Chapter 711 Returning Home

Mrs. Dong smiled and said, "By the way, this afternoon, Mother gave me and my daughter some gems as a gift from the Empress. Do you want to take a look?"

Chang Lian, ".......No, you keep it."

He feels that his daughter-in-law's standards will become higher and higher!

In Ninghou Mansion, Ning Xu and Ning Hui sat opposite each other. In the bedroom, the imperial physician was watching all the time. The old man was still unconscious, and as long as he was unconscious, they were worried.

Ning Hui heard the sound and looked up to see that it was his wife, Mrs. Du. He was not feeling well, so he asked tiredly, "Is mother resting?"

Mrs. Du felt sorry for her husband. "He took the tranquilizer and went to bed. How is Dad?"

Ning Hui glanced at the bedroom. "The doctor said that as long as he wakes up, he'll be fine."

Mrs. Du prayed in her heart, hoping that her father-in-law was okay. It made a difference whether her father-in-law was there or not. When her father-in-law was there, he protected the entire Duke's Mansion, and the Duke's Mansion was only the Duke's Mansion. Without her father-in-law, their two sons' lives would be like this. The eldest son would be a minor official and would have a title in the future, but the second son would be a commoner. She didn't count on her sons anymore, she only hoped that her father-in-law would live longer so that the Ning Mansion's grandchildren could prosper.

As for the Empress and Ning Xi, the Empress is the Empress after all, and Ning Xi has not been home for many years. Now it is her father-in-law and mother-in-law who are tying Ning Xi down.

Mrs. Du thought about what her second daughter-in-law said and decided that she should make some preparations.

In the palace, the queen was very worried as she didn't get the news that her father had woken up. As long as her father didn't wake up, she would not feel at ease.

The emperor was also worried. It had not been easy for his father-in-law over the years. "Don't worry. Doctor Yu said he will definitely wake up."

The Queen pressed her forehead and asked, "Your Majesty, have you checked? Why did the carriage have problems?"

She didn't believe it was an accident. Although the carriage looked inconspicuous, the family would definitely check it carefully when her father was going out. When she thought of this, she was furious.

The emperor hooked his finger. He thought it would be better not to say it out loud. Qing Ran would be furious if she heard it. After all, Qing Ran had killed people with a knife in the past and her skills were better than his!

The Queen looked up, "Hmm?"

The Emperor said, "It's a good thing Rong Chuan went to get the hairpin and returned to Zhou's house late."

The queen attracted attention because of her son. "Yes, this child was born at the right time. The imperial physician also said that if it was any later, there would be nothing they could do."

The thought of this made her panic.

The emperor was silent. He was glad that his father-in-law was unconscious. If he was awake, he couldn't even think about it. It would be a disastrous thing for his son to hurt his father-in-law in the face.

The next morning, before Zhulan and Zhou Shuren left, the housekeeper rushed in and said, "Master, the prince of the Duke's Mansion and Lord Ning are here."

Zhou Shuren breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that he could come at this time meant that the Duke was fine. He looked at Zhulan, and they both stood up and went out to greet him.

Zhou Shuren went to the front yard and focused his attention on the box in the hall. He was really grateful. "What is this?"

Ning Xu and Ning Hui stood up, "We are here to thank the Zhou family for saving us."

Zhou Shuren's acting skills are top-notch. "So, my son and Rongchuan are helping the Duke?"

While saying this, Zhou Shuren quickly moved and dodged the salutes from Ning Xu and Ning Hui.

Ning Wei and the other man stood up. Ning Wei helped the second brother sit down. They didn't rest last night. He could hold on, but the second brother couldn't. "Yes, it was a good thing that they passed by yesterday."

Zhou Shuren asked, "How is the Duke now?"

Ning Hui smiled, "It's all right now."

Ning Xu continued, "These are thank you gifts."

This can be considered as giving money to Rongchuan openly. Ning Xu looked at the closed box. This time it was money. He remembered what the girl said.

Zhou Shuren sighed, "Chang Lian and Rong Chuan just did what they were supposed to do. These thank-you gifts are too generous."

