Time flies and it is Zhou Zhixuan's full moon day. Mingyun is the eldest grandson, and his first son has a different meaning. There are many guests at the full moon banquet.
Sitting next to Zhulan were Mrs. Tao, Mrs. Shangjia, and others. Mrs. Shangjia was all smiles. "I just saw your great-grandson. He is such a strong and blessed child."
Tao was so surprised, "Yes, the child is really well raised."
Zhu Lan smiled and said, "This is all thanks to the mother. Ran Wan took good care of the child. Wen Yue has rarely been sick since she was born!"
Ran Wan's grandmother Qi continued, "Wan'er has been a careful child since she was young. She helped me a lot before she got married."
Several people surrounded Ran Wan and praised her. Anyone could see how comfortable Ran Wan was living in the Zhou family and how much she was liked by the elders.
The old lady of the merchant family changed the subject and invited Zhulan, "My granddaughter is going to get married in a few days. Please come over then."
Zhulan knew that the old lady of the merchant store was doing this for her granddaughter. She was afraid that her granddaughter would be looked down upon after she left. "Okay, I'll go and share in the joy."
On the other hand, Ran Wan recovered very well from the confinement period. She gained some weight due to giving birth, but her complexion was very good. Anyone who saw Ran Wan could feel her happiness.
Ran Wan's happiness hurts too many people who are unhappy in marriage. Among those who are married at a similar age to Ran Wan, there are very few husbands who do not have concubines, and many of them have maids in their rooms before they get married.
Wang, the eldest daughter-in-law of Cheng, came in and sat quietly. She suddenly said to Liu Jia, "Your husband was adopted out, and you got married in the house next door. I never thought you would live in Zhou's house after marriage."
Liu Jia had not interrupted, and when Wang suddenly spoke to her, she was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "We are also adopted children of the Zhou family. We can be more filial to our parents if we live here."
Wang didn't believe that anyone would want to live with her mother-in-law, when they could live alone. "You are the eldest daughter-in-law of the Rong family, but now you have an older sister-in-law to pressure you. Look at what I am saying."
Liu Jia realized that this was an attempt to sow discord between her and her sister-in-law. Her sister-in-law's happiness today attracted everyone's attention. She thought about her future self and wondered how many people would say mean things about her.
Liu Jia glanced at the people who were listening with their ears perked up, with sarcasm in her eyes but a smile on her face, "You mentioned my sister-in-law, I also want to say a few words."
Everyone in the room became alert and looked at Liu Jia.
Liu Jia's smile deepened. "You can tell whether a person is happy or not from their face. My sister-in-law is really happy. Now she has a son and a daughter. My mother-in-law treats her as her own daughter, and my brother is also good to her. I think you have also seen how good her complexion is. She doesn't even need to put on makeup!"
Liu Jia looked around and saw so many women who put on thick powder to hide their haggard looks, especially the eldest daughter-in-law in a Cheng family. She was truly virtuous, but what did her reputation for being virtuous mean? She was still unhappy.
Ran Wan came in, "What are you talking about? I heard the excitement from a distance."
Liu Jia smiled, "We were talking about how happy our sister-in-law is."
Ran Wancai didn't believe that these people were sincerely blessing her. She looked into her sister-in-law's eyes and understood. She smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is the one who is happy. Ming Teng only has eyes for her!"
Everyone in the room, "..."
It’s even more sour, but I have to endure it.
In the front yard, Liu Song sat next to Mingyun and lowered his voice, "I really didn't expect Wen Rong to come. Did you invite him?"
Mingyun, "He came here with his grandfather, I didn't invite him."
Liu Song thought to himself, so that's how it is. He thought Wen Rong came because he entered the Hanlin Academy. That's not right. "Old Master Wen is actually here."
Mingyun was not surprised, as the Wen family and the Zhou family did not have a falling out.
The atmosphere on Zhou Shuren's side was not very good. Ever since Old Master Wen came, everyone had to think more before speaking.
Zhou Shuren rolled his eyes. Old Master Wen was really a topic terminator. Whenever he said something, the topic would soon be lost.
