Chapter 79 Chapter 79 He is not a gentleman but a scoundrel. …
Once upon a time, she really thought he was a gentleman.
Now I know he is not a gentleman.
Could the man in the dream be Shen Jingzhan? In the dream, the man who was fierce and strong to her repeatedly, who liked to bully her severely, kiss her hard, hold her tightly, and control her, could it be him?
Is it the side of him that he hides? Is it his true self, the scoundrel beneath his well-dressed appearance?
Some things really cannot stand scrutiny; the more you delve into them, the more you will understand.
He already knew what kind of person he was.
So when she praised him as a gentleman and a very good person, he smiled.
At that time, she didn't understand why he was laughing. Wasn't he a gentleman?
But now she understood that he was not a gentleman at all.
He was laughing at her, at what she had said.
It's a joke.
Is this what Shen Jingzhan meant? He played her into his hands, looking down on her, watching her every move, every word, every action, every joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.
Besides, she remembered one more thing.
Regarding her pregnancy, she originally suspected Shen Jingzhan, and coupled with the interference from the dream, she was afraid of Shen Jingzhan at that time, and was worried whether he was the person in the dream?
Because she felt that he was extremely familiar several times, she was also unconsciously moving away from Shen Jingzhan at that time.
But in the end, because of the arrival of this child, he was able to divert the conversation by blaming others for his own mistakes.
He told her about his feelings for her at the time, and she opened her heart to him. Later, she gradually put the matter behind her and never thought about it again.
Now thinking back to the past, she remembered that one day she had a nightmare.
In her dream, she was bullied by a man. The moment Chunshan collapsed, the thrilling feeling of collapse woke her up instantly.
Then she saw Shen Jingzhan’s face.
She felt that Shen Jingzhan's outline and figure were particularly similar to the man in her dreams.
It was at that moment that she opened her eyes and saw Shen Jingzhan, and she even felt that her dreams overlapped and became concrete.
"Sister-in-law, are you really okay?" After hearing this, Zhu Yinluan's expression changed, as if she was distracted and looked depressed.
Chen Kouyu asked her what was wrong. "If you don't like watching the show, you can find something else to have fun." There were so many words, but what else could Zhu Yinluan do with her big belly?
Mrs. Shen also showed worry at this moment, "Is there something wrong with you again? I'll go write a visiting card now. If this is the case, you can't hold on. Let the imperial physician come and see you."
The imperial physician stayed for a few days some time ago. After Zhu Yinluan's health improved, the Shen family prepared generous gifts as a reward and sent her back.
Zhu Yinluan has been at home these days and seems to be doing okay.
Shen Jingzhan was extremely busy, so Madam Shen sent an old mother to look after Zhu Yinluan. Even so, Madam Shen still often came to accompany Zhu Yinluan for meals.
Under Mrs. Shen's urging, Zhu Yinluan ate a lot of food, but she still didn't gain much weight.
To be honest, Madam Shen is a very good mother-in-law, especially in comparison with the Wei family, Zhu Yinluan knows it very well.
"No, I'm just worried about my husband because I haven't seen him for many days." She also learned to tell lies with open eyes.
Afraid that she would say she was fine and Madam Shen and Shen Kouyu would not believe her and keep asking, she simply changed the subject.
“So that’s how it is.” Mrs. Shen breathed a sigh of relief.
It was understandable that Zhu Yinluan missed Chen Jingzhan. After all, they had been married for less than half a year.
Nowadays, we are together less and apart more, mainly because Chen Jingzhan is too busy with his work. In the past six months, we have been together less and apart more.
Mrs. Shen did not scold her, but comforted her, "Ting Lan will be fine after this busy period, you can rest at home, and he will spend more time with you when he is free."
Mrs. Shen didn't need to say this. She knew very well how much her outstanding eldest son loved the daughter of the Zhu family. He could see through her like the apple of his eye. Although he was busy these days, he never missed paying attention to Zhu Yinluan. He asked people to take care of Zhu Yinluan's food, clothing, and daily life.
Having said that, the small house still needs to be paid.
Zhu Yinluan's body was too weak. Even if she could easily conceive, this pregnancy was so terrifying that she was afraid that she could not survive the birth.
Mrs. Shen was wondering whether Zhu Yinluan had understood why she wanted Meng Yun to stay in the Shen family for a few more days.
