Adhere to the gentleman's principles

Chapter 118 Departure to Bingzhou

In this way, Li Ziyan carefully prepared various sumptuous meals and nutritious soups for Zhao Junning every day, day after day without interruption. Finally, when the day came for her departure to Bingzhou, Li Ziyan held Zhao Junning's hands tightly and said goodbye to her affectionately: "I am leaving, you must take good care of yourself."

Zhao Junning nodded silently in response, letting him rest assured. Li Ziyan hugged Zhao Junning tightly and told her, "When I come back, I hope to see you safe and sound. If Xiao Yufu comes to cause trouble again, don't be afraid, just fight back, don't force yourself to be patient."

Zhao Junning nodded again, indicating that she understood and promised to take good care of herself. Then, she also reminded Li Ziyan with concern: "You should also pay more attention to keeping warm. Bingzhou is cold at night, remember to wear thick enough clothes." Li Ziyan nodded in agreement with emotion.

As they were about to get on the carriage and leave, Li Ziyan's eyes gradually turned red and moist, and he said in a slightly trembling voice: "I'm really leaving..." Zhao Junning held back her tears, smiled and nodded and replied: "Well, go ahead." However, just after Li Ziyan turned around and took a few steps, he suddenly stopped and turned back, staring at Zhao Junning, and repeated again: "I'm really leaving..." It seemed as if there were thousands of words that could not express it, and he could only use these short and sincere words to convey the endless attachment and reluctance in his heart.

Zhao Junning waved her hand gently and said softly, "Let's go." Then she walked forward with firm and slow steps. However, after she took a few steps, she suddenly stopped and turned around. At this moment, Li Ziyan ran back like a gust of wind, hugged Zhao Junning tightly, and kissed her without hesitation. Zhao Junning did not resist, but responded to Li Ziyan's kiss enthusiastically.

Tears rolled down Li Ziyan's cheeks, and he said in a trembling voice: "I don't know when I will be able to return after leaving this time. You must take good care of yourself. If you feel unwell, be sure to see a doctor. I will write to you often."

Zhao Junning's eyes also sparkled with tears, and she nodded silently to show that she understood. Li Ziyan reached out and gently wiped away the tears on Zhao Junning's face, and the two hugged each other again. "Let me hold you for a while longer." Li Ziyan whispered in a low voice. Time seemed to stand still at this moment, and they were immersed in each other's warm embrace, unwilling to separate.

After a long time, the two finally let go of each other, but their eyes were still filled with endless attachment and reluctance. Zhou Aoyang walked to Zhao Junning and said to her solemnly: "Don't worry, I'm here to protect him, don't worry." He thought to himself: I must not repeat the mistakes of my previous life and leave any regrets.

As he was about to board the carriage, Li Ziyan looked back at Zhao Junning for the last time, his eyes full of affection and concern. Zhao Junning stood there, waving her hands vigorously, bidding farewell to Li Ziyan. At that moment, it seemed as if the whole world was left with only the two of them, and all the hustle and bustle gradually faded away.

The carriage drove away. Lin Muchen and Xu Wenhe walked forward, "Jun Ning, go back home. You have just recovered for a few days. Don't catch a cold." Zhou Aoyang said, "Don't worry. Li Ziyan has nothing to embarrass him. He just hopes that you are safe and sound."

Inside the carriage, "The young marquis and Madam Ling are so reluctant to leave each other, which is really enviable." Xiao Zhengshu said. Zhou Aoyang was as straightforward as Li Ziyan: "It is normal for a couple to love each other. Your Highness the Prince of Yue makes you envious?" Li Ziyan smiled and said, "Yes, they have a good relationship. Thank you for your envy. Will they love each other more in the future? Will Your Highness the Prince of Yue be envious?" Xiao Xuantang comforted Li Ziyan to his friend: "Don't worry, I will be back soon."

Back in the mansion, "How did you persuade Li Ziyan to go to Bingzhou? Yesterday, my father told me to prepare to go to Bingzhou for Ziyan for three months, saying that he would wait until you were three months old before going." Xu Wenhe asked curiously. Zhao Junning lowered his head and smiled, thinking of the previous night, "Junning, I asked His Majesty for three months of delay." Zhao Junning asked, "Why?"

"You're not well yet, I have to take care of you. If I'm not by your side, you'll have to skip meals and sleep." Li Ziyan said firmly. Zhao Junning poked Li Ziyan's head: "I still know my limits." Li Ziyan shook his head: "That won't work either."

Zhao Junning looked at Li Ziyan, "Ziyan, I know you are worried about me, but don't worry, I promise to take good care of myself." Li Ziyan lowered his head, and Zhao Junning put his hand on Li Ziyan's hand, "Didn't you agree to go to Bingzhou? Didn't you always say that every man is responsible for the rise and fall of the country? You said that only when the people are not suffering will you officials have a clear conscience." Li Ziyan lowered his head and thought, Zhao Junning took the opportunity to take a sip on Li Ziyan's lips. Li Ziyan looked up at Zhao Junning, "Zhao Junning, you are going to tease me again, right?"

Zhao Junning smiled and said, "I'm weak now, you won't touch me, right?" With such an expression, Li Ziyan held Zhao Junning's hand, "Okay, I'll listen to you, Zhao Junning. I now feel that before I met you, I didn't want to do anything, and I didn't have anything I wanted to do or a goal, but now I find that with you, the energy in my heart has risen, and my childhood dream has also been ignited. Thank you, my good wife."

