The Reborn Duke of Ming Dynasty

"Sir, what's the matter?" Ru Xue, who was sitting next to Zhang Fan, found that her husband was holding the rice bowl, but he was a little silent. What's on your mind, "Is there something wrong with the food?"

"What?" Obviously, Ru Xue's words woke up Zhang Fan who was in deep thought. He raised his head and looked at his wife in surprise, but he also found that other people at the dinner table were also looking at him. I remembered what Ru Xue said just now, "No, there is nothing wrong with the food, I was thinking about other things,"

"Oh, the husband should also eat well," Ru Xue said with concern, she thought that Zhang Fan had encountered some troublesome things in court, and that's why, although Ru Xue is very smart, But she hadn't reached the point where she knew everything. She could see what Zhang Fan was worrying about, but she didn't know what it was.

Of course, this may be because Ru Xue also didn't notice any problems with Yingyue and her sister Zhaoxue during this time. , she will lose her judgment, just because these things between Yingyue and Zhaoxue are no longer just a day or two. When it got colder, Ruxue had long regarded the quarrel between Yingyue and Zhaoxue as a very common thing, her attention was relaxed, and it was difficult to pay attention again.

"Mm," Zhang Fan responded, picked up some food, and ate a few mouthfuls of food, but after a while, he started to think about things in a daze again.

Seeing Zhang Fan like this, Ru Xue thought that he really had encountered some serious trouble in the court, and that's why she was so preoccupied. However, Ru Xue knew the attitude a woman should have. Although she cared, she naturally wouldn't go She asked Zhang Fan what happened, but she was really worried about Zhang Fan.

Naturally, Yingyue and Ruxue were just like Ruxue, caring about Zhang Fan very much, but for some reason, they were distracted by other things, just looked at Zhang Fan and then buried their heads to concentrate time to eat.

And Zhao's reaction was similar. It was not the first time she saw Zhang Fan showing this appearance. Obviously she knew what trouble Zhang Fan had encountered, but in Zhao's mind, no matter what happened, , Zhang Fan is very good at talking out, he likes to solve it by himself, as time goes by, although Zhao is still very worried about Zhang Fan, but has never asked about it, and now Zhang Fan has entered the official career, in court As an official, although Mrs. Zhao is a woman, she also understands that those important national affairs are not her concern.

As for Zhang Fan, he was still thinking about what Luo Linger had said to him earlier.

When Luo Linger told him that what she was worried about was related to Yingyue and Zhaoxue's frequent going out during this period, Zhang Fan didn't take it seriously at first. After all, the two of them did go out frequently during this period, but most of them went to Worshiping Guanyin Bodhisattva, I hope that I can conceive Zhang Fan's flesh and blood as soon as possible. There is nothing else. Zhang Fan knows about this situation, so when he heard what Luo Linger said about this matter, he didn't care about it. I didn't take it to heart.

"Of course I know that the two of them are going out," Zhang Fan said to Luo Ling'er, "I let people protect them in the dark, not many of them mostly go to some Taoist temples and Buddhist temples, find someone for fortune-telling, or worship. It’s just Guanyin Bodhisattva, it’s not a big deal.”

"This concubine knows, it's just..." Luo Linger said hurriedly, and although she looked very anxious, she was also a little unsure, "It's just that the two younger sisters have become a little strange recently."

"Strange," Zhang Fan frowned upon hearing what Luo Linger said, "Linger, what do you mean by that?"

"...Just last month," Luo Linger thought for a while, as if she was considering whether she should tell Zhang Fan, but finally she made up her mind, "Just last month, Yingyue came to find my concubine and said yes I wanted to borrow some money from my concubine. At that time, I was still a little puzzled. The monthly money in the mansion was not too small, and their daily expenses were not too much. Most of them were buying some rouge and gouache. Buddhist temples or Taoist temples gave some sesame oil money, which was also taken from the account room of the mansion by the maid who accompanied her. At that time, the concubine thought that sister Yingyue had taken a fancy to some expensive jewelry, but it was not easy to speak to the minister or do it without authorization. Withdrawing from the cashier, this is borrowing from my concubine. At that time, I didn’t think there was anything wrong with it. After all, I am also a woman, and sometimes I have jewelry I want, so I took 100 taels and gave it to Sister Yingyue.”

"Well," nodded, Zhang Fan expressed his understanding. After all, even if Zhang Fan doesn't know much about women's affairs, he can still understand that everything is inseparable. Besides, this situation is not a big problem, and Luo Linger He also made it very clear that he had nothing to worry about.

