Chapter 46: Hidden Feelings

The two returned to the house after dinner, dinner Ran Ning took Zhong Su to a small shop that Lao Wan Pingbo used to go to, the small shop is not big, and it is very simple, but the taste of the food is very good, it was an old couple in Zhang Luo, and now it has been handed over to the son and daughter-in-law, the taste is not worse than before, and the ingredients are also very fresh. Such a small shop, only familiar old customers will linger, and their next generation will follow this appreciation of simple taste and become new regulars. Zhong Su seems to like it very much, although Ran Ning has not been there many times, he also has a soft spot for the simple taste there, not the best, but the most attentive.

Back in the house, Bizhu heard the letter and greeted her, the two of them didn't take her out today, and there were still many things in the courtyard that she needed to help take care of, so she really couldn't leave.

"Uncle, young lady, Master Zunchen is here, and now I am waiting for my uncle at the Hou Ye's place." Bizhu said.

Zunchen hasn't been here for a while, and Zhong Su has no problem recently, and he can have more leisure.

"Got it." Zhong Su nodded and instructed Xiao Wu, "Go to my grandfather's place and talk back, saying that I will go over after I go to my mother's place to say goodbye." ”

"Yes." Xiao Wu immediately responded and walked quickly towards the courtyard of Zhenbei Hou.

When he came to Tan's courtyard, Zhong Su waved his hand and no one let him pass it, so he walked straight to the main house with Ran Ning, and as soon as he walked to the door, he heard Tan Ling's delicate and crying voice.

"Auntie, this time it's Ling'er's, because I'm jealous that my cousin-in-law can marry my cousin, and I'm unwilling, so I did something foolish, and I begged my aunt not to blame me, Ling'er knew that she was wrong. And what her mother did, Ling'er didn't know half of it. Otherwise, for the famous festival, Ling'er would not agree to it. She knew that Tan was not stupid, instead of making excuses, it was better to admit it directly, drag Zhong Su as an excuse, and win Tan's sympathy and favor.

Tan Ling also needed to recuperate, so Tan asked her to stay in the mansion, after all, the conditions in the Zhenbei Hou Mansion were much better than those in the Tan Mansion, which was conducive to Tan Ling's recuperation.

Although Tan was a little disappointed in Tan Ling, it was her niece after all, and she grew up watching her since she was a child, and she finally had feelings.

With a long sigh, Tan said earnestly: "If it weren't for my aunt's sincere desire to welcome you in, I wouldn't have fought so hard for you." But this matter is not urgent, you are still young, and you don't have to be in a hurry, we will slowly figure it out, there is always a way. ”

Tan was also quite anxious before, but after these recent events, Tan has calmed down, she has been estranged from her husband a lot over the years for the marriage of Tan Ling and Zhong Su, and her father-in-law is not as satisfied with her as before, what she has to do is first to ease the relationship between husband and wife and regain the trust of her father-in-law. At that time, she was discussing Tan Ling's passage, maybe she could get twice the result with half the effort, and she also thought of a good excuse last night, I am afraid that whether it is her father-in-law or her father-in-law, there will be no reason to object.

As soon as Tan Ling heard that there was a door, she immediately asked, "Auntie has an idea?" ”

Tan smiled and said without hesitation: "Although Ran Ning and Su'er are married, the heirs of the Zhenbei Hou lineage are also very important. Beppu can only take a concubine if he has nothing to do for three years, but the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei will have to consider taking a concubine if he doesn't come out for a year, and then your uncle and Hou Ye must have no reason to refuse. I can say that I will directly raise you as a concubine, and when you give birth to an heir, I will directly raise you as Mrs. Ru, and then Ran Ning will not dare to show you your face, which is no different from the main room. ”

When Tan Ling heard this, she immediately smiled shyly, "Aunt Xie planned for me, and Ling'er's lifelong affairs depend entirely on my aunt." ”

"Don't worry." Tan clapped her hand.

