The shopkeeper of Fu Man Lou has been a little haggard lately.

Since Zhao Mingsong brought people to Fumanlou to search, the distinguished guests in Muhe Town are reluctant to come to Fumanlou to eat and stay. Most of them felt that since Fumanlou could let the cover catcher search the door, it was not a good place to give them a long face.

Ordinary people don't mind that, but the wine and food in Fumanlou are ridiculously expensive, although they have the heart, they are powerless.

In this way, the future of Fumanlou is not easy to walk!

A middle-aged man dressed in lotus lotus-colored Shu brocade appeared at the door without warning.

Seeing that there was a visitor, the shopkeeper was overjoyed and welcomed him personally. "Yo, this guest officer, please inside!"

Zhang Jingde has been away from Muhe Town for three years, and he didn't recognize it when he saw the shopkeeper of Fumanlou for a while, and he was a little surprised when he saw it clearly.

"How dare you work for the shopkeeper's master, Zhang is really ashamed!"

Only then did the shopkeeper see his face clearly, it turned out that he was the eldest man of the Zhang family, Zhang Jingde.

In Muhe Town, although Zhang Jingde has the most abundant wealth, he is not a famous family. It's just because the Zhang family is not a native of Muhe Town, but suddenly moved to Muhe Town with his family twenty years ago. At that time, no one knew his origin, but only that he was the son-in-law of the prefect Xu Huan.

Zhang Jingde has rarely stayed since he came to Muhe Town, he always rushes to do business everywhere non-stop, so many people in Muhe Town don't know what he looks like.

"Master Zhang is polite, my Fumanlou is open for distinguished guests, since Master Zhang is a distinguished guest, he naturally deserves it."

The two looked at each other and smiled, no longer greeting.

Besides, Zhang's Mansion was also a mess at the moment, Xu Huiping suddenly fainted, and Zhang's Mansion seemed to have lost its backbone. Zhang Qiuli deservedly took on the responsibility of presiding over Zhang's house, but she was also a little powerless, so she had to send someone to ask Zhang Ziyan to help.

It is the wish of every lady in the boudoir to preside over the middle feed, because it is related to their status in the in-laws' family after they marry in the future. Although Zhang Qiuli has no biological mother, she has Xu Huiping's love and has learned a lot of things in the house with her. Zhang Ziyan, who also lost her biological mother, didn't have such good luck, Xu Huiping regarded her as a thorn in the flesh, don't teach her, if she is not embarrassed, she will make Zhang Ziyan thank you!

This time, it was like an opportunity sent by God to Zhang Ziyan.

When Zhang Jingde rushed back to Zhang's mansion, it was already a little drowsy.

Xu Huiping was still lying peacefully in her Ronghua Hall, but Zhang Qiuli and Zhang Ziyan were not by her side. This made Zhang Jingde a little unhappy in his heart, although he didn't like Xu Huiping very much, after all, she was the housemother of Zhang's house, she was sick, and she should have children by her side.

If outsiders know about this matter, it will only make people think that the daughter of the Zhang family does not respect filial piety, and it will also affect the relationship between the two of them at that time.

Hearing that the housekeeper said that the two sisters Zhang Qiuli were discussing in Lixue Pavilion, Zhang Jingde hurried over.

Avoiding the communication of the doorkeeper, Zhang Jingde pushed open the door by himself, but saw a picture that surprised him.

The two sisters were standing and sitting one by one, combing through the records of the various warehouses in Zhang's mansion. Zhang Jingde clearly remembers that the relationship between the two sisters has always been incompatible, and now they get along so harmoniously, which is really beyond Zhang Jingde's expectations!

Seeing someone coming, the two sisters both looked up.

"Father?" Both of them inquired with some uncertainty.

"Li'er, Yan'er, it's me!"

I haven't seen each other for three years, and it seems that the two daughters have grown taller and more handsome! At this moment, they looked at Zhang Jingde with wet eyes, but he was a little poor in words, and the unexplained feelings were churning in his heart, and he involuntarily shed two lines of cloudy tears.

Seeing Zhang Jingde like this, the two sisters also shed tears. Especially Zhang Ziyan, who cried even more breathlessly. lost her biological mother, her life was already difficult, Zhang Jingde was not around, and her life was even more unreliable. Now that I have seen my father, the grievances I have suffered in Xu Huiping and Zhang Qiuli over the years have poured out. Zhang Jingde couldn't help but hug Zhang Ziyan, his daughter must have suffered countless pains to cry so sadly!

Zhang Qiuli silently stepped aside, looking at the father and daughter hugging each other with relief.

"Father, mother is sick, and the daughter, as the eldest lady of the Zhang family, should go to serve the sick. However, no one in the house can preside over the feed, so I called my sister to teach her how to deal with the affairs of the house. Now that the father is back, it is very good, the daughter has taught almost the same, the sister is smart and can comprehend, and the daughter has retired. ”

"It's like this......" Looking at Zhang Qiuli who had withdrawn, Zhang Jingde's expression was complicated. In the image, Zhang Qiuli is arrogant and unreasonable, why does she seem to be so proper and sensible now?

Zhang Qiuli's departure made it more convenient for the father and daughter in the house to talk about their parting feelings.

In Ronghua Hall, Xu Huiping's face was still bloodless. Zhang Qiuli dismissed the maidens and mothers-in-law who were waiting in the house, leaving only herself to stay by Xu Huiping's side.

