Chapter 108 Zhao Lingyun wants someone to give him a way out
It's hard to describe how shocked Wu'an Hou was when he saw Zhao Lingmeng's drawings of the ancestral hall. He had to suppress his urge to tear down the ancestral hall and rebuild it. He endured his immense excitement and studied it in his study for a long time before reluctantly putting it away.
Marquis Wu'an felt extremely regretful in his heart that his daughter was not a boy and could not inherit his family business. Otherwise, what would have happened to Marquis Wu'an's title and his silly son?
The wife of Marquis Wu'an in the backyard also received the invitation written by her daughter. She looked at it carefully and asked Qiangwei beside her to invite the two daughters-in-law and Zhao Lingyun to discuss it. She planned to ask for their own opinions and did not want to decide anything for them.
When the Crown Prince's wife and the other two heard the servants come to report that their mother had invited them, they came quite quickly. It was probably only an incense stick's time for all three of them to arrive.
The wife of Marquis Wu'an did not make things difficult for them. After they bowed and greeted her, she immediately asked them to sit down and talk. Qiangwei and other servants also immediately brought them hot tea and snacks.
The Crown Prince's wife was the first to marry in, and she was both the Crown Prince's wife and the eldest sister-in-law. She also got along very well with the Marquis of Wu'an's wife. They weren't as close as mother and daughter, but there was a kinship between them. So she sat comfortably while eating snacks and asked, "Mother, is there something you want us to do?"
"It's nothing serious. The Emperor gave Meng'er a hot spring resort outside the city. She wrote a letter inviting you to stay there for a while. I'm busy with my duties at the palace so I can't go. I just wanted to ask if any of you would like to go. If so, I'll send someone to deliver a letter to Meng'er later."
The wife of Marquis Wu'an leaned casually in her chair, and as she spoke, she gestured to Qiangwei to show the post to them.
The Crown Prince's wife finished reading it first and handed it to the Second Young Master's wife. She thought for a moment before speaking, "Mother, there's been a lot going on in the Marquis' Mansion lately, and I've also received many invitations to flower viewing. I wanted to go and see them, but I won't be going this time. Please thank my sister for her kindness."
The wife of Marquis Wu'an smiled and nodded, saying that they should make their own decision and she would definitely not say anything.
The Second Young Master's wife finished reading it and wanted to go. Unfortunately, her husband had finally stopped being busy recently and was often staying at home when he had time, instead of staying at the Ministry of War every day. She wanted to cultivate her relationship with her husband at home, so she could only reluctantly refuse, "Mother, I won't go this time either. My husband has finally been home more often, and I want to spend more time with him. Please tell my sister that next time, next time, I will definitely accompany her."
When Lady Wu'an heard her second daughter-in-law say this, she nodded casually. She fully agreed with her daughter-in-law's desire to cultivate a relationship with her son. After all, her son was married, and it was better for the couple to have a deep relationship.
Then only Zhao Lingyun was left. The wife of Marquis Wu'an looked at her kindly, "Yun'er, do you want to go?"
Zhao Lingyun actually wanted to go. Although the Marquis's Mansion also had a hot spring villa, she was a concubine's daughter. Her aunt was always worried that she would be seduced by her mother-in-law, so she would always report her illness when going out together.
Later, her father may have felt that the mother and daughter were troublesome, so he simply ordered her to be well taken care of in the mansion and not to be called for such matters in the future, so she has not yet been to the hot spring villa.
Seeing that both of her sisters-in-law said they couldn't go, Zhao Lingyun said it wouldn't be a good idea for her to go alone. She wanted her mother to give her a way out, so she spoke cautiously, "Mother, I'm afraid of causing trouble for my eldest sister, so I won't go."
But who was Lady Wu'an? As soon as she heard Zhao Lingyun's words, she knew what she was thinking. But Zhao Lingyun was not her biological daughter, and she was too lazy to spoil her. She just nodded in agreement, not trying to persuade her at all. In Lady Wu'an's opinion, if she didn't go, her daughter would be more relaxed.
Zhao Lingyun was stunned for a moment when she saw that her stepmother didn't try to persuade her, and could only pretend to smile happily. The wife of the Crown Prince and the wife of the Second Young Master, who were sitting opposite Zhao Lingmeng, glanced at each other and both felt that their sister-in-law's expression was extremely ugly.
However, the Crown Prince's wife said that this was what the sister-in-law deserved. If it was her mother's biological daughter doing this here, it would be okay. But she still wanted her mother to pamper her, which was too unrealistic.
Seeing that everything was said and done, and that she was not the type to keep her daughter-in-law by her side all day, the wife of the Marquis of Wu'an told them to disperse and let them go about their business. After the three of them had left, the wife of the Marquis of Wu'an told someone around her to send a letter to her daughter, saying that they were all busy and could not go.
When Zhao Lingmeng received the news from her mother, they had almost packed their things. She didn't know that Zhao Lingyun wanted to come, but failed in the end. However, if they didn't go, it would be more convenient for Zhao Lingmeng to go there to study the improvement of weapons.
So the next morning, Zhao Lingmeng had breakfast with her two children and went to the hot spring resort outside the city with her personal servants.
Brothers Zhao Houjing and Zhao Houming rarely have time to go out and play. Now they were sitting in the carriage. When they heard the noise outside, the two little guys crowded at the window of the carriage, lifted a corner of the carriage curtain, put their two little heads together, and looked at and whispered.
Zhao Lingmeng did not stop them. After all, they had seen it so many times that they were not so curious anymore. Zhao Lingmeng just told them to be careful and left them alone.
She was just like the third brother, Zhao Houyang, planning to close her eyes and take a nap. She thought so and did so. Before long, the Zhao Houjing brothers had seen enough of the hustle and bustle outside. The key point was that once the carriage had left the city, there was nothing special to see. There were only trees and grass everywhere, and after a while, the brothers lost interest.
They both followed their mother's lead, leaning against the carriage's side, drifting off to sleep as the car rocked. However, they didn't rest for long before waking up completely. The road was so bad, the ride was so bumpy that Zhao Lingmeng and the three children were a little uncomfortable.
At that moment, countless thoughts raced through Zhao Lingmeng's mind: cement, rubber shock-absorbing tires. But she also thought about the civilians she'd seen along the way, their clothes covered in patches. Jing State was plagued by constant war, and the high taxes and constant conscription of laborers had already put a heavy burden on the people.
Without national stability, the people can't rest and recuperate, and they can't even get enough to eat, so how can they have the energy to do these things? Zhao Lingmeng could only sigh inwardly, thinking that this time she must increase the hardness of the iron knife to make it less brittle. She heard from her father that weapons on the battlefield often broke at critical moments, and this time she wanted to find out the reason.
She wanted to stabilize the country first, and then think about other things. Stability! Weapons are crucial.
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