The dim back

Hearing Liu Zhongqing say this, Zhang Yulu felt extremely sad. How could her husband be negotiating with her? The content of the negotiation was actually to ask her to help her husband welcome a concubine into the house.

Zhang Yulu sighed. Seeing Zhang Yulu's embarrassment, Liu Zhongqing felt that he had gone too far, so he whispered, "I'd better think of a solution myself. Anyway, I have other places to stay in Liuzhou, so I'll just arrange for Qiu Feng to stay in the south of the city."

Zhang Yulu laughed and looked at Liu Zhongqing in front of him: "Don't you think it's ridiculous? What if I'm a bad guy, pretending to be considerate on the surface, and secretly kill your beloved, do you think I'm still a good person?"

Hearing Zhang Yulu say this, Liu Zhongqing shuddered: "I believe you won't say that. If you really want to do this, you won't bring it up on the table. Just plan it in your mind."

Zhang Yulu looked at Liu Zhongqing in front of him mysteriously: "I didn't expect you to have some schemes. You are not that stupid."

Hearing Zhang Yulu praising him like this, Liu Zhongqing was not happy, but a look of defeat appeared on his face: "From childhood to adulthood, I have rarely received praise from my father and mother. My grandfather has always hoped that we would enter the officialdom, but I didn't expect that my father would actually want to go into business."

Zhang Yulu teased, "If you don't have business experience, you can't marry the princess. Sure enough, your father is extraordinary, otherwise the second daughter of the Duke's Mansion would not be willing to marry into your family."

Hearing Zhang Yulu say this, Liu Zhongqing was very confused: "I didn't expect you to tell me so directly. I have never told anyone these things. It seems that you, Yiren Villa, have investigated it very clearly."

Zhang Yulu then realized that he had let the cat out of the bag. He couldn't say that he knew about it from the system. If others knew that he had activated the system, it might cause jealousy. Besides, if he passed the information here, there was no telling when the function would disappear. He couldn't let others know about this no matter what.

Zhang Yulu had no choice but to muddle through: "I'm getting married soon, so of course I have to know about my husband's family, so I asked someone to investigate some of the situations, but I could only find out a little bit, and I don't know anything else."

Liu Zhongqing saw Zhang Yulu in front of him, pointed to the pavilion opposite and said, "Let's go sit over there for a while. If you have any questions, just ask me."

Zhang Yulu originally didn't want to get to know Liu Zhongqing, because when she traveled through time, the Liu Zhongqing in her book was very cold towards her. Every time something happened, he would always hide behind and listen to Qiu Feng's advice.

Zhang Yulu is confident and hopes to change such a world. He hopes that Liu Zhongqing in this world can develop as he imagines.

Zhang Yulu felt that since they would see each other every day in the future, it would be better for them to get to know each other a little better.

Zhang Yulu also said to Liu Zhongqing without reservation: "If there is anything you want to know, you can ask me. After all, we will be together for a long time in the future."

The two of them sat on the stone bench while talking. Zhang Yulu sighed, "We both have our own family interests. I don't have much ability. I once fell in love with someone blindly. His name is Lin Xuefeng. But this person fell in love with a rich girl. You have to be aware of this."

Before he traveled through time, Lin Xuefeng fell in love with the rich girl Yang Piaopiao.

Thinking of Yang Piaopiao, Zhang Yulu felt a little sad. Originally, she and Yang Piaopiao were best girlfriends and they could talk about anything.

When they were in school, both of them admired Lin Xuefeng, whose family was relatively wealthy at that time.

Lin Xuefeng was a famous tall, rich and handsome man, loved by many girls. Later, when he saw that he did not bring business benefits to his family, he chose Yang Piaopiao, who was richer than his neighbor.

Yang Piaopiao is a famous rich girl. She is willful and eccentric. She does things according to her heart. If something goes against her will, she will beat and scold her children.

When Lin Xuefeng and Zhang Yulu mentioned breaking up, Zhang Yulu felt very strange: "You are sure to get along with this Yang Piaopiao, then I hope you don't regret it."

At that time, Lin Xuefeng was still very determined, and said to Zhang Yulu in a serious tone: "A man of honor, once he speaks, he cannot go back on his word."

