Zhou Shuren's words brought the prince back to his senses. He smiled and said, "I just think that the Marquis seems to have gained some weight recently."
Zhou Shuren raised his hand and touched his face. It seemed that he had indeed gained weight. "If Your Highness hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have noticed it."
The emperor raised his head and said, "It's good that you have gained weight. I have always felt that Marquis Zhou is too thin."
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Maybe there have been a lot of happy events recently, so I ate more and gained weight."
The emperor stood with his hands behind his back. He also felt that the Zhou family had good fortune. Thinking of Marquis Zhou's ability to stabilize the country, he did not find it strange. If Marquis Zhou could stabilize the country, what about a marquisate
The prince breathed a sigh of relief with an imperceptible trace. The reason why he kept looking at Marquis Zhou was because of what his mother had said: a daughter of the Zhou family would bring good luck to her husband.
If it weren't for the engagement of the Zhou family's granddaughter, and the Zhou family had no intention of marrying into the royal family, this rumor would not just be a rumor.
The prince lowered his head and looked at the memorial in his hand. In fact, he did not read a single word. Was he moved? He admitted that his mother's words moved him. When did his mentality change? It was even after two fortune-tellings.
However, Marquis Zhou had no intention of letting his granddaughter marry into the royal family, so he could not take any action. Even if he was tempted, he could not make any move under his father's nose.
The prince's heart sank again when he thought about his mother's health. His mother had lost a lot of weight after the New Year. Yesterday, his mother's eyes were bright, as if she could see through his thoughts, and she smiled.
The Queen Mother's smile seemed to indicate a full plan. The Prince calmed himself down. His Mother's physical condition made him grow up again. Thinking of his brothers who were gradually growing up, the Prince clenched the memorial.
The emperor glanced at the prince. Zhou Hou did not think deeply about what the prince said just now, but he knew that the prince had met the queen last night, and the queen's health condition made the prince uneasy.
The emperor was turning the beads. This was also a test for the prince. He just had to watch.
The emperor suddenly spoke up, "I heard that the posts in Zhou Hou's mansion are all piled up in baskets?"
Zhou Shuren, "Yes, it's all just rumors. Your Majesty, I don't believe it. This child is fate, it's not as serious as the rumors say."
After a pause, he continued, "And regarding the rumor of prosperous husbands, this old minister has something to say."
The emperor became interested, "You say."
Zhou Shuren said: "A virtuous wife benefits three generations, and a virtuous wife brings less trouble to her husband. I think the root of this lies in whether the wife you marry is a virtuous wife, which is the education of the girls in your family. I don't think that good etiquette or proficiency in music, chess, calligraphy and painting are good. My wife first established the three views when educating her granddaughter, so that she could understand the truth and distinguish right from wrong, then expand her horizons, and finally teach her etiquette such as music, chess, calligraphy and painting. I don't know if what I said is right, but my granddaughter was indeed raised in this way."
The emperor stood with his hands behind his back, deeply touched. Zhou Shuren's granddaughters were all good and of course they were good at talking, and none of them would suffer any loss.
After hearing this, the prince thought of the future Crown Princess. He was satisfied with her. Shangguan had a good family background and abilities. In his heart, the Crown Princess was suitable for him, but he had no more feelings.
The Emperor and the Queen still have feelings for each other, but he met the future Crown Princess but was not moved. He was very calm when facing the Crown Princess. Although he has grown up, his evaluation of the Crown Princess is still just "suitable".
Zhou Shuren had no idea of the prince's inner turmoil. He had wanted to say these words for a long time, and he felt relieved to say them today.
The emperor suddenly asked, "There have been many people who have come to the Marquis's Mansion to ask for marriage recently. Do you have a suitable candidate?"
Zhou Shuren shook his head, "I only have two granddaughters left who haven't been betrothed. One is too young, and I can't bear to part with the other. Anyway, they are still young, so I'm not in a hurry to get them betrothed."
The emperor just asked casually, "Come to think of it, you haven't had any grandchildren in recent years."
Zhou Shuren, "The eldest wife has enough children, and the other wives don't want to have any more. I don't care about them."
He also didn't want to have any more grandchildren. Granddaughters were okay, but grandsons would worry him to death. He had to control the Zhou family's resources and couldn't expand them to alert the royal family. He could only endure the fate of his grandchildren.
At the Zhou family, Zhulan rubbed the corners of her mouth and sent away the visitors who could not be refused. As for Yuwen, Suxuan was always with her.
Su Xuan stood up and massaged her mother-in-law's shoulders. "Mother, I'm sorry for the trouble."
"It will be fine once the heat has passed. Fortunately, Yudie and Yuyi are already engaged."
Otherwise, their mansion would be more lively.
Su Xuan thought of the marriage fortune she had asked for her daughter, "I'm worried about Yu Wen's marriage. This girl is also very opinionated. It's hard to find a suitable marriage for her requirements."
Zhulan smiled helplessly at her granddaughter who was only interested in doing nothing, "Don't worry, you'll find it eventually if you keep looking for it."
What could Su Xuan do? She could only look for her daughter slowly. After all, she only had this one daughter and she spoiled her whole life.
In a blink of an eye, it was Zhou Shuren's day off. The Lin family came to visit. Zhulan had already seen a few good dates and said to the old lady of the Lin family, "The nearest one is June, and there are also August and October."
I had someone calculate these three days, and they are all good days.
The old lady of the Lin family took the invitation and looked through it. The Lin family wanted to get married as soon as possible, so they finally picked the one in June. "This date is good."
Zhulan smiled and said, "Then let's go to June."
Mingrui's marriage has been arranged, and the child has become more stable. He has been staying in an orphanage recently, and the medical courses he has started are running well.
Speaking of orphanages, several states close to the capital also set them up after the New Year. People were transferred from the farms in the capital, not to stay there permanently, but to help run the orphanages. In the end, the person who took charge was someone from the royal family who was using the name of the empress dowager.
Even if it is a private orphanage, the royal family will keep it in their hands after seeing the results. Fortunately, Zhulan is still the person in charge.
The Zhou family was tidying up Mingrui's yard in preparation for the wedding.
Zhulan was looking at the list sent by Zhao, which contained all the changes that needed to be made. The Lin family had already sent the dimensions of the dowry furniture, "There are quite a few things that need to be changed."
"Well, the yard was previously tidied according to Mingrui's preferences. Mingrui himself has also made some changes in recent years. Now it all needs to be renovated."
Zhulan put down the list and said, "Thank you for your hard work."
Just as she finished speaking, Zhulan saw Changzhong coming back. She frowned and asked, "What happened to your clothes? Why are they all wet?"
Changzhong pointed to his hair and said, "Mom, my hair is wet too."
Zhulan stood up and asked, "Where did you go? Did you fall into the water?"