Chapter 040 Daughter, You Must Work Hard
Zhao Yunrang was a man who was very capable of giving birth to offspring.
Throughout his lifetime, including those who died in infancy, he had twenty-two sons and more than ten daughters.
If you have a lot of children, it will be very expensive to raise them.
But the Prince of Runan was rich, very rich.
In addition to Fanlou, which is a cash cow, he also has many other profitable businesses.
If you have money, many problems can be easily solved.
Although there are many children, all of them have a good life.
Among them, he favored three people the most.
Bilian, who suffered in her childhood, Zhao Shu, who was sent to the palace at the age of three to be the backup crown prince and then sent back at the age of six, and Zhao Zongsheng, who was ranked ninth.
Zhao Yunrang felt that he owed the first two, and the reason why the ninth child was favored was because the latter was the most calm and reliable among all his children.
So this time, Zhao Zongsheng brought his sister and brother to thank Lu Sen.
At the same time... he also wanted to test Lu Sen.
The three of them entered the yard, and like all the people who had come in for the first time before them, they were all amazed at the warmth in the yard.
Although it is spring now and the temperature has risen a lot, it is still quite cold.
Then I was a little surprised that the wooden building was very square. This is an old routine.
Lu Sen already felt a little annoyed.
After asking the three of them to sit down, Ringo brought over the honey water.
The three of them took a sip politely, all with slightly surprised expressions on their faces.
What were the three of them? They had tasted all kinds of delicacies from land and sea, but this was the first time they had tasted such delicious honey water.
Lu Sen smiled and said, "It was just a simple favor a few months ago. Anyone with a conscience and the ability to protect themselves would help. You guys made a special trip up here and sent so many gifts. That's really very polite of you."
"That's not the case, Lu Xiaolang." Zhao Zongsheng clasped his fists and said in a gentle tone, "Zi Gong redeemed his people and returned them to the princes, but he refused the money. Confucius said it was inappropriate. I agree with him."
Lu Sen had also heard from his university teacher about Zigong saving people and not asking for the reward. His classmates also discussed it at the time and everyone had their own opinions.
When Lu Sen was still in college, he was on the side of not wanting a bonus.
Later, after I went out into the society and saw a lot of strange things, I changed my mind and became a person who wanted to "get the bonus".
Hearing Zhao Zongsheng mention this, Lu Sen readily accepted it: "Then I'd better obey your command."
"Good." Zhao Zongsheng was very happy to see Lu Sen agreed. He took another sip of honey water and asked, "I wonder if Lu Xiaolang's parents are still alive."
Lu Sen was a little dazed. Zhao Zongsheng's questions seemed like a household registration check?
But he didn't think too much about it and just repeated what he had said before.
After he finished speaking, the three people on the opposite side were a little stunned.
Lu Sen has been in this world for more than half a year. His hair has grown a lot longer and he can now tie it into a short ponytail.
Although it is said that one's hair is inherited from one's parents, in the Northern Song Dynasty, feudal etiquette was not very strict and occasionally men would cut their hair short due to unexpected circumstances.
For example, if one shaves his head to show his determination, or if an elder in the family dies and one cannot observe mourning due to important matters, one will cut off some of his hair and place it in front of the tomb as a stand-in to keep vigil on his behalf.
Or there may be a serious injury on the head and the hair needs to be cut to treat the injury.
So it’s no big deal for men to have short hair occasionally.
When these three people saw that Lu Sen's hair was not long, they all thought that it was caused by an "accident". They did not expect that he was actually a cultivator.
After being stunned, the expressions of the three people were very different.
Zhao Bilian's eyes were shining. She thought that Lu Sen was actually a cultivator. He had such a unique personality. No wonder he had such an extraordinary temperament.
Zhao Shu was skeptical.
As for Zhao Zongsheng, he looked like he was a liar.
It's not that Zhao Zongsheng doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, but as a member of the royal family, Zhao Zongsheng can come into contact with too many "enlightened masters".
Which one of them doesn't have a youthful face and white hair, and looks like an immortal.
This Lu Xiaolang is not very old, definitely not even twenty years old. Although he looks extraordinary, I think he has not learned any magic. How dare he call himself a cultivator?
But Zhao Zongsheng was a calm man after all, and his expression soon became sincere again, saying: "Lu Xiaolang is really young and promising."
Lu Sen smiled. He just saw Zhao Zongsheng's fleeting expression.
At this time, Zhao Bilian stood up with shining eyes: "Lu Xiaolang, can I take a walk in the yard?"
She thought that since Lu Sen was a cultivator, there must be many , such as flying cranes, or exotic flowers and plants.
Besides, she also looked around when she entered the yard just now.
There is a forest surrounding a certain area. It looks mysterious and there must be something interesting in it.
"sure."
The host should follow the guests' wishes, and it is reasonable for the guests to want to visit the host's home.
Moreover, there are many people who know that there is a hidden world in the yard. It doesn’t matter if their family is more or less.
After getting Lu Sen's consent, Zhao Bilian immediately took her brother's hand, walked quickly out of the living room, and headed straight for the wooden building on the right.
