"Miss, you're back."

As soon as she stepped into the courtyard, Chaolu, who was sitting on the threshold, got up to greet her. "Are you hungry? Would you like me to get you something to eat?"

Ye Zhen shook his head, "Why aren't you asleep yet? Children need to sleep more to grow faster."

"Sister Wanxing said I've grown a lot taller recently, I'm afraid my second brother would be surprised when he sees me."

Chaolu followed behind Ye Zhen and hesitated, "The day after tomorrow is Second Brother's birthday. When Eldest Brother was alive, he would make birthday noodles for us."

"Miss, may I ask for leave the day after tomorrow to go outside the military camp and deliver a bowl of birthday noodles to my second brother?"

She asked very cautiously.

Ye Zhen smiled, "Let Wanxing go with you..."

Suddenly, she remembered something and asked, "Zhaolu, where did your father have his accident while he was escorting goods? How old is he now?"

"Qingzhou".

Chaolu replied, "Based on the age at which my grandmother found him, he should be around forty years old now."

Ye Zhen's heart skipped a beat. They all matched up. What a coincidence!

On the other side, not long after Ye Zhen left, the Marquis of Zhongyong woke up, fully awake.

What are you doing here?

He asked Xie Tingzhou, who again couldn't remember anything, but he recovered faster than last time.

Xie Tingzhou was relieved and stood up. "I heard you weren't feeling well, so I came to check on you. Now that you're alright, I'll head back."

Previously, not knowing when you would recover from your illness, and not having had time to take care of you, I secretly had someone inform Ye Zhen.

She was worried about you, so she brewed medicine for you and then personally cooked porridge for you. She was busy until just now and only just got back. Please eat something.

He didn't forget to take credit for Ye Zhen.

Marquis Zhongyong felt that there was still hope in his life, at least Xie Tingzhou and Ye Zhen, these two children who were not related to him by blood, cared about him.

But his relief was short-lived, as he soon learned from Wu Dong that Fu Jiang had joined the government.

His heart burned like a raging fire. "Tell Ye Zhen to hold a banquet in seven days."

He went to see the old lady again, told her the date of the banquet, and asked her to help find a wife for Xie Tingzhou.

Seeing that he trusted her as always, the old lady readily agreed and went out to visit a friend the next day.

Despite his emotions, Marquis Zhongyong came again to express his filial piety and gratitude, which the old lady found completely unbelievable.

After going out three times, she and Fu Jiang finally chose one person.

Cui Yihuan, the eldest daughter of the Minister of Rites.

She is nineteen years old this year and was born to Minister Cui's first wife. She was once engaged, but her engagement was taken by her stepmother's younger sister, and she is still unmarried.

The old lady was acquainted with Madam Cui and knew that the eldest daughter of the Cui family was a weak and cowardly girl with little wisdom, easily manipulated, and unhappy in the Cui family, wanting to get married and escape from the Cui family.

The Cui family considered her a burden and were eager to get rid of this old maid as soon as possible.

If she were to take Cui Yihuan's life, aside from Xie Tingzhou, given the Cui family's attitude towards Cui Yihuan, they wouldn't pursue the matter as long as she offered them some benefits.

However, the Marquis of Zhongyong was certainly not satisfied with such a daughter-in-law. In order to deceive the Marquis of Zhongyong, the old lady selected several noble ladies from the capital for him.

With Wu Dong constantly reporting to him, Marquis Zhongyong already knew about the old lady's plan. He felt a chill in his heart, but on the surface, he was full of gratitude.

Time passed as the mother and son continued their charade, and the day of the banquet arrived...