Chapter 148 Three Houses Become One (Section Middle) 1

Walking on the only but broad street, crossing the gate that was built two years ago, they would see an arched stone bridge. Behind the bridge was the land of the three former towns. Today, it was called by one name, He Yuan, which meant the three towns were now one, creating a natural garden.

A big wooden sign stood by the end of the stone bridge, which was around half the height of an adult, reading, “Visitors Please Stop Here.”

When the horse carriage passed the stone bridge, entering their visions was a forest of peach trees. There was a small, graveled road in the East, West, and the South respectively, which led to the three private mansions of three different owners.

Luo Shui Town was in the South-East. Thus, their horse carriage followed the easternmost clay brick road.

Along the graveled road stood two rows of wooden cotton trees. As it was the transition of spring and summer, big wooden cotton flowers were blooming, welcoming their owners home.

After three miles on the road, houses with meandering wisps of smoke from the chimney appeared in their visions. Yang Jing Zhi knew it was the former Luo Shui Town. At that time, this place was just a small, dissipated town with around thirty households. When Liang En Zai bought this place, some households had their eyes brightened with compensation money; they had moved out of Luo Shui Town. So, currently, there were only twenty-five households, which were the locals here. Liang En Zai had renovated the entire Luo Shui Town into a private mansion, which wasn’t less beautiful than the Fan Hua or the Qing Tian’s private mansions.

Liang En Zai had spent one whole year building the main courtyard, which was as beautiful as the Four Seasons Garden. He also renovated the houses for all locals in the town for free. The clay bricks were used to pave the roads, and precious and rare fruit seeds were provided to the villagers so as they could grow around their houses. Everything was done to make Luo Shui Town a bright and colorful flower garden that was full of spring atmosphere. And all of these, he wanted to share with her.

Liang En Zai’s main house was situated in the northwesternmost corner of Luo Shui Town. Behind the house was a natural, limpid lake. It was Lake Luo, a natural, green and transparent lake at the downstream of a small river murmuring from Mount Xiu Feng, crossing Fan Hua Town and meandering around Qing Tian Town before ending at the north-west corner of Luo Shui Town.

Liang En Zai’s house was built by the lake with two sides fenced by mountains. The other side of the house faced a garden with all kinds of flowers and fruits. There was a small trail connecting to the main road of Fan Luo City inside the garden.

A delicate boat moored on the lake. This boat could move against the flow and cross the painting-like sceneries of Qing Tian Town and follow the south riverbank to reach the Fan Hua Town’s lotus lake that was favored by Lin family’s members, old or young.

In summer, when the lotuses all bloomed, sitting on the boat and enjoying the flowers, the seeds, and wine was one of the most romantic things he had done with her

“You should rest now. Later on, we will take the boat to the Lin family. Today is the Dragon Boat Festival, everybody will gather tonight.” Liang En Zai took her to the guestroom that was especially made for her next to his room. Heart-wrenchingly, he caressed the bags under her eyes. Last night he had a good time with her for almost the whole night, and today she had to get up to go to the clinic. If he didn’t pull her out of the clinic to rest, perhaps she would try to put up with it until late at night before going directly to bed.

“You… took me here… just so as… I can rest?” She was bewildered, looking at him. All of a sudden, she felt so touched she didn’t know why.

Even for her two lives, no one had ever forced her to rest like this. Even her parents, during her seven-year in medical school, had never cared about her health even once. They only urged her to put more effort into studying to get an excellent degree, which would earn her a job that everybody had to admire. And that was how she made her parents proud.

And she complied.

Gradually, she had forgotten that she was just a girl, a girl that required love and care from her family. This had kept her from truely facing Liang En Zai’s confessions during the entire three years. She didn’t have the courage to take it.

She should feel lucky because she hadn’t missed him.

“Or what?” He smiled, looking at her absent-minded, but still beautiful face, trying to suppress the desire that was about to surge in his lower body. He took her to her room. “Take a rest! When your belly wakes you up, we will go to the Lin family for dinner.”

Yang Jing Zhi didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. Was there a brother like this? He only wanted to go to his younger sister’s to eat. After eating, he would even take the good wine from her family back home.

Liang En Zai looked at the door closing. He was silent for a while before he sighed and returned to his study room.

Reading the news from the imperial city sent to him by Lou Xia Er through Guangci House several days ago, he couldn’t calm his heart after a long time.

The Emperor’s situation was really serious, and the imperial court was now chaotic.

Of course, he knew what this chaotic situation meant. Although the Emperor had many sons, he couldn’t find a suitable heir…

No matter whom he wanted to pass his throne to, it would affect the peace in Da Hui Empire. At the same time, their neighbors were like hungry tigers that were gazing and waiting to eat the fleshy and meaty Da Hui… So, being the one who was in control of Da Hui’s military power, he had to return to the North now.

As for Fan Luo City, he had chosen a representative. In his absence, that man would have full authority to be in charge of Fan Luo City’s safety.

But… he couldn’t leave her here! This time, if he left, the string between them would break again. She would hate him a lot. It was really hard for him to have her open her heart for him, and now he would have to leave without her… It was the result he didn’t want to see the most. But he had no other option…