Chapter 80: Suspected Ghost Fire in Zhu Mansion

In the room.

Su Yuan slept until noon.

She slowly opened her eyes and felt someone in her arms looking down, and unexpectedly met Nan Chu's black and white eyes.

Seeing this, Su Yuan raised his eyebrows slightly, stretched out his hand to pinch his face, and asked in a hoarse voice with a hint of smile:

"Why didn't you get up?"

Nan Chu curled up the corners of her lips, hugged Su Yuan's waist tightly with her arms, and said coquettishly:

"I want to be with my wife!"

In the past, when he woke up, his wife was gone.

This time he finally gets to spend some time with his wife in bed, so he doesn’t want to get up.

Su Yuan lowered her head and kissed him on the lips, then reached out and touched Nan Chu's abdomen, whispering:

"My stomach is empty and I'm awake now. Let's get up and eat together, ok?"

Nan Chu shrank into Su Yuan's arms, muttering softly in a muffled voice:

"Okay, but I want to hug you again."

Su Yuan chuckled and pulled him into his arms.

The two of them lay on the couch for a while before they got up reluctantly. After being helped by the servants to wash up, they went to the main hall to have their meal.

As soon as Su Yuan entered the room, she saw Father Su sitting at the table. She was a little surprised and raised her eyebrows in confusion:

"Dad, you haven't had lunch yet?"

Father Su glanced at his daughter, sighed, shook his head and said:

"No, Daddy went to buy things for your wedding today, and wasted some time chatting about gossip outside. I heard from the servants that you and Nanchu just had dinner, so you wanted to come and join us?"

While talking to Su's father, Su Yuan had already taken Nan Chu to sit down.

She glanced at the six dishes and one soup on the table, picked up her chopsticks, and while inviting the two to eat, she followed Su's father's words and asked:

"Okay, let's have lunch together. By the way, what's the strange thing that made Dad miss lunch? Tell me so that my daughter and Nanchu can hear it too!"

Father Su drank a mouthful of the fish soup brought over by the servant and said with a sigh:

"It's not something new, but a case of annihilation of an entire family. I heard from people outside that the Zhu family, one of the richest merchants in the city, was robbed this morning."

After saying this, he looked around, approached Su Yuan mysteriously, and said in a low voice:

"Although fires are not common, we always hear about one every month. But this time it's different. It's a will-o'-the-wisp. Ahem, it's not. Anyway, the people outside are discussing this fire."

"It is said that many people rushed over to put out the fire, but the Zhu Mansion was still burned down completely. Guess why? Because - this fire was extremely strange and it couldn't be put out at all!"

Su Yuan widened his eyes, showing a shocked expression, and pretended to be curious:

"Really? Does Dad know what happened? Did the government investigate? What did they say?"

Father Su pursed his lips, nodded, and explained to his daughter:

"The government sent a lot of officers and soldiers to investigate the case this morning, but apart from finding 153 skeletons in the Zhu Mansion, they found nothing."

"Such a wealthy businessman, but there was not even a trace of treasure left in his house. Logically, gold, silver, and jewelry should not be reduced to ashes even if burned, but they were not. Therefore, the officials concluded that it was a robber who committed the crime."

After saying this, Father Su took the spoon and drank two sips of soup, coughed twice, and continued:

"However, there is another saying that the people secretly spread that the Zhu family had done too many bad things and were haunted by resentful ghosts, so they sent down ghost fire and burned the Zhu family members to death."

"I agree with the latter. After all, Yuanyuan, you can be enlightened by the immortals in your dreams, so it's not surprising that there are ghosts. So, it's better to be a good person, otherwise you may end up like the Zhu family, how miserable!"

Su Yuan blinked and agreed:

"Well, I agree with the people."

After that, she stood up, picked up a piece of food for Father Su, and changed the subject:

"Come on, Daddy, have some food. Nanchu and I are free this afternoon. Is there anything we can do to help? That way we can help share some of Daddy's burden."

Father Su's attention was diverted. He turned his head to look at his daughter and smiled faintly:

"Of course. You and Dad can go try on the wedding dress this afternoon. The wedding is just a few days away. If you find any problems now, you can still make changes."

Su Yuan nodded, glanced at her husband next to her, and agreed:

"Okay, we'll go there after lunch. Nanchu should also try on the clothes she's going to wear that day and buy a few sets of jewelry. She should dress according to the master's standards in the future. She can't be outdone, right?"

Father Su looked at Nan Chu thoughtfully and nodded, agreeing:

"Indeed, when Yun Lan enters the house, she will be more particular about her appearance. Nan Chu is a senior doctor, and although I cannot say that he is superior to her, I cannot fall behind him either."

Aside.

Nan Chu ate slowly with chopsticks in one hand, while Su Yuan held the other hand under the table.

When he heard what Su's father said, he did not refute it. He curled his lips and said "hmm" lightly, then continued eating.

In the afternoon, Su Yuan, her father, and her husband took a carriage to Luoshangfang.

After she tried on the wedding dress, she told Su's father.

Father Liu discussed the details of the changes with Xiu Lang and took Nan Chu to the second floor of the Liuli Pavilion.

Su Yuan leaned against a wooden pillar nearby, looking at her husband who was looking back and forth at the counter, raised her eyebrows and asked:

"Ask the waiter to bring out the set you like, and we'll pack it up and take it away. Oh, remember to pick some for Daddy as well."

Nan Chu looked at the jewelry on the glass counter in front of her, pursed her lips, and cast her gaze towards Su Yuan, hesitatingly saying:

"Wife, why don't you help me choose? I, I can't choose."

The main reason is that he was overwhelmed by the choices.

I can’t choose any one, so I might as well let my wife choose.

He still likes his wife's taste.

Su Yuan straightened up upon hearing this, and walked slowly to a long row of counters, looking at each one, while constantly instructing the waiter next to him:

"Golden plum blossom hairpin, purple jade hibiscus jade pendant, golden crabapple pearl flower hairpin... these are a complete set of accessories, pack them all up."

She turned to look at her husband and asked:

"Are these enough? If you like anything else, tell me."

Nan Chu pursed his lips, pulled Su Yuan's sleeve, leaned close to her ear, and whispered awkwardly:

"Wife, isn't that too much? Are these all my fatherless ones?"

Su Yuan nodded, raised his eyebrows and said:

"Not much, all yours. Didn't Dad let you choose? My taste is not suitable for him. Besides, this is the last time I take you to buy jewelry alone."

"Your wife will be fair to you in the future, and I'm afraid she will need more people, so don't refuse this time. Go and help Daddy pick out the jewelry so that we can go and meet him, okay?"

Nan Chu bit her lip and stopped refusing. She went to choose jewelry for Su's father as Su Yuan had asked.

After one stick of incense.

Su Yuan paid five thousand three hundred taels of silver and told the waiter to deliver it to the Su Mansion. Then he took the receipt and led Nan Chu to reunite with Su's father.

The three of them got on the carriage and swayed all the way back to the mansion.