Chapter 807: A Master of Disrespecting Others
Chapter 807: A Master of Disrespecting Others
Chang Lian listened attentively, and was worried, "Second brother, who is plotting against you?"
Chang Yi shook his head, "I don't know either. Someone was robbing a woman on the road. I am a cautious person by nature, and I was even more suspicious after being tricked before. So I turned back and asked someone to check it out. I didn't expect it to be a trap."
Chang Lian knew that this was all the information his second brother knew, and frowned, "The Zhou family has been very high-profile since entering the capital, and Rong Chuan's background has attracted even more attention. It is inevitable that they will be envied and plotted against, but I don't know who is plotting against them, so I have to be more careful in the future."
After hearing this, Mrs. Zhao clenched her chopsticks tightly. She didn't understand how scheming against her husband could be related to women. The thought made her furious.
Zhulan had doubts in her heart. It could be some of the princes or the Yaohou Mansion, but she didn't know who it was. He robbed the woman and wanted to send a spy to the Zhou family.
Zhulan looked at the maids at the door, and then at Mrs. Song. Why did she feel that sending a spy into the Zhou Mansion would be like sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth?
After breakfast, Chang Yi watched Chang Lian leave the house, and then stayed in the main courtyard, saying with some emotion: "Mother, my third brother looks so smart in his official uniform."
Zhulan asked, "Jealous?"
Chang Yi smiled and said, "It would be a lie to say I'm not jealous, but my son knows his own worth."
He also thought about studying and tried secretly, but unfortunately he had no talent. He was okay at rote memorization but not at understanding, so he gave up.
Zhulan was concerned about the Yang family and asked, "Is everything going well at your uncle's and second uncle's homes?"
"My uncle and second uncle's families are doing well and they are living well. My uncle misses you very much. I invited my uncle to come to Beijing, but he said he has no plans for this year. If there is a chance next year, he will bring my aunt to see you."
Zhulan was delighted and said, "I'll have to write a few more letters to urge her."
Chang Yi added, "My son bought a lot of things in Lizhou, and I can choose some for my sister to make up. Mother, although my sister's marriage will not change, when will the Ningguo government come to discuss the wedding date?"
When he was taking a bath yesterday, his wife told him, and he realized how many things had happened at home, especially his sister, the future wife of the Marquis. The Zhou family was really going to be rich.
Zhulan thought about Rongchuan's attitude when he left, and said with a smile, "It should be soon."
Zhulan chatted with her second son for a while, and then the owner of the fabric shop came to deliver the fabrics. These fabrics were ordered by Zhulan some days ago.
After seeing the shopkeeper off, Chang Yi asked, "Mom, why did you order so much fabric?"
Zhulan fiddled with the fabric and said, "I've received a lot of requests recently, so I plan to make more clothes."
Chang Yi saw that his mother was busy, "Mom, I'm going to go back and rest first."
"good."
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was time for the birthday party of the Third Prince's wife. The Third Prince Zhang Jingshi had a good job, and the Qi family was also a big family, so the birthday party of the Third Prince's wife was very lively.
Outside the Third Prince's mansion, carriages were carrying people one after another. Zhulan arrived neither too early nor too late, and she calculated the time very well.
Going too early would attract attention, and going too late would attract even more attention. It’s better for the banquet in the prince’s mansion to be low-key.
Zhulan did not bring Xuehan with her. These princes hoped that the Zhou and Ning families would not get married. She would not be stupid enough to take the risk by bringing her concubine with her. She did not even bring her granddaughter with her.
Zhulan was alone and had the time to look around the Third Prince's Mansion. The mansions of the several princes were all very large. It took her a while to reach the garden where the banquet was held.
Zhulan saw Gao at a glance. Gao was popular and there were many people around her. Zhulan stopped in her tracks. There would be a lot of gossip where there were many people. Especially since the Zhou Mansion had been too high-profile recently, it would be better not to go where there were many people. She found an inconspicuous place to sit down.
