Qin Zheng watched Chu Yu fall, he subconsciously ran two steps forward, and then stopped.
A servant had already helped Chu Yu up. From a long distance, Qin Zheng saw Chu Yu's face was so pale that there was no blood in it. He closed his eyes and made no sound, and he seemed to have lost any momentum.
"Master Hou!" The steward's voice brought Qin Zheng back to his senses.
Qin Zheng paused, and said with a sneer, "I took the name of Second Master Chu to invite the imperial doctor. Second Master is delicate, so we can't delay."
The chief manager didn't care about the slightly mocking tone in Master Hou's words, so he hurriedly gave orders, and then called the second master to carry him back to Nanyuan. After the arrangements were made properly, the chief steward spared no effort to find his own Lord Marquis.
Qin Zheng had just comforted Mrs. Sun, when he saw that the chief steward had been following behind, he couldn't help raising his eyebrows: "Uncle Zhong isn't going to serve in Nanyuan anymore?"
The chief steward choked, knowing that Lord Hou was dissatisfied with him. I'm afraid that in the eyes of Lord Hou, he is already the lackey of the second master. This made the chief manager feel a little uncomfortable, he gritted his teeth for a while and said: "Master Hou, you may not be able to listen to what I said, but if you don't say it, I'm afraid I will feel uncomfortable..."
Qin Zheng didn't respond, but the man in front of him was an old man who had been in the mansion for many years, so he opened up his words, and he didn't reprimand him.
The chief steward frowned deeply, tensed for a long time, and sighed slowly: "Master Hou, it's really not easy for the second master these years..."
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Nanyuan is the best garden in the Hou Mansion.
Pavilions, terraces and pavilions, three steps and one scene, with flying eaves and green tiles, are exquisite and majestic.
This is the main residence of the Hou Mansion. Chu Yu has lived in it dignifiedly since the day he married, as if declaring his sovereignty to everyone, occupying the highest seat.
And Qin Zheng, the real owner of the Hou Mansion, was squeezed into a small courtyard aside.
Sometimes Qin Zheng even felt that Chu Yu was like a peony, rich and beautiful. He wants the most luxurious residence, the most exquisite and luxurious clothing, the most eye-catching carriages and horses, the most unique appearance, and the most noble and proud posture. So he is like the most colorful stroke in the picture scroll, even in the magnificent Kyoto, he is also the most dazzling one.
Meng Hanyi is a fragile asparagus bamboo, which doesn't like drought, and is not resistant to cold and heat. It has a touch of green color, which is neither eye-catching nor ostentatious, but it makes people feel extremely elegant and wants to take more care of it.
They are very different.
Qin Zheng actually felt that he could vaguely remember Meng Hanyi's appearance, his smile became thinner and weaker, like an old scroll of painting, gradually fading its original elegant color. But that peony was still rich and radiant, deeply rooted in his mind, and that beautiful and vicious smile was like a nightmare, lingering.
Xu Shi's mind was in a mess, Qin Zheng walked to Nanyuan involuntarily while thinking about what the chief steward said.
"Master Hou." Doctor Chen bumped into Marquis Zhenbei as soon as he came out of Nanyuan, and nodded slightly in greeting.
Qin Zheng nodded slightly in a daze and returned the salute, hesitating for a while, "He... is he all right?"
Chen Yuyi was startled, thinking of the rumors about the discord between Zhenbei Hou and the second master of the Chu family, he hesitated for a moment, and then told the truth.
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When Chu Yu woke up, it was going to be late.
The lights in the room were brightly lit, but he moved his fingers, but his eyes were still blurred, and it took him a while to see things clearly.
"Daddy!"
Chu Yu's fingers were tightly grasped by a pair of soft warm hands, she turned her face slightly, and saw Zhen'er sitting on the edge of the bed, her eyes were swollen like small walnuts.
Chu Yu stretched out her hand and scratched Zhen'er's little nose lightly. A hoarse voice came out of her dry throat: "Why did we Zhen'er become little rabbits?"
