Changzhi became interested and quietly drank tea and eavesdropped. After the flattery was over, Li Xiucai lowered his voice and said, "The master also tested me."
Then there was another round of exclamations. Everyone knew the examiner's background. He had really caught Lord Zhou's eye and had a promising future.
Changzhi, "... "
Ding Jue quickly picked up the teacup and took a sip to calm himself. Zhen Zhen really dares to brag about anything!
Li Xiucai continued, "I still remember the question you asked. It is fate that we live together. How about I tell everyone about it and discuss it together?"
The smile on Chang Zhi's face disappeared, especially after someone secretly gave Li Xiucai a purse.
After Mr. Li told the topic, Ding Jue opened his eyes wide and looked at the adults with astonishment in his eyes.
Chang Zhi was writing on the table with his fingertips. Ding Jue saw the words, stood up and left.
This is a corner where not many people pay attention, but Changzhi knows that some people will know the question tomorrow, but it will not be spread widely.
At this time, Li Xiucai asked again: "Aren't you curious about why I met Mr. Zhou?"
"Why?"
Li Xiucai said proudly: "My Lord likes spices, and my family happens to have the best spices."
When Ding Jue came back and heard this, he was filled with anger, especially when he saw someone's understanding look.
After Li Xiucai and others left, Chang Zhi settled the money and took Ding Jue out of the inn. He did not rush back, but instead strolled along the street with the crowd.
Ding Jue lowered his voice and said, "Sir, this is a missed question."
Chang Zhi sneered, "Some people are unwilling to become scapegoats. They want to muddy the waters even more. They are even willing to drag me into this in order to save their lives."
Ding Jue was not worried about the adults. He knew the adults' arrangements and said, "I have already sent someone to keep an eye on Li Xiucai."
Chang Zhi had some guesses about who was behind it, but it was definitely not Prefect Shi and the others. In the eyes of Prefect Shi and the others, he was like a plague god, so they dared not involve him. Moreover, the more they knew about him, the more afraid they were of him. Everyone in the court knew that his father protected him.
Ding Jue added: "Your Excellency is wise."
Chang Zhi looked at the sky. It was covered with dark clouds today. Haha, he must return the Qingming Festival to Sichuan Province.
The next day, Ming Teng appeared at the morning court. Marquis Rong'an had disappeared for a long time, but he appeared in the court today. He was well-informed and knew everything.
The emperor and the crown prince came to court with a smile on their faces. The emperor smiled and said, "Marquis Rong'an has been guarding the imperial farm. The imperial farm has been cultivating grain for many years. I will not mention how much manpower and material resources have been invested. I am happy today that all the years of hard work have finally paid off. Marquis Rong'an, please step forward."
Ming Teng worked with the farmers in the imperial farm and often went to inspect the fields. His skin became much darker. He was tall to begin with, and when he stood out in the line he gave people a great sense of oppression.
Ming Teng took out a memorial and handed it over, "Your Majesty, this is the data of the Huangzhuang experimental field. It has been compared with last year's data. The grain variety is stable and can be promoted."
The data on the memorial is very detailed. The imperial farm invested a lot of manpower in order to optimize grain varieties. The more manpower there is, the more detailed the data is.
The emperor looked at it and handed it to the prince, "Good, cultivating grain seeds will benefit the people. It would be great if father was still alive."
The ministers said, "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences."
The emperor did not want to take credit for his dead father's achievements. "After the autumn harvest, I will announce it to the world. This is the blessing that my father left for the people."
Zhou Shuren thought to himself that the emperor really cared about the retired emperor and was not pretending.
Of course, the emperor did not take credit for such a great achievement, but everyone would say that the emperor is filial.
Whether it is the common people or the officials, who doesn't want to follow a principled and wise monarch? Although the emperor did not gain any merit, he gained a good reputation for himself. The better the emperor's reputation, the higher the prestige of the imperial power.
The emperor was truly happy. No one was so blind as to cause trouble today. Someone hid the prepared memorial.
The emperor added: "Marquis Rong'an has made great contributions in protecting the imperial estate. I will reward him according to his merits."
Ming Teng did not postpone it hypocritically. The emperor asked him to go to the imperial farm just to give him credit. "I thank the emperor for his grace. Long live the emperor."
Zhou Shuren felt the envious eyes, but what was the use of envy since Mingteng had been adopted out.
At Zhou Hou Mansion, Zhu Lan asked the boss, "Have you arranged for the new guard's family?"
Boss Zhou has been busy with this matter in recent days. "It has been arranged. My son has followed your advice and opened a private school to teach the children to read."
Zhulan nodded with satisfaction, "Now people with vision can all recognize a few words. Only those who are literate and sensible can live better in the future."
Zhou Laoda was the most touched, because he often went to the village. "My son often went to the villages near the village. Now more and more children in the village are sent to school. In the past, when I asked a child if he could read, he would definitely shake his head. Now, more people nod their heads when I asked him."
Zhulan was very happy, "Very good."
Zhou Laoda said: "Mom, I'm worried about my fourth brother."
When his fourth brother wrote to him about the arrangements for guarding his family, he did not think much about it at the time. But when he saw these family members recently, he realized that the new batch of guards were all experts, which showed that his fourth brother was in a lot of danger.
Zhulan was also counting the days in her mind, "The Autumn Examination is about to begin, I hope everything goes well."
Boss Zhou felt uneasy. He couldn't say that he understood his brothers completely, but he could still understand their personalities to some extent. His fourth brother either didn't care about anything or caused trouble, and he was really scared.
After talking for a while, Boss Zhou realized something was wrong, "Mom, my second brother is on vacation today, so he should come too?"
Normally, the second brother would come to chat with mother on his day off before going to do other things. He has been sitting there for a while, why hasn't the second brother come yet
Zhulan really knew, "During breakfast, your second brother sent a maid over. It was a rare break for him to go out for a walk with Zhao."
Boss Zhou muttered, "They have a really good relationship as a couple."
Zhulan, "You and Li have a good relationship."
Zhou Laoda said: "We quarreled a lot, but my second brother and his wife never got angry."
This is what he admires most.
Zhulan smiled, "You guys are more lively."
Boss Zhou thought the same and said, "Mom, I'll go get busy first."
The autumn harvest is approaching and he has a lot to do.
After Zhulan's eldest son left, she felt emotional: a woman with a happy marriage does not look old. The daughters-in-law in the family did not look haggard at all. Since the Zhou family did not allow concubines, the daughters-in-law did not have to worry about the reputation of being shrews. They could only be envied when they attended banquets.
In the afternoon, Changyi and his wife came back. Changyi changed his clothes and came to the main courtyard. Zhulan was looking through the roster.
Zhulan asked, "What's the matter?"
Chang Yi nodded, "Mom, guess who my son met today?"
Zhulan really couldn't guess, so she asked tentatively, "Second Prince?"
Chang Yi smiled and shook his head, "No, I met Lord Zheng today."
"Zheng Hong, where did you see him?"
Chang Yi had a strange expression on his face. "Mother, when I saw the Earl, he was just trying to scam people in a cloth suit."
Zhulan: "Hmm?"
Chang Yi continued, "The person who scammed me was actually a scholar. My son thought he was seeing things, so he looked carefully a few times before he was sure he was right."
Zhulan reacted, "Did you deliberately touch someone's car to test their character?"
However, Zheng Hong really worked hard to choose a son-in-law for his daughter.