Chapter 2044 Sickness
She found an excuse to send her mother away and wanted to come and ask Xiang Mingxue in person what he thought. It was not her style to sit and wait for death. It was better to talk things out face to face.
But I didn't expect to hear these words.
Zhou Lijun became thoughtful.
Xiang Mingxue in the room raised his head and looked outside the door. Zhou Silang turned his head back to look, but didn't see anything outside the door. He asked, "What's wrong?"
Xiang Mingxue heard the person behind the door turn around and seem to leave, so he shook his head and said, "Nothing."
Zhou Silang left Xiang Mingxue's place and was humming a song as he was going back to his own room. As he passed the central hall, he saw a shadowy figure standing by the corridor in the dim night.
Zhou Silang, who had drunk quite a bit and was feeling a bit dazed, suddenly felt his legs weaken. Seeing the figure seem to be turning towards him, he immediately shouted, "Well, well, well, what? Don't come over here."
The figure paused, Zhou Silang's heart, which had been beating violently, calmed down a bit, and he immediately shouted, "Every wrong has its perpetrator. We're new here, so if you want revenge, go find the previous owner..."
"Fourth Uncle!" The figure stepped forward, pinching his waist and asking, "What are you yelling about?"
Zhou Silang's cold sweat on his back was chilled by the night breeze. He took two steps forward and rubbed his eyes. Only then did he see the person standing by the wall clearly. He let out a sigh and said angrily, "Why are you standing here without a lantern? Don't you know that scaring people can kill them?"
Zhou Lijun: "...Grandpa and Grandma won't light any lanterns, saying it's a waste of money. Didn't you see that none of our lanterns are lit tonight?"
Zhou Silang looked up and saw that it was true. In the past, lanterns had to be lit and would only be extinguished after everyone returned to their rooms.
Zhou Lijun said, "Besides, what's so scary about this? We used to walk through the village in the middle of the night, and you never got scared when you passed by a grave."
"You know what? There were a lot of people there back then, mostly men, so they had a lot of yang energy, so of course they weren't afraid," Zhou Silang said. "Aren't they said to have many people die in this kind of mansion? Who knows how deep the resentment is."
Zhou Lijun couldn't help but glare at him, but it was dark, and Zhou Silang might not have seen it, so she could only say, "Fourth Uncle, don't say such things in front of family members in the future. This house used to belong to the prince. What will outsiders think if this gets out?"
Zhou Silang responded, "I'm scared by you, aren't I? Have you ever said something like this before?"
Because he was drunk and frightened, he felt a little dizzy at the moment, so he turned his head and said, "I remember there was a big rock nearby..."
Zhou Lijun pointed out the location to him, and the uncle and nephew sat on the big rock.
Zhou Silang breathed a sigh of relief, feeling much better. He asked, "Tell me, what do you want from me?"
Zhou Lijun asked, "What does Mr. Xiang mean?"
No one calls me Brother Xiang anymore.
Zhou Silang didn't hide anything and repeated to her exactly what he had said to Mingxue tonight. He was still very optimistic about this marriage and said, "I know your temper. If you marry back to the village, it would be too unfair. You have been to school, you can read and write, you know how to do accounting, and you have no shortage of ways to make money. Who in the village is worthy of you?"
"But if you marry in the city, I'm afraid a family with a family background that matches your abilities wouldn't want you to get involved in outside business," he said. "Young people your age are sure to have parents in their prime, and they can definitely work outside for another 20 or 30 years. Not to mention you, even their own sons might not be able to take charge of outside business. If there are several brothers in the family, who can't imagine how much trouble they will have over money."
Zhou Silang said, "You often visit the backyard, so you must know more about this kind of thing than I do."
Zhou Lijun remained silent, which was also the reason why she had always been reluctant to get married.
She is my aunt's niece, and has a reputation for being capable. In fact, in the past year or two, many people have asked the family about her, openly or secretly.
Even several imperial doctors in the Imperial Hospital mentioned this to my sister-in-law, but she never gave in because of this.
After getting married, she basically just served her parents-in-law and husband and didn't have much to do.
It sounded much easier than farming in the village, and seemed more joyful than now, but she just didn't like it.
She thinks it is a happy thing to use her own money to earn more money.
Zhou Silang said, "There aren't many families in this world that would let you have the freedom you have now. Xiang Mingxue is not only willing to do that, but we also know him well, and his character and appearance are both good, so I think he's a good choice."
Zhou Lijun thought about it seriously and said, "I need to think about it."
"Think about it," Zhou Silang stood up from the stone, holding his waist and said, "Anyway, you don't have to agree immediately. You can ask Manbao what she thinks after she leaves the palace. By the way, she will leave the palace the day after tomorrow, right?"
Zhou Lijun responded with a "yes".
Manbao left the palace early in the morning. Everyone in the Zhou family who was not out working was waiting for her in the front yard. Zhou Erlang and Feng hadn't seen her for a long time, so they happily went to greet her when they saw her.
They thought they would mention Zhou Lijun's matter later, but Manbao greeted them and then turned to stare at Zhou Silang, "Fourth Brother, are you sick?"
Zhou Silang looked puzzled and said, "No."
Everyone turned to look at him. Apart from feeling a little listless, there was nothing wrong with him. Zhou Dalang asked, "Did you go out drinking again last night?"
"No," Zhou Silang said, "I don't really like drinking. I was at home last night."
Manbao stepped forward and touched his forehead, frowning and saying, "You are just sick."
Fang immediately reached out and touched it, and asked in surprise, "Why is it so hot? Don't you feel anything?"
Zhou Silang touched his forehead and it seemed a little hot, but he couldn't tell that he had a fever.
He said, "I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere."
Manbao had already felt his pulse and couldn't help but frown.
Bai Shan walked over to him, took a look at his face, and asked, "Doesn't your throat hurt?"
"That's because I drank a lot the other day..."
Manbao glared at him and said, "Not only did you drink, you also caught a cold. Let me give you an acupuncture and prescribe medicine."
So Zhou Silang was fed a stomach full of medicine before he could even say a word, but he didn't feel too uncomfortable. At noon, at the suggestion of his second brother and sister-in-law, he discussed the matter of Xiang Mingxue and Zhou Lijun with Manbao.
Manbao was surprised. "Brother Xiang likes Lijun? Does Lijun like him?"
Zhou Silang said, "She told me yesterday that she thought it was good."
Manbao looked skeptical, "Is this true?"
"Of course it's true. Xiang Mingxue went to talk to her yesterday. After we separated, she told me that the Xiang family is a good family. If you don't believe me, go ask her."
Manbao turned around and asked Zhou Lijun.
See you tomorrow
(End of this chapter)
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