Do you know: I should be fat and you should be thin!

Chapter 043: Always Waiting Until Late at Night!

Yu Yanran knew that Zhou Ning had a large mansion with six courtyards and a garden in Bianjing. He had even invited his grandfather when he moved there. The mansion was indeed worth that price.

"That's good. Don't worry, my lord, I will keep the money safe. Whatever decision you make, I will support you. There's no need to hide it from me," Yu Yanran said, hugging Zhou Ning.

A woman should be virtuous and gentle, and should not oppose her husband's decisions. This will naturally lead to harmony between husband and wife. This is all thanks to the teachings of Old Mrs. Yu.

Zhou Ning pulled her close and said, "There are some things I don't want to tell you because they're hard to explain. Just keep them safe. When we get back to Bianjing, I'll buy the house back."

Gu Tingye: "666!"

"I believe you, I won't ask anymore. By the way, I have two letters that just arrived. Minglan's is for me, and Sheng Erlang's is for you." Yu Yanran stuffed the 20,000 taels of silver notes into her inner garment and took out the letters!

Upon seeing that it was Sheng Changbai who had replied, Zhou Ning said, "I'll go write a reply. You go back first, and I'll return to my room later."

"But the doctor said you... then I'll wait for you in the room. Xiaoqing, you stay here to serve the master!" Yu Yanran instructed.

"Don't worry, Madam," Xiaoqing said.

"Xiaoqing, go prepare the brush, ink, paper, and inkstone. I'll wait in this room," Zhou Ning said.

Xiaoqing immediately went to do it.

Zhou Ning opened the letter, burst into laughter, and almost couldn't suppress the pain from his internal injuries.

In his letter, Sheng Changbai said that because of Gu Tingye's matter, the Hai family had postponed his wedding with Hai Chaoyun until next autumn. He shared his daily life as a junior official, saying it was no easier than being a county magistrate. He congratulated himself on his wedding again and mentioned that his fifth and sixth younger sisters were in good health and not to worry about them!

Xiaoqing brought him a brush, ink, paper, and inkstone, and ground the ink for him.

Zhou Ning wrote a letter back to Sheng Changbai, instructing Xiaoqing to select a servant to send to Bianjing the next day.

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, most messages were delivered by traveling merchants or scholars on their way to take the imperial examinations, who would pay a small "tea money" fee as payment. The timeliness of the message depended entirely on the recipient's itinerary.

Only wealthy families like Sheng Changbai would hire someone to deliver messages.

Zhou Ning is not short of money now, and he also has a dedicated person to run errands.

This way, the two can maintain communication at least once every two months.

With Xiaoqing's help, Zhou Ning went to Banmu Yunlu!

"You are... Please sit down." Wei Zhi helped Zhou Ning sit down.

Zhou Ning said, "It's alright, it will be fine in a few days. I earned 30,000 taels of silver today. I gave 20,000 to Madam, and you can keep this 10,000."

Wei Zhi took the silver note and put it into her small iron box.

"Aren't you going to ask me anything?" Zhou Ning asked curiously.

"If you want to tell me, I will tell you without asking. If you don't want to tell me, why should I ask? I believe that this money was not embezzled by you, and that is enough," Wei Zhi said.

Zhou Ning sipped the tea Wei Zhi had ordered and said, "You each have your own merits, which makes me greedy. You don't need to stay cooped up in the courtyard all day; go out for walks more often."

"Aren't you afraid I'll run into Madam?" Wei Zhi asked with a smile.

Zhou Ning laughed and said, "You know I'm very greedy."

"Let's wait a little longer and give her time to accept it, okay?" Wei Zhirou said softly.

Zhou Ning nodded. He also wanted Wei Zhi to be happier. Once she became a concubine, many things would fall on her shoulders.

After all, the principal wife of a scholar-official family usually only controls the general direction of family management.

It seems that the concubines were responsible for coordinating the work of the maids in the household, managing the courtyard, and carrying out daily purchases.

tired!

"Do you regret it?" Zhou Ning asked.

"I've already given myself to you, what do you say? I'm willing to do these trivial things for you, but you've been married for less than half a month, it's not the right time yet," Wei Zhi said.

