Chapter 593 Zhou Xinrou arranges the marriage of the young women in her family!
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Huang Yu was eager to make a contribution and didn't want to listen to Zhou Xinrou's self-righteous arrangements, so she left without telling her.
Even so, not long after she left the city, a group of people quietly followed her.
Fool, what if she arouses suspicion by bringing people from the imperial court with her this time?
They're more trouble than they're worth.
"You guys go first, I'll catch up with you in a bit!"
Huang Yu made an excuse to stay, and after finding the people who were following him, he immediately reprimanded them.
"Didn't she say she didn't have many men with her?"
The guard leading the group cautiously replied, "We are just following orders. As for how many more men there are, we don't know."
Huang Yu felt a bit annoyed; the way these people treated her was exactly how Zhou Xinrou treated her.
Zhou Xinrou indeed didn't take her, the young mistress, seriously.
"You all stay away from me, so my people don't find out. They are all people from the imperial court, and some of them may be people sent by Shen Lanxi to monitor me."
The guards immediately obeyed.
When they set off again, Huang Yu could no longer see those people.
On the other side
Zhou Xinrou is fulfilling her duties as the head of the household and is currently choosing husbands for the women in the family.
She summoned Madam Shen, Madam Liu, and Madam Miao.
At first, the three of them were a little uncomfortable, but after a while, seeing that Zhou Xinrou was really wholeheartedly concerned about her mother's marriage, they became less reserved.
“Sister-in-law, isn’t it a bad idea to marry Yuan Tang off to another place?” Madam Miao spoke up for Shen Yuan Tang, since her grandson was still being looked after by Shen Yuan Tang.
Zhou Xinrou: "The Zhou family of Nanliang is a royal family. Although the bloodline is somewhat distant, His Majesty has not taken back the fiefdom. Moreover, after several generations of accumulation, the Zhou family of Nanliang is not as rich as a country, but it is more prosperous than ordinary royal families."
“If Yuan Tang marries into that family, she will not only enjoy endless wealth and honor, but she will also be able to help His Majesty appease the clans of Southern Liang.”
These words are impeccable, but the princess is, after all, Yuan Tang's birth mother. Southern Liang is such a far place, and it takes several months to travel back and forth. If Yuan Tang marries there, she may not see her for several years.
Is the princess really willing to do that?
She only has two daughters, Lanxi and Yuantang.
"What did the eldest son say? Is he willing?" Old Madam Shen asked.
Zhou Xinrou: "He is naturally willing to help the family if his daughter can."
The elders naturally wouldn't say anything, but the younger generation might.
Ever since the elders gathered together, everyone in the family has been watching them closely.
What they talked about would naturally reach the ears of everyone in the house very quickly.
"A princess, indeed. I never expected her to be this kind of person."
"What kind of mother is she who uses her own daughter's marriage to pave the way for another daughter?"
"It wasn't just her daughter; they also discussed our marriage."
“When we got married for the first time, we didn’t help our families. This time, we might not be able to.”
"She only sides with her eldest daughter and never thinks about us."
The younger generation was already complaining, but Zhou Xinrou had arranged everything perfectly.
"To avoid being accused of bias, I'll marry my own children to people in remote areas, and arrange for the others to stay in the capital."
Zhou Xinrou's words surprised the others.
Is she serious?
That can't be right.
Who would be so cruel to their own daughter?
Marrying so far away, she might be mistreated without her family even knowing. Many daughters who marry far away die in their husband's home without their families knowing, still believing their daughter is doing very well there.
“You each have daughters returning home; choose from the families listed on these nameplates.”
"Those who choose well will be helpful to your respective rooms from now on!"
That's true.
“We older people think more comprehensively than the children. They only see the present moment and don’t think about the future. But they are still young, so we, as elders, should help them out more.”
"Sister-in-law is right."
"Sister-in-law is right."
“Sister-in-law, Yuan Hao’s wife has been gone for some time now. Could you talk to His Majesty and ask him not to observe mourning for so long? How can a man manage without a woman to take care of him?”
Zhou Xinrou nodded: "I'll write a letter in a bit and have someone send it to the palace."
Ms. Miao had no further opinions.
However, Old Madam Shen has something to say.
“Princess, in principle, there are some things that I shouldn’t trouble you with. But now I’m getting old and my health isn’t what it used to be.”
Zhou Xinrou said politely, "Mother, please speak freely!"
Seeing that she did not object, Madam Shen said tactfully, "We can't just focus on arranging marriages for the younger generation in the family. They need someone to care for them, and the rooms of the elders can't be empty either."
Zhou Xinrou thought for a moment and immediately understood who she was referring to.
"Why haven't I seen my fourth brother lately? Is he busy with something?"
Madam Shen was taken aback, but her sons did come to her room to pay their respects every day.
"Isn't the fourth brother home?"
Liu said bluntly, "It's not that he's not home now, he's often away from home."
Having known Liu and her mother-in-law for many years, Madam Shen had a thorough understanding of her.
When she speaks in such a sarcastic tone, something's definitely going on.
"Liu, do you know something? Tell me quickly!"
...
Another secret report came from Tianjin; it was still news about Seventh Brother.
The situation there is chaotic now, and we can't let Seventh Brother risk his life to deliver messages for her again.
She picked up her pen and wrote a few words, then sent them out by carrier pigeon as quickly as possible.
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Under Yuan Lang's persuasion, many gentry members flocked to Zhou Ruyuan.
Zhou Ruyuan bestowed official titles and land upon them.
On the map of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was divided into several sections by circles drawn with a pen. The newly made map now looked somewhat riddled with holes and messy.
"Grand Preceptor, this land is too small, and the soil is not fertile enough. I want the Jiangdong region." A newly arrived noble family circled a large area with charcoal.
Yuan Lang's face was somewhat unpleasant. This man had brought few soldiers, but his appetite was enormous.
They took away the most fertile land in Jiangdong with just a few words.
“No, this land is the most expansive place in the entire Jiangdong region. The troops you brought can only be given to you at most one-third of the land.”
The Liu family, a prominent clan, refused to accept this.
“I have ten thousand men under my command, and they are well-equipped with armor, weapons, and fine horses. One-third of them as disciples is too few.”
Yuan Lang's eyes darted around, and he said, "If you really want that piece, it's not impossible, but there's a condition."
"What are the conditions?"
"Incorporate those ten thousand soldiers and their equipment into my Great Zhou army."
The Liu family, a prominent clan, immediately denied it.
“No, those soldiers are the ones my family raised with great difficulty to protect our family members, they cannot be included in the Great Zhou Army.”
Yuan Lang sneered. These aristocratic families only thought about coming to divide up the benefits, but they didn't want to put in any effort. Did they want to fatten them up so that they could turn around and devour their master?
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