The Demon Lords

Chapter 1013 - 236: Stuffed

"Uncle~~~"

What can be called a natural enchantress, Lord Zheng had finally seen it this time. Compared to the woman in front of him, the twelve beauties holding a poetry gathering in the pavilion outside were like a group of middle school and elementary school girls.

Zheng Fan considered himself a person of strong self-control, but at this moment, he found himself a bit overwhelmed.

Siniang wasn’t here,

The meat was delivered right to his mouth,

If he didn’t take a bite, he might disappoint Fan Zhengwen’s good intentions for him. This could also affect his cooperation with the Fan Family, the success or failure of the subsequent princess abduction, the Yan and Chu war, the entire eastern situation, and eventually the world’s landscape.

Liu Ruqing didn’t understand why she was so afraid of the man in front of her,

When his eyes rested on her,

She instinctively felt a kind of fear,

As if a beast had already placed its fangs on her shoulder, making her unable to control herself.

This was actually a very normal thing. Although the Fan Mansion belonged to the Qu Clan’s servants, the Qu Clan itself was one of the top-ranked great aristocrats in Chu. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have the status of Zhuguai. So in the secular world, the Fan Family, despite its official "political position" not being high, was already a well-known noble family.

Living in the Fan Mansion, Liu Ruqing usually interacted with the ladies in the mansion. Where would she have the chance to meet a real soldier, let alone a distinguished general like Lord Zheng who had emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood?

"What brings Miss Liu to me?"

"It’s... Ruqing was sent by my grandmother to seek my uncle’s treatment."

"Oh, well, then I’ll take your pulse first."

"No, no, no, uncle, Ruqing is here to ask you to treat my grandmother."

"Hmm?"

It seems,

Fan Zhengwen arranged for him to have the identity of either a doctor or a famous physician within the mansion.

Moreover, the title "uncle," Zheng Fan didn’t really understand who instructed Liu Ruqing to call him like this. If he were the same generation as Fan Zhengwen, Liu Ruqing could call him uncle. And if he were from a generation above Fan Zhengwen, she could also call him uncle.

But no matter, since it sounded quite pleasant when Liu Ruqing called him uncle.

If possible, every night before sleeping, having Liu Ruqing stand by his bed calling him uncle dozens of times, that feeling would definitely seep into his bones with a tingly exhilaration.

However, the Fan Mansion’s grandmother, who could she be?

Perhaps Fan Zhengwen’s mother? Seems more like a grandmother.

Whenever you find yourself in a new place, settle in. Zheng Fan had been quite satisfied with Fan Zhengwen’s arrangement since his stay started. There were no heavy feasts stacked in front of him, nor any bothersome toasts or banter, only small and large dishes and cold and hot plates laid out for him to take as he pleased.

"Then I’ll trouble Miss Liu to lead the way."

"Uncle, please follow me."

"Alright."

Zheng Fan followed Liu Ruqing out of the room, and when the beauties in the pavilion saw Zheng Fan coming out, they all stood up and saluted him.

Zheng Fan waved to them, having not interacted much before, only watching them during meals through the window.

The Fan Mansion was large, but if you were not a servant but a guest, you wouldn’t find its size exhausting. Every corner was a piece of scenery, even in winter, still captivating to the gaze.

The courtyard where the Fan Mansion’s grandmother lived was similar in size to Qingfang Room, but it was winter. Upon entering her courtyard, a wave of heat immediately greeted them.

Moreover, her courtyard was brimming with flowers, showing no signs of winter at all.

An old woman sat on the steps, without a servant in sight;

In her left hand was a small shovel, and her right hand had some soil, evidently just having tended to the flowers and plants.

Don’t think she was toiling,

Because during this season, countless old people huddled in corners swathed in barely insulating ragged quilts, shivering, unsure if they could survive the winter;

And at this moment, just wearing a jacket, tending to flowers and doing light chores was an exceedingly rare luxury.

"Grandmother, granddaughter-in-law has brought uncle."

Granddaughter-in-law?

Looks like she really was a grandmother.

The woman in front of him was Fan Zhengwen’s grandmother since Liu Ruqing was the wife of Fan Zhengwen’s brother.

"Alright, daughter-in-law of the fourth son’s house, go down and ask the kitchen to prepare some green bean soup to be sent over. I’m dying of heat."

"Yes, grandmother."

Liu Ruqing left, passing by Zheng Fan, leaving a fragrant breeze in her wake.

Not overly sweet, yet appetizing.

The old woman looked at Zheng Fan and scolded:

"So, you’re a lord, haven’t you seen a woman before?"

Zheng Fan smiled, not embarrassed at all, and immediately got into his stride, saying:

"Indeed, I haven’t really seen such an enchantress."

"I don’t like the word enchantress, it always sounds like treating women as playthings."

"Yes." Zheng Fan nodded.

"Sit, Lord, there’s fruit over there, help yourself."

"Alright."

Zheng Fan sat down, reached for a melon, no need to wash it, after all, you don’t eat the skin, and directly ate the fruit inside after peeling it.

The juice was sweet and fragrant, delicious.

The old woman propped the small shovel against the step, looking at Zheng Fan, she said:

"How do you find my little garden?"

"Grand and elegant," Zheng Fan replied after wiping his mouth, "The last time I was in such a place was in the palace of the Emperor of Qian State."