Zhou Shuren was so angry that he said, "It is said that a disciple is better than his master. I believe Changzhong will be better than me."
Old Master Wen snorted. The Wen family had no shortage of top scholars, but the Zhou Marquisate did. "Then I'll wait for good news."
"I will personally hand the post to the old man when the time comes."
Lord Wen's face twisted slightly. He didn't want to visit Marquis Zhou's mansion, let alone give anything to Zhou Shuren's child.
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Old man, since you are slow, I will go ahead."
Lord Wei, "..."
This is really infuriating. Only Zhou Hou would dare to say this.
Old Master Wen was so angry that he blew his beard and glared. Old Master Qi was speechless, "Why did you provoke him?"
Old Master Wen snorted. He couldn't stand Zhou Shuren's cocky look. He became sick when he thought of the Queen's death. The Prince came to the house and only said a few words before leaving. The anger on Old Master Wen's face disappeared, and his back bent a little more.
Old Master Qi lowered his voice and asked, "What do you think about what I said?"
Old Master Wen pursed his lips. He knew in his heart that there would be no more girls from the Wen family in the prince's backyard, even if they were from the fifth degree of mourning within the same family. The emperor would not allow it, and the prince was unwilling to do so.
Old Master Qi didn't wait for a reply, but he was not in a hurry. Anyway, the Queen's mourning period had not yet ended, so he could take his time. Thinking of this, Old Master Qi was delighted. Who could have thought that the Queen would suddenly pass away? The Crown Prince had to mourn for the retired Emperor and the Queen for three years. As a result, the young ladies who were to be sent to the Crown Prince's Mansion were all old.
Old Master Qi was very proud because it happened that the Qi family had a suitable girl.
Zhou Shuren returned to the Ministry of Revenue and, in response to the congratulations from Qiu Yan and others, distributed the remaining candies.
Qiu Yan took it happily, "I will save this candy for my little grandson, so that he can also share in the good fortune and pass the imperial examination in the future."
Zhou Shuren, "I've been hearing you talk about your little grandson. If I remember correctly, he's only three years old?"
Qiu Yan put the candy away and said, "Although he is young, this grandson is the smartest and can recite the Three Character Classic now."
He really loves his little grandson, and among so many grandchildren, he must be the only one.
Zhou Shuren thought to himself, by the time this child is able to take part in the imperial examination, there will surely be a lot more subjects added. Wow, come on, this generation of kids!
At Zhou Hou Mansion, Zhu Lan looked at the makeup items prepared for Jiang Ling. She thought for a while and said, "Add another set of ruby head ornaments."
After hearing this, Qingxue stood up and went out, and quickly brought back the ruby head-piece.
Li liked it at first sight, "Mom, when did you make this headgear?"
Zhu Lan smiled and said, "I played it at the beginning of the year. I thought I would play more and give Yu Die some points later."
She has collected a lot of gems over the years. At the beginning of the year, she selected a box and made all of them into jewelry.
Li took the dowry list and said, "Then I'll put it away."
"Well, you should go in person to Jiang Ling's wedding."
"My daughter-in-law has made note of it."
Li knew Jiang Ling's background, and her mother-in-law valued Jiang Ling, so even if her mother-in-law didn't ask, she would have gone there in person.
Zhulan added: "This child doesn't have an elder either. I wanted you to help buy the dowry, but we didn't want to trouble this child so we asked the female official of the academy."
Li likes this kind of girl who knows when to advance and when to retreat. "Miss Jiang treats the college as her mother's home."
"Yes, there are many people getting married from the college this year."
There is a new type of girl student in the academy, who come here specifically to learn literacy and mathematics, and do not plan to go out to work after graduation. These girls come from families with some financial resources, but because it is difficult to hire female teachers and learn knowledge, they are finally sent to the academy.
Now the area around the college has become a place where matchmakers frequently appear, because there are still many orphans who have not yet been engaged.
In Zhoujia Village, Changzhong has been very tired recently. He came back from Jieyuan and hosted a banquet for the whole family and met the younger generations. He has been busy since he came back.
