The meals at noon were all light. There was no shortage of vegetables in summer, and Zhulan also grew a lot of late-season vegetables. Wu Ning had a poor appetite, so he could still eat some light meals.
After lunch, Zhulan saw that Wu Ning was a little dazed as he hadn't had a good rest for a long time. After Wu Ning went back to rest, Zhulan asked housekeeper Ding to call a doctor.
She was really worried if she didn't let the doctor see Wu Ning, especially under the conditions in ancient times. If Wu Ning really had something wrong, she would not be able to explain it to Wu Ming.
When the doctor came, Wu Ning was sleeping soundly, and Zhulan did not ask Mrs. Wei to wake him up. After examining him, the doctor said, "You are depressed, overthinking, and have a lot of liver fire. I will prescribe some medicine for you to drink first, and I will come back for a follow-up visit in a few days."
Zhulan frowned. Wu Ning's condition was more serious than she thought. Zhulan thanked him, "Thank you, doctor."
The doctor was very polite. The good development of Lizhou City was all thanks to Lord Zhou. The people of Lizhou City were grateful to Lord Zhou. "You are too polite, madam."
The doctor left, and Zhulan called Mrs. Wei over, "I guess Wu Ming has given you instructions."
Mrs. Wei said respectfully, "In reply to Madam, the Master has said that the three of us will be at Madam's disposal."
To be precise, she and the two maids had been warned by the adults, who forbade them to say a single word. They followed the young lady to the Zhou family, but their families were all in the Wu residence. If they disobeyed, the adults would not be lenient towards their families.
Zhu Lan explained, "The Zhou family doesn't like to be served at meals. You can just follow Mrs. Liu to eat three meals a day. The rest of the time you can only serve your young lady. If you have any needs, Wu Ning can't tell you, so you can tell me."
Mrs. Wei: "Yes."
Mrs. Wei was originally afraid that the mistress of the Zhou family would be difficult to talk to, but today she had been observing carefully. She was glad that the mistress of the Zhou family was a good person. She really loved the young lady. The young lady had a hard life. The old lady had just passed away, and someone came to propose marriage, and the words he said were unpleasant. The young lady cried all night that night, and she stayed with her all night.
She was originally worried about the Zhou family's taboos, but when the Zhou family's mother came to welcome her in person, she felt at ease. She hoped that the young lady would have a good marriage. If the young lady's marriage was good, her life as a dowry would also be better.
Zhulan asked Xuehan to take care of Wu Ning, and then returned to the yard.
Mrs. Dong followed behind and hurried forward and said, "Mother, at that time Wu Ning became the apprentice of my second sister-in-law, and later my father asked my second sister-in-law to become his sister. Now that Wu Ning is here, does Wu Ning want to visit my second sister-in-law's mother?"
Zhulan paused. If Dong hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten that she should go there. Zhulan looked at Dong. After all, they grew up in different environments. Dong was very thoughtful. "Go and tell Butler Ding to let the servant go there."
Dong replied, "I'll go right away."
Zhulan watched Dong leave and said to Liuya, "There are still not enough maids at home. I remember you said last time, forget it, don't buy a maid for now."
She wanted to find a few reliable and knowledgeable maids, preferably those released from some official families, as a maid's vision is very important.
Dong is young and needs someone by her side, and Xuehan also needs one since she is not young anymore.
There is no need for her to be with Li anymore, as the first wife will live with her and Zhou Shuren in the future, so it is enough for Juanhua to live with Li.
Yes, Zhao also needs one by her side, but the woman we find for Zhao needs to be less cunning and more disciplined.
Zhulan’s idea is good, but it’s hard to find.
Zhulan was teasing Minghui when Butler Ding came over and said, "Madam, the second wife replied and said that Miss Wu doesn't need to go because she is in mourning."
Zhulan was speechless. Fang was not thinking about Wu Ning, but just felt that Wu Ning had a tough life.
Butler Ding lowered his head. He really looked down on the Second Master's mother-in-law and thought she was very short-sighted.
Zhulan motioned to Butler Ding to go down. Zhulan touched her chin. She had already thought of how to keep Fang in Lizhou City. She planned to send Qian Keqi to study in the academy in Lizhou City. Not only could Qian Keqi get a good education, but he would also not be influenced by Fang, killing two birds with one stone.
Moreover, Zhou Shuren also had to change Fang's household registration to Lizhou City. Qian Keqi could only take the imperial examinations in Lizhou City in the future. Fang would not easily leave Lizhou City for the sake of her son.
No matter how much Fang cared about Zhao, after sending the silver back to the Qian family, Fang realized that the Zhou family did not like her and that her only son was her hope in the future.
Although she had thought of a plan, Zhulan was not in a hurry to implement it. She really thought that Fang was in a good mood. She was also holding a grudge in her heart. She just watched Fang getting anxious and waited until she had vented enough anger before doing anything else.
This time Fang didn't dare to use the Zhou family to get things done under their noses. For more than two months, Fang visited several academies, but unfortunately none of them accepted him. Did he really think it was easy to get into the academy
Fang is very generous. Some people even look down upon the schools run by some scholars!
In the evening, Zhou Shuren came back. Zhulan specially asked Zhou Shuren to change into a light-colored casual suit. Zhulan was afraid that Zhou Shuren would be too serious in dark colors and would scare Wu Ning. This time when she saw Wu Ning, Wu Ning was much less courageous.
Zhou Shuren changed his clothes obediently, but Zhulan was still not satisfied, "Smile, don't be so serious."
Zhou Shuren smiled, but his smile was a little stiff. "This is difficult for me. I haven't smiled for a long time in order to accumulate official prestige. Now I feel uncomfortable laughing myself."
Zhulan rubbed Zhou Shuren's face. Originally, Zhou Shuren had an average appearance, and he aged rapidly in the past two years. With the beard, his face looked even worse. Now when he smiled, not only did Zhou Shuren feel uncomfortable, but she also felt uncomfortable looking at him.