I'm already dressed like a fool, what's wrong with taking the regent into the bridal chamb

After Wen Qingzhi left, Jiang Nian came in immediately and asked Jiang Yao, "Sister Yaoyao, how is it? Did she agree to let you be the head of the family?"

Jiang Yao watched Wen Qingzhi leave and slowly shook her head.

"She agreed?"

Jiang Nian became excited, "Since she agreed, then the Zhenguo Marquisate Mansion will belong to my sister in the future!"

"Then I-"

Before Jiang Nian could finish his words, Jiang Yao spoke up, "She... handed the housekeeping power to Madam Zheng."

"What!?"

"how come!!"

Jiannian screamed, her delicate face twisted. "What does she mean? What does she mean? Xiao Shitou is the Wen family's heir, the future master of the Marquisate! Wen Qingzhi is a girl, married out, how can she occupy the Marquisate forever!?"

As she spoke, she observed Jiang Yao's expression, "Sister, could it be that she... doesn't want to hand over the Marquisate to you and Xiao Shitou?"

"Although the Marquis' Mansion is not as prosperous as it used to be, it is still incomparable to ordinary families. If Wen Qingzhi can use the entire Marquis' Mansion as a wedding dress, she will definitely find a good marriage."

She stepped forward, took Jiang Yao's hand, and sighed, "Sister, I'm not trying to stir up trouble. I just feel sorry for you..."

"My sister gave birth to a child in secret for her brother's sake. How much suffering did she endure over the years?"

"This should have been your mansion, and she's been occupying it like this. What does that mean?"

Jiang Nian began to feel sorry for Jiang Yao, "Could it be that she wants to suppress you and Xiao Shitou?"

"Near!"

Jiang Yao rarely spoke out and scolded, "Azhi is not that kind of person. If she wanted the Marquis' Mansion, she wouldn't have come back to us in the first place."

Although she said this, she still felt uncomfortable in her heart.

After all, the Zheng family is an outsider. Would Wen Qingzhi rather trust outsiders than herself?

Jiang Nian stood behind her, looking at her coldly, with a faint smile on his lips.

Once something like doubt exists, it will be invisibly magnified several times until it becomes unmanageable.

……

On the way back, Chunyu saw that Wen Qingzhi was unhappy. He hesitated for a long time before speaking to comfort her, "Girl, don't be sad..."

"The young master is still young, and he can't tell who is good to him right now. When he grows up, he will definitely understand your good intentions for him!"

Wen Qingzhi ignored her and walked straight forward. Chunyu said, "How about we just drive Jiang Nian away to prevent her from sowing discord between the Young Madam, the Young Master, and you!"

"It doesn't matter."

Wen Qingzhi said lightly, "I don't have time to care about these things right now. Besides, everyone has their own opinions. If she can't even distinguish right from wrong, no amount of persuasion from outsiders will work."

"That……"

"Let them be."

Wen Qingzhi said, "While I'm away, don't run around. Stay in the mansion and help your mother and the others."

"Young lady, are you not taking your servants with you?"

Wen Qingzhi shook her head. "I don't know what the situation will be like when we go to the palace. If it's not good, taking you with me will only make it worse."

She stopped and looked at Chunyu, who looked aggrieved. She raised her hand and touched her little head. "If there's an accident, I'll find a way to spread the news in advance. Then you can leave the city through the secret passage. Got it?"

Chunyu shook her head violently, her eyes filled with reluctance, "No, I won't leave you!"

She quickly grabbed Wen Qingzhi's sleeve and said, "Miss, please don't let me go..."

“Spring rain.”

Wen Qingzhi called out to her helplessly, "I didn't say I had to leave you, I just told you that this was the worst-case scenario."

"As the ancients said, 'As long as the green mountains remain, there's no need to worry about running out of firewood,' isn't that right?"

"I feel at ease knowing you're waiting outside."

Chunyu lowered her head and pursed her lips. "Miss, you are right... But I still hope that nothing unexpected will happen to you."

"That's natural."

Wen Qingzhi comforted her, "Tomorrow, call Zheng Shu and the others, and we'll go outside the city... for a picnic."

"Picnic?"

Wen Qingzhi nodded, led Chunyu back to the house, wrote a list of what was needed for the picnic, and asked her to prepare it and inform the Zheng family.

