Chapter 1322: Troublesome Things

Zhou Shuren clicked his tongue twice, "Your expression changes so quickly, it's so ugly."

Wang Ju bared her teeth and wanted to bite someone, "You are a grandson, you don't know the pain of not having a child."

He is so jealous. Over the years, he has been happy about every happy event in the Zhou family, but he is jealous only when it comes to their offspring.

Zhou Shuren now feels that Wang Ju's twisted face is extremely cute, "Do you think the next generation in our family will be a boy or a girl?"

Wang Ju covered her chest and said, "That's too much."

Zhou Shuren rolled his eyes, stopped talking to Wang Ju, and quickly walked to the Minister of Works to share his joy.

Zhou Shuren did not hold back his voice, and soon, all the ministers who had left the palace knew that the Zhou family had a next generation. They congratulated them one after another and expressed their admiration for the prosperity of the Zhou family's descendants.

Wang Ju calmed down and caught up with him, "My eldest grandson is getting married soon, what do you think?"

Zhou Shuren, "Oh, my granddaughter is still young, don't even think about it."

He has the final say on the marriage of his granddaughter. Although early marriage was normal in ancient times, the later the marriage, the better.

Wang Ju was just impulsive. His grandson had not yet taken the examination for a scholar, so he must have an honor before he could get married. Thinking of his own grandson, Wang Ju felt better. His grandson was not bad either.

Wang Ju thought of this and seeing that no one was around, she whispered, "Is your Mingyun confident about the Big Three?"

Zhou Shuren frowned slightly, "There's no such thing as being sure or uncertain. Next year, all the talents in the country will gather in Beijing. Mingyun will just do his best."

Wang Ju knew Zhou Shuren. He had expectations in his heart, but he would not really care too much about getting top three prizes. He thought about himself and thought that if his grandson was so ambitious, he would definitely encourage him from behind.

At the Zhou family, Ran Wan returned home feeling at ease. She had a good night's rest. Plus, she ate the pickled vegetables and rice porridge made by her mother-in-law. It was the first time she didn't vomit, which made the whole family very happy.

Qi came with her eldest daughter-in-law, Qi, and said to Zhulan, "I wanted to come here as soon as I heard the news yesterday, but I was afraid of disturbing Wan'er's rest. After breakfast today, I couldn't wait any longer."

Zhulan did not hide Ran Wan's situation when she announced the good news, for fear that someone from the Ran family would disturb Ran Wan. "I feel relieved now that the two children are home. Wan'er had a good rest yesterday."

Qi chanted Amitabha. She was really happy. Her granddaughter's belly was really good. Whether it was a boy or a girl, it would be the first child of the next generation, which had different meanings. "I brought some supplements here, all of which Wan'er could use."

Zhulan knew that Qi wanted to see Ran Wan, "Shall we go see Wan'er together?"

Qi's eyes narrowed as she smiled. Normally, it was Wan'er who should come to the main courtyard. Yang took the initiative to go over and greet Wan'er. "Okay."

Qi was feeling very upset. Her daughter-in-law hadn't made any movement at all, but Wan'er, who had just got married, had one. Looking at Madam Yang's attitude, she felt even more uncomfortable.

Mingyun's yard is very big. Qi has been there several times and still couldn't help but look at it more.

When I entered the room, Wan'er was half leaning on the small kang. The room was warm, and there were oranges and other fruits on the kang table next to her.

When Wan'er saw her grandmother, she hurried down to the ground and said, "Grandma."

Both of them were grandmothers, so I called them both, and then I called my aunt.

Qi felt sorry for her granddaughter who had lost a lot of weight. "Is it possible for her to eat now?"

Wan'er smiled and nodded, "Yes, I ate the pickled vegetables and porridge made by my mother. It was delicious and I didn't feel like vomiting at all. I ate two bowls of rice porridge this morning."

This is the first time I have eaten so much since I found out I was pregnant. I didn’t vomit breakfast and I was even able to eat fruit.

Qi smiled and said, "That's good, that's good."

