The next day.
Cui Chan opened her heavy eyelids and saw her girl sitting beside her bed. She eagerly wanted to get up, but found that her whole body was weak and she couldn't get up at all.
"Okay, don't move and have a good rest."
Hua Lan held Cui Chan down, looked at Cui Chan's tired and weak look, and complained: "Officials are the same. I know you have never experienced this kind of thing, but you don't know how to control it."
Thinking of what happened between Zhou Chen and herself last night, Cui Chan's body trembled slightly and her face turned red.
"Girl, it's none of Mr. Hou's business. It's me. I'm so useless."
In the past, she had never seen her daughter being tortured by the Marquis, and she had already understood in her heart how powerful her Marquis was. But when she actually went into battle herself, she realized that she was still too naive. The girl was right, and the Marquis really followed her.
Like a cow, completely unaware of fatigue.
If the Marquis hadn't taken pity on her last night, she wouldn't be able to get out of bed now, but she would be disabled.
Obviously, I was trying to help the girl bear the pressure, but as a result, I couldn't get up and serve the girl. It was so embarrassing and useless.
Hua Lan was still a little unhappy at first, but when she saw Cuichan's pitiful appearance, the only unhappiness in her heart disappeared.
She finally understood now that the Marquis had really restrained himself a lot when he was with her. The Marquis was an invincible general, and he could still care for her with such delicate thoughts. What else could she be dissatisfied with.
With Cuichan as the person around her to help her share the pressure and serve the officials, she can feel much more relaxed.
Her biggest worry now is that her officials are so strong that even one Cuichan might not be enough...
"Cui Chan, you should have a good rest these two days."
"How can this be done? I still have to serve the girl. If I am not there, there will be no one around the girl."
Hua Lan smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. There are several maids in the courtyard, all sent by my mother. Just let them take care of me first."
"Can……"
"Don't worry, you should have a good rest first. There will be many opportunities to serve me and the Marquis in the future."
Cuichan's face suddenly turned red because she couldn't help but think of what happened last night. She had just become a woman, and even though her body was very tired, she could not forget that wonderful feeling.
It turns out that becoming the Marquis's woman is such a joy.
After this night, there seemed to be no difference. Cui Chan was still waiting for Hua Lan and was still the most capable female envoy. When her master was inconvenient, she would take his place and serve Zhou Chen.
But she was very measured and never overstepped in the slightest. She still did her job conscientiously and kept her position right.
Her behavior made Hua Lan more valued and satisfied.
Time flies and another year has passed.
Zhou Chen's filial piety period has not yet expired, but officials have issued an order for him to report on his duties and have adjusted his duties.
Zhou Chen was originally the Marquis of Yu, the capital of the Ma Army, but after his reinstatement, he was promoted to the commander of the Ma Army, the fifth rank, which can be said to be a high promotion.
After all, before he was just the Marquis of Du Yu, the third-in-command of Ma Junsi, but now he has become the commander-in-chief of Ma Junsi, that is, the first-in-command of Ma Junsi.
The capital commander, one of the three yamen, can also be called Ma Shuai. Among the three yamen, although his rank is not as good as that of the capital commander and deputy capital commander in front of the palace, it is just a different status. In fact, Ma Junsi is also in charge.
With great power, the Palace Front Division had no control over Ma Junsi, who directly took orders from the officials.
Therefore, although the rank of the commander of the horse army was not high, he actually controlled part of the imperial army and was considered one of the most powerful military positions in the Song Dynasty.
In fact, Zhou Chen was also surprised that the official family would give him such a position. This is a personal army directly under the official family. Only the most trusted people are qualified to hold the position. Does the official family regard him as their confidant?
But no matter what, this is a good thing. Now he is the Zhongjing Marquis and represents the Zhongjing Marquis Mansion. His favor will be of great benefit to the Marquis Mansion.
In addition to the commander-in-chief of the Ma Army, he also obtained the position of an official of the fourth rank, Zhengfeng Dafu.
Now, as a marquis, he can already wear purple robes and go to court.
…………
"clang!"
An arrow was thrown into the pot, and then there was a loud cheer.
"I hit it, I hit it."
In the courtyard, a little girl of about eight or nine years old jumped up excitedly, with a face full of excitement. She was happy that she had won the pot, and turned to face a very attractive man in rich clothes sitting in the pavilion.
"Third uncle, third uncle, I'm hit."
Zhou Chen waved to the little girl, and the little girl immediately ran over.
Rubbing the little girl's hair with his hand, Zhou Chen smiled and praised: "Our sister Fu is so good. Eight of the ten arrows hit her. That's amazing."
The youngest daughter is Zhou Fu, the only daughter of Zhou Chen's brother Zhou Tong. Over the past few years, she has grown up a lot and become much more cheerful.
She would come to Chaoyun Pavilion every day, sometimes to learn reading from Hua Lan, and sometimes to play with her younger brother Zhou Ji. She often went back at night.
Perhaps because of the lack of father's love since childhood, she and Zhou Chen are the closest, and she especially likes to stick to Zhou Chen's side. Her mother Cui said many times to no avail, relying on Zhou Chen's favor, she is not afraid of herself at all.
's mother.
Pushing the cakes on the stone table to Zhou Fu, Zhou Fu immediately narrowed her eyes and hugged her.
"I'll take it and eat it with my brother."
With that said, he ran into the house, where Hua Lan was staring at Zhou Ji and learning the rules.
Zhou Ji is four years old this year, but he is just a skinny monkey. He was always spoiled by his grandmother and could not sit still at all. Hua Lan happened to have some free time recently, so he started teaching Zhou Ji the rules, starting with sitting at the very beginning.
Just last year, Hua Lan gave birth to her second child, who was still a young son. So Zhou Chen now has two legitimate sons. The younger son just held a first-year-old banquet not long ago. This first-year-old banquet was also held by Zhongjing Hou Mansion in recent years.
The biggest happy event I have ever done.
At this time, Zhou Chen's youngest son, Zhou Xuzheng, was being held by Cui Chan. Ever since she became Zhou Chen's first wife, Cui Chan had become more mature and beautiful, but she would never show off her beauty. She would always be by Hua Lan's side, working hard and without complaint.
of service.
Of course, as the first-class female envoy in the mansion and the most powerful person around Hua Lan, although she is a maid, her status in the mansion is very high.
She has always fulfilled her promise. Although she is with Zhou Chen, she has never thought about having children, so Hua Lan has great trust in her and has always entrusted her with important responsibilities.
Compared with a few years ago, Hua Lan has also undergone a lot of changes. Not only has she become mature and elegant, her whole person has revealed a kind of nobility from the inside out, and she has become more beautiful and charming.
But there are a lot of things that haven't changed, such as her kind and gentle heart and her inherent naivety.
Sister Fu was holding the snacks, and when she saw Hua Lan scolding her brother with a stern look on her face, her body tensed up and she didn't dare to go in.
Hua Lan glanced around, saw Sister Fu, and then showed her face.
"Sister Fu, come on, come in."
"Aunt."
When Sister Fu saw Hua Lan smiling, she felt relieved, shouted happily, and walked in.
Aunt Hua Lan was very kind to her, and she had never been afraid before, but since her aunt began to teach her brother the rules, she suddenly found that her aunt was quite scary when she was fierce.
"elder sister."
As soon as Zhou Ji saw Zhou Fu, he jumped up with excitement, ran over, took a snack from the plate in Zhou Fu's hand and started eating.
Hua Lan let out a long sigh. She really couldn't teach this skinny monkey. If she continued to teach him, he would be pissed to death.
Chapter completed!