Chapter 828: Serious Illness

Zhulan asked the boss, "Have both farms been tidied up?"

Changli replied, "The weather has been good these days, so we are drying the grain. Once the grain is harvested, we will go back and process it."

Zhulan was calculating in her mind that the three farms had a lot of food and a large sum of money had been earned. "You guys have worked hard, too."

Changli shook his head, "Mom, this isn't hard work at all."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Since you have just arrived, why not go to the fields and take a walk around the farm."

Changli and Changyi had exactly the same idea; this manor belonged to them and they wanted to take a closer look at it.

Zhulan couldn't hold her son anymore, so she put him down and took him to the manor, "There are a lot of fun things in the manor, mother will take you there."

Changzhong held his father's hand with his other hand and jumped happily, "Yeah yeah."

Changli picked up Minghui and listened to the housekeeper saying that several families had arrived. He smiled and said, "Son, let's go find your mother and sister."

Minghui had been having a great time at the farm these days. When he heard his mother was coming, he clapped his hands and said, "Dad, hurry up."

"good."

Zhulan took her son back to the yard first, and the little guy was talking all the way.

Changzhong said happily, "Mom, Dad, I am now picking rice ears. I understand the hard work of farming."

He was exhausted after picking rice for only a short while. His elder brother told him that picking rice ears was the easiest job and it was the farmers who had the hardest time.

Zhou Shuren touched his son's head, feeling relieved that he had grown up. "So don't be picky about food in the future. Food is hard to come by."

Changzhong nodded, "My son must cherish food in the future."

He didn't tell his parents that after picking up the rice ears, he couldn't get up the next day and felt extremely uncomfortable all over.

In the capital, at the Hanlin Academy, Chang Lian and Shi Qing were talking, "I've felt that you've been worried these past two days, what's the big deal?"

Shi Qing frowned, "My mother-in-law caught a cold, but after taking medicine for two days, she didn't get better, and her condition got worse. I've been worried about her."

He was not worried, but rather puzzled as to why his mother-in-law, who was in good health, suddenly fell ill and was unable to get up.

Chang Lian asked, "Is this the illness that the imperial physician is treating?"

Shi Qing, "The doctors in the capital and the imperial physicians have all examined him, but they didn't find anything."

For a moment, Shi Qing let the secret slip, and when he realized it, he saw Chang Lian was already in deep thought.

Shi Qing frowned. He was anxious because he couldn't find anything. "I have something else to do first."

"good."

Chang Lian Shi Qing left, touching his chin. What did Shi Qing want to discover?

Chang Lian missed his father and hoped that he could return to Beijing soon. After the major purge of the Ministry of Justice, the pressure in the capital was very low and the wind and rain had never left.

Inside the palace, the emperor was in a good mood. It was more comfortable to strike first than to be passive. As he got to know his opponent better, he also found out some things. Over the years, he had been on guard against Yao Wenqi and kept a close eye on him. Yao Wenqi did not dare to move unless he was absolutely sure.

In fact, Yao Wenqi's plan was very good, but it went wrong from the beginning. The queen saw at a glance that her son had been replaced, and one wrong step led to another, until now, the two best moves, Zhang Jinghong and Shen Yang, had been wasted.

In addition, due to Zhou Shuren's inadvertent discovery and Yao Zheyu's decentralization, Yao Wenqi's attempts to cause trouble failed several times.

The emperor was thinking about Jiang Huai. After Jiang Huai was cleaned up this time, he felt at ease. As for Yao Wenqi's partner, he was a fox and would reveal his true colors sooner or later.

Time passed, and in a blink of an eye it was the day to return to Beijing. Not only Zhulan was reluctant to leave, but Li and others who came to the manor were also reluctant to leave. The manor still wanted to be free, without any banquets or so many rules.

Zhulan touched her son's head and said, "I'll bring you back in winter."

Changzhong held his mother's hand and said, "Mom, you must keep your word."

"Mom keeps her word."

When they got home, Mrs. Dong was waiting at the gate. Zhulan got off the carriage and said, "You are pregnant, why are you still waiting at the gate?"

Mrs. Dong smiled and said, "It is my duty to welcome you. Mother, I think you look much better than when you left. It is obvious that you are enjoying your life in the manor."

Zhulan touched her face and said, "This is the result of soaking in the hot springs. It has taken good care of my skin. My skin has improved a lot now."

In addition, she has gained a lot of weight, which feels particularly good to the touch. She has also come to terms with it and decided to just get fatter.

Mrs. Dong supported her mother and said, "After I give birth, I will also live in the manor for a few days."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Okay."

Each family then returned to the courtyard. Li returned to her room and took out the box containing the land and put away the deeds to the newly purchased land. "Although I didn't buy a shop, with these additional lands, I can have more income next year."

Boss Zhou looked at the land deed in the box and said, "There's no need to buy more land. When the income is credited in the fall, we'll go to Jinzhou to buy a shop."

Li blinked her eyes and said, "I heard from my mother that the land in Pinggang will be more valuable in the future. What do you think about us buying a shop in Pinggang?"

Boss Zhou frowned, "Most of the shops in Pinggang are controlled by the rich and powerful in Beijing. It's difficult for us to buy them."

As his father's status changed, he understood more and more. The more he came into contact with the people, the more he realized that not everyone can touch the capital. Since the opening of maritime trade, every inch of land in Pinggang has become valuable. Not to mention shops, even the nearby fields have been controlled by the powerful.

Li stopped thinking when she heard that. She didn't have the guts to cause trouble. "Then I'll listen to you and go to Jinzhou to buy it."

In the main courtyard, Zhulan had just come back and hadn't rested yet when someone came to visit her. Holding a visiting card, Zhulan saw that it was the surname Wu and rubbed her brows, "Please come in."

Zhou Shuren stood up and said, "I'll go to the study first."

"good."

When Zhulan saw the person coming, she recognized her. It was the sister-in-law of the Second Prince's wife, Wu Yun. Wu Yun did not come alone. Zhulan was not familiar with the other person. She smiled and said, "Madam Wu, who is this?"

Yun smiled and introduced, "This is my sister-in-law from my mother's family, Liu, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites."

Zhu Lan understood, "Mrs. Wu, Liu Shuren, please take a seat."

The official rank of the Minister of Taichang Temple is third grade. This Liu is quite low-key. She has never seen him at any banquet she attended when she came to the capital. This is the first time she has seen him today.

Liu smiled and sat down. "I have always wanted to visit Yang Shuren, but I never had the chance. I am here today thanks to my sister."

Mrs. Wu didn't invite her sister-in-law to come just to chat. She coughed and said, "Sister-in-law, let me tell you, Yang Shuren is very good at raising children. The young ladies in the Zhou family are all good."

Liu really didn't want to act as a matchmaker for her sister-in-law. When her sister-in-law married into the Wu family, it was not because her father-in-law wanted to marry into a wealthy family. Who would have known that her sister-in-law had met the young master of the Wu family and came directly to propose marriage.

Over the years, the Yun family hasn't had much contact with her sister-in-law. This was the first time her sister-in-law spoke up, and she really couldn't refuse, so she could only agree.

Liu followed her sister-in-law's words and said, "I've heard that the young ladies of the Zhou family are outstanding in every way, especially the eldest granddaughter. I've heard a lot of praise for them even though I seldom go out."

It turns out there is a 31st in July, ahem, I miscalculated, I will start making up for it on August 1st, there is one more chapter today, in an hour...

(End of this chapter)