Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!

Chapter 1283: Chapter 1283: Division of Family Property

Before she realized it, the day of the Zhou family’s relocation arrived. On the eve of her departure, Zhulan carefully wandered through the estate that had been her home for several years, a place brimming with too many memories.

Upon arriving at the new residence, Zhulan sat by the window, watching the maids and old servants busily working both inside and out, her fingertips absent-mindedly toying with the flowers in the vase. She felt somewhat uneasy settling into a new place!

The old estate still had people looking after it. Zhulan looked at the young maids outside; these were newly purchased servants. The new estate was too large, so after the new year, they bought a batch of servants.

Zhulan felt she was really getting old; she now particularly enjoyed watching young girls—previously, she rarely bought maids around eight or nine years old, but this time she bought quite a few.

In the main house, Lady Li was someone who couldn’t be left unsupervised, bustling around and overseeing the servants as they placed items, her voice booming—loud enough to be heard across the entire courtyard.

Yu Lu had her own small courtyard. After finishing up her tasks, she came over to help and saw her mother giving commands; watching her made Yu Lu feel exhausted. ”Mother, please sit down and rest for a while.”

Lady Li, ”I just can’t stay idle. I feel uneasy if I don’t keep myself busy.”

Yu Lu looked at the newly added young maids, shivering with fear. Yu Lu helped her mother to sit down, ”Then you don’t need to follow them around. Just sit by the window and watch.”

Lady Li was still willing to listen to her daughter. Anyway, she was tired from shouting and agreed to rest for a while, ”Is your courtyard all tidied up?”

Yu Lu nodded, ”It’s already been taken care of.”

Her temperament wasn’t like her mother’s; she enjoyed organizing things and so had easily sorted everything out.

Lady Li took a sip of tea and sat by the window, watching the flowers and plants in the courtyard with delight, ”This courtyard is really beautiful.”

Yu Lu also liked the new residence, ”In a few days, big brother will be back.”

Speaking of her eldest son, Lady Li’s tone was proud, counting on her fingers, ”Once your big brother returns, we’ll have to set the date with the Ran family.”

Lady Li had already started fantasizing about her eldest grandson’s birth, the thought of it quite thrilling.

Yu Lu knew her mother too well. With one glance, she could tell what her mother was thinking, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but curl up.

The second wife, Lady Zhao, wasn’t as busy as Lady Li. While playing with her young son, she chatted with her daughter, ”Mother has ordered a batch of fabric for you; it will arrive at the capital in a few days.”

Yushuang’s cheeks flushed slightly, this was the dowry her mother was preparing for her, ”Mother, it’s already enough.”

Lady Zhao shook her head, ”Silly girl, how could a dowry ever be considered too much? By providing more for you now, you can have a smoother life after marriage.”

She, having experienced these years, knew very well the importance of a dowry. Just look at how comfortably her younger brother and sister were living; a dowry was indeed the foundation of confidence.

Yushuang knew this was her parents’ love for her, and her eyes reddened.

In the fourth house, Su Xuan had a lot of belongings. Even though she had moved ahead of time, there was still a lot to sort out, so she was somewhat busy.

In the midst of the bustle, Su Xuan took a moment to relax and saw her daughter dozing off in the rocking chair. She couldn’t resist pinching her daughter’s face, only releasing her grip when the young girl opened her eyes.

Yu Wen covered her cheek with her plump hand, ”Ouch.”

”Get up and move about.”

Yu Wen rubbed her cheek, sighed, and stepped out of the rocking chair, feeling her little goal was unattainable.

In Xuzhou Province, on Chang Lian’s day of rest, he played with his young son, who laughed giddily. Chang Lian said, ”I really miss my two daughters.”

Lady Dong wiped the drool from her son’s face, ”Grandmother said to leave them in the capital for a few years, to let Yu Yi and her sister settle down before sending them over.”

Chang Lian didn’t bring up his daughters again. Having the girls stay with their mother was only beneficial, and he wished for them to learn more skills from her.