As they were talking, Li came in. Zhulan could smell the seasoning for pickles from a distance. "Are you making pickles again?"

Li smiled and replied, "We don't have much pickled vegetables at home. If Wan'er wants some, I'll make some more. I made it early in the morning and you can eat it in a few days."

Wan'er was embarrassed, "Mom, I can't eat much, you don't have to work so hard."

Li waved her hands, "Making pickles is not hard at all. It's hard to be pregnant. I've been through it and know how hard it is to be pregnant. If Mingyun gets mad at you, just tell me and I'll help you vent your anger on him."

Wan'er's cheeks turned red, thinking of her husband talking to her belly yesterday, "No, my husband is not angry with me."

Li smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I know you two have a good relationship."

Wan'er's face turned even redder.

Qi was grateful that Yang was good to her daughter-in-law, and her daughter-in-law followed suit, so she would never mistreat her daughter-in-law in the future. The Zhou children fought for the position not only for status, but also because the backyard was clean and there was no dispute.

Qi was very upset. The better Li, whom she disliked, treated Wan'er, the more it showed that she was a bad mother-in-law. She regretted coming with him, but she had to come.

Wan'er is pregnant, and her husband is very happy because children are the closest bond between in-laws.

Zhulan noticed Qi's expression. Although she had never inquired about the affairs of the Ran family, she knew a little about them. They were nothing more than the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, offspring, wives and concubines, and the inevitable disputes in the backyard.

It seemed as if they couldn't go out, and the women in the backyard were focusing all their energy on fighting.

In a blink of an eye, the first snow of this year fell quietly at night, dressing the earth in new clothes. The first snow of this year was not small, and it did not stop even when Zhulan woke up.

The servants were sweeping the snow in the yard. Zhulan rubbed her red hands and went back to the house.

Zhulan said to Qingxue, "Hotpot goes best with snowy days. Let's have mutton hotpot tonight."

Qingxue smiled and nodded, "Yes."

The food for the servants of the Zhou family is very good. They can eat a few pots in the winter. Plus the monthly income is good and the backyard is not dirty. The servants in the house don't have to worry about losing their lives if they encounter other families when they leave the house. The servants of the house are very different from each other. The servants of the Zhou family are more energetic. Well, they are also a bit mellow. They have a broad heart and are fat.

At noon, Zhulan didn't see Changzhong, so she asked Qingxue, "Is Minghui at home?"

My son will go to college next year. This year is the last carefree winter day, and I don’t know where this kid has gone again.

Qingxue came back soon, "Master Minghui is at home."

"Does Minghui know where Changzhong has gone? Forget it, this kid has to go out in a carriage, send someone to the stable to ask."

The news came back quickly. Zhulan, "Did you go to the antique shop?"

Qingxue nodded, "Yes, Shenxing went with us."

Zhulan was relieved, but frowned again, "You didn't even tell me when you didn't come back for lunch."

Qingxue did not respond. As for Master Changzhong, he was the apple of the eye of the mistress and the master.

In the afternoon, Zhulan woke up from a nap and found Changzhong still hadn't come back. Zhulan was worried about him, so she called housekeeper Ding and asked him to send someone to look for him.

At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren looked at the eunuch and asked, "The Emperor summoned me to the palace. What's the urgent matter?"

This shouldn't happen. Today's morning court ended very quickly and there hasn't been anything important recently. Why did the emperor summon him alone?

The eunuch was not just an ordinary eunuch who was delivering messages. He was an eunuch who was on duty in the government palace. The eunuch could not say anything, but just twisted his face and said, "You will know when you enter the palace."

Zhou Shuren had a bad feeling. Something was wrong. He didn't want to go into the palace, but he couldn't avoid it. He stood up and put on his cloak, "Let's go."

The eunuch twitched his lips, and thought it was better not to scare the minister, so he said in a low voice: "It's not a big deal."

Zhou Shuren was not comforted. If he was not summoned to the palace for some major event, based on his experience, it must be something bad!