Chapter 92 Chapter 92 He was her devout believer.

Zhu Yinluan looked around and saw that all the maids and servants had been sent out by him. Now it was just her and him. Fortunately, no one heard it.

But she remained silent for a while.

Once again, she couldn't help but complain in her heart, why didn't she find Shen Jingzhan so slick before? Instead, she thought he was a modest gentleman.

Even if she is blind, is her heart also blind?

She couldn't count how many times she had such thoughts.

As expected, when judging people, we cannot just look at their appearance. The more beautiful people and things are, the more they can bewitch people.

At this moment, Shen Jingzhan said such words, but looking at his gestures, he was a noble and well-educated young man.

"What do you think, my Lord?" Zhu Yinluan originally wanted to endure it, but she felt that she could no longer endure it, so she replied to Shen Jingzhan like this.

"I asked you because I didn't understand what Luan'er meant, but you asked me back."

"You really don't know?" Zhu Yinluan looked at him and didn't continue talking to him about these things that were not suitable to be said in broad daylight.

"You obviously know it. Don't play dumb in front of me. Do you think I'm stupid and easy to bully?"

Shen Jingzhan had already cooked the crucian carp and tofu soup, and while serving it out, he told her that he had no such intention.

"That's not what I meant. So what are you talking about?" Even though Shen Jingzhan backed down, Zhu Yinluan had no intention of letting him off easily.

"I won't dare to do it again next time. Madam, please don't be angry, okay?"

"After I finish cooking, why not punish me with a jade brick? I won't get up until the young lady calms down, okay?"

"I don't want to." When she heard Shen Jingzhan say the word "punishment", she thought of the torture instruments in the inner room, which had not been disposed of yet.

She wanted Mingya to take it away secretly and dispose of it, but Mingya said that the prince's entourage had instructed the maids who were responsible for cleaning the room not to touch anything in the inner room.

Unless he agreed, even if the young lady ordered someone to clean up the mess, it wouldn't work.

Wasn't it her that he was guarding against with this backup plan?

Shen Jingzhan laughed again.

Zhu Yinluan stopped talking to him to avoid being amused by him again, and just focused on watching him cook.

In the past, when she checked the accounts at the Wei family, she often went to the kitchen to check the quantity of fruits, vegetables and meat, and to see if the old women were deceiving their superiors or falsifying information.

At that time, I wasn't watching the old women cooking. I was mainly watching to see if the amounts they used were exaggerated.

Gradually, she figured out some of the tricks, and she also learned some techniques of stir-frying.

So now we can see whether Shen Jingzhan really knows how to do it or is just pretending.

He really can do it, and he's very skilled at it.

Whether it is the heat, the strength of stir-frying, or the seasonings used, everything is extremely precise. The food that has been fried and served on the table looks delicious.

The weather was very good today. Zhu Yinluan looked at the man with too much concentration. When he looked back at her, she was afraid to look him in the eye, so she simply looked away.

She saw the flowers and leaves in the courtyard floating in the breeze, the light and shadow suddenly became leisurely, and her heart gradually calmed down.

It seemed as if she was living the life she wanted.

But on second thought, it is indeed true.

Already passed.

Her husband's family was kind, her own family was harmonious, her sister-in-law was reasonable, she didn't have to worry about too many things, and she was pregnant with a child, but her husband...

Putting aside his schemes and dark deeds, he is a rare talent and a leader in the capital.

"You can eat now." While Zhu Yinluan was distracted, Shen Jingzhan's last dish had already been served on the table.

He first helped her serve the rice, handed it to her and asked her to taste it.

Zhu Yinluan thanked her and took a bite. The taste was even more amazing than she had imagined.

I didn’t expect Shen Jingzhan’s craftsmanship to be so good.

Seeing her surprised look, Shen Jingzhan also smiled.

Zhu Yinluan’s first bite was indeed amazing, but gradually she felt more and more familiar with it.

It was very familiar, even more familiar than watching Shen Jingzhan cooking just now.

This familiarity was no longer just familiarity, but she had eaten the food cooked by Shen Jingzhan somewhere before.

Before?

Could it be that time, long before she caught a cold, had a high fever and lost her memory?

But she always felt that there was something missing in her mind, but she couldn't tell what it was.