At this moment, the steward came in, holding a letter. Lady Dong took it and saw that it was a letter from her family home.

Lady Dong, after reading the letter, said, ”My father has finally agreed to separate the family. Take a look.”

Chang Lian took it and examined it closely, then smiled and said, ”It’s good that they separated.”

Lady Dong’s face was joyless because when Dong Zhan returned, his second elder brothers didn’t gain any advantage. After Dong Zhan followed him back to the capital, the second brothers made a fuss. Afraid that it would truly turn into enmity, their father finally agreed to separate the family.

Although the letter didn’t specify the details of the separation, she could guess it was an utterly disgraceful process.

Chang Lian truly didn’t care about his wife’s family matters and looked at his little son, ”Son, give daddy a smile.”

After all, he had cultivated Dong Zhan, and Dong Zhan had attracted all of the Dong family’s attention. In the future, the Dong family wouldn’t dare to cause trouble in front of him, and that was enough.

After the Zhou family’s housewarming party, Zhulan took a good rest for two days before she recovered.

During these two days, she also got familiar with the new place and slept well. She thought she would have a lot of sleepless nights thinking about it, but that never happened.

Zhulan looked at Mrs. Wang, who came in on her own, ”I haven’t seen you for some days.”

Mrs. Wang’s life was going well. The reason she hadn’t visited the Zhou residence was that she purposely stayed away, to make her husband come after her. Mrs. Wang sincerely expressed her gratitude, ”Thank you, Madam, for enlightening me.”

Zhulan, ”It seems you have been living quite well.”

”Yes.”

Now, she was in charge of household affairs. The mother-in-law was no longer managing anything, and as for the concubines, Mrs. Wang initially held a grudge, but seeing how her husband treated them changed her feelings of hate, and she now saw him clearly.

Mrs. Wang thought of Ming Shan with scorn in her heart. It’s only after losing something that one learns to cherish it, but regret would be too late now.

In the subsequent conversation, Mrs. Wang talked a lot about Ming Shan. After she left, her heart no longer held Ming Shan. She informed Zhulan about Ming Shan’s affairs now, which meant Mrs. Wang would keep an eye on Ming Shan, and if there were any actions that harmed the Zhou family, Mrs. Wang would inform them.

Right after Mrs. Wang left, Su Xuan returned, bringing back quite a few things, ”Mother, I’m back.”

Zhulan asked with a smile, ”How was the Countess?”

Su Xuan was in a cheerful mood, ”I really get along with her. She hasn’t been in the capital for long but can already have simple conversations with me in Chinese.”

Zhulan pointed to the items on the table, ”These are gifts from her?”

Su Xuan nodded, ”Yes, some precious spices.”

Zhulan did not ask Su Xuan what she talked about with the Countess; she was only curious about the Countess herself, ”What does she look like?”

Su Xuan said, ”She looks as the rumors say, not very beautiful, um, quite ordinary in appearance.”

Zhulan nodded, ”You must be tired too, go and rest.”

Su Xuan agreed, leaving some spices for her mother-in-law and taking the rest with her as she left.

Two days later, Zhulan met the Countess in person; Su Xuan had invited the Earl to the residence.

The Countess from Serbia was petite and ordinary in appearance, but what attracted attention were her green eyes; she spoke in broken Chinese, ”Wife, hello.”

Zhulan looked at the Countess with interest, ”Hello, please take a seat.”

Serbia felt nervous for some reason, even though the elderly lady in front of her was smiling gently all the time, but she just felt very nervous, as if seen through.

Zhulan also felt it and raised her hand to gesture for the Countess to try some snacks.

Serbia then slowly relaxed, sweets can indeed calm one’s mood, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but turn up.

Su Xuan took Serbia away, and once in the garden, the Countess’s nervousness completely dissipated. Admiring the garden, she exclaimed, ”Su, your home is truly beautiful.”