Chang Yi had no time to think about his son-in-law. He wanted to test his son-in-law today, but he heard about his son's affairs. Mingrui was the eldest son, his hope. He had two sons and he invested all his efforts in Mingrui.
The conversation continued, "Why does Zhou Mingrui need to take the imperial examination? He has such a pretty face that he can just marry a county lady and live off her."
"Haha, you are envious!"
Liu Feng's face also darkened. These people were going too far. He knew best how hard Mingrui had worked. Among the Zhou family's grandchildren, Mingyun was the eldest grandson, and the eldest branch would have a title. As long as Mingyun worked hard, there would be no need to worry about the future.
Not to mention Ming Teng, they still have to work hard for the future, but Ming Teng went straight to the finish line.
Mingrui has two outstanding older brothers and is the eldest son of the second wife. The pressure he faces can be imagined. Mingrui, who is thoughtful, is actually the hardest-working person in the Zhou family.
The father-in-law's fighting spirit was passed on to Mingrui. These people were jealous of Mingrui's appearance and their words were very vicious.
Liu Feng turned his head. He really didn't recognize them. After he got married, his uncle also returned to Beijing. His uncle was promoted and took him to meet more people. As the son-in-law of the eldest grandson of the Zhou family, he made many friends, so the people in front of him were not of high birth.
Liu Feng suddenly turned around, startling several people.
Liu Feng's eyes were filled with sarcasm. He had the guts to talk about others in front of a large audience. "I think everyone should have good manners, especially in public. What do you think?"
Luo Zhen's face flushed and quickly turned black, "Who are you? What does our conversation have to do with you?"
Liu Feng, "Then let me introduce myself. The person you guys were talking about just now happens to be my wife's brother. Do you think it has anything to do with me?"
Luo Zhen's face turned pale this time. He and Zhou Mingrui were from the same academy. He was five years older than Zhou Mingrui and was always beaten by Zhou Mingrui in every test. Zhou Mingrui was good-looking, so he couldn't help but feel jealous, so he kept talking more and more without restraint. He only dared to talk about it behind her back.
Chang Yi choked back what he was about to say. Looking at the frightened people, he was too lazy to speak and turned his head, "Let's go."
Liu Feng felt the intimacy in the tone, and his father-in-law recognized him, "Father-in-law, shall we not continue watching?"
Chang Yi snorted, "No, let's go."
Luo Zhen was dumbfounded. This was Zhou Mingrui's father, the doctor of the Ministry of Rites who had just returned from a diplomatic mission. He wanted to cry but had no tears. His grandmother always said that he had a bad mouth and that trouble comes from the mouth, but he never took it to heart. What should he do now!
From the Zhou family, Zhulan brought several daughters-in-law to choose clothes and jewelry for Yudie, Yuyi and Yuwen to enter the palace.
The Queen Mother invited three girls from the Zhou family at once. Yudie was invited because of Changyi. Changyi had made great contributions, so Yudie was naturally on the list.
Yuyi is also there because of her father. Changlian is valued by the emperor, so Yuyi will not be left behind.
Yuwen took the lead. It was no secret in the royal family that this girl was lazy. The three girls were about the same age, and it would not be good to leave Yuwen out, so she was also on the list.
Su Xuan was relieved about her daughter because Yu Yi was also going. She thought of something and said, "Mother, the family of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wen family also has a crush on the Crown Princess."
Zhao interrupted, "I was wondering why the Qi family's granddaughter has suddenly become famous in the capital in the past two years. It turns out that she has set her sights on the position of Crown Princess."
Su Xuan whispered, "If it weren't for the fact that the Wen family couldn't have produced two queens, the Wen family wouldn't have let go of the position of Crown Princess."
Li said: "The Qi family must have the support of the Wen family!"
Su Xuan smiled, "Sister-in-law has been bleeding all the time. The Wen family wants too much, which is not good."
Zhao sighed, "As a clan, the Ning clan has always been low-key but has never been underestimated. The Wen clan is too high-profile."