The next morning, Chun Shuang came to report: "Miss, when the meal was delivered this morning, the young lady said that they would not go for a picnic, and asked me to tell you."

"Are you feeling unwell?"

Chun Shuang shook her head. "I don't know... It's just that Miss Jiang Nian was playing with the young master. The young master said that he didn't want to play with you... or something like that."

Chunshuang looked up at her cautiously.

Wen Qingzhi said, "It's okay, go ahead and do your work. Be more careful, and if anything happens, send someone to find me outside the city."

"Yes."

After she met up with Zheng Jia, Chang Baicao and others, they headed to the small mountain village.

The small mountain village has been rebuilt. Wen Qingzhi hasn't been there for a long time. Today, she took the opportunity of a picnic to see what the situation is like there.

When Wen Qingzhi got off the carriage at the small mountain village, her eyes lit up.

The shabby plaque at the entrance of the village has been completely renovated, and a large stone with the words "small mountain village" engraved on it has been erected next to it.

At a glance, the once dilapidated village has now been cleaned up, and the collapsed houses have been cleared away, leaving only two spacious houses in the center of the village.

Not far away there is a thatched shed with a stove and other things inside.

After entering, Chunyu went to find Lin Yi first.

When Linyi learned that Wen Qingzhi was coming, he rushed over excitedly, "Linyi meets the girl!"

"kindness."

Wen Qingzhi responded and introduced the Zheng family to her. Then she asked Linyi to gather people to set up the tent, and called other people to help and prepare food.

The Zheng family didn't expect that Wen Qingzhi had such a farm.

"Azhi, you are really capable."

Zheng Yue joked, looking at Zheng Lin, "I wonder who will be so lucky to marry you in the future."

These days, the family chatted a lot together.

Everyone basically knows about Wen Qingzhi, so they feel even more distressed.

After much deliberation, they decided that if they wanted to take their relationship with Wen Qingzhi to the next level, the only way was to let Wen Qingzhi become a member of the Zheng family.

Wen Qingzhi didn't know what they were thinking and said, "Marrying me is definitely not a blessing."

"how could be?"

Mother Zheng said, "Azhi, you are capable and intelligent. Any man who marries you is blessed by his past life!"

"It would be great if it's really as my mother said."

Wen Qingzhi lowered her eyes, pinching a snack in her hand, "I don't want to get married."

"Girls, eventually you have to get married. You haven't met the right man before, but you will in the future."

Wen Qingzhi shook her head and said, "Mother, that's not what I meant."

"When I say I won't marry, I mean I won't marry outside the family. We'll have to wait and see about the specific situation. Maybe I'll find someone who comes to my house."

As soon as she said this, everyone said "Huh?" and looked at her with a dumb smile.

This was the first time they had heard such words.

Looking for a live-in son-in-law...

Zheng Yue couldn't help but look at her brother Zheng Lin. If Azhi only wanted to find a son-in-law who would live with the family... then what would her brother do?

Under the table, Zheng Yue quietly kicked Zheng Lin to show him a lesson.

Zheng Lin understood and took the initiative to speak, "Azhi, do you have someone you like?"

Wen Qingzhi looked up and shook her head, "No."

The Zheng family breathed a sigh of relief.

They all knew that Wen Qingzhi had experienced a bad engagement, and even though it had been a while, she would still be sad if they mentioned it.

Therefore, they wanted Zheng Lin to contact her first and then talk about this matter slowly.

"It's almost New Year's, and we haven't really explored the capital. I heard you'll be entering the palace in a couple of days, so why don't we go take a look around the streets together tomorrow? Is there anything you need to bring?"

Thinking that the Zheng family had been there for so long and he had never fulfilled his duties as a good host, he agreed.

Seeing that she agreed, Zheng Lin also breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Zheng's father and mother both smiled.

Wen Qingzhi didn't notice their expressions and got up to prepare the ingredients for later.

The fresh meat was marinated last night, and the vegetables were picked at the market early in the morning, so they are fresh.

Chunyu brought over the necessary tools, and Wen Qingzhi demonstrated to them how to thread the beads.

They brought enough food, and the women from the small mountain village came to help. Zheng's mother did not dislike it. Instead, she said that the environment was lively and she liked it.

Hearing her say that she liked it, Wen Qingzhi couldn't help but remember that she had brought Jiang Yao here once before, and she couldn't help but show a look of disgust.