Zhou Ning was overjoyed; with such a daughter, what more could a husband ask for?

So what if he was once considered a lowly person? Gu Qianfan has Zhao Pan'er, and he has Wei Zhi.

"You've injured your internal organs, so rest well these days. You don't have to come to my Half-Acre Cloud Cottage. I'll miss you." Wei Zhi gently stroked Zhou Ning's cheek with her fingertips.

Zhou Ning spoke privately for a while, then left with Xiao Qing's help.

"Madam Wei, Ning-ge'er has left. You should rest early," Xiao Ma reminded her.

Wei Zhi smiled and asked, "Ning Lang sent you to serve me, do you resent him?"

Xiao Ma shook his head and said, "No way! The four of us were sold into the manor when we were seven or eight years old. When we were ten, the master and his wife both passed away. Ning-ge was three years younger than us at that time. He sold all the adults in the manor and only kept the five of us. He even taught us to read, write, and do arithmetic. In short, we did whatever Ning-ge told us to do."

"Do you like him?" Wei Zhi asked.

Little Horse lowered his head and said, "No, no. We are just maids."

"That means he likes you. He's always been so charming. When your ten-year contract is up, he'll definitely give you a large sum of money so the four of you can get married in style. But you have a chance of being made concubines, do you understand?" Wei Zhi said.

Little Ma knelt down and said, "I...I didn't think of that."

"If you want to, then learn properly from me..."

The moon shines over the mountain courtyard!

"Everyone, go and rest. I'll take care of it!" Yu Yanran instructed.

Xiaoqing and Xiaomei obediently went downstairs.

As Yu Yanran helped Zhou Ning undress, she once again smelled the scent of rouge that didn't belong to her.

"My lord!" Yu Yanran called out.

Zhou Ning smiled and asked, "What's wrong? Are you unhappy because you received Minglan's letter today?"

"There's something I've wanted to ask you for a long time, my lord. Would you be willing to tell me?" Yu Yanran asked.

Zhou Ning pulled her to sit down on the bed, put his arm around her and said, "You don't need to be so reserved in front of me. Ask me anything you want to ask."

After hesitating for a long time, Yu Yanran asked, "My lord, are you keeping a mistress?"

Zhou Ning was taken aback and said, "Why do you say that? Am I that kind of person? If a scholar-official keeps a mistress, he will be attacked by his political enemies."

After Wei Zhi completed her transformation and was removed from the social class, she was no longer considered a lowly person and fully met the basic requirements to become a concubine.

In Zhou Ning's mind, Wei Zhi was never a mistress; she was his "Zhao Pan'er"!

Yu Yanran said, "But my husband never socializes, yet his clothes often have a scent of rouge that doesn't belong to me."

Zhou Ning said, "I really didn't keep a mistress behind your back, but I do have a close female friend, whom you've met."

"I've seen you before? You...you want to take a concubine?" Yu Yanran asked.

Zhou Ning nodded and said, "Yes, I want to take her into my family."

"Who is she?" Yu Yanran asked.

"She used to be the head of the embroidery troupe at Guangyuntai, and she consulted you about embroidery techniques. She lived in the westernmost courtyard," Zhou Ning said.

"Wei, the head of the brothel? The news of her being redeemed has been circulating in Bianjing for a long time. Is she here?" Yu Yanran asked incredulously.

Zhou Ning said, "It was thanks to the Emperor's grace that she was freed from her servitude."

"That gentleman, did you take her virginity?" Yu Yanran asked sadly.

Zhou Ning nodded; he certainly had that much sense of responsibility.

"I understand, go to sleep." Yu Yanran took off her clothes, helped Zhou Ning to bed, and lay down herself.

Seeing that she wasn't crying, Zhou Ning felt a little relieved and kissed and flirted with her.

"Once you take her as your concubine, will you still treat me like this?" Yu Yanran asked.

"If women always wait until late at night..."

If you dedicate your youth without regret, he will truly love you.

"Never ask whether someone is a woman or not."

"She'd better stay innocent forever, for the one she loves."

"able!"

Yu Yanran still cried, hugging Zhou Ning tightly, afraid that all the beauty of these days was just a mirage.