That night, Butler Chu got the news: Mrs. Zhang was hiding in her distant cousin's uncle's house.
Butler Chu paid the silver as agreed, and Capt. Chen arrested the prisoner overnight.
After the torture, the prisoner's poisoning was revealed.
As for whether the person who instigated it was brought to justice, that was a matter for the Yamen. Zhao Chuan was not involved, as long as Pujitang cleared the air.
From this point of view, this was obviously a frame-up funded by another medical clinic. Zhao Chuan and others did not want to have too deep a grudge, so they just let the other party know.
At dinner in the evening, Zhao Chuan and Jiang Feng were no longer with them.
Butler Chu asked several doctors from the two medical clinics and the foremen of the two hospitals to wait.
It was lively when there were many people, and the table next to it was even more lively. Before the wine was half drunk, the maid came over and asked Miss Arima and Miss Hong to let Zhao Chuan pass.
Zhao Chuan said to Jiang Feng, "Brother, shall we go there together?"
"Please spare me, I can't sit there." Jiang Feng waved his hands repeatedly.
But Xiaoyan said: "Brother, what do you mean? We came all the way to see you, why are you always hiding from us?"
"Isn't this coming? Your Uncle Jiang and I have something to discuss." Zhao Chuan concealed it.
"If you mention this again, Uncle Jiang won't dare to eat with us anymore," Xiaoyan said.
Zhao Chuan sat down next to Cheng Shulan and had two drinks with Cheng Shulan first.
Zhao Chuan put down his wine glass and said to them: "Hey, you don't even drink, you just watch us drink?"
"Drink, drink!" Everyone hurriedly picked up their wine glasses and found someone to drink from.
While Zhao Chuan and Deng Ninzhi were drinking, someone came over and said, "Sister Niazhi and brother have to drink together!"
Zhao Chuan looked up and saw Miaotong talking.
"What are you talking about? Have any of you ever drank a glass of wine?" Zhao Chuan didn't want to pay attention.
Xiaoyan said: "Sister Miaotong said, she drank it."
Miao Tong hurriedly said: "What are you talking about? Who has drank it? Only husband and wife can have a glass of wine."
Everyone was clamoring for a while, insisting that Zhao Chuan drink something. Zhao Chuan was anxious and asked whoever made the noise to drink. As a result, Zhao Chuan drank all the time.
Zhao Chuan felt a little dizzy and said, "I have to go back to the table. If I can't do it anymore, you can drink."
Qin'er said: "The table has already dispersed, so why go there?"
Zhao Chuan turned his head, and as expected, he had to drink another round in embarrassment before leaving.
Jiang Feng and the others stayed in Qincheng for several days.
After everything was done, Jiang Feng was about to return to Luzhou. Xiaoyan, Miaotong, Deng Ninzhi, Han Lingyu and others actually said goodbye in tears.
Zhao Chuan said: "Brother, you should carefully consider my suggestion. Otherwise, you can take leave from Zhizhou for a period of time. If it is not suitable, you can go back."
Jiang Feng thought for a moment and said, "Don't worry, dear brother, I will definitely consider it." "
Summer has passed in the blink of an eye, the weather is gradually getting cooler, and Zhao Chuan and Han Lingyu are in love with each other.
Han Lingyu said: "Husband, I may be pregnant."
Zhao Chuan said with some disbelief: "Mom, you are so careless. Why did you get pregnant so quickly? Let me see!"
Zhao Chuan took his pulse and frowned: "Isn't it true?"
"Is it bad for my husband to be pregnant?"
Zhao Chuan smiled: "Okay, okay, it's just that it feels too sudden and I can't react for a while."
Han Lingyu smiled shyly.
"From now on, there is a reason to rub your belly..." Zhao Chuan smiled bitterly.
"What did you say?" Han Lingyu didn't know why.
Zhao Chuan smiled maliciously and said, "You have to take good care of this belly in the future."
"Are those girls still teaching music, chess, calligraphy and painting?" Zhao Chuan asked.
"Why can't you? Li Sheng is early, so he should take care of the shop as usual." Han Lingyu said nonchalantly.
"Do you still need to plow the land when the seedlings have sprouted?" Zhao Chuan asked again.
Han Lingyu twisted Zhao Chuan's waist hard: "Don't you still have two wives?"
"The problem is that the land hasn't been cleared enough yet." Zhao Chuan smiled evilly.
"You are just a bison!" Han Lingyu looked around, looking for something to hit Zhao Chuan with.
Zhao Chuan was so frightened that he ran away.
Zhao Chuan visited the medical clinic every day and returned to the Zhao Mansion when nothing happened.
I haven't seen the child for a few days. When I entered the house, I saw Qin'er walking back and forth with Ye'er in her arms.