"In fact, the truth is very simple and easy to understand. Zi Yan is just worried about me, but I have already made a promise to him that I will take good care of myself. Moreover, Zi Yan is a man with great ambitions. How can he be bound by love affairs?" Xu Wenhe agreed with this and said, "That's right! Zi Yan can have a wife like you. That is the blessing he has accumulated in his previous life!" Zhao Junning couldn't help laughing when he heard this and said, "Normally, people think that a woman who can marry an excellent man is a blessed person. Why is it completely the other way around when it comes to you?"

Xu Wenhe explained: "That's because in my eyes, you are not only kind-hearted and well-behaved, but also talented and capable. When I first learned that Zi Yan was going to marry you, I even felt sorry for you. How could such an outstanding girl easily agree to marry Li Zi Yan? There are many men in the world who are more outstanding than him. However, the facts have proved that you are indeed Zi Yan's virtuous wife.

Since you got married, according to my aunt, Zi Yan has studied harder and harder, and even developed the ambition to seek fame and enter the official career. It can be said that it is because of your company that Zi Yan has achieved what he has today. Therefore, it should be said that you have given Zi Yan great help and support, and having a wife as virtuous and intelligent as you is his greatest blessing! "

"I can actually hear such words of praise for women from a man!" Yuan Xinghui could not help but nod in agreement, while Xu Wenhe on the side said seriously: "What kind of men are those who ridicule, mock, belittle and insult women! In today's world, men and women should be treated equally and stand side by side, isn't it? Thinking back to the ancient times, it was still a matriarchal society with women in power!

Hehehe... I am not good at speaking, so I will borrow what Zi Yan said - women do not have to rely on men to survive in the world. Throughout history, there have been those who fought on the battlefield, those who roamed the business world, and those who held high positions. The achievements of these women may not be inferior to those of men. As for me, although I am playful by nature, I still know a thing or two about the principles and justice of this world. Everyone should live for themselves, so why should they be shaken by the words of others? Of course, I, Li Zi Yan, have become more and more outstanding thanks to Jun Ning. As long as she is by my side, I feel fearless. "

After hearing this, several people laughed.

On the fourteenth day after Li Ziyan left for Bingzhou, Zhao Junning felt much better and continued to work. Mo Yu followed behind Zhao Junning. In the rouge shop, Zhao Junning saw that the rouge boxes were too much of a hindrance when they were placed in the same place, so she thought about moving them to another place. Mo Yu hurried forward to move them, "Madam, what do you want to move? Tell me what you want to take, and I'll do it."

Then he asked, "Where should we put this box?" Zhao Junning looked around and said, "Put it inside. This is new stuff." Mo Yu carried the box into the house. Zhao Junning continued to look through the account book at the counter. Fuling and Gancao came over.

Gan Cao asked, "Madam, do you want to take a rest? You have been standing all day." Zhao Jun Ning said, "It's okay. I will just stand and move around as exercise." Fuling said, "But your body is like this now." Zhao Jun Ning smiled and said, "I have recovered in the past few days. It's okay."

Then Zhao Junning asked, "The cloth from Yangzhou has arrived today. Let's go take a look. Although my parents are here, their business in Yangzhou is still going on. We don't know if the cloth is good or not." When they arrived at the cloth shop, "Madam, these are the cloths you wanted. Do you like them?"

As he spoke, he asked Zhao Junning to check the cloth. Zhao Junning reached out and touched each roll of cloth. "Yes, not bad. How many rolls of cloth do you have in total, Uncle Wu?"

Wu sighed, "There are 1,500 pieces of Yunjin and Shujin, 300 pieces of Yeyi cotton chiffon and cicada wing cloth, and the other various fabrics add up to a total of 3,000 pieces."

Zhao Junning nodded: "Thank you very much, Uncle Wu. Fuling, please send someone to move it."

"Uncle Wu, let's go over there to settle the bill." Gan Cao called out. At the counter was Wang Ningyi, who quickly calculated the bill with an abacus. "One thousand five hundred taels, take it."

After Zhao Junning finished sorting the fabrics in the warehouse, he walked to the front hall and said, "Ning Yi, it's thanks to you today."

"No way. Why should we be polite to each other? You are not alone now. We were not scared to death when you fainted that time. It's amazing that someone who is usually in good health suddenly fainted."

Zhao Junning smiled in self-pity. Wang Ningyi continued, "Now that the cloth shop is settled, do you have to find an accountant? Otherwise, you will be so tired when you have to deal with business everywhere and take care of the shop." Zhao Junning looked at the shop and said, "Yes, I will find a capable accountant in the next few days."

"No need, I've already found one." Yuan Xinghui's voice came before she arrived. Yuan Xinghui approached the two of them and said, "Li Ziyan had already found an accountant for you before he left."

As he said that, he stepped aside and a man appeared in front of the three of them. Zhao Junning asked, "Did Zi Yan find you?" Yuan Xinghui nodded, "Yes."

The man saluted: "Boss Zhao, I'm Cheng Langhai." Zhao Junning smiled and returned the salute. Yuan Xinghui approached Zhao Junning and said: "He is the son of Cheng Xing, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue. Li Ziyan must trust him to arrange this job. With an accountant, you won't have to work so hard, right? This cloth shop has so many people helping us with the food, so it's good to have him."

Zhao Junning nodded, "Then I'll take you to the restaurant." As they spoke, the four of them arrived at the restaurant. Song Pan was greeting the guests, "Song Pan." Song Pan came over when he heard Zhao Junning's voice, "Boss."

"I'm sorry to bother you these days, running between the Rouge Shop and the Food Shop. This is Cheng Langhai, the accountant of the food shop. You won't have to take care of both sides tomorrow." Song Pan glanced at Cheng Langhai and nodded, "It's not a problem, but I'm having a headache with the accounts. Now that I have an accountant, I don't have to worry about mixing up the accounts of the Rouge Shop and the food shop." Zhao Junning nodded, and then took Cheng Langhai to the accounting counter.