In the following months, Lufu was calm, and the new year was quietly coming in this calm.

During this time, Shen Ze also visited Qiuhua Courtyard several times at night. The matter he investigated soon became apparent, and the saint praised him very much, but the fish he found was too big, and now was not the best time to close the net. Zhihua didn't ask who she found, she was just an ordinary deep lady, and she didn't have much interest in this kind of officialdom ups and downs.

At the beginning of February, the second dragon raised his head, and the earth movement really happened as in the previous life. Even the capital, which was 800 miles away, was affected by the aftershocks, and the earth trembled for a while. On the fourth day of the second lunar month, the imperial court issued a report informing that there was a ground movement in Muzhou on the day when the dragon raised its head. The newspaper wrote that the ground movement was not severe, and only dozens of houses collapsed, and dozens of dead and wounded were killed. Just when everyone breathed a sigh of relief, news came from Muzhou that the ground movement caused a flood, and the Yinsha River burst its embankment, and now Muzhou has almost become an ocean.

Almost overnight, the price of grain in the capital soared, and there were long queues in front of all the grain stores. The court was busy discussing disaster relief, and no one had come forward to manage these merchants who took advantage of the chaos to raise the price of grain.

In fact, the price of grain in the capital did not rise so quickly, because of Zhihua's previous large purchases, the current grain stocks of merchants in the capital are not much, how can these sensitive businessmen not see the next business opportunities? Coincidentally, each of them took measures to limit the supply, and when they tightened their hands on the grain in their hands, they waited for the price of grain to rise to the highest point and made a windfall.

Zhihua, who is in the boudoir, is very concerned about the situation in Beijing, and now, she finds that she still thinks things too simply.

There is an official background behind the major grain shops, at this time everyone is gearing up to make a lot of money, she is a weak woman, if she suddenly runs out to donate grain, it is tantamount to directly fighting the forces behind these grain merchants, if she is not careful, the entire Lu family will be implicated by her. She can not care about Lu Zhenyuan, she doesn't care about the life and death of these people in the second and third rooms, and even her own little life can be sacrificed without scruples, but she can't implicate her younger brother. Since her rebirth, almost everything she has done is to save her brother, if she hurt her brother because of her act of donating food, then what is the point of what she did before?

For a while, Zhihua was in a dilemma and was at a loss.

When Shen Ze quietly climbed into Zhihua's room from the window, he saw her holding her cheeks in her hand, staring at the candlelight in a daze.

"What's wrong? But what's the difficulty? ”

During this time, in order to get the news of the imperial court as soon as possible, Zhihua had already asked Shen Ze to come over to inform her as soon as there was any trouble, so she was used to Shen Ze's sudden appearance and would not be frightened as before.

"You're here." Zhihua came back to her senses and made a gesture of "please sit", motioning for Shen Ze to sit down.

The two have long been familiar with each other, and there is no extra politeness. Shen Ze sat directly on the round stool next to Zhihua and refilled her already empty teacup.

"Miss Lu, what's wrong with you? Did you encounter something difficult? It's better to say it, maybe I can share your worries in the future. ”

Zhihua's still frowning brows made Shen Ze reluctant, and asked out again, hoping that he could help her and make her smile.

"I ...... I have a batch of grain ...... in my hand," Zhihua hesitated whether to confide in Shen Ze about his troubles.

"Could it be that Miss Lu is worried, when should she sell the grain in her hand?" Shen Ze half-jokingly quipped.

"If I really think about how to take advantage of this national disaster to make a fortune, will the prince feel very disappointed?" Zhihua glanced at him and asked rhetorically at his joke.

Shen Ze couldn't answer. In the education he received since childhood, loyalty and patriotism are the first article, and if Zhihua really plans to do so, he doesn't know how to react. Do you persuade her to give up this ill-gotten gain? He still owes Zhihua an unfinished kindness, what qualifications does he have to ask her to listen to him give up such a big fortune? Turning a blind eye and sitting idly by? Isn't this watching her make mistakes and not stopping them? Now it was Shen Ze's turn to frown and think hard.

Zhihua saw that Shen Ze did not echo his wrong decision because of his children's personal affairs, and he couldn't tell whether she appreciated him more or lost more. I secretly pumped myself in my heart, blaming myself for having nothing to do and asking for trouble.

"Just kidding, I'm not worried about that." I don't know when, she doesn't like to see Shen Ze frowning, she can't bear him to continue to entangle, and take the initiative to reveal the answer.