Seeing her lowering her eyes while eating and slightly distracted, Shen Jingzhan didn't say anything.

After eating half a bowl of rice, Zhu Yinluan tasted the soup that Shen Jingzhan served her.

Just as it reached his mouth, he suddenly paused.

Her mind exploded, and she finally understood where this strange sense of familiarity came from.

On her birthday, Mingya took her to the theater class to eat a bowl of longevity noodles. She felt familiar with it at the time, but she couldn't capture the familiarity at that time because she had no clue.

Now...When Chen Jingzhan asked her to eat the food he cooked again, she thought of the bowl of longevity noodles that celebrated her birthday.

The play being rehearsed at the time was about celebrating Fang's birthday. The troupe owner said that he learned about her birthday from someone rehearsing the play - after all, Ming Ya had already said it was her birthday, hoping that the other party would let it slip, but the troupe owner heard it.

At that time, she felt puzzled. Even if the owner of the opera troupe was a good person, he couldn't be so good, right?

It turned out to be Shen Jingzhan's instruction.

There was no need to doubt it anymore, as the case had already been traced back to him. The troupe owner suddenly came out to greet her and Ming Ya at Shen Jingzhan's behest.

It was just that bowl of longevity noodles, she had never thought carefully that it would be made by Shen Jingzhan himself.

Why didn't he admit it when they were arguing so fiercely?

Zhu Yinluan's eating speed became slower and slower, and she almost stopped. Shen Jingzhan was about to ask her if the food was not to her liking.

Zhu Yinluan spoke before him. He mentioned the matter of longevity noodles and asked him why he didn't tell him about it then?

"It's been a long time since then, why did Luan'er suddenly remember it?"

"So, it was you who made the longevity noodles yourself, and made the troupe owner tell me that I will have a carefree youth and live happily forever?"

He looked at her intently, "Is Luan'er angry about my concealment, or..."

move?

She said it was an accident.

Shen Jingzhan is very good at reading people's moods and distinguishing the meaning between the lines of their words. He hits the nail on the head, "So it's all of them?"

He asked again knowing the answer.

Zhu Yinluan didn’t know how to respond to him. She was silent for a while and didn’t know whether to nod or speak.

She simply lowered her head and continued eating. It tasted delicious, so good that her nose felt slightly sour.

I feel like crying a little.

"......"

She couldn't say why she wanted to cry, but her nose felt sore.

Shen Jingzhan watched her reaction carefully.

Zhu Yinluan felt the man's gaze, she sniffed and suppressed the bitterness in her heart, and when she raised her head, she returned to normal, "Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you want to eat?"

"Luan'er is a beauty that is better than food—"

Before he could finish his words, the blushing girl blocked his mouth with some food.

There was a warning in her eyes, telling him not to speak anymore.

The man blinked to show that he understood.

After a long silent confrontation, Zhu Yinluan slowly took away her silver chopsticks, "......"

The maids who were waiting to serve not far away saw the intimacy between their masters and couldn't help but cover their lips and laugh.

A while ago, Zhu Yinluan and Shen Jingzhan had a huge quarrel, and everyone was very worried. Now they are finally reconciled.

In the next few days, Shen Jingzhan accompanied Zhu Yinluan to rest in the mansion, invited people to perform at the house, took her to watch shadow puppetry, and took her to stroll around the night alleys of the capital at night.

Although they were all from the capital, she knew very little about the capital because of the clear hierarchy and differences between men and women. She didn't know that there were so many interesting night alleys in the capital.

I only know that the capital city is extremely noisy during the day, but I don’t know that the capital city is quite interesting at night.

It turns out that a pregnant woman can leave the house, and a woman who has been married can go to a restaurant with her husband to dine, go to a teahouse to drink tea, and go to a study to buy her favorite travel books.

It turns out that after getting married, you can be extremely free and do whatever you want.

This was beyond her original imagination.

Zhu Yinluan and Shen Jingzhan sat opposite each other in the best private seats in the capital's theater. She looked down and for the first time felt that the capital was both very big and very small.

Standing at the highest place, you can see so clearly and so far.

Even the evening breeze was cool and soothing. She could not find the kind of boredom that came naturally. All the things that the Zhu and Wei families had bound her in the past were sealed up and disappeared in the winter night in the capital.

