Wanjin Lady

Chapter 286 Lantern Festival
Wen Wan hugged Zhao Zhao, lowered her head and rubbed Zhao Zhao's forehead, smiling and whispering, "Zhao Zhao, we're short of a box of melon seeds! Watching a play without melon seeds is half the fun."

Zhao Zhao said "hmm" and "ah" twice, and even kicked her in the jaw with her chubby little legs, perhaps to agree with her old mother.

Wen Wan turned around with the child in her arms and ran into the child's father, Niu Hulu, Zhao Heng, and Wei Zheng.

Today he was wearing a purple official uniform with wide sleeves, embroidered with auspicious patterns of clouds and cranes, representing the second rank. He wore black boots and a sword at his waist. His eyebrows and eyes were cold, and he looked solemn and dignified.

Wen Wan then remembered that the lantern festival on Pingnan Street was extremely lively, and the government had dispatched troops early on to maintain order and safety. As the chief overlord of Tianshui Prefecture, Wei Zheng naturally had to lead people to patrol the territory.

Wei Zheng's men quickly separated the two people who were arguing. "What are you arguing about? If you keep arguing, we'll arrest you all!"

When the crowd saw these people wearing armor and holding sharp weapons, they immediately gave up their desire to watch the fun and quickly dispersed.

However, Zhang Chunshan first glared at Manager Wang fiercely, and then saw Wen Wan in the crowd, and naturally gave her a cold look.

Wen Wan rolled her eyes unceremoniously.

She is not afraid of physical attacks.

"Junior Sister Wen."

Wei Zheng's voice came from behind.

Wen Wan turned around, subconsciously hugged Zhao Zhao tightly, and greeted him with a smile: "My Lord."

Wei Zheng lowered his eyes to the swaddling clothes in her hands. The child changed every day. The last time he saw him, he was still a delicate and soft lump. In just a few days, he seemed to have grown up. At this moment, a pair of big eyes were looking at him.

Wei Zheng's heart softened.

When Zhaozhao saw Wei Zheng, she kept babbling and tried to reach out to grab Wei Zheng's clothes. Wei Zheng thought she was so cute, so he simply raised his hand and consciously handed the scrap of his sleeve to Zhaozhao.

The child's hands were white, tender, fat and round, and there was a triumphant smile on his face.

next moment……

"Ouch..." Sister Zhaozhao stuffed the sleeve into her mouth.

"Hey, hey, hey, you can't eat this!"

Wen Wan was quick to free Wei Zheng's sleeve from Zhao Zhao's mouth. Unfortunately, the sleeve was already stained with the baby's crystal clear saliva.

Wen Wan took a half step back in embarrassment, "How about you take off your clothes, my Lord? I'll take them back and wash them for you."

"No need." Wei Zheng took out a handkerchief to wipe his saliva, his face without any anger. He looked at the little girl's pouting mouth, feeling a little helpless. "She seems to be about to cry——"

Sure enough, the next second, Zhao Zhao's sister burst into tears because she failed to bite the corner of her old father's clothes.

Of course, Wen Wan also didn't understand her girl's strange habits.

She gently patted Zhao Zhao's hand, "What are you doing? You can't eat Uncle Zheng's sleeve..."

When Zhaozhao's sister found out that her mother was so fierce, she cried even more aggrievedly.

Wei Zheng frowned, his tone very dissatisfied, "She is still a child, why are you being so mean to her? She likes my clothes, I just let her play with them."

what?
Before Wen Wan could react, Wei Zheng had already raised his sword, cut a corner of his sleeve, and stuffed a piece of cloth into Zhao Zhao's hand.

Zhao Zhao stared at Wei Zheng with her round eyes, and sure enough, she grabbed her sleeve and stuffed it into her mouth again. Wei Zheng smiled kindly and touched Zhao Zhao's fair face with his rough fingertips, teasing her: "This fabric is brightly colored. Children are naturally curious about bright things. If she likes it, I'll have someone send her a piece of the same fabric so she can play with it."

what?
What kind of confusing behavior is this for an old father?
Fortunately, they didn't recognize their father. According to Wei Zheng's mindless and doting personality, wouldn't the two little ones make a big fuss if they recognized their father?
"Haha, my Lord, you're too polite." She immediately carried Zhao Zhao away, "My Lord, I'll go and comfort Zhao Zhao first."

Wei Zheng frowned slightly, but unfortunately the woman had already passed by with the child in her arms.

Wei Zheng quickly caught up and walked to Wen Wan's booth, but saw that there was nothing on the booth... only lantern balls hanging all over it. The lantern balls emitted faint light like fireflies, blurring the woman's face.

It’s weird.

Wei Zheng immediately asked, "Your stall is quite unique. I've noticed other wineries putting a lot of effort into promoting it, and the raffle alone has attracted quite a crowd. What are you planning to do, Junior Sister Wen?"

Wen Wan didn't expect Wei Zheng to follow her.

Liu Yiyi and Hongmei felt their scalps tingling when they heard the familiar voice. They didn't dare to look at the voice and stood with their backs turned like turtles, their arms still poking Wen Wan.

In line with the spirit of "a friend's death is better than my own", Liu Yiyi quickly snatched Zhao Zhao from Wen Wan's arms and said, "Miss, please go quickly. The Marquis wants to talk to you."

Hongmei coughed softly, "Yes, don't worry, young lady. I can take good care of Miss Zhaozhao."

Wen Wan could only crawl out from under the booth and walk in front of Wei Zheng, explaining with a smile: "Your Majesty will know what I am going to do in a moment."

The young lady was wearing a pink summer shirt with narrow sleeves and a floor-length pleated skirt, looking fresh and capable.

The last time Wei Zheng was locked in a box with her, he discovered that Wen Wan didn't like to wear rouge or gold and silver jewelry. She only had a jade hairpin in her hair, which made her look like a lotus emerging from water.

Wei Zheng got straight to the point, "I came to see Junior Sister Wen today for something."

Wen Wan smiled, "My Lord, do you want to ask about the progress of the smuggling case?"

The financial sponsor waved his hand and promised her a grand fireworks display on Pingnan Street to show her support.

Of course, Wen Wan called it investigating the case.

By the way, it’s also for this Food and Drinks Fair.

"Let's talk this way." Wen Wan and Wei Zheng moved to the sidewalk beside the river bank. At this moment, countless men and women were competing to release lotus lanterns into the river. There were also newlyweds who wrote down their wishes and released Kongming lanterns. For a while, the crowds of people were so large that there was nowhere to stand.

Wen Wan chose a more secluded place, and the two of them leaned against a willow tree to talk.

Wen Wan handed Wei Zheng a rolled-up piece of paper. "This is the information I've gathered from visiting households these past few days. There are six families on the list. After I spread the word that the court was cracking down on private lending, these six families were the most anxious. Especially Mrs. Cai, who was on the list. She even drove to my house to look for me. Her words were all about inquiring about the loan."

Wei Zheng raised an eyebrow after receiving the list. "When will the imperial court crack down on private lending? Why didn't I know about this?"

"Of course it's fake news." The young lady smiled, the dim light reflected in her distinct black and white pupils, like the scattered moonlight on the river. "They all know that the Marquis and I are close, so naturally they think I'm well-informed. This loan is illegal to begin with, and if there's any sign of trouble, they'll immediately become paranoid."

Wei Zheng raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking that Junior Sister Wen was really different from other women.

Maybe because he comes from a merchant family, his mind is more flexible.

This trick... startling the enemy might really work.

But Wei Zheng was still not satisfied.