Qin'er's bright and beautiful clothes in the past were now old clothes, and Zhao Chuan couldn't help but feel a little guilty.
"Qin'er, let me hold you for a while." Zhao Chuan said.
Qin'er handed Ye'er to Zhao Chuan and said, "Brother, why did you think of coming to see Ye'er?"
"Don't I come often? Didn't I just come for two days?" Zhao Chuan was startled.
"It's been three days, what father doesn't watch several times a day?" Qin'er said.
"With you and Meng'er taking care of it, I can rest assured." Zhao Chuan concealed it.
"No, then why does Sister Shu Lan come here several times a day?" Qin'er became serious.
"Isn't she breastfeeding? I'm not breastfeeding..." Zhao Chuan continued to quibble.
Qin'er's face turned red as Zhao Chuan spoke. She lowered her head and said shyly: "Brother, you have changed..."
"How have I changed?" Zhao Chuan came up and said pretending to be unhappy.
"You are different from before, different from when we first met." Qin'er's face became increasingly red.
"No way, except for the difference in age, everything else is the same!" Zhao Chuan yawned, feeling that talking to this girl was a bit annoying.
"Brother, do you still remember what you said before?" Qin'er suddenly changed the subject.
"...Remember, how can I not remember it just a few years ago." Zhao Chuan was a little confused for a moment, not knowing what the girl was thinking, so he said casually.
Seeing Qin'er suddenly say these words, and seeing her blush and lower her head, Zhao Chuan suddenly realized something.
Zhao Chuan remembered it, and it seemed that a few years ago he and Han Yu'er Qin'er were on the boat, at the villa, on the way to Qingcheng Mountain, in Yangshan... The scenes at that time flashed through his mind one by one.
When Qin'er saw Yu'er following her, did she think of what she had joked with her at that time, and could she have taken it seriously? Seeing how beautiful she feels,
Does this Qin'er really want to be with me...?
Zhao Chuan's expression changed and he didn't dare to think further.
Fortunately, Qin'er didn't see the change in Zhao Chuan's face. She also turned slightly red and lowered her head and said, "Well, just remember."
Zhao Chuan didn't dare to ask which sentence it was, his uncle. At that time, I saw Qin'er's butt was round and bulging, and thought how great it would be to be a wife, and my face couldn't help but get hotter and hotter.
Qin'er happened to look up and saw Zhao Chuan, thinking that Zhao Chuan was shy when he remembered those words, and couldn't help but blush even more.
"Qin'er, Ye'er, I still have something to do for you." Zhao Chuan turned and left after speaking.
Zhao Chuan was alone for a long time and thought about his thoughts for a long time.
After thinking about it, I feel like I still owe the Cheng family.
Cheng Shulan was such a good living person, and her parents gave it to her overnight. Now that the child has been born, there is no message to let anyone know about the situation.
Zhao Chuan immediately decided to visit Cheng's house.
Yes, I have to go to Mengcheng.
Just leave.
Zhao Chuan is the head of the family, there is nothing he cannot decide.
However, this time Zhao Chuan went quietly alone.
Because I ran away secretly at that time, and my name was not legitimate. Even if I go now, I still don’t have a formal name, so I went quietly.
Alas, this is a mess...
Before leaving, Zhao Chuan told Cheng Shulan this plan, and she just cried after hearing it.
What can Cheng Shulan say? She couldn't say anything she wanted to say, and even what she said was sad.
She wanted to go but couldn't, so she could only cry.
Knowing that Zhao Chuan was going, Cheng Shulan just nodded and said nothing.
Zhao Chuan sat in front of her for a while, crying for a long time, then got up and left the house, packed up, called the family's coachman, and set off for Mengcheng.
There were no words all the way, and Zhao Chuan thought a lot.
After driving to Mengcheng, we first went to find an inn near Cheng's home to stay.
After staying up until dark, Zhao Chuan began to take action.
Zhao Chuan sneaked into Cheng's house at night and knocked on the door of Cheng Shunzhang and his wife.
Cheng Shunzhang and his wife were surprised, happy and sad when they saw Zhao Chuan arriving.
After Zhao Chuan knelt down to worship Cheng Shunzhang and his wife, he sat down and began to briefly describe Cheng Shulan's situation.
Mrs. Cheng Shunzhang kept crying and didn't say much.
Zhao Chuan asked Cheng Shujie if he had been here before, and was told that he had been here once last year, but he did not tell him where he was going, so he left and never came back.
Zhao Chuan gave Cheng Shunzhang and his wife some banknotes, but Cheng Shunzhang refused to accept them, saying that his medical clinic's income was still good and there was no need for them.
Zhao Chuan asked to see his grandfather again, but Cheng Shunzhang said not to bother him, as the old man's health was not very good.
