Mingyun had been home for less than half an hour when he ate too much. Finally, under his grandmother's smiling gaze, he drank the digestive medicine that had been prepared long ago.
Mingyun, “!!”
He didn't know how he had offended his grandma!
Seeing that her eldest grandson had finished drinking, Zhulan said quietly, "You are still too careless. You can avoid it more perfectly. How did grandma teach you? What if you were unlucky at that time?"
Mingyun coughed unnaturally. He was used to controlling everything. This habit made him feel that everything was in his own hands. At that time in the Zhao family, he could indeed directly put an end to the plan.
Zhu Lan added, "I have also taught you that the power of public opinion is terrifying. If used well, it can kill people without anyone noticing. This is because the Zhao family is still afraid of our family. What if they are not afraid? If we really take the initiative and rumors spread, will you still take the imperial examination?"
Mingyun said seriously, "Grandma, I will take this as a warning and never underestimate the enemy again."
Zhu Lan nodded in satisfaction, "Looking at it this way, you have indeed gained a lot of weight."
Mingyun: "... ..."
He felt that something was wrong with his grandma today. Not only did she keep picking food for him, she also looked at him gently and was not satisfied until he ate it. Ah, a gentle grandma is the scariest thing.
Li, "!!"
So she was really the only one who felt that her son was wronged and lost weight!
Mingteng and the others took a step back, especially Mingteng who had felt the gentleness of their grandma. Woo woo, he didn’t want to recall that this was how his grandma made him eat the meal that got him beaten!
Minghui blinked his big eyes. No wonder his uncle said that grandma was the scariest person and should not be provoked.
While Mingyun was gone, he talked about his hometown and some interesting things.
What made Zhulan most happy was that the family had five more scholars this time, and the youngest was only fifteen years old. What did this show? It showed that the family school was well run, and that it laid the foundation for the prosperity of the Zhou family.
Then came the list of gifts sent by the tribe, and Mingyun accepted them all as a token of gratitude from the tribe. Of course, they were not expensive, such as some mountain products picked last year.
Mingyun returned to his yard, it was really big.
Ming Teng smiled and said, "This is the courtyard where big brother is getting married. Do you like it?"
Mingyun smiled, "I like it, I must like it. I've been away for so long, and I missed you guys so much, so I brought you gifts."
Ming Teng and the others had a bad feeling and wanted to find excuses to leave.
Mingyun smiled, "Let's see who has the courage to step out of this yard."
Ming Teng and the others widened their eyes. If they had known earlier, they would not have laughed at their eldest brother. The revenge came too quickly.
Especially after seeing the gift, even Mingrui, who was smiling and not caring, froze. He looked at the thick stack of questions with a wooden face, "Brother, where did this come from?"
Mingyun replied to Mingrui, "Ah, this is not an exam. I have some insights. I have nothing to do in Pingzhou, so I expanded some questions based on the topic. I also consulted my fourth uncle's master, who also helped me with a lot of questions. You all have to take exams, so how about it? Do you like this gift?"
Ming Teng didn't like it, not at all, and said dryly, "Brother, I'm busy and will help my uncle from time to time."
Mingyun said faintly: "Are you showing off your status as a young marquis?"
Ming Teng shut his mouth decisively. Experience told him that being an honest subordinate was the most correct behavior.
Changzhong shook the test book. He was just there to watch the fun. "Why do I have one too? Huh?"
Mingyun looked at his uncle. The two looked at each other for a while. Mingyun reached out and took it back. "Uncle, you don't need it."
It’s not that he is a coward, but that his uncle can use his status to suppress him!
Changzhong was satisfied and had seen enough of the excitement, so he waved his hand and said, "I'm going back first. My nephew, go to bed early."
He emphasized the word "nephew" with special emphasis. Tsk tsk, his nephew goes out and someone dares to give him a surprise. This is not good!
Minghui's eyes sparkled, but he fell silent when he met his eldest brother's eyes. Ah, he couldn't afford to offend his eldest brother, and he couldn't afford to offend his younger uncle either!
When Zhou Shuren came back in the evening, the old man walked with a breeze. Oh, his eldest grandson made him proud and asked him about his well-being.
The result was that Boss Zhou looked at his eldest son with envy. His son was about to get married, and his father had never treated him like this. Unfortunately, he could only envy him, because he was not as good as his son.
Chang Yi looked at his son, and then at the boys from the first wife's house. They had to go abroad.
Chang Zhi didn't think about his son, but was a little dazed. It was the first time in all these years that his father showed off like this. It really was true that generations apart were close to each other!
The eldest grandson of the Zhou family is back. The Ran family is the most informed. Now the Zhou family has moved into a new house and the child is back.
Two days later, on a good day, Qi came to the door and asked, "How about we choose a good day to set the date?"
Zhulan was a little embarrassed, "I should have been the one to look for you."
She had chosen the date and prepared the gifts, but the Ran family was much more anxious than the Zhou family.
Qi also knew that her family was anxious, but then she thought, her family had to be anxious, this Xiao Sanyuan of Zhou Mingyun was really in the limelight, and there was something else in their family that the Zhou family didn't know, so she came, "It's all the same."
Zhulan took the chosen date and showed it to Qi, "I have already chosen a date, half a month later, what do you think?"
Qi smiled when she saw the marks Yang had made with her pen, which showed that the Zhou family was very attentive to Ran Wan. "Okay."
At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren looked at the little prince. The little prince came by himself and did not follow the emperor. "Your Highness, what do you want to talk to me about?"
The little prince smiled and said, "I want to go see Xiao Sanyuan, your eldest grandson."
Zhou Shuren twitched his lips and said, "You can go directly."
Of course the little prince could go directly, but he didn't want to. Well, this was a test for Lord Zhou's grandson. "Lord, please inform your grandson. I will look for him when I have time."
Zhou Shuren looked at the little prince who left after saying that and laughed. He thought that people didn't know how to test others. He wanted to test his eldest grandson's mind. He didn't think that his eldest grandson would take it seriously and write it down every day.
When Zhou Shuren thought of his eldest grandson, the corners of his mouth curled up a little more. His eldest grandson was busy making clothes at home. In the past two days, his eldest grandson had bought a lot of things.
A few days later, the morning court was held. Today's morning court was particularly different. The retired emperor also came and sat next to the emperor, standing out very conspicuously.
The ministers did not dare to whisper, with two emperors above them, the pressure was doubled!
Don’t think that the retired emperor has become kind just because you are lucky enough to run into him from time to time on the streets of Beijing. An emperor is an emperor. Once the scene changes, who will remember the retired emperor on the street? All they will remember is the emperor they feared deep in their memory.
Zhou Shuren was the first to get informed. The Emperor has been very active recently, the Emperor Retired has also been returning to the palace frequently, and looking at the Minister of Rites' calm demeanor, it seems that everything is ready.
Sure enough, the emperor dropped a bomb as soon as he came on stage. The ministers who had made guesses were also a little confused. They didn't expect that the emperor would choose so many people at once.