Chapter 1677 Live Longer

In the carriage of Zhou Houfu, Minghui held his chin up and said, "Sister, you are so direct."

Yuwen chuckled, "It would save trouble to just go straight to someone like Zhuo Guyu."

Minghui was speechless, "You only said that you offended me but didn't explain."

"Anyway, he will know why when the third sister reaches the age of 15."

Recently, the news about headwear has spread among the young ladies in Beijing. Ye Ying doesn't dare to tell it on her own initiative. Zhuo Guyu is a man and would not know about it. But when the third sister comes of age, she will not be able to keep it secret anymore.

Ming Hui shuddered, "Don't offend a woman, no matter who you offend. No wonder they say women are as sharp as needles when they are small."

Yu Wen was too lazy to talk to Ming Hui, so she closed her eyes and took a rest.

Zhulan followed them home. Minghui and Yuwen were stunned. Zhulan waved to her grandchildren and walked past them into the yard.

Yuwen blinked her eyes. Grandma knows everything.

At the Yong'an Mansion, Zhuo Guyu lost face today. For someone who cares so much about his reputation, he couldn't help but get angry when he got home.

Ye Ying was startled. "You were so happy to go out today. Did Master Wu make things difficult for you?"

Zhuo Guyu was satisfied with his wife and told her what happened today, "It was intentionally targeting me."

The tea in Ye Ying's hand spilled. She had not been having a good time these past few days, fearing that her deeds would reach her mother-in-law's ears. Fortunately, her mother-in-law was not feeling well recently and had not been out of the house. She thought that after a few days, the matter would fade away and no one would mention it.

Zhuo Guyu asked concernedly, "Did it get burned?"

Ye Ying wiped the tea off her hands with a towel and said, "No."

"Your hands are red from lying."

"The tea wasn't hot after a while. It wasn't really hot at all."

Zhuo Guyu checked to make sure everything was fine before putting his hand down. "Be careful."

Ye Ying moved her mouth but didn't say anything in the end. She regretted getting the hairdo made. She really didn't expect that the county lord was not targeting her but her husband instead. If she had known this earlier, she should not have been jealous of the county lord.

She recalled what her mother-in-law had let slip after the engagement and pinched her handkerchief.

There are too many people in the capital who look down on Zhuo Guyu. Zhuo Guyu's high profile in the past has made him a child of other people's families. I don't know how many young masters secretly resent him and are annoyed by Zhuo Guyu's ostentation. Today's fun is enough to make people laugh for a long time.

In a blink of an eye, it was Yudie's coming-of-age day, and Zhou Houfu invited many guests to witness it.

Many women from the capital came, and Guo, the future mother-in-law, was the first to arrive. Seeing Guo's happy look, Zhulan said, "I want to keep Yudie for a few more years."

Guo said, "Madam, I am looking forward to marrying my son-in-law as soon as possible!"

Zhulan smiled but said nothing. Guo was really afraid that Zhou Houfu would keep Yudie for a few more years. "Don't scare me. If you keep Yudie for a few more years, my Yuanbo will get so many beatings!"

Zhu Lan laughed out loud, "If they really get married, they will get beaten up a lot by Yuan Bo."

Guo smiled and said, "It's different when you're married. He's just messing around with his own things."

Before getting married, she has to help with the arrangements, but after getting married, her son has to rely on himself to be filial to his father-in-law!

The female relatives arrived one after another, and the house became very lively. The Zhou family had unknowingly built up a large network of contacts of their own.

The ladies gathered together to talk. Zoya came with her sister-in-law. Zoya asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, why are they looking at us with a smirk?"

Ye Ying's smile was a little stiff. She really didn't want to come today. "Don't worry about them."

Zoya added to herself, "She must be jealous that my brother is following the prince, and that I might become his concubine."

Ye Ying, "."

The time for Yudie's coming-of-age ceremony has arrived. Yudie walks out with Zhao. It is very important for a girl to come of age. Zhao has had experience with this. Yudie is particularly nervous facing her big day.

After the ceremony, Yudie went back to change her clothes, and Zhao personally put a headdress on her. "Yudie has grown up."

