Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!-Chapter 702

Ning Xu concisely spoke of the fake fifth prince without mentioning Rongchuan. After finishing, he stared intently at his father. "Father, your son has finished speaking."

Duke Ning needed time to digest the news, holding his chest, "For so many years, your sister has not mentioned a word about it to the family. Her heart must be full of bitterness."

He understood his own daughter well; she had a strong will. He didn’t even want to think about how she might have tormented herself over the years.

Then, Duke Ning became even more sorrowful, with his lips trembling slightly, "If your elder brother had been alive, Qingran wouldn’t have kept it to herself."

As soon as the eldest son was mentioned, Duke Ning’s eyes reddened.

Ning Xu was afraid of this. "Father."

Duke Ning’s spirits were not very high, he waved his hand, "You all go back, I want to be alone for a while."

Ning Hui felt uncomfortable. In his father’s heart, the most important was the eldest brother, followed by the sister, and then the third brother. As the second son, he really didn’t carry much weight. A person’s heart isn’t very large; his timing at birth wasn’t good and couldn’t squeeze into his father’s heart. Thankfully, his mother treated him well, but seeing his father saddened over his elder brother, he couldn’t help feeling that the living can never outweigh the dead.

Only when Ning Xu saw that his father was merely sad and physically fine did he feel reassured enough to leave.

At the Zhou Residence, Zhulan was reading when the old nursemaid came in, "Madam, Scholar Deng’s newlywed wife has brought Miss Deng of the Deng family over."

Zhulan put down the book in her hand, "Quickly, invite them in."

Just yesterday Scholar Deng had sent an invitation. Zhulan had arranged the match for Scholar Deng’s marriage; she was interested to see how the couple was getting along.

Soon, Mrs. Sun came in with Deng Li, and Mrs. Sun hurriedly paid her respects, "Greetings to Madam."

Deng Li followed suit in paying her respects.

Zhulan lifted an eyebrow; Deng Li had changed a lot. Mrs. Sun had only been married for a short time but had clearly put a lot of effort into Deng Li. "I was just thinking about you, and here you are. Please, take a seat."

After sitting down, Mrs. Sun expressed her gratitude, "I should have come to pay my respects to Madam earlier, but I was afraid Madam was busy with the move to the capital and thus delayed until today. I hope Madam takes no offense."

Zhulan had intended to have a pleasant chat, but Mrs. Sun was being too respectful. "You don’t need to be nervous; I have no reason to blame you."

Mrs. Sun was genuinely nervous. Her husband was serving the Zhou family, her brother was a tutor for the Zhou family, and her stepchild was being raised in the Zhou household; essentially, her whole family was in the Zhou’s hands. She was afraid of making a mistake and had sternly instructed her stepdaughter in courtesy before daring to bring her out.

Mrs. Sun continued, "Today’s visit serves two purposes: firstly, to pay my respects to Madam, and secondly, to thank you for the wedding gift."

It was precisely because of the wedding gift that she felt more confident in the Deng family, and she was genuinely grateful.

Zhulan felt a pressure inside her but still showed a warm expression, "You are a match I arranged; the wedding gift is also a blessing from me. I hope you and Scholar Deng will be harmoniously prosperous."

This was her way of cautioning Mrs. Sun not to have other ideas just because of the wedding gift. There was no need to ask how Mrs. Sun’s life was; just by looking at her complexion, it was obvious that she was doing well. And seeing how obedient Deng Li was, Mrs. Sun’s position in the Deng family was clearly not low.

Mrs. Sun got the hint and, fortunately, was a straightforward person. She then continued to find topics of conversation, but they were all bland since she didn’t have many personal experiences to share about her stepchildren, so she talked about things that she found interesting.

Regrettably, Mrs. Sun was overly respectful, choosing her words too carefully. Even though Zhulan responded amiably, the conversation eventually faltered.

Eventually, Mrs. Sun took her leave with Deng Li.

