Zheng Hong came with a gift. When he came in and saw Wu Chun, he was stunned. He knew Wu Chun didn’t dare to come to his house. He was thinking about speaking for Wu Chun. It was such a coincidence today. “You are here. It seems I don’t need to say anything.”

Wu Chun’s eyes were sore from crying, and his voice was particularly nasal. “I’m sorry to have made you worry.”

Zheng Hong was indeed worried. After Wu Dong’s death, Wu Chun was like a madman, hacking people to death on the battlefield. He was bloodthirsty several times. Wu Chun’s ferocity scared the enemy so much that they dared not to come forward. It was all thanks to Wu Chun that he was able to capture the leader of the tribe!

Later, the war ended, but Wu Chun was still in a state of tension. He had been worried all the way to the capital this time, and he was really happy to see the Zhou family. At least Wu Chun could vent his emotions, but he waited and waited but Wu Chun didn’t dare to come. Seeing that he was about to go back, he was really afraid that Wu Chun would escape, so he came.

Zheng Hong patted Wu Chun on the shoulder and said, “We are not only brothers, you also saved my life. I am relieved to see that you are okay.”

Wu Chun’s eyes turned red again. He could save others but couldn’t protect his own brother. “Yeah.”

Zhulan drank a few sips of tea to moisten her throat. Zheng Hong brought a lot of things to her house. She saw the oranges and longans and asked, “Why did you bring such expensive gifts?”

Zheng Hong said, “These are all gifts from His Majesty. I don’t like sweet food and it would be spoiled if I took it home due to the long journey and bumpy ride. I brought it back because I thought of my aunt’s family who have children. Children like sweet food.”

Wu Chun slapped his head in annoyance. He was only thinking about how to meet his gūgū. He came empty-handed. “Gūgū, His Majesty has also rewarded me with a lot. I will bring it over tomorrow.”

Zhulan refused, “No, I don’t lack fruit here, you can send yours back home.”

Wu Chun pursed his lips and said, “Send it back. There’s no way my family can eat it.”

Zhulan was speechless. Didn’t that mean she could eat it? That meant she had a big heart?

Wu Chun realized that he had said the wrong thing. Seeing his gūgū’s face change, he fell silent. This time, the fruit could not be delivered.

Zhulan took a deep breath and asked, “Aren’t you going back home?”

Wu Chun also wanted to go back and kowtow to his grandfather and father, but he couldn’t. “We have to go back to the northwest in three days.”

Zhou Shuren asked, “What achievements have you made?”

Zheng Hong was sitting aside drinking tea, and Wu Chun told this himself.

Wu Chun said in a hoarse voice, “Zheng Hong and I captured the leader of the tribe.”

Because Zheng Hong was his superior, his contribution was not as great as Zheng Hong’s. He also had to thank the Zheng family for not taking credit for his work, otherwise he would not have had the opportunity to come to the capital.

Zhou Shuren guessed, “Who are you now?”

Wu Chun took a deep breath and said, “I was given the title of General Wu, fifth rank, and was awarded a thousand taels of silver. I was also given a house with two entrances. This time I will be stationed in Lizhou Prefecture with Zheng Hong. I wrote to Grandpa two days ago, asking if he would move his family to Lizhou Prefecture.”

There would be no more wars on the northwest border in the future. He was lucky to have saved Zheng Hong, and the Zheng family did not take credit for it and also asked for credit for him. Otherwise, it was unknown how many more years he would have to endure before he could make a breakthrough.

Zhulan was not their real daughter. Although she had not had contact with the original body’s father for a long time, from her father’s actions, it could be seen that the Yang family would definitely move to Lizhou Prefecture. The Yang family had three grandsons, one died and one was seriously injured, but only then was the current foundation established. Now that the foundation was established, the family could develop slowly. There was no reason for her father not to go to Lizhou Prefecture.

Zhou Shuren looked at Zheng Hong. Zheng Hong must have received a bigger reward.

Zheng Hong left after a short while. He came for Wu Chun. Now that Wu Chun was fine, it would be better for him, an outsider, to leave.

