Master Zhu was silent for a while, with a stern face, "In this case, I won't say anything, but you are already an adult, you need to think more about yourself. Cen is completely useless. Even if she didn't do those dirty things, she can't give birth to a child for you. Have those concubines I sent you made any moves?"
Zhu Yixuan didn't say anything, and Master Zhu couldn't help but worry, "How could this happen? I carefully selected those women and left them for you!"
Zhu Yixuan knew that he could not hide his situation, so he asked the housekeeper and other servants to leave and tell the truth.
"Dad, I've seen a doctor, and he said my body is poisoned and there's no cure, so I won't have children."
Master Zhu stood up suddenly, "Which quack doctor said that? How could you be poisoned when you are fine? If the county doctor can't cure you, go to the prefecture or the imperial capital. There will always be a good doctor who can cure you!"
Zhu Yixuan smiled sadly, "Dad, do you think I haven't tried? I went to the city to see many doctors, and even went outside the city to find a miracle doctor. After these few months, I have already recognized the facts. There is no need to struggle anymore!"
Master Zhu staggered and fell to his seat, his eyes wide open, "How could this happen? How could this happen! Oh my God! My Zhu family builds bridges and roads, does business with integrity, and receives donations every year. Why do you treat the Zhu family like this? Why?"
Mr. Zhu kept banging his head on the table and crying bitterly.
Zhu Yixuan comforted him, "Dad, now that things have come to this, we can only find the mother and son of the Ke family. I'm already thinking of a way, don't worry."
Master Zhu was stunned for a moment, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, "Yes! And that child, I remember your mother sent them to Pingzhou, is there any news?"
Zhu Yixuan shook his head. "Ke didn't go to Pingzhou. I plan to go to Ke's hometown in person after the New Year."
"Hometown of the Ke family?" Mr. Zhu looked confused. He had never paid attention to Ke Yunyun before. He only knew that she was his son's concubine and gave birth to a boy for their Zhu family. Apart from that, he knew nothing about her.
Zhu Yixuan nodded, "Ke's hometown is in the ice field. I suspect she took her child back to the ice field."
This is the only explanation that makes sense.
As for what he found out at Shenjiazhuang, he thought that it was a show put on by Ke specifically for him.
Tang Yu was a scholar and had worked as a clerk in the county government. How could he possibly be interested in Ke Yunyun, who was a concubine? Not to mention that Tang Yu was good-looking and young, so if he wanted to marry, he would marry a beautiful young girl.
As long as he finds Ke Yunyun, he will be able to persuade her and the child to come back with him.
He, Zhu Yixuan, still has successors!
Master Zhu was greatly shocked, "You have a mistress and you are keeping her on the ice field?"
Zhu Yixuan: “.”
Master Zhu said, "We can still be of some use in Zhaohua County, but where can you find people in a wild place like the Icefield? I heard that the herdsmen there have no fixed place to live, how can you find them?"
Zhu Yixuan sighed, his eyes flashing with determination, "Everything depends on human effort. I will go to the ice field to look for it for a month. If I can't find it, I will ask someone to continue looking. I have to go to the border to take up my post."
Shen Yi is now the county magistrate, so he also has to work harder.
Seeing that his son had arranged everything properly, Master Zhu stopped asking questions and just looked towards the courtyard next door. "What are you going to do with Cen?"
Zhu Yixuan said without thinking: "Just raise her like this. With a child by her side, she won't dare to make a fuss. My father-in-law can understand."
Mr. Zhu had to admire Zhu Yixuan, who used a fake child to trick Cen Mingzhu. The Cen family even praised him for his dedication, but he thought he didn't have that ability.
Then the father and son talked about the seafood business.
"Dad, I noticed that there are many more precious seafood in the county this year. Are they all brought by Shen Yi and his friends from Qiongzi?"
Master Zhu nodded, "I sent someone to check, and this is what happened. Before you were away, I couldn't find anyone to form a caravan to go to Qiongzi. Now that you're back, you can think about it carefully. This business is indeed profitable!"
Master Zhu had been jealous for a long time, but he didn't dare to take action because Shen Yi had a marquis backing him up.
Zhu Yixuan did not make a decision easily, but pondered: "Besides Shen Yi, which other caravan is doing this business?"
"This..." Master Zhu was really stumped by the question. He realized something belatedly and his face looked a little ugly. "I haven't heard of any other caravans. It seems that Shen Yi has made a lot of money from seafood in the past two or three years!"
Zhu Yixuan shook his head instead, "Dad, money can move people's hearts. We can all see that seafood makes money, and it is impossible for others not to see it. There must be a reason why the caravan did not intervene. Let me investigate later."
Mr. Zhu then felt better, and before leaving, he reminded Zhu Yixuan to keep an eye on the shops that the county government had compensated them with.
The street has been completed and a lot of shops have been sold, but it's not very popular there and it would be a huge loss to open a shop there.
Those are the foundation of the Zhu family and what Mr. Zhu cares about most.
After dealing with Mr. Zhu, Zhu Yixuan had no time to reminisce about the past. He looked at the sky outside and went out onto the street alone with an umbrella.
As the year draws to a close, two rows of red lanterns are hung high on the wide streets of the county town, and many festive little gadgets are hung on the branches of dead trees. Children are playing on the streets, peddlers are drinking along the streets, and the air is filled with the smell of life everywhere.
Qingfengzhai is still as lively as ever.
Perhaps because it is near the end of the year, more people are buying New Year's goods and the people in the shop are too busy to handle it.
During this period, Shen Yuezhang returned to the accounting office and took on the bookkeeping job.
Zhu Yixuan looked for a while, then turned his head and walked away, just passing by Murong Jue and his group.
Chuncao and Chunxing had just seen off two groups of guests when they saw Murong Jue coming in, and they consciously ran to invite Shen Yuezhang.
When Murong Jue saw Shen Yuezhang, he couldn't stop smiling, "Little Master, long time no see!"
The corners of Shen Yuezhang's mouth twitched while she was wearing a veil. "Young Master, what are you here to buy this time? Or is it for the previous batch of goods?"
Murong Jue sat down and said with an appreciative smile: "Young Master is really amazing, he guessed it right."
Shen Yuezhang's heart couldn't help but beat fast, "Is it that the thing has no effect?"
"No! To be honest, the things in Qingfengzhai are really surprising. The effects of those things are surprisingly good. People who suffered from frostbite in previous years have had a lot of relief this year. Some people took timely precautions and did not get sick. Even the doctors found it incredible. I came here this time to order another batch of goods from Xiaodongjia. This time I want 5,000 sets."
The number Murong Jue reported really shocked Shen Yuezhang. She looked a little embarrassed. "To be honest, you have seen the current situation of our shop. Business is booming at the end of the year. My people are almost working day and night to produce, but there are still some shortages. If we accept your order of 5,000 sets, I am afraid it will take two months to deliver. By then, it will be almost spring. Can we make it in time?" (End of this chapter)
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