"It's just... later..." Luo Ling'er paused, and then said again, her tone becoming more hesitant, "A few days after that day, when Ru Xue came to visit my concubine, she happened to say something. For the matter, she said that sister Zhaoxue also came to borrow a lot of money from her two days ago. At that time, the concubine felt something was wrong physically and mentally, but she didn't say anything. She told Ruxue that maybe Zhaoxue also liked some jewelry. , I don’t have a balance for a while or I am too embarrassed to ask my husband, so I will borrow it from her. Ru Xue didn’t think much about it, so she didn’t mention it anymore.”

Hearing what Luo Ling'er said, Zhang Fan's expression turned serious. Although he didn't specify anything about the expenses of the mansion, everyone in the Zhang manor knew that he was not very strict about the management of this aspect. Even Mrs. Zhao never paid too much attention to these matters. After all, no matter whether it was Ru Xue, Zhao Xue, Ying Yue, or Luo Ling'er, there had never been any situation where she needed it too much.

Moreover, although Zhang Fan has never said it clearly, he has also expressed his meaning. If you want to use money, you can use it. Just go to the cashier to withdraw it, and he also specifically explained to the cashier that there is no need to record the money in detail for the wives, just a few amounts are enough, and there is no need to record who paid the money. The four girls also knew about it.

But even so, Yingyue and Zhaoxue both need money at the same time, that's okay, besides, no one has encountered any coincidences, and the two of them also encountered some embarrassing things at the same time, It's nothing, it's just a coincidence.

However, at the same time, they also encountered something that they were embarrassed to tell others but needed money, and since this thing made them think of their sister or good sister to borrow money so that this secret could be kept, this Could it be a coincidence?

It doesn't matter if it's a coincidence or two coincidences, but Zhang Fan is not that kind of person. He will never believe that three coincidences all happened to two people, and all of them were mixed with the same thing. There is definitely something hidden in this thing. , and definitely not a coincidence.

"You didn't realize what they borrowed money for," Zhang Fan couldn't help asking, frowning.

"No," Shaking his head, Luo Linger replied, "It's not easy for me to speculate on this matter, and Sister Yingyue is like this, obviously there is something that I don't want to tell my body, and I don't want to tell my body. I plan to go and ask, although my concubine is worried both physically and mentally, whether the two younger sisters have encountered something outside, or been cheated by someone, but I think my husband will not let this kind of thing go, and when the two younger sisters go out, There are also Xianggong's subordinates who are secretly protecting me, so I didn't worry too much about anything until..."

"Until," Zhang Fan asked, "Until what, what happened to you?"

"Just a few days ago, there was one night," Luo Linger said, with a very puzzled expression on her face, "I have been in the room most of the day because I was pregnant, and after dinner that day, The concubine really felt that sitting was a little too tired, and the weather was hot, so Zhu Er helped the concubine to relax in the mansion. It happened that my husband was spending the night with sister Zhaoxue, and Ru Xue had already fallen asleep. When I passed by sister Yingyue's room, I found that the light in her room was still on, so I wanted to talk to her, but when I walked to the door of her room, Zhu'er was about to open the door. But it was stopped by my concubine.

"I heard...I heard Sister Yingyue whispering something in the room. Although the voice was low, I could still hear it clearly. It sounded like some Buddhist scriptures, but, my concubine I am also a believer in Buddhism, and what my sister recites doesn’t sound like Buddhist scriptures at all. Maybe it’s because I don’t have many Buddhist scriptures, or it’s not the Buddhist scriptures from the Central Plains at all. At that time, I was still thinking, Maybe this is some scripture from the southwest, after all, sister Yingyue is from the Miao family, if she believes in something from the Miao family, I don't know, and I have no reason to bother her.

"And until yesterday, Xianggong spent the night with Sister Yingyue, and I wanted to talk to Sister Zhaoxue, but when I walked to Sister Zhaoxue's room, I heard that voice again. Listen carefully. When I woke up, it was exactly the same as what my concubine heard Sister Yingyue chanting that day, but it was replaced by Sister Zhaoxue.

"At that time, the concubine felt that something was wrong. Until today, the concubine felt that she must tell the husband. The husband thinks that the two sisters will have nothing to do."

Hearing what Luo Ling'er said, Zhang Fan didn't say anything, but his expression became more and more serious.