Yudie looked at herself in the mirror and said, "My daughter will always be my little cotton-padded jacket."

Zhao pulled her daughter up and said, "Go, today is your good day."

Yudie raised her hand and touched the top of her head, her eyebrows curved, "Okay."

Yudie came out dressed up, and all the ladies saw her headdress. Miss Li said, "She is so beautiful."

Miss Qi wanted to enter the prince's backyard. She knew what the Yong'an Duke's Mansion was thinking and was happy to take advantage of it. "A fake is a fake, but some people's methods are particularly disgusting."

Many people had the same thoughts as Miss Qi today. Zhuoya understood what everyone said. She turned to look at her sister-in-law, only to see that her face was pale.

Zoya's heart skipped a beat. It turned out that her sister-in-law did it on purpose.

Ye Ying held the handkerchief and stared at Zhou Yudie's headdress. She thought Zhou Yudie would hide it in the bottom of the box, but she brought it out openly on such an important day. The luck in her heart disappeared.

Yuyi's lips curled slightly when she saw Ye Ying's reaction. She didn't mock Ye Ying because it would make her look aggressive. The effect was enough for today.

Yudie's coming-of-age ceremony ended smoothly. The guests left one after another. Yujiao was very happy and gestured to Yeying's face.

At the Yong'an Mansion, Zhuo Ya got angry as soon as she returned home, Ye Ying was scolded by her mother-in-law, and Zhuo Guyu went home and learned what had happened. What else did he not understand?

Zhuo Guyu suppressed his anger and asked, "Why?"

Ye Ying shed tears, "Why am I not the ideal daughter-in-law in my mother's mind, I..."

Zhuo Guyu pursed his lips, and the anger in his heart turned into a sigh. He knew what his wife had not said. After all, it was the cause planted by the Yong'an Duke's Mansion. However, he also recognized in his heart that his wife was narrow-minded. Thinking of his own lost face, his wife's beautiful image was ruined.

The next morning, Zhou Shuren felt that Lord Ye had peeked at him several times. After the morning court session, Wang Ju also felt it and said with a click of the tongue, "The Lord Ye knew about the excitement yesterday."

Zhou Shuren, "If you don't know, you're a fool."

Wang Ju, "Children's education is very important."

This time, the Earl's Mansion was badly betrayed by its own young lady.

Zhou Shuren ignored Wang Ju who continued to sigh and asked, "Is the old man's illness better?"

Wang Ju's face was bitter, "I keep repeating myself but it's never completely right."

Zhou Shuren, "Please pay more attention to the changing seasons. The old man is getting old."

Wang Ju sighed, "I will pay attention."

After leaving the palace, Zhou Shuren heard Prince Qi's guards say something to him. Prince Qi got off his carriage and rode away. Everyone was wondering what had happened in Prince Qi's palace.

Not long after Zhou Shuren arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, the news spread that the old man of the Chen family had died of illness.

Zhou Shuren admires Mr. Chen very much, and Mr. Chen has made great contributions to the current status of King Qi.

When Mr. Chen's son passed away, Zhou Shuren went to pay his respects in person. When he met King Qi at the Chen residence, King Qi looked very sad.

The old man's funeral was very glorious, and the Chen family was quiet but not in decline. In addition to the Chen clan members, many people came to pay their respects.

The death of Master Chen made the Emperor feel very emotional. He came to the Ministry of Revenue to find Zhou Shuren and said, "I can't find any fault with him. The Chen family is lucky to have him."

Zhou Shuren thought to himself, it's more than just luck, look at the maternal families of the King of Chu and the King of Liang, and then look at the Chen family.

The emperor sighed, "They are all gone. People I know are leaving one after another."

Zhou Shuren was silent. He had seen off many people over the years. “Everyone has that day.”

The emperor looked to the side and said, "You need to live longer."

Even if Zhou Shuren stepped down, he would feel at peace with Zhou Shuren by his side after his death. He admitted that he had several nightmares and believed in these things more and more!

In the afternoon, at Zhou Houfu, Zhulan felt very distressed when she saw Mingrui was thin, "He has suffered."

(End of this chapter)