Elder Wen suddenly said, "Master Zhou, take a rest. I don't think you are sick anymore."
Zhou Shuren, "I remember the note I wrote was for injury leave."
Old Master Wen felt uneasy. When Zhou Shuren was injured, the emperor not only sent imperial physicians to the Zhou Mansion every day, but also sent precious medicinal herbs. But when he was sick, the emperor never asked about him, let alone let the imperial physician see him.
If Zhou Shuren knew what the old man was thinking, he would definitely laugh at him, saying, "Don't you know what kind of trouble you are making? And I still care about you. Bah, by then you don't know where you will end up."
Moreover, the more the emperor treats the Zhou family differently, the more conflicts there will be between the Zhou family and the Wen family. Before, it was just Zhou Shuren and old man Wen who didn't get along, but now it has escalated to their descendants.
The Wen family is unwilling to accept the defeat, and the Zhou family is not willing to be punched in the face. They all have their own pride.
This is also the effect the emperor wants. Currently, the Wen family has made many noble families avoid the limelight. The younger generations of the Ning family are not good enough, Ning Xu has long been in charge of things, and Ning Zhiqi's seniority does not match that of old man Wen. The Ning family lives a stable life, while the Rong family is even more declining. Rong Enqing, who was born as a bastard, naturally lacks confidence. So, the Zhou family, which has a relationship with the royal family, has become the most useful family in the hands of the emperor.
On a rainy day in Zhangzhou, the carriage arrived at the county magistrate's office. Yes, Liu Feng was a county magistrate in Zhangzhou, and the magistrate of a poor county. The main roads in Zhangzhou had been repaired, but some connecting roads had not yet been repaired, especially in remote and poor counties.
There was no cement road in the county town, so the carriage went directly into the backyard of the county government office. Liu Feng got off the carriage first and the servant held an umbrella for him. Liu Feng carefully took over his sleeping son.
Yu Shuang came down and looked at the county government office. "This is where we will live in the future."
Liu Feng hugged his son tightly. His son had fallen asleep in the carriage and was still asleep. "Yes, we will live here for the next few years."
Yu Shuang walked all the way to the yard, looking at the place where she would live in the future, "Not bad, we'll need to clean up in a few days."
Liu Feng looked at the tired look on his wife's face and said, "You are tired too. Take a rest first."
Yu Shuang was really tired. She needed to hold the child, especially on the difficult roads. "Okay, let someone clean up first. We'll just make do with it today and clean up thoroughly tomorrow."
"Well, I'll go to the county government office in front and come back soon."
"good."
Nowadays, carriages are equipped with glass if possible. As Yu Shuang walked along, she saw the situation in Zhangzhou. It was indeed as poor as her grandfather had said. Especially after walking all the way from the capital, the contrast was too obvious.
Yu Shuang asked the housekeeper to send someone to buy some vegetables and meat. The rest of the rice and flour were brought from the capital. Her mother-in-law and mother were afraid that there were no good things in Zhangzhou, so they brought a lot of dried seafood. Yu Shuang was a little greedy, and she finally got to have a good meal.
The next day, Zhao took Yudie to Liu's house, "Mother, when did you become friends with Master Liu's wife?"
Zhao, "It's been a while. Why, you don't like Master Liu's wife?"
Yudie shook her head, "I like it very much."
How to put it, she felt that she could get along well with Lady Liu, especially when buying things.
Zhao chuckled and said, "As long as she likes it. Yesterday, when the full moon was over, she heard Liu Jia say what it means to be a daughter-in-law of a wealthy family, and she was secretly happy again!
At the Liu family, Liu Yuanbo was helpless, "Mom, why did you ask for leave for me today?"
Guo pointed to the door and said, "I won't stop you. You can leave if you don't want to stay."
Liu Yuanbozhen raised his foot to walk out, but stopped when he was about to take a step. His mother never interfered with his studies, but today was too abnormal. His mother was really betraying her own son.
Guo: "Let's go, why don't you leave?"