Meng Yun went back some time ago, but Madam Shen still felt that more branches should be created for the eldest branch of the family, especially during Shen Jingzhan's heyday, otherwise... the eldest branch of the family would wither in the future and be replaced by other branches.
Zhu Yinluan is a thoughtful person. Meng Yun stayed at Shen's house for the past few days, so she might have known about it.
But there was no other way. Madam Shen just wanted her to be mentally prepared, so she kept Meng Yun.
Fortunately, Zhu Yinluan did not express any dissatisfaction during these days, and Mrs. Shen was satisfied with her obedience.
Chen Kouyu knows medical skills, and even though her mind is not very delicate, she can tell that she is in a bad mood.
It sounds like an excuse to shirk responsibility.
She and Zhu Yinluan had been together for a long time and had a clear understanding of Zhu Yinluan's personality.
Zhu Yinluan had always been very timid in the past, so how could she possibly say that she missed Chen Jingzhan.
Chen Kouyu guessed that Zhu Yinluan was doing the same thing as she had just done and wanted to change the subject.
"Mother, I didn't eat enough at the dinner just now. I want to eat the eight-treasure sweet cheese you made. Can you make it for me?" Chen Kouyu said coquettishly.
Although Mrs. Shen scolded her twice, she still got up and left.
He also asked Zhu Yinluan what she wanted to eat and cooked it for her.
Zhu Yinluan said it was all right, "Thank you for your hard work, mother-in-law."
Madam Shen waved her hand, and Shen Kouyu pulled her wrist, "Sister-in-law, we are all family, why are you still saying such polite words."
After Madam Shen left, Chen Kouyu found another excuse, sent the people around her away, and then took Zhu Yinluan's pulse.
As soon as she felt Zhu Yinluan's pulse, she couldn't help but frown.
After a while, Chen Kouyu's face was solemn. "Sister-in-law, I'll prescribe a prescription for you to relieve your depression and stabilize your pregnancy. You can have someone boil it and take it for a month. I'll find an excuse to go home and help you take a look."
"I...I'm fine." Zhu Yinluan touched her belly.
"Sister-in-law, although I don't know what happened to you, you are in a heavy mood and have a poor appetite. Even if you eat now, it will be blocked in your stomach and you will become more and more listless. By then, your child..."
I’m afraid I won’t be able to keep the baby, and even if I do, it will be difficult to deliver as the pregnancy progresses.
"Is it that serious?" She was indeed worried, but her appetite was still good and she could sleep at night. The doctor also said that she was fine.
Why did it become like this when I arrived at Chen Kouyu's place?
But she trusted Chen Kouyu's medical skills, so after thinking about it, she nodded and asked Mingya to bring pen and ink.
While Shen Kouyu was writing, Zhu Yinluan thought of an excuse and said it was a prescription from outside.
Chen Kouyu didn't care. She waved her hand and said, "Now that I'm married, it doesn't matter if my family knows about my medical skills."
As she wrote, she asked if anything had happened recently. It was not convenient to tell her in front of Mrs. Shen just now, but now she could tell her. She might not be able to solve her problems, but she was willing to listen.
"It's better to speak it out than to keep it in your heart. If you hold it in for too long, it will easily breed a mental illness, sister-in-law."
Chen Kouyu not only comforted Zhu Yinluan, but also reminded her of some dietary precautions.
Afraid that Zhu Yinluan would forget, Chen Kouyu was considerate enough to write it all down on the rice paper beside her.
"I'm fine, I'm just worried that your brother isn't handling the Yao family's affairs well. Hasn't someone outside already started to impeach him?" The city has been in turmoil these days, and no one knows how it will turn out.
The Taiwei has so many supporters. How can Shen Jingzhan, as a sharp sword in the hands of the emperor, break the deadlock?
He can calculate everything, just like a complete old fox.
"Don't worry about my brother. He is very capable. You don't have to worry about him, sister-in-law. Even if someone else gets into trouble, nothing will happen to him."
"Brother, father, and uncles will help you with the affairs in the court. Your most urgent task is to take good care of your body. Oh, sister-in-law, you should use less tranquilizing incense. Over-reliance on tranquilizing incense is not good for the baby in your belly, and you will become addicted to it."