It is said that the officialdom is full of various aspects, and the women in the backyard are no different. They stand together in groups of three or four, and by looking at the distance between them, one can tell the relationship between them.
Zhulan looked at the Third Prince's wife, Zhang, and thought of the emperor's actions back then, which not only annoyed several princes, but also several princes' wives.
The two people standing next to the Third Prince's wife should be the Second Prince's wife and the Fourth Prince's wife, but the Fifth Prince's wife is nowhere to be seen.
People arrived one after another. The Crown Princess was the last to appear. Zhulan met Miss Ran San, and the Crown Princess actually brought her concubine with her.
No one from the Ning Mansion came. Considering the affairs of the Ning Mansion, they probably seldom attend such banquets, especially those related to the other princes.
Miss Ran San should be living a good life. She is pregnant, the child is being raised by the Empress, and the Crown Princess also gives her some respect.
Zhu Lan saw Miss Ran San coming over after socializing and said with a smile, "I've met the concubine."
Miss Ran San sat aside and said, "I already knew that the Zhou family had come to Beijing, but they couldn't leave the house. Congratulations."
Zhu Lan said: "It is only because of the emperor's grace that the Zhou family can enter the capital."
Ran Yan curled her lips and said in a low voice, "I also came here with a mission. The Crown Princess knew that our two families have a good relationship, so she brought me here."
Zhu Lan understood. She was still wondering, why did Ran Yan, the concubine, not stay with the Crown Princess but look for her instead? "Is everything okay, concubine?"
Ran Yan's eyebrows were bright. The prince didn't have much affection for her, but he would visit her from time to time to show her respect. The princess was not the kind of person who would make things difficult for others. She was quite nice to her. "Very good. Why didn't I see Sister Xue Han today?"
Zhulan said with a hint of meaning, "I am worried."
Ran Yan married into the Prince's Mansion. Even though the Prince was defeated, she could not escape. She soon realized that too many people did not want the Zhou Mansion and the Ning Mansion to marry. "It seems that I can only wait for an opportunity to meet Sister Xue Han in the future."
Zhulan thought to herself, there will be many opportunities for you to meet each other in the future. Just as she was about to reply, she saw the Third Prince's wife looking at her and swallowed the words.
The Third Prince's Consort Zhang smiled with a fake smile, "The Crown Prince's Mansion is really attentive to the Zhou Mansion. I have to trouble the Crown Prince's Mansion's concubine to entertain me at my birthday party."
The Crown Princess looked around and said, "My sister-in-law's birthday party was more lively than my birthday party. There were too many people coming today, and I was worried that my sister-in-law wouldn't be able to take care of her."
The Crown Princess looked at today's officials' wives with a half-smile, there were quite a few idlers here.
The Third Prince's wife said, "There are indeed quite a few people here today. Who has made my husband so favored by my father? By the way, my sister-in-law's birthday is next month. I wonder what it will be like."
The Crown Princess rolled her eyes in her heart, thinking, "What? My sister-in-law wants to help? Then I won't be polite. My requirements are not high. Just eat according to my sister-in-law's taste. Who made me the Crown Princess?"
The Third Prince's wife felt a burning pain in her heart. The Crown Prince and several other princes were of similar age, so they were naturally chosen together. As a result, she married the Third Prince, and Wen became the Crown Princess. They had oppressed her for so many years, and even wanted her to help organize the birthday banquet. She gritted her teeth and said, "Sister-in-law, you put on a lot of makeup today."
Zhulan listened with her ears cocked, thinking that he was scolding the Crown Princess for being thick-skinned!
The Crown Princess looked at Zhang with a complicated expression, "This eye disease is a serious illness, my sister-in-law must take it seriously."
Zhulan held back her laughter. This Crown Princess was amazing. She remembered that Zhou Shuren said that the Crown Prince also liked to tease the other princes. This couple were both masters at teasing people.
Correcting typos took up some time, I will update it around 6:30 pm tomorrow
(End of this chapter)