"Don't tell anyone about what you just saw!"

Back at Zhou Mansion, Daohua couldn't help but give Zhou Jingwan some advice.

Zhou Jingwan nodded: "Don't worry, I know the seriousness of the matter."

The two went to the main courtyard to meet Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Li first.

Because tomorrow is the day when Zhou Chengye gets married, some people who are close friends with the Zhou family have arrived early, and the ladies and girls from all the families gather together, which is really lively.

Daohua met the ladies and girls and chatted about family affairs for a while. Daohua was thinking about what she had just seen on the street, said something to Zhou Jingwan, and then took the time to come out.

Not long after returning to Zhou Jingwan's yard, Wang Man'er came back.

"How's it going? Have you heard about it?" Daohua asked slightly anxiously.

Wang Man'er nodded: "The slave followed the carriage all the way to the gate of Wangyue Academy. Only after looking for the gatekeeper did he find out that the girl was the daughter of Master Lu of the academy."

Dao Hua frowned: "Master Lu?" He pondered for a moment and then said uncertainly, "I remember that the master who taught the eldest brother policy seems to be named Lu, right?"

Wang Man'er nodded: "It seems so. I remember once when I was taking an examination of the master's education, I praised Master Lu, who taught him, for his novel ideas."

Daohua fell silent.

Wang Maner asked: "Girl, do you want to tell Madam about this?"

Daohua shook her head decisively: "No, since eldest brother didn't say anything, let's just pretend not to know. Maybe there's nothing wrong at all, it's just that we're overthinking it."

At the same time, the first restaurant in Xingzhou City.

Looking at Yan Wenxiu who kept pouring wine into his mouth, Zhou Chengye had a headache. He stretched out his hand and snatched the jug away: "Stop drinking. If you go back smelling like alcohol, how are you going to explain to your aunt?"

Yan Wenxiu held his head in despair and said nothing.

Zhou Chengye sighed: "Let me tell you, if you really like Miss Lu, just go and tell your uncle and aunt about it. With how much they love you, they may not agree."

Yan Wenxiu shook his head and said with a wry smile: "You and I are different. You can choose the girl you like. You don't have to focus on family status, but I can't."

"Our family came from a farming background, and it was only through my father's hard work in the officialdom that we reached our current status. If I want the Yan family to take a step forward, I have to marry a wife who can help the Yan family.

."

Hearing this, Zhou Chengye fell silent. He could understand Yan Wenxiu's mood very well, because he was also the eldest son in the family, and as the eldest son, he had to bear the responsibility for the prosperity of the family.

"Hey... How about taking Miss Lu as your concubine?"

Yan Wenxiu shook his head: "Let's not say whether Master Lu will agree or not. Even if he agrees, I can't bear to wrong Lu Ran like this." After saying that, he was silent for a while.

"My eldest sister Zeng Jin said that once you marry a wife, you must be responsible for her. I can't enjoy the benefits brought by my in-laws' family while wronging their daughter. This is too bad."

Zhou Chengye disagreed: "Why is this? It is natural for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Even if it is not Miss Lu, you will have other concubines in the future."

Yan Wenxiu remained silent. After a while, he picked up the jug and poured himself another glass of wine. He drank it in one gulp and then placed the wine glass heavily on the table: "Lv Ran deserves better. She will be married by a matchmaker in the future."

, preside over the middle school, support the husband and raise the children, and I... need to shoulder my own responsibilities."

Seeing him like this, Zhou Chengye couldn't say more.

Yan Wenxiu stood up: "Let's go back. You are going to be the groom tomorrow, so you have to go back and get ready."

.......

Zhoufu.

After lunch, Mrs. Li saw that Mrs. Zhou was busy, so she took Yan Yihuan and Yan Yishuang back to the guest house to rest.

Because Zhou Jingwan was busy, Daohua came to Mrs. Li.

"Mother!"

Mrs. Li pulled her daughter next to her and sat down: "Why do you look so lethargic?"

Daohua leaned on Mrs. Li's shoulder: "I'm a little tired."

Mrs. Li smiled and said: "Since you are tired, just stay in the house and don't run around."

Then, Mrs. Li talked to Daohua about the ladies from various families she met today, talking about Zhou Jingwan's subsequent visit to Beijing.

"This morning before the guests arrived, Mrs. Zhou chatted with me, saying that they came to Beijing this time to marry Jingwan."

Daohua was shocked by these words and looked at Mrs. Li eagerly: "Mom, what did you just say? What did Jingwan do in the capital?"

Seeing her daughter's confused reaction, Mrs. Li found it a little funny: "Look at you like this, what's so surprising? Jingwan is older than you and will be a girl soon. Your Aunt Zhou started to talk to her about marriage."

,Isn’t this normal?”

As he spoke, he looked sad.

"In a blink of an eye, you little girls are all getting married."

Daohua confirmed again: "Mom, Jingwan clearly said that she was just going to the capital to visit Mr. Zhou and the others. Could Mrs. Zhou be joking?"

Mrs. Li glanced at Daohua: "How can a mother joke about her daughter's marriage? Jingwan doesn't know that Mrs. Zhou didn't tell her." After saying that, she paused and said, "I do envy the Zhou family.

They still have connections in the capital and can choose someone for Jingwan, but our family has none."

Daohua rubbed her temples that were throbbing. She didn't hear what Mrs. Li was saying at all, and she said in her heart that today was not a good day.

First, I bumped into the eldest brother’s secret meeting with the girl from his wife’s house, and now there is such a piece of news that caught people off guard.

Seeing that her daughter's face was not very good, Mrs. Li asked: "What's wrong with you?"

Daohua shook her head, was silent for a while, and looked at Mrs. Li hesitantly.

When Mrs. Li saw it, she was a little puzzled: "You came out to the west today? Why are you so hesitant and unhappy?"

Daohua took a deep breath and asked tentatively: "Mom, do you think... is it possible for our family to get married to the Zhou family?"

Mrs. Li instantly raised her eyes to look at Daohua. Thinking of her youngest son telling her about the marriage, her brows jumped: "Speak clearly!"

Daohua: "... Third brother, third brother seems to like Jingwan."

Hearing this, Mrs. Li suddenly had a headache. She knew that the children were playing well, but one or two of them were secretly having an affair, which made her very annoyed.

If this kind of thing spreads, how will others view the Yan family?

Suddenly, Mrs. Li grabbed Daohua: "Yiyi, tell mother honestly, you didn't learn from your two brothers, did you?"

Daohua's heart convulsed, her eyes turned elsewhere with some evasion, and she said in a somewhat erratic voice: "No."

Mrs. Li frowned and looked at Daohua with a serious look on her face: "Yiyi, our women's reputation is more important than heaven. You can't do anything so immoral as making a private life decision."

Daohua frowned: "Mom, what are you talking about? Of course my daughter knows."

Mrs. Li also knew that her daughter was a measured person, so she breathed a sigh of relief, but still said: "Don't blame my mother for her unpleasant words. If a man does such a thing as a private life, if word spreads about it, he will at most be called a young man.

But if the girl’s family did it, it would be fatal.”

Daohua felt a little blocked and kept her head down without speaking.

Mrs. Li looked at Daohua and said nothing more, but she carefully recalled the foreign men her daughter had come into contact with.

The three who have the most are the young prince, Dong Yuanxuan, and Su Hongxin.
Chapter completed!