Zhulan couldn't help but think, no wonder they choose someone to be the most handsome in every session, he is completely able to withstand damage, it wouldn't hurt if you were hit by a single fake flower, but it would really hurt if there were piles of fake flowers.
Zhou Shuren had heard his grandson's cry a long time ago, and his eyes were always on Zhulan. However, Zhulan didn't even look at him. Instead, she looked at the pretty boy behind her. She looked unhappy!
Zhou Shuren had a dark face and thought to himself, let more Hua Yu come and smash this pretty boy to death!
When Zhulan looked away, she saw Zhou Shuren pursing his lips and looking unhappy. Zhulan curled her eyes and made a heart shape with her thumb and index finger.
Zhou Shuren saw it clearly and a smile appeared on his face.
Li turned her head and saw her mother-in-law's gesture. "Mother, you made the gesture of twisting the banknotes to father. Are you asking father to hand over the reward? Mother, is there a reward?"
Bamboo orchid, "... ... ... "
She refused to answer. It was clearly a confession of love, but when it came to Li's mouth, she turned it into a request for money!
Boss Zhou thought, he wasn't the only one who showed off when he was happy, Li was the same, she even dared to ask her mother like this in public!
Xue Han covered the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief. Her sister-in-law really made her laugh to death. It was a good thing that her sister-in-law could think of this!
Zhulan was too lazy to look at Li again. She turned her head to look at the street. Well, the first team had passed, and the people in the back were all older. The people on both sides of the street had lost their enthusiasm. Those who had stretched their necks out had retracted their heads. It was time to eat snacks and drink tea, waiting for the parade to return.
Zhulan calculated the time and realized it would take at least an hour to return from the parade. She felt sorry for Zhou Shuren. It was really hard for Zhou Shuren. He had to ride a horse for an hour and a half, three hours in total. Fortunately, it was not summer, otherwise everyone would have suffered from heatstroke.
Zhulan asked the eldest brother to call the waiter in and ordered a few famous dishes. Since there was no one at home, they all ate in the restaurant.
Yang Zhumu sipped his wine. His brother-in-law was an official now, and he also had a adopted nephew who was the top scholar in the imperial examination. The more he drank, the happier he became, as if he had never sobered up from the drunkenness he had yesterday.
Zhulan had finished her meal, but Zhou Shuren was hungry and had to continue parading through the streets with a sore butt.
When they finally came back, the Jinshi who had already suffered a blow in the palace were now completely dull in their eyes, but they still had to cheer up and go back to the palace for the banquet!
Zhulan felt sorry for Zhou Shuren. If she had known earlier, she would have secretly packed two snacks for Zhou Shuren.
Zhulan looked at Wu Ming again. Wu Ming, who was already in poor health, had a pale face. It must be painful enough for him to be paraded through the streets.
The team walked towards the palace, and Zhulan stood up, "Let's go back too!"
Li felt very satisfied. She could show off her three daughters-in-law when she returned to her hometown. She was the only one who saw them in person in the capital!
Li was very happy. The Zhou family was now an official family. She went out for a walk this morning and many people flattered her. Thinking of this, Li covered her mouth and smiled.
Zhulan: "... .....restraint."
It's quite scary to suddenly laugh out loud. If you don't know what's going on, you would wonder what's going on!
Li quickly shut her mouth, but she couldn't help laughing!
Zhulan pulled her daughter and said to Mr. Zhou: "Take Li and walk back slowly!"
As she spoke, Zhulan got on the carriage.
Boss Zhou, “… .”
Mom, he also wants to go back with the carriage!
Zhulan got on the carriage and saw many people picking up fake flowers on the street. There were people collecting them at the street corner and had already collected several bags. Zhulan stroked her chin, thinking they really knew how to make money. The recycled fake flowers could be sold again. People in Beijing were respectable and would not buy picked up fake flowers, but it was different in other places. The fake flowers that had won the top scholar were worth having, and it was also good to get some luck!
On the way home, Zhulan saw many artificial flowers that were stepped on and damaged. The shops making artificial flowers were making a lot of money these days.
When they got home, Zhulan had just gotten out of the car when Xinghua, who was guarding the gate, came forward and said, "Madam, the Third Master is here."
Zhu Lan took a moment to react, "What Third Master?"
Xue Han tugged at her mother's sleeve, "Mom, Third Master is my third brother."
Zhulan, "... ..."
She really didn't react and just kept hearing the people calling her "Uncle". Well, she had to get used to the new name again.
Xinghua continued to reply, "The Third Master just got home and is washing and changing clothes."
Her second son, Chunfen, has also come along!
Zhulan thought to herself, this boy is great. He dared to come to the capital on his own initiative. He is indeed the bravest one in the family.
Zhulan said to Xuehan, "Take Mingteng and Yulu back to rest. You have been exhausted all day."
Xue Han said obediently: "Mom, you've been tired all day, don't tire yourself out."
Zhulan sighed that Zhou Shuren's identity had changed, and the family members had changed a lot. The eldest brother Zhou had become more stylish, Li had some of the qualities of a noble lady, and Xuehan had completely become a daughter of an official family and had paid more attention to her words and actions.
As for the two children, they have changed a lot. When Mingteng goes out, people call him "little master". Yu Lu probably has heard too much of Li's nagging and doesn't care much about beauty anymore.
Zhulan returned to the house, and Changlian rushed over with his hair still wet from washing, "Mom, your son kowtows to you."
Zhulan, "... Get up quickly. You must have had a hard time coming to Beijing."
Chang Lian clenched his fists in excitement. He really didn't expect his father to be so capable that he actually became the runner-up. Oh, and he also had a brother who was the cheap first place winner.
After the news that my father had passed the imperial examination was quickly sent back to Pingzhou, my brother-in-law treated him better, but of course he schemed against him more often. He really couldn't take it anymore. In the past, those old foxes were really polite in their schemes against him, but as my father became more and more powerful, they became serious in their schemes against him.
Only then did he realize how naive he was.
He originally didn't want to come to the capital, but he didn't expect that his brother-in-law would take over so quickly. Without his brother-in-law's protection in Pingzhou, he had not yet been calculated by those old foxes. So he made up his mind to follow him to the capital so that he could witness with his own eyes whether his father had passed the imperial examination.
He never expected that no matter how hard he tried, he still missed the announcement of the results. However, as long as the result was pleasing, it was good enough. His brother-in-law even sent him home before leaving!
Well, he really still has to rely on his father. He realized that his father is the only one he can rely on right now!
Zhulan waited for a long time but there was no reply from Chang Lian. She could see that he was very excited, so she decided to wait until he calmed down before asking.