After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 587 - 370: Honey Balls_2

"Since she has prepared this, it’s impossible to overlook General Du. We don’t have much interaction with General Du’s Mansion, but your family has a long-standing relationship with the Du Family, so you can take this gift for me."

At this point, Fu Zhen had already finished reading the list, and she said without hesitation, "I’ll also deliver the gifts to the Liang Family and the Cheng family."

"As long as you see no issues with the list, I’ll handle the gift deliveries. Mrs. Cheng has treated us well, not to mention the Liang Family. I should personally take a trip."

Fu Zhen didn’t hesitate, set aside the list, and said, "Why isn’t there anything written for Mr. Xie?"

"Him? Who knows if he even cares," said Mrs. Ning while lowering her eyes, occasionally poking at the charcoal in the small stove with a stick.

Seeing her like this, Fu Zhen chuckled and picked up the paper and brush next to her, "Who cares if he likes it or not, I’ll just send it anyway. I happen to be free today, so I’ll go make a trip."

After saying this, she swiftly wrote half a page, called Jin Zhu upstairs from the ground floor, instructed her, and then proceeded to drink tea at ease.

Mrs. Ning raised her eyes, "This is giving too much, making it seem overly formal."

"People don’t hold back on sending us things normally; there’s been plenty of Huzhou ink sent for Brother Jia, not to mention the specialties from Huzhou. People pick the freshest to send every few days. I heard Uncle Xie has been out serving as an official for many years and rarely returns home. This past half-year, the number of carriages sent back to procure goods is probably more than in the previous ten or twenty years combined."

Mrs. Ning’s face showed discomfort, "Even if so, it’s not exclusively for me. Isn’t it for his own use as well? In his generation of the Xie family, he’s the one with the brightest future. Naturally, his ancestral home will support him more."

Fu Zhen smiled and raised an eyebrow, "I get it. It’s because nothing was sent exclusively to you, and that’s why you’re unhappy. I’ll go tell Uncle Xie later."

Mrs. Ning, embarrassed, gave her shoulder a light pat, "You mischievous girl, always talking nonsense. When was I ever upset because of that?"

Fu Zhen just laughed, not arguing with her.

Seeing that it was nearing noon, and with not many affairs at the Imperial Censorate recently, she estimated Xie Zhang would finish work on time, so she got up and went downstairs to head to the Xie Mansion.

However, she arrived a little early. Xie Zhang wasn’t back yet, and Xie Yu was directing the maids to set up Mount Chrysanthemum.

Compared to her first visit, the Xie Mansion looked entirely different, clean inside and out, with maids and servants performing their duties. It was clear Xie Yu had learned true skills from Mrs. Ning.

But she was curious, "Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival, why are you setting up Mount Chrysanthemum today?"

Xie Yu fanned herself with a cloth and said, "Sister, you don’t know. I originally didn’t plan to set it up. It’s just the two of us, father and daughter, so there’s no need for these things.

"But yesterday, father told me that some elders from Huzhou were coming to the capital, so I have to prepare. Otherwise, people might think that without a mother, I’m living in a destitute manner."

Fu Zhen, vaguely aware of some matters of the Xie family, asked, "Why are they suddenly coming to the capital? Which branch of the family are the elders from?"

Xie Yu looked at her, "It’s my eldest uncle and aunt."

Hearing this, Fu Zhen gave a knowing sigh.

The Xie family is a scholarly family with several high-ranking officials in their ancestry. Xie Zhang had an older brother who was a distinguished scholar, taking over the family business instead of pursuing an official career.

Xie Zhang and his first wife had a good relationship initially, but since they hadn’t had a son, Xie Zhang’s father, Old Master Xie, criticized Mrs. Xie harshly, citing the saying "of all the unfilial deeds, the worst is having no descendants" while Xie Zhang was away studying. He even decided on his own to take a concubine for Xie Zhang, which Xie Zhang refused, even bringing his wife to his official post.

As a result, Old Master Xie angrily scolded him as disobedient and unfilial. Xie Zhang’s elder brother, Xie Peng, being a dutiful son, naturally also reproached Xie Zhang seeing their father so upset.

After that, Xie Zhang never went back. Originally, Xie Yu, who lived with the Old Lady, was taken to live with him.

Thus, for many years, Xie Zhang rarely returned home. It’s said he only went back to stay for a while when his mother passed away a few years ago. Yet, because his father again acted on his own and arranged for him to marry a second wife right after his mourning period, they had a dispute. Unwilling to compromise, Xie Zhang angrily returned to the capital.

It’s said Old Master Xie was still in excellent health, remaining vigorous well into his sixties, so it indeed seemed surprising for Xie Peng and his wife to visit the capital at this time.

Xie Yu said, "My aunt treats me well, but my uncle, like my grandfather, is stubborn and pedantic. I’m really afraid that once he comes, he’ll argue with father again."