Zhu Lan concluded, "It's not that they are high-profile but that they are too greedy. The eldest grandson of the Wen family, Zhongyong, has become invisible now. Originally, being the eldest was his confidence, but the Wen family's resources were tilted towards him, which deprived him of his confidence. As a result, the eldest grandson couldn't suppress his younger brother, and he had many legitimate heirs. Now that resources are tilted towards the fourth son of the Wen family, each branch is unwilling to give up and wants more, so they are taking more actions."
Li, "I think it's still Elder Wen's problem. The eldest grandson of the Ning family was also mediocre, and his position was never shaken. He never tilted resources towards Ning Zhixiang. The Ning family was so stable. Now look at the Wen family."
Was it difficult for Ningguogong to seek an official position for the sick Ning Zhixiang? It was not difficult, but Ningguogong did not do so, knowing that his second grandson was smart.
Speaking of her own family, she and her husband are aware of their own limitations. Her husband does not have the abilities of his younger brothers, but his parents have always stood behind him, teaching his younger brothers what it means to be an eldest brother and what it means for brothers to be united. Of course, they also work very hard to learn, and compliments from brothers are mutual. Their mother has always said that only when the family is united can everything prosper.
Zhulan was relieved. She had taught Li little by little, and except for her background, she felt that Li was no worse than the mistress of the family.
It's rainy this summer, and after a while, the rain started falling again.
Zhao looked out the window worriedly, "I wonder where my husband took Liu Feng. It's raining heavily."
Zhulan had noticed Zhao's attire a long time ago. Today's attire was colorful. It was different when her husband was at home. "Don't worry about them. People of their age know what's going on."
As a result, the horse-drawn carriage parking lot is quite far away from the horse farm. I didn’t bring an umbrella with me when I went out today, and it started raining when I was halfway there.
Chang Yi frowned, thinking he had made a mistake.
Back in the carriage, Liu Feng took out a handkerchief and handed it to his father-in-law, "Dad, wipe it first."
Chang Yi didn't take it, "You wipe it first, don't get sick and infect Yu Shuang."
Liu Feng, “… .”
I was quite touched at first, but then I understood what he said at the end. He had to take care of his wife and couldn't get sick.
Chang Yi took out a spare handkerchief from the carriage and asked, "Are you confident about the next year's imperial examination?"
Liu Feng knew what he was doing, "I can't guarantee anything, but I will do my best."
Chang Yi hummed, but didn't finish his words, "Your fourth uncle has a lot of time, so you can look for him more often."
Liu Feng had been without a father since he was a child. As for his uncle Gu Zhuomin, he had a purpose from the beginning, so he was not very close to him. So he wanted to get close to his father-in-law. His father-in-law cared about him. He said with a happy tone, "Mingyun also asked me to look for him more often."
The Zhou family's resources were so good that it made people jealous, so he didn't take the rumors to heart at all. Instead, he found the sour words he heard so many times quite interesting.
As time went by, the Queen's banquet was held in the Imperial Garden, which was a very large garden in the palace.
The two sisters Yudie entered the palace. Yuyi was the most nervous. Although Yudie was calm and composed, she was really afraid of accidents. Yuwen could not let her guard down either.
Yu Wen can be as lazy as she wants at home, but when she leaves the house, she has to pretend to be good. This has led to the fact that all the comments about Yu Wen outside are false and wrong. Among them, it is true that Yu Wen is quiet because she is too lazy to speak.
Yuyi thinks it’s not good for her sister to be too smart, because she is too smart to see through everything, and as a result, she becomes even more reluctant to speak.
Yuyi and the other two arrived at the garden. The Queen had to wait for a while before arriving. Yuyi pulled Yudie and Yuwen and said, "If anyone doesn't behave well today, I will be happy to eat and live with him for the next ten days."
Jade Butterfly, "..."
Yuwen, "..."
What a horrible statement! Yuyi is becoming more and more terrifying. Eating and living together means having the same schedule. Yuyi, who is strict with herself, has to deal with the pretentious Yudie and the lazy Yuwen, haha!
Yudie and Yuwen nodded obediently. They didn’t want to eat, live and have the same schedule with Yuyi. They nodded especially obediently. They were all good kids!