Eight hundred and fortieth eight chapters concealed truth
Immediately after the dinner, the pottery merchant reunited with his family and exchanged their deepest feelings.
Little Tao Ji nestled in the potter's arms, and kept asking the potter about various things since he left home. The chattering kept going on, and it was not until the night fell that he was coaxed to sleep by the potter.
After putting the child to sleep, the pottery merchant chatted with his wives about family affairs in the hall of the back house, and everyone shared their deepest feelings with each other.
Both Mi Zhen and Lu Lingqi's bellies were getting bigger and bigger, which was left behind when the pottery merchant returned to Pengchengduan after the Battle of Qufu.
Hitting the target with one shot, and two at that. Sometimes when the potter looks in the mirror, he has to admire his ability.
Years passed by and the two women were close to giving birth.
Originally they didn't want them to go through the trouble together, but after discussing it, Mi Zhen and Lu Lingqi decided to come to Xuchang City.
After all, these are the second and third children of Tao Shang after Tao Ji, and they are important members of the Tao family. According to Lu Lingqi, the children had their father by their side when they gave birth. On the grassland, this pair of children
It has a very special meaning - this can make it easier for children to receive blessings from gods.
However, the pottery merchant was not very satisfied with this, and he educated Lu Lingqi and Mi Zhen with some dissatisfaction.
However, it had little effect.
The two ladies had been shameless with the potter for a long time, and they became more and more shameless, which made the pottery very helpless.
Well, they also have good intentions, and they are both pregnant, so what else can I say? I won’t make an example next time.
This evening, everyone was having a heart-to-heart talk together, and it was quite enjoyable. However, there was one person who seemed to be a little more silent than usual and always distracted. This person was none other than Diao Chan.
The potter could clearly feel her forced smile.
After the night got dark, all the girls went back to their rooms to rest, but the potter alone called out to Zhen Mi.
Under the meaningful glances of Mi Zhen and Lu Lingqi, Zhen Mi stayed.
Not long after, only the pottery merchant and Zhen Mi were left in the hall, and the atmosphere suddenly became very strange.
Zhen Mi lowered her head and grabbed the hem of her skirt with her hands.
Some time ago, the pottery merchant had sent people to ask for gifts from the Yuan family and the Zhen family, and the matter of marrying them had already been put on the agenda.
On this point, Zhen Mi knew it very well.
But before officially entering the Tao family, she had to consummate her marriage with the pottery merchant, which Zhen Mi was not ready for yet.
But honestly speaking, if the pottery merchant really made a request to him, Zhen Mi would not refuse. It depends on how the pottery merchant talks to him about this matter.
After a while of silence between the two, they heard the pottery merchant say: "Zhen Mi, I have something to ask you."
"What you're asking...isn't this inappropriate?" Zhen Mi's voice sounded like a mosquito.
"Isn't it appropriate?" The pottery merchant shook his head and said, "There is nothing wrong with my matter. To be honest, I'm not a fool. I can't see the change."
When Zhen Mi heard this, her heart tightened slightly. She seemed to understand what the potter was talking about.
This man is still thoughtful.
Suddenly preparing to welcome two new ladies into the house, the mood of the original women in the family will definitely change. Even if Zhen Mi gets along well with Mrs. Tao on weekdays, she must consider the powerful relationship between them.
, especially the two ladies who are still pregnant with children.
If that's the case, then express your opinion in front of him.
"Prime Minister, you can rest assured about this. Although this little girl is young, she also knows the virtues of women and will definitely not do anything to compete for favors..."
After saying this, the entire hall suddenly fell into an awkward silence.
Zhen Mi, who had kept her head down, mustered up her courage and raised her head.
What he saw was the pottery merchant's smiling expression and the sparkling light in his eyes.
This made Zhen Mi's pretty face turn even redder.
"Xiao Mi, it seems that our chatting is not the same thing." The potter's tone could not hide his smile.
"No, isn't it the same thing?" Zhen Mi's tone revealed confusion: "Then what are you going to do by leaving me?"
