Chapter 703 Lost

Second House, when Zhao received the letter, she recognized it as my younger brother's notes at a glance. The little boy before has grown into a young man now.

Zhao didn't rush to open the letter, wondering what it might be.

In Beijing, Zhou Shuren returned home early. Zhulan was surprised, "You came back early today. I thought we would have to wait until the evening again!"

Zhou Shuren was delighted. "We won the battle. After a few days of peace, it's time to return to the capital."

Zhulan was stunned for a moment before she realized that the Northeast Border had won. To be honest, she hadn't paid much attention to it for a long time. "It ended very quickly this time. I thought it would drag on!"

The main thing is that there are constant small battles, with more wins than losses. She really thought that she would keep testing like this!

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, "I don't know much, I just know that we lured the enemy deep into our territory, and finally wiped out most of the enemy's main forces, took the initiative to attack, and won."

Zhu Lan thought, even though Zhou Shuren didn't say many words, the process must have been extremely thrilling, "Yao Zheyu must have done a great deed!"

Zhou Shuren spread his hands, "I don't know about that. All I know is that the emperor muttered a few words, and then the emperor was busy, so I took my leave."

Zhu Lan smiled and said, "Ah, I asked Wu Ming to help me buy a lot of shops. If we wait for a year or two, the prices of the shops will definitely go up."

Zhou Shuren smiled, "By the way, the emperor has been busy these days, so I don't have to go to the palace. This is a vacation for me, and I can spend a few days with you."

Zhulan was very happy, "Really?"

"Of course it's true."

Zhu Lan turned around and said, "I'll go find some clothes for you. It's just right that you can go to Wang's house with me."

Zhou Shuren pulled Zhulan and said, "Don't look for him anymore. I'm going to Wang's house. Mr. Wang is not there either."

Zhu Lan slapped her forehead and said, "Oh, that's right. I was so busy being happy that I forgot that Mr. Wang is a first-rank official."

Zhou Shuren was also happy. It was a rare day of relaxation. "I came back early today. I'll go change my clothes first. We'll go for a walk in the garden later."

"good."

At Zhou's residence in Jinzhou, Zhao quickly finished reading the letter and sat in a chair in a trance. Yu Shuang asked, "Mother, what did the letter say?"

Zhao's eyes turned red and tears fell.

Yu Shuang was anxious, "Mom."

But her mother just cried. Yu Shuang took the letter and read it, and was also stunned, "Grandma passed away?"

Zhao's tears kept falling. With her mother's death, all the resentment she had towards her mother was gone. All that was left was the memory of her mother's kindness to her. "How could she be gone so suddenly?"

She thought that since her mother cared so much about her younger brother, she would definitely live well and would definitely see her younger brother get married and have children, but now she is gone.

Yu Shuang handed the handkerchief to her mother. She had no feelings for her grandmother and felt sad when she heard the news, but not as deeply as her mother. Her eyes were red and she sat beside her mother.

After crying, Zhao took the letter and read it carefully again, especially the last paragraph, "Your uncle said that he would not listen to your grandmother's will and come here. He wants to stay in Lizhou and live on his own."

Zhao was pleased that her younger brother had grown up, but she was also worried about him. Now that their mother was gone, Zhao felt that her younger brother was closer to her.

Yu Shuang also read the letter, "My uncle said that he is doing well in the academy. Mom, if you are worried, you can tell grandma to ask uncle to take care of my uncle. If you are still worried, you can ask dad to choose a servant to take care of my uncle."

Zhao wiped away her tears and said, "You are really thoughtful."

Yu Shuang paused and said, "Mother, please reply first. I will go and tell Fourth Aunt."

Zhao said hoarsely, "Okay."

She said that she had been having nightmares for the past few days and felt uneasy. It turned out that her mother had passed away and Zhao was sad again. She received the urgent letter, and her mother was buried. The seventh day of mourning had passed, but she had never dreamed of her mother once.

In the fourth room, Su Xuan heard what Yu Shuang said and said, "Go back and spend more time with your mother. I'll ask your fourth uncle to write the letter to the capital and send it to the capital tomorrow morning."

Yu Shuang was also worried about her mother, "Thank you, Auntie. I'll go back first."

Su Xuan waited for Yu Shuang to leave, "I really didn't expect it to be this. On the other hand, Fourth Sister-in-law's little brother is quite ambitious."

Changzhi met Qian Keqi, "My father was worried that Fang would not educate him well, so the academy introduced him to a boarding school. I met this kid the last time I went back to Lizhou. He was polite and well-mannered, not bad."

Su Xuan, "You go write the letter."

After listening to it, she knew the general idea and didn't intend to ask more questions. There was nothing to worry about her second sister-in-law's brothers.

"good."

In the capital, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren arrived at the garden. All the flowers in the garden had been planted and were growing well.

Zhou Shuren walked with his hands behind his back. Zhulan was not happy with him. "Your back was not straight to begin with, and now you are walking with your hands behind your back. You really look like an old man."

Zhou Shuren put his hands behind his back to stretch his shoulders. "Okay, okay, I won't carry you anymore."

Zhulan said, "The weather is nice today, let's have dinner outside!"

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "I haven't had roasted lamb legs for a long time. Let's have roasted lamb legs and roasted lamb chops tonight."

He is really greedy!

Zhulan smiled and said, "Okay."

Having said that, Zhou Shuren stopped walking around the garden, motioned to Mrs. Song to go to the kitchen to tell her, and then walked back.

Chang Lian and Rong Chuan went home and changed their clothes. Before they reached the main courtyard gate, they smelled a fragrance. Chang Lian quickened his pace and was stunned. His father's face was dirty and his hands were greasy. Seeing this image, Chang Lian called out hesitantly, "Dad."

Zhou Shuren didn't think there was anything wrong with his outfit at all. He was even proud of it. "I'm back."

Chang Lian was silent. It was indeed his father, but Chang Lian found this image offensive. "Dad, why did you grill him yourself?"

Zhulan smiled and said, "Your brother insisted on eating what your father grilled, so your father grilled it himself."

It's just that he hadn't done it for a long time, so he was in a mess for a while. With Changzhong making trouble, Zhou Shuren was particularly frightened.

Chang Lian saw his younger brother's mouth full of grease, and he could tell at a glance that he had eaten a lot. He was also hungry, and couldn't help but reach out to take the meat from his younger brother's plate.

However, as soon as Chang Lian extended his hand, he was hit.

Zhou Shuren put down the knife in his hand and stood up. "If you want to eat it, do it yourself. This is for your brother. How old are you and you still want to steal your brother's things? How dare you?"

Chang Lian, "......."

Different treatment, absolutely different treatment. Compared with my younger brother, he feels like a lucky guy.

Rong Chuan kept his eyes on Xue Han. He sat beside Xue Han and took the plate from her. Rong Chuan's eyes were tender and he said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Xue Han felt a little embarrassed, "I didn't do anything, these were cut by the cook."

Rong Chuan said calmly, "It's tiring to hold the plate. You must have worked hard."

Xue Han, "......."

No, she really wasn't tired. Everything was on the table and she just served them.

Zhulan listened carefully, and she found that Rongchuan was becoming more and more talkative, so she quietly moved her seat a little further away.

While feeding his son, Zhou Shuren blew on a piece of meat to cool it down and passed it to Zhulan, "It's not hot now, eat it."

Zhulan's ears turned red. This man, no matter how old he was, was still feeding her in front of the child.

Rongchuan silently looked at the meat on his plate, inexplicably feeling that he had lost!

Chang Lian looked at his father and mother, his mouth twitching. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that his father did it on purpose, absolutely on purpose!

(End of this chapter)