A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television.

Chapter 432 The sun is shining

The next evening, Lu Cheng returned from Imperial College again. As soon as he reached the alley entrance of Zhang Jiaotou's house, he was seen by the little maid Jin'er who was waiting there. She hurriedly came up to him and said, "Mr. Lu, my master would like to invite you to come to the mansion to have a chat and re-diagnose my wife."

"Okay, lead the way. Jin'er, how has your wife recovered in the past two days? Has she not tried to commit suicide again?"

"Thank you for your concern, sir. These past two days, my two sisters and I have been guarding my wife day and night, not daring to be careless for a moment. My wife has not tried to commit suicide again, and her spirits have improved a lot. She even ate half a bowl of rice at noon today."

"That's good."

When Lu Cheng arrived at the Zhang family's courtyard, Coach Zhang immediately went out to greet him: "Mr. Lu, I am sorry to bother you to come to my house again."

"Master Zhang, you are too polite. We must save people to the end. I don't want to see another life I saved with so much effort die. Take me to see your daughter."

"Please come in, Mr. Lu."

Lu Cheng followed her to Zhang Zhenniang's boudoir and saw her again. The young lady's spirits were indeed better, but she was still a little haggard and listless, with sadness between her brows, and it was obvious that she was still suffering from a heart disease.

Seeing Lu Cheng coming, Zhang Zhenniang looked up and somehow remembered the time when Lu Cheng saved her. Her face flushed unnaturally, she gasped slightly and coughed softly, "I greet Mr. Lu."

"No need to be so polite. You haven't fully recovered yet and need more rest. Please sit down first and I will diagnose you again."

"Thank you, sir."

Lu Cheng put his hand on Zhang Zhenniang's pulse, and while diagnosing her, he casually asked, "Has Madam Zhang been overly worried these days? Do you often suffer from insomnia and dreaminess?"

"That's right. My... my husband is now exiled to Cangzhou, and his life or death is uncertain. And Gao Yanei has recently had people make things difficult for my father, trying to force me to submit... All this is because of me, I shouldn't be alive..."

"Mrs. Zhang, you are wrong. This is all Gao Yanei's fault. How can you blame it on you? You must not punish yourself for the sins of others. Your father is still alive and will protect you from the wind and rain. If you leave, how will your father live?

No matter how big the difficulties are, they will eventually pass. These are not things you, a girl, should worry about. Scoundrels like Gao Yanei will be punished by heaven. Right now, the most important thing for you is to take good care of your health. At worst, your father will take you away from Kyoto and seek refuge in another place..."

After hearing Lu Cheng's words, Zhang Zhenniang's frown relaxed a little, and the worry in her heart also dissipated a little.

This matter, in the final analysis, is still the fault of the powerful Gao Yanei.

"Ms. Zhang, you have been suffering from insomnia for days. Lack of sleep is harmful to your health. If you don't mind, I can give you a massage. It should relax your mind and help you sleep well."

"Please...please treat me, Master."

When Lu Cheng was treating him just now, Coach Zhang left the room, and even the maid Jin'er took the initiative to walk out the door.

When Lu Cheng came to give Zhang Zhenniang a head massage, Zhang Zhenniang noticed that there was no one else in the room. It was a strange atmosphere for a man and a woman to be alone in the room. But she soon stopped thinking about it. Under Lu Cheng's massage, she completely relaxed. She felt sleepy and yawned. Then she closed her eyes, fell into Lu Cheng's arms, and fell asleep.

After the other party fell asleep, Lu Cheng greeted her softly, and the maid Jin'er outside the door also tiptoed into the room. Seeing her wife sleeping peacefully in Lu Cheng's arms, her brows relaxed and her face rosy, Jin'er also breathed a sigh of relief and came over to help support her wife, but her strength was a little weak and she almost woke her wife up.

Lu Cheng simply bent down and gave Madam Lin a princess hug, picked her up, walked to the bed, and gently put her down. Jin'er then hurried forward to cover his wife with the quilt.

Afterwards, Lu Cheng also walked out of the house. He turned around and saw Jin'er yawning after him, so he casually said, "Your wife hasn't had a good rest these past two days. She should be able to sleep until tomorrow morning. When she wakes up tomorrow, she should take another dose of the conditioning soup I prescribed earlier."

