An hour later, the group finally arrived at their destination.
It had been a long time since she had ridden in a carriage for such a long time, and Zhen Wanwan felt sore all over.
As soon as she got out of the car, she couldn't help but stretch and yawn: "So tired! We're finally here!"
On the other side, someone had just gotten off the carriage and ran to the roadside to vomit several times.
Seeing Wang Cuihua's pale face, Zhen Wanwan felt a pang in her heart, secretly relieved that her body didn't get carsick after transmigrating.
Otherwise, she'd be in real trouble.
Not to mention Wang Cuihua, even the usually healthy Old Lady Li and others looked paler than usual.
Zhu Yuan walked to Zhen Wanwan's side and explained in a low voice, "You've been adrift on the ship for over a month, so it's inevitable that you'll feel unwell after coming ashore. You'll feel better in a couple of days..."
Zhen Wanwan nodded and followed him to the door.
The house in front of us doesn't look luxurious from the outside, and it's much less impressive than Mr. Wu's house.
Moreover, the households here are far apart, and I don't know if they usually have to go to Anqing city to buy things.
Just as Zhen Wanwan and the others reached the door, a group of people hurried out of the house.
The middle-aged man at the front of the line bowed respectfully to Zhen Wanwan and the others.
He greeted Zhu Yuan warmly, "My lord, you're back!"
Zhu Yuan hummed in agreement and said calmly, "Are the rooms all ready?"
With a sincere smile, the steward replied happily, "This servant has already instructed the servants to make preparations, and our distinguished guest can check in immediately."
Zhu Yuan nodded in satisfaction, looked at Zhen Wanwan, and pointed to the steward, saying, "This is Uncle Zhang, also the steward of this house. You can ask him for anything you need..."
Uncle Zhang bowed respectfully to Zhen Wanwan again: "Greetings, Madam!"
Zhen Wanwan looked at Uncle Zhang with a friendly smile: "Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Zhang to take care of you these next few days..."
"Madam, please don't be so polite. If there's anything lacking, please just send a servant to let me know..."
A maidservant emerged from behind Zhang Bo, her cheeks flushed, and strolled towards Zhu Yuan: "My lord, the young master woke up and couldn't find you, so he's been crying and fussing. Look..."
She glanced hesitantly at Zhen Wanwan, but looked at Zhu Yuan with a helpless expression.
Zhen Wanwan raised an eyebrow; the way this girl had looked at her just now was a bit strange.
If she wasn't mistaken, there seemed to be hostility in his eyes?
No way... does she have to learn how to fight in a family?
Judging from this demeanor, she's just like a maid in a TV drama who has ulterior motives towards the male master.
Seeing the male homeowner with a strange girl, she felt jealous and wanted to show off her presence.
Then, they create a series of bizarre situations to mislead the male and female leads?
And what did she just say about the young master? Could it be that Zhu Yuan is already married and has children?
Zhen Wanwan looked at Zhu Yuan with suspicion, wondering what if he really had a wife.
No matter what, she will stay away from this person, and she will absolutely not let him take her baby and sweet baby away!
Zhu Yuan frowned slightly after hearing the maid's words.
Before he could speak, he saw Zhen Wanwan's serious expression, which made him even more puzzled.
Seeing Zhu Yuan's conflicted expression, Zhen Wanwan said considerately, "Since the strategist has other matters to attend to, why don't you go ahead and do your work? Just have Uncle Zhang take us to the guest rooms."
Zhu Yuan shook his head and instructed Zhang Bo, "Get Zhou'er a new batch of maids. As for these other matters, you can handle them as you see fit!"
The maid was clearly stunned, staring at Zhu Yuan in disbelief. Why wasn't the strategist doing things her way?
Immediately afterwards, her face turned deathly pale, and she lowered her head without uttering a sound, not daring to kneel down and beg for help.
Uncle Zhang glanced at the maid and hurriedly nodded: "Yes! This servant will take care of it in a moment."
He had dealt with this kind of thing countless times. If the young prince hadn't come here, the master wouldn't have let him buy a batch of maids.
Unexpectedly, he misjudged her this time; this maid dared to be so audacious as to harbor inappropriate thoughts.
Thinking of this, Uncle Zhang glanced at Zhen Wanwan inadvertently.
The master has never been one to fawn over women, but since this lady has captured his attention so much, he must serve her well!
This time, his gaze toward Zhen Wanwan was even more respectful than before.
Zhen Wanwan glanced at Zhu Yuan without giving the maid a second look, and directly told Uncle Zhang to replace her, a hint of surprise in her eyes.
Zhu Yuan always appears cold and indifferent to others, but he is much gentler towards Zhen Wanwan.
"You must be tired from your journey. Take the children to your room and rest first. I'll have Uncle Zhang prepare a welcome-back feast for you later."
Zhen Wanwan snapped out of her daze and, under everyone's gaze, gave an awkward yet polite smile.
"Alright! Thank you very much, strategist!" After expressing her gratitude, she led the group to follow behind Uncle Zhang.
As for where Zhu Yuan went, Zhen Wanwan guessed that he might have gone to see his son!
Because she was preoccupied with something, Zhen Wanwan didn't notice her surroundings and just walked blankly to the door of her room.
Two maids were guarding outside the room. Upon seeing them, they knelt down and bowed.
"This maid, Xiao Tao, greets Madam!"
"This maid, Xiaohua, greets Madam!"
Uncle Zhang explained with a smile, "Madam, these two were specially sent to serve you. If you need anything, please just tell them."
Zhen Wanwan hurriedly helped the man up and took out some loose silver coins to give to Zhang Bo and the other two.
Now that they are temporarily residing in the Zhuyuan Mansion, social etiquette is essential.
The three men, Zhang Bo and his companions, looked flustered and dared not accept Zhen Wanwan's loose change.
He finally accepted it just before Zhen Wanwan was about to get angry.
Zhen Wanwan said kindly to Uncle Zhang, "I may need to stay here for a few days with my parents and brothers. Since we are all from the countryside, we don't know much about rules and regulations. If my family does anything wrong, I hope Uncle Zhang can be lenient."
Upon hearing this, Uncle Zhang hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Madam, please rest assured. You and your family should make yourselves at home here. The master has never been bound by any rules..."
Seeing that Uncle Zhang didn't seem to be lying, Zhen Wanwan felt much more at ease.
Although she didn't know Zhu Yuan's exact identity, just by looking at how respectful Lord Feng and these servants were to him, she could guess that his status must be very important.
She was afraid of breaking any rules of these wealthy ancient families, since they had no background and would be at the mercy of others.
Although the people of Zhuyuan seem alright so far, what if they are not?
The people behind Zhen Wanwan have been unable to relax since entering the manor.
He felt even more uncomfortable than when he was in the prefectural governor's office in Leling Prefecture.
The atmosphere here was too somber, and the hosts weren't familiar with each other.
They had at least spent several months fleeing famine with Madam Fang and had gone through hardships together.
Although he had almost no personal relationship with Madam Fang, he was still much closer to her than Zhu Yuan.
Now they are like frightened birds, trapped in a cage, at a loss.
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