As the New Year was approaching, Mrs. Zong of Baixianghou Mansion sent people to invite Jiang Nuan and Xu Chunjun to her home for a banquet in a few days.
Because it was hard to refuse such kindness, Jiang Nuan and Xu Chunjun came to the Zong family together.
Mrs. Zong was very affectionate when she saw the two of them. She took their hands and said, "You two are real distinguished guests of our family. No matter what, I will invite you to come and sit down before the year."
"Auntie, you are so polite. You are the elder and we are the juniors. Logically speaking, we should invite you." Jiang Nuan said with a smile.
"That's not what you said. We don't act according to seniority. You two are great benefactors to our family and we will never forget them." Mrs. Zong said and asked them to sit down.
The two daughters of the Zong family, Zong Yuxiang and Zong Yuwei, also came back. Apparently, they were asked by the Zong family to accompany them.
"Aunt Zong, couldn't it be that you only invited me and Sister Xu today?" Jiang Nuan found that only she and Xu Chunjun were guests.
"I only invited An Nuan and Mrs. Zheng to come here today because I am afraid that you will be restrained by the large number of people." Zong Yuwei said with a smile, "I also want to talk to you affectionately."
"Yes, if there are too many people, and you only care about greeting the guests, you won't have time to talk in detail." Zong Yuxiang also hurriedly agreed.
Just as he was talking, Cheng Yun also walked in, followed by the nanny and maid, holding Zong Tianbao's posthumous son Zong Jizu.
Cheng Yun has now changed back to her original name Zhu Chengzi. For the sake of Zong Tian's mourning, she was dressed very plainly.
But her complexion is much better than before. The so-called nourishing the body and moving the energy, there are not many traces of servants on her body now.
She said to Xu Chunjun and Jiang Nuan with a shy smile: "I should have been ahead to greet the two distinguished guests, but unexpectedly this child couldn't wake up. So I came late. I'm really sorry."
Jiang Nuan and Xu Chunjun had already stood up and looked at the child with a smile.
This child is now five months old. He is white and tender. Although he has not yet grown, the shadow of Zong Tianbao can be vaguely seen between his eyebrows.
Jiang Nuan couldn't help but feel a pity in her heart. Zong Tianbao was really too young, but it was a pity that the year would never end.
Xu Chunjun said: "Don't take your child out of the house just after he wakes up. It's cold now! You must be careful."
"Thank you, Mrs. Zheng," she thought. It's been a while since she woke up. She covered herself up tightly when she went out.
I just took off the outer bag and quilt outside, so I didn't dare to be cold." Zhu Chengzi said with a smile on his face.
Then he knelt down with the child in his arms and insisted on kowtowing to Jiang Nuan and Xu Chunjun.
The two of them quickly stopped him and said they couldn't do it.
Mrs. Zong said from the side: "Logically speaking, you two deserve to be worshiped by their mother and son."
"We don't want this to happen between us. If we are so different from each other, we won't dare to come here next time." Jiang Nuan said, "Get up! Get up!"
Xu Chunjun stretched out his hand to help Zhu Chengzi up.
"Look at this kid, he's so big and tough. He's so annoying." Jiang Nuan has always liked children and couldn't help but hug them when he saw them.
Xu Chunjun took the child one step ahead of her and said to Jiang Nuan: "You can't act rashly now. You can sit down and hold her again later. Don't stand still."
"What's wrong with An Nuan? Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?" Mrs. Zong asked with concern after hearing this.
Jiang Nuan's face turned red, but she didn't cover it up. She said slightly coyly: "It's because I'm pregnant again now. The pregnancy is still young and the fetus is not yet stable!"
After hearing this, the Zong family members hurriedly asked him to sit down and were sincerely happy for Jiang Nuan.
Mrs. Zong helped Jiang Nuan tuck the hair on her temples behind her ears, and said lovingly: "Our Ah Nuan has strong qi and blood and is easy to have children. We are really a blessed lady."
"This is the only lineage left in the Huo family. It should indeed have more children. An Nuan is a great hero. In such a big palace, the more people there are, the more lively it will be." Zong Yuxiang also said.
In fact, their whole family liked Jiang Nuan very much, but it was a pity that she and Zong Tianbao were not destined to be together, and they missed her forever.
Mrs. Zong suppressed the sadness in her heart, smiled and chatted with Xu Chunjun: "Madam Zheng, your sister is about to give birth, right?"
"I've given birth to a big fat son." Xu Chunjun responded, "Today is the eighth day."
"Oh, yes! This is great! Look at me, I don't know what I'm busy with all day long, and I don't even know this.
If you hadn't told me, I would have thought she was not alive. I have to go there tomorrow to see if they live in Yuqian Alley?"
"Madam, I remember it right, it's that alley, the sixth house from the east." Xu Chunjun said.
The Zong family had little contact with Zheng Yuelang, but because of Xu Chunjun, Mrs. Zong paid special attention to her relative.
What's more, the Zheng family doesn't have a lot of people, only Zheng Wuji and his sister, who is a concubine.
After talking for a while, Jiang Nuan couldn't help but ask about Zhu Chengzi's current situation.
Speaking of which, the Zong family had already brought her only biological brother here, and now he lives in this mansion.
Mrs. Zong said: "His younger brother is very good, smart, handsome, and literate. He has never been a servant. His identity is innocent and he is very ambitious."
Then he said: "Invite Grandma's brothers over and let these two have a look through the curtain."
The woman on the side agreed and went down, and soon a young man came in.
She is eighteen or nineteen years old. She is indeed elegant and comely, and is actually much prettier than her sister.
After a while, the child bowed and retreated.
Mrs. Zong said to Jiang Nuan: "A Nuan, what did you think of the child just now?"
Jiang Nuan smiled and said: "I look weird, a bit like Wei Yu."
Mrs. Zong added: "I didn't ask you if the pendant was licensed or not, but you said no.
I can't help but want to be a matchmaker, look at that kid just now, if he's good, can you match them up?"
Jiang Nuan smiled and thought about it. She always had to ask Zhuangzi about this matter, but today she did not follow him, so he said to Mrs. Zong: "Auntie is really kind-hearted. I will go back to discuss it. I will reply to you in a few days.
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Although Zhu Chengzi's younger brother was born into a poor family, he was also literate and quite ambitious.
Now that he has come to the Zong family because of his sister, he has never been willing to act arrogant or domineering.
Therefore, Mrs. Zong valued him very much and wanted to start a family for him. After all, this child would be nineteen after the Chinese New Year.
Given his status, it would be okay for him to marry a girl from a lower-middle class family.
But firstly, the child is not willing to climb high, and secondly, Mrs. Zong also thinks that a pendant is more suitable.
Based on her understanding of Jiang Nuan, she would definitely give the pendant's identity to her.
Although she was born as a maid this time, since she is Mrs. Dingbei's personal maid, she is much better than other girls.
Moreover, both the Zong family and Zhu Chengzi were willing to marry the Huo family.
That's why Mrs. Zong brought this matter up today.
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Because of my pig teammates, my time was completely wasted today. It really makes me mad! I will make up for the updates I owe everyone tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. I’m really sorry.