Something is gently breaking through the earth.

What is it?

Just like herself, Zhu Yinluan, who was new and open-minded, gradually bid farewell to the past.

She somewhat understood why Shen Jingzhan didn't tell her about the past. Even if he knew, what would it matter? She had to look forward. She wanted to move forward, and he was helping her move forward.

While the girl opposite was staring at the main road in Beijing, the man's eyes were fixed on her.

Always watching her.

After four years in the Wei family, the depressed aura that had been wasted on her finally gradually disappeared.

You can vaguely see what it looked like before, but it’s not quite the same as before.

But it was still her, no matter how she changed, she was still his favorite.

When Zhu Yinluan withdrew her gaze, she bumped into Shen Jingzhan's sight.

He always liked looking at her like this, as if he never got tired of it, which made her feel embarrassed.

Zhu Yinluan took a bite of the Qionghua cake, and seeing that Shen Jingzhan was still looking at him, he asked him what he was looking at.

But he said she was pretty and he liked looking at her.

"There are so many beauties in the capital, what am I?"

"In my heart, Luan'er will always be better than others. No one can compare to you."

Although it is sweet talk, it is very pleasant to hear.

Her eyebrows moved slightly, but she said that he was talking nonsense.

"Even if Luan'er doesn't believe me after I told her the truth, you won't ridicule me like this, right?"

Seeing that she loved Qionghua cake, Shen Jingzhan ordered his followers to buy an extra portion and take it back.

"You have been with me all these days, are you really okay?"

His thoughts drifted back, and Zhu Yinluan asked Shen Jingzhan.

“No hurry.”

This is a case of luring the enemy into a trap, but you have to give the other party some breathing space.

"Luan'er, don't worry about me. I'll be fine."

"Really?" Today she vaguely heard some rumors in the capital, saying that the court was in chaos and that there were spies in the army. The generals of the court were patrolling on the surface but were actually arresting people.

"It's true." Seeing that her cup was empty, he poured her some more.

"My mother-in-law sent me another letter today, asking us to come to her house tomorrow to attend the wedding banquet."

She had already told Shen Jingzhan yesterday, and he asked her if she wanted to go? If she didn't want to go, then she didn't have to go.

Zhu Yinluan had to go naturally, and Madam Shen took the initiative to give her a way out. As a daughter-in-law, she must not be arrogant because of her favor.

However, Shen Jingzhan told her to do what she wanted, and that she didn't need to be afraid as he would back her up in everything.

"Luan Er has decided to go?"

"Husband, don't you want to go?"

"I want to stay with Luan'er. If you go, I'll go. If you don't go, I won't go."

Speaking of this, she thought of something in the past, the family dinner hosted by Wei Mingyan, so she asked about it at this time.

Shen Jingzhan confessed, "I did go there to see Luan'er, but..."

"But what?" She had been married to Shen Jingzhan for some time, and she had never seen Shen Jingzhan attend anyone's family dinner. Unless it was a necessary favor, he would not join in the fun.

"But you didn't even look at me." The man frowned as he said this, as if he was aggrieved.

Zhu Yinluan looked at his slightly... aggrieved expression and asked, "Why should I look at you?"

"Why can't I watch it?"

"I didn't divorce you at that time. You are well-known, and I am a married woman. If I see you frequently, won't I attract gossip?"

"So Luan'er wanted to see me, but because she was a married woman at the time, she didn't dare to look at me?"

He has always been good at taking advantage of loopholes, so it seems that there is nothing wrong with saying this...but if I admit it, wouldn't it be too embarrassing?

She wouldn't admit it.

In fact, I was curious at the time, and I secretly glanced over, and I even made eye contact with Shen Jingzhan at that time.

Yes, at that time, she felt that she and Shen Jingzhan were staring at each other.

But then she thought it was an illusion. Who was Shen Jingzhan? Who was she? Why would Shen Jingzhan look at her among so many people?

Now that I know, I am sure.

Even though I was certain, I still had to ask.

"Did you look at me?" she asked.

The man was very honest, "I saw it."

"I was always peeking, but Luan'er never looked over to find me, even though I had some friendship with Luan'er at the time."

friendship.

