Mrs. Dong smiled and said, "By the way, in the afternoon, mother gave me and my daughter some gems as a reward from the queen. Do you want to see them?"
Chang Lian: "... No, you keep it."
He feels that his wife's standards will become higher and higher!
In Ning Hou's Mansion, Ning Xu and Ning Hui sat opposite each other. In the bedroom, the imperial physician had been guarding, but the old man still hadn't woken up. As long as he hadn't woken up, they were worried.
Ning Hui heard the sound and looked up to see that it was his wife, Mrs. Du. He was not feeling well, so he asked tiredly, "Is mother resting?"
Mrs. Du felt sorry for her husband, "He took the tranquilizer and rested. How is Dad?"
Ning Hui glanced at the bedroom. "The imperial physician said that as long as he wakes up, he'll be fine."
Mrs. Du prayed in her heart, hoping that her father-in-law was okay. It made a difference whether her father-in-law was there or not. When her father-in-law was there, he protected the entire Duke's Mansion, and the Duke's Mansion was the Duke's Mansion. Now that her father-in-law was gone, their two sons' lives would be like this. The eldest son would be a minor official and would even have a title in the future, but the second son would be a commoner. She no longer counted on her sons, but only hoped that her father-in-law would live longer so that the grandchildren of the Ning Mansion could rise up.
As for the Queen and Ning Xu, the Queen is the Queen after all, and Ning Xu has not been home for many years. Now it is his father-in-law and mother-in-law who are tying Ning Xu down.
Mrs. Du thought about what her second daughter-in-law said and decided that she should make some preparations.
In the palace, the queen didn't wait for the news that her father had woken up, and she was very worried. As long as her father didn't wake up, she would feel uneasy.
The emperor was also worried. It had not been easy for his father-in-law over the years. "Don't worry. The imperial physician said he will definitely wake up."
The Queen pressed her brows and said, "Your Majesty, have you checked? Why did the carriage have problems?"
She didn't believe it was an accident. Although the carriage looked inconspicuous, the mansion would definitely check it carefully when her father was going out. When she thought of this, she was furious.
The emperor hooked his finger. He thought it would be better not to say it out loud. Qing Ran would be furious if he heard it. After all, Qing Ran had also killed people with a knife in the past and was better at it than him!
The Queen looked up, "Hmm?"
The Emperor said, "It's a good thing Rong Chuan went to get the hairpin and returned to Zhou's house late."
The queen attracted attention because of her son. "Yes, this child was born at a lucky time. The imperial physician also said that if it was any later, there would be nothing they could do."
The thought of this made her panic.
The emperor was silent. He was glad that his father-in-law was unconscious. If he was awake, he didn't dare to think about it. His son's face would be hurtful to his father-in-law.
The next morning, before Zhulan and Zhou Shuren left, the housekeeper rushed in and said, "Master, the prince of the Duke's Mansion and Lord Ning are here."
Zhou Shuren breathed a sigh of relief. The fact that he could come at this time meant that the Duke was fine. He looked at Zhulan, and the two of them stood up and went out to greet him.
Zhou Shuren went to the front yard and focused his attention on the box in the hall. He was grateful and asked, "What is this?"
Ning Xu and Ning Hui stood up and said, "We are here to thank the Zhou family for saving us."
Zhou Shuren's acting skills are top-notch. "So, my son and Rongchuan are helping the Duke?"
While saying this, Zhou Shuren quickly avoided the salutes from Ning Xu and Ning Hui.
Ning Xu and the other man stood up. Ning Xu helped his second brother sit down. They didn't get any rest last night. He could hold on, but his second brother couldn't. "Yes, we were lucky that they passed by yesterday."
Zhou Shuren asked, "How is the Duke now?"
Ning Hui smiled, "It's all right now."
Ning Xu continued: "These are thank you gifts."
This can be considered as giving money to Rongchuan openly. Ning Xu glanced at the closed box. This time it contained money. He remembered what the sister said.
Zhou Shuren exclaimed, "Chang Lian and Rong Chuan just did what they were supposed to do. These thank-you gifts are too generous."
