C39 (1/2)

”Xia Fu is your cousin and also a member of our Lin Family. We want to send her to the palace, so you sisters can look out for each other in the palace.” Xia Fu is your cousin, and also a member of our Lin Family.

Xia Fu was her cousin. She was used to pampering her, allowing her to use her name to do whatever she wanted. She could endure that, but to send her to the palace to steal from him was something she couldn't tolerate no matter what.

”I don't agree! ”Father, you know what I mean, I …”

Lin Jing interrupted her, ”I know what you are thinking, you like the emperor, but does the emperor like you? ”As an empress, you never spoke up. The empress dowager wasn't the only one who complained to you, all the officials were also discussing. Even if you didn't have Shifu, there would still be other women who would've threatened you.”

”Now that Zhou Leping is back, the emperor feels confident that he can weaken our Lin Family's power. You have also seen it, what Zhou Leping did was at the behest of the emperor, you are the empress, but you can't just think for yourself, you should think for your family.”

”Then how did you know that Xia Fu would definitely be favored by the Emperor upon entering the palace?”

”Xia Fu is very beautiful, while the emperor is young and full of vigor. He might be tempted by her.”

He was tempted? Isn't she beautiful? But from the moment he entered the palace until now, Zhao Shiqian's attitude towards her had never been cold or warm.

Lin Jing was at his wit's end, ”Consider it carefully, you can call for an answer in a few days.”

The words he said on the surface sounded tactful, but the meaning behind it was that no one could resist him. In the end, regardless of whether she agreed to it or not, Lin Jing had decided to send her to the palace.

After Lin Jing left, Qiu Rong blamed all of this on Zhou Leping.

Why did she come back alive? The moment she came back, Zhao Shiqian's heart became chaotic. Even though he had never been that close to Zhou Leping, before she had returned, Zhao Shiqian had still come to visit her from time to time.

Zhou Leping, she's just like a ghost. I can't get rid of her no matter how hard I try.

Zhou Leping had gained a lot this day, go back and settle the score, it was better than what she had expected, this was just the beginning, there would be more rich merchants and nobles later on.

However, these people did not care as much about their reputation as the officials. They had to find another way. If things continued like this, they would soon be able to collect military salaries.

In order to thank him, Zhou Leping even arranged a banquet to welcome him.

However, since he was injured and couldn't move, the banquet was set up in his bedroom.

Afraid that it was inconvenient for him to go, Zhou Leping even told Qu Tan to go inform him before he went.

Zhu Guanliang's injuries were much better now, the medicinal effects of the quack doctors were too slow, he had secretly changed the prescription himself and applied it on the inside and outside of his body for a few days, causing his wounds to gradually heal and he could no longer feel pain.

However, Zhou Leping was thinking for him, the food was light, there was even a jug of wine on the table, but it was probably not prepared for him.

”Today's harvest was quite bountiful, and all of this was thanks to you. I reward you well, and this time, you've done well. If you have anything you want, just tell me. If I can do it, I'll definitely satisfy you.”

Zhu Guanliang shook his head without thinking, ”Nothing much.”

”How can there be nothing to want? Everyone has a desire, how can you not have it? ” Zhou Leping only thought that he was being polite with him, and that was patting him on the shoulder in brotherhood, ”Don't lie, be good, just say whatever you want to in your heart.”

Zhu Guanliang took her hand away, ”I really don't have one.”

”Anyway, I don't have the money right now, but …” She suddenly thought of something and raised her eyebrows and smiled mischievously at him. ”I can actually help you find a wife.”

”The general has donated all of his family's property, and now he's so poor that he's even robbed the business of a matchmaker?”

She drank two glasses of wine and scowled at the mention of money. ”I'm not that poor yet, isn't it for you? How old are you this year? ”

Zhou Leping drank wine, Zhu Guanliang drank tea, one drank wine, the other drank slowly. When age was mentioned, Zhu Guanliang's gaze drifted off into the distance, ”He's older than you by three years.”

”How do you know how old I am?”