Zheng Hong left and there were no outsiders around. Wu Chun didn’t know what to say. After venting, he felt empty inside. No matter how much he said, it couldn’t fill the hole in his heart.

Wu Chun forced himself to cheer up and said, “Gūgū, I am now living in the house I was awarded. I’ll leave the address with you. When I’m not in the capital, I will need you to take care of me more.”

Zhulan felt very sad, “Okay.”

Zhou Shuren sighed inwardly, “You haven’t rested for a long time. I’ll ask the boss to clean up the room and you can stay here today!”

Wu Chun didn’t want to go back to the house. In the house, apart from the servants and maids given as rewards, he was the only master. “Yes.”

Zhou Shuren stood up. As his gūfù, he was not close to Wu Chun, so he decided to leave the matter to his gūgū Zhulan!

Zhulan saw Wu Chun’s eyelids were heavy, which meant he was too sleepy to relax. “I haven’t told you yet, your gūfù has become a juren, and he will take part in the spring imperial examination next year.”

Wu Chun became energetic again, “I was wondering why my gūgū and gūfù came to the capital.”

Wu Chun was just thinking about himself, and only now noticed, “Gūgū, is this house newly bought?”

“Well, I bought it a few months ago, let me tell you”. Zhulan told Wuchun everything that happened in the past year and what happened at home.

Wu Chun was a little stunned. His gūfù had hidden it so deeply that he hadn’t noticed it for so many years. He pursed his lips. His gūfù was too scheming. He had seen many people who got rich and became officials and married concubines. Although his gūfù valued his gūgū very much, he could become an official and see many beautiful women. How could his gūfù not be tempted?

Zhulan blinked, not knowing why Wu Chun suddenly looked serious, “What’s wrong?”

Wu Chun spoke with a murderous look in his eyes, “Gūgū if our gūfù betrays you in the future, don’t bear the consequences yourself. Although I am a worthless general, I saved Zheng Hong and I will have a real job when I return. The Zheng family owes me a favor. If our gūfù dares to betray you, I will definitely punish him.”

Zhulan, “.”

She was touched, but she didn’t know whether she should tell Wu Chun that his gūfù and Mr. Zheng had been in the same boat for a long time.

Seeing that his gūgù was silent, Wu Chun became anxious, “Is my gūfù really showing any signs? I knew that my gūfù was scheming.”

In the past two years, every time he saw his gūfù, he felt scared and felt that he was seen through. Now that his gūfù has become a juren, it further proved that his gūfù was extremely cunning.

Zhou Shuren stood at the door, “.”

He just went out for a while, how did Zhulan comfort Wu Chun? How did he become a heartless man in Wu Chun’s eyes?

Boss Zhou who was standing behind his father, “.”

You are so awesome, bioge! The generals were so brave that they even wanted to deal with his dad!

Seeing Zhou Shuren coming in with a gloomy face, Zhulan opened her mouth. She just wanted to comfort Wu Chun by telling him the history of the Zhou family’s rise. Unexpectedly, Wu Chun imagined too much, “Hey, your gūfù is not a heartless person.”

Wu Chun noticed that his gūfù came in, but he felt that his gūgù was frightened by his gūfù, so she didn’t dare to say anything and just stared at his gūfù.

Boss Zhou felt that he should do something to prevent his eldest bioge from misunderstanding his father. “Eldest bioge, you misunderstood my father. I swear on my head that my father will never betray my mother.”

The suspicion in Wu Chun’s eyes disappeared a little. His bioge was not a liar and his words were highly credible.

Seeing the effect, Boss Zhou said, “Bioge, you have to believe me. As a son, I know this best. Let me tell you, my father not only pours water for my mother to wash her feet every day but also thinks we are an eyesore as if we are not his biological children. My father has to be by my mother’s side when he studies. Moreover, whenever Li Shi got too close to my mother, my father would turn his eyes away. Sometimes, I feel that in my father’s eyes, except for my mother, our family is redundant.”

Zhulan, “.”

She finally understood that Ming Teng would reveal anyone’s secrets just to show off. Today, she had found the person responsible!

(End of this chapter)

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