"But ......" Tan Ling still seemed a little uneasy, "How can my aunt be sure that my cousin will not have an heir this year?" ”

Tan smiled and said, "My son, no one knows him better than me. ”

"Yes, it's Ling'er who is too worried." Tan Ling immediately gave Tan a hammer on the shoulder with a smile.

The reason why the Tan family slowed down and asked Tan Ling to enter the door was that in addition to considering his own status, there were other considerations. Whether it was the rumors that Tan Ling and Zhong Su were alone this time, Tan Ling pretended to fall into the water and framed Ran Ning, all of which made her a little disappointed in Tan Ling and her sister-in-law. dragged things down, but also to see if Tan Ling was really suitable for Zhong Su and the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. If it is not suitable, Tan Ling is still young at that time, and he is not worried about finding a good family.

After hearing these words, Ran Ning, who was standing at the door, had mixed feelings in her heart. If this state is maintained now, it is certain that she will have no children for a year. At that time, she will not have the right to object, even if the emperor is unhappy, she must also consider the inheritance of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion.

Zhong Su held Ran Ning's hand, his pupils were bottomless, he could feel Ran Ning's love, but he didn't say anything.

The two stood outside the door for a moment, and Zhong Su took Ran Ning's hand and walked back. Ran Ning looked at him puzzled, Zhong Su didn't explain, but held her hand harder. When he walked to the gate of the courtyard, he said to the maid: "Go and tell my mother that the young lady and I have returned, and I am not feeling well, so I will not go to ask for peace." ”

After speaking, he didn't care what the maid's expression was, and directly took Ran Ning back to Qingfeng Courtyard.

Back in the main house, Zhong Su sent everyone down and closed the door, leaving only him and Ran Ning.

Ran Ning didn't ask anything, but her feelings were obviously not high.

Zhong Su looked at her and said, "I'm sorry. ”

Ran Ning looked up at Zhong Su, she didn't want to say anything now, and she didn't know what to say.

Zhong Su sat down beside her and said softly, "I'm sorry that I married you and came back, but I couldn't make you my real wife." It's a long story, would you like to hear it? ”

Zhong Su was willing to take the initiative to explain to her, and Ran Ning was naturally willing to listen.

"Say it." Ran Ning said.

"It's not that I don't want to have sex with you, but I can't help it." Zhong Su's tone was also a little sad and helpless.

Ran Ning thought for a while and asked, "Is it because of the madness?" ”

"Yes." Zhong Su nodded and said: "For those who practice martial arts, the internal attack practiced by men is yang, and the women's internal attack is yin, but yin and yang complement each other and are born by attachment, even if the internal strength will help one side, it will still maintain a balance." And after I went mad, this balance was disrupted, my internal force became extreme yang, and this part of yin was completely devoured. So I had to start practicing the internal force of the Extreme Yin to suppress the Extreme Yang in order to maintain this balance so that I wouldn't be in the madness all the time. It is precisely because of this that I became powerless during intercourse, so I was unable to complete the intercourse for a long time. And those drugs that help fun, I haven't tried them, and I don't dare to try them, in case I don't get it right, I'm afraid that when I wake up, I can only see your corpse. Even if it's a fluke, it's a poison, and I don't want our children to be affected by this drug. So I'm sorry I can't give you a full marriage. ”

After listening to Zhong Su's explanation, Ran Ning not only did not feel sad anymore, but was relieved. It's not that Zhong Su doesn't want to, but he can't, as a man, Zhong Su can explain this hidden disease to her, which is already quite rare, and it is also for her and the child to think a lot, before making this decision, what else does she have to complain about and be dissatisfied with? Zhong Su had no choice but to fall into the fire, and this kind of problem should not have been expected in advance, and she had no reason to be angry with Zhong Su for such an uncontrollable thing.

