In the carriage of Zhou Houfu, Minghui held his chin and said, "Sister, you are so direct."
Yuwen chuckled, "It would save trouble to be direct with people like Zhuo Guyu."
Minghui was speechless, "You only said that you offended me but didn't explain."
"Anyway, he will know why when the third sister reaches the age of 15."
The recent news about headgear has spread among the young ladies in Beijing. Ye Ying doesn't dare to say it out loud, and Zhuo Guyu is a man and would not know about it.
Minghui shuddered, "Don't offend a woman, no matter who you offend. No wonder they say women are as cunning as a needle."
Yuwen was too lazy to pay attention to Minghui and closed her eyes to rest.
Zhulan followed them home. Minghui and Yuwen were stunned. Zhulan waved to her grandchildren and walked past them into the yard.
Yuwen blinked her eyes. Grandma knows everything.
In the Yong'an Duke's Mansion, Zhuo Guyu lost face today. As someone who cares so much about his reputation, he couldn't help but get angry when he got home.
Ye Ying was startled. "You went out so happily today. Did Master Wu make things difficult for you?"
Zhuo Guyu was satisfied with his wife and told her what happened today, "They deliberately targeted me."
Ye Ying spilled the tea in her hand. She had not been having a good time in recent days, fearing that what she had done would reach her mother-in-law's ears. Fortunately, her mother-in-law had been unwell recently and had not gone out. She thought that after a few days, the matter would fade and no one would mention it.
Zhuo Guyu asked with concern, "Are you burned?"
Ye Ying wiped the tea off her hands with a towel and said, "No."
"Your hands are red from lying."
"The tea wasn't hot after a while, it really didn't burn me."
Zhuo Guyu checked and confirmed that everything was fine before he put his hand down and said, "Be careful."
Ye Ying moved her mouth but didn't say anything in the end. She regretted having made the headdress. She really didn't expect that the county lady didn't target her but her husband instead. If she had known this earlier, she shouldn't have been jealous of the county lady.
She recalled what her mother-in-law had let slip after the engagement and pinched her handkerchief.
There are too many people in the capital who look down on Zhuo Guyu. Zhuo Guyu's high profile in the past has made him a child of other people's families. I don't know how many young masters secretly resent him and are annoyed by Zhuo Guyu's stinking show-off. Today's fun is enough to make people laugh for a long time.
In a blink of an eye, it was Yudie's coming-of-age day, and Zhou Hou Mansion invited many guests to witness it.
Many women from the capital came, and Guo, the future mother-in-law, was the first to arrive. Seeing Guo's happy look, Zhulan said, "I want to keep Yudie for a few more years."
Guo, "Madam, I am looking forward to marrying my son-in-law as soon as possible!"
Zhulan smiled but said nothing. Guo was really afraid that Zhou Houfu would keep Yudie for a few more years. "Don't scare me. If you keep Yudie for a few more years, my Yuanbo will get beaten so much!"
Zhulan laughed out loud, "If they really get married, they will get beaten up a lot by Yuanbo."
Guo smiled and said, "It's different when you get married. He is only torturing himself."
Before getting married, she has to help with the arrangements, but after getting married, her son has to rely on himself to be filial to his father-in-law!
The female family members arrived one after another, and the house was very lively. The Zhou family had unknowingly built up a huge network of contacts of their own.
The ladies gathered together to talk. Zoya came with her sister-in-law. Zoya asked in confusion, "Sister-in-law, why are they looking at us and laughing?"
Ye Ying's smile was a little stiff. She really didn't want to come today. "Don't worry about them."
Zoya thought to herself, "She must be jealous of my brother following the prince, and jealous of the possibility that I might become a concubine."
Ye Ying, "..."
The time for Yudie's coming-of-age ceremony has arrived. Yudie walks out with Zhao. The coming-of-age ceremony for a girl is very important. Zhao has experience with it, so Yudie is particularly nervous.
After it was over, Yudie went back to change her clothes, and Zhao personally put on her headgear, "Yudie has grown up."
