At the morning court, Zhou Shuren had a wooden face, but in his heart he wanted to curse Wang Ju to death because of her boasting. Well, Yu Lu had only been pregnant for three days, and everyone knew everything that needed to be known. As a result, both Yu Shuang and Yu Lu became pregnant right after they got married.
If only Yu Lu was not convincing, with Yu Shuang added, now the two sisters are very convincing. Although they don't believe it completely, they also think that girls from the Zhou family are easy to give birth to.
The emperor could see clearly from his seat, and felt a little regretful that the girl from the Zhou family would not marry into the royal family. He looked at Lord Shangguan, and thought, well, now that the imperial decree had been issued, the Shangguan family would be blessed with many children.
At the morning court, although Zhou Shuren looked like he didn't want anyone to come in, he still couldn't stop those who were interested in getting married.
The Minister of Industry came over and said, "My grandson is fifteen this year. He has a good talent for studying, no bad habits, and is filial and sensible. Lord Zhou, what do you think?"
Zhou Shuren held back his words and said back, "Yeah."
The Minister of Industry raised his beard and asked, "What do you mean by hum?"
Zhou Shuren, "My granddaughter is still young, so there's no need to rush."
The Minister of Industry stroked his beard and said, "It's better to get engaged sooner rather than later. If you delay, you will lose the good boy."
Zhou Shuren rolled his eyes. The Zhou family did not need an arranged marriage, so some boys from aristocratic families had always been candidates. The Minister of Works was very clear-headed when it came to official business, but he was confused when it came to family affairs. Bah, he must be crazy to let his granddaughter be married off to him and suffer injustice. No deal, no deal.
Zhou Shuren was too lazy to speak and quickened his pace.
The Minister of Industry pointed at Zhou Shuren who was walking away and said to the people around him, "Look at him."
Li Zhao clicked his tongue twice. "I think Zhou Shuren's attitude is fine. Don't you know what's going on in your backyard?"
This old guy is amorous and long-standing, and as a result, all the women in his backyard have a place in his heart. Then, things become lively, with a bunch of illegitimate sons and daughters, fighting over everything. But the old guy is still like a blind man, thinking that his backyard is very harmonious!
The Minister of Works blew his beard and wanted to argue a little, but wow, the people around him quickened their pace.
The Minister of Works remained silent, and asked the Vice Minister of Works who was attending the morning court with him, "Is my house really that bad?"
The Minister of Works was speechless. How dare he say that? He complained in his heart, who among the young masters in the capital doesn’t know that the young masters in their superiors’ houses are always stepping on each other!
In the Ministry of Rites, Chang Yi was leisurely making tea. After the list of envoys was finalized, he was no longer busy. He handed over the tasks at hand to his subordinates and he only had to keep an eye on them.
"Oh, Lord Zhou is making tea. What a coincidence! I just happened to bring the tea leaves."
Chang Yi stared at Doctor Liu and wanted to ask who was the stingiest person in the Ministry of Rites. Doctor Liu was on the list. "I've already hooked up with him. Sir Liu, please take a seat."
Doctor Liu smelled it and said, "Good tea. I heard that the emperor gave you good tea as a reward. This taste is worthy of being a tribute tea."
Chang Yi, "... "
Among the six ministries, the Ministry of Rites has many retired officials, which means there are many people who drink tea. He must be stupid to bring tea to the Ministry of Rites. This tea is produced by his wife's new tea garden.
Chang Yi thought about it and realized that he had to explain it clearly. Otherwise, he would have to wait for many people to come and get their tea for free. "The tea produced in our own tea garden may be close to the place where the tribute tea is produced, so it smells similar."
Lord Liu, "I thought so. So that's how it is."
Changyi's tea is ready. "How does it taste?"
Lord Liu took it with a smile and tasted it carefully, "Hmm, it's comparable to tribute tea."
