Chapter 573: Big Appetite

After the holiday, Zhou Shuren arrived at the government office and was met with the resentful look of Lord Wang. "......Lord Wang, if you look at me like that, I will misunderstand you and think you have some improper thoughts about me."

Lord Wang choked himself. After a cough, he trembled his fingers and said, "Lord Zhou, don't say such nonsense."

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Ah, what did I say that made Lord Wang so excited?"

Lord Wang was terrified. How could there be such a shameless person in this world? "Lord Zhou's shamelessness, I have a new understanding of it."

Zhou Shuren's eyes were filled with joy. "I will always update Lord Wang's knowledge."

Lord Wang, "......."

Why don't you learn from your failures in battles over and over again?

Zhou Shuren walked around Lord Wang and sat down. "Tell me, why are you looking at me like that so early in the morning?"

"Are you pretending to be ignorant when you know the truth?"

Zhou Shuren didn't beat around the bush. "What do you mean? Don't blame me. If you want to blame someone, blame Lao Wang. Without me, Lao Wang wouldn't agree. During this period, Lao Wang's attitude was very obvious, but you just turned a blind eye to it."

Wang Ju's mouth twitched, "Without your intervention, He Shu will be my son-in-law sooner or later."

Zhou Shuren was silent. This was true. "It's a pity that He Shu and Miss Wang are not destined to be together."

Wang Ju was very upset. A good son-in-law is also helpful. After raising a daughter for so many years, she must be valuable. "How about giving me a son-in-law?"

Zhou Shuren raised his eyes, "Meng Jie can't do that."

Meng Jie is the only one left in the family. To be honest, no one knows what Mr. Meng’s plan is. He has not arranged a marriage for Meng Jie even at the age of seventeen.

Wang Ju curled her lips, "Oh, I think Zhou Mingqing in your house is very good."

Zhou Shuren lifted his eyelids and said, "You are not afraid of being hurt."

Damn it, Zhou Mingqing is the future patriarch of the Zhou family. Bah, this guy is really aiming high. He doesn't want the patriarch of the Zhou family to be the smart illegitimate daughter of the Wang family.

A wife in the Ming and Qing dynasties did not have to have a good family background, but she had to be magnanimous, able to share the worries of the patriarch, and not someone who relied on her status to cause trouble.

Wang Ju was silent for a moment, "I was joking."

Zhou Shuren snorted in his heart. He didn't mean any joking in his words. Wang Ju did have this idea.

Lord Wang sighed, wondering why it was so difficult for him to find a son-in-law. It seemed that he could only send him to the capital and let his mother arrange it.

Before noon, Xue Han and Wu Ning returned home. Zhu Lan looked past the lady's anger and focused on Wu Ning. The new dress she had made in the morning was dirty. Not only was the hem of her dress covered in mud, but there were also mud marks on her body. "Who pushed Wu Ning down?"

Xue Han was furious. "We were going to attend Miss Xu's flower banquet, but Miss Wang suddenly got angry and pushed Wu Ning away. It rained yesterday, and there was mud everywhere. Wu Ning fell into a puddle."

She became even angrier because these young ladies looked at the ferocious Wu Ning with mockery in their eyes.

Wu Ning reached out and tugged at Xue Han's sleeve, "I'm fine."

Zhulan knew why. It must be because of He Shu. He Shu was invited to the Wang family yesterday. The Wang family must have known about it. They didn't expect that the proud concubine of the Wang family would fall in love with He Shu. To be honest, He Shu was indeed good-looking.

Xue Han frowned, "Humph, Miss Wang's words were very harsh, luckily she didn't mention He Shu, at least she has some brains."

Wu Ning's face turned pale. Miss Wang's words deliberately hit her sore spot. Her eyes were dim. Her reputation of being unfilial must have become even louder today.

Wu Ning knew about He Shu. She was not stupid. Yesterday, Xue Han took her to see He Shu secretly, but she did not recognize He Shu. It was not until Xue Han carried the purse that she remembered him. She was surprised at the fate, and then it was gone. Even after listening to Xue Han's analysis, she and He Shu were most likely together, but it didn't come true, so she didn't dare to hope for it.

She felt a little embarrassed when what happened today got out.

Zhulan pressed her eyebrows. Wu Ning was not cutting in. Lord Wang would not agree to it in the first place. Seeing Wu Ning's pale face, she held Wu Ning's hand and said, "Auntie will definitely give you an explanation for what happened today."

Wu Ning was raised in the Zhou family, and the Zhou family is the most protective of their children.

Unfortunately, before Zhulan could get up and go to Wang's house, the servants arrived. After knowing they had arrived, Zhulan called Suxuan, and the two of them packed up and went to Wang's house.

Su Xuan clenched her hands, her heart full of worry, "Mom, will my aunt be okay?"

Zhulan counted the days and said, "It's not premature. Don't worry. Your cousin is in good health. She'll be fine."

Su Xuan's eyes were full of anger. She had long been fed up with the concubine's daughter of the Wang family. Her cousin's aunt gave birth before the due date, and she was also angry about the concubine's daughter. "If anything happens to my cousin's aunt and the child, I will not let her go."

Zhulan knew that Mrs. Tao would be angry about the banquet, but she didn't expect that she would be so angry that she gave birth prematurely. However, after this, she didn't need to make excuses, because Lord Wang would personally deal with the concubine.

Zhu Lan said quietly, "Why can't you figure it out? Lord Wang is such a smart man."

Su Xuan sneered, "You can't blame my uncle, my biological mother also has a lot to do with it."

Zhulan was silent. It was indeed true.

When the carriage arrived at the Wang Mansion, Zhulan ran into Lord Wang. Lord Wang hurriedly greeted everyone and rushed into the backyard. Zhulan was stunned for a moment, thinking in her heart that she didn't know how much Lord Wang was going for Tao and how much was going for the child.

Zhulan and Suxuan arrived at the backyard. The Wang residence was not in chaos because of the mistress's delivery, but there was constant crying outside the delivery room. Zhulan felt a headache listening to it. Concubine, was her crying real? At least, Zhulan smelled the scent of ginger.

Mr. Wang was angry, "Get out, all of you get out."

The concubines dared not say a word and were weakly supported by the maids to leave. Only the concubine Wang Li and Wang Li's aunt were left, and the two of them knelt in the yard.

Zhulan took a quick look and found that Wang Li's dress was also stained with mud.

Su Xuan sneered and held her cousin's hand tightly. The cousin's palm was cold and she held it tightly with heartache. "Aunt will be safe."

Wang Lei nodded heavily, "Yes."

Zhulan saw that she had nothing to do with it, so she came here because she was afraid that there would be chaos in the backyard of the Wang Mansion and that the Tao family was being plotted against. Now it seems that the Tao family has extremely strict control over the mansion.

Mrs. Tao had already called out, and Lord Wang was mumbling something. Zhulan listened carefully and realized it was the Heart Sutra. Okay, this family all believe in Buddhism. Not only Mrs. Tao worships Buddha, but Lord Wang is also very familiar with the scriptures.

Time passed little by little. It was not easy for an elderly woman to give birth, and Lord Wang's face became more and more ugly, especially when basins of blood were brought out.

Zhulan's thoughts were somewhat divergent. She discovered that her safe childbirth was related to her self-care, and more importantly, it was due to some benefits of time travel, which could be considered a golden finger.

Tao's condition is not good, and the doctor has arrived.

Lord Wang's face became darker and darker. Listening to Mrs. Tao's weak cry, Lord Wang roared, "As long as you and the child are safe, I will no longer go to my concubine's room."

(End of this chapter)