"Mother, the doctor said that you are just frightened, it is not a big problem, as long as you lie in bed for ten days and half a month, you will recover as before. But ......" Zhang Qiuli sat on the edge of the bed, and Ruyu's plain hand held Xu Huiping's.

However, according to the daughter's humble opinion, the last days of her mother's life in this world are only the ten days left in bed. It's a pity, you've been looking forward to it for so many years, but you can't get your father's heart as you wish! Watching you stay alone in the empty room every day, my daughter is distressed......"

"You know what, this is retribution! You killed me and Ziyan's biological mother back then, and you still wanted to kill our two sisters, if it wasn't for your father drugging you so that you can't have children, I'm afraid that our two sisters would have already entered the underworld! ”

"How ridiculous, the man you love the most is the one who hurts you the most! You don't know how hard I've acted in front of you for so many years! ”

After Zhang Qiuli finished speaking with a cold face, she stopped talking, and only looked at Xu Huiping, who was lying motionless on the bed, with a smile.

After more than ten years of hard work, if it weren't for the fact that she and Zhang Ziyan were both at the age of getting married, she would not be so anxious to tell the deepest secret hidden in her heart. Xu Huiping is scheming, but she is cautious, and she has not been able to hold Xu Huiping's handle for so many years. Now, it's really an eye-opener, and he actually gave her such a good opportunity!

Xu Huiping is sick in bed, so she can take this opportunity to take away her housekeeping power, and she can also take the opportunity to teach Zhang Ziyan how to manage her house. In order to gain Xu Huiping's trust and relax her vigilance for Xu Huiping, she deliberately embarrassed Ziyan everywhere, pretending to be disgusted with going to school to make people think that she was a stupid and brainless woman, and made a mess of her image.

Now, I'm afraid that no good family will come to the door to ask her to be her daughter-in-law! No matter what, the more unbearable her image is, the more she can make Ziyan gentle and virtuous, and she can find a good family for her in the future.

An angry voice sounded outside the door, interrupting Zhang Qiuli's thoughts.

"What's going on? Why are you all outside the house? ”

"This ...... It was the eldest lady who ordered us to stay outside the house, saying that she was afraid that we would be too noisy and ruin Madame's rest. The girls knelt on the ground, but Xu Huiping's few mothers-in-law who were waiting for her were still standing and answering, with a flattering smile on their faces.

"Humph!" Zhang Jingde snorted coldly, and immediately pushed the door in.

"Father." Zhang Qiuli got up and gave a salute, and then silently stepped aside.

Although he had a lot of dislikes for this nominal wife, Zhang Jingde couldn't help but do a good job of saving face, so he said to his mother-in-law who entered with him: "Say, how could Madame suddenly fall ill!" ”

"Back to the master, the doctors said that the lady was frightened."

"Fright?"

"That's true." The person who replied was Zhang Qiuli. "Mother was frightened by Zhao Zhutou, as for the reason, I have to ask Zhao Zhutou to know."

"No, no, no, no." Even if Xu Huiping's nurse knelt down, she must not let the master know that his wife's illness is related to Zhao Zhutou, if he lets the master confront Zhao Zhutou face to face, he is afraid that he will find out more things!

"Okay, so tell me what's going on?" Zhang Jingde obviously trusted his daughter more, and looked at his mother-in-law's gaze becoming more and more cold.

"Slave...... Slaves...... I don't know...... "The mother-in-law turned white, lowered her head, and couldn't say why.

"Okay, since you don't know, I'll go and ask Zhao Zhutou." Zhang Jingde was suspicious, and he didn't wait for his mother-in-law to stop him and went out of the house.

What else did the mother-in-law want to say to save the situation, but she couldn't find a reason to stop Zhang Jingde. After all, she is a big man, and she is just an old woman who relies on Xu Huiping to survive.

Zhang Jingde was not really worried about Xu Huiping's condition, but he felt that Xu Huiping suddenly fell ill, which was very unusual.

Besides, since this matter is related to Zhao Mingsong, he has to inquire about it. Zhao Mingsong is Zhao Huai's righteous son, and Zhao Huai is his brother-in-law......

When Zhao Mingsong returned home, there was no one at the door. Because Lin Qing lived in Zhao's house, for the sake of her reputation, Zhao Mingsong invited several of his brothers and their wives and daughters to live in. It stands to reason that there should be two people guarding the door, but this will ......

He secretly said in his heart that it was not good, could it be that Lin Qing had an accident?

hurriedly entered the mansion, and the situation in front of him made him even more confused.

Lin Qing leaned his head against the wall, and beside him was a familiar handsome man. The small courtyard of his house is crowded with people at the moment, and if you look closely, most of them are the dignitaries and nobles of Muhe Town!

What's going on?

"Is that you?"

"You...... Jiang Shao? Zhao Mingsong was stunned, isn't this person Lu Chengxuan's personal guard? How did he come to his house?

Without waiting for Jiang Shao to answer, Zhao Mingsong immediately pulled out the long sword on his waist and pointed straight at Jiang Shao.

"Do you still have the face to see me? Where's your master! ”

Everyone was stunned when they saw this, they heard that this Jiang Shao was the personal guard of Prince Chengxuan of the dynasty and rushed to stammer, why did this Jiang Shao and Zhao Mingsong seem to be old acquaintances? It is more appropriate to say that it is an old acquaintance, but it is better to say that it is an old hatred. Because the two of them fought after they met.

Lin Qing still hadn't figured out the situation, only to feel that his head hurt even more.