In the main courtyard, Zhulan helped her son to learn to walk, and Xuehan came back. Zhulan asked, "Why didn't you accompany the little guest of the Jiang Mansion?"
Xue Han took her brother over and said, "Mom, I am the elder. Although we are not much older than each other, the children in the Jiang Mansion were too polite when we were together, so I found an excuse to leave."
Zhulan believed in her daughter's ability to judge people. "You have also met these two children. What do you think of this encounter?"
Xue Han kissed her brother and said, "They have changed a lot. They used to be arrogant, but now they have become more restrained. Especially Mu Lan, he speaks very carefully. The capital city is really a place that puts people off. Mu Lan must have been bullied."
In the capital, if you don't have a strong family background, you'll be easily bullied.
Zhu Lan also felt it. When the Jiang family just returned to Beijing, the two children raised their heads and asked, "Where is Muchen? What do you think of him?"
Xue Han is not stupid, she reacted and said, "The Jiang family came here for Yu Lu?"
Zhulan smiled. Her daughter had the same idea as her. She also guessed it was Yulu. Although the eldest and the second son were the same, they were still different. The eldest son had an outstanding grandson and two other sons. Yulu's market was much better than Yushuang's. "Tell me what you saw."
This involves my niece. Xue Han recalled carefully, "She has good manners, speaks in moderation, is good at adjusting the atmosphere, and takes good care of Mu Lan. I have too little contact with others, so I can't tell anything. Having said that, many people have asked me about Yu Shuang and Yu Lu."
She, the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, is useless now, as she has set her sights on her two nieces.
Zhulan was silent, "Find out more about Mingyun."
Xue Han: "... we have all grown up in the blink of an eye."
Then she blushed. If her nephew and niece were engaged, it would be time for her to get married too. With a blushing face, Rongchuan bought another shop.
Zhulan pinched her daughter's face. The girl must be missing Rongchuan. Speaking of Rongchuan, Rongchuan is the best one between her and Shi Qing now. Shi Qing is capable and can't sit still. He made many friends with the help of his collection in Jinzhou in one year. Some of the originals he was reluctant to give away, and his copies are also good. This is what Rongchuan does. Shi Qing is Rongchuan's God of Wealth!
After dinner in the evening, Chang Lian brought Muchen to meet Zhou Shuren. Because of Zhulan's words, Zhou Shuren took everyone to the study and tested her.
Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to come back and asked, "How is it?"
Zhou Shuren snorted, "An ambitious boy, but he's okay."
Zhu Lan understood, "It's normal for the power center in the capital to have ambitions. Let's wait and see."
Zhou Shuren nodded. The boy from the Jiang family was one of the candidates. It was a pity that the adult he recognized didn't have someone of the right age at home. But there was no rush.
In the capital city, at the Fifth Prince's residence, the Second Prince to the Fourth Prince were all there. They did not leave until late at night and were staying in the Fifth Prince's bedroom.
The fifth prince Zhang Jinghong was sick and frightened, and he kept having nightmares. He sat leaning against the pillow with a pale face, and had to deal with his brother who was watching the fun.
The second prince asked, "Brother, I heard that your review was rejected and you had to rewrite it?"
When he heard the news, he was completely stunned. His father was so dissatisfied with the fifth son. The fifth son was already scared, but the emperor still asked him to rewrite it!
The fifth prince Zhang Jinghong clenched his hands into fists under the quilt. His stomach couldn't help but churn again. He gritted his teeth and asked, "Second brother is very free?"
The second prince Zhang Jingyang moved his hands. He felt uncomfortable without a fan in his hand. He glared at the third prince and said with a smile, "It's true that I'm quite free, so starting from tomorrow, I will come to accompany my younger brother more often."
The Third Prince endured it and didn't spoil the show, thinking to himself, fortunately the Crown Prince didn't come along, otherwise, they would be scolded again. However, "Old Five was frightened and fell ill again. It seems that the Crown Prince, his biological brother, has never come here once!"
The fourth prince stroked his chin and said, "I haven't even sent anyone to ask."
