"Master Hou, madam, I'm going out first."
Cui Chan was very discerning and immediately closed the door and left without any instructions.
During the period of mourning, you cannot get married, and there are certain things to do about men and women, but in fact it is not that strict. As long as you don't go out too high-profile, there is basically no big problem.
Zhou Chen hugged Hua Lan and leaned against the bed.
"Official, my mother sent someone to tell me that in a few days, Changbai and Changfeng will end up in the provincial examination. My mother invites me to go with her to Sanqing Temple tomorrow to burn incense and worship the gods."
Nowadays, Hua Lan is already the wife of a marquis, and she is a lady of the third rank. In the city of Tokyo where there are many powerful people, she is also a lady of the highest rank. If she had not kept her filial piety, I don’t know how many invitations have been sent to her.
.
Although her identity and status were different, Hua Lan did not forget her natal family. For women in this era, the more glorious and powerful their natal family was, the more confident they would be in their husband's family.
Naturally, she does not need the support of her mother's family in the Hou Mansion, but she also hopes that her mother's family will be strong, especially her brother Sheng Changbai who will take part in the provincial examination this time, so of course she has to care.
"Then you go with your mother-in-law. If you want to take your stepbrother with you, you can leave it with your mother if you don't want to."
"good."
Hualan leaned in Zhou Chen's arms and suddenly remembered something.
"My mother also told me that the Duke of Qi heard somewhere that Zhuang Xuexu was teaching at my house, so she sent someone to find my father and asked his legitimate son Qi Heng to come to our Sheng Family Private School to attend classes.
I heard from my mother that Qi Heng is a handsome young man, with a face like a crown jewel, gentle and elegant, and he is a first-class young master."
"Qi Heng, young master Qi?"
Hearing this familiar name, Zhou Chen looked surprised. Did you know that there were still a few years before the official plot started, and Qi Heng would have already gone to the Sheng Family Private School?
Although Qi Heng is still young now, his reputation has already spread among the noble and wealthy families in Tokyo City. Everyone knows that the young master of the Duke of Qi's family is a handsome young man as rich as jade.
"Do the officials know about him? It seems that he is quite famous."
Hua Lan thought of what her mother had said to her, saying that since Qi Heng went to the Sheng Family Private School, Ru Lan and Mo Lan often had conflicts over Qi Heng. What made her even more surprised was that her mother actually let her daughter
The meaning of contact with Qi Heng.
She had been married into the Hou Mansion for two years, and had met some ladies from powerful families. She knew that all of these powerful ladies had lofty ideals. Their Sheng Mansion was just the residence of a fifth-rank official. If she hadn't married
Zhou Chen probably won't be looked down upon by others.
It is really difficult for a girl from an official's family to join a noble family. She was able to marry into a marquis's house. Speaking of it, it was entirely because of her grandmother. Without her grandmother, she would not have known Zhou Chen.
It is even less likely to be noticed by the mother-in-law.
So she felt that her mother's idea was too naive. He was the son of Duke Qi and Princess Pingning. Who in Tokyo didn't know that Princess Pingning had a high vision, so how could he like their Sheng family?
It's just that she didn't say these words to Zhou Chen, and she was too embarrassed to say them.
Early the next morning, Hua Lan took his maid Cuichan and his bodyguard out of the house, leaving his stepbrother with his grandmother without him.
In the study room, Zhou Chen held a book on war and looked at it carefully. The books here were all collected by Zhou Yexiong. There were all kinds of books, but the book on war was the most numerous.
It was really difficult to be a general in the Song Dynasty, and Zhou Yexiong was extremely capable, but in his life, the Song-Xia War was a large-scale battle. Unfortunately, in foreign wars, the Song Dynasty was as bad as ever.
They couldn't defeat Xixia, so they had to admit the establishment of Xixia regime.
Just as he was looking at it, Hualan's personal maid Caihan walked in carrying a tray.
"Master Marquis, you must be thirsty after reading for so long. This is the tea that my slave has just made. Please try it."
"let it go."
Zhou Chen didn't even raise his head and continued to look at the military book in his hand.
Caihan put down the tea, but he did not leave. Instead, he looked at Zhou Chen's side face, admiration flashing in his eyes, and walked closer to Zhou Chen.
"Master Marquis, you have been sitting for a long time, and my servant is pressing your shoulders."
With that said, she started to press Zhou Chen's shoulders, but Zhou Chen's face turned cold.
"go out."
"Master Hou."
Caihan was startled and did not bother to massage Zhou Chen. Her legs went weak and she knelt down on the ground.
Zhou Chen glanced at her with disgust and said coldly: "Take your tea and get out."
Caihan is the personal maid next to his eldest wife Hua Lan. She actually wants to use this method to gain power. It is simply disgusting. Do you really think she is the most powerful person in the country?
Although he is also a womanizer, he also has a bottom line. Caihan is Hua Lan's personal maid. If he moves, it will embarrass Hua Lan. Of course he will not do such a thing.
Seeing that Zhou Chen was really angry, Caihan was so frightened that she didn't dare to say a word. She stood up in a hurry, picked up the tea and fled the study.
Zhou Chen frowned slightly. This colorful hairpin was really bold. Even if it seduced him, it actually seduced him during his filial piety period. He really thought he couldn't stand the test.
This colorful hairpin can't be kept, but she is Hua Lan's personal maid, so it's not easy for him to take action, so he should wait until Hua Lan comes back to deal with it.
Hualan didn't come back until the next evening, and then had dinner with Zhou Chen at her mother Zhou Xu's place. She wanted to bring Zhou Ji back, but little Zhou Ji cried and refused to come back, and Zhou Xu was reluctant and had no choice.
Xiao Zhouji could only continue to stay with his grandmother.
"Official, today when my mother and I went to Sanqing to worship the gods, we unexpectedly met Princess Yong and the head of Jiacheng County. Princess Yong also invited me to her residence, but I didn't dare to agree and refused on the grounds of filial piety.
, Princess Yong’s face didn’t look very good at that time.”
Hua Lan looked worried: "Will I offend King Yong?"
Zhou Chen comforted him with a smile: "It's okay. Let's not say that the official family has no idea of ​​establishing an heir now. Even if King Yong does become the prince in the future, we don't need to be too nervous. Our Zhongjing Hou Mansion is a representative of the nobles. Even if it is
If the officials want to move us, they have to find a suitable excuse, let alone a King Yong, so don’t worry about him."
Nowadays, the most popular person in Tokyo is King Yong, followed by King Yan, but Zhou Chen knows that neither of these two will be able to become emperor in the end.
It is said that King Yan was so bold in forcing the palace to rebel, but in fact King Yong was not much different. For the sake of his daughter's marriage, he even dared to kidnap and humiliate the sister of the current imperial concubine. He even intimidated Duke Qi and forced Qi Heng to agree to the marriage.
From all these behaviors, it can be seen that King Yong is by no means a good master, and Zhou Chen has no good impression of him at all.
"It's okay. I was worried that I would cause trouble for you." Hua Lan breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhou Chen hugged her and said softly: "There is no need to be so cautious. You are my Zhou Chen's wife, the eldest lady of Zhongjing Hou Mansion, not much worse than Princess Yong. Even if you meet her in the future, don't be afraid.
she."
Hua Lan rolled her eyes at him: "It's not as easy as you said. That's Princess Yong. You don't know, with my mother's temper, she doesn't dare to say anything when facing Princess Yong."
"Really? That's quite interesting. I'm really curious about my mother-in-law's expression at that time."
"You..."
Chapter completed!