Chapter 795: Where is the Human Figure?

In the afternoon, Duke Ning's family just left. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were both very tired. After seeing off the people from the Duke's Mansion, Zhulan and her husband went back to the house to rest. As for the thank-you gifts, they didn't have the energy to look at them. Anyway, they wouldn't lose them, so rest was the most important thing.

Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and lay down comfortably. "Although we didn't talk about government affairs, Duke Ning and Lord Ning asked a lot of questions."

It's too tiring for him to face five men from the Ning family alone!

Zhulan was in better condition, and only needed to accompany Lady Ning. Later, Lady Ning was tired and went to rest, and she only needed to deal with Lady Du. "What can this wife of the prince say? She actually tried to trick me. Fortunately, our daughter is marrying into the Marquis's Mansion, so Lady Du doesn't dare to interfere."

Don't be fooled by Mrs. Du's gentle appearance. She has talked to her a lot and has a certain understanding of her. She knows that this person is not a generous person.

Zhou Shuren turned over and said, "Let's not talk about them anymore."

Zhulan also closed her eyes, "Yeah."

In the first room, Mrs. Li fanned herself with a fan, muttering, "Fortunately, the meal was not wrong. I was always worried."

She had been very nervous today, fearing that someone from the Zhou family would be lost while she was the housekeeper and that the Ningguo Mansion would look down on her. She finally sent the person away, and now she felt a little exhausted.

Yu Lu took the fan from her mother's hand and said, "Mom, let me fan you."

Li was at peace in her heart, and her daughter still felt sorry for her, so she asked her daughter a little unconfidently, "Is my mother's performance today okay?"

Yu Lu smiled. Under pressure, her mother made great progress. She nodded and said, "Very good. She has the demeanor of an eldest daughter-in-law."

Li grinned, "My daughter's words must be true."

Yu Lu thought her mother was so cute, "Mom, will Dad be back soon?"

Li felt empty inside, "Well, I should start my journey back."

In the second room, Zhao was a little dazed. Yu Shuang came over and thought her mother was bullied. "Mom, did you hear something bad?"

Zhao came back to her senses, picked up her little daughter Yudie, and said with a smile: "No one said anything bad, mother just felt like she was in a dream."

Although Song and Yu were indifferent to her, they were still polite. She was the granddaughter-in-law of the Duke of Ning!

Who could have imagined that she was bullied as a child, and when she grew up, she was always prepared to die in a drought. Now she not only has a son and a daughter, but everyone calls her "Second Madam" when she goes out. She really fears that this is a dream.

Yu Shuang held her mother's hand. Her mother had been through so much and was worried about gains and losses. "Mom, this is not a dream."

Zhao smiled and said, "Mother knows that you are tired too. Go back and rest for a while."

Yu Shuang stood up and said, "Mom, take a rest too."

As he said this, he picked up his little sister and took her back to his room.

As for the third wife, Dong also had some feelings, but not as much as the first and second wives. This was because Chang Lian was the only one in the Zhou family who had entered the official career. He received many invitations to Dong and had a lot of knowledge. The only thing Dong felt sorry for was her sister-in-law, and she didn't think much about anything else.

Su Xuan’s thoughts were simpler, as long as it was good for the Zhou family.

In Qingzhou, Chang Yi calculated the time. In five days, he would be able to reach the capital. On the way back, he bought a lot of things, so although he was in a hurry, he did not drive too fast. Now he was finally going home.

Chang Yi was sitting in the carriage, wondering whether he should hurry on his way overnight. Dong Mo rode up to the window on his horse and said, "Second Master, Qiang Zi, who went ahead, is back. Someone is robbing a woman ahead of us."

Dong Mo has been with the Second Master for many years. He is just reporting things to him. He knows better than anyone that the Second Master is not the kind of person who meddles in other people's business.

Chang Yi opened the carriage curtain and asked in a low voice, "We have walked this road several times. Why do I remember that this side is farther from the village? But am I wrong?"

Dong Mo said: "It is indeed far from the village."

