In the teahouse, Yuwen did not leave after seeing Miss Wei off. Instead, she stood at the door waiting. After a while, she heard footsteps and turned around to see the awkward smiles of her grandparents.
Yuwen raised her eyebrows, "Granddaughter invites grandpa and grandma to dinner?"
Zhulan was caught and quickly calmed down, "No, your grandfather finally got some rest, we are going back home."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, "Do you want to go back home with me?"
Yu Wen touched the handle of the fan, "My granddaughter still has things to do."
Zhulan was speechless. Yuwen was too lazy to arrange the work and the dinner together on one day. She had good time management. "Okay, go ahead and get busy."
For Zhulan and her husband, it is a rare opportunity to rest and they just want to stay at home. If it were not for their young son, they would lie in the rocking chair, eat fruit and chat at this time.
Yu Wen turned around and got on the carriage. After the carriage left, Zhou Shuren asked, "If I remember correctly, the Hanlin Academy is closed today?"
Zhulan: "Oh."
She had guessed it!
The old couple returned home with Changzhong. Changzhong was puzzled, "Dad and Mom, when did you go out?"
Zhulan, "Your father is bored at home, let's go out for a walk in the carriage. Where have you been and why did you come back so late?"
Changzhong thanked Miss Wei, then Miss Ji, and complained as he walked, "I went to the Qin Palace to express my gratitude, but you still put the blame on me for saving my life? My son feels bad and ran away."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "There will be follow-up to this matter."
Changzhong was furious. How could he explain it? Many families in the capital wanted to marry their daughters to him, and he didn't think much of it. But Miss Ji gave him a bad impression. "My son really died unjustly."
Zhou Shuren was happy. His son was becoming more and more calm. It was rare to see him get angry. It was obvious that the story his wife told had a shadow on the child at home. "Okay, Dad will take you fishing."
Changzhong didn't want to think about anything else. It had been years since his father had accompanied him fishing. "Okay."
Zhulan stared at Zhou Shuren's back as he walked away. Haha, Zhou Shuren is an invisible son-con. He said he would come back to accompany her!
Zhou Shuren paused, then quickly turned around and walked back, "If you don't accompany us, we won't be able to catch any fish."
Changzhong, "... "
I give in. I give in!
At the Wei family, Feng slammed the table in anger, "Are you sure you read that?"
"No, my daughter and the county lady saw it with their own eyes."
Feng's brain reacted quickly, "Because Princess Qin introduced my daughter and me to Madam Zhou Hou, Ji Rong wants to be friends with you?"
Wei Xinyi nodded. "That should be it. I didn't hear what they said clearly. I only knew that Mr. Zhou left very quickly and Ji Rong looked hurt."
She was feeling upset. Young Master Zhou had clearly expressed his intention. If it was just a thank you, he would not have given the note to her second brother. She was as happy as she was now to receive the note.
Feng said, "The young masters and young ladies of the Zhou Marquis' Mansion have good reputations. The Zhou family is top-notch in both character and education of their children. Therefore, Mr. Zhou will not have anything to do with Ji Rong."
After a pause, he continued, "What's the county lord's reaction?"
Wei Xinyi paused, "My daughter thinks the county lady is very angry."
She had never met County Lady Anhe. She knew that County Lady Anhe had great wealth and status, and was better at reincarnation than her. When she saw the County Lady today, her intuition told her that she was not someone to be trifled with!
The way the county lady stared at Ji Rong made her feel cold. No wonder Ji Rong was so afraid of the county lady!
Wei Xinyi expressed her feelings to Feng, "If the county lady was simple, she wouldn't be friends with the eldest princess."
Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest princess and the legitimate princess have a good relationship with Princess Anhe. This cannot be achieved with just status; emotional intelligence is also required!
Feng said again: "Don't think about it, just copy scriptures at home recently."
Wei Xinyi nodded, "Okay."
An hour later, Zhulan ate the fish caught by the father and son, and Yuwen also returned to the Marquis' Mansion. Not only did she come back herself, she also brought back a few pots of flowers.
Zhulan, "Did Yuwen buy it herself? Or was it given to her by someone else?"
"Sent."
Zhulan was silent for a while, "I think it was a gift too."
How can we gamble like this? Forget it, call Qingxue to ask.
Qingxue came back quickly, "Miss helped Master Gu, Master Gu gave me this as a thank you gift."
Zhulan waited for Qingxue to go out, "Your granddaughter went there on time. You manage your time really well."
"You speak as if she is not your granddaughter."
Zhulan snorted, "I'm going to take a nap."
Zhou Shuren couldn't sleep. He didn't have the habit of taking a nap, so he continued to read the newspaper. Recently, the newspaper had more information about preventing natural disasters, and every issue of the newspaper sold well.
The next day, Zhou Shuren attended the morning court. He felt the emperor's gaze, but he didn't look up!
The emperor snorted in his heart. Marquis Zhou was very leisurely yesterday.
The prince felt his father's gaze again, and felt nervous. He didn't know what he had done wrong recently, even though he was doing his job well!
There was nothing important in today's morning court session, and Guang probably didn't want to listen to the ministers' arguments, so he kept the ministers here today.
After Wang Ju left the court, he asked, "Is your headache better?"
"nature."
Wang Ju confirmed that the old man was pretending to be sick, "How dare you."
"I need to rest, too."
Wang Ju was about to speak when he saw Mr. Luo coming over. He was full of doubts. Zhou Shuren represented innovation, and Mr. Luo was the backbone of the conservative faction. He knew very well how much Zhou Shuren disliked Mr. Luo!
Afterwards, Wang Ju was even more dumbfounded. After a while, she laughed at what Mr. Luo said and turned to look at Zhou Shuren for confirmation!
The fake smile on Zhou Shuren's face disappeared. "Lord Luo, you are joking. The emperor and I were both in Pinggang at the time. If we talk about saving my life, it should be Princess Linxi who should be thanked."
The smile on Mr. Luo's face disappeared, and his face felt burning. Lord Zhou disdained to lie, so it was true, but he also tried to save his dignity, "Ji Rong's entry into Beijing that day was also thanks to Mr. Zhou's help."
This time he didn't dare to ask for help, leaving himself room for fear of being slapped in the face again.
Zhou Shuren was even more disdainful of the old man. If he had cared about Ji Rong at all, he would have understood what happened instead of coming to him based on his subjective judgment. "Haha."
Mr. Luo couldn't stay any longer, "I have something else to do first."
Yesterday, his daughter-in-law punished Ji Rong. Ji Rong talked about Master Zhou. He was excited when he heard his son talk about it. He was not stupid and knew that the Marquis Zhou’s mansion was a good marriage, but he was more happy that Marquis Zhou would ask for marriage for his son. He could finally suppress Marquis Zhou!
As a result, he thought too much and was ridiculed by Zhou Hou. He lost face and was filled with anger. He should not have brought Ji Rong back in the first place. The Luo family's reputation was almost ruined because of Ji Rong, and now he had lost his dignity.
Wang Ju looked at Lord Luo's messy steps and sneered, "Look at the hurried steps, bah, pedantic and hypocritical."
Zhou Shuren still looked unhappy. He didn't know what Miss Ji had said to the Luo family. However, he cared more about his son's reputation!