Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!-Chapter 661 Said the Wrong Thing_1

Jinzhou Province, Government Office, Zhou Shuren looked at the anxious Mr. Wang and couldn’t help but speak up, "Stand still for me! Anyone who didn’t know better would think your child was taking the palace examination."

Mr. Wang felt his enthusiasm was wasted on dogs, "Sir, I’m worried on your behalf!"

Zhou Shuren, "I wasn’t worried initially, but you pacing around has driven me anxiety."

Mr. Wang grinned, "So the Magistrate was worried after all! I thought you looked so calm, I assumed you didn’t care!"

Zhou Shuren, ".... One is my own son, and the other is my son-in-law, how could I not care deeply?"

At this moment, the reports from various provinces arrived at the Government Office, and Jinzhou Province, being close by, received them first.

As the Magistrate, Zhou Shuren was the first to see them. Before he could exclaim, Wong Ju behind him did, "Third-rank Scholar, congratulations to Magistrate Zhou." fгeewёbnoѵel.cσm

Zhou Shuren passed down the list and said "good" three times in a row, his son and son-in-law had truly made him proud.

Zhou Shuren couldn’t help but laugh heartily, "Our Zhou family has produced a Third-rank Scholar too."

Mr. Wang felt a pang of jealousy; the Zhou family had two candidates pass, one of them a Third-rank Scholar, and Zhou’s third son held a prominent position on the second-rank list. The Zhou family’s fortune was indeed flourishing, "Sir, you must host a grand feast; this is a joyous occasion of double happiness."

Zhou Shuren felt proud like a parent whose children had finally succeeded, "Good, good, we’ll have a grand feast, and today, no one is allowed to leave."

Magistrate Wang silently wished he wasn’t so envious; his own son did well too, only the Zhou family had two successes with such great results, which was inevitably enviable, "Sir, tonight we shall not return until we’re drunk."

Zhou Shuren was feeling generous, "Good, we shall not return until we’re drunk."

It wasn’t long before word spread throughout Jinzhou Province that Magistrate Zhou’s son obtained his degree and his future son-in-law was a Third-rank Scholar.

Xue Han arranged everything inside the residence and, seeing her eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law still looking at her, blushed, "Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, have you seen enough?"

Lady Li laughed, "Not at all, our sister here is going to be the wife of a Third-rank Scholar; we must take a good look."

Xue Han felt shy, "Eldest sister-in-law, we’re not married yet!"

Lady Li, "That’s a matter of time."

So what if Rongchuan became a Third-rank Scholar? He owed the Zhou family too much. There was no fear that he would treat Xue Han poorly. Now that Rongchuan was famous from the list of successful candidates, Lady Li thought to herself that her parents had great foresight for matchmaking such a fine couple.

Madame Zhao saw her sister-in-law’s bashfulness, pulled at the eldest sister-in-law, "If you keep going, Xue Han will want to hide in a hole."

Lady Li stopped teasing her sister-in-law, who was all good but too thin-skinned, "Okay, okay, let’s not talk about it anymore."

Madame Zhao looked at her daughter, "In the blink of an eye, Yushuang and Yu Lu have both grown up."

Lady Li sighed, "Indeed, the children have all grown up; before I knew it, even Yu Lu had an engagement arranged."

The room suddenly fell silent. Xue Han was stunned; how did she not know about this? When was the engagement arranged?

Lady Li quickly covered her mouth, as she was too excited today and let her mouth run without control. Seeing everyone’s gaze on her, Lady Li lowered her chubby hand and forced a laugh, "It was just a verbal engagement."

The word ’engagement’ was barely audible at the end.

Xue Han knew her eldest brother and sister-in-law had no guts to find a suitable match for Yu Lu; it must have been arranged by their parents. The matter remained in her sister-in-law’s heart because their parents had prohibited speaking of it. She was merely surprised—when had Yu Lu gotten engaged, and how had she completely failed to notice?

Lady Li felt the most unsettled, by all accounts, Yushuang, being two years older than Yu Lu, should have been the one to have her marriage arranged first. Now that Yu Lu had gone ahead, even if it was just an oral engagement, she had still secured her match first. She dared not voice any objections to her father-in-law and mother-in-law’s wishes and, clenching her handkerchief tightly, she asked, "Whose family is this oral engagement with?"