Chang Yi, "... "
If the Liu family had not received some tribute tea every year and Lord Liu had indeed drunk it, he would have really believed what Lord Liu said. Bah, the tea from his own tea garden was far inferior to the tribute tea.
Chang Yi maintained an honest personality, although no one believed he was really honest. Alas, this time the list was well prepared, and his personality was somewhat broken. "Master Liu is not just here for tea, right?"
Lord Liu said cheerfully, "My son, you have seen him too."
Chang Yi recalled carefully, he had indeed seen him a few days ago, "Your second son?"
Master Liu nodded with a smile, "Yes, this boy is most like me."
Chang Yi: "... ... their personalities are similar?"
Lord Liu nodded repeatedly, "Yes, it looks exactly like me."
Chang Yi's mouth twitched. No, he would not consider it. He wanted a son-in-law like Rong Chuan. Liu Feng would be fine, as the Gu family was not well off and could not afford to support him. But there was still hope for a young son-in-law. Even if he couldn't find one, he would not be stingy, and would rather be too stingy.
Zhou's, Zhulan and Zhao are discussing Mingrui's engagement. Tomorrow Tao will go to Lin's house to confirm the things they have brought.
After confirming that everything was OK, Zhulan thought about the name of Yushuang's son, "You haven't decided on the name of the child yet?"
Zhao was helpless, "My husband has suggested many names, but he hasn't chosen one yet."
The son-in-law also came up with many names, but my husband just took a quick look and rejected them all.
Zhulan was speechless, "The baby is almost ready after it's one month old."
She is not good at naming and thinks anything good is fine.
Zhao laughed dryly, "My husband wants to go to the temple to find a master to take a look."
Zhulan: "... As long as Changyi is happy."
Anyway, he is Changyi’s grandson.
Zhao smiled. Ever since her daughter got married, the family had been very lively since her husband came back. Having said that, her husband had been tormenting his son-in-law so much, but the son-in-law was not angry. Instead, he looked very happy. The father-in-law and the son-in-law were willing to fight and suffer, and she didn't care about it anymore since she was worried at the beginning.
Zhao said again: "I heard that Yao Yao embarrassed the second daughter-in-law of the merchant last time."
Zhulan heard Changyi mention it before, "Yao Yao has been keeping a low profile these years, but this time she is determined to establish her authority."
Zhao nodded, "Yes, in the past few years, the Marquis' wife Yao Yao has been invisible, otherwise the merchants would not be so blatantly thinking about Lord Rong."
Zhulan has gained some good reputation recently because she gave advice to the old lady of the Shang family and also paid attention to Shang Qing. She heard from the old lady that she planned to choose a similar man to marry from the imperial examination next year.
The next day, Tao went to the Lin family. The old lady of the Lin family was very happy. She thought that her granddaughter was the future mistress of the Wang family, which showed her high regard for her.
The engagement went smoothly, and the next step was to match the horoscopes.
The result of the eight characters is very good, and it is also a rare good match.
When Zhao saw the result, she couldn't stop smiling every day. A good match is rare, and Zhao liked Miss Lin even more.
Zhulan was also relieved. Mingrui was not in a hurry to get married, and the Lin family was reluctant to marry off their daughter like this. The two families decided to get engaged first and then get married a few years later.
Mingrui is engaged, and his wife is the eldest daughter of the Lin family. This marriage will have an impact on the second branch. It is a rare and good marriage for the second branch. The Lin family has produced censors for several generations, so it is also good for the Zhou family. At least the censor will be more kind to them in the future.
There is very little snow this winter. There has only been one snowfall since the beginning of winter. The wind was very strong, dry and cold.
Changzhong and Mingrui both fell ill and were sneezing every day, so they had to rest at home.
Changzhong and Mingrui moved in together. Changzhong ate fruit and looked at Mingrui who was reading seriously. He couldn't help but said, "I say you should take a break too. You should take good care of yourself since you are sick."