"All medicines are toxic. Even if the dosage is small, over time, it will add up to a lot and harm your body."
Zhu Yinluan frowned, "What kind of calming incense?"
She seldom used calming incense since she became pregnant, and would only use it when absolutely necessary. What calming incense was Chen Kouyu talking about? Zhu Yinluan became alert for a moment.
"It's the calming incense. Sister-in-law, you haven't used it?" Chen Kouyu paused and looked up, "Haven't you been using calming incense these days?" She said that she not only took Zhu Yinluan's pulse, but even when she got close, she could smell the light calming fragrance on her body.
"My sense of smell is more sensitive than that of most people." Chen Kouyu said that her sense of smell would never be wrong, and no one in her family knew about it, just like her medical skills.
Her medical skills were fine, but her sense of smell was so good that she was afraid of being laughed at for having a dog's nose that she kept silent.
Zhu Yinluan clenched the handkerchief in her hand in an instant.
Chen Kouyu went on to say that there were faint dark circles under her eyes and her eyelids were slightly swollen, which were typical symptoms of being restless but taking too much rest due to taking tranquilizing incense for a long time.
In addition, she also accurately predicted some of Zhu Yinluan's recent symptoms.
Zhu Yinluan was wondering in her heart, who lit the calming incense for her?
It’s not Mingya, Mingya will only obey her orders, then it must be Jiaohui, or the little maid in the yard. In the Shen family, Shen Jingzhan’s territory, they must all be Shen Jingzhan’s people.
Besides this, who else?
"It's just that the calming incense my sister-in-law uses is a tribute from the outside world. It's not a problem to burn some every day, but it's not good to be too dependent on it. My sister-in-law should take the prescription I prescribed for you first to relieve her mood."
Heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine.
Chen Kouyu thought, why not go find her brother and have a good talk with him. Even if he is busy these days, he cannot ignore his sister-in-law.
But she also knew that Shen Jingzhan was happy with Zhu Yinluan, so how could he leave her alone for nothing? The Yao family's affairs were still too difficult.
Besides, she didn't know if it was her illusion, but there seemed to be a rift between Zhu Yinluan and Shen Jingzhan.
Zhu Yinluan didn't want to say anything, but Chen Kouyu wisely stopped at that point.
"Sister-in-law—" Just as she finished writing the last word and was about to pause, Zhu Yinluan beside her suddenly grabbed her wrist.
"Aunt, can you come with me to my yard and take a look?"
"What are you looking at?" Chen Kouyu was startled by her. She didn't understand why Zhu Yinluan was suddenly so startled, as if she was facing a great enemy.
"That's right. Some of my rouge and powder were also sent by foreign countries. I always feel that they are unusable. The imperial physician came before, but I didn't ask him to check it. I always feel that it is not good."
"So that's how it is." Chen Kouyu breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhu Yinluan hesitated for a moment before slowly letting go of Chen Kouyu's hand.
She was in great torment at this moment.
She really wasn't daydreaming these days, but was recalling what happened before.
At that time....it was the night she and Shen Jingzhan consummated their marriage.
She was taking a shower at the time and felt very hot. She couldn't help but think of some intimate scenes in her mind.
Thinking of how Chen Jingzhan was hugging her tightly, and how it felt to kiss her, she wanted to have a deeper communication with him.
Even asking Mingya for some tea to drink did not help to suppress the heat in my heart and body. It even became worse and my mouth became dry.
At that time, she didn't know Shen Jingzhan's true face. Now that this layer has been revealed, isn't it strange?
At that time, she couldn't help but think of Chun Xia. Did it really have nothing to do with Shen Jingzhan?
If I remember correctly, she asked Mingya what kind of incense was burned in the stove?
Mingya said at the time that it was just a normal fragrance and there was no difference. She asked Mingya to open the window a little and fanned away the heat with her hands.
If her sense of smell was correct, the fragrance was really...stronger than any previous ones, but Mingya thought it was normal at the time, so she didn't suspect anything.
When she looked towards the incense burner, she remembered that she saw a tall figure through the screen.
It was Shen Jingzhan, who appeared at the edge of the incense burner.
Now that he was putting soothing incense for her, didn’t he also put something else in the incense burner for her?
