Chapter 651: Either dead or sold

After getting her mother-in-law's approval, Mrs. Dong went back to write a letter to her sister-in-law. When she finished writing the letter, she saw her husband coming back. "Why did you come back from the study at this time?"

Chang Lian, "I'm just thinking about you. I heard Chang Zhong say that you were so angry. What's wrong? Who has offended you?"

Mrs. Dong smiled and said, "I thought so. My younger brother ran away when he saw me. It turns out that he went to the study to look for you."

Chang Lian glanced at the letter on the table and didn't need his wife to reply. "Are you angry about the Yue family again?"

Mrs. Dong didn't want to show Chang Lian the letter from her elder brother. After all, it was her mother's family. If her mother's family was embarrassed, she would not look good. But Chang Lian saw it, so she couldn't hide it. "Take a look for yourself."

After reading it, Chang Lian said, "......."

Not to mention that his wife was angry, he was angry too. How old is his daughter and someone is already eyeing her?

The next day, Xue Han from Zhou Mansion received a reply letter, asking Liu Jin to bring the Dong family's child over. When the child arrived, Xue Han cursed in her heart. The child was only seven years old. He had traveled hard and came to an unfamiliar place. He thought he could see his aunt, but who would have thought that his aunt was not there. He also fell ill and lost a lot of weight. His clothes could not hold him up.

Xue Han waved her hand, "Your name is Dong Zhan, right? Don't be shy, just call me aunt."

Dong Zhan clenched his hands nervously. At home, he was the youngest son and a bit domineering, but on this journey, he was only nervous. The servants he saw the most these days, and the maid he brought with him kept reminding him to be careful and cautious. This was not home. "Little, little aunt."

Xue Han smiled, "That's right, my aunt is too busy and hasn't visited you many times, so you look unfamiliar. Just get in touch with us more often."

As she spoke, Xue Han handed the fruit in her hand to Dong Zhan and pulled him to sit aside.

Dong Zhan sensed the kindness, "Aunt, when will my aunt come back?"

Xue Han replied patiently, "You have heard the news, right? Your uncle, my third brother, ranked 21st in the imperial examination. He will take part in the palace examination in a few days and will not return until the examination is over. I have already written a letter to your aunt. You have recovered from your illness and will start studying with Deng Yun tomorrow."

As they were talking, Liuli came in with Deng Yun.

Xue Han smiled and said, "I was just talking about you, Deng Yun, this is Dong Zhan, he just got here and is a little nervous, please take care of him."

Deng Yun had also heard a lot of news in the mansion, and he knew the boy in front of him, "I will take good care of him."

Xue Han lowered her head and said to Dong Zhan, "Your aunt wants to send the maids and servants you brought back tomorrow. From now on, you can use the maids in the mansion first, and your aunt will arrange for you when she comes back."

Dong Zhan was a little nervous. Without the maid and the servant, he had no one familiar to him. But he could only obey. "Zhan'er understands."

Xue Han touched the boy's hair. She asked Shui Po to observe him for a few days. The child was a little temperamental, but overall he was a good person. Otherwise, she would not have said bad things to her sister-in-law about the old woman and the servant.

As time passed, Zhulan received several letters from Tao and one from Ran Qi. Tao didn't dare to write to her before, for fear of disturbing Zhulan, but now that Chang Lian did well in the exam, Tao didn't care anymore and mentioned a lot of things Zhulan didn't know in the letter.

When Zhulan came to the capital, everyone thought that Changlian was really sick, and many people were happy about the misfortune. Zhulan expressed her understanding. She and Zhou Shuren were not made of gold, so not everyone could like them. There were people who liked them, and naturally there were also people who disliked them.

What attracted Zhulan most in Tao's letter was about Xue Han. The Zhou family had no mistress to take charge, and neither Li nor Zhao could handle it. Su Xuan was bulky, and all the pressure fell on Xue Han. She had to catch people in the mansion and attend invitations from outside. The mansion was in order, and she was not bullied outside.

In the letter, Tao praised Xue Han very much and even joked that if Xue Han had not been engaged, Tao would have wanted to introduce her own nephew to her.

Zhulan was proud in her heart. The daughter she had personally taught was not only good-looking, but more importantly, she felt the joy that her daughter had grown up.

Ran Qi's letter was much more interesting. She said that she wanted to return to Jinzhou to have a reunion, and she also mentioned her grandson. Zhulan calculated the age of Ran Qi's grandson, and this was aimed at Yu Lu.

Ran Qi wrote the letter because Chang Lian and Rong Chuan had a promising future and would add a more solid foundation to the Zhou Mansion.

Zhulan also replied to all the letters, asking Tao to take good care of Xuehan, and replying to Ranqi that they would definitely get together more often. As for Yulu, she didn't mention a word.

As time went by, Zhulan received a reply to the news that she had asked Mrs. Song to investigate. There was nothing wrong with Sun's health, and there were two reasons for the divorce: the child was not meant for her, and her in-laws wanted to marry into a higher-class family, and Sun's character was not bad either.

Zhulan called Deng Xiucai over and said, "I have a candidate here, Ms. Sun. Here is Ms. Sun's information. Take a look. If you think she is suitable, I will act as a matchmaker for you."

Deng Xiucai didn't expect it to happen so soon. He was glad that Lady Yang took his matter to heart, which showed that the Zhou family valued him. He quickly read the news and was not afraid of the divorce. He was really worried that he was too young to support the family and could not control his daughter. "It all depends on Lady Yang."

Zhulan, "Since you are satisfied, I will let someone pass on the message. If there is a response, I will tell you."

Mr. Deng felt more and more like getting married again, and blushed, "Yes."

I've already started calculating how much dowry to give.

Zhulan said, "However, you still need to tell your children at home."

The joy in Mr. Deng's heart disappeared. "Yes, it was my fault. I will talk to the two children first."

"Well, wait until you've talked to the kids, then come back."

Mr. Deng was not worried about his daughter, but his son. His son meant something different to him, so he had to go to Jinzhou in person. "I will go to Jinzhou tomorrow. Does your lady have any message for Mr. Zhou?"

"no."

"Then Deng will take his leave."

Zhulan, "Okay."

Two days later, Zhulan didn't know how Mr. Deng convinced Deng Yun, but she got the news and sent someone to find Mr. Sun to propose marriage.

Mr. Deng's marriage went smoothly. Both the bride and groom were willing to marry, and the date was quickly set.

The palace examination was getting closer, and Zhulan was becoming more and more worried. She had been distracted by Mr. Deng's matter a few days ago, but now everything was going too smoothly, and nothing was bothering her. Zhulan was completely focused on the palace examination, but she couldn't show it, and it was the most uncomfortable thing for her to hold it in.

At the Ninghou Mansion, the matter that Lord Ning was investigating was finally delivered to the capital by express horses after several horses were exhausted to death. Lord Ning read the news of the investigation very quickly, his heart pounding. He was born in the capital and almost died but was saved by someone.

Their ages and birthplaces all matched. Soon, Ning Xu's face turned gloomy and his fists clenched. If Rongchuan had not been rescued by Zhou Shuren's family, he would have either died or been sold out. She could no longer suppress the anger in her heart.

(End of this chapter)