Chapter 407: Too timid

The meals at noon were all light. There was no shortage of vegetables in summer, and Zhulan also grew a lot of late-season vegetables. Wu Ning had a poor appetite, so she could still eat some light meals.

After lunch, Zhulan saw that Wu Ning was a little dazed, as he hadn't had a good rest for a long time. After Wu Ning went back to rest, Zhulan asked housekeeper Ding to call a doctor.

She was really worried if she didn't let the doctor see Wu Ning, especially under the conditions in ancient times. If Wu Ning really had something, she would not be able to explain it to Wu Ming.

When the doctor came, Wu Ning was sleeping soundly, and Zhulan did not ask Mrs. Wei to wake her up. After examining her, the doctor said, "You are depressed, overthinking, and have a lot of liver fire. I will prescribe some medicine for you to take, and I will come back for a follow-up consultation in a few days."

Zhu Lan frowned. Wu Ning's condition was more serious than she thought. Zhu Lan thanked him, "Sorry, doctor."

The doctor was very polite. The development of Lizhou City was all thanks to Lord Zhou. The people of Lizhou City were grateful to Lord Zhou. "You are too polite, ma'am."

The doctor left, and Zhulan called Mrs. Wei over, "Is Wu Ming telling you what to do?"

Mrs. Wei said respectfully, "Madam, the master has said that the three of us will be at your disposal."

She and the two maids said exactly that they had been warned by the adults, who forbade them to say a single word without permission. They followed the young lady to the Zhou family, but their family members were all in the Wu residence, and if they did not obey, the adults would not be lenient towards their family members.

Zhu Lan explained, "The Zhou family doesn't like to be served at meals. You can just follow Mrs. Liu to eat three meals a day. The rest of the time you can only serve your young lady. If you have any needs, Wu Ning can't tell you. You can tell me."

Mrs. Wei: "Yes."

Mrs. Wei was originally afraid that the mistress of the Zhou family would not say anything nice, but today she had been observing carefully. She was glad that the mistress of the Zhou family was a good person. She really loved the young lady. The young lady had a hard life. The old lady had just passed away, and someone came to propose marriage, and the words he said were very unpleasant. The young lady cried all night that night, and she stayed with her all night.

She was originally worried about the Zhou family's taboos, but when the Zhou family's mistress came to greet her in person, she felt relieved. She hoped that the young lady would have a good marriage. If the young lady's marriage was good, her life as a dowry would be easier.

Zhulan asked Xuehan to take care of Wu Ning, and then returned to the yard.

Mrs. Dong followed behind and hurried forward and said, "Mother, at that time Wu Ning became the apprentice of my second sister-in-law, and later my father asked my second sister-in-law to become his goddaughter. Now that Wu Ning is here, does Wu Ning want to visit my second sister-in-law's mother?"

Zhulan paused. If Dong hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten about it. It was reasonable for her to go. Zhulan looked at Dong. After all, they grew up in a different environment. Dong was very thoughtful. "Go and tell Steward Ding to let the servant go."

Dong replied, "I'll go right away."

Zhulan watched Dong leave and said to Liuya, "There are still not enough maids in the house. I remember you said before, forget it, don't buy any maids for now."

She wanted to find a few reliable and knowledgeable maids, preferably those released from official families, because a maid's vision is very important.

Dong is young and needs one by her side, and Xuehan also needs one because she is not young anymore.

There is no need for her to be around Li, as the first wife will live with her and Zhou Shuren in the future, so it is enough for Jinhua to live with Li.

Yes, Zhao also needs one by her side, but the woman she finds for Zhao needs to be less cunning and more disciplined.

Zhulan’s idea is good, but it’s hard to find.

Zhulan was teasing Minghui when Butler Ding came over and said, "Madam, the second wife replied and said that Miss Wu doesn't need to go because she is in mourning."

Zhulan was speechless. Fang was not thinking about Wu Ning, but felt that Wu Ning's life was too tough.

Butler Ding lowered his head. He really looked down on Second Master's mother-in-law and thought she was very short-sighted.

Zhulan motioned to Butler Ding to go down. Zhulan touched her chin. She had already thought about how to keep the Fang family in Lizhou City. She planned to send money to study at the academy where she stayed in Lizhou City. Not only would she be able to make money You can expect to get a good education and not be influenced by the Fang family, killing two birds with one stone.

Moreover, Zhou Shuren also had to change Fang's household registration and settle it in Lizhou City. Qian Keqi could only take the imperial examinations in Lizhou City in the future. Fang would not leave Lizhou City easily for the sake of her son.

No matter how much Fang cared about Zhao, after sending money back to the Qian family, Fang realized that the Zhou family did not like her and that her only son could count on in the future.

Although she had thought of a plan, Zhulan was not in a hurry to implement it. She really thought that Fang was good-tempered. She was also holding a grudge in her heart. She just watched Fang get anxious and waited until she had vented enough anger before doing anything else.

This time Fang didn't dare to use the Zhou family to do things under their noses. For more than two months, Fang visited several academies, but unfortunately none of them accepted him. Did he really think it was easy to get into an academy?

Fang is very generous. Some people even look down upon the schools opened by some scholars!

In the evening, Zhou Shuren came back. Zhulan specially asked Zhou Shuren to change into a light-colored casual suit. Zhulan was afraid that Zhou Shuren would be too serious in dark colors and would scare Wu Ning. This time when she met Wu Ning, Wu Ning became much less courageous.

Zhou Shuren changed his clothes obediently, but Zhulan was still not satisfied, "Smile, don't be so serious."

Zhou Shuren smiled, but his smile was a little stiff. "This is difficult for me. I haven't smiled for a long time in order to accumulate official prestige. Now I feel uncomfortable laughing myself."

Zhulan rubbed Zhou Shuren's face. Originally, Zhou Shuren had an ordinary appearance, and he aged rapidly in the past two years. With the beard, his face looked even worse. Now that he smiled, not only did Zhou Shuren feel uncomfortable, but she also felt uncomfortable just looking at him.

(End of this chapter)