"Yes, I have remembered it."

"Look at you, little girl. You probably didn't sleep well either. Have a good sleep tonight."

"Thank you...thank you for your concern, sir."

Hearing Lu Cheng's gentle words and seeing Lu Cheng's perfect profile, the little girl Jin'er blushed and her heart beat non-stop.

When I got downstairs, I saw Coach Zhang waiting in the courtyard: "Thank you, Mr. Lu. Why don't you stay and have a drink before leaving?"

"No need. You must have been busy these days. I won't bother you any more."

Lu Cheng didn't stay long, he got up and left.

After Lu Cheng left, Coach Zhang looked at Jin'er and said, "Jin'er, what do you think of this Mr. Lu?"

"Master Lu is very nice, handsome and considerate. He is also very caring towards my wife. His few words just now made my wife feel much better. When I entered the room, I saw my wife leaning on Master Lu's arms, sleeping soundly.

Mr. Lu even carried his wife to the bed, very gently, as if she were treating a treasure. His wife hadn’t slept well for several days, and her brows were frowned in her sleep. But when she went to bed today, her brows relaxed…”

Coach Zhang nodded repeatedly after hearing this, then took Jin'er aside and said, "Jin'er, what do you think if Zhenniang were to marry Mr. Lu?"

"Okay... Master, Jin'er doesn't understand these things. I'll leave it to you to make all the arrangements."

"You little girl, you have grown up with Zhenniang since childhood, how could you not know her thoughts? In your opinion, will Zhenniang be willing to marry Lu Cheng as a concubine?"

"Jin'er can't say for sure, but my lady shouldn't reject Mr. Lu."

"It's good that you don't reject it. Wait a few days, when Zhenniang is better, you can ask her first."

"Yes, Master." Upon hearing this, Jin'er felt inexplicably happy. He was not only happy for his wife, but also happy for himself.

In fact, even though Lin Chong was already over 30 years old, Zhang Zhenniang was only 21 years old.

Lin Chong had married a wife in his early years, but the couple was unable to have children for many years, and Mrs. Lin later died of depression. After that, Lin Chong did not marry for many years.

Later, Coach Zhang and Lin Chong became good friends and knew each other well. Coach Zhang also had only one daughter and did not want her to marry too far away, so he married her to Lin Chong when she was 17 years old.

In the original novel, when Lin Chong divorced his wife, he wrote: "... after I leave, my life and death are not guaranteed. My wife, Zhang, is young, so I am willing to sign this divorce letter so that she can remarry and we will never have any disputes."

If Zhang Zhenniang was really a woman in her thirties, Gao Yanei, who was used to seeing beautiful women, would not have been obsessed with her.

The next morning, after breakfast, Lu Cheng did not go to the Imperial College. The college was closed for the day, so Lu Cheng planned to go to the flower and bird market to see if there were any suitable birds to buy and keep and tame.

Lu Cheng had just arrived at the flower and bird market and had not been walking around for long when he was attracted by a bird with a brown-black back and a white belly with black stripes.

With just one glance, Lu Cheng recognized that it was a falcon, which is one of the most famous beasts in later generations and is a small bird of prey with a wide distribution.

The falcon in front of me is an adult male falcon, about 36 centimeters long and looks to weigh more than half a pound. Its eyes are sharp and bright, and it is obvious that it was captured not long ago and its wildness has not yet disappeared.

Lu Cheng immediately fell in love with the bird and asked, "Shopkeeper, how much is this bird?"

"Sir, I'm so sorry, this bird has already been reserved. Would you like to look at something else?"

"Oh? Who ordered it? Could you introduce it to me? I'm willing to pay double the price to buy the bird from him."

"Sir, I'm afraid you'll be disappointed. The one who ordered this bird is Gao Yanei from the Gao family, and he really doesn't need this little money."

Lu Cheng nodded: "That's really a pity."

As he was speaking, Lu Cheng looked up and saw a group of people walking towards him from a distance, led by none other than Gao Yanei.

Lu Cheng laughed, stood up and left. Today was a sunny day, so it was a good opportunity to help the people get rid of the evil...