Chapter 1737 Anniversary

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye, Mingteng had been mourning Rong Yuyun for a year. The door of Rong'an Marquis' Mansion was opened again after the funeral. During this year, Mingteng had not left the mansion except to return to Zhou Marquis' Mansion.

The child that Liu Jia brought was also very low-key. Due to the filial piety, Liu Jia refused all the invitations sent to her.

On the first anniversary, Zhou Shuren took a special leave and took his sons and Mingteng to the Rong family's ancestral tomb to burn incense.

The snow fell heavily this winter, but fortunately there was no blizzard. The carriage left the city and went down the official road. The sound of the carriage pressing the snow was heard. Mr. Zhou said, "No one is cleaning here."

Outside the capital, only the official roads were swept, and some roads leading to the countryside were the responsibility of the villages. For example, the roads leading to the cemeteries were not swept except for the imperial tombs.

Zhou Shuren looked at the scenery outside through the glass. It had snowed a few times and the snow was quite deep. "Yeah."

There was no snow on the road as we walked further ahead. There were people guarding the ancestral tomb of the Rong family, and the road was swept cleanly.

Ming Teng got off the carriage first, walked over and helped his father out, and then his grandfather.

Zhou Shuren took a deep breath of the cold air. The Rong family cemetery now gave him a peaceful feeling, no longer weird. "Let's go."

Today we will first pay homage to Rong Yuyun. It has been a year. After all, Zhou Shuren is not a descendant of the Rong family. He guards Rong Yuyun's tomb and keeps muttering to himself.

Ming Teng went to another cemetery to pay his respects, but Boss Zhou was worried about his son so he went with him.

Zhou Shuren knelt on the cushion and said, "I thought you would still come to me in a dream on the anniversary, but nothing happened. The emperor is gone, but the Rong family is still doing well. You can rest assured."

The cemetery was silent. Zhou Shuren lowered his voice, but Chang Yi and Chang Zhi could still hear him clearly.

Chang Yi looked at his old man's tomb with mixed feelings. Because of the surname Rong, the Zhouhou Mansion was related to the royal family.

There was no wind today, but the temperature was still very low. Zhou Shuren felt cold even with a hat on. "The temperature has hit a new low this year. Fortunately, there was no snowstorm."

He said whatever he thought, as if Rong Yuyun was still alive and he was chatting with his elders.

Zhou Shuren continued, "The temperature is low, and even places in the south that don't snow have snow. Cotton is in short supply every year, but wool is used. Wu Ming is very capable, and sweaters are selling very well. I feel relieved that Mingyun is with Wu Ming."

After a pause, he continued, "I am old now. Wu Ming can teach Mingyun more."

Changyi felt unhappy when he heard this. His father looked decent and strong only when he wore thick clothes, but he looked very thin without them.

When Mingteng came back, his forehead was covered with bruises. This child had kowtowed many times.

It was getting late, Ming Teng helped his grandfather up, "Grandpa, let's go back to Beijing."

Zhou Shuren looked at Rong Yuyun's tombstone again and said, "Okay."

In the Hanlin Academy, Zhuo Guyu did not see Lord Zhou coming, "Did Lord Zhou ask for leave today?"

The others shook their heads; they did not understand Lord Zhou's situation.

Gu Sheng didn't even raise his head, he sneered in his heart, ever since he had confronted Zhuo Guyu, this man had been targeting him and Lord Zhou, "Today is the anniversary of Lord Zhou's passing."

Everyone reacted and thought about who the elder was. The one from the Rong family then felt something was wrong and began to look at Gu Sheng, wondering if he knew too much.

Zhuo Guyu had only one thought in his mind, that Gu Sheng was showing off to him. Ever since he knew that Zhou Houfu favored Gu Sheng, the more he observed, the more he wanted to slap himself. Lord Zhou's care for Gu Sheng was so obvious, but he actually turned a blind eye to it.