"I want to ask you about Wang Yun and Diao Chan. What do you think? What do you think Tao is doing?"
As soon as she said this, Zhen Mi almost found a hole in the ground and crawled in.
What am I trying to figure out?
An unmarried woman actually takes the initiative to think about that... Now this person is in great disgrace!
But this Tao man is really hateful. It’s not good for you to ask anyone about your wife and your father-in-law. Why do you have to ask me?
I'm not your mother-in-law!
Zhen Mi grimaced, looked at the pottery merchant very dissatisfied, and said, "Why do you need to ask this little girl about Madam and Taoist Wang's affairs?"
The pottery merchant said seriously: "I feel that Diao Chan and Wang Yun are hiding something from me. Others may not be able to tell the clues, but you have been doing business since you were a child, have a lot of experience in Hebei, and are extremely smart. I am very observant in my daily life. During my time in Pengcheng, I got along with the people in Tao Mansion as if they were a family. I think only you can see some traces that others cannot."
The top hats were placed one after another, which naturally made Zhen Mi feel a little dizzy.
She seemed to have forgotten her embarrassment just now, nodding her fair and smooth chin, pacing back and forth in the hall, thinking carefully as she walked.
The potter didn't bother her, he just let her meditate there.
When he was young, he saw Zhen Mi saying to him: "I feel like Madam is really hiding something from us."
"whats the matter?"
Zhen Mi smiled helplessly: "How can you tell me if Madam has hidden it from you? But she has been in Pengcheng recently and seems to often go to see someone."
"who?"
"Zhang Ji."
"Zhang Ji?" Tao Shang was stunned for a moment, and a bad premonition came to his mind.
His hand shook slightly, and the wine cup in his hand fell under the table out of excitement.
Zhen Mi was shocked when she saw this. She picked up the wine cup from under the table and walked to the potter's side.
Seeing the potter's slightly bitter expression, Zhen Mi did not hesitate and held the potter's slightly trembling hand tightly.
…
A few days later, Tao Shang came to Wang Yun holding a letter written by Zhang Ji.
"Why didn't you tell me?" The potter's face was a little distorted because he was excited.
Wang Yun was very calm. He rarely quarreled with the pottery merchant, but asked him: "What are you telling me?"
"You are sick!"
"You are the one who is sick!" Wang Yun became anxious and scolded him angrily.
The potter took a deep breath and said, "Don't be so messy. Do you know what I'm talking about? Why did you hide it from me?"
"I'm telling you that I'm not in good health and my life is about to end?" Wang Yun turned away from his usual irritable and irritable state and said: "No one can die? In this world of the Han Dynasty, people are dying every day, so what's the point? What a big deal, do I have to tell you?"
Tears began to gradually blur the vision in the potter's eyes.
More than ten years ago, the scene when I first met Wang Yun and Huangfu Song came to my mind unconsciously. From meeting him in Bianshui, to dividing the court officials, and then going to Bingzhou together to outsmart the nobles of Hanoi County, and then
When he returned to Xuzhou, he practiced Taoism...everything seemed like it happened yesterday.
Seeing the pottery merchant's appearance, Wang Yun's calm face showed an angry look for the first time: "Stop it! Don't let me see you like this! It's not enough for me!"
The potter raised his hand, gently wiped the mist from his eyes, and hummed: "Do you think I am willing to cry for you?"
Wang Yun raised his head and looked directly at the pottery merchant, who also looked at him unyieldingly.
Suddenly, Wang Yun was happy.
"That's right, this is you. From the first day I met you, you have been like this... So many years have passed, your position has been promoted and your territory has become larger, but you are still you, and you still haven't been there to this day.
Change, don’t disappoint me, I don’t want to see you become...become like Yuan Benchu, Yuan Gongli."
The potter was silent for a while and said, "I will definitely remember what my father-in-law said."
"Hey, it's been fourteen years and you haven't even called me husband-in-law... I'm not going to die soon, but at least I have the medicine prepared by Zhang Ji. He said that if I take good care of myself, I still have about a year to live... Haha