12dz Chapter 231 Brothers, beat him up!
Chapter 231 Brothers, beat him up!
June has passed, and July is almost over; the sweltering summer is finally behind us.
At the end of July, Cheng Yan arranged for someone to send the three members of the Cheng family back to their hometown, and also sent them 500 taels of silver as travel expenses.
Aunt Cheng declined, but Aunt Cheng took it from her.
"I say, Third Sister-in-law, you should have a conscience. My nephew gave this to both of our families. I didn't know you were giving it to me. If you don't want it, I'd like to take it. Besides, if you don't want it and I take it, what will my nephew think of me?"
"If you really don't want it, just take it and give it to me."
Aunt Cheng nearly died of anger upon hearing this: "You wish!"
Aunt Cheng was unwilling to take the money because she did not want to accept the favors from Empress Dowager Cheng and Cheng Yan.
What does it mean to take it and then give it to someone else?
Do you really think she's stupid?!
There was really no other way. Considering that Aunt Cheng's family was on the verge of collapse and they really needed the money, Aunt Cheng finally sighed and accepted the banknote.
On the day the goods were delivered, the three packed their belongings, and the next day, guards from the Marquis of Pingxi's residence escorted them away from Qin Capital back to their hometown.
As they rode the carriage out of the city and got further and further away from it, Aunt Cheng lifted the curtain to look back.
The enormous city lay there like a colossal beast, solemn and majestic, yet ruthless. Here, the struggle for power and wealth never ceased, and blood stained the city walls time and time again.
Even now, on the dried wall surface, there are still patches of dry, reddish marks that cannot be washed off.
It's unknown whose blood stained it.
"Will we... ever come back?" Aunt Cheng asked, as if to Aunt Cheng or perhaps to herself. "Is Fuyao really never going to see us again in this lifetime?"
At this point, Aunt Cheng remembered Empress Dowager Cheng.
Speaking of feelings, she and Empress Dowager Cheng were quite close. When Empress Dowager Cheng was a child, she followed her around every day, calling her "Auntie, Auntie" all the time.
But she is too greedy and too greedy for money.
I have a little conscience, but really only a little.
She was all smiles as she left with the money, but now she remembers the person and realizes that they will never see each other again.
Aunt Cheng sat to the side, calmly wrapping the package and closing her eyes, too lazy to pay any attention to her.
The carriage swayed and wobbled as it left the Qin capital, then headed south until a month later, when it returned the group to their hometown.
The journey is long and the travel is slow. Sometimes, people can only fall in love with one place, stay there for a lifetime, grow up in one place, grow old in one place, and die in one place.
Sometimes, separated by thousands of miles, a farewell truly is a final goodbye for life, and we will never see each other again.
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This day is auspicious for both traveling and getting married.
Zhao Rufang also got married on such a day. She wore a red wedding dress and held a fan in her hand. The usually carefree person was unusually nervous and uneasy.
Helan Dian rode to fetch his bride, and was even encouraged by others to compose two poems urging him to get married.
Qin Yizhen personally went to the villa to see Zhao Rufang off. When the newlyweds bid farewell to their relatives, Qin Yizhen sat in the high hall, received the newlyweds' greetings, and had the prepared gifts presented to him.
"As husband and wife, you should be considerate and loving towards each other. If there are disagreements, you should talk them out properly. It's best not to quarrel, and you should never fight."
This is her advice.
He Lan Dian bowed respectfully and replied, "Please rest assured, Princess, now that Lan Dian has married a lady, I will certainly treat her well."
"That's good."
Zhao Rushan carried his sister out the door. As he watched the wedding procession disappear into the distance, even this tall man couldn't hold back his tears and started crying. His former comrades laughed heartily.
Seeing this, Madam Zhu felt both amused and heartbroken. She quickly shooed them away, saying, "Go away, you lot, get out of here. You'll know how heartbreaking it is when you marry off your daughters. You've worked so hard to grow these flowers, and now someone has taken them away, pot and all, and you're not even allowed to cry a little?"
Everyone laughed heartily, saying, "Sister-in-law is right, she's right, hahaha, it's just that his crying is too funny."
With so many people making a fuss, Zhao Rushan's reluctance vanished instantly, and he could no longer cry.
"I think you're all asking for a beating. What, you want to test your skills against me? Come on, even if I only have one hand, I can still beat you all down. If you're so tough, come at me all at once!"
"All of you come at me?" Someone raised an eyebrow, then burst out laughing. "Brothers, did you hear that? This is his request, so don't blame us."
"Brothers, beat him up!"
Cheng Yan was known for his strict discipline in managing his troops. His personal guards were all meticulous and conscientious when on duty, but with a leader like Song Nian, they didn't care about saving face in private.
Since the other party dared to say, "Come at me if you dare," we should naturally grant his request.
The courtyard quickly erupted into chaos again, and Zhu, unable to stop it, could only smile and retreat into the house.
"Is there a fight outside?" Qin Yizhen asked.
"It wasn't exactly a fight, they were just fooling around." Madam Zhu stepped forward with a smile. "Thank you so much for coming today, Princess. Our Zhao family is extremely grateful."
"No need for thanks. I just happened to have some free time, so I came. Rufang is a good girl, and I hope she can live a good life. By the way, what are your plans?"
"What other plans do I have? I'll go back to my hometown after my aunt returns home."
"If you choose not to stay in Qin Capital, I can arrange jobs for you."
"Thank you, Princess, but no thanks." Madam Zhu shook her head. "My husband said he's not very literate, and his only skill is the martial arts technique he uses to run a martial arts school. There are plenty of people like him in Qin capital."
"And we also want to save more money so that we can raise our children well when we have them in the future."
Qin Yizhen understood. If she arranged a job for the Zhao family, they could manage, but the Zhao couple were focused on raising their future children to be successful, so they wanted to save more money.
"Parents love their children and plan far ahead for them." Qin Yizhen sighed, then suddenly thought of herself and Cheng Yan, and wondered what they would do if they became parents.
Zhu smiled and said, "We don't know anything about love. We just know that if we want to have children, we have to plan for their future. If they are well, we will be well too."
"We'll probably come back to Qindu when the child is a bit older. If we can find a job to make a living, that would be great. If not, we'll have to trouble the Marquis of Pingxi's mansion then."
These are all minor matters, and Qin Yizhen naturally agreed: "Just come. I won't say anything too great, but I can guarantee that you can make a living."
"Thank you, Princess."