Chapter 460 The official position in the capital has been taken by someone else
The shopkeeper walked in, looked at her, frowned and said, "You've clearly run into bad luck. You should leave here and go home as soon as possible."
Ma Tao'er gradually regained consciousness. Before the innkeeper could speak again, she quickly got up, packed her luggage, and left the inn.
The shopkeeper was stunned for a moment, "This girl really runs fast."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at the silver on the table, took it in his hand, and said with a smile, "Alright, enough silver is fine."
Inside the Zhou family home, Aunt Zhou looked around from the doorway, then smiled and came inside, asking Du Wanchun and Nan Fengling, "Didn't Ma Tao'er clamor to marry into our family yesterday? Why is she nowhere to be seen now?"
Nan Fengling laughed and said, "Mother, are you still hoping for her to come?"
Aunt Zhou quickly shook her head and waved her hands, saying, "No, no, I don't want her to come."
As she spoke, she walked to Du Wanchun's side, "I just find it strange that yesterday she was desperately trying to get married, but today she's all quiet."
Nan Fengling looked at Du Wanchun, suppressing a laugh, and said to Aunt Zhou, "Perhaps she has come to a realization that being a concubine outside is better than being a widow in the Zhou family."
Aunt Zhou thought it made sense and laughed, "It's good that I worried for nothing. Now that Granny Ma is gone, no one will doubt our identities anymore."
Nan Fengling nodded in agreement. "That's right."
At this moment, as if she had thought of something, she asked Du Wanchun, "Is my elder brother going back to the capital to take up his post?"
Du Wanchun paused for a moment before replying, "The Emperor did indeed send a message, requesting that he go to the capital to take up his post after the New Year."
"Then why aren't you moving?" Nan Fengling asked.
Du Wanchun said with a calm expression, "There's been a slight mishap in the capital."
Aunt Zhou immediately came over and asked, "What happened?"
Du Wanchun had learned the news from Zhou Ruiyuan last night and hadn't had a chance to tell everyone yet. Since they had all asked, she said directly, "The emperor has acquired another beauty these past few days. The beauty's brother was originally a fifth-rank official, but he has been promoted to Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice these past few days."
"Official positions in the court are highly sought after; if this position is filled, others will have to wait. In addition, this year, you have brought great benefits to the people of Cheng'an County, so the Emperor has decided to retain you as magistrate for another year."
For some reason, upon hearing this news, Aunt Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.
Now that Du Wanchun is pregnant, going to the capital would only cause unnecessary trouble, so it's better to postpone it.
Zhou Ruiyuan thought the same way; he wanted to wait until Du Wanchun gave birth before making a decision.
They were all thinking about Du Wanchun's health.
However, Du Wanchun was not idle. In addition to driving Ma Tao'er away, she was also planning to open a few more rouge shops.
The Zhou family now receives money every day, enough to last for generations.
However, recruiting soldiers and buying horses requires money, a lot of money.
Half a month later, Du Wanchun reopened her two rouge shops in the Northern Di Kingdom.
Because she was pregnant, she did not go herself and entrusted Tao Yaofang and Zhou Quanqian to take care of her.
Zhou Quan also wanted to take his wife out to see more of the world and was very willing to go.
When Du Wanchun saw them off, she gave Zhou Quan a letter and asked him to pass it on to Xiao Qing'er.
The letter was written by Xiao Mianmian.
Little Mianmian can now write some words. The letter doesn't contain much, but every word is to the point.
Du Wanchun didn't open the letter; she simply handed it to Zhou Quan and asked him to deliver it.
Zhou Quan took it in his hand, carefully tucked it into his bosom, and left with his wife with a big smile on his face.
Tao Yaofang's departure with Zhou Quan further dashed any hopes the Tao family might have had of her.
Du Wanchun returned home, and Nan Fengling played with Xiao Mianmian and Xiao Dongdong in the house.
The laughter of the three could be heard even outside the courtyard.
Lian'er was helping Granny Zhuang pick vegetable leaves in the kitchen. Hearing the laughter, she put her vegetable basket in the yard to pick some vegetables.
The Zhou family doesn't have many rules, and there aren't many master-servant relationships.
Whether it was Granny Zhuang, Lian'er, or Xiao Liuzi, they were all family to Aunt Zhou and the others.
When Lian'er saw Du Wanchun return, she quickly wiped her hands and strode over, saying, "Manager Du, next time you go out, you must have Xiao Liu accompany you."
Du Wanchun said with a smile, "Little Liu went out with me, but hasn't he come back yet?"
Lian'er looked into the house and shook her head, saying, "I haven't seen him come back."
Du Wanchun's smile faded slightly. "Then let's wait a bit."
Lian'er was somewhat uneasy, and she didn't see Xiao Liuzi return by nightfall.
Du Wanchun had just fallen asleep when she heard Lian'er knocking on the door, "Manager Du, are you asleep yet?"
Hearing the sound, Du Wanchun slowly got out of bed, went to the door, and asked, "What happened, Lian'er?"
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