Flourishing of the Ming Dynasty Novel - Chapter 160

Chapter 160 Many Good Things Are Good
When Lu Zhen asked this question that he had been hiding in his heart, his gaze did not blink as he stared at the pretty face in front of him. This burning gaze made Chu Yunrong’s heart beat faster, and she felt that her face was about to burn. After a while, she muttered something softly.

The two of them were only separated by a book table, but Lu Zhen was stunned and couldn’t hear what she said. He hurriedly asked, “You … what are you talking about?”

Chu Yunrong lowered her gaze and avoided the gaze that made her heart beat faster. Then, she said softly, “Idiot, I said you are an idiot!” After throwing these words with some anger, she hurriedly retreated. When she reached the door, she couldn’t help but look back at Lu Zhen before running away.

Lu Zhen was stunned and pondered over the meaning of her words and expression. After a moment, he suddenly laughed. He couldn’t help but curse himself, “I’m really a fool. She even asked me if I cared about her original identity. Isn’t that a promise? I was actually foolish enough to ask her what she thought …”

Thinking about this layer, Lu Zhen felt a burst of joy emerge from the depths of his heart. His entire heart seemed to be about to fly. Chu Yunrong finally agreed to his pursuit. He was no longer alone in this world.

Even though Lu Zhen was constantly advancing after transmigrating to the Great Ming Dynasty, he was always thinking about what to do for this era. But in fact, his heart was very empty, because there was always a gap between this era and him. This was not something that the patriotism of the fist could make up for. Only when he found someone he truly wanted to live with, love, and protect, could his heart be at ease.

Now, after Chu Yunrong tactfully expressed her feelings, Lu Zhen felt that he was no longer alone, and his heart finally had a care and support. This thought lifted his spirits. After eating quickly, he looked at the trivial documents in his hand and found that they were no longer as difficult as before.

Just as Lu Zhen was looking forward to meeting Chu Yunrong again at night, another official came over and said, “Sir, this letter has just been delivered from the relay station. It says that it is a family letter.”

“Huh?” Lu Zhen was slightly stunned. He clearly remembered that the parents of County Magistrate Lu, who had been replaced by him, had passed away as early as his childhood. Moreover, he did not have any siblings. He had never received any letters from Guang Ling before. Why did such a thing come now?

Although he was puzzled, Lu Zhen still nodded and ordered the letter to be delivered. It wasn’t until he saw the words “Daughter Yun Rong Qin Qi” written on the envelope that he realized that this letter was actually not given to him, but was given to her by Chu Yunrong’s family.

However, this made him feel strange. The Great Ming Dynasty had always valued sons over daughters, and paid attention to the water splashed out by a married daughter. Without any special changes, the mother’s family would not take the initiative to contact her daughter. Why would the Chu Clan suddenly send her a letter from thousands of miles away this time?

As long as he opened the letter, he would know the answer, but Lu Zhen would not privately open another person’s letter, so he took it and transferred it to the backyard.

At this moment, Chu Yunrong was sitting in her room in a daze, her face still flushed red. Her heart was still beating fast, and at the same time, there were several kinds of emotions mixed within. This was a mixture of joy, unease, and even a bit of shame.

What was delighted was that Lu Zhen had finally revealed his feelings to her, allowing her to finally have a chance to rely on him. Although the two of them had always lived like husband and wife, only they knew that they were just ordinary friends. Although the two of them had a good impression of each other, it wasn’t until they had thoroughly pierced through this layer of window paper that they could feel at ease.

Unease comes from a lack of confidence in one’s identity. After all, Chu Yunrong was already a woman before, and in this era, the status of a woman was far inferior to that of a man, so she was afraid that Lu Zhen would look down on her because of this.

As for being ashamed, it was for his real husband. A year after his death, he had fallen in love with another man. Although he and he had never really had feelings for each other, both of them were husband and wife after all, so it was against the law for him to do so.

But no matter what, joy was still the main thing. She really hoped that she could truly become the wife of Lu Zhen in front of her!

Just as she was feeling upset, the door was gently pushed open, and the man who had upset her walked in. This caused Chu Yunrong to be obviously stunned for a moment, “You … why are you here at this time? Hasn’t the county government been very busy lately?” At the same time, she seemed a little shy, thinking that Lu Zhen knew what he meant and expressed it later.

Lu Zhen couldn’t help but be stunned when he saw that this already beautiful woman was even more beautiful because of her shyness, even more beautiful than that flower. It wasn’t until he heard her question that he remembered his purpose and hurriedly took out the letter and said, “I just sent a letter from outside. It seems to be a letter for you.”