He also wanted to tell everyone, but he couldn't. Telling it would not do any harm to Gu Sheng, but would only bring endless benefits. A Gu Sheng with no background and a Gu Sheng who would become the grandson-in-law of Zhou Houfu would have different meanings.

Along the way, those who were able to do well in the science department were all smart people. Then Zhuo Guyu discovered that the people in the room became more enthusiastic about Gu Sheng.

The capital also knew that today was the anniversary of Marquis Rong'an's mourning. Liu Jia was preparing to move his things back to Marquis Zhou's mansion when the invitation had already been delivered to his door.

The eldest and second sisters-in-law from her mother's family did not come in person, but sent someone to ask if she needed help. Liu Jia replied that her mother was not at home, so she appreciated the kindness of her two sisters-in-law.

Mrs. Rong sent her maid over and said, "My wife is not welcome to visit. I want to ask if there is anything I can do to help you."

Liu Jia smiled and said, "Thank your wife for me. I'm not busy here."

The old woman knew her wife's situation very well. When the funeral was held, her wife could only kneel outside the mansion, but her background could not be erased.

Liu Jia sent someone to send the maid out and said to her mother-in-law, "Ms. Yao is thoughtful."

Lee: "Indeed."

Yao Yao, the wife of the marquis, is also a low-key figure in the capital. Fortunately, Rong Enqing is not unfaithful and has been staying with Yao Yao all these years. Now that he has both a son and a daughter, it is considered good enough.

Liu Jia said: "We still need mother's help with the banquet here."

The Rong'an Marquis's Mansion has never held a formal banquet. The first anniversary of mourning has passed, so a banquet is unavoidable.

Mrs. Li knew that her daughter-in-law had never hosted a large banquet before, so she smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I'll help you."

Liu Jia felt relieved. Her mother-in-law was brought up by her grandmother. Now, the relationships in the Zhou Marquis Mansion were handled by her mother-in-law. She knew the taboos of each family. "Then send the packed things over first. We will move back after the banquet is over."

Li smiled and said, "Okay."

Li had already sent her maid back to get the booklet, which was soon delivered. She handed it to her daughter-in-law in person, "This is the taboo that mother wrote down. Please read it carefully."

Liu Jia looked at the worn marks on the edge of the book. This was only possible with frequent flipping through. She opened it and admired her mother-in-law. It had a complete record of every family's taboos, favorite foods, and even favorite colors. "Mom, you've worked hard."

Li didn't think it was hard work. "Your grandmother said that a slow bird flies first and diligence can make up for its clumsiness. I'm not smart, so I can only use this method. If you forget, just look at it more often. Don't think that the method is stupid, but the record will not go wrong. On the contrary, the memory will become vague after a long time. There is not much I can teach you. These are all my own stupid methods."

Liu Jia smiled happily, "Mom's method is very smart, thank you mom."

Li smiled even more happily. She could tell whether her daughter-in-law was sincere or not. "Okay, okay."

At Zhou Hou Mansion, Zhu Lan sneezed when she saw Shu Ren enter the room. She became nervous and asked, "Did you catch a cold?"

Zhou Shuren touched his nose and said, "It's too cold outside. Once I get inside, the heat fills my nose and it makes me uncomfortable."

Zhulan heaved a sigh of relief and tried to untie her cloak, but Zhou Shuren dodged her. "What are you hiding from?"

Zhou Shuren took a step back and said, "I have a lot of cold energy, don't come over."

"Okay, okay, I'll stay still."

Zhou Shuren warmed himself up for a while before untying his cloak and handing it to the maid. Then he sat down and took the ginger tea from his wife. After two cups of ginger tea, he warmed up all over. The temperature in the room was high and soon sweat appeared on his forehead.

Zhulan smiled, "The cold air is coming out."

Zhou Shuren wiped the sweat off his face and said, "It's really cold outside. I wore two layers of wool gloves and a layer of leather, but I was still frozen."

(End of this chapter)