"I want to donate all my food to the court, but you know that doing so will offend a lot of people. My father is just a five-grade petty official, and the backers behind those grain merchants can come out at random, and they can subvert our Lu family with their little fingers, I really can't afford to offend, so I secretly worry. ”

"It's easy to do, I'll do it!" Hearing that it was not what he was entangled with, Shen Ze breathed a sigh of relief and blurted out without thinking.

Zhihua's eyes lit up, this was a good idea.

"No, you can't do that." Shen Ze repented again. Facing Zhihua's puzzled gaze, he took the initiative to explain: "The food was bought by Miss Lu, and it was Miss Lu's own idea to take it out and donate it to the imperial court. ”

"But you've taken all the trouble for me, huh? That's it, it's up to you. Zhihua didn't care about these at all, she didn't plan this matter in the first place to reward the court for such a false name.

"I'm sorry, Miss Lu, I can't listen to you this time." Shen Ze stood up and clenched his fists apologetically. Zhihua doesn't care about fame, it doesn't mean that he can claim the credit that originally belonged to her with peace of mind.

"Is the prince going to watch me bring ruin to the family?" Zhihua asked quietly.

Wei Guogong's prestige in the court has deep roots, and she will bring disaster to her family if she comes forward in this matter, but Shen Ze is different, even if those people have a grudge in their hearts, they don't dare to trouble Wei Guogong's mansion.

"With me Shen Ze here, I see who dares to move the Lu family!" Shen Ze's young face was full of determination, and he did not hide his posture of swearing to protect his sweetheart. Now he is no longer the frustrated son who wanted to love but didn't dare to love, he already has his own strength and can give his sweetheart the most stable life, so Shen Ze no longer hides his intentions, and stares at Zhihua with burning eyes.

Zhihua's face was burned red by this fiery gaze, and she smacked him angrily: "The prince can't talk nonsense, our Lu family has nothing to do with the Weiguo Mansion." ”

"I'll come to the door tomorrow to propose! As long as the family affairs are settled, Miss Lu will have no worries! Shen Ze boldly confessed without flinching, and a pair of starry eyes were firmly nailed to Zhihua's face, feeling apprehensive, for fear that she would show a look of resistance.

Zhihua took all her strength to suppress the corners of her mouth that were involuntarily raised, and her eyes drifted away, but she didn't dare to look at him. coughed uncomfortably: "Which sister does the prince like about me?" ”

Shen Ze reached out and clasped her chin lightly, not caring that this move was too frivolous, he just wanted her to face his serious expression. "It's you who likes it, Miss Lu!"

Zhihua was forced to look at his eyes full of affection, and with a "boom", blood surged up, and in an instant, he blushed to the base of his neck. A heart was beating wildly uncontrollably, as if it was about to break free from its chest in the next moment. She lowered her eyes, her mind was a mess, she seemed to think a lot, and she didn't seem to think of anything.

Seeing that his sweetheart in front of him was silent and shy, Shen Ze's heartbeat was not slow. Time seems to slow down, and every inch of time is extraordinarily long.

Finally, Shen Ze couldn't stand this kind of apprehensive torment, and further confessed: "Ah Hua, I like you, what about you?" ”

In just one sentence, Zhihua's heartbeat, which was slowly calming, accelerated again, and the speed was even more intense than before. At this moment, her mind went blank, making her open her mouth but she didn't know what she was going to say. "I don't know......" In a trance, Zhihua heard her own voice.

Although he had known his intentions for a long time, he couldn't suppress the deepening appreciation for him in his heart, but when he confessed in person that this moment really came, Zhihua couldn't help but panic. She hadn't experienced such a strange feeling in her two lives combined, and she was so nervous now that she couldn't think of anything.

Shen Ze mistakenly thought that she was afraid of facing her feelings again because she had the experience of withdrawing from her family.

"Ah Hua, please take a closer look, I am different from Zhang Gongzi. My heart is small, small enough for you alone. I promise you that if I have the privilege of marrying you in the future, there will never be a third person between you and me! ”

Zhihua blurted out reflexively: "What about the child? As soon as the words came out, he realized what he had said. It's so embarrassing, Zhihua hid her face with her hands, eager to find a crack in the ground to get into.

Shen Ze's chest shook rapidly, he forcibly held back a smile, and replied seriously: "I said something wrong." I promise you that if I have the privilege of marrying you in the future, there will never be anyone between you and me, except our children! ”

Zhihua was so ashamed that she didn't dare to look at him, buried her face in the palm of her hand, and hated not to look up for the rest of her life. "Say no more!" She let her muffled voice come out of her palm.

"Then I'll personally come to your door tomorrow to propose to you?" Shen Ze cautiously mentioned yì again.

Zhihua was anxious, and suddenly raised her head from the palm of her hand: "No! ”