The concubine is soft and delicate, making her the treacherous minister's white moonlight

Chapter 79 You Still Have a Chance

He is not stupid. He knows the principle of handing over money and receiving goods. He is worthy of being an official for several years.

Lin Mowan didn't take it seriously, but frowned thoughtfully, as if she was thinking about his question seriously. But after thinking for a while, she didn't seem to find any reliable solution.

For a long time, she had a bitter face, looking like a child at a loss and innocent when she was frustrated, and even muttered with some complacency: "Yeah, what should I do?"

The way she treats people like a monkey really deserves a beating.

Zhou Shiran's face immediately turned cold. After so many days of rumors, he was no longer the calm person he used to be. He had suffered a lot in these days in order to raise money.

In addition, Luo Qiaoniang refused to see him no matter what. Since that night, he had not seen Luo Qiaoniang and Xiao Zhouying for a long time. His mood became more and more restless. It seemed that he was not only afraid that his past deeds would be exposed, but also afraid that Luo Qiaoniang would really leave him.

He looked at her for a long time without saying a word, his eyes gradually changed from anger to despair, and finally to helplessness, and even compromise. At the end, he suddenly sneered: "Forget it, you can do whatever you want, go and report me."

Hearing this, Lin Mowan's smile froze slightly, then slowly put it away, and said seriously, "Don't be like this, I was just joking with you."

Zhou Shiran didn't say anything, but just turned his eyes away indifferently and tiredly.

Lin Mowan was silent for a moment, then continued: "How about this, before the sun sets the day after tomorrow, I will wait for you by the East Lake outside the city. You give me thirty thousand taels, and I have something else to give you. From now on, we can be even. I will also talk to Luo Qiao Niang about our affairs."

Zhou Shiran nodded doubtfully, but his expression did not show joy, but rather a sense of loss. Lin Mowan noticed this and asked in confusion, "What's wrong? I promised you, why are you still like this?"

Hearing this, Zhou Shiran felt somewhat dejected. He staggered a few steps, fell to the ground, and held his head in his hands in annoyance. His expression was filled with uncontrollable pain. "It was Qiao Niang. Qiao Niang and I left yesterday."

After hearing this, Lin Mowan was delighted. For her, this was great news. They had separated, which meant that no matter what happened to Zhou Shiran in the future, even if it was a matter that implicated the entire clan, it would not be linked to Luo Qiaoniang.

Originally Lin Mowan was still a little worried, but now it seemed that everything had been resolved. Lin Mowan couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips, feeling extremely happy in her heart.

But seeing his painful look, Lin Mowan calmed down a little, sat beside him, and whispered to comfort him: "It's okay, Brother Zhou, we just got divorced. When the time comes, I'll tell her the truth. You still have a chance to get her back, right?"

After listening to Lin Mowan's words, Zhou Shiran seemed to feel much better. His expression softened, and he turned to look at Lin Mowan in a daze, crying helplessly like a child: "I really, I really can't lose Qiao Niang. I just realized that I... I can't live without her anymore."

Lin Mowan was silent for a long time, just looking at him with a smile. Listen, these words were so touching. Zhou Shiran didn't care about so much, after he finished speaking, he burst into tears again.

Looking at him like this, Lin Mowan looked indifferent, her expression thoughtful, and she actually felt a little disappointed...

She was actually quite confused. To be specific, Zhou Shiran was Pei Jingjian. In her memory, he was clearly not like that.

When she was a child, his family lived next door to her and her mother's courtyard. She heard that her father had joined the army and disappeared in the first year. Later, she learned that her father had died in the first war. His body was thrown on the battlefield among thousands of people. The soldiers trampled him into a pulp and mixed him with mud, so that it was impossible to tell who was who.

Although sad, Zhou Shiran still loved his mother very much at that time. Later, his mother found a stepfather who treated him very well. The stepfather was also illiterate, but was very good to both mother and son. With the help of Pei Jingjian, he was sometimes even very good to Lin Mowan.

Pei Jingjian was also very motivated and vowed to make a name for himself. He liked reading, but his family had no extra money, so he could only sneak into a nearby school to eavesdrop. He would also come to the small courtyard and listen to Lin Yirou's teachings with Lin Mowan.

Actually, Lin Yirou could be considered their common teacher.

At that time, the kids around didn't want to play with Lin Mowan, saying that she was a wild child without a father. Whenever this happened, he would stand up for her and teach those kids who talked nonsense a lesson.

Although he didn't win every time, and when he couldn't win, he would firmly protect Lin Mowan, but what remained unchanged was that he would always tell her: "Don't be afraid, Wan, I will always protect you. Don't listen to their nonsense. You have me and Aunt Lin, we will always be here."

While thinking, Lin Mowan looked at the person in front of her, and suddenly felt a little dazed. She remembered what he said in the room of the restaurant that night, that he had only loved her. She suddenly couldn't tell which of his words were true.

She felt a little sad, not knowing whether it was for herself or for the former Pei Jingjian. Perhaps, ten years was really too long, so long that even if she didn't remember what happened to herself, she could see the earth-shaking changes in Zhou Shiran today.

At this moment, they seemed to know each other, but also seemed not to know each other.

When Lin Mowan left, it was not too late. She did not go back to Zither Garden immediately, but took Yuzhi to the market for a stroll. A lot of things had happened in the past few days, some of which she expected and some of which she did not expect.

Although it was almost all under her control, dealing with it still made her physically and mentally exhausted.

Actually, she didn't go shopping very often. Usually, the shopping was done by the maids in the yard. She would only go out for a walk when she was really bored. There were not many people in the market, but the number of vendors hawking their wares on both sides did not decrease at all.

As they were walking, they ran into two familiar figures. They were Luo Qiaoniang and Sun Xiaoyue with little Zhou Ying. Looking at the large and small bags carried by the servants behind them, they knew that Sun Xiaoyue probably brought Luo Qiaoniang out to buy things and relax in order to comfort her.

As expected, the moment they saw Lin Mowan, their expressions looked unhappy and their smiles froze on their faces. Only little Zhou Ying broke free from Luo Qiaoniang's hand while the two were stunned, and rushed towards Lin Mowan while shouting "Sister Lin".

She hugged Lin Mowan tightly, smiling brightly, looking up at her with incomprehension, blinking her big watery eyes, and said, "Sister Lin, you haven't come to see Yingying for a long time. Yingying wants to eat the peach blossom cakes that sister made."

Her voice was soft, just like her, a lovely little blessing. Lin Mowan was a little stunned. Before she could react, Sun Xiaoyue had already stepped forward, grabbed little Zhou Ying's arm, and dragged the little girl away in a bad mood, cursing: "Eat, eat, eat, you only know how to eat, why are you so greedy!"

Little Zhou Ying was taken away. She pouted unhappily but didn't dare to speak. She was just held by Luo Qiao Niang and she gently hugged Luo Qiao Niang's arm.

The two of them obviously didn't intend to get too entangled with her. Sun Xiaoyue pulled Luo Qiaoniang forward, saying, "Come on, Qiaoniang, we are happy today, don't let the dirty things spoil our fun."

(End of this chapter)