Wanjin Lady

Chapter 394: Money is spent wisely
"Your driver isn't agile enough. Let's get another one." Wei Zheng frowned, glancing at Chen Xiaochun who was applying medicine behind the curtain, then slowly shifted his gaze to Wen Wan's face, "Tomorrow I'll pick out two profitable ones from the garrison for you."

"No need." Wen Wan refused flatly, "You can practice your skills, but Xiaochun's loyalty is even more precious."

"Loyalty?" A chilling glint flashed in Wei Zheng's eyes. For the first time, he felt that the name Xiaochun was harsh and irritating, even harsher than Zhao Heng's. The man smiled wickedly, "Isn't this something you can buy with money?"

Wen Wan frowned, not understanding why Wei Zheng was so weird tonight. She just thought he was tired of killing people these past few days.

In the past two days, Wei Zheng has been hunting down the Japanese who escaped that night, as well as the officials and their families involved in the attack on the city. Now the prison is overcrowded, and everyone in the city is in danger. Some people even come to her for help in desperation.

She glanced at him and saw the faint bruises around the man's eyes and his bloodshot eyes.

Wen Wan felt sorry for him, so she softened her tone, "My Lord, please go back and rest first. I'll be here for you."

Want to drive him away?

So that I can be alone with this driver?

Wei Zheng lifted his skirt and sat down. His eyes were slightly closed, but his attitude was domineering. "No need. I'm right here."

Wen Wan frowned, thinking that he was just tired and looking for a place to rest, so she ignored him and turned behind the curtain, but she didn't expect to feel a sticky burning sensation on her back.

Turning around, Wei Zheng followed.

Wei Zheng took a look at Chen Xiaochun's injury and said with a forced smile, "It's just a minor injury. He won't die."

Chen Xiaochun had lost too much blood and was unconscious. Several people were guarding his bedside. The doctor took one look at Wei Zheng and his hands trembled. Chen Xiaochun also frowned in his sleep.

Wherever the figures go, no grass grows.

But this person was unconscious and just stood there like a stone statue, watching the doctor bandage his wound.

Wen Wan coughed softly, "My Lord, can you please excuse me for a moment?"

The two walked outside the curtain, and Wen Wan heard the doctor's relieved sigh coming from inside.

"My Lord, let's go back." She remembered that Hongmei was still chasing the carriage, so she started walking out as well. "I'll go check on Hongmei. The horse was frightened just now, and I'm afraid it'll run into the crowd!"

Wen Wan was the first to walk out of the clinic. She paused again, then turned and urged Wei Zheng, who was looking gloomy in the corridor, "My Lord, I'm afraid Hongmei can't hold on. Can you help me pull the horse?"

Wei Zheng hummed "hmm", the corners of his lips curled up slightly, and he walked briskly, following Wen Wan's steps.

The autumn wind filled the branches, the trees swayed and the moon moved, and the entire clinic was filled with clear skies as Wei Zheng left.

Zhao Heng, who was witnessing the whole scene, couldn't help laughing, and suddenly a voice came from his heart.

The young master hasn't laughed like this in a long time.

No, wait, that's not his voice!
Damn, this is the line of Chen Agui, the butler in "The Legend of Jiaojiao"!

Why did he say it so smoothly?
No, wait a minute—

Zhao Heng recalled the faint smile on the corner of the Marquis's lips just now, and how the Marquis, who was clearly rushing around the city to arrest people in a hurry the moment before, was rushing to the clinic in a hurry the next moment -

Since when did the Marquis become so moody?
Well, it was from the day before yesterday when Shopkeeper Wen left and said he was going back to pay tribute to his late husband that the Marquis took them to arrest people day and night.

In a flash of inspiration, piecing things together, Zhao Heng felt like he was about to grow a brain, when suddenly it dawned on him! He… Zhao Heng… seemed to have found the reason for scrubbing those thousand toilets!!!

Fortunately, Wen Wan's carriage didn't hit anyone, but it overturned and the horse broke free from the reins and disappeared. Wei Zheng called his men to help clean up the mess, and he didn't forget to ask Chen Xiaochun: "Your choice in choosing a driver is really poor. The old Mr. Tu was very good and seemed like a loyal and righteous man. Why don't you let him continue to drive for you?"

Wen Wan realized it later. Wei Zheng's chatter smelled a bit sour. Could it be that he was jealous?

Wen Wan's heart skipped a beat, and she glanced at the man out of the corner of her eye, only to see that he had an indifferent expression, the gentle moonlight gilding him, but his expression was as calm as the breeze and bright as the moon, and it didn't seem fake at all.

That’s right, looking at her through the figurine should be like looking at your roommate in college!

We are all brothers!
"Master Tu is my father's half-brother, and I can't bear to see him driving the cart all the time."

"You can't just fill in the gaps. This Chen Xiaochun has dark eyes and a sinister heart. He doesn't look like a good person!"

Wenwan laughed.

When it comes to having dark eyes and a gloomy heart, who can compare with the figurine?
At the beginning, her cheap father kept saying that Wei Zheng didn't look like a good person and asked her to be more careful. She never thought... her cheap father was really good at judging people.

"The night the Japanese attacked the city, he risked his life to come and protect us, remembering his father's kindness. This favor must be repaid." Wen Wan didn't want to dwell on Chen Xiaochun's affairs, so she asked about the situation in the city. "In your opinion, how will His Majesty deal with the women of the Sun family?"

Wei Zheng knew she cared about Sun Lanzhi, so he didn't hide it from her. "Although His Majesty hasn't issued a clear order, that bastard Sun Qunfang actually colluded with the Japanese to eliminate dissidents. He is guilty of treason. The women of the Sun family... will either be beheaded... or exiled..."

Wen Wan felt a tingling sensation in her heart.

A feeling of powerlessness filled my heart.

This matter is different from the investigation by my cheap father. It cannot be reversed by human power, but Wen Wan still wants to try. "If I want to smooth things over for Miss Sun, how much money do I need?"

Wei Zheng raised his eyebrows, but the young lady looked extremely serious, as if she wanted to take his next words as the golden rule. He did not answer but asked, "How much silver do you have?"

Wen Wan calculated carefully, "The Red Mansion is doing quite well. We made five or six hundred taels of silver in the first month. Adding the money I brought in from Ping County, I should be able to collect about two or three thousand taels. If that's not enough, I can ask Shopkeepers Lei and Mo for support."

The man paused, his pupils growing darker as he stared at the young woman's face, "You're going to spend all your wealth... just to save a friend you've only met a few times?"

"Isn't it possible?" Wen Wan scratched her head and asked him, "Shouldn't money be used wisely?"

But... no one would consider rescuing a friend as a knife.

This time, Wei Zheng was rarely shocked. He moved his lips, as if he wanted to find a reason to refute, but he couldn't say it.

The saying that friendship is priceless is just for reference. No one would really risk their lives for their friends. Lending a helping hand within one's ability will be praised as "kind", but spending all one's money on a friend will only make people think it is stupid.

Junior Sister Wen obviously has nothing to do with the word "stupid".

The young lady smiled, and the fragrance of osmanthus wafted through the cool air of the autumn night, making him a little confused and fascinated, as if he was about to be wrapped into the depths of her deep and beautiful eyes.

"Gold can be regained if I spend it, and I can earn as much money as I want, but friends, once lost, are gone forever."

Wei Zheng's chest was shaking and he couldn't speak for a long time. It was not until the elegant scent of soapberry and wild gardenia on the young lady's body penetrated his nose that Wei Zheng realized that the two of them were quite close.

So close...he was losing control.