Liu Zhongqing, who was standing in front of him, began to sympathize with Zhang Yulu after hearing what she said: "We are really brothers in distress. If we had met earlier, I'm afraid we could have become a couple who truly loved each other, but now Qiu Feng is here."

Zhang Yulu was very confused. How could a rich young man fall in love with a prostitute?

Zhang Yulu asked this question: "How did you meet this Qiu Feng? Aren't you as gentle and elegant as you appear? Do you like to linger among the flowers?"

Hearing Zhang Yulu's words, Liu Zhongqing coughed and said very embarrassedly: "It was five years ago. I came here to do business and followed my father. I had no interest in doing business. I just wandered around the street."

Hearing Liu Zhongqing say this, Zhang Yulu recalled the passages from his novel and thought to himself: "Did Qiu Feng save you?"

Liu Zhongqing widened his eyes in surprise: "How do you know this? Can you tell fortunes?"

Zhang Yulu said with a fake smile: "Just think of it as my sixth sense."

Liu Zhongqing didn't quite understand: "What is the sixth sense?"

Zhang Yulu felt that this question was not easy to answer: "Just take it as my guess."

Liu Zhongqing ignored him and continued, "Do you know something? I wanted to buy some medicine for my mother to take care of her body, but when I got to the pharmacy, the waiter didn't know the pharmacology and ordered the wrong medicine."

Zhang Yulu only heard it clearly at this time: "To be precise, I didn't save your life, but saved the princess' life?"

Liu Zhongqing nodded: "Of course what you said is right, because in our family, everything depends on my mother. If anything happens to my mother, then our family will have no way of talking to the royal family."

As the imperial merchant, the Liu family is sometimes even invited to the palace for a drink, which is a great favor to ordinary people.

Many times, the Empress Dowager wanted to propose to the Emperor to get Liu Zhongqing an official position in the court.

Hearing these words, Zhang Yulu began to be mentally alert: "Why don't you want to be an official?"

In the book without time travel, Liu Zhongqing became an official, but was later framed for corruption and thrown into jail, which also implicated the entire Liu family.

But now that Zhang Yulu is here, she doesn't want this to happen. After all, the Liu family will be her future in-laws' family.

Liu Zhongqing sighed: "In fact, there are only two things I want to do most. One is to be with the one I love, and the other is to find an idle position in the court and become a minor official."

Zhang Yulu thought this was a good idea: "From the looks of you, you're not very good at running a store, and your career in government isn't going to be smooth sailing. So, taking a job and living in retirement is the best option for you."

Liu Zhongqing expressed his dilemma: "But Qiufeng doesn't think so. Qiufeng always thinks about her own good life. At the same time, she also thinks about another thing, which is to restore their family's reputation."

Zhang Yulu heard the key point of the matter: "What did the Qiufeng family do originally? How did they fall into decline?"

Liu Zhongqing sighed, "Didn't you find out clearly? Qiufeng was originally a daughter of an official family. Her father was framed by others in the thatched cottage, so he was demoted to a criminal. His whole family was killed. I just took the opportunity to rescue Qiufeng. It happened one month after the insect-catching medicine in the medicine shop."

Hearing Liu Zhongqing say this, Zhang Yulu became a little suspicious: "How could it be such a coincidence? I've only known you for a month, and his family has already had problems. Qiu Feng is approaching you. Does he have some intention?"

Hearing Zhang Yulu say this, Liu Zhongqing was a little unhappy: "Please don't wrongly accuse me. My beloved Qiu Feng, she is a kind-hearted woman, but she was sold to a brothel and has always been unwilling to accept it."

Hearing Zhang Yulu say this, Liu Zhongqing felt as if someone was digging into his flesh. Anyone in the world could betray him except Qiu Feng. Now hearing Zhang Yulu say this, Liu Zhongqing felt that she was slandering him.

Both of them stopped talking and the situation became extremely awkward.

At this time, Zhang Fengxue brought osmanthus cake from the kitchen and placed the plate on the stone table: "Come and have a taste. This is the osmanthus cake made in our kitchen. This is my sister's favorite."

As Zhang Fengxue spoke, he picked up a piece of osmanthus cake and stuffed it into Zhang Yulu's mouth without her permission, saying, "Sister, don't be so kind, or else others will take your kindness for granted."

It seems that Zhang Yulu has heard their conversation just now. The reason why Zhang Fengxue said this is that he is speaking up for his sister.