"I see. Thank you for thinking about me, it's okay, I'll always be with you. Ran Ning took the initiative to hold Zhong Su's hand, looked into his eyes, and said: "Mother's words today do make me a little uncomfortable, but it's not your fault, I haven't done anything wrong, since we are husband and wife, we have to face this matter together." Even if we can only do this for the rest of our lives, I will not leave you. ”

Zhong Su pulled Ran Ning into his arms, hugged her tightly, and whispered, "Thank you." ”

"I don't want to hear that, that's what I'm supposed to do." Ran Ning hugged him back, listening to his powerful heartbeat, and it seemed that every worry disappeared without a trace.

"You don't have to take Mother's words to heart, let alone a year, even if you don't come out for ten years, I won't carry others in the door. My grandfather and father both knew about my situation, and my aunt also knew that my mother was thinking too simply, no matter how many people she carried into the door, the result would be the same, so the fact that I had no children was not enough to be a reason for me to take a concubine. It's a big deal, I'll declare the whole world, and see what reason my mother has at that time. Zhong Su said.

"Nonsense." Ran Ning patted him lightly and said with a smile: "How can this kind of thing be announced to the world?" ”

"I don't care, I only need you anyway." Zhong Su's tone was very resolute.

Ran Ning buried her face in Zhong Su's arms and said in a muffled voice: "I understand your intentions, but don't let outsiders know about this matter." This is about Zhong Su's face and dignity, and in Ran Ning's opinion, it must not be said.

Zhong Su hugged Ran Ning and stopped talking, which was regarded as listening to Ran Ning's words. But if he really got to that point, he wouldn't be able to care so much.

After hugging for a while, Ran Ning withdrew from Zhong Su's arms and said, "Master is still waiting for you, you can go over first." ”

"Good. Are you going with me? Zhong Su asked.

"No, next time I'll cook by myself, and then invite Master to come and eat." Ran Ning smiled and said, "I'm a little tired today, and I want to rest early after taking a bath." ”

"Okay, let Bizhu come in and serve you, I'll go to Zu's place first."

"Hmm."

After Zhong Su went out, he called Bizhu in.

"Starting tomorrow, the small kitchen will stew some warm soup for your husband every day, remember, it must be warm, not hot." Ran Ning commanded.

"Yes, the slave knows." Bizhu should say.

"I have to look at the ingredients every day, and don't look at anything that isn't fresh enough." For Zhong Su to eat, Ran Ning is not allowed to be sloppy.

"Yes, young lady, rest assured. The slave maid brought a warm cookbook from Wanpingbo's house, which was given to the slave maid by the cook who stewed soup for the old uncle, and the old uncle had been using it before, and he must let the uncle drink it for a year without repeating it. ”

"Okay." What his grandfather used, Ran Ning was still very relieved.

Early the next morning, Zhong Su went to court as usual. After going down, he was called to the imperial study alone.

"Minister, see the emperor." Zhong Su knelt on the ground and saluted.

"Get up." The emperor waved his hand, asked him to get up, and asked, "Is it okay after marriage?" ”

"Yes, Emperor Lao is worried, and it's okay." Zhong Su replied.

"Are you still satisfied with Ran Ning?" The emperor asked again.

"Yes, Madame is gentle and virtuous, thank you to the emperor for the marriage." Zhong Su said seriously.

Seeing that his attitude did not seem to be fake, the emperor sighed slightly and said, "Early yesterday morning, Feng Qin, a bachelor in the Hanlin Academy, wrote a letter and begged me to approve your marriage to your cousin Tan Ling. ”

Zhong Su was stunned for a moment, and his brows furrowed. Feng Qin is Mrs. Tan, that is, the nephew of his uncle's mother's family, and Tan Ling's cousin, who is much older than him. However, his mother persuaded Tan Ling to wait for a year last night, and Feng Qin had taken the fold yesterday morning, it must have been his aunt who begged for it, and he had not communicated with his mother.

"What do you think?" The emperor asked.

As soon as Zhong Su wanted to kneel down and reply, he saw Father-in-law Chang walk in quickly, and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the virtuous concubine Niangniang has brought you ginseng tea, and now she is waiting outside." ”

Regardless of whether the arrival of the virtuous concubine is coincidental or deliberate, whether it is for the emperor or Zhong Su, it can be said that it came just right.