Zhao Zongsheng also stood up and said with a helpless smile: "Lu Xiaolang, my sister Lian is too lively, please don't be offended."
"It's better to be more lively. At least you'll be healthy." Lu Sen thought it was normal.
He believes that both Yang Jinhua and Zhao Bilian are youthful and lovely types.
If it was someone like Lin Daiyu, he would find it difficult to get along with her.
It’s not that Lin Daiyu is bad, it’s just that he personally feels it’s difficult to communicate with a girl with a weak heart like that.
If you say a few wrong words, the other person will feel depressed, sad or in pain. When talking to her, you have to choose your words carefully, for fear of saying even a single wrong word.
Just thinking about that situation, Lu Sen felt like he was wearing a mask of pain.
Like Yang Jinhua, she was a free and easy-going person. Even when she read pornographic books in front of her, she only blushed and acted like a fool. When they met again, she was still as graceful and elegant as ever.
And this Zhao Bilian, after being rescued by him, first kicked the kidnapper in the crotch three times, and then ate and drank along the way, as if nothing had happened. It was obvious that she was also a careless person.
Lu Sen feels much more comfortable when hanging out and chatting with these two girls.
After hearing this, Zhao Zongsheng's satisfaction with Lu Sen increased a little.
My sister Lian was raised outside when she was young, and her manners are indeed not as good as those of girls from normal wealthy families. But Lu Xiaolang doesn't feel disgusted by her, which is a good thing!
The two walked side by side to the right side of the wooden building, but after taking a few steps, they heard Zhao Bilian's scream coming from the woods.
"Sister Lian?"
Zhao Zongsheng suddenly became anxious, as he thought something had happened to Zhao Bilian.
He was not worried that Lu Sen would do something bad, but that Zhao Bilian would encounter poison.
It is spring now, snakes and insects have awakened, and this place is halfway up a mountain, so it is normal for poisonous creatures to sneak into the yard.
He trotted over, turned a corner, pushed aside a few branches that were blocking the way, and looked inside. He was also stunned.
“This…this…this!”
Zhao Zongsheng was so shocked that he was speechless.
There are colorful flowers and butterflies flying around in front of me.
The golden pavilion leans against the red peach tree, creating a sense of harmony and unity between nature and residence.
Lu Sen slowly walked to Zhao Zongsheng and said, "Prince Zhao, please come and sit in the pavilion."
"Oh, okay!" Zhao Zongsheng nodded repeatedly.
At this time, Heizhu was picking fruits. He had originally planned to deliver the fruits to the wooden building to entertain the guests, but seeing this, he directly delivered the fruits to the table in the pavilion.
"Please have some." Lu Sen sat down and made a gesture of invitation.
Zhao Zongsheng subconsciously picked up a pear and looked around, his expression still in shock: "Lu Xiaolang, why is this place like this... I understand, is this the magic you practiced?"
Lu Sen didn't say anything and let Zhao Zongsheng guess on his own.
Zhao Zongsheng had no mood to talk to Lu Sen at this moment. He was observing the beautiful scenery around him the whole time and couldn't take his eyes off it.
At this time, Lu Sen also discovered the beautiful scenery... Zhao Bilian was catching butterflies, running and cheering, looking very happy.
He also saw the vastness of the sea, with its surging waves and ripples.
The three members of the Zhao family stayed in the yard for nearly two hours before leaving.
Lu Sen gave them a basket of fruit.
Before leaving, Zhao Bilian whispered, "Lu Xiaolang, I will be coming of age in ten days. You went to Jinhua's ceremony, so you should come as well."
As she spoke, her eyes seemed to twinkle with anticipation.
Lu Sen thought about it and agreed.
Only then did Zhao Bilian happily follow Zhao Zongsheng away.
After the Zhao family left the low mountain, Lu Sen asked Heizhu and Lingqin to unpack the gifts , count them, and then click their tongues.
Ten gold ingots, thirty silver ingots, a medium-sized box of gems, and many precious medicinal herbs.
In total, it's almost worth a ton of copper coins.
With just this thank-you gift, Lu Sen achieved the achievement of "a fortune of millions".
"Tsk, you are worthy of being the prince who controls Fan Tower! This is really sincere."
Even though Lu Sen was "well-informed", he couldn't help but feel shocked by Zhao Yunrang's big hands.
I just saved her daughter.
When Zhao Zongsheng returned home, he asked his sister Bilian and his thirteenth brother to rest, and then he went to his father's study to ask for a meeting.
Zhao Yunrang's study is very large and contains many books. He loves to read when he has nothing to do.
Hearing the knock on the door, he put down the book in his hand and said calmly, "Come in."
Then Zhao Zongsheng walked in with a confused expression on his face.
He couldn't help but ask, "You seem uneasy?"
"Indeed, there are some." Zhao Zongsheng admitted with a wry smile: "The main reason is that Lu Xiaolang is indeed too amazing."
If it was related to Lu Sen, then it was related to his daughter. Zhao Yunrang sat up straight and asked, "How is it so shocking? Tell me about it."
At that time, Zhao Zongsheng told him what happened on the mountain.
