Chapter 198 No, I can't be your concubine
Zhao Yulin thought about it and agreed with their approach, asking Shunfeng to keep the case as top secret. He told them that all the houses where the military advisor lived in the barracks must be preserved, and all the private property of the military advisor must be protected, including the courtyard where the military advisor's wife lived, which must be reserved for the military advisor's son.
He asked Lao Lu to take the military advisor's youngest son first, and then send the child over to be raised by him personally after Zhu Congwen returned safely. Zhu Congwen had a suicide note, in which he gave the child to Zhao Yulin.
Du Baiyue and Lu Youpeng both said nervously: The young master will definitely come back safely.
He smiled and shook his head, handed a letter to Lao Lu and said that life and death are determined by fate, so it would be better to leave a letter just in case.
Bai Yue choked up a little when he spoke. He believed that the young master would be safe.
Zhao Yulin patted him on the shoulder and sent them out.
Turning back, the housekeeper came in and asked him what arrangements were made for the two ladies.
Zhao Yulin then remembered that Lin'an had sent two living people. He paced back and forth in the study, rubbing his hands, and asked himself what to do.
The headmistress outside the door came in and said with a cold face, "It's simple, young master can just take her into his room. But it's a gift from the emperor, it's called a marriage appointed by the emperor."
Zhao Yulin's blood boiled, and he patted his chest and said that if he wanted to take her in, he would take her in first. The head girl blushed, turned around and ignored him.
He asked to bring the two beauties over.
The housekeeper went over to pass on the message, and came back to say that the woman had to dress up carefully before coming. Zhao Yulin smiled and said that the woman must have stayed in the palace, and she would dress up carefully before meeting someone.
Sure enough, after a while, the two women dressed up beautifully and appeared on camera. After walking up to Zhao Yulin and bowing politely, they called out "Third Young Master" in a delicate voice, and then stood still obediently.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said to the housekeeper and the headmistress, "Learn from them and see that the young ladies in Lin'an are different. They are gentle, virtuous, well-educated and sensible."
Before he could finish his words, the head woman hurried out of the room in anger.
The housekeeper was Chen Xiaomin's maid. She knew he was joking, so she looked at him and the two beauties with a smile.
Zhao Yulin said with a smile, "Please sit down. This is not Lin'an, there are not so many rules."
Then, he told them that the Shenwei Army advocated free love and did not do arranged marriages. The emperor knew that he was seriously injured but still sent them here, which was a disservice to the two beauties.
The two women immediately said, "You can call the Third Young Master whatever you want, don't look down on them."
He said that this was their first meeting, so there was no reason for him to dislike her, but he already had enough women in his house and had never thought of marrying again.
The two women became anxious and said that they wanted to stay with the Third Young Master even if they had to become concubines.
Zhao Yulin smiled and said that he had never thought of mistreating people like this. He asked them to go to the academy to study first, understand how our Shenwei Army works, and find a matchmaker for a young man, and let the housekeeper prepare their daily expenses.
Zhao Yulin suddenly felt short of breath and started coughing violently. He waved his hand and asked the housekeeper to send the person away.
The head woman outside the door hurried in, and after taking his pulse she said that Master Hu's internal strength had increased by another 10%, and that his true energy could hardly be suppressed.
Zhao Yulin said it was late at night, hurry up and get some tendons to tie him up, quickly.
The headmistress tearfully called for Bai Ling to get a piece of silk cloth, tied his hands, tucked them under his arms and led him to the bedroom.
In the middle of the night, Zhao Yulin couldn't bear it any longer and couldn't control himself from tossing and turning on the bed. He forcibly dismantled the big flower bed before he fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up after a restless sleep, the east was already getting light. He immediately went out and boarded the boat, heading straight for the new town.
At the Zhao family in Jiangbei, Zhao Yulin's mother went to tell the old scholar that she wanted to go to Cuiping Mountain to take a look. Everyone said that San'er was injured. Only then did she, as a mother, know about it.
The old scholar's first wife is still jealous of the second-rank lady, and she asked the old scholar to accompany her over, saying that everyone in Xuzhou is watching our family.
The old scholar really wanted to go, and said that his older grandsons were all studying at Cuiping Academy, so he might as well live in Saner's yard in Cuiping Mountain to avoid having to travel back and forth across the river.
Zhao Yulin's aunt was so angry that she almost vomited blood. She was just saying it in anger, but the old man actually climbed up the pole like a snake. The second aunt, the fourth aunt, and the youngest aunt also found excuses to run after him.
Zhao Yulin's parents brought the children across the river, and the housekeeper told them that the young master had gone to Xinshi Town early in the morning to retreat and recuperate.
His mother's tears suddenly came down.
The old scholar was in a dilemma and didn't know what to do. He told the housekeeper that they would not leave and would stay here to look after the house for San'er and wait for him to come back.
The housekeeper was delighted. The third young master's parents had not lived in Cuiping Mountain for a long time, so he immediately started to make arrangements. The children had already entered the yard and soon found the two beauties from Lin'an. Chen Liu opened his eyes wide and took Ma Yuan's hand and said, "Brother, there are two more young ladies in our house?"
Wu Jing hid behind Chen Liu and nodded, "Her eyebrows are like distant mountains, and her eyes are like autumn water. She is so beautiful, for sure."
The two beauties had come over and told them very seriously that they were big sisters from Lin'an who were going to study in the academy.
Wu Jing immediately jumped over and said that she was also studying at the academy, and we should go together tomorrow.
The two beauties looked at each other at the cute kids.
Zhao Yulin's mother instructed the housekeeper to go to the city wall to buy some orchids. San'er liked orchids, so she wanted to plant some more in the yard.
