After returning home, Mr. Kang tidied himself up before going to his mother's yard.
Although those promises were made by myself, I still need to let my parents know to avoid any unnecessary trouble.
Seeing his serious demeanor, Madam Kang thought it was something serious and held her breath in nervousness.
After hearing what he said, my anger instantly dissipated.
"Oh, what am I talking about!"
Madam Kang exhaled a breath of stale air, then picked up the tea beside her and took a sip before continuing, "Although according to the rules, this is indeed unreasonable, rules are rigid, but people are flexible. Given Miss Chen's family situation, what else can we do? We can't let her mother grow old alone, can we? What would we become then?"
"As for what you said about giving one of the children her surname, I have only one request. Zhi'er, you are an official, and you need to maintain some face in public. This eldest son must take your surname. As for the children after that, you can decide for yourselves. What do you say?"
Madam Kang now spends every day playing with Madam Sun, and has been somewhat influenced by her.
I go out and have fun every day, without any worries or troubles, and I've come to see things in a more relaxed way.
What's wrong with giving a child the mother's surname? If it weren't for this Miss Chen, her son would still be quite old and have no intention of getting married!
In fact, she has to thank Ms. Chen for saving her son.
Madam Kang had two sons in her life. Her eldest son got married early and now has three or four children. She has long been a grandmother and doesn't care too much about fighting for a child's surname. She just wants her son to not be ridiculed by others.
Besides, it's just a surname. They're both her son's flesh and blood. How could she not love them?
As for Miss Chen's mother, she was just worried about not having any company. If Miss Chen's mother lived with them from now on, she would have a companion, and they could go out shopping together, have tea and listen to storytelling with Mrs. Sun. How comfortable that would be!
She wasn't opposed at all, but...
She pulled Mr. Kang aside and said, "We need to tell your brother and sister-in-law about bringing Miss Chen's mother over, so they know the reasons behind it, and so that they won't feel unhappy and cause trouble for everyone."
“My son understands.”
Mr. Kang's elder brother and sister-in-law are both reasonable people. In the years when he was in poor health and bedridden and unable to contribute to the family income, it was his elder brother and sister-in-law who supported the family. Now that he has become emperor, he wants to bring his elder brother and sister-in-law to the capital, but they have not come. They only said that they are doing well in Jingzhou and that if they miss them, they can come to the capital to visit, as the family's fields still need to be tended.
After he became an official, his conditions were definitely much better than those of his elder brother and sister-in-law. They didn't separate the family property, and a portion of their earnings had to be spent in the public treasury. They also received more each month. Everyone knew this.
Upon returning home, he immediately wrote to his elder brother and sister-in-law explaining the Chen family's situation and stating that the money for supporting his future mother-in-law would not be drawn from the public funds but from his own private coffers, ensuring that his brother and sister-in-law would not be put in a difficult position.
Mr. Kang's elder brother was also a sensible man. After reading the letter, he explained the other girl's difficulties to his wife and said that he would also take some money from his own savings to give to his wife to support her parents. It is only right to support them in their old age, but the premise is that the money or items given cannot be taken by his wife's brothers.
His wife was initially unhappy, feeling that this was illogical, but seeing that her husband also said he would be filial to his parents, and considering that the girl's background was indeed tragic, she agreed.
After receiving his brother's reply, Mr. Kang immediately sent a matchmaker to propose marriage. This time it went much more smoothly, and they immediately agreed to the marriage. Then, according to custom, they began the betrothal ceremony, and the wedding date was set for three months later.
There's plenty of time; enough to prepare for the wedding.
After all these matters were settled, Mr. Kang went to meet Chen Feier. During their conversation, they learned that Jiang Jiuniang had easily helped her solve the livelihood issues of so many people in the escort agency.
"Madam Lu is our benefactor. We'll find an opportunity to visit her and thank her."
Mr. Kang smiled broadly, no longer looking as disheveled and embarrassed as he had been when he confessed his love through the door that day.
"Of course! Call me then, I'd love to come too. I'd love to have another drink with Mrs. Lu!"
Now that they are engaged, they are fiancés, so it's normal for them to meet, and no one can say anything if they go on dates.
Jiang Jiuniang has been quite busy lately. After meeting Chen Feier that day, she completely saw the light and hasn't paid attention to court affairs or gone to the palace to see the Empress. Since the Empress is still under house arrest, there's no need to see her for the time being.
So she started working on her business again.
She plans to build a ranch in the city on the other side of the grasslands, specifically to raise dairy cows to produce dairy products, mainly milk powder.
During this time, she sent people to inquire and found that wet nurses were really scarce in the city. Wealthy families could afford to hire them, but ordinary families could not. What would happen to the child if the mother did not have milk?
She would definitely scold the new mother all day for being useless, or make the baby suffer by only drinking rice water. This is not acceptable, so she felt that formula milk powder was a necessity!
Since it's a necessity, this business must be done.
She had initially thought of doing it together with the Empress, but after hesitating for a few days, she decided to ask the Empress for her opinion. After all, the Empress was quite innocent, and the Empress's name was really useful, especially in a place like the grasslands, which was also a border area and was sometimes quite chaotic. With the Empress involved, business could be saved a lot of trouble.
After thinking it over, she decided to go to the palace to see the Empress. The Empress was still under house arrest and could not go out, but people from outside could come in.
The Empress was actually quite pleased to hear that Jiang Jiuniang wanted to see her. She had long wanted to apologize to Jiang Jiuniang in person, but Jiang Jiuniang had always refused to come to the palace, so she must still be angry.
I guess he's calmed down since he came to see her this time.
The Queen was really looking forward to meeting her. After all, she hadn't had a chance to talk to her properly since returning from the border, and she really had a lot to say to her.
Jiang Jiuniang never expected that the Empress would be like this when she saw her again.
Her face was bare of makeup, and her haggard appearance was heartbreaking; it was clear she hadn't slept well for a long time.
Jiang Jiuniang sighed inwardly. She was perfectly fine when they met at the palace banquet, but she had become so haggard in such a short time. It was obvious what had been troubling her.
That damned emperor is inhuman! He doesn't even care that the empress looks so haggard.
"Greetings, Your Majesty the Empress."
"Get up quickly, let's skip these formalities. I've been looking forward to seeing you for a long time, and I have so much to tell you!"
The Empress took her hand and led her inside affectionately.
Jiang Jiuniang looked at the Empress, who looked exhausted but was forcing a smile, and frowned as she asked, "Is the Emperor not good to you?"
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