeat Mrs. Wu.
Who will Minglan choose?
Thinking of this, Zhou Chen couldn't help but feel happy and found it very interesting.
For Minglan, neither Qi Heng nor Liang Han are good choices, but if there is no better choice, everything is uncertain.
For some reason, he really wanted to see how Minglan's drama would go on, and how would the plot he changed end up?
On the eve of the first day of the year, Zhou Chen and Hua Lan went to Sheng Mansion together. Sheng Hong seemed to have forgotten the unhappiness of that time and chatted with Zhou Chen with a smile.
Sheng Hong felt bitter in his heart. He wanted to show off, but he didn't have the guts.
Look at the titles that the eldest son-in-law has on his head now. Any one of them can kill him. For such a powerful son-in-law, even if he is the father-in-law, he is still under great pressure and dare not show his face.
Not only can't you put on a cool face, you also have to smile, and you have to smile naturally, happily, and without any trace of acting.
When it comes to acting, Zhou Chen is no worse than Sheng Hong. When the two movie stars perform against each other, those who don't know it might think they are father and son.
Compared to Sheng Hong, Wang Ruofu was much happier, and he was full of joy.
She has done several major things this year. Now she is the master of the inner courtyard of the Sheng Mansion. The most annoying Lin Sushuang has finally disappeared. Just because of this, she can wake up laughing every night.
Although Sheng Hong often had arguments with her these days, so what, no matter how much they argued, that little bitch Lin Sushuang would never come back, so Sheng Hong could only sleep obediently on her bed.
My son also married a daughter-in-law this year, and her daughter-in-law was 'governed' by her. She left all the 'hard work' at home to her daughter-in-law, and now she feels relaxed, especially when the old lady goes to Youyang
Over the past few months, she has become even more proud.
This feeling of pride lasted for a long time, and it was not until the old lady came back and gave her a lesson that she restrained herself.
If she has anything else on her mind now, the only thing left is to quickly find a suitable husband to marry her younger daughter Ru Lan.
She had a headache when she thought of Ru Lan. Look how happy and majestic her eldest daughter is now, isn't it just because she married well?
She doesn't expect Ru Lan to marry as well as Hua Lan, but at least it shouldn't be too bad. She should start out in an Earl's Palace, or be the legitimate son of a noble family.
No, when Hua Lan came home to give gifts, she dragged Hua Lan to complain.
"Hua'er, you have to think more about your sister. Year after year, if you can't find the right one, Rulan will really become an old girl."
She had a headache, and so did Hualan.
"Mom, Rulan will be seventeen in a year or so. Why are you so anxious? Besides, it's not like I didn't help you look at her, but I mentioned a few people from the Earl and Marquis Houses, but none of you liked them. I
I’m not very familiar with the ladies from the Qingliu civil servants’ families, so where can I go to ask you about them?”
As the eldest wife of Marquis Zhongjing, Hua Lan's social circle was naturally made up of the official family members of noble military generals. Although she had contact with the family members of civil servants, her relationship could only be described as average.
But for the few legitimate sons she mentioned, both her mother and sister looked down upon them. They either disliked this one or disliked that one. In short, they didn’t like them.
She was originally full of enthusiasm, but she began to feel discouraged after repeated failures. Every time she heard her mother mention it, her head hurt.
Wang Ruofu suddenly said: "Master Hou knows many people, otherwise..."
"Don't come up with bad ideas, mother, what are you thinking about? How could you even think of asking an official to propose marriage to your sister? I can't do such a thing. If so, I think you might as well go
Let father tell you."
Wang Ruofu said angrily: "If your father can be relied on, do I still need to look for you? I think you don't think about Ru'er. Hua'er, you are the eldest sister. You are living well now, so you should take care of her."
Take care of my sister, you..."
"Yes, yes, mother, I understand, please stop talking. I will take time to talk to Mrs. Wu after the new year. She knows much more about the powerful families in Bianjing City than I do."
"I think this is okay, you can ask her." Wang Ruofu nodded in surprise.
Hua Lan quickly dealt with her mother and then ran to Shou'an Hall.
But she didn't expect that when she arrived at Shou'antang, she would face another problem.
"Hua'er, you are so smart. You must have guessed something about Ming'er and Young Master Qi. Ming'er has made up her mind and I can't change it. Do you think she will have a chance?"
"ah?"
Hua Lan was immediately confused. She had just dealt with her mother, and now there was the matter between Minglan and Young Master Qi. Was the main thing to prevent her from living in peace?
"Grandma, the Young Master Qi is indeed a humble gentleman, and I also heard Mrs. Wu mention to me that the Young Master Qi is having trouble with his mother, Princess Pingning, probably because of Minglan, right?"
"Yes, alas, this girl doesn't listen to advice and is very stubborn. I thought there was no fate between them, but I didn't expect that Young Master Qi is also so stubborn. I'm afraid that if they continue to be stubborn like this, they will end up...
Hurt yourself."
Hua Lan sighed: "Grandma is right to worry. Princess Pingning is really, how should I put it, with her eyes above her head? How could she like Minglan? I heard that the Rong family and the Yong family recently
The king is interested in getting married to the Duke of Qi, and I guess Princess Pingning is considering it."
"The Rong family and King Yong?"
The old lady also had a headache. None of these two families could afford to be offended by the Sheng Mansion.
Seeing that the old lady was in pain, Hua Lan comforted her gently: "Grandma, you don't have to worry too much. No matter what happens, as long as I'm here, I won't let this girl Minglan be bullied."
The old lady sighed: "You are a good boy. You have never made me worry about you since you were a child. Even the most difficult marriage was very smooth and did not make me worry at all. Compared with you, Ming girl has no choice but to let me worry about you."
, she may not be as lucky as you, so I have to support her."
"Actually, I would rather want her to find an ordinary family. Even if she can't be rich, as long as she can live in peace and have no worries about food and drink, it's enough. And with Shengfu and you as my eldest sister here, she won't be able to marry into an ordinary family.
You will suffer."
"It's just that this child has grown up and has his own ideas. I can't change it. I can only think more about her and consider her future options."
Hua Lan was silent. These were her parents and elders, her mother was Ru Lan, and her grandmother was Ming Lan. They were all thinking very hard.