Then, she didn't want to soak in the bath anymore and said she wanted to get up. Mingya applied perfumed lotion on her, and the fragrance was extremely unusual. At that time, she asked Mingya not to apply it anymore, as she had already applied it once before taking a bath. However, Mingya said that she didn't look carefully and it was different.
It was said that the fragrant dew was given to Jiaohui by someone close to Shen Jingzhan, and that it was a tribute only given to concubines in the palace, and that it was a reward that Shen Jingzhan exchanged for her merits from the emperor. In addition to the fragrant dew, there was also incense...
Are these things normal?
Will there be anything weird?
Her premonition grew stronger and stronger.
Because her self-control was not low, even when facing Shen Jingzhan, when she first married him, she did not have any bad thoughts.
But on that day, the night of their successful marriage consummation, when the two of them lay in bed together, she felt an incomparable desire in her heart.
She hoped that Shen Jingzhan would kiss her, and even hoped that the old mothers who came to eavesdrop were all there, wanting to use this as an excuse to get close to Shen Jingzhan.
She hadn't expected that Shen Jingzhan would get there first. She couldn't help but feel her heart tremble when he just called her Luan'er. When she heard Shen Jingzhan say that the old ladies who were eavesdropping were coming over, she couldn't help but feel excited.
Isn't there something fishy going on here?
Is Shen Jingzhan innocent? Didn’t he do anything in this?
If Zhu Yinluan had not heard what Princess Feng'an said, she might have believed it, but now she would not believe anything she said.
There must be something wrong, "......"
"Sister-in-law, please walk slower." Chen Kouyu followed her and went to the courtyard together.
Chen Kouyu's intuition told her that something must have happened.
If nothing happened, why was Zhu Yinluan so anxious? It didn't seem like she was taking her to see rouge and powder, but rather to see a "murder weapon".
"Sister-in-law." Chen Kouyu called again.
Zhu Yinluan still didn't seem to hear anything, so Chen Kouyu could only follow behind her, carefully helping Zhu Yinluan watch her feet, fearing that she would accidentally fall.
Finally we reached the courtyard.
Chen Kouyu couldn't help but gasp, and saw Zhu Yinluan's face was slightly pale, and she was staring inside.
Jiaohui was originally watching the maids cleaning the bluestone steps. When she saw Zhu Yinluan and Chen Kouyu come in, she hurriedly followed them.
I was just about to ask what happened? Why wasn't Mingya around to serve me?
Then she heard Zhu Yinluan asking her to leave.
Jiao Hui acted terrified and puzzled, "Miss, what's wrong with you?"
Zhu Yinluan took a deep breath, she couldn't tell if she was afraid to face it, she barely suppressed the depression in her heart, and said to Jiaohui, "I want to talk to my aunt about private matters, and you are not allowed to come in without being summoned."
"Yes." Jiaohui went down with the little maid who was serving beside her.
Chen Kouyu saw her send the people away and then went to look for something on the dressing table.
The rouge and powder were clearly on the table, but Zhu Yinluan was still looking for them.
"Sister-in-law." While Zhu Yinluan was searching, Chen Kouyu had already helped her check the rouge and powder on the table. "These are all usable. It's nothing."
On the way here, Chen Kouyu felt that nothing was wrong. The Shen family valued Zhu Yinluan's baby very much. In the past, her food, clothing and daily necessities were all taken care of by special people. How could there be any problem?
Her mother must have been even more careful about things like rouge and powder.
"No...not these." Zhu Yinluan shook his head.
She asked Chen Kouyu to wait for a while, and called Jiaohui outside, asking her to go and call Mingya.
Mingya was just sent away by her to get the prescription.
After a while, Mingya came.
"Miss, the prescription has not been prepared yet."
At this moment, Zhu Yinluan had no time to think about any prescriptions. She asked Mingya, "Where did you keep the perfume and incense I used before I got pregnant?"
"Some of them have been used up, and the slaves have thrown them away."
When Zhu Yinluan heard the word "thrown away", her heart skipped a beat. "All lost?"
"Some were lost, but some slaves still kept them."
Zhu Yinluan rarely used rouge and powder in the past, so she didn’t use them up quickly.
"What are you leaving behind?" She really lost her patience and asked more directly, "Is it the perfume and spices that my husband gave me before?"
Hearing Zhu Yinluan's question, Jiaohui, who was serving at the door, felt something was wrong. Thinking of Zhu Yinluan's distant and abnormal behavior in recent days, she felt that she might know about it.
