Zhou Shuren walked with a gloomy face, causing the ministers who had not walked far to look at him sideways. They did not hear clearly what Lord Luo said just now, but Lord Luo had an ugly face, and they saw it very clearly, thinking that Lord Luo had offended Marquis Zhou.
Zhou Shuren thought to himself, if it weren't for old Luo's arrogance and his desire to suppress him, and if the news got out, his son's good reputation would be ruined.
In ancient times, the reputation of women was important, and the reputation of men was also important. Ran Xun thought that by having a concubine's eldest son, the reputation of the men in the Ran family would be affected, and he was deeply afraid that another person like Ran Xun would appear.
Wang Ju said, "Don't be angry, just listen to what he says."
Zhou Shuren's face has returned to normal. "Changzhong is not young anymore. I am going to arrange a marriage for him."
If you don't make a decision when you should, you will suffer the consequences. It is better to make a decision early to avoid trouble.
Wang Ju was stunned, then responded and asked, "Are you satisfied?"
Zhou Shuren felt better, "She is indeed a good girl."
Wang Ju knew how picky Zhou Shuren was, and if he could say "not bad" she was really good, she was curious, "Whose girl is she?"
"We won't know until we get engaged."
It would be bad for the girl's reputation if she said it now, so she should be protected as her future daughter-in-law.
Wang Ju became even more curious. After thinking carefully about the famous girl in the capital, she still couldn't guess.
After leaving the palace, Zhou Shuren asked Jinyan to send a message home, telling his wife about this and asking her to think about when to invite a matchmaker.
At Zhou Hou Mansion, Zhu Lan heard that the eldest daughter-in-law of Luo had come to the house and said that she had come to express her gratitude. She turned cold and said, "No."
Butler Ding didn't like the look of the Luo's eldest daughter-in-law, so he left quickly after hearing what she said.
At the door of the Marquis's Mansion, Steward Ding smiled and said, "The old lady said you thanked the wrong place. You should go to the Prince of Qin's Mansion. Please go back."
The Luo family's eldest daughter-in-law's smile froze. "How could we come to the wrong place? My Ji Rong said."
Butler Ding interrupted, "Please go back."
After saying that, Butler Ding signaled the doorman to close the door.
The eldest daughter-in-law of the Luo family stared at the tightly closed door, her face changing again and again. She wondered why Ji Rong suddenly fell ill, and that everything she had said before was a lie. She didn't want Ji Rong to marry into the Marquis's Mansion, so she was happy that Ji Rong was ill, and she even brought her granddaughter with her, but in the end she didn't even get in.
In the main courtyard, Zhulan knew that everyone had left and Jinyan had also returned, "I know."
Jinyan left the room, and Zhulan said to Qingxue, "Ji Rong must have underestimated Lord Luo's intentions and the Luo family's greed."
Qingxue, "Miss Ji will not have an easy time these days."
The Luo family is very concerned about their reputation, and no one in the capital can stop them. Even though they have no face left now, old man Luo will still get angry.
Zhulan said: "Send someone to the Qin Palace. It's better for Changzhong to get engaged as soon as possible."
She didn't hate Ji Rong, and she admired Ji Rong's resistance, especially when facing a pedantic family like the Luo family. What a pity.
Qingxue: "Yes."
Xue Han came very quickly, and her face was not very good when she came. Zhu Lan asked, "Did the eldest daughter-in-law of the Luo family go to the Qin Palace?"
"Yes, my daughter didn't say that Miss Ji had already thanked her."
Zhulan thought that Ji Rong's life would be even worse. She wondered if she would be so extreme as to hate Zhou Hou Mansion.
Xue Han smiled again, "Mom, I told you I have good taste."
"You do have good taste."
"That is."
Before she got married, she was taught by her parents. After she got married, she was guided by her mother. She often went to the palace and met all kinds of officials' wives. Although she was young, she had a sharp eye.
