Fair Lady

Midsummer is over, and autumn is approaching.The sky is as clear as washing, without a trace of cloud, leaving only the pure blue, which seems to have been rendered by ink.

Compared with the wanton flying in summer, autumn is quiet, mature, full of charm and deep.

Under the big sycamore tree, Yu Zhengran, dressed in white, stood with his hands down, his eyes far away.A gust of wind blows, and the leaves of the phoenix tree flutter down one after another, like a group of golden butterflies dancing around her...

The words of "uncle" echoed in Yu Zhengran's ears repeatedly:

"My Gillian is a miserable person. She doesn't want to be a concubine. She told me that after she gets married, she will find a beautiful mountain, a beautiful small village, and have a group of lovely children."

"She had a child with great difficulty, but she was aborted before she was three months old. Since then, she can no longer bear children. Gillian, who loves children the most, has never tasted being a mother in her life."

"A-Jiao died, she died of a cold. I begged the doctor and gave him the jade cabbage handed down from my family, so I was able to pretend to be a servant who boiled medicine and follow her into the mansion to see her for the last time."

"In this tomb is buried a handkerchief that Gillian gave me when we met for the last time. She died the next day, and the doctor told me about it. The mansion didn't care about the death of a concubine at all, and buried it hastily. , as if it was a kitten or puppy.”

"I knew Gillian didn't want to stay in that remote place, she wanted to go home, so I came back with her handkerchief."

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After Yu Zhengran returned to Beijing, he sent two groups of people posing as businessmen and refugees to sneak into the Northeast. He wanted to know more...

That Gillian is poor.But, she couldn't be his mother.

Mute Zhang came over with a bowl of water: "Is this trip going well?"

Yu Zhengran raised his head and drank it all in one gulp: "It went well."

Suddenly, he felt that something was wrong. Mute Zhang had never asked about him before, and had always just guarded him without asking a word.

Yu Zhengran recalled that day when he casually said to send someone to investigate his mother's affairs, the dumb Zhang seemed to have choked on the tea he just drank...

Is it just a coincidence that the two abnormal performances before and after?Yu Zhengran frowned, if not.Is the dumb Zhang concerned about his errands today, or about his "mother"?

Yu Zhengran just felt strange instinctively, he didn't even suspect dumb Zhang.After getting along with each other all these years, he can be sure that, one, the dumb chapter has no ill intentions towards him.Protect him wholeheartedly; second, the dumb Zhang can't be his father's person, and even, everything the dumb Zhang has done these years, this Zhuangzi, and the dumb Zhang can be said to be "teaching" him to guard against his father.

Yu Zhengran didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly said: "Mute Zhang. My father allowed me to go to the southwest to assassinate Prince Yong."

The dumb Zhang's face changed, and he blurted out: "No. Absolutely not."

Yu Zhengran's eyes darkened: "Why? I'm not afraid, what are you afraid of?"

"..." The dumb Zhang was stunned for a moment, "What are you afraid of? Of course, I am afraid that you will lose your life, and I will have no one to take care of you in the future. Prince Yong is a master of martial arts, and there are many guards and secret guards around him. Assassinate Prince Yong? What do you think? Is it those princes in the capital who only know how to enjoy themselves and play with women?"

The dumb man answered fluently and confidently, but Yu Zhengran didn't miss the panic and worry that flashed in his eyes.

"Okay," the dumb Zhang also saw the playfulness in Yu Zhengran's eyes.It seems to recognize that it is not good to block it blindly, he added. "If you must go, I will go with you. You know, my martial arts are not inferior to yours, and my experience is even richer than yours."

Yu Zhengran smiled, turned the corner quickly, and changed the subject: "I sent Ah Si and the others to the northeast."

Dumb Zhang was stunned by the sudden change of topic, and then said: "Well, it's okay, you have been outside alone since you were a child, and you need to know more. Even if you... Father really loves you, you can guarantee that your brothers are wrong Do you have bad intentions? You are a complete stranger to them, and you are still a stranger who threatens your interests."

Yu Zhengran smiled and said, "That's exactly what I thought, Dumb Zhang, I'm going back home. Now that the weather is changing, you need to keep warm for your old wounds."

Mute Zhang nodded: "Let's go, wait, you must remember that if you really go to the southwest, you must call me, otherwise I will not spare you. I have followed you for so many years, but I don't want no one to collect my corpse for me in the end .”

Yu Zhengran had already drifted away without turning his head: "Don't worry, I will not only bury you, but also pay respects to you every year." The dumb Zhang's mouth was tight and hard to pry open, but his eyes were solid and his brain was not as preoccupied as his. quick.

Mute Zhang stood where Yu Zhengran stood before and looked up at the sky, what should he do?Sometimes he felt sure, and sometimes he was at a loss.He didn't have any proof, he just felt like it, and the location of the scar on his arm.

He didn't dare to act rashly, for fear that not only would he not be able to make amends and atone for his crimes, but he would also make a big mistake again because of his self-righteousness.

There's still a little trouble, even if it's not..., he and Yu Zhengran have really developed feelings over the years. He is a child who is cold on the outside but extremely emotional on the inside.If Yu Zhengran and the prince really met, who should he help?

Yu Zhengran returned to the mansion, and Ma Ling'er greeted him: "Husband, are you back? Mr. Yu came to see you and said that you want to help those two talented students in the 'Zhiqian Private School' whose families have been mutated." student."

Yu Zhengran nodded: "Exactly, I have seen those two children, they are very smart and hardworking. If you train them well, they will be promising in the future. Madam, you won't object, will you?"

Ma Ling'er smiled and said: "Of course not. This is a good deed. What I want to say is, is it okay to leave such a small matter to me? My dowry shop and farm produce a lot every year." Some virtue, maybe God can give her a child.

Yu Zhengran was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "Madam has a heart, so I am naturally willing to make Madam happy. It's good for you to worry about more things, so that you don't think about it all day long." As soon as she came back yesterday, Ma Ling'er was going to show off to Ruyue, the big maid beside her. , Yu Zhengran flatly refused.Not to mention other things, he is now focusing on tracing his life experience, how can he have that kind of mood?

Ma Ling'er blushed, but she was very sweet in her heart, she naturally knew what Yu Zhengran meant by "random thoughts".Last night, Yu Zhengran refused to open up to Ruyue, saying that they are still young, they are not in a hurry, and they can only conceive with peace of mind.

Yu Zhengran felt guilty for a while, he drank the medicine beforehand every time, how could Ma Ling'er have a child?

However, he didn't prepare last night, so he didn't take the medicine. If Ma Ling'er was really pregnant last night, maybe it was God's gift to her?

He suddenly remembered his "cousin" and said sadly, "A-Jiao has never tasted being a mother in her life."

After entering the study, Mr. Yu was waiting for him in the darkroom, with an excited expression on his face: "Young master, Qi Haoning is going to be hooked this time." (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly tickets, you Your support is my greatest motivation.)