Ning Xi thought about the time period when no carriages passed by. He looked back and calmed down before smiling and saying, "Here is the gift list."

The gift list was brought to Zhulan. Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren nodded and Zhulan took it. There were three copies of the gift list. The top one was for the Zhou family, and the bottom ones were for Rongchuan and Changlian separately.

Zhulan received the gift list without even looking at it; now was not the time to do so.

Ning Hui wanted to go back and have a rest. It was not easy for him to come in person. As for the verbal promise, he felt that even without the protection of the Ning Mansion, the emperor would protect Rong Chuan because the Zhou family raised him.

So after discussing with Ning Xu, he decided to start with the objects. After all, they would protect the Zhou family if they had difficulties in the future.

Ning Hui stood up, "We didn't sleep all night yesterday, so we'll go back first. We'll have a couple of drinks later when Mr. Zhou comes to Beijing."

Zhou Shuren stood up and said, "Of course, of course."

Zhou Shuren and Zhulan saw the guests off to the gate of the mansion, and waited until the carriage from the Duke's Mansion left before they went back.

Zhulan looked at the gift list only after returning to the main courtyard. The items at the top were for the Zhou family, mostly books, calligraphy and paintings, and jewelry.

The second one has Chang Lian’s name on it, and it is for Chang Lian, with antiques and calligraphy and paintings.

The third one was for Rongchuan. Zhulan laughed after seeing it. "I still remember what Rongchuan said. He really gave me a box of gold."

Zhou Shuren took it and looked at it. "There are really no secrets in our house."

Zhulan saw Mrs. Song and Mrs. Dong coming in. Zhulan handed two gift lists to Mrs. Dong and said, "The upper one is for your room. You keep it. The lower one is for Rongchuan. Give it to him when he comes back in the evening."

When Mrs. Dong heard that the Duke's Mansion had come to express their gratitude, she happily took the gift list. After taking a look at it, she felt dizzy. The gift list was not short. "Mother, is it too expensive?"

Zhu Lan comforted him, "For the Duke's Mansion, the Duke is more important than anything else. Just keep it with peace of mind. After this incident, I can be more relieved about you and Chang Lian. However, I still want to tell you a few things. You must keep your heart and don't lose your mind when people compliment you. The Duke's Mansion has already sent a valuable gift this time. We just did a little bit of work. Don't think of yourself as a savior."

Mrs. Dong calmed down. It would be a lie to say she wasn't excited, but she also accepted her mother-in-law's education. "Don't worry, mother. I will always remember what you said."

Zhulan was more reassured about Dong. This child married into the family early and she had taught him for many years. "Yes."

Dong took the gift list back to count the thank-you gifts, and Zhulan asked Mrs. Song to seal the thank-you gifts.

Finally, we set off for Jinzhou almost an hour late.

Changzhong was very happy sitting in the carriage, "Mom, will my nephews and nieces like the gifts I bought?"

Zhulan smiled and said, "Yes."

She and her son went to the shop to buy these gifts. Thinking of the gifts, Zhulan was looking forward to seeing Mingyun and the others' expressions when they received the gifts.

Zhou Shuren touched his wallet. He used to spend money lavishly, but now he was in line with Jinyan Shenxing. No, these two people just didn't bring any money, it didn't mean they had no money!

Jinzhou, Zhou Mansion. Chang Lian saw that it was almost noon and his parents had not yet returned home. He was extremely worried. "Based on past experience, they should be home by now."

Su Xuan was also puzzled. Her parents had sent someone back in the morning, so it was time for him to arrive. "I'll send someone to welcome him outside the city."

She is not one to wait, she prefers to proactively look for problems.

Changzhi couldn't stay at home any longer, "I'll take some people to the city to welcome my parents."

Su Xuan, "Okay."

On the way, Zhulan looked at the time and saw that it was noon. She groaned, "Look at my memory. We were delayed for an hour, and I didn't send anyone home to tell them. Now that we haven't gotten home yet, my family must be worried."

Zhou Shuren had forgotten about this, "I'll let Zhenyan go first."

"good."

(End of this chapter)