Cheng really liked this sister-in-law, so she was happy to make clothes for Chang'er and Kang'er. Moreover, this sister-in-law was also very kind to Rong'er.
Cheng smiled and joked, "Then my two nephews are all thanks to their mother."
Cheng was in an obviously good mood at this time. Although her husband was going to be sent to Quanzhou to be an official, she was promoted to the fourth rank at such a young age. Who among the young ladies of Yuan'an would not envy her now?
"Hehe, sister-in-law is still good to me! Unlike mother, now she is only partial to those two boys Chang'er and Kang'er."
After Zhou Qiongyue finished complaining, she looked at her mother Jin with pretended pride.
Jin knew her daughter was just joking, so she didn't go along with her. "How old are you? You're still competing for your own son's favor? Do you have the nerve to tell others about this?"
Zhou Qiongyue looked at Jin confidently: "No matter how old she is, she is still your daughter!"
Cheng also smiled and echoed Zhou Qiongyue's words, "Sister, you are right!"
As Jin looked at her daughter whispering with her eldest daughter-in-law, her expression softened.
Her son and daughter are promising, and her daughter-in-law is also a good girl, so Jin can't be in a bad mood.
Zhou Qiongyue sat for a while and then asked hurriedly, "Mom, where are my dad and big brother?"
The reason why Zhou Qiongyue was so sure that her father was not on duty was because her eldest brother was about to be sent out for business, and her father would definitely take a leave of absence to stay at home and explain the precautions to her eldest brother.
"They're all in the front yard! Your grandfather is here too! If you need help with your father and eldest brother, go find them in the front yard!"
Jin felt that her daughter, given her status, should be aware of the outside world and official affairs. Therefore, after Zhou Qiongyue got married, Jin never stopped her from going to the front yard.
She had stopped it before because after all, the Cheng'en Marquisate was not headed by the Crown Prince and she, and she didn't want her daughter to cause trouble for no reason.
Zhou Qiongyue did not hide it, mainly because she felt that this matter should be made known to her sister-in-law openly.
It would be bad if this caused misunderstandings between the eldest brother and his wife, so Zhou Qiongyue said directly: "I actually just happened to buy a tea garden in Quanzhou, and I want my eldest brother to help me look after it. It would be even better if you can spare some time to help me manage it."
Jin refused without a second thought, "Your elder brother is going to take up his post, he doesn't have time to care about your messy affairs.
If you're really worried, I'll go to Quanzhou in person to help you out later!"
Jin refused so bluntly on behalf of her son because she didn't want to create a rift between her daughter and Cheng. After all, if Zhou Zhiyi's work was delayed because of such a small matter, even if Cheng was generous, she would still have a problem with it.
Seeing that her mother-in-law really wanted to go, Cheng quickly took over the matter and said to her husband, "How can I trouble you, mother? It's just a small matter for my sister. I can send someone to take care of it when I get there. Don't worry, sister and mother!"
Cheng Shi felt that even if she was asked to help her sister-in-law, she would be willing to do so, not to mention her husband. Not to mention that her sister-in-law and her husband had always had a good relationship. Her sister-in-law also had nothing to say about her and Rong'er.
Besides, this is not a big deal. As long as we don’t let the slaves bully the master, it will be fine.
And Cheng felt that if her mother-in-law left, she would be alone in the mansion facing her grandmother. She felt that she couldn't do it! It would be better for her husband to be busy.
It’s not that her father and mother want to keep her in the mansion, but her husband’s appointment was made in a hurry, and they don’t know what the situation is in Quanzhou, and Rong’er is still young.
Due to various reasons, Zhou Zhiyi had to go first. After things in Quanzhou were on track, she and Rong Ge'er would go there.
"Since your sister-in-law said it's no problem, you can go to the front yard to find your father and elder brother! Your sister-in-law and I are busy right now!" Jin pointed to the things piled up in the house and the yard. They all needed to be packed up and taken to Quanzhou for the eldest son Zhou Zhiyi.
Cheng immediately agreed with her mother's words. It was mainly because she and her mother were directing people to pack up, and it was really not convenient to trouble her sister-in-law to help.
"Yes, sister, go to the front yard to play with father and your eldest brother."
Seeing that her mother and sister-in-law were chasing her away, Zhou Qiongyue stood up obediently and said, "Then I'll go to the front yard to find my father and brother!"
Zhou Qiongyue had already reached the gate of the courtyard when she turned back and added, "Oh, by the way, I also brought some things with me. Mother and sister-in-law can take a look and give whatever they think is suitable to Big Brother."
Jin waved her hand at Zhou Qiongyue in feigned disdain, "Okay, your sister-in-law and I will take care of it. Please don't get in the way here."
Zhou Qiongyue felt that her mother must have something to tell her sister-in-law alone, so she wanted to send her away.
So Zhou Qiongyue took people to the front yard to find her father and elder brother without even looking back.
In fact, Jin was thinking about her eldest son's bright future. Now he was going to Quanzhou again. He might not come back for five to ten years.
She wanted her daughter to strengthen the bond between siblings before her eldest son left, so that if anything happened in the future, there would be someone to protect her.
Jin knew very well that when things got tough, both her brothers from her natal family, who she had feelings for, and her brothers from her natal family who she had no feelings for, would support her, and there would be many ways to go about it.
However, the daughter and her eldest brother had always had a good relationship. Jin just let them spend more time together and didn't say anything to her daughter. A brother-sister relationship is best left to its own devices; being too deliberate can only harm it.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't think too much about it. She happily led her people to her father's study in the front yard. As a result, she was told outside Zhou Wencan's study that her father and eldest brother were in her grandfather's study.
Zhou Qiongyue turned around and took people to the study of her grandfather, Marquis Cheng'en.
Before she arrived, the three people in the Cheng'en Marquis' study knew that Zhou Qiongyue was coming. The atmosphere in the study instantly became less tense than before.
In fact, it was mainly because Marquis Cheng'en asked Zhou Zhiyi why he was suddenly promoted. Zhou Zhiyi could only say that the second prince and Prince Fu'an spoke well of him in front of the emperor.
Zhou Zhiyi went to Quanzhou to serve as the prefect this time, but he had a secret mission on hand and he certainly couldn't tell his grandfather everything.
Otherwise, if my grandfather forces someone in, it will ruin the emperor's plan. Not only can he not afford it, but the entire Cheng'en Marquisate cannot afford it either.
But even though Zhou Zhiyi said this, Marquis Cheng'en was only silent for a short while, "What do you think about your third uncle serving under you as a 'Tongzhi'?
You also know your third uncle. There has been no suitable position for him in Yuan'an in recent years. Let him go to Quanzhou to help you."
Zhou Wencan and Zhou Zhiyi were both stunned when they heard this. Zhou Wenfu hadn't even passed the examination to become a scholar, yet he was going to become a 'Tongzhi' in one breath, which was the fifth rank.
Even Zhou Zhiyu, who was born in the second class, is still only a county magistrate of the seventh rank.
Zhou Wencan was shivering with cold air at this moment, and sneered, "Dad, you wouldn't be drunk this morning, would you? You're already old, you should take care of yourself."
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