Chapter 853: Unpredictable Things

Mrs. Zhao has been feeling relieved ever since her daughter's marriage was settled. She now hopes that her son can become the head of the second branch, and can support her sisters when the family is divided in the future. Only then can she truly enjoy a peaceful life.

In the Mansion of Marquis Yao, Yao Zheyu stood motionless in the yard wrapped in a cloak. Since he no longer had to go to the Ministry of War, he liked to be alone. Sometimes he would stand by the wall and look at the sky, feeling as if he was trapped in a grid. He was indeed trapped now.

Every time his father saw him, he would laugh at him. He felt numb inside and really wanted to get out. He was not even as good as Zhang Jinghong.

Shen Yile put down the child in her arms, drew open the curtain, and looked at her husband, feeling a little distressed and sad. She returned to the Shen Mansion, and she had no choice in this marriage, but she was unwilling in her heart. Her father said that it would be difficult for her husband to get promoted.

She understood some things, but also didn't understand many things. Her father didn't say much to her, so she could only understand that even if her husband was not Yao Zheyu, the person she would marry would not be someone with great prospects. The power of the Shen family had been weakened by the emperor in the past two years. Her eldest brother, the prince of the Shen Marquis's mansion, had been promoted to a higher position, but when Lord Min was there, the power was taken back by the emperor. To put it bluntly, her eldest brother was like a foreigner.

Shen Yile thought a lot for a while. The Shen family must be honest. During the years when the old and new emperors will take over, they can still have stability in the future. If they are not honest, she knows it without telling her that the emperor will never be lenient when cleaning up. Her father will stay at home and not go out.

Yao Zheyu turned around and asked, "Why did you come out?"

"Look at you, it's too cold today, let's go back to the house!"

Yao Zheyu held his wife's hand and said, "I really regret it. I always had a way out, but I blocked it myself."

Shen Yile's heart moved, knowing that her husband was referring to the Zhou family, and bit her lip, "Su Xuan and I are both county heads, I can go see her."

"Forget it, don't put yourself in a difficult position."

However, Shen Yile made up her mind to see Su Xuan. She wanted to please someone she had disliked before. Life was really unpredictable.

At Zhou's residence, Li came to the main courtyard with a bunch of fabrics in her arms. "Mother, take a look at these fabrics. Do you like any of them?"

Zhulan saw that there were quite a lot of materials. "Where did you get so much material?"

Mrs. Li smiled and said, "I heard Mrs. Qi said she brought some materials back from overseas. I was very curious, so she sent someone to deliver them today. I saw that they looked fresh, so I showed them to mother."

Zhulan asked, "What did you reply?"

Li said, "I returned some of the wild delicacies that my elder brother sent me."

Zhulan hummed and looked through the materials. The Xu family had visited many countries and had a lot of different materials. However, the current dynasty looked down on overseas materials, unless they were special supplies from overseas. Ordinary ones were rarely liked by officials.

So the Xu family didn't give Zhulan these things. Instead, they gave her rarer things.

Zhulan actually liked some of them, so she chose the gold one, which can be used to make a few puzzles. As for clothes, she still likes the materials and styles of Benchao the best.

Li liked them very much and wanted to send some back home. "Mom, can you choose some more?"

"No, I just want something new."

Li rolled her eyes and said, "Mom, I didn't mention it because we were busy a few days ago. Someone invited me to a banquet these days, and I thought it was related to Ming Teng's marriage. Mom, do you think I should go?"

Zhulan was very happy with Li's reaction. "Go ahead. As long as you don't agree, it doesn't matter. It's a good opportunity to find out who has this idea. I'm also thinking about Mingteng's marriage."

Ming Teng is a little too eager for attention, these are Zhou Shuren's original words. The first plus point is Ming Teng's family background, and the second is the education he received in the Zhou family. None of the Zhou family's sons have concubines at present, so who wouldn't want to find a devoted husband for their daughter?

Therefore, Ming Teng is really in great demand. Not to mention that he is the grandson of the Zhou family, he has a biological brother who is the eldest grandson. Moreover, his biological brother became famous in a battle yesterday. This means that Ming Teng's marriage will only be more in demand.

Li got her mother-in-law's approval and knew what was going on. She had been the housekeeper for a month and had learned a lot. She was very confident when she went out to attend the banquet. At worst, she would just smile and not speak. "Mom, I will definitely find out more."

"Um."

Gu family, today Mrs. Hu moved out of the Hu family. Mrs. Hu bought a small courtyard with an entrance. With the help of the servants of the Hu family, everything has been packed up. Not many people moved in today, most of them are relatives of the Hu family.

Zhao came with gifts from all the families in the Zhou Mansion. Zhao said embarrassedly, "Yu Shuang's father is unfortunately at the fishing grounds. I'm really sorry that I'm the only one here today."

Mrs. Hu said hurriedly, "I am very happy that you can come. Come and sit down."

Zhao looked around the small courtyard. It was not big, not even as big as the courtyard where their second wife lived. It was not big enough but it was exquisite. "This courtyard is good. It is close to the academy and there are many shops around it. It is very convenient."

Hu looked at Zhao carefully. Zhao did not look down on her. She was very happy. The Zhou family had good character. "During the initial selection, it was for the convenience of Liu Feng going to the academy."

Jin had already looked at the gifts sent by the Zhou family. The ornaments were worth a lot of silver. There were four branches of the Zhou family getting married, and with the gifts from Lord Zhou, the income was not small. Moreover, the gifts were very thoughtful and could be used by Liu Feng.

Jin became even more jealous, but unfortunately there was nothing she could do about it.

Mrs. Hu continued, "I don't want to buy a bigger house. I'm thinking of choosing a place to live first, and using the rest of the money to buy land or a shop, so I can have more income every year. When the tax is due, I can sell some land and use the money I've saved to buy a bigger house."

Mrs. Zhao knew that this was a briefing to her. When the daughter got married, everything would be ready. She was not stupid. If Mrs. Hu's money was not enough, Lord Hu would also make up for it. She replied, "It's all up to you to worry about it."

Mrs. Hu smiled and said, "As a mother, this is what you should do."

The Zhou family is satisfied and values ​​their son more. As long as their son is doing well, she can do anything.

In the Fifth Prince's Mansion, Zhang Yang was holding the palace rules, but his mind was not on them. He didn't understand why three palace officials were replaced in one day. Yesterday's officials were still easy to talk to, but today's officials were so stubborn. If he didn't pay attention, they would definitely nag in his ears.

Zhang Yangxin was in the palace, he had been waiting, but he never received the news of being summoned from the palace. Did his mother not want to see him? Or did his father not allow his mother to see him in order to teach him a lesson?

At Zhang Jinghong's house, Zhang Jinghong was in a good mood. His appetite improved a little, and his face became more rosy.

Yao Xin laughed, "Calm down!"

Zhang Jinghong didn't want to calm down, "I was so nervous a few days ago. Who would have thought he was so stupid? This time I've lost face so badly that it will be hard for me to leave the house."

Yao Xin felt that life was good now, with fewer servants in the mansion, and she felt at ease. "Yes, yes, then you can continue to be happy!"

Zhang Jinghong was naturally happy, and he stroked his chin, "I will go to your house this week. When I am better, I will go to visit you in person some other day."

He knew best why Zhang Yang fell into trouble. It was all due to Lord Zhou's secret plan!