Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu's coordinated attack left Jing Zhe speechless. He shrugged, deciding to play it safe and not get involved in a women's war.
Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu complained for a while, mainly about how Mu Qingren was jealous of Zhou Ziqiong's constant support for Jing Zhe at Juxianlou yesterday. So she kept making sarcastic remarks to Zhou Ziqiong, but in the end, Jing Zhe still wrote the best poem for Mu Qingren, which must have made Zhou Ziqiong resentful.
Therefore, after Zhou Ziqiong's status was reversed and she became their sister-in-law, she began to suppress and retaliate against them. Jing Zhe dared not say anything and, along with Zhang Xiaoyu, became bystanders. After the two of them had complained for a long time and their anger gradually subsided, Zhang Xiaoyu asked with a surprised look: "Miss Zhou... is Sixth Sister?"
When Jing Zhe and Zhou Ziqiong recognized each other in the morning, Zhang Xiaoyu was still sleeping upstairs. When Jing Zhe returned to Juxianlou, he didn't have time to tell her because he was busy dealing with the trivial matters in the building. So when Mu Qingren and her apprentice were talking back and forth at first, Zhang Xiaoyu was just watching the show. But as she watched, she felt something was wrong.
After hearing her question, Jing Zhe smiled and explained, "Yes, I only found out this morning. She is my sixth sister!"
Zhang Xiaoyu nodded, her expression changing from surprise to relief. No wonder she felt a sense of familiarity and warmth upon seeing Zhou Ziqiong; it turned out to be her sixth sister!
It seems her intuition is quite accurate!
After learning Zhou Ziqiong's true identity, Zhang Xiaoyu was much more at ease than Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu.
Looking at the sky outside, Jing Zhe reminded them, "Are you going or not? If you don't leave soon, it will be too late, and you won't be able to go even if you want to!"
"..."
Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu then woke up.
"Go, why wouldn't you go?"
"Oh dear, it's so late, why didn't you remind me sooner?"
"..."
No matter how much the two complained about Zhou Ziqiong, the new bride was still afraid of her sister-in-law deep down, so she hurried to the Zhou family home.
...
Fearing it would be too late, Jing Zhe picked up Zhang Xiaoyu after leaving Wuxian Pavilion and flew towards the Zhou family with Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu. They arrived in no time.
Zhou Ziqiong was standing in the courtyard waiting for them.
"Sixth Sister, we're here!"
Jing Zhe smiled.
"Sixth Sister..."
Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu also quickly called out, since they had met Zhou Ziqiong that morning and knew each other's identities. They were afraid that if they called out too late, Zhou Ziqiong would find fault with them.
"Sixth...Sixth Sister..."
Zhang Xiaoyu learned about Zhou Ziqiong's true identity at Wuxian Pavilion. Although she had accepted it, she was still a little dazed when they met again.
Zhou Ziqiong nodded after listening, then stepped forward, smiling as she took Zhang Xiaoyu's hand: "I knew it! I felt an instant connection with Xiaoyu the moment I saw her. Turns out, Xiaoyu is family with me!"
"..."
Seeing Zhou Ziqiong so close to Zhang Xiaoyu, Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu felt a pang of envy for no apparent reason.
At this moment, Zhou Ziqiong, holding Zhang Xiaoyu's hand, glanced at Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu's empty hands, pouted, and said, "I told Zhe'er, we're all family, no need to be polite, you don't need to bring anything when you come to our home!"
"..."
Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu weren't fools either. Zhou Ziqiong was practically pointing at their heads and saying, "You came here without bringing anything, don't you have any manners?" She immediately felt incredibly embarrassed.
Mu Qingren was alright, as she rarely came into contact with the mortal world because she had been staying at Wuxian Pavilion for many years and didn't know much about these things. But Wang Yingqiu was different; she knew these etiquettes very well. When visiting a man's home for the first time, she should bring some gifts.
However, this time was a special case. They had wasted some time at Wuxian Pavilion and were afraid of being late, so they flew straight over and completely forgot about buying anything!
Therefore, it was indeed their lack of courtesy this time.
But Zhou Ziqiong insisted, "Don't be shy, you don't need to bring anything when you come to my house," leaving her no chance to explain.
She could only blush, lower her head, and twist her hands together, just like Mu Qingren, like a little girl who had done something wrong.
Jing Zhe couldn't stand it any longer and stepped forward, saying, "Sixth Sister isn't entirely right. Even though we're family, if you come all this way, you should at least buy something for Uncle, even if you don't buy anything for Sixth Sister."
At this point, he immediately changed the subject: "It's just that Sixth Sister's notification was too rushed. The two of them insisted on buying things, but where can we buy them in the dark? We wandered around the city for half a day but couldn't find anything suitable to buy as gifts, otherwise we wouldn't have come so late. The two of them even complained about it!"
Jing Zhe's words effectively shifted all the blame onto Zhou Ziqiong, saving face for Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu.
Zhang Xiaoyu chimed in from the side, "Me too! Sixth Sister, Xiaoyu also wanted to buy something, but it was too late, and we wandered around outside for so long without finding a suitable place. Next time we come, we'll definitely bring gifts!"
"..."
Zhang Xiaoyu's interruption undoubtedly confirmed Jing Zhe's words, and at the same time made Zhou Ziqiong feel like she was chasing after someone for gifts. She was immediately embarrassed and pointed at Jing Zhe, complaining, "You're so disobedient! I told you that since we're family, you shouldn't bring anything when you come. Why did you go out and buy it?"
"Hehe, it's my fault, it's my fault..."
Jing Zhe quickly took full responsibility upon himself, thus defusing the awkward situation.
"My dear nephew has arrived?"
At this moment, Zhou Gui came out of the house.
Now that Jing Zhe has come to Ruzhou, Zhou Gui should do his best to be a good host. Although Jing Zhe was invited to stay for lunch, according to Anguo's tradition, only the evening banquet can be considered the main event.
So in the evening, he sent Zhou Ziqiong to Juxianlou to find Jing Zhe, but not long after, Zhou Ziqiong returned alone, and then sent Huaqin out again.
He asked, and Zhou Ziqiong only said that Jing Zhe was working outside and hadn't returned yet. She asked Huaqin to inform him again. Zhou Gui didn't think much of it and quickly went to the kitchen to have someone prepare.
They waited for a very long time, almost half an hour.
However, Zhou Gui had no complaints. After all, Jing Zhe was a second-rank official, whose rank was much higher than that of Yu Li, the governor of Ruzhou. Such a person must be very busy, so it was only right to wait for him.
Having finally heard that Jing Zhe had arrived, but hadn't come inside yet, Zhou Gui quickly came out to greet him. However, it seemed that Jing Zhe hadn't come alone; there were three young women standing beside him…
Zhou Gui was a little curious, so he called out as he walked up.
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