Chapter 345 Zhu Yixuan's Plan
"Could he be the Marquis's guest? It would make sense if he has been staying in the Marquis's mansion temporarily." Huang Xinghua speculated.
Shen Dagou thought of Murong Xu's noble aura and couldn't help shaking his head, "Mom, I don't think so. I'm worried..."
"What are you worried about? There is nothing to worry about! The Marquis is Shen Yi's godfather. With Shen Yi and Su Tai around, your sister will be fine!" Huang Xinghua interrupted his guess and didn't want to think about it too much, fearing that if she thought too much, she would not be able to live like this.
Wei Erya winked at Shen Dagou and followed Huang Xinghua's words and said, "Mother is right. Second Aunt went to the Imperial Capital for treatment. She will come back when she recovers. When you go to the Imperial Capital later, you can ask Second Aunt in detail, right?"
Shen Dagou nodded, "Yeah, maybe I'm overthinking it."
While the three were talking, Chen Mu had just unpacked the New Year gift given by Murong Xu. The tightly wrapped box contained some brocade cloth, bird's nests, shark's fins and other goodies, all of which were the stuff of a wealthy family.
Even if the Chenmu family didn't know the value of these things, they knew they were not ordinary things.
Huang Xinghua had to think more about this, "Do you think that young master is interested in our Tiantian?"
Huang Xinghua was worried.
Wei Erya's eyes rolled, and she said quickly: "Mother, our three aunts are all good-looking, it's normal that some people like them, it would be strange if no one likes them. The imperial capital is not a place that ordinary people like us can think of. The second aunt has always been sober, as long as she doesn't want, no matter how attentive the other party is, it's useless. In addition, the marquis is protecting her, so it's okay.
Maybe they gave us these gifts for the sake of the Marquis, but there is no word yet, so don't think too much about it."
Huang Xinghua thought about it carefully and felt that what Wei Erya said made sense. Regardless of anything else, she still believed in Chen Tian. Although that child was not as capable as the eldest daughter Chenxiang, she had her own plans in mind. She had worked in Shen Yi's family for so many years and never expressed jealousy or envy. She kept her mouth shut. She didn't think that such a daughter would be blinded by wealth and glory when she went to the imperial city.
The more I thought about her, the more at ease I felt, and I began to prepare for the New Year enthusiastically.
"Tomorrow I want to go to Su Tai's place to buy a few pounds of glutinous rice and make rice cakes. I'll also send some to your uncle, and also some to Erya's parents' home. That stuff is good, sweet, and can be kept. When you roast it over the fire, it's sweet and fragrant, and it's especially filling." Huang Xinghua became more and more excited as she spoke, and she couldn't wait to go to Su Tai's place right away.
Su Tai, who was being thought of by Huang Xinghua, was currently hiding in the backyard with Shen Yi, checking the accounts.
"After these few trips this year, our family has saved tens of thousands of taels. We come here once a year, so we don't have to worry about money. I plan to use part of it to repair the bridge. What do you think?"
Shen Yi was a little surprised, “Wife, are you willing to pay for it yourself?”
He had never thought of using the family's money to build a bridge. On the one hand, most of the family's money was earned by Su Tai, and on the other hand, it was also for the sake of future generations.
Su Tai scolded, "I definitely can't just sit back and watch such a big thing as building a bridge. The silver I received now will be used to pay for labor, wood processing, and buying cattle and sheep. I'm afraid it won't be enough. We also have to customize the protective nets, which all cost money. I plan to pay for the customized things myself. Although it will be a large expense, it will be enough if I exchange it with silver and save it slowly."
Shen Yi was deeply moved, and stepped forward to hug Su Tai tightly, "Actually, you don't have to make such a big sacrifice, I can find a way."
Su Tai glanced at him and said, "I am not doing this just to support you, but also to help you and do some good things. After all, I have something that others don't have. If I can use it to benefit the people, it will be a great merit."
"That's true."
After Su Tai said this, Shen Yi felt much more comfortable.
After the two of them had discussed next year's affairs, they turned around and started preparing for the New Year.
Compared with the liveliness of the Shen family, the Zhu family seemed much quieter.
After Mrs. Zhu died and Cen Mingzhu was imprisoned, the feeling of having no mistress in the house became different.
Mr. Zhu and Zhu Yixuan stayed up together to celebrate the New Year, but neither father nor son showed any joy.
"What are your plans for the Cen family?" It was the first time that Mr. Zhu mentioned Cen Mingzhu after many days.
Zhu Yixuan raised the corner of his mouth sarcastically, took a sip of wine, and said calmly, "What can I do? She offended the Yong'an Marquis of the imperial capital, a person that even the Cen family dared not provoke. She provokes and makes trouble whenever she wants, and she refuses to repent. What else can I do? As long as the Cen family doesn't vent their anger on me, I can't control anything else."
Master Zhu frowned in dissatisfaction, "After all, she is your legitimate wife, and her family is so powerful. We in the Zhu family cannot afford to offend them. Even if you can't do anything, you have to pretend to do it! Is there any news from the Cen family?"
Zhu Yixuan shook his head. "My father-in-law is still at the border. It will take several months to go back and forth. I'm afraid we won't know until after the New Year."
What he is most worried about now is that the Cen family will abandon Cen Mingzhu. If that happens, there will be no point in him marrying Cen Mingzhu.
Master Zhu was getting a little anxious waiting, and he let out a long breath, saying, "After three years of mourning, hurry up and have a child with Cen, so that your mother can rest in peace."
He did not tell Zhu Yixuan that his wife would occasionally think about the child born to Ke during her lifetime.
Zhu Yixuan nodded absentmindedly. He didn't have the time to think about so much right now. After a pause, he looked at Master Zhu and said, "Dad, what do you say, after the three-year mourning period is over, I will go to the military camp?"
"You still want to lead troops to fight?" Mr. Zhu frowned deeply, not understanding his son's thoughts.
Zhu Yixuan pondered and said, "I am a general in the military camp. I am nothing when I return to Zhaohua County. I am not even as good as a town official. It is useless to stay here! Dad is in charge of the family business, so I can rest assured. Besides, Cen has lost so much face here that I am afraid she will not want to stay in Zhaohua County. I will take her to the border. With my father-in-law here, she can't cause any trouble."
Thinking of Cen's arrogant and willful behavior, Mr. Zhu also felt that it would be better to let Cen leave, otherwise the reputation of their Zhu family would be ruined by Cen.
"Okay! I'll do as you say."
After the father and son finished discussing the matter, they began to look forward to news from the Cen family. They waited until the spring plowing season came, and it was Cen Li who came.
However, this time, Cen Li's attitude was obviously much colder.
"Yixuan, my eldest brother already knows about Mingzhu. He is very angry. He is very angry. He doesn't plan to care about Mingzhu's life or death anymore."
Cen Li's words successfully changed Zhu Yixuan's expression. He pleaded anxiously, "Uncle, Mingzhu is a girl from the Cen family after all. She is just a little willful, but she is not bad by nature. If I were not useless, she would not have suffered so much. Before the New Year, I specially sent a generous New Year gift to the county magistrate, hoping that the county magistrate would take care of Mingzhu and let her suffer less in prison.
But the county magistrate refused to let me in, confiscated my belongings, and said that I would be sentenced after the spring plowing season. I really have no other choice but to count on my father-in-law for help. "
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