Zhen'er pouted her small mouth, and couldn't help but plunged into her father's arms and cried out.
Chu Yu patted the little girl free, "Okay, okay, don't cry. It's all about Daddy's fault, and it scared us, Xiaozhen."
"Daddy... don't leave Zhen'er." The little girl cried out of breath.
Chu Yu sat up reluctantly, put Zhen'er on her lap, and carefully wiped away the tears from that little face, feeling a little uncomfortable in her heart. A child's heart is very fragile, Qin Zheng would inevitably frighten the child if he clashed with him in front of Zhen'er.
Seeing the tension and fear in Zhen'er's eyes, Chu Yu made her small body face him, looked into her eyes and said seriously: "Daddy will not leave Zhen'er, Zhener is Daddy's most beloved child, no matter what I won’t leave Zhen’er alone.”
"But..." Zhen'er stared tearfully at the finger marks on her father's face that hadn't faded away.
Chu Yu twitched the corners of her lips and forced a smile: "Zhen'er, your big daddy and I just had a little misunderstanding. You just need to remember that your big daddy loves you the most. That's enough."
Zhen'er suddenly raised her small face: "Daddy...do you really like Zhen'er?"
The child's heart is more sensitive. She can always feel who is good to her and who is not good to her. This is what the child senses with his immature but young heart, and it has nothing to do with age.
Chu Yu's fingertips lightly brushed Zhen'er's neck, and drew out a Yingluo longevity lock from her skirt. The top-quality jade is polished extremely finely, with auspicious cloud patterns on the front and Zhen'er's name engraved on the back.
"This is when Zhen'er is full moon, Daddy brought it to Zhener himself. Daddy hopes that Zhener will be safe and live a long life." Chu Yu carefully put the longevity lock back into Zhener's lapel, and continued Said: "So, no matter what gossip you hear from others, don't believe it. Big Daddy loves you just like Daddy."
Zhen'er blinked her eyes and nodded sensibly.
Chu Yu touched her daughter's head: "And your grandmother, little aunt, they are the same, they all like you. It's just that sometimes, they worry about other things and may be in a bad mood, but that doesn't matter. It's not aimed at Zhener."
A noble daughter from a noble family sounds like an enviable background, but who knows the deep house discord. How many houses fought openly and secretly, how many ladies grew up in the midst of intrigue, if possible, Chu Yu hoped that Zhen'er would not be polluted by these for the rest of his life.
Even if others are only a little bit kind to her daughter, he wants her to remember very much, not for anything else, just hope that in the eyes of Zhener, the world will be kind to her, and she will be tolerant in return, so that those cold things are worse than imagined. gentle.
As for those unbearable and dark things, as a father, isn't it his back to resist these for his daughter
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Qin Zheng didn't know how long he had stood outside the door, through which he could still hear Chu Yu comforting Zhen'er softly.
"Hey, what are you doing standing outside when Master Hou is here?" When Qiuyue, the eldest maid in Chu Yu's room, came in with medicine, she saw Qin Zheng standing in front of the door, so she deliberately raised her voice.
The room was silent.
Qin Zheng's heart skipped a beat. He wanted to leave but felt that he was too self-conscious, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go in. Going around the outer room and walking to the Nuan Pavilion inside, he saw Chu Yu sitting on the bed at a glance.
Chu Yu, who had taken off those gold and jade wraps, was surprisingly thin, with a snow-colored silk placket revealing a small piece of chest, and her loose long hair fell down slowly along her thin back, like crow feathers stacked on the couch, even though she was pale In this way, that face is still as beautiful as jade.
Chu Yu raised his eyebrows slowly, which brought back his aura, so that Qin Zheng was relieved that this was the Chu Yu he knew.
As for why he breathed a sigh of relief, he didn't even realize it himself.
"Qiuyue, take the girl back to the room to rest." Chu Yu was never afraid to fight Qin Zheng to the death, but he didn't want Zhen'er to get involved.
Qiuyue answered yes, and withdrew with Zhen'er, who was still reluctant to part with her father as a monk.
