Chapter 783: It’s time to take care of yourself

Patriarch Zhou sat on a chair, looking at the spacious classroom, feeling very proud. The Zhou family was a well-known clan school in the surrounding area, thanks to Shuren. In recent years, he has bought a lot of land for the clan school. The expansion was all made from the money earned from the land. However, as for the books, "We have a lot of books in the Zhou family, and they are all left by your father."

Changzhi has also understood the family's investment in the clan school these past two days. Apart from the land, books are the most important. "I have also looked at the clan school's collection of books. It is not bad, but it is still a little small. These children cannot go out to gain knowledge and can only get information from books. Before I leave, I will memorize a few books they need. I will look for the rest when I return to Beijing."

Chief Zhou said, "I don't know what to say. Uncle will remember your family's great kindness for these children."

Chang Zhi smiled and said, "Patriarch, please don't say that. We are also members of the Zhou clan."

Patriarch Zhou looked at Chang Zhi and felt deeply moved. He thought that the environment had a huge impact on people. The more he interacted with Chang Zhi, the more moved he felt. This child would definitely have a career in politics in the future.

In the pavilion of the Duke's Mansion, the Duke's wife had already asked all the young ladies to disperse, leaving only two girls from the Zhou family, the main one was Xue Han, and Yu Shuang was just a bystander.

The Duke's wife kept saying, "Okay, okay."

She liked the girl's behavior towards Miss Liu just now. Her Ning family was a family of military generals, so they liked people who were generous.

Xue Han was really embarrassed. The Duke's wife just said yes and she didn't know how to respond!

Ning Ting looked at Zhou Xuehan. She was not a beauty and was not as good as her niece. But her grandmother always valued Miss Zhou. She was increasingly confused.

Yu Shuang also widened her eyes, her heart was in turmoil, her aunt was already engaged!

The Duke's wife saw enough and said, "I heard that you have been in charge of the household for a few years and you are doing a good job."

Xue Han said modestly, "It's all thanks to my mother's teaching."

The Duke's wife said, "Your mother did teach well. She is a good parent. However, you are also a smart person. This housekeeper has a lot of twists and turns."

Xue Han laughed, "The Zhou family's population is relatively simple."

So there really wasn't any twists and turns. She only needed to take care of the accounts and servants. Plus, with her mother in charge, her sisters-in-law didn't engage in so much intrigue, so her job as housekeeper was pretty easy.

At noon, in the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren, Lord Qiu, and the Crown Prince were having lunch at the same table. Lord Qiu was particularly reserved.

Zhou Shuren felt more at ease. Perhaps he had seen more of the prince. The prince's image in his heart had somewhat collapsed. Instead, he felt that the prince could be down-to-earth. He even greeted him, "The chef of the Ministry of Revenue came from the palace. He knew that the prince was in the Ministry of Revenue, so he cooked a lot of dishes that suit your taste."

After saying this, Zhou Shuren became depressed. When the prince arrived, all the dishes were his favorite. The prince was young and the royal family paid attention to health preservation, so the dishes were particularly light. For someone like Zhou Shuren who had a salty taste, it was a bit painful to eat.

The prince looked at the dishes on the table. There were not many that he really liked. Most of them were fake. The chef knew that he was pretending to like them. After taking a few bites, he said, "Why does Lord Zhou only eat rice and vegetables?"

Zhou Shuren picked up a piece of emerald green vegetable with chopsticks. There was only some light soup on it. This kind of dish that tasted the original flavor of the food was really not his favorite. He just liked strong flavors.

The Crown Prince knew a lot about Zhou Shuren. "Master Zhou, you are also at an age where you need to take care of your health. It is better to eat more light food. I have set the recipe for you these days. Master Zhou should also take good care of yourself."

Zhou Shuren, "......."

No, from the sound of it, it seems that the prince will have to stay in the Ministry of Revenue for quite some time?

Zhou Shuren was very depressed. Bah, he didn't want to keep healthy. He thought his taste was good and he really didn't want to be sold to the royal family for his whole life. What about keeping healthy? Just listening to it made his back cold.

Qiu Yan's eyes went dark. He was afraid that he would join the prince's party. Why was it so difficult to have nothing to do with anyone?

Zhulan got on the carriage to go home. Yushuang was so anxious that she was sweating on her forehead. She kept it in until she got home. Yushuang couldn't help it, "Grandma, the Duke's wife gave aunt a pair of bracelets, saying that they were her wedding dowry. These bracelets were taken off her wrists. Grandma, what does the Duke's wife mean?"

Zhulan took the lady's hand and asked, "Is this warm jade? This is too precious."

Xue Han had calmed down from her initial stagnation, "Mother, the Duke's wife really likes our daughter."

"I gave you these priceless jades. It's more than just love. You can tell from the looks of it that you're going to wear them forever."

It seems that Rongchuan really looks like the deceased eldest son of the Ning family, otherwise, the Duke's wife would not have transferred her affection to Rongchuan, and would not have liked Xuehan so much because of her love for Rongchuan.

Xue Han's heart was moved, "Mom, this time the Duke's wife gave Nuanyu to me, is she trying to recognize Rongchuan?"

Zhu Lan nodded, "Yes, I greeted your father two days ago."

Xue Han said, "Rongchuan didn't come back all night, and he had dinner with the Marquis yesterday, so my daughter guessed it."

Yu Shuang was a little confused, "So, Uncle Rong Chuan is the son of the Duke's Mansion?"

So that's how it is. That makes sense. No wonder my aunt is so calm.

Zhulan said to her eldest granddaughter, "Don't tell anyone yet."

Yu Shuang nodded, "My granddaughter knows."

Then she was excited, because her aunt had been approved by the Ningguo Mansion, and her aunt's marriage would not change, so she was happy for her aunt.

At Ning Mansion, the old lady returned to the courtyard. Ning Ting hurried to find her grandmother. Her heart was pounding. Her great-grandmother actually gave the warm jade bracelet to Miss Zhou. They were a pair!

The Crown Prince's wife frowned, "Where are your rules?"

Ning Ting saw that only her grandmother's maid was in the room. After greeting them, she said, "Grandma, the great grandmother gave the warm jade bracelet she had been wearing to Miss Zhou."

The wife of the Crown Prince dropped the teacup in her hand onto the table. "Can you say that again?"

Ning Ting repeated it again, "My granddaughter saw it with her own eyes."

The Crown Prince's wife was confused. She knew that the pair of warm jade bracelets were her mother-in-law's dowry, and there was only one pair. She had thought about it before, but later someone told her not to think about it, because her mother-in-law was going to give the jade bracelets to her eldest daughter-in-law, and would not give them to her even if her eldest brother was gone.

But now she has given it to an outsider, how could she not be overwhelmed with emotions?

The wife of the prince was angry. She served her parents-in-law and had worked hard even though she had no credit. However, her mother-in-law did not give her any credit. She stood up angrily and said, "I'm going to ask the old lady."

The old woman hurriedly said, "Madam, don't worry, this matter is strange, why don't you go ask the prince first."

It was the first time Ning Ting saw her grandmother get so angry. She was a little scared and said quickly, "Grandma, great-grandmother values ​​Miss Zhou very much."

Mrs. Du calmed down. Her eunuch hinted to her husband about this flower banquet, apparently because of the Zhou family. She thought of her sister-in-law from her natal family as a joke. Her sister-in-law said that Ning Xu treated Zhang Rongchuan like her own son. It sounded like a joke at the time, but now she felt like she had guessed the truth. She could not wait any longer and went directly to her husband to confirm.

(End of this chapter)