After they left, Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief, exhausted by the effort.

The old nursemaid commented, "Mrs. Sun is not bad, just a bit too restrained and overly cautious."

"It’s not easy for her," Zhulan replied.

The nursemaid thought to herself that life was much better now, truly a time of blessings. During the times of war, when life was truly difficult, a person’s life was worth less than silver coins.

In the afternoon, at the Zhou Residence in Jinzhou, Mingyun and the others finished school. Chang Zhi stood at the gate of the residence, relieved to see the children return safely, settling his anxious heart of the day.

Ran Xun was the last to get off the carriage and came forward to greet, "Good day, Uncle Zhou."

Chang Zhi looked at Ran Xun, noticing how thin the boy was, yet he had grown quite tall, a good half head taller than Ming Teng. "Heard about it from Ming Teng yesterday, please come in, Young Master Ran."

Ran Xun felt a bit embarrassed, "I’ve troubled you."

Chang Zhi smiled, despite the boy’s small size, he was the boss of Jinzhou City, especially in the past two years, with Mr. Ran and the Third Miss Ran holding up the Ran family, no one in Jinzhou City dared to provoke the children of the Ran family.

After sending the children to the main house’s yard, Chang Zhi left, as the children couldn’t relax with the adult present.

After Zhou Ming Teng left, Ran Xun acted as if he’d been unlocked, patting his friend on the shoulder, "Your Fourth Uncle seems pretty nice, why would you put him as the second most feared on your list?"

Ran Xun found it strange, Zhou Mingyun didn’t even make second place, and he felt Zhou Mingyun was the scary one, with his cold face that could give him nightmares if he looked too long.

Ming Teng sighed, "You don’t understand, you just don’t understand, let me tell you about my Fourth Uncle..."

Ran Xun listened with wide eyes and by the end, he felt relieved as he clutched his chest, "Thank goodness our family is normal."

Compared to that, he thought his own father’s occasional shouting was nothing, no wonder Ming Teng said his father was just practicing his vocals.

Ran Xun couldn’t help but touch his bottom, "So it seems, the first time I was ever beaten also had to do with the Zhou Residence!"

Ming Teng coughed, "What’s past is past, don’t mention it anymore. Come on, I’ll take you to my bedroom."

Ran Xun, "No, I think it needs to be mentioned, you owe me compensation, I was purely caught in your trouble."

Ming Teng, "...Fine, I’m not walking you out."

The friend wasn’t there to play but to collect a debt, and Ming Teng felt their friendship needed a few days off.

Mingyun and Ming Rui, "...."

That friendship fell apart so quickly!

Ran Xun, "...You stingy miser."

Their friendship was just too fragile, too fragile.

Ming Teng clutched his coin purse tightly, "As long as we don’t talk about money and goods, we are still good friends."

Ran Xun, "...."

He must have been blind to team up with Zhou Ming Teng!

Back in his yard, Chang Zhi saw his wife frowning, "What’s wrong?" ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Su Xuan handed him a letter, "This is a letter we just received, from Lizhou City."

Chang Zhi thought it was a letter from his uncle but upon checking, it wasn’t. The handwriting on the envelope was young but orderly, "A letter from the Qian family?"

Su Xuan nodded, "Yes, it’s for your second sister-in-law."

Chang Zhi, "...Why is it with you?"

Su Xuan smiled with curved eyes, "Since our parents aren’t home, I instructed the servants to bring all correspondence to me first, so I can keep informed."

She didn’t want to open the letter, she just wanted to know who sent it, especially since their parents were not home, she had to be cautious.

Chang Zhi handed the letter to a maid, "Take this to the second wife."

After the maid took the letter and left, Chang Zhi said, "Your second sister-in-law’s family rarely sends letters, there must be something important, I wonder what happened."

Su Xuan couldn’t guess either, "If there’s something, your second sister-in-law will come over later."

Chang Zhi also thought so, "I’m going to change clothes."