Zhulan knew that her son had asked Yuwen for help. Yuwen had already invited Miss Wei to have tea and would go to the appointment tomorrow.
Qingxue knows the old lady very well. "Now that we know which teahouse it is, do you want to reserve a private room in advance?"
Zhulan wanted to go very much. This was her son's future happiness, the person who would accompany him for the rest of his life. Once the daughter-in-law was chosen, she and Shuren could rest assured. She slammed the table and said, "Go."
Qingxue went out and asked the little maid to make arrangements. The county lord had already booked a private room, so she was not afraid of making a mistake.
On the other side, Wei Xinyi looked at her mother helplessly, "Mom, I can just wear normal clothes to meet the county lady."
It was just a simple tea drinking, so she didn't need to dress up too much.
Feng didn't think so. "If you believe what mother said, there will definitely be more than just the county lady tomorrow."
She must dress her daughter up beautifully, as her intuition tells her that her daughter and Mr. Zhou Changzhong are destined to be together.
Wei Xinyi blushed. She had guessed it when she received the county lady's post, but she had been suppressing it. Now that her mother had spoken it out, she felt embarrassed. "Mom."
Feng picked out a dress and said, "My girl, a good marriage is hard to come by. There are so many people eyeing the young men in Zhou Hou's Mansion. I hope you can find a good marriage, so don't miss it."
She knew how popular marriages were in the Zhou Marquis's Mansion. Look at the two granddaughters-in-law who had married there, which one of them was not envied? She is already old and she still feels jealous!
Wei Xinyi took the skirt, turned around and changed her clothes without saying anything.
Feng smiled, but the smile lasted until the maid came in, frowning, "Miss Ji is here?"
The old woman said, "Yes, would you please come in?"
Feng signaled the maid to put away her skirts, "You said Yi'er's attitude was already very clear, why did she still come?"
The old woman had sharp eyes and said, "I don't believe that you can be considered a friend after just a few meetings. Only Miss Ji has what Miss Ji wants."
Feng's eyes were sharp. She believed the words of the maid who came with her as a dowry. The maid came from the palace and had a pair of eyes that could read people. "I sent someone back and said there are guests at home."
Mother-in-law, "Yes."
Wei Xinyi heard everything in the inner room. She came out and asked instead of asking, "Mom, does it look good?"
Feng's face was filled with smiles again, "It looks good. You look best in blue."
"This one, then."
Outside the Feng Family Mansion, Ji Rong returned to the carriage with her smile gone. She couldn't help but hold her handkerchief tightly with both hands, "Let's go to the grocery store."
In the evening, Zhou Shuren returned home tired, changed his clothes and sat still until his wife helped him massage his head, and his brows finally relaxed a little.
Zhulan asked, "Is patent law troublesome?"
Zhou Shuren nodded. "Yeah, there was a lot of bickering today. Some wanted to gain some benefits, some insisted on principles, etc. It gave me a headache."
Zhulan asked, "When are you going to submit your proposed patent law to the Emperor?"
"No hurry, wait until they come up with the result."
He doesn't want to stand out anymore. He has done enough. Too much is not good. He just needs to make up for the omissions after the results come out.
Zhulan, "I made your favorite goose tonight."
"Then I'll have to eat more."
Zhulan: "I want to tell you something happy."
Zhou Shuren has been focusing on the patent lately and has not asked about family matters. "Any happy news?"
Zhulan told her son that she had asked Yuwen for help, "I have already booked a private room."
Zhou Shuren hissed, "My head hurts even more."
Zhulan was startled and said, "I'll take the sign and ask for the imperial physician right away."
"So I'm going to take a day off tomorrow, what do you think?"
Zhulan twisted Shuren's ear and smiled again, "I think it's good."
Zhou Shuren hummed, "But we still need to ask the imperial physician for help."
"good."
The Zhou Marquis Mansion invited an imperial physician, who came nervously and left in a daze, shaking his head helplessly. He only needed to report to the emperor.
As soon as the imperial physician left, Zhou Shuren got up to eat. He ate half a goose and drank tea comfortably. But he couldn't fall asleep before going to bed.
Zhulan was helpless, "You toss and turn, and I can't sleep either."
Zhou Shuren, "Changzhong is about to get engaged, and our son will be getting married in a few years."
His heart softened whenever he thought about it, and he gave all his strictness to his first few sons. The youngest son received all her love, and he brought him up little by little, raising him from a tiny little kid.
Zhulan hadn't shown any emotion yet, but she never expected Shuren to show his emotion first. "You won't cry on the day your son gets married, will you?"
Zhou Shuren, "Crying is impossible, but red eyes are certain."
Zhulan: "Okay, go to sleep."
"okay."
The next day, Zhulan and her husband went out after breakfast without telling anyone. Zhulan wanted to keep it a secret so that her family wouldn't know.
Yuwen was the next to leave, and a quarter of an hour later, Changzhong was the last to leave.
When the eldest son wanted to talk to his father, he found out that his father and mother had gone out. He thought that the old couple were just enjoying their own world, so he touched his nose and went back.
The couple arrived at the teahouse very early. In order to keep a low profile, they dressed quite casually and did not even bring many maids or guards with them. They also asked the carriage to go back first to avoid being discovered by Chang Zhong if it stopped at the door.
Zhulan pressed her ear against the wall, "Do you think you can hear clearly?"
Zhou Shuren, "It should be possible, the sound insulation is not good."
Zhulan said regretfully: "It would be nice if there was a teahouse across the street. It would be nice to look through the telescope."
"What if the window is closed?"
Zhulan, "Will you not open the window when the weather is so hot now?"
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "I said just in case."
"You just want to argue with me."
"Okay, okay, I was wrong, you are right."
Half an hour later, Yuwen's carriage arrived at the teahouse. Coincidentally, the Wei family's carriage had just arrived as well. Yuwen got off the carriage first and saw Miss Wei coming down in a blue dress. She thought to herself that Miss Wei was pretty, especially her eyes.
Miss Wei greeted him and said, "Greetings, County Lady."
Yu Wen held out her hand. "Shall we go inside and talk?"
"good."
Yuwen was the county lady who left first. Miss Wei was about to catch up when she heard Ji Rong's voice behind her, "Xinyi, I thought it looked like you just now. It turns out it was really you."
Wei Xinyi turned her head. The smile on her face remained the same, but there was no smile in her eyes. It was more like stalking than a coincidence. "What a coincidence?"
Ji Rong felt a little guilty and took a few quick steps. "It's really a coincidence. I..."
But before she could finish her words, she met the eyes of County Lady Anhe. The county lady was looking at her, and although she was not sneering, she could feel the coldness in her eyes.
Wei Xinyi naturally noticed it, took a step back and said, "Miss Ji, if you have something to do, go and do it."
She would not be stupid enough to invite Ji Rong to have tea with her. Her feelings towards Ji Rong had reached the bottom because of following her.
Ji Rong's heart tightened and she wanted to say that she had nothing to do, but she couldn't utter a word. Mingming An and the county lord didn't say a word. She felt like she was seen through, and the last warning rang in her ears again.
Ji Rong smiled and said, "I do have something to do, so I won't bother you anymore."
Having said that, he turned around and left quickly, as if someone was chasing him.