Syndicate Growth Manual

Seeing his appearance, Fan's heart softened into a pool of water.After all, they are husband and wife for many years, when did Zhao Chen relax like this with others?She smiled slightly, put down the spoon, and drank the remaining red date and parsley soup in one gulp.The few people serving around were also smiling, and the atmosphere in the room was suddenly very good.

Fan wiped his mouth, thought for a moment, and asked first, "Why did you come to Fan's house today? Did something happen in the court?"

Zhao Chen's posture remained the same, but his eyes were not as relaxed as before.

"Mrs. Lingguo is ill, and there are frequent rumors in the palace to attend to the doctor."

Fan was taken aback: "Then what's the news? How's the doctor's diagnosis?"

Zhao Chen sat up straight and shook his head: "The eunuch Yu only said that the monarch had been drinking all night long." He frowned slightly and lowered his voice, "A few days ago at the small court meeting, I heard that the monarch executed two female royals one after another. Wife, implicating the previous court, dismissing two subordinate officials under Situ... Maybe it's not good."

Fan gasped.The harem of Duke Ling, the first king, was not full, and Mrs. Lingguo was the only one who favored her. She went all the way from concubine to concubine, and finally became his wife, sitting on the most honored post in Zhao State.

However, this lady did not pretend to speak to Linggong, and even turned a blind eye to her children, living in Lingwu Palace without leaving home.For some reason, Duke Ling doted on his daughter Zhuang Ji, and even married her to Lutuo, the eldest son of the most prominent Lu family at that time. Instead, it was Zhao Mian, the son of him and Mrs. Lingguo. Don't pay much attention to it.

She served Wang Ji in the harem in the past, so she knew it all too well.The monarch has an extreme and stubborn temperament, the more he cannot get his wife's eyes, the more he can't let go of his concern for his wife.If Mrs. Lingguo is still there, the monarch's spirit can still be upright and peaceful, if not, then...

Fan forced a smile, and asked him: "Even so, Chen Lang won't lose his composure. Could it be that there is something inside?"

Zhao Chen was silent.He recalled the feeling of pressing his forehead against the bluestone slab on the curved bridge in the daytime. It was so hot at first, but after a long time, the accumulated cold in the bluestone slab penetrated into his skin, and he could even smell the fishy smell of the lake... Monarch The words floated in his ears. On the surface, it sounded like he suspected that he was self-respecting in the army and forming a party for private interests, but based on his understanding of the monarch, it was just venting his dissatisfaction with him, or dissatisfaction with the Lu family. ...

If there is no integrity, Mrs. Lingguo will not treat Linggong indifferently, and will not ignore Zhao Mian and Zhuang Ji. With Linggong's infatuation with his wife, Zhao Mian's crown prince will not be so difficult to come by, and he will go all the way. It was so difficult... Without the Lu family, Zhuang Ji would not have married Lu Tuo, and Zhao Mian would not have let him ignore his own sister...

The monarch wanted to hate his wife, but couldn't, so he had to put this hatred on the Lu family.

If Mrs. Lingguo really went, he must have thought, if it wasn't for Lushi, how could his mother have died?

Lu family, there is only one little Anu left.

Zhao Chen's silence doesn't mean Fan can't guess.

Fan's face began to look bad when he traced back to the root cause.She couldn't help covering her belly with her hands, protecting her tightly.If the monarch really made up his mind to kill the Lu family, would the Chinese military government be implicated?

She...she is not worried about Anu...

Zhao Chen turned to look at her, saw that her forehead was sweating, her eyes were straight, and she frowned and asked, "What's wrong? What are you thinking?"

Fan looked up at him with tears in his eyes.She opened her mouth, then finally gritted her teeth and shook her head.

Why tell Zhao Chen these things, he will only protect Zhao Yuan... If Zhao Yuan's matter is involved in the Zhongjun Mansion, she will be fine, but her child!It's a pity that her child is not yet born, and she hasn't enjoyed the honor of a son-in-law for a day, is she going to suffer?How unfair this is!

However, if the monarch can no longer be on guard against Zhao Yuan, maybe everyone will be safe and sound.

Fan couldn't help but think of the pile of things from the Fan family that Zhao Yuan kept for Zhao Yuan today, and his eyes flickered.

She straightened her back, as if she had made up her mind, and said to Zhao Chen: "Chen Lang, there is something I want to discuss with you, and this matter has something to do with Anu." She glanced at Bisi, who Immediately went to the inner room, came back after a while with something in his hand, knelt down in front of the two, and raised his hand.

Zhao Chen looked up and saw that Bisi was holding a small ruyi-shaped purse in both hands. The red satin surface was embroidered with fish playing with lotus leaves, and there was a jade jade inside.He knew at a glance that this was not Fan's handicraft, not to mention that the embroidery was ordinary or even immature, and it seemed that he had learned it not long ago.

He looked down at his purse and wondered, "What's the meaning of this?"

Fan said calmly: "I found this from the return gift from Fan's family. It was for Anu. I asked my natal family privately. It seems to be my eldest sister-in-law's concubine, Lady Dan's purse."

Zhao Chen didn't speak for a while, and slowly raised his head and stared at Fan without saying a word, his eyes were very scary.Bisi on the side had already started to tremble, but she didn't dare to let go of her hands.

