From the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhou Shuren waited until Qiu Yan came back and stood up, "Master Qiu, are you back together, Master Shangshu?"
Qiu Yan's eyes were a little dazed, especially the account books on Zhou Shuren's table. He looked at Zhou Shuren with a little sympathy, "No, your Excellency is still in the palace."
Zhou Shuren sat down and asked, "Is that so, how is Mr. Qiu doing lately?"
Qiu Yan touched the top of his head. These days are not good, especially in the past few days. This morning, hair loss was serious after combing his hair. "Mr. Zhou, welcome back."
Zhou Shuren, "......"
He really wanted to ignore Qiu Yan's movements, visually inspected the top of Qiu Yan's head, and looked back with heartache.
In Zhou Mansion, Zhulan was meeting Gu Liufeng's aunt Jin. She really didn't expect that Jin would come to visit her.
Jin was very reserved as she sat on her chair. It was her first time to visit the house of a third-grade official. She had been in contact with officials at the same level in the past, the highest was only fourth-grade. With a smile on her face, she said, "I have already visited the lady in person." , but I have never had the right opportunity, so I came here shamelessly today, please forgive me, lady."
Zhulan thought of the honest Mr. Hu, and stretched out her hand to avoid hitting the smiling man, so she said with a smile: "Huan people don't need to go outside to drink tea."
Jin came here with trepidation, fearing that Mr. Zhou’s wife would hold a grudge. If Mr. Zhou hadn’t invited Liu Feng yesterday, she wouldn’t have dared to come. “Thank you, my lady, for being generous and not sharing the same experience as me.”
Zhulan looked at the Jin family playfully. This person was a bit arrogant, but he was not stupid. Thinking of Mr. Hu's temper, although he was soft but not confused, the Jin family also had his own way of survival. He had a good impression of the Jin family. However, Zhulan still didn't like the aspect of Jin's goddaughter, "If you don't mention it, I won't even remember it. The past is in the past."
Jin stared at Yang Shuren's eyes carefully, and saw no perfunctory emotions, and felt at ease, "I came in person today to thank Mr. Zhou Mingyun for taking care of Liu Feng."
Zhulan's heart moved, "Speaking of which, last time I only briefly glanced at Mr. Gu's mother, I thought you would bring her along to thank you."
Jin was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and replied cautiously, "Liu Feng's mother has a softer temper. Do you think I will bring her to meet you next time?"
Ever since the master mentioned that Mr. Zhou had a good impression of Gu Liufeng, she had softened towards this girl a lot, but she still looked down on her temperament. When she came to visit today, she actually went to inquire about her, but as expected, she didn't dare to come with her.
Zhulan's thoughts that she had just mentioned disappeared after hearing these words. She felt that Jin was a person who knew how to measure. Such people would not dare to make mistakes as long as they were suppressed by their status, so she asked Gu Liufeng's mother more. It's just too soft. Who knows if he will rely too much on his son? Forget it, forget it.
Zhulan smiled, "If there is a chance."
Jin understood, but Yang Shuren was not interested in this girl because she brought her to Zhou Mansion.
In the second room, Mrs. Zhao took the letter sent by the girl. Yushuang raised her head and said, "Mom, who gave you the letter?"
Zhao was familiar with the words on the envelope, "A letter from your uncle."
As she spoke, she opened the letter quickly, fearing that something would happen to Lizhou's brother. After reading the letter, Zhao was stunned.
Yushuang didn't hear any sound for a long time. When she raised her head, she saw her mother's eyes were red, "Mom, what happened to my uncle?"
Mrs. Zhao wiped her eyes with a handkerchief, "No, your uncle is fine. Mom is happy. Your uncle has given us some leathers and specialties, and they have been sent with the Yang family."
Yushuang took the letter from her mother and read it carefully. She really sent a lot of things. The last part of the letter was a list.
Yushuang said: "Little uncle can grow up."
