Zhou Shuren signaled his wife to use more force to massage his shoulders, "I won't be able to penetrate the Yong'an Duke's Mansion unless I use some force."
"How can the Yong'an Duke's Mansion still have the face? You have exposed it today."
Zhou Shuren recalled today's operation, "Ahem, I think today's operation deserves full marks."
Zhu Lan chuckled, "You have scared a lot of people. This is also true for Yu Yi. Those who are not sincere dare not come to your door."
Zhou Shuren, "I'm such a good grandfather."
Zhulan also felt that Shuren has changed a lot now when she looked back to when he first came here.
Zhou Shuren added: "I don't know where Yuyi and her group are. There are only a few children without an adult accompanying them. I wonder if they got into trouble on the way?"
"Minghui and Yujiao are both people who enjoy life, so don't worry."
"You said that as if you weren't worried."
Zhulan squeezed Shuren's shoulders hard, "Hmm?"
"Okay, okay, I am worried, I am worried, but Yujiao is indeed delicate."
Zhu Lan laughed, "Changzhong won't get married, and the other families don't want any more children. Yujiao is the youngest granddaughter, and she has many older brothers and sisters who spoil her. She won't tolerate any grievances."
This girl is not one to be bullied. When the eldest daughter-in-law brought Yujiao to the banquet, she was not polite at all to anyone who pissed her off.
Zhou Shuren thought of his spoiled granddaughter, and then of Minghui and Yuyi. "The house became much quieter after they left."
Zhulan, "Now that the two most noisy ones are gone, it's quiet now."
Zhou Shuren chuckled, "The third brother should have received the letter."
“It should be here.”
The child didn't write a letter before leaving Beijing, and the day had almost come.
Ningzhou, Chang Lian returned to the backyard of the government office from the yamen, but he did not see his wife. He asked in confusion about the letter from the capital, and then went to the empty yard.
Mrs. Dong was watching the servants moving furniture. When she heard footsteps, she turned around and said, "He's back."
Chang Lian said in a cheerful tone, "Why didn't you notify me?"
"I was so happy that I forgot about it and just thought about cleaning the yard."
Chang Lian really missed the children. "I didn't expect that mother would agree to Yuyi and the others coming over."
Dong: "Didn't you read the letter carefully?"
Chang Lian was unhappy again. Of course, he had seen it carefully. He couldn't go back when his eldest daughter got married. His daughter missed them and came to accompany them. His tone was sour, "How come the child has grown up so much?"
Dong also lamented, "Time flies by so fast, ah."
Chang Lian said quietly, "I will write to my parents later. It is not too early for Yuyi to get married after she reaches the age of marriage. Let's keep Yuyi for a few more years."
He, as a father, hasn't even started to feel it yet, but his daughter is about to get married. It's so sad!
Mrs. Dong felt sad and thought about Yuyi's dowry. "It's better to marry later. I can save more dowry."
Chang Lian touched his nose after hearing this and said, "Our family has spent a lot of money in the past few years."
Mrs. Dong also felt distressed, "They all did good things."
The couple didn’t know yet that their future son-in-law might follow them, because Yu Yueyang didn’t come to visit when Zhulan wrote the letter!
The next day, Zhou Shuren came out of the morning court and found that Elder Wen and others did not even look at him. Some people even walked around him. "I don't have a headache today."
Wang Ju, "I'm a little afraid of you."
There was such a commotion yesterday that even my old man was stunned.
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "It's good this way. I can have some peace and quiet for a few days."
Wang Ju asked in a puzzled tone, "Are you really so angry that you fainted?"
Why did he not believe it? He was so confused that he couldn't sleep well all night.
Zhou Shuren said seriously, "The emperor even invited a royal doctor for me yesterday. What do you think?"
Wang Ju's doubts disappeared. The emperor couldn't possibly help Zhou Shuren. It seemed that he was really dizzy. "Hey, you are really old."
Zhou Shuren, "... ... I think we can break up for a while."
Bah, he could live another hundred years!
Wang Ju was dumbfounded. "No, we can't break up our friendship after so many years."
Zhou Shuren said dimly, "I broke up with my first friend. I have always been a straightforward person."
Wang Ju, "... "
When Zhou Shuren turned around, he saw the retired emperor walking towards him step by step. Wang Ju also saw it, and knew that the retired emperor would not look for him, so he tactfully left first.
Zhou Shuren greeted the emperor, "Your Majesty looks ruddy, did you sleep well last night?"
The Emperor, "I slept well."
He has been reminiscing about this for the past few days, and as a result he has been sulking and not getting a good rest. It's a pity that he didn't see it with his own eyes yesterday.
Zhou Shuren saw that the emperor was in casual clothes, "Is the emperor going to leave the palace?"
The Emperor stroked his beard and said, "Well, the Duke of Yong'an followed me to conquer the world. I'm going to ask him a few questions."
Zhou Shuren, "Why not summon her to the palace?"
The Emperor said quietly, "Because the Duke of Yong'an is ill."
The imperial physician we invited yesterday was not faking illness.
Zhou Shuren, "This has nothing to do with me. When I left, the old Duke wanted to tear me apart. I won't take the blame for this."
The Emperor said, "Well, I'll go scare him too."
Zhou Shuren, "... ...as long as you are happy."
The retired emperor was happy. If the old man died, the Yong'an Duke's Mansion would be gone. It was a pity that he never found a chance to take back the title.
Zhou Shuren looked at the emperor's brisk steps and said, "Your Majesty, forget it. I have something else to do in the Ministry of Revenue."
He'd better not go with him, for he's really afraid of pissing off the old duke to death. It's not easy for the old duke to live!
The canal, the ship docked for one night last night and set off again today. Yuyi and her friends like to stroll on the deck in the morning and enjoy the morning scenery. Yuyi also painted a few pictures.
Yu Yueyang accompanied his fiancée, "I drew a picture yesterday, can you help me take a look at it later?"
Yuyi, "Okay."
She and Yueyang both know how to paint, but they are not proficient in it. They paint to kill time when they are bored on the boat.
"Ouch."
Yuyi and the others looked towards the location of the sound. Miss Liu was lying on the deck. She had fallen in pain and her face was a little distorted.
Yuyi burst out laughing, and Yu Yueyang also laughed.
How could Minghui, who knows martial arts, not be able to escape from Miss Liu? In fact, men are more flexible than women, and those who failed to escape from the embrace of Miss Liu were all attracted by her beauty. "Miss Liu, my men will not help strange women, you can get up by yourself."
Miss Liu's face flushed. Wasn't she beautiful? The man in front of her was like a blind man, with no sympathy for women at all. "Sir, I'm hurt."
Minghui took a step back instead, "If it hurts, just get up by yourself, don't look at me, I'm afraid of being scammed."
Yu Jiao couldn't laugh anymore, "Miss Liu, it's indecent for you to lie down like that."
Miss Liu's eyes were red, and this time she really wanted to cry, "I just didn't stand firmly."
Yu Jiao pointed at her eyes and said, "I'm not blind. I lost my balance and fell into my brother's arms. Miss Liu, please get up."
Alas, she still couldn't say anything too harsh!
Minghui rubbed Yujiao's little head, took Mingling's hand and walked towards Yuyi. He had seen a lot of people throwing themselves into the arms of others in Beijing.
Miss Liu felt really upset. She had no choice but to cry this time. If there weren't so few bedrooms on the top floor, she would have lost all face today.
Yuyi tapped her sister's forehead, "You."
Yu Jiao snorted, "Did I say anything wrong? She should bear the consequences for not giving up when things are difficult. I was being polite."