Chapter 1546 Thoughts

Zhou Shuren sat up straight, "Fourth uncle, you go ahead."

Zhulan also pricked up her ears. Fourth Uncle rarely had such a serious expression, and she was curious about what was going on.

Rong Yuyun coughed, "They say sour boys and spicy girls, Mingteng's wife can eat too much spicy food. I'm not saying that daughters are bad, but I don't know when I will die at this age, and I don't know if I can see the birth of a boy. I feel uneasy."

Zhou Shuren understood that the emperor's serious illness also stimulated his fourth uncle. The most important thing in his heart was offspring and the inheritance of the Rong family was more important than anything else. His fourth uncle was obsessed with having a boy.

Seeing Shuren remained silent, Rong Yuyun continued, "I have been carrying the Rong family on my shoulders for my entire life. I cannot die without seeing my son Mingteng. I am afraid I will not be able to face my ancestors."

Zhou Shuren leaned back on the pillow again, "Fourth uncle, I understand your pressure, but do you want the illegitimate son and the legitimate son to fight? Do you want the illegitimate son to inherit the Rong family?"

Rong Yuyun's face was a little stiff, "No, what about you?"

Zhou Shuren pointed at his hair and said, "Fourth uncle, I am not young anymore. I work hard for the court every day. I don't know how long I can live. Don't count on me to keep an eye on you. Mingteng was inherited by the Rong family. Once I'm gone, it will be difficult for the eldest brother to intervene."

Rong Yuyun still didn't give up, Zhou Shuren said again: "My family doesn't have a bastard son, I won't teach a bastard son, Fourth Uncle, you want a legitimate son, a legitimate son is the real one."

Besides, a bastard's son is not a cat or a dog, he is a human being, and humans have their own feelings and thoughts. When there is no legitimate son, a bastard's son is fine, but when there is a legitimate son, the bastard's son is just grass, haha.

Rong Yuyun wanted to kill the mother and keep the son, and then register the son under the name of Mingteng’s legal wife. But when he met Shuren’s eyes, he couldn’t say what was in his heart.

Zhu Lan interrupted, "Fourth Uncle, you are in good health, and Liu Jia hasn't given birth to the baby yet, how do you know it's not a son?"

Rong Yuyun sighed, "I was too impatient. I didn't care until Ming Teng got married, but once this kid got married, I kept thinking about having an heir. I was a little obsessed."

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "They are a young couple and will have many children in the future. You should take good care of yourself and you will definitely be able to have children."

Rong Yuyun curled the corner of his mouth. Qingxue came in and said that the meal was ready. They just ended the topic and had dinner together.

Zhulan waited until her fourth uncle left before she said, "There's a reason why Liu Jia is under so much pressure."

"Fourth Uncle is old and has no patience anymore."

Zhulan, "I still think of discussing this with you. I'm glad I didn't just send him to Mingteng."

Zhou Shuren, "I'll talk to Ming Teng and ask him to talk more with Fourth Uncle."

Zhulan, "I leave it to you."

A few days passed, and there was still no news in the palace. If Zhou Shuren didn't want to say it, no one could pry it open.

The morning court session ended. Zhou Shuren, accustomed to the attention he had paid for many days, left the court with a normal expression, accompanied by Lord Yu and Wang Ju.

Elder Wen thought about the news his daughter had brought out. For the sake of the crown prince, yes, everything was for the crown prince. "How is Lord Zhou these days?"

Zhou Shuren, "!!"

I'm used to the old man's weird temper, so it's unusual for him to be so enthusiastic today.

Old Master Wen was furious. Lord Zhou looked like he had seen a ghost. He wanted to throw up his sleeves and leave, but he held back when he thought of his daughter's words. "I have some tea here. Lord Zhou, why don't you drink a few cups together?"

Zhou Shuren glanced around and said, "Hey, there's no need to drink tea. I'm busy so I'll go first."

Having said that, he quickly slipped away.

It is impossible for the Zhou family and the Wen family to reconcile. The Wen family takes it for granted. The Zhou family's position is firm. However, Zhou Shuren thought of the empress. Alas, the empress knew her own life span. He could understand that his mother was making plans for her son, but he would not accept being calculated.

Marquis Zhou looked as if he was being avoided by snakes and scorpions, and Old Master Wen's face turned cold. All the talk about Marquis Zhou being valued by the Emperor and Marquis Zhou being able to influence the Emperor's ideas was thrown out of his mind. Zhou Shuren was an old fox, and it was difficult to control him. Old Master Wen held his breath, snorted, and left with his sleeves thrown.

At the Zhou family, Zhulan put down the account book in her hand, "You have managed the expenses of the family well this year."

"That's also because of my mother's good teaching."

Zhulan is now really satisfied with Li's housekeeper. With Ran Wan's shortcomings, she can now be completely relieved. "I will leave the mansion to you in the future."

Just as Li was about to reply, a maid came in and said that Liu Jia had a miscarriage and had gone to see a doctor.

Zhulan and Li hurriedly stood up. Li said, "Mom, the road outside is slippery. I can go over there. You don't have to go out."

Zhulan was thinking about Liu Jia, and she had just suppressed her fourth uncle's thoughts. If Liu Jia got into trouble again, her fourth uncle would think about it again. "I'll go with you."

Li couldn't change her mother-in-law's mind, so she could only help her mother-in-law walk carefully, "Mom, don't worry, Liu Jia is in good health, she and the child will be fine."

Zhulan went to Mingteng's yard and saw Liu Jia, who was already lying flat on the bed with sweat on her forehead. Zhulan was anxious but also remembered that she felt cold, so she didn't rush over and asked the mother-in-law, "Why did you get pregnant?"

The old woman didn't dare to answer. She didn't expect the old lady to come over in person. She lowered her head and said nothing.

When Zhulan saw that something was wrong, her face turned cold but she did not rush to scold. She still remembered that Liu Jia was lying down. This old woman was brought as a dowry. She could not irritate Liu Jia now. She signaled the old woman to get up. She felt that the coldness in her body had dissipated and she walked in.

Liu Jia, "Grandma."

She didn't say anything to make you worry, she just held her belly. Zhulan saw that she felt aggrieved.

Mrs. Li was extremely anxious. "She was fine when we had dinner together this morning. How come she got a miscarriage less than half an hour after I left? Where did she get hurt?"

Liu Jia couldn't help it, tears flowed silently, but she didn't say anything, and a feeling of grievance permeated her whole body.

Zhulan glanced at the old women and maids in the house. Mingteng's yard had things that Liu Jia brought as a dowry, as well as things given by her fourth uncle. Who let Mingteng have the surname Rong?

She didn't think that Fourth Uncle had said anything to Liu Jia. Even if Fourth Uncle had something on his mind, he wouldn't tell Liu Jia, not to mention that Liu Jia was pregnant. Even if Fourth Uncle wanted a boy, he wouldn't show his dissatisfaction with Liu Jia at this time.

This is interesting. Zhu Lan glanced at the maids and then at Liu Jia. She sat there without saying a word, but her eyes were so oppressive that the maids in the room kept their heads down.

The doctor came quickly and said after checking the patient's pulse, "Anger attacks the heart. Pregnant women have emotional fluctuations. The wife of the prince needs to calm down."

Li frowned, thinking someone had angered her daughter-in-law. "Are my daughter-in-law and the child okay?"

The doctor smiled and said, "It's okay. Just take some abortion-maintaining medicine. You need to rest quietly for the time being."

The doctor could be considered the Zhou family's private doctor. He wrote out prescriptions quickly and left without staying long.

Zhulan stood up and said, "I leave it to you. I only care about the results."

Li was confused, "Mom?"