40 yuan soft wedding matters

  Just as Xiao Heng was recklessly searching for his sister's husband in Kyoto, Zhang's hand also held a list of young and talented individuals, planning to introduce them to Yuan Rou.

  Since being deprived of the right to manage the household by Zhu Changren's single sentence, Zhang's days have not been going smoothly. In front of her, there is Pang Niangniang who is everywhere and does not know how to restrain herself, competing with her for power. Behind her, there is her husband's estrangement and indifference. The servants are all good at following the wind and taking advantage of the situation. Seeing that she has lost power, many of them are hypocritical and disobedient. If it weren't for the fact that she gave birth to the Zhu family's eldest son, and now he is only temporarily away from home, she would probably be unable to take a single step.

  Replacing Yuan Ruo to choose a husband was something that Zhu Changren had instructed earlier, although Zhu Changren disliked Zhang Shi, but the children's marriage could not be done without her as the legitimate mother, let alone letting Pang Shi do it. Not to mention the aunt who was trapped in the backyard didn't know the pros and cons of each family's son, if it was passed on, it would also be worth reporting to the imperial historian for favoring the concubine and destroying the wife.

  Zhang's mind was also calculating, wholeheartedly helping Yuan Ruo choose a young man with a clean family background and diligent progress, as if to apologize to Zhu Changren, and considering her son's share, he would not let her continue to be in an embarrassing position.

  So she held her breath, endured the disturbance of the Pong family, and sent someone to investigate all the successful candidates in this year's imperial examination. After selecting an excellent candidate, she waited for Zhu Changren to return home and then had him summoned into the house.

  "Old master, what do you think of Zhou Chunhua? He's from a good family, has a decent education, and is still unmarried at 20. He only has one servant by his side, and both his character and appearance are excellent. Rong'er would be able to live a peaceful life if she marries him." As soon as Zhu Changren entered the inner room, Zhang Shi handed him a file containing Zhou Chunhua's family background.

  Zhu Changren quietly read through the few pages, nodding frequently, with only a hint of dissatisfaction. "Lost his parents at the age of three, lost his mother at ten, no elders in the family, this child has no ancestral home and no clan, his fate is full of twists and turns, he is not a good person."

  Zhang couldn't help but sneer in her heart, but still smiled on her face, "Rou'er is gentle and quiet, doesn't compete with the world, marrying her won't require serving her parents-in-law, nor will there be any rivalry with her sisters-in-law, she's indeed an excellent choice." She glanced at Zhu Changren who had already shown some interest and continued, "Besides, since our son-in-law doesn't have a family to rely on, isn't there still our Zhu family? In the future, Rou'er won't be bullied by him either."

  Zhu Changren thought of Yuan Rou, who had been eating vegetarian food and reciting Buddhist scriptures in the temple all day. His face finally showed emotion. If Zhou Chunhua were to remove his lack of family background, he would be perfect in every other way. Even Zhu Changren couldn't help but admire him. If it weren't for his humble origins, such an excellent talent would have been snapped up by someone else long ago, when the list of successful candidates was announced.

  He nodded, "Alright, it's him then. Bring him to the mansion another day and let me examine him."

  Madam Zhang's face lit up with joy, and she hastily bowed to respond: "I understand. Since we have some free time today, why not send someone to invite Master Zhou right away?"

  Since he didn't object, Zhang sent someone to invite the person. Only then did he remember that he was so focused on talking that he forgot to have someone serve him, and personally poured him a cup of tea.

  Zhu Changren took a sip of the drink, saw Zhang Shi lowering her eyebrows and nodding her head, with a gentle and obedient demeanor. After all, they had been husband and wife for many years, and she was the mistress of the house. It wouldn't be good to let her lose face, so he said: "Sun Shi is always quarreling and making a fuss, it's not like her either. Since she doesn't know how to manage the household, let you take charge instead. Just in time for Rong Er and Yi Er's upcoming wedding, as the legitimate mother, you can help them prepare some dowry."

  Zhang's heart was initially filled with joy, but when she heard the last sentence, she couldn't help but grit her teeth in anger. The reason for returning the rights to the Palm family so readily was to let her handle the marriage of those fox-like daughters. He only cared about the marriages of those concubine daughters, and her own daughter Yi was also at a suitable age, had he ever asked about it?

  Although she was resentful in her heart, Mrs. Zhang had no choice but to force a smile and meekly agree.