Zhou Shaojin smiled and said, "No, I bought it from Fengtai."
This is like flattering the horse on the leg.
Wu Baozhang looked a little embarrassed, but he quickly recovered and said with a smile, "After I married into the Cheng family, I often heard the elders talk about your ability to grow flowers. I thought you grew them. I didn't expect you bought them from Fengtai. Are there many flower growers in Fengtai? Does Sister Shaojin go there often? It's a pity that you are getting married soon, so it's not convenient for you to move around freely. I don't know how long you will stay in Beijing, otherwise we can go to the flower market together. I also like to grow flowers."
But Zhou Shaojin had no intention of going to the flower market with her!
She smiled and said, "Yes! I'm just afraid that when you are free, I'm busy, and when I am free, you're not free. It's rare for the two of us to get together."
It seems that there is no point in saying anything.
A little maid came in and reported: "Master Wen is leaving."
Wu Baozhang stood up and said goodbye.
Zhou Shaojin sent her out, but he couldn't help but mutter in his heart: Uncle Chi said that the matter of the garden had been investigated, but Wu Baozhang was not at fault. Did Uncle Chi show mercy to her because she was a woman and didn't punish her? Or was the matter she was involved in not enough to warrant punishment? Or was there a big difference between the previous life and this life, and Wu Baozhang didn't have time to take action
Her mind was in a mess.
However, the arrival of Old Lady Guan and others still made the house lively.
Mrs. Liao, Mrs. Wei, Mrs. Qiu, Cheng Zheng and other relatives and friends in the capital came to visit Mrs. Guan.
Zhou Shaojin and Gu Shiqi hid in the house and talked privately: "Azhu gave birth to a son. The uncle is very considerate to her, but the rules of the Fan family are strict, and she is a little distressed. But the uncle is willing to be humble in front of her, and now she is pregnant, so she has no time to be sad. I just didn't expect that she would be the first one among us to become a mother. A few days ago, I heard that our wife was pregnant, so I sent someone to send some medicinal herbs over, and specially asked her to go and see Azhu. Although the Fan family has many descendants, Azhu's family is thin. Now her mother-in-law holds her in the palm of her hand for fear that she will melt. I don't know how good she is to her!"
From her to myself.
Gu Shiqigu couldn't help but sigh: "I wish I could give birth to a few children like Ah Zhu!" After saying that, she thought about the fact that Zhou Shaojin was still unmarried, and she suddenly felt out of control and her face turned red.
Zhou Shaojin smiled and told her, "Cousin Jia and cousin Sheng went to Hongluo Temple a few days ago. They said that it is the most effective place to pray for a child. You can go there any day to burn some incense."
She said this casually, and Gu Shiqigu actually had this idea.
When Cheng Ji came to pay her respects to Old Madam Guan, Gu Shiqigu pulled her into Zhou Shaojin's room and asked about the trip to Hongluo Temple.
Since both of them were unable to conceive after getting married, the two of them soon had common topics to talk about, and even brought Cheng Sheng along. The three of them decided to go to a very famous fortune teller in the capital tomorrow to have their fortunes told to see if they had any bad luck.
Zhou Shaojin laughed when he heard this and said, "Don't mess around. The more you calculate, the worse your fate will be."
She believed this the most, but suddenly she said such words.
Gu Shiqigu was mischievous to begin with, and she couldn't help but tease her when she heard this: "Did someone teach you that? Why do I remember someone getting off immediately when they saw a Bodhisattva? Are they even more blind than me?"
Zhou Shaojin's face flushed, and he stammered, "Who said someone else taught me? Can't I think of it myself?"
Now not only Gu Shiqigu, but also Cheng Ji noticed something.
Cheng Ji even shouted in a low voice: "I said, the old lady chose you as her daughter-in-law because Uncle Chi also likes you..."
Zhou Shaojin was stunned by the word "select".
Cheng Ji laughed and said, "So you didn't know yet! It has spread among relatives that Aunt Jing had taken a fancy to the sixth daughter of the Fang family, A Xuan, and wanted to match her with Uncle Chi, but the old lady chose you instead..."
Zhou Shaojin couldn't help but get anxious and asked, "Has it spread among all the relatives?"
Cheng Ji disagreed and said, "Many people should know about this!"
This kind of thing will probably be brought up every time Cheng Chi or Fang Xuan gets married or has a funeral, and it will be passed down for the rest of their lives.
Zhou Shaojin was silent.
Gu Shiqigu thought: Shaojin is a person who reveres gods and Buddhas, but now he advises her to stop fortune-telling. This was probably said by Uncle Chi. Uncle Chi was probably afraid that someone would take advantage of Shaojin's reverence for gods and Buddhas to lure her into being deceived.
It can be seen that Uncle Chi not only likes Shao Jin, but he also likes Shao Jin.
This person's life is really unpredictable.
Who knew Shao Jin would marry Uncle Chi
Gu Shiqigu sighed and decided to go for a fortune-telling with Cheng Ji and Cheng Sheng.
In the mansion at Chaoyang Gate, Cheng Wen, wearing a royal blue cloak with auspicious cloud and vase pattern, walked into the guest room courtyard where he lived with great pride. Seeing his daughter-in-law instructing several maids to sweep the snow, he returned to the house and was immediately served with steaming hot tea and delicious snacks. His son stood by and helped him change his clothes. There was no more sharp voice of Mrs. Wen and no more resentful eyes from his mistress. He nodded with satisfaction as if he had taken off an old quilt covered with dust, drank a sip of tea, and showed some joy between his eyebrows. He said to Cheng Nuo: "I have already inquired clearly. Your uncle Chi may return to the capital tomorrow. I decided to sell the shares of Yutai Bank and let your uncle Chi find me something to do in the capital. I will not return to Jinling for the time being."