The Fifth Prince's luck, these three bastards are brazenly saying that they are monitoring the Fifth Prince's mansion, with a gloomy face, "Brothers, are there too many people and there is no place to put them?"
The second prince played with the beads in his hand and said, "Who made the brothers look at the fifth brother with new eyes? The fifth brother is really a big hit!"
Zhang Jinghong remained silent. Several people stared at him. He knew that his days would not be easy in the future.
The Third Prince was angry. He was blamed for the Fifth Prince. "Come to think of it, why didn't I see Miss Lin taking care of the Fifth Prince? Oh, the Fifth Prince wouldn't mind, would he?"
The fourth prince suppressed a smile and said, "Although I'm taking care of the foreign man, look, I can't speak anymore."
Zhang Jinghong, “… .”
I closed my eyes and ignored those bastards, but the truth was that I chopped the three of them with a knife.
Inside the palace, the emperor looked at the prince with mixed feelings. This kid really learned his true teachings. He had never thought of asking him to rewrite his impressions.
After reading it, the prince not only pointed out the wrong sentences, but also marked the problematic parts and made comments. He was stunned when he took it!
The prince rubbed his neck, "Father, why do you look at me like this?"
The emperor was silent for a moment, "You guessed it all?"
"It's too obvious. It's a problem if my son can't guess it."
The emperor curled his lips, "The second brother and the others didn't guess it."
The prince thought that the second brother and the others were in the middle, and they didn't know the queen mother, and they were confused by their father, so they naturally wouldn't guess in this direction. He guessed it because he was the eldest brother and had more contact with his father.
It is said that the father has always been mysterious in the eyes of the second brother and others.
The emperor waved his hand and said, "It's getting late, you should go back. We will be busy in the next few days."
The prince was moved, thinking that his father was going to make a big move.
The next day after dinner, Mrs. Dong came to chat with Zhulan. She said, "Only when you enter the capital do you realize that a fourth-rank official is nothing."
In Pingzhou, she was the object of flattery. In the capital, she had to be careful in dealing with officials with lower positions than her husband. She was very tired every time she attended a banquet, and her son and daughter also suffered a lot of grievances.
Zhu Lan sighed, "There are too many powerful people in the capital."
Da Dong thought that the situation of the Zhou family in Beijing must be different. No matter how high or low the official position is, the emperor's confidants all need to be flattered. To put it bluntly, whether the official family members are bullied still depends on the head of the family. "Yes, there are too many."
Zhulan thought that the capital city not only had many officials and dignitaries, but also many relatives of the dignitaries. It was hard to tell whose relatives many inconspicuous people were!
Mrs. Dong said, "Come to think of it, Aunt has never lived in the capital. I thought Aunt would go back to visit her house in the capital!"
Zhulan really didn't want to go back. She felt that the people rewarded by the emperor looked good and she felt relieved. Besides, going back to the capital would be troublesome, so she didn't want to go back. Anyway, she would go wherever Zhou Shuren was.
Zhulan smiled and said, "When it's time to go back, go back."
Mrs. Dong knew that Mrs. Yang didn't want to talk anymore, so she smiled. She was still envious in her heart. The house bestowed by the emperor was different after all. No one dared to be presumptuous when entertaining guests. This was her confidence.
Afterwards, Zhulan talked with Mrs. Dong about the teachers at home and asked Mrs. Dong whether she had hired a teacher for Mu Lan. Unfortunately, it was even harder to hire a teacher in the capital, and there was no suitable one at the moment.
Time passed quickly, and five days passed in the blink of an eye. Prince Yao also came back. Prince Yao did not come back alone, but brought back a lot of people. Like a precursor to a snowstorm, the sky was gloomy and the whole Jinzhou was very depressing.
Before going to sleep, Zhou Shuren said to Zhulan, "We'll close this line tomorrow."
Zhulan leaned on Zhou Shuren's shoulder, "Yeah."
Zhou Shuren hugged Zhulan tightly. Tomorrow, Jinzhou and several nearby states will take action together. Many people will die this time.