Not to mention Rong Chuan, he kept his head down during the imperial examination, and now he felt the prince's gaze, and his heart tightened.
The prince looked at his third uncle out of the corner of his eye. This man was not someone who was looking for trouble. He not only invited Zhou Changlian, but also Zhang Rongchuan. It was interesting. During the palace examination, his father paid special attention to this young man. After the palace examination, his father paid special attention to this young man. I called my third uncle into the palace and said he was playing chess. Who were I kidding
He was not idle yesterday and had already checked out everything he wanted to know. A man named Shen Yang had an extremely pure family background. Zhang Rongchuan was even more interesting. Zhou Shuren was the adopted son-in-law of his son.
Ning Xu knew that the prince would not come for no reason. When he saw the prince paying attention to Rong Chuan, he said, "Prince, I asked the housekeeper to send them away."
The prince looked back and said, "Yeah."
After Chang Lian and Rong Chuan left the Ninghou Mansion, the two of them breathed a sigh of relief. They secretly thought that they were indeed the princes taught by the emperor. They didn't say anything and they didn't dare to breathe.
Back on the carriage, Chang Lian opened the box given by the Marquis and was surprised, "Is this an ancient book?"
Rong Chuan also opened his own box, "Mine is a copybook."
Chang Lian carefully opened it and looked at it, shocked, "This, this is so precious."
Rong Chuan carefully put away the copybook. Lord Ning had investigated him clearly, and even his preferences were clear. It felt bad to be investigated, but when he touched the box, he couldn't loosen it. This was all No one who loves words can give up. He is happy in his heart and thinks silently in his heart. Anyway, if it is given to him, he will not give it back.
Chang Lian closed the box and felt a little uneasy, "This ancient book is hard to find. If it were sold, it would be worth as much as my entire family fortune."
He has worked hard to save for several years, but it is not enough to hold an ancient book in his hand. It is quite sad to think about it.
Rong Chuan was no longer thinking about the copybook, "So far, the Marquis has no ill intentions towards me."
Chang Lian twitched the corners of his mouth and pointed at his box and the one held in Rong Chuan's hand, "If these are malicious, I hope there will be more malicious."
Rong Chuan burst into laughter, and his heart felt a lot lighter.
Chang Lian held the box and sighed in his heart. It seemed that Rong Chuan was from a very high background. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given such a big gift to the girl in one meeting, and then he would have been worried about the girl.
In the Ning Mansion, the prince ate the fruit and drank tea. He didn't wait for his third uncle to speak. Come on, if he hadn't spoken, his third uncle wouldn't have said anything. "Third uncle, who is Zhang Rongchuan? My father declared that you didn't come to the palace to play chess." Well, it should be for Zhang Rongchuan, Zhang Rongchuan is a bit like my grandfather and second uncle, he has nothing to do with the Ning family! "
Ning Xu was silent. Look, the prince's reaction was all related to Ning Mansion. "Is this what the prince is asking today?"
The prince said, "Ah, no, I just wanted to ask after seeing Zhang Rongchuan just now. The third uncle didn't answer directly. It seems that my guess is correct?"
Ning Xu was not sure how much the prince knew about the emperor's layout, but he was afraid that the prince would investigate blindly if he didn't give him any information. "It is indeed related to the Ning Mansion. This matter will be investigated clearly."
The prince was surprised. Forget about his eldest uncle, he died so many years ago. Could it be that he belonged to his second uncle? It is also possible that the third uncle is a surviving relative of Ning Mansion
After Zhou Mansion and Zhu Lan saw the things sent by the Hou Mansion, they said calmly: "Keep it."
Chang Lian looked at his mother, always feeling that his mother knew something, but he couldn't see what his mother knew. He was depressed. He thought he was quite smart, but he found that his mother was still his mother and would always be better than her.
Zhulan waited for Chang and Lian to leave, and continued to embroider the purse. This was for Chang Zhong. The temperature outside was high, and Chang Zhong was no longer in the house. The purse was broken yesterday, and Zhulan wanted to give it to her son. Make new ones.
Mrs. Song couldn't help but said: "Mother, aren't you worried?"
Zhulan didn't even raise her head, "What are you worried about?"
Mrs. Song said: "Miss."
Zhulan raised her head, "You have seen more than me, and you have also seen that it is such a precious meeting gift. What is the use of worrying about it? Fortunately, the Zhou family has always been kind to Rong Chuan. I hope this kindness will be with Rong Chuan." The relationship between Chuan and Xuehan should not suffer setbacks. "
As she said, Zhulan really didn't want her daughter to marry into the royal family. Wealth meant wealth. Her and Shuren's plans for Xuehan also came to nothing. She and Zhou Shuren had no power to control Xuehan's future. It was really bad.
Moreover, if the marriage becomes dirty, it will be a big blow to Xuehan. Xuehan and Rongchuan grew up together. Everyone knows this. It will not be good for Xuehan's future.
Now both outcomes have pros and cons, and things are really connected now. But at present, sending expensive gifts to Chang Lian shows that he has a good impression of the Zhou family, and Xue Han still has more advantages than disadvantages by maintaining the marriage.
Mrs. Song remained silent. She just felt sorry for the young lady. The young lady was such a smart person. She hoped that there would be no setbacks in the young lady's life.
Chang Lian returned to the yard and told his wife all his guesses. He saw her continuing to play with her daughter, "Madam, why didn't you react at all?"
Mrs. Dong threw the fur ball in her hand to the other end of the bed. She saw her daughter crawling to get it, and then she replied, "It sounds like this is not something we can worry about. Anyway, our parents are here, so we can just take care of ourselves." Now, you have time to worry, why not play with your daughter for a while."
Chang Lian looked at Mrs. Dong and said, "My lady is right, this is not what I should think about."
Mrs. Dong saw her daughter crawling back and said, "Yuyi, give the ball to mother."
Chang Lian clapped his hands and said, "Girl, give the ball to daddy."
Mrs. Dong caught the girl who rushed towards her and kissed her with a smile, "Good girl."
Chang Lian sat aside, "I have been focusing on the imperial examination in the past few days, and this girl and I have stopped kissing."
"Child, just spend more time with her."
Chang Lian hugged his wife and daughter, "You see Yu Yi is getting older, we can have another one."
Mr. Dong also wanted it, but unfortunately it never came. "It depends on fate."
In Yao Hou Mansion, Mrs. Bai came to her daughter's boudoir with a list in her hand, "Yao Yao, are you still reading?"
Yao Yao put down the book and said, "Mom, are you not with your brother?"
Bai's mind was exhausted. Her son suddenly became weak. He saw the doctor again and again. Now he can only stay in the house. "Mom, this is for your business. You are not young anymore. Your father gave this to your mother." Mom also asked someone to check the list and select a few. Take a look. "
If Yao Yao didn't have the news revealed by her elder brother, she would have just watched it. There is no point in watching it now, "Mom, my daughter won't watch it."
Bai's eyes turned red, "My mother's biggest problem is you and your brother. Your brother is not getting well. Your father didn't care at all. He has completely given up now. Mother just wants you to be well."
Yao Yao picked up the list and said, "Let me see."
She also looked at what her father had chosen for her. This meant that the marriage would not work out, so she decided to target the candidates for the imperial examination. She looked through it and sneered. She really took advantage of her remaining value and chose some. There are some powerful families in other places.
She had a bad reputation. She was really married, and she was far away from the capital. No one cared whether she died or not. It was just a marriage anyway. My heart was already cold, but now my bones are chilling.