Ning Xu thought about the time when no carriage passed by. He looked at it carefully, calmed down his mood, and then said with a smile, "Here is the gift list."
The gift list was brought to Zhulan. Zhulan looked at Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren nodded and Zhulan took it. There were three copies of the gift list. The top one was for the Zhou family, and the bottom ones were for Rongchuan and Changlian separately.
Zhulan received the gift list without even looking at it; now was not the time to look at it.
Ning Hui wanted to go back and have a rest. It was not easy for him to come in person. As for the verbal promise, he felt that even if there was no Ning Mansion to protect him, the emperor would still protect him a little bit because the Zhou family raised Rong Chuan.
So after discussing with Ning Xu, he decided to start with the objects. After all, they would protect the Zhou family if they were in trouble in the future.
Ning Hui stood up and said, "We didn't sleep all night yesterday. Let's go back first. We'll have a couple of drinks later when Mr. Zhou comes to Beijing."
Zhou Shuren stood up and said, "Of course, of course."
Zhou Shuren and Zhulan saw the guests off to the gate of the mansion, and waited until the carriage from the Duke's Mansion left before they went back.
Zhulan returned to the main courtyard and looked at the gift list. The items at the top were for the Zhou family, mostly books, paintings, calligraphy, and jewelry.
The second one has Chang Lian’s name on it, and it is given to Chang Lian, and contains antiques and calligraphy and paintings.
The third one was for Rongchuan. Zhulan laughed after seeing it, "I still know what Rongchuan said. He really gave a box of gold."
Zhou Shuren took it and looked at it, "There are really no secrets in our house."
Zhulan saw Mrs. Song and Mrs. Dong coming in. She handed two gift lists to Mrs. Dong and said, "The upper one is for your room. Keep it. The lower one is for Rongchuan. Give it to him when he comes back in the evening."
When Mrs. Dong heard that the Duke's Mansion had come to express their gratitude, she happily took the gift list. She took a look at it and felt dizzy. The gift list was not short. "Mother, is it too expensive?"
Zhu Lan consoled him, "For the Duke's Mansion, the Duke is more important than anything else. Just keep it with peace of mind. With this incident, I can be more relieved about you and Chang Lian. However, I still want to tell you a few things. You must keep your heart and don't lose your mind when people compliment you. The Duke's Mansion has already sent a valuable gift this time. We just helped a little. Don't think of yourself as a lifesaver."
Mrs. Dong calmed herself down. It would be a lie if she said she wasn't excited, but she had also been educated by her mother-in-law. "Don't worry, mother. I'll always remember what you said."
Zhulan was more confident about Dong. This child married into the family early and she had taught her for many years. "Yes."
Dong took the gift list back to count the thank-you gifts, and Zhulan also asked Mrs. Song to seal up the thank-you gifts.
We finally set off for Jinzhou almost an hour late.
Changzhong was very happy sitting in the carriage, "Mom, will my nephews and nieces like the gifts I bought?"
Zhulan smiled and said, "I will."
She and her son went to the shop to buy these gifts. Thinking about the gifts, Zhulan was looking forward to seeing Mingyun and the others receive the gifts.
Zhou Shuren touched his purse, he used to spend money lavishly, but now he became more cautious in his words and actions. No, these two people just didn't bring any money, it didn't mean they didn't have any money!
Jinzhou, Zhou Mansion. Chang Lian saw that it was almost noon and his parents had not yet returned home. He was very worried. "Based on past experience, my parents should be home by now."
Su Xuan was also puzzled. Her parents had sent someone back in the morning, so it was time for them to arrive. "I'll send someone to welcome them outside the city."
She is not one to wait, preferring to proactively look for problems.
Changzhi couldn't stay at home any longer, "I'll take some people to the city to welcome my parents."
Su Xuan, "Okay."
On the way, Zhulan looked at the time and it was noon. She groaned, "Look at my memory. We were delayed for an hour. I didn't send anyone home to tell them. Now I haven't got home yet. My family must be worried."
Zhou Shuren had forgotten about this, and said, "I'll let Jinyan go first."
"good."