Fan was terrified at first, but then met Zhao Chen's hostile gaze, but inexplicably calmed down.She tried her best to straighten her back, looked directly at Zhao Chen and said: "I have thought about it, it doesn't have to be Fan Dan, or even a daughter of the Fan family, but if it is a concubine, make a marriage for Anu as soon as possible. "

The more she spoke, the more calm her attitude became, "When the emperor is angry, he lays down millions of corpses, and I am afraid! As long as your majesty thinks that Zhao Yuan's future is fixed, maybe our entire family will be safe, and so will Anu."

right!I am not selfish, I am also for Anu!

Against Zhao Chen's anger, Fan stroked his stomach with trembling hands, and kept persuading himself from the bottom of his heart.She is not wrong, what kind of future can Zhao Yuan have with a king on his head for a day?Could he still marry everyone's prostitute and rely on the Yue family for a bright future?Absolutely impossible!That being the case, wouldn't it be better to reassure the monarch as soon as possible?

Zhao Chen stood up abruptly, and took a step in front of her. Fan's head felt dark, and he couldn't help screaming, and fell back to his seat.

"My lady!" "My lady!" Several maidservants shouted in fright, and they rushed over to support Fan Shi, while Bisi and Taorui knelt down on the xuanxi mat, so frightened that tears streamed down their faces and kept pleading guilty: "Mr. Don't be annoyed, sir! Please don't annoy your wife because she is pregnant with a child!"

"Get out." Zhao Chen just uttered this sentence without looking at them.

The four maidservants trembled all over, but they didn't dare to leave the hostess behind. In the end, Fan gasped, and said softly, "You guys, go out."

When only the husband and wife were left in the room, Zhao Chen stood there, looking down at Fan.Fan's face was slightly pale, but her lips were pale. She was half lying on the ground clutching her belly, tears kept falling down, and wet the skirt of her thin little dress.

Zhao Chen looked at her, and said coldly: "Everyone says that you teach your son to teach your wife by pillow, I'll save you some face, just say this once."

"Zhao Yuan is my son, Zhao Chen. It's up to others to arrange for my son's future! You did a good job in the past, so even if you are married by the king, I will allow you The master's seat, but if you can't do it well--" he sneered, "then it's better to find someone else to do it. What do you think of Chuncao?"

This last sentence was like a knife stabbing straight into Fan's heart, causing her face to turn pale immediately.

One... a lowly maid, her husband actually compared herself with a lowly maid, and even wanted to replace herself? !She shook her head in pain and whimpered, what kind of person did she marry?

Is it possible for her to live like this all her life?

Zhao Chen looked at the heartbroken look of his wife who had been sleeping with him for more than five years, but there was no slight ups and downs in his heart.

He knew since he was a child that if people are biased, they will not be able to take care of everything. Only by cutting off the insignificant branches of the peony can it bloom a big and red flower.He only cares about what he values ​​most, but he doesn't care about the rest of the people any more.

Bisi and the others watched Zhao Chen stride out of the room, and everyone dared to stop him. As soon as Zhao Chen's figure disappeared outside the gate, they crawled into the room, only to see Fan fainted on the ground, full of tears. His head was covered in sweat, and his skirt was actually red!

"See, see red!" Liuxi screamed, even Bisi was stunned.

Tao Rui was so dizzy from her screaming, she simply gritted her teeth and slapped her, and said sharply: "What a scream! Hurry up and call Doctor Qin, if the lady's fetus cannot be saved, so will our lives!"

Liuxi covered her face and began to cry, but Bisi came back to her senses and hurriedly supported Fan: "That's right! Taorui is right! Yingge help the lady to the couch, Taorui, hurry up and call Doctor Qin !"

Tangli Yard was in chaos, Taorui went out, Bisi had to take care of Fan, and also made sure that the servants in the courtyard didn't leak the news.In the current situation, if I don't care about keeping my servants' mouths open, I'm afraid everyone in the mansion will know tomorrow that the lady has angered the husband... The wall is overturned and everyone pushes it.

Zhao Chen's expression darkened, and he returned to the Osmanthus Garden in the middle of the night.Liqiu and Lidong, who were on watch at night, put on their clothes and lit the lamps, and they were very surprised, but they didn't dare to ask Zhao Chen when they saw the cold aura around him.

"Go down, you don't need to keep watch tonight."

Liqiu Lidong saluted silently, put away the bedding, and quietly retreated out.

Zhao Chen sat on the side of the bed, gently opened the curtain, and the small airtight space was filled with the scent of the child's milk.Zhao Yuan's small face looked more immature and weak in the middle of the soft pillow, and his expression was so sweet that his heart softened instantly.

He tried his best to lighten his strength and touched his son's little face, but the child seemed to feel his father's breath, and subconsciously moved towards him.

When he was leaving, he seemed to hear someone shouting "see red"...

Maybe Fan's child can't be kept.

Zhao Chen leaned down, bowed his head and kissed Zhao Yuan's forehead, and didn't move for a while.

That was his child too.

But if he is allowed to choose, he will only protect Anu.

He has killed countless people in his life, and his feelings are indifferent. He has shared the responsibility for the continuation of the clan and his loyalty to the monarch. All the remaining feelings are given to Anu.Even if Fan gave birth to a child, he could no longer treat that child like he did to Anu.

Zhao Chen is destined to have negative Fan.