Chapter 1680 Pregnancy

Zhulan was naturally happy. The Queen Mother hinted that the Emperor had not given her accurate information, and she was afraid that something might happen. Now that she had accurate information, she felt relieved. "I have too many ideas that I want to realize."

Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and said, "I'm actually quite surprised that the Queen Mother will not serve as the dean."

Zhulan said: "When the Queen Mother hinted to me about the renovation of the manor, I was also surprised."

Zhou Shuren: "No matter what, the result is good."

Zhulan was happy, "This is an important step in improving the status of women."

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Come on."

The couple chatted about the children's internship. The children were paid for their internship. The wages at the shipyard and the pharmacy were not low. The wages the children earned went to the orphanage.

Zhou Shuren said: "Don't be happy yet, not everyone can accept girls learning."

Zhulan's smile faded. "Yes, in a rural family, girls should do what they can to get what they can. When they reach a certain age, they will get some betrothal gifts. They will never give up their labor to study. I am too happy too early."

Of course there are people who love their daughters, but in the general environment, those who love their daughters are a minority.

Zhou Shuren, "Take your time."

Zhulan's smile disappeared. "Some people from nearby villages asked if the village would accept students, but they only brought boys, not a single girl."

The boys secretly climbed over the wall to eavesdrop, and no girls approached the village.

She had someone put up a board at the gate of the manor with words and pictures of medicinal herbs on it. Few girls came to see it, and she felt extremely uncomfortable with a lump in her chest.

Zhou Shuren saw the food being served and said, "Don't think about it, let's eat first."

Zhu Lan shook her head and said, "Okay."

The two had a simple dinner, with wild vegetable soup, cold wild vegetables, a dish of fish, and two bowls of rice porridge as their staple food. After dinner they went for a walk in the garden. They now pay great attention to their physical health in order to live a few more years.

The next day, Zhulan had breakfast and Qingxue came in with a new newspaper. "The newspaper was just delivered."

Nowadays, the propaganda newspaper in the capital has been changed to be published every seven days. Since it accepts long-term subscriptions, it will be delivered to the door on the due date, and there is no need to send servants to queue up to buy it.

The content of newspapers became increasingly rich. The first page was for political propaganda or important court affairs, the second page was for some important matters, the third page was for articles, and finally for some gossip news.

Gossip news is also screened, and those who are selected will be given some silver, ranging from a few dozen to a hundred coins.

After Zhulan read through it, she found that the major events above, such as the reconstruction of a village in the suburbs of Beijing and the results of the internships for orphans, had already been publicized in advance.

Every room in the Zhou Marquis Mansion had subscribed to the book. Zhulan looked through it and didn't let Qingxue put it away. She needed to think about it carefully.

"grandmother."

Zhulan looked up and said, "Walk slowly, don't fall down."

Yujiao slowed down her pace, "Grandma, look, your granddaughter didn't fall."

"You'd cry if you really fell down. Tell me, what are you doing here so early in the morning?"

Yu Jiao pointed at her finger and said, "My granddaughter wants to go out."

"Just you?"

Yu Jiao shook her head, "No, there is also Shangguan Li."

Zhulan asked, "What are you two girls doing out there?"

Yu Jiao wrinkled her nose, "My granddaughter heard that the foreign shop had some rare musical instruments, so she wanted to go and take a look."

"Go ahead, and be more careful."

“I know grandma is the best.”

After saying that, she ran away happily. Zhulan glared at this girl, saying that she forgot that she couldn't run away, and muttered that she didn't behave like a girl at all.

Qingxue thought to herself, this is just what you, old lady, are used to.

Zhulan understood Qingxue's eyes and felt a little guilty. Well, after all, Yujiao was the youngest granddaughter, so she would inevitably pamper her a little more.

Yu Jiao went to Shangguan Mansion to pick up Shangguan Li. Shangguan Li was very happy when he got on the carriage. "If you didn't come to pick me up, I couldn't leave the house."

Yu Jiao, "I think I'm nice enough."

Shangguan Li hugged Yu Jiao, "You are so kind."

Yu Jiao cried out, "You're holding me too tightly, please let go."

Shangguan Li let go of her hand, "You are just coquettish."

"You say that as if you're not being coquettish."

Shangguan Li leaned against the car window and said, "Hey, I haven't been out for a long time. It feels so good to be out now."

Yu Jiao sympathized with Shangguan Li, "You have too much homework."

She thought her sister was strict enough with her, and when she compared herself with Shangguan Li, she felt comforted instantly!

Shangguan Li stretched out her hand. "Look, there are still red marks on my palm. Alas, it's not easy to be the Crown Princess's mother's family. My mother has asked me to be more strict!"

Yu Jiao took a breath of cool air, "Your mother really hits me."

Shangguan Li nodded, "Fortunately my mother doesn't have the energy to take care of me right now, otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave the house even if you came to pick me up."

"What's going on?"

Shangguan Li moved the corners of her mouth, but still held back from saying anything and smiled.

Yujiao rolled her eyes. Madam Shangguan didn't care about Shangguan Li, which meant that she cared more about things than Shangguan Li. She had some thoughts in her mind.

Shangguan Li was nervous. Yujiao was smarter than her and she was afraid that Yujiao would find out something. Ah, she regretted going out!

An hour later, Zhulan was surprised to see Yujiao coming back. "This is the first time you come back so early."

Yu Jiao was very excited, "Grandma, I have big news for you."

Zhulan didn't take it to heart. This girl loved jewelry and excitement the most. She didn't think there was any big news, but she still cooperated and asked, "What big news?"

Yu Jiao felt that her grandmother was just trying to fool her, but she couldn't hide the truth in her heart, so she said, "The Crown Princess is pregnant."

Zhu Lan's eyes widened a little, "It's really big news. Did you hear it from Shangguan Li?"

Yu Jiao raised her chin proudly, "Yes, she was very strange today. I lied to her and got the news. She asked me not to tell anyone and said that it would be made public in three months."

Zhulan warned Yujiao, "Don't tell anyone about this anymore."

"My sister can't do that either?"

"no."

Zhulan thought it was a good thing that Qingxue was the only one in the room, so she tapped Yujiao's nose and said, "You."

Yu Jiao covered her nose and said, "Granddaughter will remember this."

Zhulan thought that now that the Crown Princess was pregnant, the pressure on her was gone. The Crown Prince had gotten married last autumn, and the Crown Princess hadn't made any movement for a long time since the wedding. She didn't know whether anyone in the palace had asked about it, but there were many people outside the palace watching her.

However, the child has not been born yet, and the pressure on the Crown Princess is still very great. I don’t know if she will be lucky enough to have a son in her first pregnancy.

Yu Jiao rolled her eyes, "Grandma, if the Crown Princess is pregnant, will she have a concubine?"

Zhulan glared at her granddaughter and said, "Now that you're back, go back and write big characters."

Yu Jiao stuck out her tongue and quickly left the room.

Zhou Shuren came back in the evening and Zhulan shared the news.

Zhou Shuren really didn't know. "I've been in the palace a lot recently, and I didn't notice how happy the prince was."

"It's a secret."

"Yes, it would be even better if the baby is a boy. The position of the crown prince will be more secure."

Zhulan added: "Mingrui brought me the edited book this afternoon. I've read it."

Zhou Shuren was curious, "What do you think?"

"It's pretty good. The content is richer and more detailed. Do you want to take a look?"

"good."

Zhou Shuren was not in a hurry to read. After dinner, he took a walk to exercise before coming back to read. Each book was quite thick. Ancient books were very expensive and not something that an average family could afford.

(End of this chapter)