At this point, Zhu Yinluan asked again, "When I went to the backyard, did you follow me on purpose?"

"Yeah." He nodded.

"Since you weren't in the front yard, I followed you there and asked the people around me to clear away the people nearby, just to talk to Luan'er."

That was the first time she met Shen Jingzhan in the true sense.

She still remembers that she thought Shen Jingzhan was very handsome.

He was the most handsome man she had ever seen, and there was no one better than him.

"You approached me on purpose."

"Yes, I approached Luan'er on purpose." He also told her that he was the one who asked someone to release the red carp that she found.

Zhu Yinluan, "......"

She smiled with a fake smile, "Prince Shen really does everything he can to achieve his goal."

Shen Jingzhan curled his lips, "When I was young, my father taught me to study the art of war. He told me that deception is acceptable in war."

Zhu Yinluan was silent again, "Is this how deception is used in war?"

"Why can't it be used? The facts have proved that I got what I wanted, didn't I?"

He looked at her belly and raised an eyebrow.

Zhu Yinluan really had nothing to say, so she simply stopped talking.

Inside the house late at night.

The night rain is beautiful.

Zhu Yinluan lowered her eyes and looked at the handsome man below. His abdominal muscles were very obvious and his mermaid line was extremely beautiful.

It moves up and down with his movements.

Zhu Yinluan was no longer distracted, her palms resting on the man's abdominal muscles.

I feel a little tired, but also very happy.

The man's big hand pinched her waist, protecting her carefully and looking at her bulging belly.

She was already obviously pregnant, but she was still very young.

If you hold her belly and just look at her face, you can't tell that she is a pregnant woman.

"Tired?" The man ran his other hand through her thick black hair.

Accurately holding and protecting her shaky and eye-catching body.

There are different feelings under the palms of the two people.

Zhu Yinluan's palm was strong, hard and solid.

Shen Jingzhan noticed the softness of the snow.

"......"

Not only was she happy, he was happy too.

We have to take her pregnancy into consideration and cannot be too reckless, so we are mostly restrained.

She doesn't even know how beautiful she is.

Sitting on his waist and abdomen, she was so delicate and adorable, and he really liked her.

Her eyes are pure yet reveal a hint of charm.

It's impossible to look away from her face.

She has black hair, fair skin, a delicate nose, pink lips, and watery eyes. She is so beautiful that it touches people's hearts.

"Luan'er..."

He whispered her name, as if he was surrendering to her as a believer, but that was the truth, he was her believer, the most sincere one, many years ago.

Even after many years, the changes will not disappear.

"Can you call me by my given name?"

His courtesy name?

Zhu Yinluan thought about Shen Jingzhan's courtesy name in her heart.

Listen to the waves.

"Can you please call me? I like you to call me by my given name."

He was serving her, how could Zhu Yinluan not notice it?

So she followed him, and in the beautiful rain, stumbling over the beatings of the rain, she softly called him Ting Lan.

"Listen to the waves..."

This is the second sound.

Shen Jingzhan used to think that it was just a name, just a code name, and it didn't matter what he called it, but why did he think it sounded so nice when it came from her mouth?

What went wrong?

Perhaps, it was not that his courtesy name was nice, but that her voice was nice, which made him feel happy when he heard it.

"Luan'er..." he responded to her.

The next day, the Shen family was very lively. Zhu Yinluan and Shen Jingzhan returned early, but unexpectedly, Mrs. Shen came back even earlier.

After not seeing each other for many days, Mrs. Shen's attitude was the same as usual, even more enthusiastic than before. The embarrassment and estrangement that Zhu Yinluan imagined did not exist at all.

Mrs. Shen asked about her health, her diet, daily life, and how she slept these days.

She also asked if Shen Jingzhan bullied her?

If you are bullied, just tell her and she will make the decision for you. If you can't make the decision, Lord Shen and Old Madam Shen will also help you.

Zhu Yinluan was flattered and felt that Mrs. Shen not only cared about the baby in her belly, but also cared about her?

"Don't worry, mother-in-law, my husband didn't bully me."

"You have a quiet personality and are thin-skinned. If he really did something, you can't tell me directly, so let the people below tell me." As she spoke, Mrs. Shen also reminded Ming Ya.