Zhulan waited for the maid to put down the tea before she spoke: "Your father and I met Miss Wei yesterday. We were very satisfied. You talk to Feng and I will choose the date."
Xue Han asked, "Did Dad also meet Miss Wei? Where did you meet her?"
Zhulan's eyes wandered a little, "This is not important."
Xue Han didn't think much about it, "Does Changzhong agree?"
She was optimistic about Miss Wei and also wanted to hear her brother's opinion.
Zhu Lan's eyes were full of smiles, "If he wasn't satisfied, he wouldn't have given the invitation to Master Wei Er."
"A lot of things happened when I wasn't aware of it."
"The two of them are indeed destined to be together."
Xue Han's eyes lit up, "Mom, don't worry, I will do it beautifully."
"Okay, you can find out what Miss Wei likes."
Xue Han said: "Okay."
Changzhong came over and faced his sister's teasing eyes, looking down at himself, "Is there something wrong with my brother?"
"I'm going to do something for you. Please keep talking to your mother."
Changzhong came specially when he heard his sister was coming, but his sister left as soon as she said, "Mom, what can I do for you?"
Zhulan went to the morning court, and the purpose of Luo's eldest daughter-in-law's visit. "I originally wanted to take it slow, but now I think it's better to get engaged early."
If Ji Rong was smart enough, she would give up the idea. Once engaged, Ji Rong would ruin herself if she did something out of line.
Changzhong felt a little embarrassed, "Then I'm sorry to trouble you, mother."
Zhulan exclaimed, "You are more satisfied with Miss Wei than I thought."
Changzhong touched his nose and said, "Eye contact, eye contact you are talking about."
He had met many young ladies, many of whom were excellent, but none of them caught his eye, so he simply asked his parents to help him choose. Unexpectedly, he met one that caught his eye.
Zhulan said: "Don't go out recently."
Chang Zhong said: "Okay."
He didn't ask much about what would happen to Ji Rong. He had to think of the worst outcome before he spoke. Obviously, Miss Ji had miscalculated this time.
When Yuwen found out, “!!”
She hadn't figured out how to teach Miss Ji a lesson yet, but Miss Ji ended up getting herself into trouble!
Yu Wen was a little scared. "If the Luo family wasn't greedy enough, once the rumors spread, it would affect my uncle's reputation."
Zhulan: "So we should thank the Luo family for their stupidity?"
"I should thank you."
Zhulan thought again that the Luo family was so stupid that they saved Ji Rong, otherwise she would have helped out if she admired Ji Rong a little.
Yuwen asked, "Grandma, my uncle is getting engaged, and I am considered the matchmaker!"
"When are you going to get engaged?"
Two years passed in the blink of an eye.
Yuwen, "We have to wait another year at least."
"Forget it. I don't care about your business anymore. If you want to get engaged, let grandma know in advance."
Yuwen couldn't help laughing, "Okay."
The next day, Zhou Shuren did not see Lord Luo at the morning court. He sighed twice, saying that this man was too ashamed to see him!
The ministers were silent. The older Zhou Shuren got, the more capable he was at making people angry.
Zhou Shuren had no idea what his colleagues were thinking, he was in a very good mood.
At Marquis Zhou's Mansion, Zhulan sent people to keep an eye on the Luo family. After confirming that no news had leaked out from the Luo family, she was completely relieved. The Luo family has their own reasons for wanting to maintain their dignity, and they would cover up any embarrassing incidents.
In a good mood, Zhulan took the gift list she wrote last night to the warehouse. There were several warehouses in the main courtyard, which showed how much she and Shuren had saved.
Zhulan and her husband wrote and revised the betrothal gift list until they were satisfied before going to bed.
Zhulan stood at the door of the warehouse and nodded with satisfaction. Well, this was all the empire she had built over the years!
When Li arrived, she was confused, "Mom, do you want to tidy up the storeroom?"
As she spoke, Li walked to the door of the warehouse. The boxes in the warehouse were open, and she was a little shocked!