Cheng Xiang arrived today. "We'll leave tomorrow. Have you packed everything?"
Chang Zhong: “Yeah.”
Cheng Xiang was excited about going to Beijing. He had long wanted to go there to broaden his horizons, but unfortunately his father had always disagreed. "Then I'll go back and rest so that I can get up early and not be late for the journey."
"good."
Changzhong waited for Cheng Xiang to leave, and carefully put the test papers given by his father and brother Wu Ming into a box. These were to be taken back to the capital, and they were full of his notes and brother Wu Ming's comments.
It’s a pity that my father didn’t have time to give him comments, so the questions set by my father and brother-in-law were all corrected by Brother Wu Ming.
Changzhong locked the box and felt happier at the thought that he would soon see his nephew Mingyun when he got home.
The next morning, the gate of the Zhou family's old house was wide open, and horse-drawn carriages came out one after another. When Minghui left, he took four carriages with him, and when Changzhong left, he took four more. The four carriages were full of delicacies sent by the clansmen.
It's all out of gratitude for Zhou Shuren's contribution to the family.
Cheng Xiang looked at the people who were seeing him off and said to Chang Zhong, "I see the Zhou family is thriving."
Chang Zhong, "The Zhou family will continue to be passed down."
When Cheng Xiang heard about ambition and desire, and thought of the clan rules of the Zhou family, he felt that as long as the Zhou family did not participate in the genocide, there would be no problem with inheritance.
In Chuanzhou, Changzhi met Zhang Jinghong and other officials. Zhang Jinghong took other officials from the Ministry of Revenue to the warehouse without stopping, while other officials filled the vacancies in Chuanzhou.
Even if the court sent officials to fill the vacancies, there were still important positions that remained vacant.
Chang Zhi, on the contrary, was not busy. He had sent Lord Yao and other officials who were helping with the autumn examination to leave Chuanzhou yesterday. As a result, Chang Zhi drank tea and watched Zhang Jinghong busy.
Zhang Jinghong first checked the sealed warehouses, and then arranged for people to check each warehouse one by one. After finishing the arrangements, he was so busy that he felt dizzy, and he was very thirsty after talking too much.
Changzhi handed over a cup of tea and said, "Drink."
Zhang Jinghong drank it all in one gulp and said, "You made a big splash, but now you have some free time."
Changzhi smiled and poured another cup and handed it over, "I have done what I should do, the rest is your job."
Zhang Jinghong drank two cups before his throat felt better. "These things are not easy to transport back to the capital."
There were nearly three million taels of gold and silver alone, as well as many antiques.
Chang Zhi also knew, "That's your business. By the way, you should carefully identify the antique calligraphy and paintings. There are too many things. I can only look at them in a general way."
Zhang Jinghong narrowed his eyes, "Has anyone approached the warehouse?"
Changzhi understood immediately, "Are you afraid that someone will steal and replace the antiques?"
Zhang Jinghong hummed, "This is not an isolated case."
"No, you know what I have done. Even those who have the guts don't dare to do it."
Zhang Jinghong was speechless, "You are quite proud."
Chang Zhi raised his eyebrows, "The Sichuan Provincial Imperial Examination Case is a major event that will be recorded in history books, so I will also be remembered in history books."
Zhang Jinghong, "..."
Look how proud he is. This is because the emperor trusts Zhou Houfu. No one else would dare to do this. The man in front of him is also a fool.
In the evening, Magistrate Li prepared a welcoming banquet, which he paid for out of his own pocket. The government office’s accounts are still sealed!
Zhang Jinghong had been a prince and had wrestled with the emperor before. He also had sharp eyes after training. Looking at Lord Li busying around, he said to Chang Zhi beside him, "Did you see that? You should learn from him."
Chang Zhi curled his lips and said, "If I were like Lord Li, I wouldn't be in charge of the cleansing of Chuanzhou."
Zhang Jinghong rolled his eyes in his heart. Zhou Changzhi knew very well what he was saying. "The emperor really knows how to use people well."
"Otherwise, why do you say he is the emperor?"