There is indeed no room for Hua Zhi to intervene in the seventh part, and she will not push herself to the forefront.
If she only acts as the person who gives advice, not to mention the emperor, other people would look up to her, and she would have more room to maneuver when other things arise. But if she is caught in it, the first thing she has to think about is how to protect herself. The disadvantages far outweigh the advantages, and she has to make the best choice for herself.
But it is not entirely true to say that she really has no solution as she said in the flower hall before. The Zhu family does not need to rack their brains to squeeze in, but the Cai family, which has not been able to move up for many years, has this need.
The forces in the capital are intertwined, and the network she has woven now is of little use, but it is not difficult to cooperate in this matter. In the end, Jiang Xinde of the Jiang family won the final victory and became the manager of the Seventh Department. The Jiang family returned the favor and helped the Cai family to gain a foothold, and they will also secretly help the Sun family in transportation. Even if civil officials and military generals do not interact with each other, how can they be divided so clearly
Hua Zhi only played the role of matchmaking in these matters. She did not ask more about how they cooperated later. She did not expect the Cai family to owe her much favor. She considered her goal achieved if she could make Hua Qin live comfortably in the Cai family. Obviously, the result was good.
After comforting Hua Qin with a few words, Hua Zhi went to her mother's yard. As soon as she entered the house, she felt that the atmosphere was not right. Her mother, who was always gentle and kind, had a rare gloomy face. Her younger aunt was patting her grandmother on the back to calm her down, and her older aunt was sitting there awkwardly. No one spoke.
Hua Zhi knew what had happened without even thinking about it. Her mother's Achilles' heel was her husband and children. Her father was far away in Yinshan Pass, and she hadn't done anything new for people to gossip about recently. The only person who could make her mother like this was Berlin.
After paying respects, Hua Zhi sat down next to her mother and said as if she was unaware, "After today, please prepare some food and have Nanny Lin send it to the Cai family. Hua Qin is already in a stable pregnancy, so it's time to send the food."
Zhu's attention was diverted. "We have to prepare. You should also talk to her. In this kind of weather, she should stay at home and take good care of the baby. If she falls, she will be the one who suffers."
"Yes, I'll tell her later." Hua Zhi agreed, then looked up at her grandmother, whose expression had calmed down a little. "Mom hasn't been out for a long time. Do you think it's okay for me to send her back to her parents' home to stay for a few days tomorrow?"
"Of course, if today wasn't the right time, I would have taken her back to save you the trouble." Mrs. Zhu felt warm in her heart. They were all understanding people, so how could they not understand that Zhi'er didn't want to create a rift between the two families because of Bolin's marriage? She was obviously the one who should be the most angry, but she was still being considerate at this time. It was really...
Thinking about what happened just now, Madam Zhu's suppressed anger began to rise again. He was so confused and was living a dog's life at his age.
Zhu came to her senses after a moment of shock. She was happy but a little hesitant. "Is it okay for me to go back? If the sisters-in-law all want to go back, you can't stop them."
Hua Zhi smiled. Although her mother was simple, she was not stupid. "If their families were close to the Zhu and Hua families, I would agree. But obviously they don't have your blessing."
Zhu smiled as if she was covered in honey, "Mother won't cause you any trouble. I'll be back in one day."
"You want outsiders to think that your parents' home doesn't welcome you back, don't you?"
The second wife of the Zhu family immediately covered her mouth and laughed, "That's right, I haven't been home for such a long time, how can I leave after staying for just one day? When I go back today, I will clean up your yard and warm up the house so that you won't want to leave after living here. It would be best if you could stay until the New Year to make mother happy."
The eldest lady secretly hated that her words were interrupted, but she could only suppress it at this moment, and continued: "Nothing in your yard has been moved. I have people cleaning it on weekdays, and it can be lived in at any time. Mother is hoping that you can come back more often, but you can't leave in a hurry, mother, don't you agree?"
Madam Zhu didn't bother to pay attention to the two daughters-in-law's overt and covert taunts. She looked at her granddaughter and said, "I'll let Ziwen send her back after she stays for a few days. She can go back anytime. It's almost the New Year now. Even if she can't work anymore, she has to stay at home. It makes people feel unbalanced."
"Yes, I'll listen to you." It was just a spur-of-the-moment idea, so Hua Zhi had no objection. Looking at the new white hair on her grandmother's temples, and then looking at her two aunts who were trying to show off their talents, she could do nothing about it. The younger generation cannot criticize the elders, not to mention that they are not members of the Hua family.
The group of people who went to the ancestral tomb to worship did not return until around noon, and the matter was considered over after a ritual was performed at home.
After a meal that still had more vegetables than meat, everyone left one after another. Hua Zhi said something to Butler Xu and walked towards Master Prajna.
"Thank you for your help again."
The master chanted a Buddhist name, "I am very happy to bid farewell to my old friend. But Mr. Hua doesn't look well. Your health is the foundation of everything, so you need to take care of yourself."
Hua Zhi clasped her hands together and agreed. Outsiders only thought that she had overworked and damaged her body. She didn't need to explain that it was because of her injury. With Shaoyao taking care of her, she knew her body well. This winter would not be easy, but as long as she took good care of herself this winter she would be able to recover, so she was not in a hurry.
After personally seeing the master off, Hua Zhi went to the study, where someone was already waiting.
After being brought here by Butler Xu, Qin Gongyang felt secretly happy in his heart. He had already given all the face he needed to give. It was not the case that he was kept here just to be scolded again.
The footsteps came closer and closer. He looked towards the door, the curtain was opened, and Hua Zhi walked over.
"Uncle."
"Stop being so polite." Qin Gong gave her a false support, thinking of what others had said before, he began to observe her inconspicuously. It was just as they said, even in such a warm room, Hua Zhi still did not take off her cloak, and even covered herself with a hot water bottle.
"My cousin said he wanted to talk, so let's talk."
Qin Gongyang was delighted and immediately straightened his expression and said, "You may not believe it, but from the beginning to the end, father never thought of alienating the Hua family. Father and aunt were born of the same mother and have been good friends since childhood. When he learned that aunt had passed away, father locked himself in the study room for a whole night, and later he personally led us to pay our respects. The whole Qin family wore mourning for forty-nine days. Zhier, you can't deny the relationship between our two families just because of the foolish things mother did."
"It is precisely because of these feelings that I will keep my cousin." Hua Zhi stroked the hot water bottle again and again, her eyes fixed on the void. "I don't have too many thoughts about what the Qin family did. I will treat whoever treats me well and whoever is close to me well. That's all. Knowing the Qin family's plan, I just felt sad for my grandmother. Then, what should I do? My cousin knows. I don't have much time to think about these things, but my grandmother probably doesn't want the two families to be so estranged."
PS: Yesterday's chapter was reduced to the first few hundred words, isn't that great... I have to be proud to set a flag recently...