Reborn to marry ex-husband's nemesis

Chapter 241 Do You Have a Sweetheart
Chu Zhi laughed dumbly.

That's right, if she hadn't experienced it personally in her previous life, how would she know that the Bodhisattva-hearted, gentle and kind-hearted Concubine Zhuang is so cruel and merciless.

Thinking of Concubine Zhuang's methods, Chu Zhi couldn't help but shudder.

"Miss, do you feel cold?" Hai Xiuyan said as he was about to take off his cloak and put it on for Chu Zhi, "Why don't I accompany you to the meditation room to rest for a while."

"No problem, no problem."

Chu Zhi sighed, no wonder they couldn't see it, because Concubine Zhuang hid it too well and too deeply.

Seeing Chu Zhi's refusal, a dark light flashed across Hai Xiuyan's eyes.

He paused: "It will be New Year's Eve in one more month."

"Yes! This year's New Year's Eve came earlier than usual."

"If I remember correctly, the girl will reach her age after the Chinese New Year."

"Yes."

Hai Xiuyan said with a smile: "Young girl has such a beautiful face, she is intelligent and transparent, her temper is gentle and calm, and she is also the county head personally appointed by His Majesty. When the time comes, people who want to propose marriage will step on the threshold of Chu Mansion?"

Chu Zhi didn't expect Hai Xiuyan to change the subject so quickly, and immediately talked about her marriage, and couldn't help laughing: "What? Could it be that you are here to urge me to marry, just like my elder sister?"

"The girl doesn't want to marry so early?"

"It's not whether I want to or not. Given my current situation, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to make the decision."

Hai Xiuyan is not Chu Qing, and Chu Zhi understands why even if he doesn't say anything, he just said: "Whether it is up to you or not is different from whether a girl wants it or not."

Chu Zhi laughed: "Do you think I have a sweetheart?"

Hai Xiuyan put his tea-drinking hand on his lips: "Does that girl have one?"

Chu Zhi was amused: "It's the first time I saw it, so you also gossip like this!"

"Gossip? What is gossip?"

"It's about being willing to listen to other people's preferences."

Seeing that Hai Xiuyan didn't speak, Chu Zhi explained: "I didn't mean to belittle you. I didn't understand it at first, and I learned it from A Wan."

Thinking of Meng Wan, Hai Xiuyan couldn't help twitching the corners of his mouth: "Ms. Meng is indeed different."

At first, Hai Xiuyan thought that Meng Wan was a cold-faced beauty with a great reputation, and every time he met her, he respected her and didn't talk much to her, after all, she was a female relative.

Until later, I met a girl here once. She rolled up her sleeves, stepped on the stool with one foot, put one hand on her hips, and pointed at the country with the other finger. She pushed Pai Gow with the girl in full swing. Sleeves, folded hands, drooping eyes and eyebrows, dignified and quiet, unattainable, looking at the table in front of him calmly, as if it wasn't her who was so eye-catching just now.

Its movements are quick and skillful, which is enough to show that it has been done a lot beforehand.

Rao Hai Xiuyan was so well-informed that he was stunned for a while and couldn't speak.

In the end, Meng Wan lightly pressed her handkerchief to cover the corner of her mouth, and asked very reservedly, "I don't know why Mr. Hai came here?"

His voice was cold and indifferent, like ice and snow.

A moment ago, he heard Miss Meng yelling enthusiastically: "Come on! Crush! Crush! You're stupid! Give me money! Chu Zhi give me money! Don't play tricks on my old lady!"

This has become too fast, right?

In the end, he realized that the cold and talented girl mentioned by outsiders was just a means used by Miss Meng to confuse everyone.

"The girl hasn't answered me yet."

After staying with Meng Wan for a long time, Chu Zhi didn't hide these things: "Not yet."

Hearing this, the corners of Hai Xiuyan's lips curved, like a bright moon in his arms.

"By the way, there is something I want to discuss with you today. Earlier, I made some money from the rouge and gouache in Linglong Pavilion, and many of them were sold to Fanbang through my elder brother's shop in West Market. After a while, I plan to give you all the money to train private soldiers."

When Chu Zhi said this, he put down his teacup and looked at Hai Xiuyan: "A few hundred people is really too few. What I need is at least a battalion of troops, including food, horses, and armor, all of which must be top-notch."

Hai Xiuyan's eyes froze, one battalion was enough to raise an army to conspire and rebel.

But he didn't ask anything: "Okay, just leave it to me, girl."

"I don't have much time. If it takes five years or ten years, it will be absolutely fine, but I may not even have three years, and I will even call these troops at any time. Therefore, this plan must be fast. I have already figured out the details. Yes, Li Zhi used to have a lot of contacts in the south of the Yangtze River, and now he has his own network of contacts in the capital. These people are all over the place, so I asked him to privately pay attention to those strong men who came down from the border military camps and killed people on the battlefield. Even better, these people have experience, they can get twice the result with half the effort, and it won't take long. As for the money behind, don't worry, I will find a way here, and I will never let you hold back because of me. It has already been ordered to be cleaned up, it is definitely enough.”

"Don't worry, girl, I will take care of this matter."

"Thank you." Chu Zhi said with a smile, "I know this is the crime of beheading, but don't worry, what I said before will not change. Once the incident happens, I will definitely protect your life. implicated."

"Without the girl's help, I wouldn't be where I am today. Wouldn't the girl slap me in the face for saying this?"

"I know that you are not a person who is greedy for life and afraid of death, but you are so devoted to me, how can I put you in danger, if there is a change, I should protect you."

Hai Xiuyan was amused by Chu Zhi: "It's good that the girl has me in her heart, but the girl who protects me should not mention it again in the future. How can I hide behind the girl because I am a handsome seven-foot man."

The corner of his mouth twitched, and the phrase "I climbed up like this is actually to protect the girl one day" was never said.

While the two were talking, Meng Wan came over with a handful of wintersweet.

"Quick, Zhizhi! I specially folded it for you."

Hai Xiuyan raised his forehead: "These wintersweet plants are the abbot's favorite, so you just folded them?"

"If you fold it, it will grow again next year." Now that Meng Wan and Hai Xiuyan are familiar with each other, they know that their vest can't be covered, so they simply don't wear it anymore. She said in a strange way, "You think I'm that kind of 'tutu' So cute, how can you eat a girl who is a bunny?"

"Rabbits are cowardly and really shouldn't be eaten."

Meng Wan sneered, rolled her eyes, and said delicately, "Damn it! Bunny is so cute. Chop it into pieces and fry it in a frying pan until golden on both sides. After taking it out of the pan, sprinkle cumin and chili powder on it. The kids next door are so hungry." crying!"

Hai Xiuyan: ...

Meng Wan sneered: "I just realized that you are still a sympathetic master!"

"This is the style of a gentleman."

Meng Wan snorted: "What a coincidence, I like to destroy flowers with tricky hands."

Chu Zhi was shaken by her smile: "Okay, okay, don't tease him anymore, why do you think he is like this, because he belongs to the rabbit."

"By the way, I just heard that the abbot set up an altar for divination in the temple today. There are only three divinations, and they are all divination for those who are destined. If you two are done, you can go to the front with me to join in the fun." Meng Wan His eyes were full of curiosity, "I heard that the hexagrams in Hongfa Temple are extremely accurate, and they only have three hexagrams a year."

(End of this chapter)