It took less than a quarter of an hour to drive away the Liu and Zhang families. Mrs. Zhang returned to Yu Zizhen with her daughter in a bad mood.
She tried to adjust her expression and prepared to go into the house to thank Yu Zizhen for his help, but Xinghua, who was guarding outside Yu Zizhen's room, told her, "The prince is sleeping. He told you to go and rest. There's no need to wait here."
Madam Zhang hesitated for a moment, but finally took Liu Ping'an back to the house.
She walked around the room several times, then took out two taels of silver, intending to leave it to her parents.
As for the money she and Liu Ping'an were worth, she planned to return it to Yu Zizhen when he recovered.
Yu Zizhen has already destroyed their indentures. If the money is not returned, Madam Zhang will always feel guilty and uncomfortable.
It's not that she doesn't want to give her parents more money, but she has been working at the post station for many years, and because the monthly salary is low and the food and accommodation are provided, the money she has saved is not much.
Taking out two taels was already her limit, and she had to save the rest of the money for emergencies.
After thinking about all these things, she slapped her face twice and planned to go and wait outside Yu Zizhen's house.
Liu Ping'an, who had been watching her busy all the time, asked, "Are you going to send the silver to my grandma in the village?"
Madam Zhang sighed, "No need, she will definitely come to see me secretly."
Her mother was weak in character. She listened to her mother-in-law in the first half of her life, and was controlled by her daughter-in-law in the second half of her life. She couldn't take care of herself at home at all, but she still had some sincerity towards Madam Zhang.
Now that Madam Zhang was about to leave, Madam Zhang knew that she would definitely find a chance to talk to her secretly.
As she expected, her mother came early the next day.
Mrs. Zhang then sewed a small cloth bag containing two taels of silver onto her mother's inner garment under her armpit, and told her to take it home and hide it carefully, and spend it on them later.
Her mother accepted the money and tearfully asked her many questions, such as where the master was from, what he did, whether he treated her and her well, whether she and her would come back in the future, etc.
Madam Zhang evaded the first two questions. She was afraid that her cunning sister-in-law would use the name of the Zhenbei Palace to profit for herself, so she only said that the host family was very kind and treated them and their daughter very well, and that they probably would not have the chance to come back in the future.
Before leaving, Zhang's mother hesitated for a long time, and finally asked her if she could talk to the postmaster and give her original job at the post station to her brother's wife.
Madam Zhang refused decisively, "She's such a troublemaker. If I bring her to the post station, she'll definitely cause chaos here too."
Zhang's mother failed to persuade her and could only leave with a basket on her back, looking disappointed.
Liu Ping'an was very angry and felt that her mother was really thinking about her grandmother in vain. Her grandmother was not nice to her mother at all and only thought about her son and daughter-in-law.
Madam Zhang touched her daughter's puffy little face and said, "I knew she would ask this a long time ago, but now that I'm gone, I'm afraid I won't be able to see her and your grandfather again in this life. If I don't show some respect to them, I'm afraid I'll regret it later."
Liu Pingan fell silent. Although she was young, she had learned from her mother's past that time could indeed beautify memories and ease pain.
Just as Mrs. Zhang herself said, when she is no longer angry, she will probably remember more of the good things about her parents.
Mrs. Zhang doesn't want to regret it in the future, so it's normal for her to want to take advantage of the opportunity and show a little filial piety within her ability.
Liu Ping'an felt sorry for his mother, but Madam Zhang was in a rare relaxed mood because all the grudges had been settled.
She was grateful to Yu Zizhen and served her new master even more attentively than she had taken care of her own baby daughter.
Yu Zizhen stayed at the post station for three days and three nights. On the fourth day, Doctor Feng finally concluded that she was able to continue her journey.
Privately, he couldn't help but sigh to Mr. Jiang, "Without the heavy burden of Madam Hong, the prince is in a much better mood, and even his illness has healed faster."
Mr. Jiang agreed with this and wrote another letter to his prince.
At the same time as the letter was sent out, a group of people from the Zhenbei Palace met up with people from the capital and set out on their journey to the capital again.
This time, no one in the team dared to go against Yu Zizhen's wishes and force her to do this or that. She finally had the most basic freedom and dignity as the head of the family.
Sitting in her carriage, which was a hundred times more comfortable than others, Yu Zizhen supervised Xinghua and Ping'an in learning to read while enjoying the various fresh delicacies produced by Madam Zhang.
Madam Zhang is a thoughtful person. Over the past few years, she has learned good cooking skills from the postmaster's wife. Although the meals and snacks she makes are not as exquisite as those produced in the palace, they taste great.
She was grateful to Yu Zizhen, so she thoughtfully prepared a small stove for Yu Zizhen in advance that could be used in the car and was very safe.
With this small stove she prepared in advance, Yu Zizhen could eat hot meals and soup anytime and anywhere, even in the carriage.
It is worth mentioning that the small stove that Madam Zhang had finally obtained through the postmaster was actually not uncommon in the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion.
Yu Zizhen didn't have this before because the steward of the palace who was responsible for preparing the carriage for her came from the military camp and had no intention of paying attention to such delicate details.
The hostess and maids of the Zhenbei Palace, who were so thoughtful, were indifferent to what kind of car Yu Zizhen took to travel or what needs he had along the way.
Yu Zizhen didn't feel too much about this. Instead of complaining and getting upset about others' lack of attention to her, she might as well take the initiative and make her unhappy life gradually become more fulfilling.
Just like now, she has Lady Zhang to serve her food, two little cuties to keep her company and run errands, and she can even abuse her rights as a master and let the two little ones study with her.
Yes, study.
After embarking on the journey again, Yu Zizhen took the initiative to roll up.
She asked Mr. Jiang to plan a relatively relaxed schedule for her, and used the spare time she earned from earning points to start reading and practicing calligraphy.
When her "health improves", she plans to add another half an hour of martial arts practice time every day.
It is worth mentioning that she not only rolled it herself, but also brought apricot blossoms and peace.
"It's too boring to study alone. It's more interesting to study with everyone."
She declared so, and Xinghua and Ping'an nodded without even thinking, "We'll accompany you!"
The two little ones, who were inexperienced and unaware of the dangers of the world, were fooled into an endless sea of books and learning.
Mr. Jiang was very surprised that Yu Zizhen was so motivated and self-disciplined. At the same time, he was more and more convinced that the previous Madam Hong had done a lot of harm to people.
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