Chu Yu felt that losing is not losing power, but when he was lying down, Qin Zheng was obviously shorter when he was standing, and he was very upset. So he pointed to Xiudun beside him: "Sit."
Qin Zheng was taken aback, a little flattered, and then wanted to slap himself, this is his home, why should he feel flattered...
Chu Yu saw the unpredictable expression on Qin Zheng's face, and sat silent for a while, feeling something was wrong in his heart. Thinking secretly, could it be that Qin Zheng asked him for something that made him so hesitant, but what could make Jiang Xiang, who was regarded as an enemy, bow his head.
"You... You killed someone?" Chu Yu asked tentatively, frowning.
Qin Zheng was also taken aback: "What?"
Seeing that it shouldn't be the case, Chu Yu couldn't think for a moment if it wasn't because of someone's life, then why.
Qin Zheng recalled it, and couldn't help feeling angry: "Don't bother the second master to worry about it. If it really caused someone's life, Benhou would rather sit through the prison by himself and don't need the second master to do anything."
Chu Yu sneered: "It's a pity that I can't see Lord Hou going through the prison."
Qin Zheng's face was cloudy and uncertain, and after a long time he suddenly said, "Well... it can barely be counted as a fatality..."
Chu Yu's hand holding the medicine cup paused, and his heart suddenly hung up. Killed? Was it really a fatality? Who died, ordinary people or high-ranking dignitaries? If it is a commoner, then go to appease the family members first, and then deal with it in private, if it is a noble family, you can only go to make connections first. I don't know where things are going now.
But for a moment, Chu Yu had thought of thousands of ways, and looked up at Qin Zheng seriously.
Qin Zheng raised his chin: "Human life did not belong to this Marquis, but to Er Ye."
Chu Yu was stunned, not knowing why.
Qin Zheng said coldly, "What kind of medicine does Second Master think he is holding in his hand?"
For the first time, Chu Yu lowered his head in a daze, the medicine cup in his hand was warming, the black soup was pungent and bitter, slightly shaking with water lines, reflecting his eyes.
Qin Zheng opened his mouth and said word by word: "My second master, this is a bowl of anti-fetal medicine."
A pair of pupils reflected in the black soup shrank suddenly, and Chu Yu only felt a humming in his head, and his trembling hands couldn't hold the medicine cup, and it fell to the ground with a bang, spilling the medicine juice all over the couch.
Qin Zheng couldn't tell what was going on in his heart. It was the first time he saw Chu Yu looking at a loss in front of him. He felt despicable, but couldn't help feeling a little bit of pleasure.
Chu Yu was too strong, and Qin Zheng was overwhelmed everywhere in front of him. There is only one place where Qin Zheng can hold Chu Yu down, on the bed.
There was a dead silence in the room, maybe it was the time of a cup of tea, or maybe it was the time of a stick of incense, Chu Yu's pale fingertips were strangled tightly on the quilt, as if he said to himself: "Impossible, I At that time, I used avoid soup."
Qin Zheng frowned, chuckled for a while, and sat back on the embroidered pier in a lazy posture. However, because the embroidered pier was too short, his long legs had no place to rest, so he could only stretch forward, saying : "I remember that Uncle Ning was with the second master at that time. The Ning family was in charge of the Jiangsu and Zhejiang salt roads. It would not be easy for the Ning family to bid for more salt roads from the second master at the end of the year. If the second master did not have the energy to manage What about the Ministry of Internal Affairs' bidding this year? I'm afraid it's not difficult to do something from the brothel Chu Guan, but who will benefit?"
Chu Yu's face was pale, and her fingertips clenched a little more subconsciously.
Qin Zheng, who was not drunk, seemed to have a new brain, and his thinking was so clear that it was impeccable.
Qin Zheng glanced at Chu Yu, and said, "Physician Chen personally consulted her, and she is two months pregnant. If the second master didn't hold Pipa in the middle, and married a new lover, it should be that time."
two months ago...
Thinking of that night, Chu Yu seemed to have a layer of frost on his face.