Zhang Fengxue looked at Liu Zhongqing fiercely in front of him: "Brother Liu, didn't you promise me not to let my sister suffer in your house? Now my sister hasn't married yet, and she just said a few words about Qiu Feng's problem, and you are unhappy here?"

Liu Zhongqing also stated the truth: "We are just discussing the matter at hand. We only need to talk about other things. In the future, I hope we won't talk about Qiu Feng unless it is really necessary."

Zhang Yulu didn't want to continue to argue here. She felt a little tired, so she said to Liu Zhongqing: "I will think of a foolproof plan for this matter. I hope the princess and Mr. Liu will agree."

But now Zhang Yulu still has a question: "Why isn't the Liu family your mother? The princess has the final say, and even Second Lady, the second daughter of the Duke's Mansion, doesn't have the final say. Why should all the power be in the hands of Fourth Lady Yan?"

Hearing Zhang Yulu's question, Liu Zhongqing was also confused: "What on earth are you talking about? Why can't I hear you clearly?"

Zhang Yulu was particularly surprised: "Hasn't the financial power of your family always been in the hands of Yan Si Niang?"

Hearing Zhang Yulu's question, Liu Zhongqing said disapprovingly: "My mother is weak and sickly, and my second aunt doesn't want to take care of so many trivial matters, so my father had to hand this matter over to his cousin, who is my little cousin. Rather than a little cousin, she is more like a sister. My little sister-in-law is three months older than me."

This made Zhang Yulu feel a little puzzled. What exactly could this Master Yan do?

Zhang Fengxue encouraged him from the side: "Now that my sister is getting married, if there is no one among your elders to manage the account books, you can hand these things over to my sister. My sister is an expert in this field, and it is better than handing all the finances over to a cousin."

Hearing Zhang Fengxue say this, Liu Zhongqing felt a little embarrassed: "This matter is not easy to explain, because now I have no real power, and my father and my little cousin have the final say in the family."

Zhang Yulu felt very strange when hearing these words: "Is there something wrong between Yan Si Niang and Master Liu?"

Zhang Fengxue also said shamelessly: "No, this cousin and your father are secretly in collusion?"

When Liu Zhongqing heard these words, he became extremely angry. He chopped down with one hand, and the desk in front of him immediately cracked, with the osmanthus cake on the table scattered all over the floor.

The scene before him frightened Zhang Fengxue.

Zhang Yulu laughed, also to ease the embarrassment: "Master Liu, my sister made a mistake, and I should teach her a lesson. Please don't lose your temper. I promise you that this matter will never be mentioned again."

After saying these words, Zhang Yulu pulled her sister over and the two of them walked towards the corridor.

Zhang Fengxue knew that he had indeed caused the trouble. It seemed that he had added another barrier between his sister and Liu Zhongqing in front of him.

Zhang Fengxue muttered, "Why am I so unlucky? I clearly wanted to help my sister, but things turned out so badly. Don't doubt me, I really had good intentions."

Zhang Fengxue was indeed desperate and tried all kinds of treatments. Zhang Yulu did not blame her sister: "You must be more careful with your words in the future, otherwise you will die without knowing how when you get to your husband's house."

What is Zhang Fengxue like in the novel? It is not said in the end. We only know that he was married far away, very far away, and suffered abuse from his husband's family every day.

But Zhang Yulu hopes to change all this: "You have to listen to your sister. This time at the Cross-Flower Conference, your sister will definitely help you find a good son-in-law."

Hearing her sister say this, Zhang Fengxue immediately covered her face: "How embarrassing, sister, how can you say this for no reason? I am beginning to feel ashamed."

It is normal for men to get married when they are old enough and for women to get married when they are old enough. This is very normal in modern times, but in this feudal system, it is indeed not accepted by others.

Zhang Yulu asked an important question: "Have you prepared your things for tomorrow's cross-flower fair? You should prepare an extra sachet, in case there is another young man you like? But you can only give away one sachet."

Zhang Fengxue rolled his eyes and said, "I'll tell you the truth. I actually met a man in white on the street last time. I want to choose that man. I don't know if he can participate at that time."

Speaking of the young man in white, Zhang Yulu thought of Yu Xiaoyao whom he met in the yamen. He always felt that this Yu Xiaoyao seemed to be here to harm Yiren Villa, which would be disadvantageous to him.