Chen Zhaoci and Ning Shi sat in the carriage on their way back to the mansion. Ning Shi lifted the curtain, looked at the bustling street outside, and whispered to Chen Zhaoci, "This Miss Zhou seems to be a very capable person. Our eldest young lady needs someone like her to handle her."
This was a matter between Ning Shi and Xu Shao, and Chen Zhaoci didn't really want to get involved. Chen Zhaoci knew Xu Shao's true identity. Although Xu Rao had said that Xu Shao's existence was permitted, who could guarantee that Xu Shao's identity wouldn't cause trouble for Zhou Junhong in the future? After all, she was of royal blood, and in such an awkward position. If she were to be used by someone with ulterior motives, it might really cause a bloodbath.
Seeing that Chen Zhaoci was unwilling to respond, Ning sighed and said, "The Yongping Marquis's mansion is not a good place. Fortunately, Xing'er is a good person. I think he and this Miss Zhou can complement each other in terms of personality. How can the two of them not live a good life together?"
Chen Zhaoci nodded and said, "This Miss Zhou is naturally a good person at managing her life. No matter where she is, as long as she wants to live a good life, she can always make herself live a good life. It's just that the troublesome things at the Yongping Marquis's mansion are really too troublesome."
Ning sighed and said, "Who says otherwise? Their household has been living beyond its means for many years. Our eldest aunt's dowry was all poured into that pit. And the heir of the Marquis of Yongping is a spendthrift. A few days ago, I heard that our eldest aunt ransacked the heir of the Marquis of Yongping's study and took all the valuables back with her. It was all because of our young master's marriage that no one in the household dared to say anything. If you ask me, if our eldest aunt had been this ruthless a few years ago, things wouldn't have come to this."
Chen Zhaoci just smiled and said, "I know you're not one to meddle in other people's business. This time, it was thanks to the help of our Third Master that we were able to betroth Miss Zhou to Xing-ge. Anyway, I really like this Miss Zhou. Don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Miss Zhou in the future in the capital. I will help her in any way I can."
Hearing Ning's righteous words, Chen Zhaoci couldn't help but laugh and said, "Sister-in-law, what are you doing? We are relatives. Our eldest aunt and our young master are siblings, even if the bones are broken, they are still connected. It's just that our eldest aunt herself can't stand up on her own, so she thought of helping Xing'er find a wife who can stand up on her own. It's not just you, everyone in our mansion should help this young couple."
Hearing Chen Zhaoci's words, Ning smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Third Sister-in-law, you really know how to talk."
They've been sisters-in-law for over twenty years, so they know each other's temperaments very well. Plus, Chen Zhaoci's branch of the family will eventually separate and live independently. Thinking about it carefully, neither branch has actually done anything to harm the other's interests.
Back home, Chen Zhaoci changed her clothes and was looking at her notes on the kang table when Xu Bai came running in. Chen Zhaoci saw that he was sweating from running, so she quickly put down what she was holding and found a handkerchief to wipe his sweat.
Xu Bai grabbed the handkerchief from Chen Zhaoci's hand, wiped his sweat haphazardly a couple of times, and said, "Mom, I don't need to pat myself to wipe my sweat, it's too womanly."
Chen Zhaoci threw the handkerchief at Xu Bai and said, "Where did you learn these words from? How can they be so awful?"
Seeing Chen Zhaoci's expression change, Xu Bai quickly grabbed a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from his forehead, sat down next to Chen Zhaoci, and said with a fawning smile, "Mother, look at you, I just said it casually, why did you change your expression? Come on, Mother, smile first, you look especially beautiful when you smile."
Chen Zhaoci couldn't help but laugh and said, "Where did you come from? What happened to you?"
Xu Bai has been frequenting Xu Zhi's shop lately. He's been figuring out how to improve the ovens and other utensils in the shop, and he's quite enjoying it.
Xu Bai said with a smile, "I went with my older brother to see my cousin. Mom, isn't my cousin getting married soon? I heard the bride came from Liaodong. When will you take me to see my new cousin's wife?"
Chen Zhaoci said expressionlessly, "I just came back from your new cousin's place. I probably won't be going before the wedding."
Xu Bai listened and said with some disappointment, "Look at you, why didn't you take me with you? I was thinking of going to see this new cousin-in-law first."
Chen Zhaoci said, "Didn't you see them when we were in Liaodong? Why do you want to visit them now? They're busy getting married, how can they have time to entertain you?"
Xu Bai sighed and said, "Mother, when we were in Liaodong, how would I know that Miss Zhou would marry my cousin? I didn't even get a good look at what Miss Zhou looked like. Qingqing said that Miss Zhou was very beautiful, and I saw that my cousin was very excited when he talked about his future wife. So I thought I would go and see what my future sister-in-law was like."
Seeing that Xu Bai had been quite undisciplined lately, Chen Zhaoci couldn't help but remind him, "Little Seven, let me remind you, if you don't study and practice martial arts properly and are busy with these things all day long, what will you do when your older brother tests you?"
Xu Bai said in surprise, "Mom, I've been going out with my older brother these past two days. My older brother knows I've been quite busy lately, so why is he testing my studies?"
Chen Zhaoci couldn't help but worry about her youngest son's intelligence. Who was Xu Di? Xu Bai had been his younger brother for seven or eight years, so why couldn't he remember? Was he the kind of person who would show you any mercy? What's more, he always liked to nitpick at Xu Bai's shortcomings, and Xu Bai had been tricked by his older brother more than once or twice, yet he never learned his lesson.
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