Mrs. Zhao was touched. When her mother was alive, she rarely gave her things. But after her mother passed away, her younger brother remembered to give gifts when he was just a few years old. She was very pleased. Before her mother was alive, she felt as if she had no natal family, but now she has her natal family. .
After Zhulan sent Jin off, Zhao came and said, "Mom, my little brother asked his uncle to send him a New Year gift."
Zhulan thought to herself, it was too much to send this child to live in an academy back then. Look, people are so sophisticated, "It's not easy for your little brother to be alone in Lizhou. When the new year's gift from Lizhou arrives, let's go back more, right?" , There are a lot of pens and inks in the warehouse, all of which are of good quality. I will ask the girl to pack some out later and put them all in when I return the gift. "
Mrs. Zhao was happy in her heart. If she had a mother-in-law, her father-in-law would pay more attention to her younger brother. Now that her mother is gone, she heard her husband say a lot of good things about her younger brother. She also hopes that her younger brother will be better, "Thank you, mother."
Zhulan, "Thank you for everything. You are a relative. This is what you should do."
Zhulan waited for Mrs. Zhao to leave, then asked Mrs. Song to take the girl to the warehouse to clean up. There were really a lot of things in the warehouse, and gifts could not be resold during the holidays, so they accumulated a lot every year.
A few days ago, Rong Chuan sent some more. He said that there was too much accumulation in the warehouse of Ninghou Mansion, and there were many scholars in the Zhou family, so he moved two boxes over.
In Yaohou Mansion, Yao Yao was lying on the bed, suffering from cramps in her lower abdomen. She had just drank anti-fetal medicine and was lying motionless.
Shi Qing sat beside the bed, "You don't want to look at me?"
Yao Yao cried silently. She didn't know whether it was because of her pregnancy or because she felt aggrieved. She just didn't want to talk to Shi Qing.
Shi Qing sighed and stretched out his hand to hold his wife's cold hand. He was shocked when he heard that there was a tendency of miscarriage. The reason why he was working so hard was not to keep the child.
Shi Qing heard footsteps and saw County Lord Shen, "County Lord."
County Lord Shen looked at Yao Yao crying and stood awkwardly. She came at the wrong time, "As long as Yao Yao is fine, I just came to take a look."
Yao Yao stood up and said, "Thank you sister-in-law just now."
County Master Shen patted Yao Yao's hand and said, "You have worked hard these days. Leave the rest to me. You have a good rest. The child is important."
Yao Yao knew in her heart that her sister-in-law was the happiest person when her mother died. She felt unhappy, but she couldn't show it. She had the support of Shen Houfu, "Well, sister-in-law has to worry a lot."
County Master Shen didn't feel worried. Her father-in-law was already old and it was impossible for him to remarry. She had the final say in the future of the Marquis' Mansion. No matter how much she worried about, she didn't feel tired.
In the household department, Zhou Shuren finally saw Mr. Xiao. Xiao Qing covered his heart and said, "It's winter now. I haven't been feeling well these days, and I even have a cough."
Zhou Shuren watched Mr. Xiao's performance. Don't think that he would believe it just by drinking the tea that moisturizes his lungs. "Sir, there are some account books that you should keep in mind. I don't dare to cross them."
As he spoke, he put the booklet he was holding on the table.
Xiao Qing stared, Zhou Shuren actually changed everything back, "It's so stupid, who knows if I don't tell you."
Zhou Shuren saw the courtesy and said, "Xiaguan just entered Beijing and he didn't dare to make a mistake. There is no airtight wall in the world. Xiaguan is the backbone of the family, so he really didn't dare to make a mistake."
Xiao Qing glared, bah, Zhou Shuren is not so timid, this girl just doesn't want to help him with his work, gritted his teeth, "The emperor mentioned you to me several times, and he always praised you."
Zhou Shuren didn't understand the hint, he didn't understand, he didn't understand, "I am appreciated by the emperor, I will keep my gratitude in my heart, I will retire first."
Xiao Qing, "......"