Chapter 219: Secretly Crossing Chencang
The cicadas in midsummer are chirping endlessly.
Wenwan lay under the hibiscus tree, slowly waving a round fan in her hand, her eyes fixed on the horizon, where half of the sky was covered with mist and a riot of colour.
Ever since she found out she was pregnant, she has been thinking about what to do next.
After all, she couldn't stay in the general's mansion any longer and had to leave before anyone noticed. Otherwise, the general's mansion would be deserted and he would definitely not allow her to leave with the child.
And Shen Yu...
He should be back in one month at the earliest, or two months at the latest.
After clearing Prince Anding's grievances, Prince Anding and the old lady's attitude towards her changed. In the past few days, they would send some food and daily necessities to her from time to time.
Even Zhao was given a set of headgear as a gift to show her respect.
The situation has changed. Before, she still had the opportunity to discuss the conditions for leaving with the old lady, but now, there is no way the old lady will let her go.
The fact that Shen Yu gave her the order of the head of the family showed his attitude. The old lady was afraid that she would be alienated from Shen Yu. Secondly, with the ability she showed, it would be better to keep her and use her in the general's mansion than to let her go.
Therefore, if she went to the old lady for help now, she might be walking into a trap, and the old lady would just have her under guard.
Wen Wan sighed. It seemed that she had to find a solution on her own.
Thinking of this, Wen Wan suddenly felt confused about her future.
Chef Zheng, wearing an apron and holding half a chicken in his hand, walked out of the kitchen door. He was about to ask Wen Wan how she wanted to eat, but when he looked up, he saw Wen Wan huddled in a recliner, looking listless.
Chef Zheng hesitated for a moment and asked with concern.
"Are you tired, Aunt Wan?" He smiled innocently. "Then I'll hurry up and let you eat so you can rest early."
Wen Wan waved her hands lazily, "It's not that I'm tired, it's that I'm bored to death. I'm going to get moldy after being locked up in this yard all day."
In the past, there were little sisters playing together, but now, the little sisters in the back house all have their own little thoughts and can no longer play together.
Chef Zheng suddenly understood and thought about asking the nanny to find some rare things to entertain Wen Wan tomorrow.
Wen Wan looked around and saw that no one was around, so she lowered her voice and said, "Uncle Zheng, do you go out shopping every day?"
Chef Zheng was stunned, and seemed to have guessed what she was going to say, and shook his head repeatedly.
"Aunt Wan, please don't embarrass me. You are my aunt, and if I take you out and get caught, a beating would be the least of my worries, but tarnishing your reputation would be a grave sin."
Wen Wan was not surprised at all that he would refuse.
However, she was not in a hurry. She just slowly took out the patriarch's order from her arms and played with it.
"I asked you to take me out because I'm doing something serious. The general said that I can go to the Shen family shop to get the money for this thing. So, as the custodian of the family head's order, isn't it reasonable for me to help the general manage the property?"
Chef Zheng looked confused.
How can it be so round?
It should be said that Aunt Wan's reaction is really flexible.
Wen Wan happily sat up and waved the Patriarch's Order, "I order you with the Patriarch's Order. Starting tomorrow, you must take me with you when you go out shopping, and I will help you as a maid in the General's Mansion."
After a pause, a gleam in her eyes flashed, and she smiled, "Uncle Zheng, if this really comes to light, just say that I used the Patriarch's Order to blackmail you. You obeyed the Order, and if there was any fault, it wasn't your fault. Who asked your general to hand over the Order to me?"
"Yes." Chef Zheng finally agreed.
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The next day, Wen Wan changed into a maid's clothes, stuffed snacks into the mouths of the two maids, asked them to help cover for her, and then she followed Chef Zheng out the door.
Since you have to leave, you have to find a way out, otherwise you will be in the dark and be caught in minutes.
Wen Wan followed Chef Zheng to the market in the east of the city and bought some things needed in the kitchen.
In fact, the big kitchen in the general's mansion had everything, but before Shen Yu left, he prepared a special meal for Wen Wan and asked Chef Zheng to cook for her alone. He also informed the stewards in the mansion, so everything she needed in her small kitchen was personally selected by Chef Zheng.
After leaving the market, Chef Zheng took her to a jewelry shop.
There is a small word "沉" in the lower right corner of the shop sign.
Wen Wan immediately understood that this was the Shen family's shop.
Chef Zheng smiled and said, "Since we're here, why don't you go in and pick a few dishes, Aunt Wan?"
Wen Wan glanced at him suspiciously, feeling that his smile was a little unusual.
"Uncle Zheng..." Wen Wan blinked and patted his shoulder like a good brother. "Uncle Zheng, are you hiding something from me?"
"I, I don't!" Uncle Zheng stuttered out of guilt.
This honest middle-aged man, Wen Wan couldn't help laughing out loud.
She pretended to be slightly angry and scowled, "Okay, if you don't want to tell me, then let's go home. I don't need any jewelry, so I won't be browsing this shop anymore."
Chef Zheng: “…”
He seemed to hesitate for a moment, then suddenly slapped his forehead and said, "Okay, I can't hide anything from you!"
Wen Wan folded her arms across her chest, waiting for him to explain things.
Chef Zheng then said, "It's not a big deal. It's just that the owner of this shop, who is a good friend of mine, encountered some problems in the shop recently, and he didn't know how to deal with it for a while."
"I didn't mean to disturb you, but since you said you wanted to help run the shop for the general, I was thinking, why not ask you to help keep an eye on it."
The person who can manage the shop for the Shen family and is a good brother to Chef Zheng is someone that Shen Yu has trained privately.
Wen Wan pursed her lips and said, "Alright. For your sake, I'll go and help him think about it."
Chef Zheng thanked her and led her into the shop.
At first glance, this is an ordinary jewelry shop. There are several assistants wiping the dust with rags. The shopkeeper is a thin middle-aged man with a small goatee.
The shopkeeper was working on an abacus with his head down, and he looked up when he heard footsteps.
When he saw Chef Zheng, his eyes lit up.
He looked behind Chef Zheng again, and his expression suddenly fell. "Zheng Mazi, why are you here alone?"
Chef Zheng glared and pointed at Wen Wan behind him, "Zhou Houjing, are you blind? You can't see such a big living person?"
As soon as the two of them arrived, they called each other by nicknames, and it was obvious that they had a good relationship.
Zhou Houjing looked Wen Wan up and down, and when he faced the little girl, his tone softened a little, but his expression was still not good.
"You know that's not what I meant. You know who I want to see!"
Wenwan said jokingly, "Oh? Who do you want to see?"
Zhou Houjing curled his lips and said, "You are just a little girl, why are you asking about this? Well, since you are the one brought by Zheng Mazi, your uncle will not let you suffer any loss. When you pick out the jewelry you like, your uncle will give you a discount."
He thought she was the girl that Chef Zheng brought with him to buy jewelry.
Chef Zheng was afraid that he would say something rude, so he quickly went around behind the counter and whispered a few words in his ear in a low voice.
Zhou Houjing was immediately shocked, and when he looked at Wen Wan again, his eyes were full of disbelief.
"Zheng Mazi, are you lying to me?"
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