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

Chapter 1625: Chapter 1625 Familiarity

Marquis Zhou Residence, Zhulan knew that Shuren went to fight, and the staged accident surprised her so much that she couldn’t react for a long time after hearing the news.

Lady Li and the others didn’t know about the eunuch’s staged accident and really thought their father-in-law fainted from anger, “Mother, are you alright?”

Zhulan said offhandedly, “The impromptu performance was superb.”

Lady Li and the others, “??”

Zhulan snapped back to reality and coughed lightly, “It’s this time and he hasn’t come back, so there shouldn’t be any major issues.”

Lady Li thought so too, “Mother, the Duke of Yongan Residence is too much.”

Zhao looked at her sister-in-law dumbfounded. From where did she see that the Duke Residence was too much? Clearly, their father-in-law went to slap faces, and today the Duke of Yongan Residence lost all face.

Su Xuan lamented the father-in-law’s protectiveness and felt grateful to the parents-in-law, “It’s all for Yu Wen.”

Zhulan voiced, “It’s not entirely for Yu Wen, it should be said it’s for our Hou Residence.”

After she finished speaking, the daughters-in-law didn’t feel that their father-in-law was wrong at all; they only felt that he was awesome.

Zhulan’s gaze drifted a bit, that’s because you don’t know the truth, the staged accident is a bit bad, but truly pitting the Duke Residence, who knows how the news will spread!

Just as Zhulan guessed, no one believed Zhou Shuren was staging an accident, even the adults who were at odds with Shuren underestimated his shamelessness.

The Emperor’s simple request for an Imperial Physician completely shifted the blame onto the Duke of Yongan Residence!

The capital was extremely lively today, both Chang Yi and Chang Zhi sent people back to the Hou Residence after hearing the news, and knowing their father was still at the Ministry of Revenue, they admired him even more for insisting on handling official business despite his state.

At the Duke of Yongan Residence, the Princely Heir didn’t dare to tell his father the news he had gathered, watching cautiously as his father drank his medicine.

The Old Duke drank the fire-lowering herbal medicine, which contained a lot of bitter coptis, twisting his face in bitterness yet unable to suppress his fury, “Speak.”

The Princely Heir had feared his father since he was a child, his father was used to being domineering in the Duke Residence, hardening his heart, “Now it’s being spread that you injured Marquis Zhou and it’s all our Duke Residence’s fault.”

The Old Duke almost spat blood, “Shameless.”

The Princely Heir was amazed, who could believe Marquis Zhou would stage an accident, he was stunned, and now recalling Marquis Zhou’s actions, he felt a different sense of familiarity.

The Princely Heir thought carefully, “!!”

Isn’t this what his concubine Lady Wang used? At that time, he even said his wife was intolerant.

The Old Duke was weathered from anger, aging several years in an instant, “Did I make a mistake?”

Knowing full well that Marquis Zhou was difficult to provoke, yes, he knew of Marquis Zhou’s prowess, not counting his other merits, just managing the Ministry of Revenue well, even when the Imperial court went through two wars and faced natural disasters, there was no shortage of silver, showing Marquis Zhou’s capabilities, which he sincerely admired back then.

The Princely Heir comforted, “You did it for the future of the Duke Residence.”

The Old Duke was only comforted by the fact, “Luckily the Emperor intends to promote Gu Yu.”

The Princely Heir, “Father, don’t think about it anymore.”

“Not thinking about it.”

Thinking is futile, we’ve already lost face in the capital.

On the canal, Yu Yi and her group were unaware of the excitement in the capital, nor did they know that their grandfather had a new trick up his sleeve, but they weren’t idle either.

Yu Jiao found it boring watching Ming Hui and her future brother-in-law play chess, and her eyes gleamed, “Brother, that Miss Liu has been coming over every day recently, saying she’s bored, but actually her intention is not in the wine.”

Ming Hui’s hand didn’t pause as he held the chess piece, making a move that defeated Yu Yueyang’s formation, “I think you’re the one who’s bored.”

