Seeing the harmonious relationship between his wife and his eldest granddaughter, Marquis Cheng'en was in high spirits.
"Now that everyone is here, let's serve the food!"
The wife of Marquis Cheng'en held Zhou Qiongyue's hand with one hand and beckoned her promising grandson to the dining table with the other.
If men and women had not sat at separate tables, Lady Cheng'en would have definitely pulled Zhou Zhiyi to sit with her.
The meal was very harmonious. Marquis Cheng'en praised Zhou Zhiyi the whole time, and Marquis Cheng'en's wife Liu praised Zhou Qiongyue the whole time.
Even Sun, who was still the housekeeper, was polite to Zhou Qiongyue.
Zhou Qiongyue couldn't help but sigh in her heart, 'Power is really a good thing.'
Of course, Marquis Cheng'en's wife, Liu, also saw Marquis Cheng'en's initial worried look.
Liu groaned in her heart. She was partial, but not crazy.
Her eldest granddaughter is now a princess, how could she still treat her like that?
But it would be nice if the eldest granddaughter could help Fuer.
Everyone in the first house could guess what Liu was thinking, but they didn't care. As long as the surface harmony lasted, it was fine.
After all, filial piety is still very important in this era. If Liu really doesn't care, the first wife will be the one who will be passive.
Zhou Wenjun and Zhou Wenfu were also very happy, knowing that the better their eldest brother's family was doing, the more they would benefit. The Cheng'en Marquisate had not yet split up.
When people talk about the Cheng'en Marquis Mansion, of course they are talking about it as a whole.
Only Sun felt very sad. She had always been strong-willed, and she became even stronger after managing the family for several years.
But her husband is not ambitious and her son is still young, so there is no way to force her even if she wants to.
Of course, we didn’t disperse immediately after having lunch together. We definitely got together to chat.
Originally, everyone was chatting about Yuan An and the trivial matters in the mansion, and the atmosphere was quite good.
Lady Liu, wife of Marquis Cheng'en, has been giving subtle glances to Lady Sun from the third family.
Sun had no choice but to say, "Yue'er and Yi'er, you two have made your mark now, so you should help your Third Uncle."
Zhou Wenjun originally wanted to stop Sun, but when he thought about the prosperous life of the first and second wives, he was also envious.
Now that Sun was willing to take the lead, he took the opportunity to see his elder brother's attitude.
Zhou Qiongyue didn't refuse outright. Instead, she smiled and asked, "Oh, how does Third Aunt want me and my brother to help?"
Although Sun wanted her husband to be an official, she knew Zhou Wenfu's talents and did not pick a specific position.
"There are so many empty seats in Yuan'an. Just find one for your uncle. Your uncle and I will remember your kindness."
Upon seeing this, Zhou Zhiyi immediately reported a few unimportant, low-ranking officials, all of whom were specially appointed for the dandy sons of noble families.
You just have to show up for work every day, and there's nothing much to do. Generally speaking, there's not much of a future in this job, but as long as you work diligently, you'll eventually get promoted.
Zhou Wencan smiled and agreed with his son, "These positions are indeed suitable for my third brother."
"Third brother, why don't you give it a try?" Zhou Wenjun also agreed.
Zhou Wenjun is also very promising. He has steadily advanced in official career and has already reached the fourth rank.
It sounds like it's only one rank higher than Zhou Zhiyi, but even in Yuan'an, this position is already among the ranks of high-ranking officials. If it is placed outside, it would be an even more important position.
Sun pursed her lips in disappointment. These people in the first house were not good people.
Sun originally thought that no matter what position it was, she would be satisfied with just one. However, she really didn't like the ones Zhou Zhiyi recommended.
This time, without Liu's urging, Sun took the initiative to retort:
"Maybe Yi'er has only been in the officialdom for a short time and doesn't have that many connections. Yue'er, do you have anything good?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, Third Aunt? I am the same as you, a woman in the inner palace. How can I get an official position?" There was no way Zhou Qiongyue would take on this hot potato.
My grandfather had tried to find connections for my third uncle before, but my third uncle either looked down on him, did a terrible job, or was always late and left early.
As a result, even if my grandfather wanted to use his connections, there was no good position for my third uncle. Just when my grandfather had his eye on a position, it would be taken or suddenly no longer needed.
In short, everyone now has a tacit understanding that whenever Marquis Cheng'en mentions his third son, they all say the same thing, "I don't know, I don't understand, I haven't heard of it, and I can't make the decision."
Of course, there were still some unimportant, unpromising, and low-ranking positions that some people were willing to give face to Marquis Cheng'en. However, Marquis Cheng'en and his wife felt that those positions were not worthy of their good son.
Zhou Wenfu himself didn't really want to be an official. He found it boring and felt that officials were hypocritical. He would rather spend his days eating and drinking with a few friends and listening to music when he felt like it.
However, Zhou Wenfu felt that if there was a good position, he would be willing to condescend to take it.
Sun Shi understood that her niece was rejecting her. But she was unwilling to accept it. Her mother-in-law only had three daughters-in-law, so why should she be the one with the most insecurity?
"What about the prince?"
"The prince has gone to the camp outside the capital. We haven't seen him for ten days or half a month. And the prince himself doesn't want to go to court, so he doesn't know about this."
Zhou Qiongyue's refusal was even more obvious.
Zhou Wenfu knew that nothing better would happen after Zhou Qiongyue and Zhou Zhiyi had said this. He felt a little disappointed, but only slightly. He really didn't want to get up early every day to go on duty.
So Zhou Wenfu scolded Sun in a low voice, "What do you, a woman from the inner house, know?"
After Zhou Wenfu scolded Sun, he smiled and said to Zhou Wencan and Zhou Wenjun, "Big brother, second brother, don't listen to Sun. I don't have my mind set on officialdom."
Zhou Wencan and Zhou Wenjun nodded without comment. Zhou Wenjun couldn't help but give them a few words of advice. "Third brother, don't be offended by your second brother's nagging. It's okay if you don't want to work hard. But you still have to train the next generation."
Just imagine, if your son succeeds in life, your life will be even better.”
If Zhou Wenjun didn't want to have to clean up the mess for the third house in the future, he wouldn't have reminded his third brother.
Zhou Wenjun sincerely hopes that there will be someone who can support the third room and a sober person to take care of the third brother and his wife.
Zhou Wenfu wasn't that stupid. He knew his second brother was really thinking about him when he said that. He smiled at his second brother, Zhou Wenjun, and said, "Thank you, second brother. I understand."
Liu was about to say something more, but was stopped by the look from Marquis Cheng'en. She could only reluctantly give up.
Marquis Cheng'en had already had a falling out with the eldest brother and his son in the front yard that morning, and he didn't want to have another falling out in front of his granddaughter.
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