Seeing that he had nothing to do, the old scholar told his mother that he was going to talk to Mr. Zhang and do some work as a teacher. His mother also went there with a smile on her face.
In the old house, Zhao Yulin's aunt was sulking with her eldest brother Zhao Yuqing.
The old lady thought that Zhao Yulin's mother was just a third wife, not even a co-wife, but she was suddenly awarded the title of a second-rank lady by the government. Isn't it just because the mother is honored by her son? Everyone said it was a great gift from the court.
However, she, the mistress and legal wife of the Zhao family, has no relationship with him for a penny. It is really unfair.
Even Chen Yun felt that this was beyond the rules. It was simply impossible given Zhao Yulin's current position.
However, Yang Zhishan thought that this was a clever move by the government, who intentionally elevated the status of Zhao Yulin's mother to let the young man know the emperor's grace was immense. This was equivalent to asking his mother to supervise Zhao Yulin's loyalty to the emperor and his country.
Chen Yun couldn't figure it out, and Zhao Yulin's aunt couldn't figure it out either. She naturally took out her anger on her eldest son, saying that he didn't follow the right path in his business of burning noodles, but was trying to make money in an unscrupulous way. Now even his own brothers didn't want to take him with them, and he deserved to starve.
Zhao Yulin's sister-in-law saw that the matter was done, and after following her mother-in-law's complaints to Zhao Yuqing, she comforted him: "Didn't your third brother already say that you want to let go of the restaurant operations of the Shenwei Army? We can buy some more stores and manage them carefully, and we can still do well."
After nagging her eldest son, the aunt started to nag Zhao Yulin's father. The damned old scholar actually followed the third wife across the river and left the whole family in Liangqi, Jiangbei. She kept nagging that everyone should go, and ordered Zhao Yuqing to send the children and the youngest son of the youngest wife to Jiangnan, and leave them to the dead old man to discipline.
Zhao Yulin was still catching up on a nap on his boat, unaware that his family was having a great time.
When he woke up, he walked out of the cabin and saw the head female master and her apprentice on the deck admiring the scenery along the coast. They smiled and said that Mahu had high mountains and deep valleys and was one of the few dangerous waterways in the country.
The headmistress smiled slightly and said, "Young master, you have only walked across a few rivers, so you can conclude that the Mahu River is the most dangerous?"
Zhao Yulin looked at the river rushing down and said: Although the river water is so turbulent, it has enormous energy. If we build a power station anywhere, we can have endless electricity and make the night as bright as day.
The head woman and Bai Ling were already confused, and asked him curiously what energy and electricity were.
Could it be lightning in a storm?
Zhao Yulin knew he had spoken out of turn again, so he said with a smile, "Yes and no." The energy he was talking about was the power of the water flowing in the rivers. Building dams to block the rivers and store the water, and then using the water to drive the machine to generate electricity, you can get continuous electricity.
With inexhaustible electricity, the land of China will be bright.
The two beauties were already attracted by the beautiful scenery he described, and were looking forward to an infinitely bright future in their minds. Bai Ling asked herself, "Can we really generate electricity by using water?"
Can you see the light in the dark without turning on a lamp?
Zhao Yulin smiled and gestured and drew, saying that it was not that there was no need to light the lamps, but that by pulling up the wires and turning on the lamps, it would bring light whether it was sunny or rainy.
The young lady laughed and said that we don’t have to worry about the dark when we go to Mount Emei. We can turn on the electric lights to illuminate the way up the mountain, and we can easily go up and down the mountain in the middle of the night.
I have begun to imagine endlessly.
Zhao Yulin looked at Bai Ling happily and said, "If you want to achieve that step, you may have to wait a while, maybe until your grandson is born."
My face turned red immediately, and I said angrily, "What do you mean by grandson or not? I am a vegetarian and I will not marry."
Zhao Yulin stopped immediately and blamed himself for daydreaming again.
In Jiading Prefecture, Chen Chen saw the escort team coming up from Cuiping Military Camp. She caught up with the team leader and gave him some detailed instructions, then watched the transport fleet leave the dock.
This time, the Shenwei Army's baggage did not go through the Han River, but instead went through Lizhou to Hanzhong.
Zhao Yulin felt that Jinghu had experienced wars, bandits were everywhere, and people were living in poverty. He was worried that military supplies would be robbed and unsafe. He adjusted the transportation route. Going through Lizhou seemed a little troublesome, but the route was under the control of the Shenwei Army, so he felt much more at ease.
Shunfeng investigated and punished Shi Buhou and the inspector, and seized a huge amount of silver, all of which was taken to Fengyuan Prison. Chen Chen worked overtime to make it, and this time he would transport 5 million strings of new currency to Hanzhong.
Ever since I learned that Zhao Yulin was still holding on despite being seriously injured, and realized the heavy burden he was carrying, Chen Chen himself has gradually become braver and more resilient.
After returning to the government office, Chen Chen summoned his subordinates to discuss matters and asked them to go to the county to supervise various affairs at the end of the year, especially the annual maintenance of farmland this winter.
The little girl glared with her phoenix eyes and said fiercely: "Whoever dares to be careless and misses the important matter, don't blame me for turning my face against you." After the meeting, everyone left Jiading with their entourage and ran downstairs.
Zhao Yulin's face turned pale, and his condition became increasingly serious. The headmistress asked the others to arrange for him to stop the boat at Zhegui Temple to rest. He was afraid that he would lose his mind and do something wrong, so he asked the guards to tie him up with tendons.
At dawn, when the head girl untied him, her hands were blue. I couldn't help crying again.