Lady Li hesitated, realizing she had spoken out of turn. At a loss for words, she could only look at her daughter.

Seeing her mother in need of rescue, Yu Lu sighed internally and stood up, "It’s with the eldest grandson of Magistrate Wong. Since it’s a private engagement, grandfather and grandmother preferred to keep it known to as few people as possible. It’s not that we intended to keep you in the dark, it was just planned to be announced after the official announcement."

Lady Li breathed a sigh of relief; her daughter truly had a way with words, "Right, that’s exactly it."

Xue Han smiled, "Today, we’ll act as if we didn’t hear anything, and no one will speak of it."

Lady Li seeing her sister-in-law looking at her, smiled in return, "Today, all I know is that Rongchuan became the Third-rank Scholar and Uncle achieved his degree."

Then Lady Li stood up, "Yu Die must be awake by now, I will go check on her first. Yushuang, you and mother return first, we’ll come over in a while."

Yushuang got up, "Great-aunt, young aunt, mother and I will head back first."

Xue Han knew her second sister-in-law must be feeling uncomfortable and said, "Go ahead."

She watched Yushuang worriedly, but upon seeing that Yushuang truly didn’t mind, Xue Han’s smile grew broader.

Once back within the second wife’s courtyard, with no outsiders around, Lady Li couldn’t help but mutter, "If it were about arranging a marriage, it should have been yours first."

Yushuang, knowing her mother must be hurting, consoled her, "Mother, I’m different from Yu Lu. Besides, no matter if I’m engaged sooner or later, grandfather and grandmother will ensure I have a good marriage arrangement."

Lady Li was aware that her in-laws had their favorites among their grandchildren, but even so, there were limits. In major decisions, they had always been fair, "Mother is just envious. I heard your father say that Magistrate Wong, being the eldest son, will take charge of his home when they move to the capital. The Wong family has no ordinary heritage, and as the eldest son’s eldest grandson, his status is quite unique. Yu Lu is indeed very fortunate."

Yushuang did not envy her; the more prominent the family, the more rules it entailed. She longed for a simpler life.

Lady Li returned to her own courtyard with her daughter and smacked her lips, "Why can’t I just keep my mouth shut?"

Yu Lu held her mother’s hand, which she thought sounded painful, "Mother, now is not the time to blame yourself, should we write a letter to grandmother?"

Lady Li wilted and slumped into her chair, unwilling to move, "My child, mother doesn’t dare to write. You do it for me, you have a way with words."

Yu Lu shook her head, "No, mother, you must write this letter yourself. It’s a matter of showing the right attitude."

She couldn’t write the letter on her mother’s behalf. Considering grandmother’s affection for her mother, a letter written by her mother herself would more likely be accepted. Besides, with both her uncle and future aunt’s fiancé attaining high-ranking honors, the Zhou family now had more clout. She felt there wouldn’t be any real issue if they spoke up.

Lady Li valued her daughter’s opinion highly, "Alright, alright, I’ll write the letter."

Zhou Shuren and his elder brother had been busy meeting visitors at the front. Finally having seen off several groups, Zhou Shuren’s elder brother sat down and guzzled tea, "We can finally take a break."

Zhou Shuren’s second elder brother was still very excited, "Chang Lian and Rongchuan have truly made us proud."

Riding on their glory, Zhou Shuren’s eldest brother boasted, "Yes, indeed, haha, a Third-rank Scholar and a degree holder."

Chang Zhi continued, "Once the third brother and Rongchuan return, they will both assume official positions. Our Zhou family will then boast three officials, no longer relying solely on father’s efforts."

He and his wife hadn’t stopped discussing the family affairs, now with two more family members contributing, father could finally relax a bit.

Zhou Shuren’s eldest brother said, "Father has truly not had it easy protecting our family this whole way."

Zhou Shuren’s second elder brother concurred, "Indeed, father has really worked hard. Over these past few years, I’ve noticed many more white hairs on his head."