Chapter 446: Too Luxurious

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were the only two people in their carriage. Mrs. Song and others were sitting in the carriage at the back. Only the coachman Song Xing was driving the carriage.

Because Song Xing was there, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren didn't chat much. Instead, they played chess all the way, or Zhou Shuren read to Zhulan.

Song Xing sat outside the carriage with a wooden face. Even the best couples he had ever seen were not as close as the one between Lord Zhou and his mistress!

There were two pregnant women in the Zhou family, so the carriage was not moving fast. It was the beginning of the first lunar month and the snow had not melted yet, so the roads were flat and not bumpy at all. Zhulan really didn't suffer.

When we arrived at the post station that evening, there were many maids and servants in the house, and they were all packed up in a short while.

The whole room was changed to suit her own use. Zhulan said with emotion, "Everything I thought about before has now come true."

Zhou Shuren, "My efforts are to make our lives better. What would you like to eat tonight?"

Zhulan, "I eat noodles and fried eggs."

Zhou Shuren signaled Mrs. Song to go and order, while he stayed behind to accompany Zhulan.

After dinner, Zhulan felt a little sleepy. She yawned for a while and fell asleep early.

The queue of people rushing on the road was really huge. By the time everyone had rested, it was already very late. Fortunately, we didn’t have to get up early tomorrow.

Zhulan woke up and packed up everything. After eating, she continued on her journey. There were no more post stations ahead, so Zhou Shuren would look for a village at night and take Zhulan to live there.

Zhulan had good food and drink along the way and had a good rest. Even though Zhou Shuren took good care of her, he was still nervous.

It didn't take ten days for the entire team to realize how much Lord Zhou loved his wife.

The baby in Zhulan's belly was not making any noises, but Zhao's baby was making noises. She had been drinking medicine to preserve the pregnancy. Zhulan had never expected that her health was actually better than Zhao's.

Yes, Zhao stays in the house embroidering when she has nothing to do, and rarely goes out for exercise. How can her health be good?

After making the comparison with Zhulan, Zhou Shuren became more confident about having a child. With the comparison of Zhao, Zhou Shuren relaxed a little. God knows how nervous he became as Zhulan's belly grew bigger day by day.

Zhulan was the one who felt it the most. Zhou Shuren was very uneasy, so she could only try her best to keep a good attitude and tell Zhou Shuren with her heart that she and her child were fine.

Anyway, Zhou Shuren is like dynamite now. If anyone dares to use Zhulan as a threat at this time, Zhou Shuren will definitely explode.

They walked very slowly, and it took them more than a month to reach Jinzhou City. There were only a few days left in the time given by the emperor.

As a result, the former Jinzhou prefect kept sending people to ask where he was.

Arriving at Jinzhou City, Zhou Shuren's tense nerves were relieved a lot. He had achieved his goal, and Zhulan and the child were still fine.

The houses behind the government office were all empty. Zhulan thought that Shangzhou was worthy of its wealth. The houses were much bigger than those in Lizhou City, with several small courtyards and attics alone.

Zhou Shuren went to take over the handover. The former Jinzhou prefect had been promoted and returned to Beijing. He was anxious to go back, so he was in a hurry to take over the handover!

There were only two maids in the backyard, and Zhulan called them over. "There are many pavilions and courtyards in the yard. Were they there originally?"

The maid replied, "The former prefect had many concubines and many young ladies and gentlemen in his family. Because there was not enough room for them, the prefect built it himself."

Zhulan, "......"

I just took a quick look at the former prefect, and he doesn't look like a lustful person at all. Don't judge a person by his appearance.

After asking the maid, she let the man go. Zhulan sat on a chair and said, "You two go in and check it out."

There were many quarrels among the women in the former prefect's harem, so she didn't watch the TV series in vain. It would be better for her to be careful and cautious, because who knows what's going on.

Mrs. Song is an expert, Zhulan feels relieved. Liuya will also gain some experience if she goes along.

Zhulan was waiting with her daughters-in-law and daughter-in-law, and soon Mrs. Song came out. Mrs. Song shook her head, which meant that there was no problem. Zhulan thought about it carefully and it was true. The former prefect had just left, and something happened at the house of the next prefect, so there was a lot of commotion. It seemed that someone had cleaned the house.

Zhulan looked at Mrs. Song, but quickly looked away. The former prefect's wife was really thoughtful and even left a map with her.

Zhulan allocated the courtyards. "The eldest will live in the courtyard near the garden, the second will live in the courtyard closest to the front yard, the third will live in the courtyard in the northeast corner, Xuehan and Wu Ning will live in the courtyard next to the main courtyard..."

After a while, Zhulan had made the arrangements. This time, Yushuang and Yulu lived together. The two girls were young, so the yard they lived in was smaller.

After the yard was divided up, everyone went back to pack their luggage. Zhulan felt a headache when she thought of the more than 20 trucks of luggage outside. It took several days to pack and several days to organize.

Zhulan waited for the bed to be made. The temperature in the room rose, so she lay down to rest.

When I woke up, Zhou Shuren came back and asked, "Have you completed the handover?"

Zhou Shuren, "We've finished the handover. Have you looked around the yard carefully? Shall we go out for a walk?"

"That's exactly what I meant."

Zhou Shuren took a thick cloak for Zhulan and wrapped her tightly.

Zhulan moved uncomfortably, "It's too thick."

"You just woke up and are sweating. Don't catch a cold."

Zhulan, "......."

She felt that she would be more likely to catch a cold if she came back later. Looking at Zhou Shuren's haggard face, she thought, forget it, just get dressed.

The government office was really big. There was an artificial lake and corridors in the garden. The scenery was nice. There were also many winter plum trees planted. Zhulan whispered, "The previous governor's family was really wealthy."

Zhou Shuren said: "Of course he is thick, the second son of the Anping Marquis's Mansion."

Zhulan also had some understanding of the power in the capital. The Anping Marquis' Mansion was different from the Yao Marquis who had no title. The Anping Marquis was the emperor's iron-fisted man and made money by rebelling. No wonder he enjoyed himself so much. It was a good thing for them now, and it would be passed on to others in a few years.

After taking a walk around, Zhulan was deeply moved. It was really luxurious.

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren returned to the main courtyard and put all the valuables they brought in the warehouse. After they had counted them, Zhulan took Zhou Shuren to check them again and locked the door after coming out.

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "We have saved a lot of money."

Zhulan twitched her lips, "When your daughter gets married, you will feel that there is not much left."

The little she had saved was not even enough for a maid's dowry. Considering the number of maids in her own family, it was still relatively small. Bah, bah, she couldn't say that. She remembered the oath Chang Lian had made.

Zhou Shuren was silent for a while, "I think your move to buy property for Jifang is a good one."

"so?"

"Don't let them waste money. Use it for real estate."

Zhulan nodded in agreement. She did some careful calculations and realized that the higher Zhou Shuren climbed, the better his granddaughter's marriage would be, and the higher the dowry would be. Haha, the money she and Zhou Shuren were making was not enough to buy dowries for a few maids.

Therefore, she will strongly support all parties in purchasing properties and saving more money in the future.

(End of this chapter)