What's good there
It becomes more and more decadent and obsolete day by day, and there is nothing but quarrels.
Cheng Nuo was stunned.
Cheng Wenyi said, "I know that Jinling is our hometown, and all the elders in our family are buried in Jinling. But I'm not going back forever. I can go back after I make some money in the capital. I can also avoid having to listen to your mother's nagging all day long."
Cheng Nuo lowered his head.
Mother, she really talks too much, and some of the things she says are repeated, she just said it one moment, and she starts to repeat it the next moment. He always felt that his mother's behavior was not appropriate, but Doctor Zhou said that his mother had a heart disease, which could only be cured by heart medicine... He did not give in.
Fortunately, there was a cousin who was with my mother and listened to her nagging.
He stammered, "Will Uncle Chi help us?"
"Why wouldn't he help?" Cheng Wen said confidently, "Your uncle Chi is a very good person. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given such a large sum of money to the eldest branch of the family. Although it's public money, doesn't it also have one third of your uncle Chi's money?"
Cheng Nuo asked his father how he planned to ask Cheng Chi to help him.
Cheng Wen smiled and said, "Before, I dared not do anything in Jinling City because of my family's reputation and status. This time, I have seen clearly that we in the south are either silk or tea, and I plan to open a tea shop. Jiuru Lane is one of the best in Jinling anyway. There are people watching us all day long. There are many families like this in the capital. Those who have eyes are staring at the inner courtyard of the imperial palace. Who has time to look at us! This time, I decided to do something I like. After your uncle Chi's wedding is over, you and your wife can go back to Jinling to serve your mother!"
Cheng Nuo was struggling in his heart.
In this case, will my father bring his concubine to the capital
He went back and lay motionless on the bed.
Wu Baozhang went in and out several times. Originally he didn't want to pay attention to him, but when he thought about his father-in-law living next door, he finally walked up to him and asked him what happened with a smile.
Cheng Nuo really disliked Wu Baozhang, and he disliked him more and more.
She thought she was being very secretive when she inadvertently revealed her dislike when they were sleeping together, but he was not a fool, how could he not understand. Moreover, the servants in the house were saying that Wu Baozhang fell in love with Cheng Lu before she got married, and had some ambiguity with him... He was too lazy to pay attention to her!
But Cheng Nuo had always been easily influenced, and could not resist Wu Baozhang's gentle questioning, so he told Wu Baozhang his worries.
Wu Baozhang couldn't help but curse Cheng Nuo in his heart as a fool.
Of course I need to say that.
Her father-in-law must be planning to bring his mistress to the capital.
Wu Baozhang said: "You have to ask your uncle Jing for help in this matter. He is the only one who can control your father now."
"Uncle Jing?" Cheng Nuo shrank back, a little timid.
You didn't seize such a good opportunity and are still afraid!
Wu Baozhang looked down on Cheng Nuo even more.
She said, "Why don't I go ask Aunt Jing for help. I heard she's a very kind person."
Logically, it would be better to ask Mrs. Guo for help with this matter.
But Mrs. Guo's gaze was as sharp as a knife, and Wu Baozhang always felt a little uncomfortable in her presence.
What's more, she has some selfish motives.
If I could find out what exactly is going on with Fang Xuan, I could talk to Grandma Shi about it when I get back.
She was married to the Fifth House by the matchmaker of Shi Da Niang. It was like an official in the imperial court trying to curry favor with the cabinet minister. Whoever they surrendered to first would be theirs. Changing their ways at will would not end well. Moreover, her father was the prefect of Jinling. As long as her father's career went smoothly, and the Second House did not have as many officials as the First House, she would have the capital to maintain respect in front of Shi Da Niang. Why would she bother to stick up for the First House
Cheng Nuo never knew what Wu Baozhang was thinking. Hearing this, he felt that Wu Baozhang had solved a big problem for him and nodded hurriedly.
Wu Baozhang walked out with disdain in his heart.
As for Cheng Chi, who they had been talking about for a long time, he was sitting in the back alley of a tavern not far from Chaoyang Gate, on a stall with a canopy and a few tables and chairs placed in a mess. He was talking to Shi Kuan over a bottle of crystal clear grape wine, a plate of peanuts, and a plate of spiced beans: "At first, I just thought that Brother Shi was well-spoken and knowledgeable, but I didn't expect that Brother Shi was actually someone close to the Fourth Prince... It shows that eight out of ten things in the world are not as we wish! Since Brother Shi can't come to my wedding, Brother Shi and I will celebrate first. If there is a chance in the future, please come to my humble home!"
Shi Kuan smiled reservedly.
He also felt that he and Cheng Chi had a good relationship. He raised the glass cup that Cheng Chi brought, drank the blood-red wine, and talked about Cheng Chi's house: "Everyone says it is very magnificent. Brother Zichuan has a good hand."
Cheng Chi smiled bitterly and said, "It's not a big deal to build this with my mother's own money. Now I'm in charge of river engineering, so I dare not make any mistakes. I just hope I can be transferred back to Beijing as soon as possible. I'm not young anymore, and I'm looking forward to giving my mother grandchildren!"
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Hey guys, here's yesterday's update.
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PS: The update will be around 5pm.
※(To be continued)