Chapter 411 Cheng Cheng is back

In the courtyard.

Zong Zhao and Xu Wan did not leave.

The mother-in-law stayed in the house to take care of the old marquis, while the couple waited outside, fearing that the old couple could not bear the blow and something else would happen.

Zong Zhao said to Xu Wan: "I still couldn't help it."

Xu Wan held the back of his hand and advised, "Father knows you too well. If it were me, I wouldn't be able to help but say it either."

Zong Zhao remained silent.

Not long after, the old lady came out of the house.

She had always maintained her appearance well, but now she looked much older.

"Mother-in-law." "Mother." The couple stood up.

The old lady sat over naturally, her face looking calm, but the more calm she looked, the more frightening it was.

Xu Wan sat next to her and advised: "Mother-in-law, don't think too much. This is the fault of the bad guy. It has nothing to do with you. We can't punish ourselves with the fault of the bad guy. This is unfair to ourselves and our family."

The old lady patted the back of her hand and said to Zongzhao, "Zhao'er, I have transferred a lot of the family property to you, but your father and I still have half of it. I want to donate this money."

Zong Zhao and Xu Wan were stunned at the same time.

The Marquis Yuanyang's Mansion is rich enough to rival a country. Even if they only have half of the family property, it would still be very huge.

The old lady smiled bitterly and said, "As early as thirty years ago, when I first married into the Marquis's mansion, many people coveted our family property. But your father and I were young and arrogant at the time, and we felt that we had no reason to give up our things to others, but we did not consider the problem of a tall tree attracting the wind. Later, we were married for several years but still could not conceive, and we suspected that there was something wrong with our bodies. Now I wonder if there was also the work of evil people."

Zong Zhao had never heard her talk about these things, and he didn't know that the family had been in crisis because of property issues since a long time ago.

The old lady chuckled and said, "I am tired and can no longer work. After all the family property is donated, this family will be left to you to manage. Jincheng, as well as Suxue and her son, are all entrusted to you."

"Mother-in-law..." Xu Wan realized something was wrong and said repeatedly, "No, I haven't learned how to be a housekeeper, I can't manage this household well. And Jincheng and Wenxiu, they still have half a year before they go to take part in the Spring Examination, and then there is the Palace Examination... I can't take care of the housekeeper."

Zong Zhao also heard the hidden meaning, and he followed up with persuasion: "Mom, I agree with your wish to donate your property, but not now."

"Why?" The old lady didn't understand.

Zong Zhao said in a deep voice: "Because the three of them did not die under the law."

The old lady's heart skipped a beat.

Only then did I remember that Zong Zhao was assassinated, not...

The old lady was extremely worried and asked quickly, "Zhao'er, will you be okay?"

Zong Zhao shook his head: "No, this is tacitly approved by the emperor."

"The Emperor... tacitly approved..." The old lady said this and suddenly understood why the Dali Temple covered up the matter so quickly. It turned out that the top leaders had already made the arrangements.

The old lady asked again: "Why did the emperor..."

Zong Zhao interrupted her: "Mom, don't ask anymore. I will take care of the rest. When everything is done, I will tell you."

Tears welled up in the old lady's eyes. She responded, "Okay..."

Zong Zhao went forward and hugged her weakly, soothing her: "Mom, you and Dad can't have any more problems, otherwise Zong Yan won't be at peace in the underworld, and I will be unable to sleep at night and in excruciating pain."

The old lady closed her eyes and let the tears fall. At first she just sobbed softly, but then she started to cry loudly, as if she had finally cried out all the sorrow and pain she had been feeling for so many years.

The old marquis is very ill.

His health had always been better than the old lady's, but the blow was too severe and it broke him down all of a sudden. Every time he woke up, he would vomit blood soon after and could not take medicine, or he would vomit whatever he drank.

Zong Zhao stayed by his bedside and gave him acupuncture to calm him down, but after just a few days, the old marquis's hair turned gray.

Until the end of the autumn examination.

Xu Wan went to Jie Gongyuan to pick up the children.

Students swarmed out of the room, and Zong Jinqing's clear and powerful voice could be heard from a distance: "Where is my mother? Where is she? You people, stop crowding me. Are you proud of being tall? In a few years, I will be taller than you!"

"Chengcheng, we are here." Xu Wan saw him and waved at him.

Zong Jincheng finally saw her and pushed her even harder. He hurried over and shouted, "Mom! I've finished the exam! I did really well! This position of Jie Yuan Lang belongs to me!"

Someone beside him added: "Bah, little brat, you are just bragging."

The little devil was immediately annoyed: "Is this the attitude you use to talk to this year's top scholar?"

"You? Little brat, go home and practice for another ten years."

Little Devil: “!!!”

Zong Jincheng wanted to continue arguing with him, but Xu Wan called out to him again, "Chengcheng, come here quickly."

"Oh, OK!" Zong Jincheng was too lazy to follow others' calculations and only said, "My name is Zong Jincheng, just wait and see my name on the list! Humph!!"

"cut."

Zong Jincheng waved his fist at him, and finally stopped pestering him. He happily ran towards his mother.

"Mom, I missed you so much. Nine days. I haven't seen you for nine days!"

Xu Wan smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Jiutian, thank you for your hard work, Master Chengcheng. Come over to the carriage and wait for them. I'll wipe your face first."

"Okay!" Zong Jincheng skipped over to her.

Xu Wan took a wet towel and wiped his face, then her hands. The dirty little boy immediately became handsome and cute again.

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She whispered, "This is the last time we will have such a long exam. The next spring exam will only last three days, and the palace exam will only last one day. Our Chengcheng will never be so miserable again."

Zong Jincheng grinned and said, "Of course, I will definitely pass the exam in one go!"

"Yeah." Xu Wan responded with a faint smile.

"Auntie!" "Auntie!" The other four young boys came back one after another, each of them covered in dust and dirt, as if they had just come back from the underground.

The maids helped them wipe their faces and hands. Xu Wan watched them rush to report their test feelings. Each of them was extremely confident, and she thought they all performed well.

Xu Wan smiled and said, "Then I will wait for the good news that you have made the list. We will take a day off. You can go home and spend time with your parents. We will come to the study room for class tomorrow."

"well!"

Wei Xinglu and Shen Yibai said goodbye to them and got on their own carriage that was sent to pick them up.

Zong Jincheng took one of his brothers by the hand and brought Zong Wenxiu and He Zheng to his own carriage.

In the carriage, Zong Wenxiu was the first to notice that something was wrong.

He asked Xu Wan, "Aunt, did something happen to you? I feel like you're in a bad mood."

Zong Jincheng and He Zheng were playing around, and when he heard this, he immediately looked at Xu Wan. He looked carefully and saw that his mother was smiling faintly, but there seemed to be some worry in her eyes.

The little devil asked nervously, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Did someone bully you when we were not at home?"

He Zheng also quickly said: "Auntie, who bullied you? Tell us and we will come to help you."