In the evening, Zhulan ate the exquisite snacks from the palace. The imperial chef was an imperial chef, and he was more than one level higher than the chefs in the mansion. While eating, she listened to Zhou Shuren talking about the things in the palace, and patted the cake crumbs on her hands, "I really have a cheap uncle."
Zhou Shuren touched his face and said, "How nice it would be if I were like my mother."
He actually dislikes his own appearance.
Zhulan took a closer look and said, "Who said it wasn't?"
Zhou Shuren, “… ..”
It is one thing for him to despise it, but it is another thing for his wife to despise it, just glaring at him.
Zhulan smiled and said, "Even if you dislike me, you can't leave me. Let's just live like this!"
Zhou Shuren snorted, "If you say that we're falling out again, then that's fine."
Zhulan wasn't afraid, "Turn over if you want to sleep separately."
You are so clingy, and becoming more and more clingy. In the past, when we slept together in hot weather, we would dislike each other and sleep with space between us. But in the past two years, you can sleep next to me even in hot weather.
Zhou Shuren's eyes widened even more. He wanted to say goodbye, but he swallowed the words back when they came to his lips. "A gentleman should not argue with a woman."
"hehe."
The next morning, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren had just gotten up when Mrs. Song came in and said, "Mrs. Ningguo passed away last night."
Zhulan paused while putting on her clothes, "When did you leave?"
"At midnight, the Duke's Mansion came to deliver the letter early this morning."
Zhulan put on her clothes and sighed, "I don't have to suffer anymore."
Being sick and lying in bed, every day is a torment. The sooner I die, the sooner I will be free.
Mrs. Song continued, "It's snowing heavily outside."
Zhulan waited for the curtains to be opened and saw that it was snowing heavily. Through the glass, the snowflakes were quite large. "This is a bad day."
Zhou Shuren was also dressed, "It doesn't matter whether it's good or not, it won't affect the Duke's Mansion."
Zhulan agreed. The rich and powerful have many servants, so funerals will still be held in a grand manner.
While having breakfast, Boss Zhou was still in a daze. Chang Yi knew about it yesterday, and Zhu Lan couldn't leave Boss behind in the end. Boss was the eldest son, so she simply added Chang Li to make everything clear.
Boss Zhou couldn't tell his wife and had to keep it to himself. He thought a lot that night.
Chang Yi and Chang Zhi were also confused. They thought they were just from the countryside, but they never expected that they had such powerful relatives. To round it off, they must be related to the emperor.
Chang Zhi finally understood why King Liang wanted to beat him up every time he saw him, but he endured it.
Zhulan threw thunder after eating, "Mrs. Ningguo is gone."
Chang Yi was stunned for a moment, "There are so many things going on this year."
Changli asked, "Mom, can I go with you?"
Zhulan nodded, "Yeah."
After breakfast, Zhou Shuren and Changyi left together in a carriage, first to the Ministry of Revenue, and then to send Changyi to the Ministry of Rites.
In the carriage, Chang Yi held the stove to warm his hands, "Dad, you really don't have any ideas?"
Zhou Shuren snorted, "I don't want your father to die of exhaustion."
Chang Yi shut up, realizing that the old man really didn't want to take advantage of the Rong family. But then he thought again, it made sense, the old man was already very capable, and the Zhou family wasn't bad either without taking advantage of him.
Zhou Shuren said seriously: "Don't try to trick me. If you dare, I will break your legs."
Just because he hasn't used a knife for many years, don't think he can't cut it.
Chang Yi felt a chill on his back, "My son has no idea."
Well, it’s impossible to have no ideas. Now I really have no ideas. The old man can really do it.
Zhulan arrived at the Ningguo Mansion not too early. The Mansion was all white, with cars coming and going. When Zhulan got out of the carriage, the snow was half a foot thick and her skirt was covered with snow.
The Duke's Mansion was very tidy and had prepared everything last night. When they arrived at the hall where the coffin was placed, Lord Ning and Prince Ning were kneeling and burning paper, and behind them were Ning Zhiqi's grandchildren and their wives.