Yu Yueyang stared gloomily at the chessboard. His future brother-in-law never showed mercy. The more he interacted, the more he found that this brother-in-law Ming Hui was sharp-minded. He was about to lose again!

You shouldn’t talk about people in broad daylight; a maid knocked and came in, “Miss Liu is here.”

Yu Yi moved her gaze from her book, frowning. She ignored Miss Liu’s requests as if she hadn’t heard, her face was thicker than average, “Not seeing.”

The maid swiftly retreated, showing her disdain for Miss Liu.

Yu Jiao chuckled, “I bet this Miss Liu will play the zither later.”

Yu Yi tapped her sister with the book in hand, “You talk too much.”

Yu Jiao covered her forehead with one hand, her real sister hit hard, “Hmph, I wasn’t wrong, though. We have many guards, even if the guards, maids, and others have loose tongues, their bearing can’t be hidden. This person guessed we’re from an official’s family, that’s why she brazenly comes over repeatedly.”

Yu Yi reached out to rub her sister’s forehead, “See through, but don’t speak through.”

Yu Jiao cuddled against her sister, “Hehe, she’s targeting brother Ming Hui.”

Yu Yi glared, and only then did Yu Jiao shut up, obediently sitting to eat fruits.

At this moment, the sound of the zither played, even after listening for several days, the zither sound wasn’t tiring, and combined with the sound of flowing water, it was an enjoyable experience.

Yu Yi saw her little brother focusing on the chessboard, then looked at brother Ming Hui, Miss Liu played the wrong game, the Zhou family wouldn’t marry a merchant girl, even if the Imperial court has loosened many policies on merchants now.

Outside the door, the guards and maids stopped the maid carrying snacks again, the maid retorted coldly, “Take them back, our young masters and misses don’t eat things of unknown origin.”

No matter how exquisite the snacks were, the young masters and misses of their family weren’t interested.

Just as Yu Jiao said, there are different levels of servants, with clear social hierarchies of Scholar, Farmer, Artisan, Merchant, the servants of official’s families look down on those from merchant families, and servants of merchant families naturally don’t dare be bold towards those of official families, it’s a clear food chain.

The maid couldn’t hide the disdain in her eyes, the little maid kept her head down, not daring to lift it, much less say a word, she left obediently.

The maid glanced at the Liu family’s room, the young masters of the Hou Residence wouldn’t marry merchant girls, let alone the Hou Residence having no concubines.

In the capital, Zhou Shuren didn’t know Ming Hui was being targeted and was currently pretending to have a headache at the Ministry of Revenue.

Qiu Yan and others really believed it, and admired the Marquis for persisting to return to work while being unwell, Qiu Yan advised, “Marquis, if you’re really feeling unwell, you should go back and rest.”

Zhou Shuren, “…”

Is it that he doesn’t want to rest? The Emperor won’t allow it!

Qiu Yan, “The Ministry of Revenue can’t do without you, you can’t mess around with your health.”

Zhou Shuren twitched his beard, “…”

He has been working too hard these years, alas, the Emperor hasn’t even sent a replacement official to the Ministry of Revenue, just thinking about it is distressing!

Qiu Yan saw the Marquis’s face getting worse, “Unwell? I’ll send someone to call the Imperial Physician.”

Zhou Shuren waved his hand to interrupt Qiu Yan’s self-talk, “I don’t have a headache, I’m pretending.”

Qiu Yan widened his eyes, realizing that his concern had been fed to the dogs, indeed, his own Grand Master of Writing wouldn’t suffer losses, standing up dryly, “I have duties to attend to.”

Zhou Shuren didn’t feel the slightest embarrassment, “Oh right, the Emperor has selected several people to join the Ministry of Revenue, keep an eye on getting those with high exam scores in.”

The Emperor didn’t directly issue an edict, this was a promise he made to him, thinking about that made him feel better.

Qiu Yan, “Alright.”

In the evening, Zhulan circled around Shuren twice, “Did you perform extraordinarily today?”

Zhou Shuren, “At the time, I had a sudden inspiration, and it turned out this way, how was it, wasn’t the effect especially good?”

Zhulan, “You’re feeling proud now!”