After hearing this, Zhao Yunrang was also confused: "A paradise on earth, with thousands of flowers blooming? It's just the beginning of spring, are you sure you are not under an illusion?"
"Sure enough. This is his return gift to us." Zhao Zongsheng placed a basket of fruits on the black wooden desk.
"Peaches, pears, loquats? These are not what I saw last time..." Zhao Yunrang looked at the fruit basket, blinked his old eyes, and then rubbed his eyes. He slammed the table and said angrily: "What a good Cao Gongbo, he didn't even inform me when there was good news. I trusted him so much and regarded him as a confidant. How abominable!"
Zhao Zongsheng looked surprised: "Father, have you seen these fruits anywhere else?"
"It's Cao Gongbochu. He's so pissed off that I'm dying." Zhao Yunrang felt like his chest was about to explode. He picked up a peach and took a big bite. As the delicious taste entered his mouth, his expression seemed to calm down, and then turned into an attitude of enjoyment: "The taste is exactly the same, hum. This is the evidence. I'll take these fruits to settle the score with him."
He picked up the fruit basket, but suddenly felt something was wrong: "Wait, if I take the whole basket, wouldn't that be giving him a bargain?"
Then he put down the basket and picked up a peach, but thought it was inappropriate, so he put it down and picked up a much smaller loquat. Then he said to Zhao Zongsheng, "Jiu'er, leave the fruit with me first. I will deal with it when I come back. No one is allowed to enter the study. Do you understand?"
"Okay, Daddy."
Soon, Zhao Yunrang came to Cao's mansion again.
Cao Yi received him personally again and asked curiously, "Prince of Runan, what brings you here again?"
"What wind are you talking about?" Zhao Yunrang took out a loquat from his wide sleeves and slammed it heavily on the table... But just as the loquat was about to hit the table and was about to be smashed, he withdrew his strength and placed it gently on the table: "Where do you think this loquat came from? Is it the same as the one in your fruit basket?"
Cao Yi glanced at the loquats on the table and said with a smile, "They all come from nephew Lu, so they are naturally the same."
"In other words, you admit that you kept the secret of Lu Xiaolang from me? You didn't even tell me about such a big thing. I'm so honest with you."
"It's not a secret. My nephew Lu has no interest in worldly fame." Cao Yi had already guessed that this would happen, so he didn't feel nervous at all: "People who are destined to be with my nephew Lu will naturally know. If they don't know... hehe."
Zhao Yunrang calmed down. People like them from the Song Dynasty all had an inexplicable awe towards supernatural things.
I want to get closer, but I'm afraid something might happen.
The word "Xianyuan" has been filtered through countless layers of highlights.
It is yours only if you are destined to be with it. If you are not destined to be with it, you won’t even know it exists.
"I suddenly feel that you are not just hiding this from me, but are deliberately hiding Lu Xiaolang's information from the world." Zhao Yunrang asked, "Why?"
"If one person attains enlightenment, all his chickens and dogs will benefit from it." Cao Yi stroked his beard gently, "But it's just one dog and a dozen chickens. Because the elixir is just this much!"
Zhao Yunrang immediately understood what Cao Yi meant.
"You mean, I want to block the news about Lu Xiaolang?" He thought for a moment, then asked, " How many people ?"
"You, me, Bao Zheng and the Yang family." Cao Yi chuckled, "Luckily, Bao Zheng and the Yang family both want to keep quiet. And nephew Lu himself doesn't seem to have any signs of rising to power. He probably wants to continue his quiet cultivation. After all, all great masters like to retreat to the mountains and forests."
Zhao Yunrang thought for a while and said, "I understand. I will also try my best to erase the news about Lu Xiaolang."
Cao Yi laughed: "The Yang family is useless, and Bao Zheng is ineffective. It is indeed difficult for me to block the news alone, but with you, the Prince of Runan, it will be much easier."
Then the two of them discussed how to cooperate, and when they talked about happy things, they laughed out loud.
When the Prince of Runan came back from Cao's house, he immediately took out a peach from the fruit basket in the study, went to the west wing, and entered a room.
The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine, and there was a woman lying on the bed with a golden face.
This is one of his concubines, Zhang.
I suffered from a chronic disease some time ago. I took medicine every day but there was no improvement. Instead, I became weaker and weaker.
Zhang was curled up on the bed, coughing softly. When she saw Zhao Yunrang, she was delighted and struggled to sit up: "My Lord, you are here!"
"Yeah." Zhao Yunrang nodded, then asked, "Are you feeling better?"
Zhang's face darkened and she shook her head.
Zhao Yunrang took out the peach and said, "This is the peach I got from a master. I heard it is good for your illness. Eat it."
After an incense stick, Zhao Yunrang came out of the room with a happy face: "As Cao Gongbo said, these fruits are not ordinary. After eating one, her health improved greatly. No wonder I felt relaxed and light after eating one before."
Then he found his daughter Bilian and said, "Father has given permission. You can visit Lu Xiaolang as often as you like in the future, but you must be careful about the distinction between men and women. Do you understand?"
When Zhao Bilian heard this, her eyes widened.