Not only knowing everything, but also knowing more.
The people sent by the Lord to investigate the Princess Feng'an's lover have not received a reply yet, but the young lady has already found out about the perfume and spices?
Ming Ya was stunned, "Miss, how do you know?"
"I have used most of these. Jiao Hui originally said that it would be bad if these things were kept for a long time. After all, they have been opened. After you give birth to the baby, the prince will definitely buy you the best and let you throw away the things. But I think..."
Ming Ya scratched his head, "After all, it was a reward of tribute, so I put it away."
Hearing the word "throw away", Zhu Yinluan's eyes looked outside and fell accurately on Jiaohui.
At this moment, Jiaohui was unable to look at her with a clear conscience.
Because Zhu Yinluan's eyes were really sharp, and more importantly, Zhu Yinluan had been really nice and attentive to her in the past.
So Jiaohui dodged subconsciously.
“.......”
Chen Kouyu noticed that something was wrong.
But I can’t tell what the problem is. Could it be that the little maid is not good enough?
But this is the little maid that Zhu Yinluan brought with her as a dowry. She was very honest in the past. Could it be that after seeing the wealth and splendor of the Marquis' Mansion, she became greedy?
Want to steal her sister-in-law's rouge and powder to sell? Otherwise, she wouldn't have suggested throwing it away, right?
Chen Kouyu knew a little about the twists and turns between these little maids. She was just jealous and pretended to obey her master's orders, but secretly stole his things and sold them.
Zhu Yinluan's food, clothing and daily necessities are all countless and expensive. The little maid wanted to steal them, but she didn't dare to, so she tampered with the things she used.
Even if they were used rouge and powder, they were tributes after all. If they were resold, they would definitely fetch a good price. If Zhu Yinluan had a lot left, she could change them to a smaller jar and repackage them as new ones, and she could also make a fortune.
Even so, it's not worth getting angry about, right? After all, it's a used item? It's okay to give it to a servant.
Zhu Yinluan had never been a stingy person, so she was not expected to be like this, but she was so angry that Chen Kouyu could not find any other reason for a moment.
"Find it out. Find all the things he gave me."
Everything?
Mingya was puzzled and asked if it was perfume and spices, or was they looking for something else?
Zhu Yinluan was also very angry. She looked away and said, "Let's find the perfume and incense first."
Mingya was quickly found out from the inner room.
Seeing the familiar jar, Zhu Yinluan even smelled it and called Chen Kouyu to come over and take a look.
Chen Kouyu took it and smelled it for a while, frowned slightly, and then continued to smell it.
During this time, Zhu Yinluan kept looking at her.
After a while, Chen Kouyu put down the perfume and said that it should not be used during pregnancy because it contained a spice called Shufanghua, which can make the skin fragrant and prevent sweating, but it also has the hidden effect of promoting blood circulation and removing blood stasis.
"Is there nothing else besides this?" Zhu Yinluan asked.
Chen Kouyu looked at Zhu Yinluan, "... um..."
Noticing that the other party was hesitant to speak, she urged and asked if there was anything else.
"But when using this scented lotion, you can't use dragon boats in the bedroom, otherwise... your body will become aroused and hot."
"Is there a problem with the spices?" Zhu Yinluan asked.
Chen Kouyu sniffed it several times and said, "No, there is nothing wrong with this spice. It is all the best tribute incense used in foreign lands."
It's even very valuable, which neither she nor her mother has.
My brother was really generous to his sister-in-law. He used the rewards from the court to exchange for these girlish things for her.
Zhu Yinluan looked at the incense burner, which was still burning. She asked Mingya to pour out everything in the incense burner, turning it upside down, and asked Chen Kouyu to help her check it carefully.
Chen Kouyu was puzzled, but she did everything Zhu Yinluan said.
A long time has passed, perhaps Chen Kouyu can't find the spice.
Originally, Zhu Yinluan had already lost hope. Thinking that Chen Kouyu had been smelling it for a long time, she thought that if she didn't notice, she would start from somewhere else.
But she didn't expect Chen Kouyu's nose to be so sensitive. She searched for a while.
Touching the edge of the incense burner, he looked up and asked,
"Sister-in-law, have you and your brother ever burned dragon boats?"
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