Jiaohui still stayed by Zhu Yinluan's side to serve her, but she was more cautious than before. She felt sorry for Zhu Yinluan, so she was very careful with her words.

"We understand." Mingya replied with a smile.

The people from the Meng family had not arrived yet, so Madam Shen asked Zhu Yinluan to visit Old Madam Shen first and have breakfast at her place. She had already asked the servants to deliver it.

"Mother, you are so thoughtful. Thank you very much." Shen Jingzhan embraced Zhu Yinluan and continued Mrs. Shen's words.

"Your wife is pregnant, so you should be careful." Mrs. Shen heard about it and asked for water every day when she was away for a few days.

Although Zhu Yinluan looked good, Madam Shen was still worried. If something happened, wouldn't it be earth-shattering?

"My son, please remember this."

I haven't seen Mrs. Shen for many days, and her complexion has improved a lot. I heard from the old mother next to her that Chen Kouyu came back a few days ago and changed the prescription for Mrs. Shen.

"Yu'er actually knows medical skills and has kept it hidden for so many years." Old Mrs. Shen said with emotion.

"My aunt's medical skills are very good. My granddaughter-in-law was tired before, and it was my aunt who took her pulse and prescribed medicine for her. But she didn't let her tell anyone."

Old Mrs. Shen knew what Zhu Yinluan was going to say and told her not to worry, she wouldn't blame her.

"It's quite obvious looking at your body."

Old Mrs. Shen touched her belly and said that she had been reading books these days, paying attention to the child's name.

"It's an honor to be given a name by my grandmother." Zhu Yinluan smiled.

"You can rest assured." Old Mrs. Shen smiled and told Zhu Yinluan that she had picked a few words and asked her which ones were good.

Zhu Yinluan thought everything was fine, and turned to ask Shen Jingzhan.

Shen Jingzhan said there was no rush and he would decide after the baby was born.

Old Madam Shen glanced at him and said, "You are in no hurry to be a father, but I, your grandmother, can't wait."

"Grandma, why are you in such a hurry? It's only a few months away. It will be over soon."

"Midwife, your mother had already asked someone to prepare everything for you that year at the Imperial Hospital. You can move back home after living away for a while."

"Yinluan, giving birth at home will help more people."

Mrs. Shen also mentioned this today, and Zhu Yinluan has already agreed to it. She nodded in agreement.

Old Madam Shen didn't tell her that the capital city has been in turmoil these days.

I estimate that when Zhu Yinluan is about to give birth, the capital city will be in turmoil.

She is safer in the Marquis' Mansion.

Zhu Yinluan is obedient and makes people worry-free.

Not long after, before the Meng family members arrived, Chen Kouyu came back.

Zhu Yinluan was delighted to see her.

"Sister-in-law, are you in a better mood now?" Chen Kouyu chattered. After greeting the elders, she walked around Zhu Yinluan, looked at her belly, and reached out to touch it.

Old Madam Shen next to her asked her to touch more often and accept the joyous occasion. With her back to her elders, Chen Kouyu curled her lips and made a face. Zhu Yinluan couldn't help laughing when she saw it.

She asked her why she came back today?

Chen Kouyu said that she had to come, "I was afraid that the people of the Meng family would not give up and make my sister-in-law feel wronged."

First, she was worried about Zhu Yinluan. Second, the incident had caused a stir in the capital, and all the civil and military officials seemed to have made an appointment to impeach Shen Jingzhan. She was worried.

Although I know that Shen Jingzhan is very capable, I can't help but worry.

Seeing her sighing, Zhao Jinbai followed her back.

Chen Kouyu just asked about the situation and it seems that Zhu Yinluan doesn't know anything about what happened in the capital.

While the two of them were talking behind each other's backs, she felt Zhu Yinluan's pulse and said to her in the name of medical advice,

"Sister-in-law, you should rest and go out less recently."

"Can you go out with your brother?" Shen Jingzhan often took her out to play.

"Of course you can follow your brother, but if someone posts something to your sister-in-law, you shouldn't go."

Following her brother, everything must be taken care of.

"The older the month, the more you need to rest," she reminded again.

Zhu Yinluan found it strange. Why could she follow Shen Jingzhan but not others?

Isn’t it okay for Mrs. Shen too?

Could it be...something happened?