Zhao Chuan handed over the exquisite gift to his grandfather to Cheng Shunzhang for delivery.
After the two parties explained some of the situation to each other, Zhao Chuan knelt down and resigned. When he left, he told the address of the nearby inn where he was temporarily staying, and said that he would leave for Qincheng the next day.
The next day, Zhao Chuan sat and waited at the inn.
However, at noon, Zhao Chuan did not wait for anyone from the Cheng family to come and set off back to Qincheng.
It was a smooth journey under the stars and under the stars, and we returned to Zhao Mansion in two days.
Returning to Zhao Mansion, I learned that Han Wenrui was here again.
Zhao Chuan naturally understood what this guy wanted to do.
Zhao Chuan arranged for Han Wenrui to stay at home for a few days, and let the maid Qin'er and others accompany him around. There was a pill shop opened by Deng Ninzhi in the Cheng Mansion, so he could pick it up when needed.
Zhao Chuan met Cheng Shulan and briefly described the situation.
"My parents are very good, and the whole family is very good. Cheng Shujie came home once last year, but his whereabouts were unknown. Since our parents know we are here, maybe we will come here soon..." Zhao Chuan judged.
Cheng Shulan still didn't speak, but she was no longer crying, and Zhao Chuan couldn't guess what she was thinking.
"How about when do I send you back to Cheng's house to have a look?" Zhao Chuan asked tentatively.
go home? How to reply? Zhao Chuan married his younger daughter and took his eldest daughter away. Can this family still return?
The more Cheng Shulan thought about it, the more she felt that she had no shame in going back. Even if she had the honor to go back, there would be nowhere to put the faces of her old parents?
Besides, Zhao Chuan has settled here. If he doesn't go back, what will Cheng Shulan do if he goes back? Is she willing to leave Zhao Chuan?
In fact, it's not a big deal. We know each other's news and everything is fine, which makes us feel more at ease.
Zhao Chuan played with Han Wenrui for two days, and went to the mountains to try out his skills at night. As an ordinary martial artist, Zhao Chuan only gave some instructions on how to practice Qi Yun Gong, and there was nothing else he could do.
Han Wenrui said goodbye to his sister and brother-in-law and returned to Jiangzhou on the third day. Naturally, he got what he wanted. Because someone came to quietly report to Zhao Chuan that the elixir shop was missing many high-quality elixirs, Zhao Chuan was just pretending to be confused.
Zhao Chuan lived a very happy life. Apart from visiting doctors and practicing martial arts, he also hung out with his wife, sister and maids.
It has been many days since Zhao Chuan came back from the Cheng family's natal home. Zhao Chuan was either going to Cheng Shulan's place to pay for business or Deng Dengzhi's place to hand over public rations. He was very busy and happy.
On this day, Zhao Chuan saw that Cheng Shulan and Deng Ninzhi were not there, so he went to Ling Yu's room and saw her sleeping when he entered the room.
Why should he sleep during the day? Zhao Chuan sat on the edge of the bed and admired his wife.
This daughter-in-law is really a beautiful woman, with apricot face and peach cheeks, aura like an orchid, eyebrows like a crescent moon, a tall and round nose, two light red thin lips, just like opening petals, the corners of the mouth are sunken into the forehead, and the ends are hidden into the Seemingly curved vertical lines.
Zhao Chuan bowed his head and was about to kiss Han Lingyu's red lips when he suddenly noticed a white cloud under his neck.
Zhao Chuan suddenly pondered: I never paid attention to it. I heard that skin is like fat. Is this how fat is? Will it look better inside? Holding your breath, you gently uncovered the quilt, unbuttoned the top buttons with trembling hands, and slowly opened the skirt around your neck with your fingers. It was indeed more beautiful!
Continuing downward, ravines gradually appear in the middle of the flat snowfield, and the two sides gradually rise and become steeper. The heartbeat has stopped, and the true appearance of the top of the mountain is about to appear. The exciting moment is coming...
At this moment, I heard a "bang" from the door.
Zhao Chuan was shocked and pulled up the quilt, his heart beating wildly.
Zhao Chuan turned around and saw Deng Niazhi standing behind him.
Deng Ninzhi's big eyes flickered, staring at her like a thief. When she saw this, she said softly: "Husband, what bad thing were you doing just now?"
Zhao Chuan concealed it awkwardly: "What bad things can I do?"
"Then why are you nervous?" Deng Niazhi asked.
"Why am I so nervous! I'm so nosy!" Zhao Chuan said displeased.
Deng Ninzhi looked at Han Lingyu who was lying on the bed, then gently went over and gently lifted a corner of the quilt, then covered it, then came back with a weird smile on her face, put her mouth on Zhao Chuan's ear and said, "Husband Go on……"
