Tao handed the ball to the mother-in-law, "Yes, it seems that the child has grown up without me noticing. Anyway, you came here today to let me act as a matchmaker, right?"
Zhulan took the handkerchief and handed it to Tao, "Smart."
Tao put down the handkerchief, "It's not that I'm smart, but the Ran family's behavior is too obvious."
Zhulan said: "So please."
Mrs. Tao hoped that the Zhou family would become better and better. This marriage would also be beneficial to her grandson. Zhou Mingyun was Yu Lu's biological brother. "Don't worry, I will definitely get it done for you. When do you think I will come to your house to propose marriage?"
Zhu Lan said, "Tomorrow is fine. My eldest son is not at home. I want to discuss the horoscopes first, and then choose a better day for the engagement."
"Okay, I got it."
Zhulan returned home and just entered the yard, she saw Butler Ding instructing the servants to carry boxes and load the carriage. These were the luggage of Chang Lian and his wife. The couple had quite a lot of stuff, and the boxes had already filled up the entire carriage.
Zhulan didn't go back to the courtyard but went to the third room. There were a lot of boxes in the courtyard. "Are you all planning to move to the capital?"
When Mrs. Dong heard her mother-in-law's voice, she turned around and said, "Mom, you're back."
Zhulan pointed at the box and asked, "Are we moving everything away?"
Mrs. Dong explained, "Mother, my husband said that my father will move to the capital city any day. It would be better to move to the capital city together to avoid trouble if we stay here."
Zhulan really didn't pay attention to these things. "Changlian is very thoughtful."
Dong hesitated for a moment and said, "Mother, do you want to go to the capital with me tomorrow?"
Zhulan let go of Yuyi's hand, "Are you scared?"
Dong ran her hand through her daughter's clothes, not daring to look into her mother-in-law's eyes. "Mom, I'm not scared. It's just that I'm suddenly leaving and becoming the head of the family. I feel a little uneasy, so I hope you can take care of me."
After returning to the capital, she had to face various invitations on her own and attend banquets by herself. She didn't even dare to attend banquets by herself in Jinzhou City, let alone the capital.
What the capital city lacks the least is the powerful and the wealthy, and even more so officials. She was really afraid that she would not do a good job and would lose the people of the Zhou Mansion, and also her husband's people.
Zhulan thought for a moment and said, "Okay, but I will leave two days later. I will go to the Ran Mansion to propose marriage tomorrow. I will wait for Mingyun to match the horoscopes and choose a date for the engagement before going to the capital."
Mrs. Dong said guiltily, "Thank you for your hard work, mother. If I could bear it, mother wouldn't have to work so hard."
She now understood how her sister felt when she first arrived in the capital. No, she was much better off than her sister. At least she had her mother-in-law, while her sister could only rely on herself.
Mrs. Dong felt a pain on her head because her daughter in her arms was pulling her hair. Fortunately, her daughter was young and did not have to participate, nor did she have to be bullied like Mu Lan.
Zhulan couldn't help here, so she said a few more words and went back to the yard.
Just after I changed my clothes, Xue Han came in and asked, "Mom, I heard from my third sister-in-law that you are going to the capital?"
Zhulan, "You got the news pretty quickly."
Xue Han hurriedly explained, "Mom, I just happened to go to see Third Sister-in-law for something, and I said it casually, but Third Sister-in-law didn't tell anyone."
"I know. You should sit down too. You are here for more than just asking questions!"
Xue Han twirled the handkerchief with her fingertips, "Mom, can I go to the capital with you?"
Zhulan was confused, "Are you going there for Rongchuan?"
Xue Han lowered her head and said, "I, I want to go see what the capital city looks like now."
Her mother told her everything that happened to Rongchuan in the capital. At first, she was happy that Rongchuan expressed his feelings in front of the emperor, but she was also worried that Rongchuan's background was too high and someone might interfere in the backyard in the future.
So she wanted to visit the capital, but as an unmarried girl it was not convenient for her to go with others. Now it was different, her mother would also be gone for a few days, and if she went with her mother, it wouldn't seem special.
Zhulan said, "It's wrong to lie. Okay, I know what you're thinking. You should pack up and go to the capital with me in a few days."
Xue Han stood up and sat next to her mother, hugging her waist, "Mom, sometimes I really hope Rong Chuan will never be recognized."
"Mother taught you to look ahead in everything. There is no point in running away."
Xue Han said gloomily, "I don't want anyone to tell Rongchuan and me what to do in the future."
Zhulan touched her daughter's hair. She didn't want that either. Unfortunately, your father couldn't compete with Rongchuan's father, not to mention her as a mother. "As long as you have a good relationship and Rongchuan doesn't change his mind, you don't have to worry too much."
Rongchuan has suffered a lot since childhood and has experienced life and death several times. The emperor and the queen will definitely not force Rongchuan.
Xue Han was stunned, "Mom, do you know Rongchuan's background?"
"No, I don't know."
"But Mom's tone just now was so certain, as if she knew something."
Zhulan pulled her daughter up and said, "Now you are smart. Okay, stop worrying about yourself. Hurry up and pack your luggage. This trip to the capital city should be considered as a trip for fun."
Xue Han smiled. Mother didn't deny it, but just didn't say it. So mother must have guessed something. She felt much lighter in her heart. "Mom, I'm going back to pack my luggage."
"Go ahead."
In the evening, Zhulan talked to Zhou Shuren about going to the capital. "I've been thinking about Mingyun's affairs lately, and I've really neglected it. I really should go to the capital to take care of Dong's family."
Zhou Shuren was silent for a while before he spoke again, "It's all debt. I don't think there's any end to it."
Zhulan smiled, "I see you are angry and left alone again. Don't worry, your son will be at home with you this time."
Zhou Shuren said helplessly: "You need to come back earlier."
"I won't stay long. I'll be back after I lead Dong to two banquets. Dong is very smart. I don't need to stay longer."
Zhou Shuren, "Yeah."
Inside the palace, the emperor could sense the queen's joy as soon as he entered the palace. The sound of the piano was filled with joy. The emperor signaled all the palace ladies to leave, and soon there were no outsiders in the palace. The emperor said, "Rongchuan will arrive in the capital tomorrow."
The Queen stood up from her seat, "So I want to go see him secretly."
The Emperor said, "How could you secretly watch him? He also came to the capital in a carriage, so you couldn't see him."
The Queen pulled the Emperor's sleeve and said, "I want to go to my Third Brother's house and ask him to invite Rong Chuan. I will hide and secretly see him."
The emperor shook his head, "Not good."
He couldn't start this precedent. If he did, he wouldn't be able to stop it in the future. He couldn't be soft-hearted, as this would put his son in danger.
The joy in the queen disappeared, "I just miss my son. I could bear it before when I couldn't see or touch him, but now my mind is full of my son. Especially when I know who my biological son is, and I still have to act, I miss Rongchuan even more."
The emperor hugged the queen tightly and said, "Think about it from another perspective. You are protecting your son by not going to see him. I am not stopping you from seeing him, but if you see him too often, there will always be clues. You can fool him once or twice, but if it happens too many times, Rongchuan will be exposed."