“Ah?” Chu Yunrong was also stunned. Obviously, she did not expect her family to send a letter to the capital. But since it was a letter, it must be a big deal, so she hurriedly walked over and took the letter from Lu Zhen. Without any hesitation, he tore open the envelope in front of him and took out the letter.

In a short while, Chu Yunrong’s originally embarrassed face was quickly replaced by pallor, and her body also trembled slightly, as if she was panicking and fearful of the contents of the letter.

Lu Zhen’s heart skipped a beat when he saw this. He hurriedly took a step forward to support her swaying body and asked anxiously, “Yun Rong, what did this letter say? Why are you so flustered?”

“I … my mother suddenly fell ill and fainted for a few days. I’m afraid … my father sent someone to send a letter to let me go home …” After saying this, two more lines of tears flowed out of her eyes. I really felt pity for her.

Lu Zhen was also stunned for a moment. Sure enough, the sudden appearance of this book was not a good thing. It actually brought such anxious bad news. Looking at him pondering, Chu Yunrong said timidly, “My mother is only my daughter. If I can’t rush back, she will definitely not be at ease. Lu … Sir Lu, are you willing to let me go?”

Lu Zhen was stunned by the sudden change of address, but at this time, he no longer cared about the joy in his heart. Instead, he embraced the tearful person in front of him and comforted him softly, “Don’t worry, your mother has her own good fortune. She will definitely be fine.” Since you want to go back, I will naturally not stop you. However, it is not safe for a weak woman like you to travel a few thousand miles. I cannot leave, so I must make arrangements. Give me two days. I’ll send you back when I’ve made the arrangements. ”

Hearing his words and feeling the warmth and strength of his embrace, Chu Yunrong’s panicked heart finally calmed down a lot. Thankfulness and admiration flashed through his tearful eyes. He was indeed not mistaken. The man in front of him was truly sincere towards him, not just looking at his appearance.

Chu Yunrong gently nods her head, “Everything is up to Lu Lang.”

Lu Zhen nodded solemnly and reached out to gently wipe away the tears on her face. “Alright, take a rest first. Don’t worry about it. Everything is mine. Since I want to take you as my wife, I will definitely not let you suffer any grievances.”

“Mm” After replying again, Chu Yunrong actually fell asleep in Lu Zhen’s arms. Under the stimulation of joy and sorrow, her mind was clearly unable to withstand it.

After carrying the person in his arms onto the bed, covering him with a thin blanket, and calling Cuimei Haosheng to take care of him, Lu Zhen turned back to his former office. Only then did he let out a long sigh, saying that there were many good things to be done. This time, he finally understood the meaning of this sentence.

Just as he and Chu Yunrong had made further progress, something like this suddenly happened. The two of them were about to separate very quickly. With the current era of transportation, it was unknown when they would be able to see each other again.

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In Li Gu’s detention room at the Ministry of Justice’s yamen.

At this moment, Lang Zhong Li was much older than before, and his gaze was much gloomier than before. Li Huan’s encounter in Daxing County Government not only ruined his own future, but also had a great impact on Li Gu as a father.

During these few days, Li Gu could always feel contempt and disdain in his colleagues’ eyes. In addition, some officials also used this matter to impeach him, making him feel very embarrassed.

Originally, when faced with such a situation, his client should have obediently stayed at home because of his illness. But in the end, Lang Zhong Li still insisted on staying in the yamen because he wanted to do one thing-retaliate.

All of this was due to Lu Zhen, the county magistrate of Daxing County, so Li Gu naturally couldn’t swallow this anger. However, if he wanted to retaliate against Lu Zhen, he had to go through the proper channels. Otherwise, it would only bring him more trouble. So the case file he found that day, which was about to be sealed, became the only way.

However, in order to make sure that this case was enough to make the county magistrate Lu Zhen pay the price, Li Gu still had to understand the entire case in detail. All of this was obviously more convenient than staying in the Ministry of Justice’s yamen.

For several days, he had done little else and had been flipping through the files related to the case. Only then did he grasp all the insider details of the case, which made his mood much better.

‘”Lu Zhen, let alone a county magistrate like you, even our Ministry of Justice wouldn’t dare to investigate this case. However, if you don’t investigate this time, I will naturally ruin your reputation! But if you do, you will only encounter greater trouble. Let me see how you can escape this time!” After muttering a few words in his heart, Li Gu closed the files and called out, “Someone, send these to Daxing County and have them retry the case!”