Phi-Fic Chapter 172 Are you willing?
Chapter 172 Are you willing?
Lan was speechless, and Minister Lan started to speak. His first question was to Fu Zhiyi: "Any news about the medicinal ingredients?"
Fu Zhiyi frowned. After Lu Zhenzhen's reminder last time, he asked the Sixth Prince's people to inquire in the Miaojiang area. Not long after, news came that according to local legends, there are golden cicadas. However, it is said that the last time the golden cicada appeared was decades ago.
Now that the Sixth Prince's men have returned, he has also sent his own people over there to search slowly, waiting for the right opportunity to meet them.
After hearing Fu Zhiyi's words, the smile on Minister Lan's face faded a little.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Don't worry, it's useless to worry anyway. We've been through this for so many years. Look, your grandparents are not worried, but your mother is. She's not worried about the right thing, she's just worrying about nothing—"
Lan felt like her heart was stabbed again and she covered her face in pain.
Lan's mother and Mrs. Lan couldn't help but shrink back, fearing that Minister Lan would be the next to attack them.
What Fu Zhiyi feared most was his uncle. It would be fine if he could just let him have sex with people to his heart's content.
If you interrupt in the middle or plead for mercy, it will only ruin the situation.
Minister Lan, who is narrow-minded and vindictive, will continue to play tricks on you until the day you die!
So when she heard him talk nonsense about her grandfather, father and mother, she didn't dare to argue and just lowered her head to look at the pattern on his shoes.
After Minister Lan finished teasing his own sister, he turned around and faced his eldest nephew Fu Zhiyi.
"It seems you're not in a hurry. After all, you've already married your wife and have a fig leaf and a shield. You're not afraid anymore, right?"
Fu Zhiyi swallowed silently.
"A perfectly good girl was tricked into becoming a widow by you. Doesn't your conscience hurt? Lan Xiuyun, is this what our Lan family's upbringing taught you?"
Lan stood up silently, shouting in his heart: My conscience is already hurting! It’s always hurting, okay?
But he dared not utter a sound.
Be honest and be scolded.
"And you! A real man has his ways and his ways! You're a grown man, and you've saved your dignity! Have you ever thought about what would happen to your young wife if you never found the medicine? Would she be a widow forever?"
Fu Zhiyi didn't argue, but knelt down in front of Minister Lan. "Uncle, I know that my mother, the Marquis's family, and I have all acted dishonestly and dishonorably in this matter! I admit my fault! But if I am asked to give up Zhenzhen now, it is absolutely impossible! Even if I cannot cure this poison in my body and cannot make Zhenzhen my true wife in this lifetime, I will not let go!"
"I love her! Only her! And Zhenzhen also has me in her heart! She said she would always be with me and never let me go for the rest of my life! So, even if I die, I will never let Zhenzhen go!"
Fu Zhiyi said such paranoid words calmly, expressing his determination and attitude.
Lan, who was standing by, knew what her son was thinking. She felt sad and turned her head away, unable to bear to look at the expression on her son's face.
Lan's mother and Mrs. Lan were not surprised either. Fu Zhiyi had been visiting the Lan family frequently over the years, and they could still see some of his character and temper.
After looking at each other, they looked at Minister Lan.
Minister Lan didn't say anything for a long time, and stared at Fu Zhiyi for a long time.
Then he slowly said: "You are quite honest and didn't fool me!"
He kicked Fu Zhiyi lightly with his foot: "Alright, get up!"
Fu Zhiyi stood up and stood aside with his hands behind his back.
Minister Lan then said, "Since you said your wife still has you in her heart, and even though she's a widow now, she has no complaints and has even promised to stay with you forever, then is it okay for me to ask her a few questions alone?"
Fu Zhiyi paused for a moment, then nodded decisively: "Of course there's no problem. I believe Zhenzhen!"
At this moment in the back garden, Lu Zhenzhen, who was so happy listening to gossip, sneezed.
Not long after, someone from Minister Lan came to invite Lu Zhenzhen to meet the master.
The three grandmothers of the Lan family didn't know what was going on and looked at the newcomer in surprise.
Lu Zhenzhen was mentally prepared. She stood up and said calmly, "Then please lead the way."
Then he smiled at the three grandmothers of the Lan family and said, "Sisters-in-law, we can continue the gossip when I come back."
The three grandmothers of the Lan family agreed and watched Lu Zhenzhen go away with worried eyes.
On the way to the main courtyard, Lu Zhenzhen didn't see a single servant except the man leading the way.
It seemed as if the endless stream of maids and servants that he had just seen on the way from the main courtyard to the back garden had disappeared in an instant.
The main courtyard was also quiet, with no servants to be seen.
After the person brought Lu Zhenzhen over, he immediately left the main courtyard and soon disappeared.
Lu Zhenzhen swallowed her saliva. It was like a room escape game. Wasn’t that a bit too much?
He walked slowly forward and entered the hall, and saw that there was no one else in the hall except a smiling and gentle middle-aged man sitting at the top.
However, Lu Zhenzhen believed that in the closed room next to the hall, Lan, Fu Zhiyi, Lan's mother and daughter-in-law were probably inside.
Not sure if it was an illusion or a problem with the light, but when Lu Zhenzhen looked over, she felt that this middle-aged uncle looked somewhat similar to the smiling, white-browed tiger in her dream last night.
Not to mention the use, this is Lan’s uncle, Minister Lan.
Lu Zhenzhen took a closer look. She couldn't tell that this man was the second-in-command of the Ministry of Revenue, controlling the financial resources of the entire country.
Because he looks more like a gentle and refined scholar, without any trace of money on his body.
After hesitating for a moment, Lu Zhenzhen squatted down and saluted: "Niece-in-law greets uncle."
Minister Lan raised his hand: "Get up and sit down."
As he said this, he pointed to the place where he made his move.
Lu Zhenzhen stood up without hesitation and sat in the seat he pointed to.
He also picked up a cup of warm tea on the coffee table next to him and took two sips.
I just listened to some gossip and ate too many melon seeds, so I'm a little thirsty.
Minister Lan saw that Lu Zhenzhen was so open and confident without any shyness or fear, and the smile in his eyes deepened.
She slowed down her voice: "Don't be afraid! Your mother-in-law has already told me, your uncle, about your marriage to the Fu family! It's your mother-in-law and your husband who are wrong. They shouldn't have deceived you just because you are young and have a weak family background. It's their fault—"
Lu Zhenzhen interrupted Minister Lan with a serious expression, "Uncle, you're wrong. If this matter is ten times wrong, my Lu family alone is responsible for eight points! If it weren't for my estranged brother from my mother's family who committed a crime and didn't want to accept punishment, I wouldn't have come up with the idea of trading my daughter for An Ning."
"The Marquis' Mansion is also at fault, but human nature is selfish and biased. The Marquis' Mansion naturally has to consider the interests of our wife and husband. It's only human nature."
Minister Lan paused, not seeming annoyed at the interruption. He simply smiled and said, "But I have wronged you after all! If you are not happy with this, I can cancel your engagement, give you a good dowry, and marry you off far away to a place where no one knows you, or that you were ever married before. You can enjoy a normal life, with children around you. Are you willing?"