Zhou Shuren pressed his forehead and said, "No, it's not easy to find this candidate."
He had carefully considered the marriages of his granddaughters. He hoped that they would marry into families with good character. It was difficult to find true love in ancient times, so he tried his best to ensure their future. Of course, as long as he was alive, he would be their support. This was what he could do for his granddaughters as a grandfather.
Zhu Lan took Zhou Shuren's clothes and said, "Maybe it's not our destiny yet. Marriage is also determined by fate."
Zhou Shuren didn't want to think about it anymore, "Yeah."
In the capital, at the imperial palace, the emperor signaled for his men to go down. Ever since Duke Ningguo got into trouble, he had sent more men to Duke Ningguo's mansion. He said to the prince, "What do you think about the adoption?"
The prince was a little confused, "Father, this still depends on the opinion of Third Uncle. Didn't Third Uncle make it clear that he would not adopt the child?"
Why is the emperor still asking him
The emperor smiled and said, "Your grandfather wants to see Rongchuan, and now we can't recognize Rongchuan anymore."
The emperor didn't say the rest.
The corners of the prince's mouth twitched, he finally understood why his father asked him, Rongchuan looked too much like someone from the Ning Mansion, now no one noticed him hiding in the Hanlin Academy, but as time went by, sooner or later someone would notice him, so Rongchuan needed an identity.
For so many years, he has never seen through his grandfather. He is sure that his father has always had a plan in mind and has been waiting for his grandfather to meet Rongchuan. Now the time has come.
The Crown Prince sympathized with the Ningguo Mansion. From his grandfather to his third uncle, everything was within his father's plan.
The next day, in Jinzhou, Zhulan saw Xue and said, "You are not here just to see me!"
Xue always came to Zhou's house when she had something to do, and it seemed that something was wrong.
Mrs. Xue wiped her sweat with a handkerchief. The summer came and she disliked going out more and more. "I have been a matchmaker for the past two years. You should have guessed it."
Zhulan paused, "Yushuang?"
Xue nodded, "I didn't want to come either, but the Wang family owed the Ma family a favor, so I had to come."
The master said that the Zhou family would not agree to this marriage, and asked her to come to the Zhou Mansion and talk directly so as not to offend anyone. Fortunately, she had the relationship with He Shu, so she didn't have too many concerns.
Zhulan recalled the situation of Lord Ma's family. Lord Ma's son seemed to be in the same academy as Mingyun. Why was she thinking about this? The Ma family must have gone to find Zhou Shuren yesterday. She smiled and said, "You and I are not outsiders. I will tell you the truth. The master and I want to have a look at Yushuang's marriage."
Mrs. Xue smiled and said, "I know, so I just went through the motions and exchanged a favor for it. This favor has been hanging in the air, and we feel uneasy. To be honest, this favor is still owed to the Zhou Mansion."
Zhulan understood that gold and silver were easy to repay but favors were hard to repay, especially favors in official circles. The Ma family had even used favors, so it seemed they would not give up easily.
At noon, in the academy, Ming Teng looked around before he found Ming Rui. "Why didn't you wait for me to eat together? What were you doing?"
Ming Rui was speechless. "Don't mention it. I don't know what happened to Mr. Ma. He insisted on inviting me to dinner. I had a hard time getting away."
Ming Teng was stunned. "It's reasonable for Master Ma to invite my elder brother, but why would he invite you?"
Mingrui spread his hands, "Who knows."
Ran Xun hesitated for a moment, then dragged his two friends to a more secluded place, "Maybe I know the reason?"
Mingrui asked, "How do you know?"
Ran Xun was speechless. The young ladies of the Zhou Mansion rarely go out. The two friends were not sensitive in this regard. They coughed and said, "It should be that the Ma family wants to marry into the Zhou Mansion. At present, Mingrui, your sister is of the right age."
Mingrui's mouth twitched, "So Mr. Ma wants me to go back and say a few good words for him when he treats us to dinner?"
Ran Xun cleared his throat and said, "That's the good side of it. As for the bad side, you'd better avoid it. Yes, the key point is not to mention any news about your sister."
As long as a little information is useful, it can be made into a big article!
Ming Teng found that he had to get to know his friends again, "You know a lot!"
Ran Xun touched his head and said, "The growth environment is different. In the first two years, when the Min family was still there, the elder brothers were very careful, so I was able to educate them."
A few years ago, he would not have dared to be so presumptuous. Ran Xun looked at his little friend and his father and mother told him to get along well with his little friend.
Mingrui felt a chill on his back, and he had to hide away. His eldest sister was not as good as his second sister, so he should be more careful about her marriage. He just didn't know whether his grandparents would arrange a marriage for his eldest sister!
In the afternoon, Zhulan was reading a book and was surprised to see Mingrui. Several children would do their homework first after school. "Mingrui is here, don't stand there, come in quickly."
Mingrui came to grandma and asked, "Grandma, is Master Ma here to propose marriage?"
Zhulan paused holding the fruit, "How did you know?"
Mingrui looked at grandma carefully. Grandma frowned and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that grandma did not agree. He told her what happened at noon and finally said, "Grandma, the Ma family has too many calculations."
Be prepared for many situations!
Zhulan also felt that there were too many calculations, "Stay away from Mr. Ma in the future."
Mingrui blinked his eyes and said, "Grandma, I'm very good at hiding from people."
Zhulan smiled and said, "Here, these are the fruits I bought today, have some."
Mingrui likes to eat fruits, so he sat on the chair and ate some fruits. After eating a few to satisfy his craving, he saw his grandmother continue to read. He thought for a while and said, "Grandma, your grandson has improved again in this test."
Zhulan knew about it in the capital, and even bought gifts as rewards for the little ones who had made progress. Now Mingrui mentioned it again, so she had something to say, "And then?"
Mingrui stood up and said, "My grandson doesn't need to rely on my elder sister."
Seeing Mingrui's determined look, Zhulan reached out and touched Mingrui's head, "Mingrui has grown up too."
Mingrui felt embarrassed by the compliment, "Grandma, I will try my best."
Zhulan smiled and said, "Grandma believes in Mingrui. Don't worry, grandma and your grandfather will find a good family for Yushuang."
Mingrui knew that grandma would keep her word, so he lowered his eyes and felt relieved. "Yes."
In the evening, Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to come back and told him about the marriage proposal. She was thinking, "Is there going to be any problem with this Lord Ma?"
Zhou Shuren, "I don't know about that. The Ma family doesn't dare to make too many moves. However, it's better to be careful and don't let anything happen before going to Beijing."
Zhulan remembered it in her heart, "Yeah."
Time flies. Tomorrow is the day when the Imperial Academy will be closed. Chang Lian saw Rong Chuan was absent-minded and asked, "Are you still thinking about going to the Duke's Mansion?"
Rong Chuan wasn't so careless as to be able to go there calmly even though he was obviously related to the Duke's Mansion. "Yeah."
Chang Lian didn't know how to comfort Rong Chuan. He thought for a moment and said, "What is meant to come will eventually come."
Rong Chuan said quietly, "Originally, my plan was to ride back to Jinzhou on horseback."
He has already decided on a gift for Xue Han!
Chang Lian, "..."
Ningguo Mansion, Ning Xu deliberately chose to say this today to avoid being beaten. After he finished speaking, he stared at the old man, "Dad, are you okay?"
Duke Ningguo had something serious to say. If he hadn't been prepared for Ning Xu to hide something serious from him, he would not have been able to bear it. "You're fine."
Ning Xu, "..."
So, he still has to be beaten!