The great-grandchildren were also kneeling, but Duke Ningguo did not see them.
People were coming and going, and before Zhulan's turn came, the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess arrived together, and those who were kneeling stood up.
The prince offered incense and said, "My mother will leave the palace soon."
If the Queen Mother had not received the news last night, she would have fainted and would have left the palace with him just now.
Lord Ning was stunned for a moment, "The old lady passed away peacefully last night."
His mother is suffering while she is alive. She has been ill these days and as her son, he is in agony seeing this. The old lady is almost unrecognizable. In fact, it is better for her to pass away so that she doesn't have to suffer anymore.
The prince directly ignored his second uncle. He was not very close to his grandparents. He was the prince, and it was not good to be too close to his maternal family, so he always kept his distance. His grandparents also kept their distance, so he didn't have much affection for them.
The main reason was that he was not an unexpected outsider. Later, because of his younger brother's relationship, he paid more attention to the Ningguo Mansion. In addition, he was really busy, so this affection became even less.
But having no feelings doesn't mean he won't vent his anger on others. That's right, he took his anger out on his second uncle.
The prince waited for the princess to finish talking to Song, then said, "I will go see grandpa and return to the palace soon."
Ning Xu, "Okay."
Zhulan was also preparing to leave, with Xuehan and Rongchuan accompanying her on both sides. Zhulan said, "You don't have to see me off."
Xue Han said, "Grandma passed away suddenly yesterday, and there was a lot of chaos. I didn't have time to send Linxi back. Mother, you go to the Marquis' Mansion to pick Linxi up. Rongchuan and I will stay in the Duke's Mansion."
Zhu Lan heard this and said, "Okay, I'll go to the Marquis' Mansion to pick up Lin Xi. I'll take care of Lin Xi, you can rest assured."
Xue Han breathed a sigh of relief. Last night was so sudden that she and Rong Chuan didn’t have time to make arrangements for their daughter. She had been waiting for her mother to come!
Soon they arrived at the gate of the Duke's Mansion. Zhulan said to Xuehan and his wife, "It's freezing cold, you should take care of yourselves."
Rongchuan said: "Mom, I will take good care of Xuehan, you don't have to worry."
"Um."
Zhulan got on the carriage and went directly to Ninghou Mansion. When she arrived at the mansion, the housekeeper took her directly to the courtyard of Xuehan and his wife. Xuehan should have asked them to pack their luggage last night, so when she came in, their luggage had already been packed.
Zhulan held the awakened Linxi in her arms and asked the nurse, "She's not crying or making a fuss, right?"
The nurse replied carefully, "No, Miss has always been very well behaved."
She had never seen a child more obedient than the young lady, who only whined when she was hungry or uncomfortable.
Zhulan kissed her granddaughter, then wrapped her up and said, "Let's go."
At the Duke's Mansion, Zhang Yang arrived late and the Crown Prince had already left. When Zhang Yang arrived, he happened to meet the Queen.
How could the Queen pay attention to Zhang Yang at this time? He was originally a fake son. Now the Queen was fully focused on her deceased mother, so she simply ignored Zhang Yang and walked in.
The queen ignored the fifth prince, and the officials and their wives who came were stunned. It was too strange that she ignored her own son.
Zhang Yang didn't care. When he didn't know his life experience, he would have felt bad. But now he didn't care. He really didn't care. Now he didn't target Zhang Jinghong. They were all fakes, and they were all people who had taken over someone else's position. He had no right to resent him.
Princess Qi was watching right on the scene, so she pulled the King of Qi aside and asked, "Why do I feel something is strange?"
The King of Qi did not find it strange. Instead, he stared at the Queen who was kneeling and crying. His stepmother was really amazing. She knew that they were all fake sons, but she could still endure it. No wonder his mother had never taken advantage of him for so many years.
Princess Qi was anxious. Now that she had some free time, she really liked gossip. There were all kinds of gossips in the capital. Her lover had discovered the secret but didn't tell her. Her face turned ugly, "Hmph."