Chang Yi's face was serious. "Turn around. We're going to stay overnight in the county town we just passed by."

He had to be careful. The higher his father's official position, the more people would plot against the Zhou family. At the same time, he was very angry. He looked very honest, so why did they use the beauty trap on him? Yes, Chang Yi was sure that the people in the past were plotting against him.

After Chang Yi waited for the carriage to turn around, he was still thinking that after returning to Beijing, he should select a few more capable people so that he would not have to go out easily in the future.

After waiting for a long time, there was no convoy in sight, so we had no choice but to send someone to check. As a result, there was no convoy or even a single person in sight!

The convoy was about to reach the county town. Qiangzi, who was specially left behind by Changyi, also came up and said, "Second Master, we just left for a while and someone came to check us out secretly."

Chang Yi hummed, and became more and more angry. He was about to arrive in the capital, but something bad happened to delay his journey. He wondered whether he should leave first.

In the capital, Zhou Shuren had no idea that his second son had been plotted against again. He and his wife were counting the thank-you gifts.

Zhulan looked at the gift list. There were five thousand taels of gold, fifty thousand taels of silver, and jewelry. Many of the jewelry had not been polished yet. They could be given to the granddaughters as jewelry, or as a dowry for Xuehan. The books, calligraphy and paintings were for Zhou Shuren.

Zhou Shuren had already put away the treasures, and the decorations were interesting. Many of them were in pairs, and this one was obviously for dowry.

Most of the jewelry in this set is for her. It's quite a lot.

Zhou Shuren said, "I'm going to the study first."

"good."

Zhulan sorted out the gold according to the silver borrowed from each family, and selected some jewelry for each of her four daughters-in-law. She also did not leave out some for her granddaughters, and asked Mrs. Song to deliver them to each family.

Afterwards, two thousand taels of gold were sealed up and given to the daughters-in-law to put in the bottom of the box when they got married, and the rest were put away. Some jewelry was also selected. The gifts from the Ning Mansion were all rare and good things. Some of these things were kept in the bottom of the box for the granddaughters to get married, and the rest were given to the daughters-in-law as dowries.

After Zhulan had finished sorting, Mrs. Song came back. Zhulan sighed, "These things look like a lot, but if we divide them up, they will be gone."

It hasn't been divided enough yet. There are many granddaughters in the family, all of whom are legitimate granddaughters. As a grandmother, she must treat them all equally and also leave a few more for the unborn granddaughters.

Mrs. Song thought to herself, so marrying into a wealthy family really can drain a family's wealth. If the Zhou family hadn't had this thank-you gift to make up for it, even though the young lady's dowry was quite large, it would still not be good enough for her to marry into the Ning family.

Zhulan took a last look at the sealed box. If Rongchuan wasn't the fifth prince and the concubine was the future consort of the fifth prince, why would she worry so much about the concubine's dowry?

Ning Hou Mansion, Ning Xu brought Rong Chuan back to the mansion and personally took Rong Chuan to the courtyard, "This courtyard has been renovated for a long time. Dad supervised the renovation. I know you don't like luxury, so I decorated it according to your preferences."

It turns out that Rongchuan and the prince have very similar preferences.

Rong Chuan stayed in the guest room last time, but this time it felt very different. This was his home, where he would live in the future. "Dad, is this yard too big?"

It is almost the same size as the main courtyard.

Ning Xu smiled and said, "It's better to have a bigger one. You are getting married soon, and a small place won't do."

Rong Chuan blushed, "Dad, my son is still young, there is no rush."

Ning Xu's eyes were full of amusement. No hurry. Humph, this guy has never taken his eyes off Miss Zhou. No hurry. "Since you said there's no hurry, and Master Zhou also wants to keep the lady for two more years, then two years later?"

Rong Chuan was dumbfounded, then he saw his father's eyes were full of smiles, and he reacted, "Dad, how do you tease your son?"

"You said there's no rush, Dad was just going along with what you said."

Rong Chuan's ears turned red, "My son likes this yard very much."

Ning Xu laughed, admitting that she was too anxious!

(End of this chapter)