Chapter 426: Sour

In the blink of an eye, another half month passed. It hadn't snowed in this half month, and the tense atmosphere eased a lot. The biggest change was that there were more foreign merchants, all selling meat. It was said that many livestock had died outside the border, and the food price in Lizhou City had also increased a bit.

Zhulan also asked Boss Zhou to buy a lot of mutton to store, but unfortunately Zhulan couldn't eat too much after she became pregnant or she would get a sore throat, so she could only watch.

Zhulan has been cooped up in the house for more than half a month. The farthest she has ever gone is to eat. Today, she wants to go for a walk in the garden for a rare occasion.

Xue Han and Wu Ning each supported me. Zhu Lan smiled and said, "You guys are too nervous. If you didn't know, you would think I couldn't walk!"

Xue Han really hoped that her mother would stay in the house all the time. Every time her father went out, he would ask her to take good care of her mother. This responsibility was too great. "Mom, please feel sorry for me and let us help you!"

Zhu Lan laughed, "Okay, okay, I feel sorry for you, let's go."

Zhulan's belly was bulging. Sometimes when she touched it, she felt it was miraculous that life was growing inside her body. Not only was her whole family careful, she was also very careful, otherwise she would not have been so restrained from going out and would have postponed all the invitations that could be postponed.

The garden of Zhulan's house has a nice view. Before Zhulan and her maid even reached the pavilion, they saw Chang Lian, Meng Jie, Rong Chuan and Shi Qing. Oh, they were really enjoying themselves, sitting in the pavilion. There was a small stove for hot water on the table, and a closer look revealed hot wine. Outside the pavilion, Zhulan also saw Chang Lian's servant Qi Mo roasting a leg of lamb.

Zhulan swallowed her saliva. She also wanted to eat, but whenever she ate mutton, she would get a sore throat and her mouth would blister. She felt extremely miserable.

Chang Lian stood up quickly when he saw his mother, "Mom."

Then he glared at his sister disapprovingly and asked, "Why did you bring mother out? What if something happened to mother?"

Xue Han glared at him without showing any weakness. All he could do was glare at him. Third brother, if you have the guts, then you go for it!

Chang Lian understood what his sister meant and felt embarrassed, but he didn't dare to talk back to his mother. His sister could still try to persuade him by acting coquettishly, but he didn't even dare to speak in front of his mother.

Rongchuan couldn't help but burst out laughing. Although Chang Lian looked like a brother in public, he was actually not that majestic at home. Every time he opened his mouth, he was rebuked by Xue Han. But this time, she rebuked Chang Lian without even opening her mouth.

Xue Han's face suddenly turned red. It was already red from the wind, and now it was even redder. She couldn't help but glance at Rong Chuan.

Xue Han's heart was beating particularly fast. Rong Chuan had been in the family for four years. In the first year, he was very short, almost the same height as her. In the following years, he grew up and was now more than a head taller than her. Rong Chuan had a good appearance in the Zhou family. As she grew older, she had already kept Rong Chuan in her heart.

The more Xue Han thought about it, the redder her face became. She wished she could hide her entire face in the fur collar of her cloak.

There was a sparkle in Rongchuan's eyes and the smile on his lips grew bigger and bigger. He had changed, but Xue Han had not changed. The little girl from before had now grown up. Xue Han had been calm over the past year and it was rare to see the little girl being shy.

Zhulan looked at the sky speechlessly. Premature love is so sour. Her teeth are aching.

Wu Ning just took a look at the pavilion and then lowered her head. She was familiar with the Zhou brothers, but not with Master Shi. She was a little dazed. Master Shi was wearing a cloak with a bamboo forest behind him. His warm temperament and the scenery made her dare not look at him a second time.

Shi Qing noticed that he had been coming to the Zhou Mansion for some time. As he became more familiar with the residence and with Chang Lian's invitation, he no longer came at night. It was a pity that he had never seen Miss Wu again.

When I saw her today, I could hardly recognize her. She looked less thin and her hair was much darker and shinier. Shi Qing was stunned. He actually observed Miss Wu. This perception was too strange.

Zhulan didn't plan to walk around the garden anymore, so she took her girlfriend's hand and said, "Let's go back!"

Xue Han's face was still red, "Yeah."

Zhulan turned around and saw Wu Ning still with his head down. Today was different. Wu Ning was familiar with the boys in the Zhou family and had never been so reserved. Zhulan glanced at Shi Qing out of the corner of her eye. Because of Shi Qing?

Zhulan was suddenly stunned. She saw Shi Qing looking at Wu Ning. Even if he looked away quickly, she still saw it.

Zhu Lan narrowed her eyes and took Wu Ning's hand, "I'm back."

Wu Ning didn't notice Master Shi, "Yeah."

Back in the main courtyard, Zhulan saw that Wu Ning was distracted from time to time and almost cut her hand several times while embroidering, so she let Wu Ning and Xue Han go back.

When Zhou Shuren came back in the evening, Zhulan wanted to tell him what she had seen, but in the end she thought she was overthinking it. After all, Shi Qing had saved Wu Ning, so it was normal for Wu Ning to have a reaction.

Zhou Shuren changed his clothes. Zhulan saw that he was very happy and asked with a smile, "Is there any good news?"

(End of this chapter)