Yudie looked at herself in the mirror and said, "A daughter is always a mother's little cotton-padded jacket."
Zhao pulled her daughter up and said, "Go, today is your day."
Yudie raised her hand and touched the head, her eyebrows curved, "Okay."
Yudie came out after changing her clothes. When the other ladies saw her headgear, Miss Li said, "She is so beautiful."
Miss Qi wanted to enter the prince's backyard. She knew what the Yong'an Duke's Mansion was thinking and was happy to step on it. "A fake is a fake, but some people's methods are particularly disgusting."
There were many people who had the same thoughts as Miss Qi today. Zhuo Ya understood what everyone said. She turned to look at her sister-in-law, only to see that her face was pale.
Zoya's heart skipped a beat. It turned out that her sister-in-law did it on purpose.
Ye Ying held the handkerchief and stared at Zhou Yudie's headgear. She thought Zhou Yudie would keep it in the bottom of the box, but she brought it out openly on such an important day. All the hope in her heart was gone.
Yu Yi's lips curled slightly when she saw Ye Ying's reaction. She did not mock Ye Ying to make herself look aggressive, but the effect for today was enough.
Yudie's coming-of-age ceremony ended successfully, and the guests left one after another. Yujiao was very happy and gestured to Ye Ying's face.
At the Yong'an Duke's Mansion, Zhuo Ya got angry as soon as she returned home. Ye Ying was scolded. When Zhuo Guyu returned home and learned what had happened, what else did he not understand
Zhuo Guyu suppressed his anger and asked, "Why?"
Ye Ying shed tears, "Why, you are not the ideal daughter-in-law in my heart, I."
Zhuo Guyu pursed his lips, and the anger in his heart turned into a sigh. He knew what his wife had not said, in the final analysis, it was the cause planted by the Yong'an Duke's Mansion.
The next morning, Zhou Shuren felt that Lord Ye had peeked at him several times. After the morning court session, Wang Ju felt it and said with a click of the tongue, "Lord Ye knew about it yesterday."
Zhou Shuren, "If you don't know, you're a fool."
Wang Ju, "Children's education is very important."
This time, the Earl's Mansion was badly betrayed by its own young lady.
Zhou Shuren ignored Wang Ju who continued to sigh and asked, "Is the old man's illness better?"
Wang Ju's face was bitter, "It keeps going up and down, but it's not completely good."
Zhou Shuren, "Be more careful when the seasons change. The old man is not young anymore."
Wang Ju sighed, "I'll pay attention."
After leaving the palace, Zhou Shuren heard the guards of the King of Qi saying something. The King of Qi got off his carriage and rode away. Everyone was puzzled as to what had happened in the King of Qi's mansion.
Not long after Zhou Shuren arrived at the Ministry of Households, the news spread that the old man of the Chen family had died of illness.
Zhou Shuren admired Mr. Chen very much, and he believed that the old man had made great contributions to the current situation of King Qi.
When Mr. Chen passed away, Zhou Shuren went to pay his respects in person. When he went to Chen's house, he met King Qi, who looked very sad.
The old man's funeral was very glorious. The Chen family was quiet but not in decline. In addition to the Chen clan members, many people came to pay their respects.
The death of Mr. Chen made the emperor feel very emotional. He came to the Ministry of Revenue to find Zhou Shuren and said, "I can't find any fault with him. The Chen family is lucky to have him."
Zhou Shuren thought to himself, it's more than just lucky, look at the maternal families of King Chu and King Liang, and then look at the Chen family.
The Emperor sighed, "They've all left. All the people I knew have left one after another."
Zhou Shuren was silent. He had seen off many people over the years. "Everyone has that day."
The emperor looked sideways and said, "You need to live longer."
Even if Zhou Shuren stepped down, he would feel at peace with Zhou Shuren around after his death. He admitted that he had had several nightmares, and he became more and more superstitious about them!
In the afternoon, at Zhou Hou Mansion, Zhu Lan felt very distressed when she saw Ming Rui, who was thin, "He has suffered."