At the next morning court session, the Emperor appointed officials to renovate the examination halls in various states. There were two officials in total, one principal and one deputy. The eldest son of Lord Li was the principal, and the other one was a surprise. He turned out to be the sixth son of the Wen family.
Lord Li's sudden appearance attracted everyone's attention. Yesterday, Lord Li stopped Zhou Shuren after the court session. Many people had seen it. At this time, they all looked at Zhou Shuren with hidden eyes.
Zhou Shuren felt it without even raising his eyelids.
The emperor glanced at his second son out of the corner of his eye. The flash of joy on his second son's face made the emperor look even more disappointed.
Lord Li's forbearance yesterday made him feel a little guilty. He knew that marrying into the royal family was not the Li family's wish. Miss Li did not complain about being treated unfairly. He was satisfied with this daughter-in-law. It was a pity that the good girl did not meet a man who treated her sincerely.
Zhou Shuren did not miss the emperor's gaze and lowered his eyes, so it can be said that the emperor knew everything, but it was a pity that the second prince did not understand. No, maybe he understood but was unwilling to admit it.
After the morning court session, Lord Li left in a hurry, as if he was avoiding the emperor, and he didn't even talk to the Second Prince.
After Lord Li left, the ministers could only go and congratulate Lord Wen. Lord Wen was also a little confused because he had never asked for a job for this illegitimate grandson.
Zhou Shuren also followed the crowd and congratulated, then he left with Lord Wei.
Lord Wei said in a surprised tone, "It turned out to be the Sixth Young Master of the Wen Family."
Zhou Shuren, "Master Li's eldest son cannot control the situation alone, and the legitimate son of the Wen family will suppress the Li family. It is just right to arrange the sixth son of the Wen family. The power of the Wen family can suppress evil spirits, and the sixth son of the Wen family is also a promising one."
Lord Wei reacted and whispered, "The emperor is very concerned about the Li family."
Zhou Shuren thought that the emperor was making up for his son, "Yeah."
At Zhou Hou Mansion, Zhu Lan looked at Yu Wen who was getting dressed up, "Are you going out?"
Yu Wen, "My granddaughter accepted Miss Gong's invitation, and Miss He will also go today."
Zhulan understood, "Your mother asked you to go see someone."
"Well, my mother believes in my judgment."
Zhulan laughed out loud, "Then you must take a good look at it."
"Certainly."
This concerns her brother's marriage, so she must find out carefully.
Zhulan glanced at Shichen and asked, "Why aren't you leaving yet?"
"Don't worry. If you go so early, you can just sit and wait."
Yu Wen sat for a while before going to the appointment. She was not the last wave when she arrived. The invitation from the Minister of War was not easy to get, the girls from the Gong family did not send out many invitations, and there was not a single girl from the family of a fourth-rank official.
Miss Gong was very enthusiastic and personally took Yuwen to her seat.
Yu Wen had been sitting there for a while when Linxi arrived. Since it was a letter from the Minister of War's family, Linxi would also give some face.
Lin Xi came in and went straight to Yu Wen, "Cousin."
Yu Wen made room for him and said, "Sit down and talk."
Miss Gong saw that there was no need for her to greet others and gestured to greet other people, leaving the space to cousin Yuwen.
Lin Xi lowered her voice and asked, "Why did my cousin come?"
Yu Wen, "Since the post is delivered to me, I have to give you face."
Lin Xi rolled her eyes and said sadly, "My cousin doesn't like me anymore. She doesn't even tell me the truth."
Yu Wen smiled, "You really don't know?"
The aunt knew Miss He, and she didn't believe that the aunt hadn't told Linxi.
Lin Xi stopped performing and said, "I know, who is Miss He?"
She spoke in a very low voice, she was very curious about Miss He.
Miss Gong is a legitimate daughter, and the ladies invited today are all legitimate daughters. At first glance, they are all precious ladies.
Yuwen described, "The lady in the light blue dress."
Lin Xi looked over and raised her eyebrows, "What a warm smile."
Yuwen also thinks so. Some people are born with a smile. Miss He’s smile is like a little sun, bright and warm.
In Chuanzhou, Chang Zhi sat in Qian Jiang's carriage, his eyes fell on Qian Jiang's very ugly face, "The An family is not giving up, we need to solve it."
Qian Jiang's eyes were filled with disgust. "The road out of the city is so wide, why should we give way to the An family? Isn't such a wide road enough for the An family to walk on?"
Chang Zhi also learned a lot. The An family was as tyrannical as a local tyrant. He saw through the carriage window that the people were very afraid of the An family and they all made way for the An family's carriage to pass.
Qian Jiang took a deep breath and said to the driver: "Let's get out of the way too."
The coachman drove the carriage to make way, but the An family's carriage did not pass by. Instead, it ran parallel to the Qian family's carriage. The third master of the An family was sitting in the An family's carriage.
Master An San was very arrogant, "I was wondering who it was, it turned out to be Master Qian."
Qian Jiang pinched his palm, "You want to waste time with me?"
When Master An San saw that there were still people in the carriage, he said, "Master Qian has guests. I was wondering why you were so stubborn and refused to give way."
Chang Zhi leaned back and looked indifferent. He just thought it was ridiculous. There were many playboys in the capital, but none of them were so arrogant. Instead, more and more people like him were leaving the capital.
Mr. An San did have something to do, and when he saw Qian Jiang didn't say anything, he sneered and left.
Qian Jiang closed his eyes and then opened them again, "You still want me to take part in the Spring Examination?"
Chang Zhi, "You stand still while the An family is moving forward step by step. Are you really willing to do that?"
Qian Jiang signaled the carriage to go faster and avoided answering.
Chang Zhi was not disappointed. He knew that it was not something that could be persuaded overnight. He then asked, "The eldest son of the second branch of the An family sought an official position after passing the imperial examination?"
Qian Jiang frowned, "Yeah."
Chang Zhi sensed the resistance in the voice, which meant he was unwilling to talk any more, so he said, "I've been staying in the state capital for a while, and tomorrow I'm going to travel around."
It was rare for Qian Jiang to have someone he could chat with. "Brother Zhou, why don't you stay for a few more days?"
"No, it would go against my original intention to stay in the state capital for my study tour."
"Then I'll send Brother Zhou off tomorrow."
Changzhi smiled and said, "I will talk to Brother Qian after I have traveled all over Sichuan Province."
"good."
At the residence of the Minister of War, Yu Wen has already spoken to Miss He. Today's young lady has a good family background and is self-respecting and has no intrigues. At most, I don't like you and don't want to talk to you.
Miss He was a smart girl, so she was naturally happy to talk more with the county lady. If they really wanted to talk, they could relate to each other, and they had a nice chat while sitting together.
For a family without great ambitions, the young man from Zhou Houfu is the perfect candidate for a husband.
Yu Wen did not invite Miss He to come over, but she asked Miss He to choose jewelry together, "I will send a carriage to pick you up then."
Miss He smiled brightly, "Okay, I'll wait at the mansion."
Time passed quickly, and the ladies left one after another. Lin Xi was not in a hurry to return to the palace, and squeezed into a carriage with her cousin. "Are you satisfied, cousin?"
"You know the answer but you still ask."
If she was not satisfied, she would not invite Miss He to choose jewelry with her.
Lin Xi played with her fan, "Cousin Mingjia has become more and more calm, and Miss He has a good temper."
Yuwen chuckled, "Are you satisfied too?"
Lin Xi smiled and said, "Satisfied."
Who doesn't like a generous cousin-in-law? She is not self-deprecating and likes petty-minded women.