Zhulan was naturally happy. The Queen Mother hinted that the Emperor had not told Zhunxin, and she was afraid that something might happen. Now that she had Zhunxin, she felt relieved. "I have too many ideas that I want to realize."
Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and said, "I'm actually quite surprised that the Queen Mother won't serve as the dean."
Zhulan said: "When Zhuangzi hinted at the Queen Mother's remodeling, I was also surprised."
Zhou Shuren, "No matter what, the result is good."
Zhulan was in a good mood, "This is an important step in improving the status of women."
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Come on."
The couple chatted about the children's internship. The children were paid for their internship. Both the shipyard and the pharmacy belonged to the imperial court and the wages were not low. The wages the children earned went to the orphanage.
Zhou Shuren said: "Don't be happy yet, not everyone can accept girls studying."
Zhulan's smile faded. "Yes, a girl from a farm family should do what she can to be sensible. When she reaches the age to exchange for some betrothal gifts, I am still too happy."
Zhou Shuren, "Take your time."
Zhulan's smile disappeared. "Some people from nearby villages asked if the farm would accept students. They only brought boys, not a single girl."
The boys secretly climbed over the wall to eavesdrop, but the girls never approached Zhuangzi.
She had someone put up a board at the gate of the manor with words and pictures of medicinal herbs on it. Few girls came to see it, and she felt a lump in her chest, feeling extremely uncomfortable.
Zhou Shuren saw the food being served and said, "Don't think about it, let's eat first."
Zhulan shook her head and said, "Okay."
The two had a simple dinner, with wild vegetable soup, cold wild vegetables, a plate of fish, and two bowls of rice porridge as their staple food. After dinner they went for a walk in the garden. They now pay great attention to their health in order to live a few more years.
The next day, Zhulan had breakfast and Qingxue came in with a new newspaper. "The newspaper was just delivered."
Now the propaganda newspaper in the capital has been changed to a seven-day period, and long-term subscriptions are accepted. It will be delivered to your home on the due date, so you don’t have to wait in line to buy it.
The content of newspapers became increasingly rich. The first page was government propaganda or important court affairs, the second page was some important things, the third page was articles, and the last was some miscellaneous news.
The gossip news is also selected through competition. Those who are selected will be given some silver money, which is not much, ranging from dozens to hundreds of coins.
After Zhulan finished reading it, she found that the major event was the reconstruction of the village outside Beijing, and it also mentioned the results of the orphans' internship, etc., which had already been publicized in advance.
Each room in Zhou Hou Mansion had subscribed to the book. Zhulan looked through it and didn't let Qingxue put it away. She needed to think about it carefully.
"grandmother."
Zhu Lan looked up and said, "Walk slowly, don't fall down."
Yu Jiao slowed down her pace, "Grandma, look, your granddaughter didn't fall."
"You'd cry if you really fell. Tell me, what are you doing here so early in the morning?"
Yujiao pointed at her finger and said, "My granddaughter wants to go out."
"Just you?"
Yu Jiao shook her head, "No, there is also Shangguan Li."
Zhulan asked, "What are you two girls doing out there?"
Yu Jiao wrinkled her nose, "My granddaughter heard that the foreign shop has received rare musical instruments, so I want to go and take a look."
"Go ahead, and be more careful."
“I know grandma is the best.”
After saying that, she ran away happily. Zhulan glared at this girl, saying that she had forgotten that she couldn't run, and muttered that she didn't behave like a girl at all.
Qingxue thought to herself, it’s all because of you, old lady, who spoiled me.
Zhulan understood Qingxue's eyes and felt a little guilty. Well, since Yujiao was the youngest granddaughter, she would inevitably pamper her more.
Yujiao went to Shangguan Mansion to pick up Shangguan Li. Shangguan Li was very happy when he got on the carriage. "If you didn't come to pick me up, I wouldn't be able to leave the house."
Yu Jiao, "I think I'm being nice."
Shangguan Li hugged Yujiao, "You are so kind."
Yu Jiao cried out, "You're holding me too tightly, please let go."
Shangguan Li let go of her hand, "You are just a delicate person."
"You're not being squeamish."
Shangguan Li leaned against the car window and said, "Hey, I haven't been out of the house for a long time. It feels so good to be out."
Yu Jiao sympathized with Shangguan Li, "You have too much homework."
She thought her sister was strict enough with her, and when she compared herself with Shangguan Li, she was instantly comforted!
Shangguan Li stretched out her hand. "Look, there are still red marks on my palm. Alas, it's not easy to be the maternal family of the Crown Princess. My mother is stricter with me!"
Yu Jiao gasped, "Your mother really hits me."
Shangguan Li nodded, "Fortunately my mother doesn't have the energy to take care of me right now, otherwise I wouldn't be able to leave the house even if you came to pick me up."
"what happened?"
Shangguan Li moved the corners of her mouth, but still held back from saying anything and smiled.
Yujiao rolled her eyes. Madam Shangguan had no intention of caring about Shangguan Li, which meant that there were things she cared about more than Shangguan Li, and she had something in mind.
Shangguan Li was nervous. Yujiao was smarter than her and she was afraid that Yujiao would find out something. Ah, she regretted going out!
An hour later, Zhulan was surprised to see Yujiao coming back. "This is the first time you've come back so early from going out."
Yu Jiao was very excited, "Grandma, I have big news for you."
Zhulan didn't take it seriously. This girl liked jewelry and excitement the most. She didn't think there was any big news, but she still cooperated and asked, "What big news?"
Yujiao felt that her grandmother was just trying to give her a perfunctory answer, but she couldn't hide the truth in her heart, so she said, "The Crown Princess is pregnant."
Zhu Lan's eyes widened a little, "This is really big news. Did you hear this from Shangguan Li?"
Yu Jiao raised her chin proudly, "Yes, she was very strange today, so I scolded her a few times and got the news. She asked me not to tell anyone else and said that she would make it public in three months."
Zhulan warned Yujiao, "Don't tell anyone about this anymore."
"My sister can't do that either?"
"no."
Zhulan thought it was a good thing that Qingxue was the only one in the room, so she tapped Yujiao's nose and said, "You."
Yu Jiao covered her nose and said, "Granddaughter will remember this."
Zhulan thought that now that the Crown Princess was pregnant, the pressure on her was gone. The Crown Prince had gotten married last autumn, and there had been no movement from the Crown Princess for a long time after the marriage. She didn't know whether anyone in the palace had asked about it, but there were many people outside the palace watching her.
However, the child has not been born yet, and the pressure on the Crown Princess is still very great. I don’t know whether the Crown Princess is lucky enough to have a son in her first pregnancy.
Yu Jiao rolled her eyes, "Grandma, if the Crown Princess is pregnant, will she have a concubine?"
Zhulan glared at her granddaughter, "Now that you're back, go back and write big characters."
Yujiao stuck out her tongue and flew out of the house.
Zhou Shuren came back in the evening and Zhulan shared the news.
Zhou Shuren really didn't know, "I've been in the palace a lot recently, and I didn't notice how happy the prince was."
"It's a tight secret."
"Yes, it would be even better if we could have a boy. This would make the position of the crown prince more secure."
Zhulan added: "Mingrui brought me the edited book this afternoon. I've read it."
Zhou Shuren was curious, "What do you think?"
"It's pretty good. The content is richer and more detailed. Do you want to take a look?"
"good."
Zhou Shuren was not in a hurry to read. He had dinner and took a walk to exercise before coming back to read. Each book was quite thick. Ancient books were very expensive and only ordinary families could afford them.