Zhao: "Thank you, mother."
Zhulan pointed at the old woman and the maid, "Old woman Hua, thirty-five, and the maid, fifteen. You can choose the name for the maid yourself."
Zhao suppressed her excitement. She could also use the maids and maids. This time she was really enjoying herself. Her mother had complained to her that the wife of Zhou Mansion didn't even have a maid. Now they all were there. "Thank you, mother."
Zhulan explained: "I didn't give them to you when I bought them because I wanted them to learn some rules. The rules now are good and you can use them."
Zhao: "Yeah."
Zhao named the maid Mai Sui. Zhulan was silent. This was another girl who was not good at naming, but it seemed better than hers.
Zhulan looked at Zhao's happy expression and couldn't help thinking that the daughters-in-law in large families all disliked the maids sent by their mothers-in-law, for fear of being watched and plotted against. If it was a beautiful maid, they would know what was going on without any explanation.
Zhulan thought that it was better to keep it simple. She directly said that she would not take a concubine, and the maid she chose was mediocre in appearance. She was also severely criticized. Therefore, the maids and old women she sent were trusted by her daughters-in-law!
Zhao and Zhou Laoer love their children. It should not be said that they love them, but rather that they spoil them.
Zhou Laoer and Zhao had not left yet. In the evening, Zhulan knew what these two people had left for Yushuang and Mingrui.
Yu Shuang lived in the main courtyard. It was hard for Zhu Lan not to know about the things she brought back. Not to mention the clothes and jewelry, Zhao and Zhou Lao Er also left a lot of silver and money for the child.
The two men were really generous to the child. Yu Shuang gave him fifty taels of silver notes and fifty taels of change.
Mingrui gave fifty taels of silver to all his young children.
Zhulan was speechless. After careful calculation, she found that Zhou Laoer and Zhao would leave some money every time they came back. Among the grandchildren in the family, Yushuang and Mingrui were the ones with the most money.
Fortunately, she taught her grandchildren well, otherwise, it would be easy for the couple to raise Mingrui into a playboy.
Zhulan helplessly called Zhou Laoer, "The children are all young, don't give them too much money. It's ok to raise your daughters in wealth, but you should raise your sons in poverty so that they know how hard it is to make money at home. Otherwise, they will have no concept of money when they grow up."
Zhou Laoer broke out in cold sweats on his back after hearing this. He really didn't think much about it. He just came here according to his own wish. When he was a child, he longed for money, even if it was only a penny. So now that he was able to earn money, he earned a lot. He only had two children and Mingrui was his hope, so he was even more willing to give him money.
His mother's words woke him up. He really couldn't give it to her like that. He was still counting on his son to support the second branch, but he couldn't raise a playboy. "Mom, I understand."
"It's good that you understand. There is food and drink at home. If you are kind to the children, you can save more dowry for Yushuang and make some clothes and buy some books for Mingrui."
Zhou Laoer, "Mom, I've got it in mind."
"Okay, you should go back and rest early."
Zhou Laoer glanced at his father who was reading a book, and quickly ran away.
Zhulan waited for Zhou Laoer to leave and smiled, "I thought you would say something too!"
"I'm too lazy to say anything. They don't know how to educate their children. They ruined good children."
Zhulan said: "How parents treat their children is also what they desire most in their hearts."
Zhou Shuren paused, "Indeed."
He wanted to give the best fatherly love to his unborn child, because he had never had fatherly love, and this was what he longed for the most. He thought he had taken it lightly, but in fact he had not. Deep in his heart, he still longed for his parents' love.
Zhou Shuren despised himself.
The next morning, Zhou Laoer and Zhao got on the carriage. This time, Zhou Shuren gave Zhou Laoer a skilled servant. As there were more people going back, there was an extra carriage.
Zhulan sent the second wife away. Not long after, housekeeper Ding came in and said, "Madam, the second wife's carriage collided with someone else's carriage. The second wife has a miscarriage."
Zhulan, "Have you called a doctor?"
Steward Ding, "The Second Madam is in the clinic now. The Second Master's servant Dong Mo came back to report the news."
Zhulan got off the ground and paused after taking two steps. "You only said you had a miscarriage, but you didn't say how serious it was?"
Steward Ding recalled carefully that Dong Mo did not seem to be particularly panicked. "It seems that she just had a miscarriage."
Zhulan sat down again. She couldn't help but think more. Zhou Shuren's attempt to win over people was indeed successful, but there was no guarantee that someone would take the risk. She heard from Zhou Shuren that many people were bloodied in the capital.
Zhou Shuren, the bait, still had the possibility of being retaliated against. Zhao should not be the target, but her? To lure her out
Zhulan decided not to go for the sake of being on the safe side. She was not a doctor and could not help much. She said to Mrs. Song, "You and Steward Ding should go to the clinic."
Mrs. Song thought that if the mistress wanted to go, she would stop her. Fortunately, the mistress was rational enough and said, "Yes."
Zhulan was waiting for news at home and couldn't let Yushuang know. Zhulan felt very sad and didn't know how the child was doing, or whether the adults and the child were okay.
Less than half an hour later, Mrs. Song came back and said, "The second wife is fine. She just had some miscarriage. The doctor prescribed a few doses of medicine to preserve the pregnancy and she will be fine."
Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief, "As long as the adults and children are fine."
Otherwise, she would be uneasy.
This time, Zhao didn't need to move. The fetus needed to be taken care of. The couple from the second wife came back. Zhulan saw Zhao. Zhao's face was pale and she looked frightened, which showed that she was very scared.
Zhulan asked Zhou Laoer, "Where are the people in the other carriage?"
Zhou Laoer was very depressed. "The coachman didn't know why the horse didn't obey him. Fortunately, my father gave him a servant who was good at martial arts, and he subdued the horse in no time."
Otherwise, even if it wasn't a miscarriage today, we would have to collect the bodies of Zhao and her unborn child today.
Zhulan was shocked. Her guess was wrong. He was trying to use Zhao and the child's life to implicate herself. He was warning Zhou Shuren.
They didn't dare to touch Zhou Shuren directly, but they dared to touch the Zhou family's children. If they were really pushed to the limit, they would even want to start with her.
Zhou Laoer was smart. He knew from the servants his father had sent to compete in martial arts that things were not simple. He just didn't expect that something bad would happen as soon as he left the house. "Mom, did someone in our family leak the news? I just told you yesterday that I was leaving, and something bad happened today. This is too coincidental."
He didn't blame his father for what happened today. His father did it for the whole Zhou family. If his father didn't do this, the whole family would die in the future. There are dangers everywhere when you want to climb to a high place, but today it was clearly shown to him.
So he hated those who leaked information and those who were traitors.
Zhulan pursed her lips. She had thought of it a long time ago. She had also thought about who it would be while she was waiting. The first-hand information must have been leaked from the mansion. She really didn't expect that the Zhou family, which she thought was impregnable, still had a flaw.