Ning Guogong said, "I have long wanted to meet you two young men, but I have been taking care of myself. Thank you both for what happened that day."
Chang Lian was a little surprised. He didn't expect the Duke to say thank you in person. He hurriedly said, "Anyone who passed by at that time would have offered their hand. My brother and I just happened to meet by chance. Besides, the Duke's Mansion has already sent a thank-you gift. If you thank me again, I will be ashamed."
Rong Chuan also hurriedly said: "This is what we should do."
Duke Ningguo had a better impression of Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren was able to teach his son so well, no wonder he was valued by the emperor. Of course, the most important thing was that the Zhou family raised Rongchuan. "Look, you guys stood up while talking. Sit down, don't be restrained."
Ning Zhixiang lowered his head and drank tea. He was a little confused. His grandfather behaved very normally, his father was even calmer, and his third uncle was not excited either. He was really confused.
In Jinzhou, Zhulan came out before Tao. After waiting for a while, Changyi and his wife came back. Zhulan noticed that Zhao's eyes were red. "I need to wait a little longer. You guys go down the mountain and wait first."
Zhao knew that her husband had something to say to her mother-in-law, so she said, "Mother, my wife and I will go down the mountain first, and your husband will accompany you."
Zhulan looked at Changyi and said, "Okay, the servant will follow us."
After Zhao left, Zhou Laoer said, "Mother, Mingrui talked to my son last night."
Zhulan hummed, "What do you want to say?"
Zhou Laoer held onto the stone sculpture and looked at the mountains in the distance from a high place. "My son is a little ashamed. Mingrui dared to rely on himself at such a young age, but my son has always had various thoughts."
When his son stood in front of him with his chest puffed out and said without backing down that he could rely on himself, he was shocked and proud at the same time. His son was young but had a lot of nerve!
Finally, the son said, "Dad, you should trust your son. I have inherited your intelligence. My level is already very high. I will work hard and I can do it."
He thought about it over and over all night last night. In his mind he thought about his elder brother's efforts, Chang Lian's tenacity, and Chang Zhi's changes. Only he had not changed much. Finally, in his mind he thought of his son's bright eyes.
Zhulan sat on a stone bench. "It's normal for people to be selfish. My mother has selfishness too. I also do a lot of things wrong."
When she first came, she had never been a mother, so she did a lot of things through trial and error. When she first arrived at the Zhou family, she always used her own standards to measure the Zhou family's children. As time went by, she slowly integrated into the Zhou family, and she realized the problem and slowly adjusted herself. It was not until she became a mother herself that she understood what a mother was.
Zhou Lao Er turned sideways and said with a smile: "Mom, in our brothers' hearts, you and Dad are the most important and the best."
He knew the length of fingers and the status of other officials' children better than anyone else. His parents had been very fair to them.
Zhulan smiled and said, "Look outside more often, it's actually very exciting outside."
Zhou Laoer looked at the mountains in the distance and said, "It is indeed picturesque."
With a different mindset, he can see the scenery now. He didn’t have the mindset to see the mountains and hills before.
Zhulan thought the scenery in front of her was really beautiful. When she heard Tao's voice, she turned around and asked, "Is it over?"
Tao smiled and said, "Ah, it's over. It's getting late. Let's go down too."
"good."
In the capital, at the Ningguo Mansion, after Chang Lian and Rong Chuan left the Mansion, the Ningguo Duke brought his two sons into the house.
As soon as Ning Hui entered the room, he covered his chest, as if he had difficulty breathing, and spoke much more slowly, "Dad, I've been sitting outside for too long, and my chest feels uncomfortable. I want to go back first."
Duke Ningguo watched his second son perform and said, "This man is old, and his hearing is not very good. Can you please repeat what you just said?"
Ning Hui, "...my son didn't say anything."
Duke Ningguo hummed, and the chairs in the room were already arranged. "Everyone, be more self-conscious."
Ning Hui was very upset. Why should he be beaten too
Ning Xu blushed, "Dad, my son is already half buried in the earth, let's change to the spanking board!"
Duke Ningguo is in good spirits. I haven't played for many years and I miss it a lot. "Ha."
There were people guarding outside the house, and the butler was blocking the door. The butler thought that the old man had already given face to the Marquis and the Prince, and at least there were no outsiders in the house. When the Marquis and the Prince were young, ah, they had also been beaten when they were young, and it was embarrassing at that time.
Duke Ningguo didn't have much strength, and after being beaten with a few boards, he broke out in a sweat, and his uncomfortable mood also improved a lot.
Ning Xu and Ning Hui, while wearing their belts, looked at each other and felt embarrassed.
Duke Ning snorted, "Now let's talk business. Zhixiang has seen Rongchuan and is suspicious of Rongchuan's identity. Now the emperor cannot recognize Rongchuan, but Rongchuan will be discovered sooner or later. It is better to be proactive than passive. Rongchuan needs an identity."
Ning Xu saw the old man looking at him, "You want me to recognize Rong Chuan?"
Duke Ningguo lowered his eyes and said, "This is not just my opinion, this is the emperor's opinion."
Ning Xu was silent. It was true. When the emperor asked him to investigate, he was prepared. Now that the old man had met Rongchuan, everything was logical. "Then how do we arrange Rongchuan's life experience?"
He had no objection to Rong Chuan having him as his son. On the contrary, he felt he had gained something from it. Just imagine Rong Chuan, who was like an elder brother, calling him dad, while the emperor could only watch and listen. What a great feeling!
Duke Ningguo, "Are you stupid?"
Ning Xu, "Huh? Dad, you can't scold your son until you have vented enough!"
Duke Ningguo was too lazy to pay attention to his youngest son. The kid was so happy that he didn't even want to use his brain.
Ning Xu waited until the old man left before he realized that there was really no need for the Ning Mansion to arrange for Rongchuan. The emperor would worry about it. The emperor is his real father!
At Zhou's house, Chang Lian and Rong Chuan arrived home. Chang Lian was in a hurry to go to the bathroom, "I'll be back soon."
Rongchuan didn't want to go at first, as he didn't drink as much tea as his third brother. But seeing his third brother's look, he also wanted to go to the bathroom. Seeing his third brother running away, Rongchuan burst out laughing. He had been holding it in for a long time. It was really hard for his third brother to hold it in.
By the time Rongchuan and Changlian sat down to chat, a cup of tea had passed.
Rong Chuan didn't want to mention the Duke's Mansion, it was not annoying enough, "Third brother, do you think my luck has been bad recently?"
Chang Lian was speechless. Rong Chuan's luck was not good? Then there were no good people. "Why do you say that?"
Rong Chuan said gloomily, "It's about me buying a house. Mr. Deng found the house with great difficulty. As long as I think the house is good, I will sell it before I buy it!"
It makes me angry just talking about it. I have looked for three houses, but they were all taken away by others!
Chang Lian was silent, "I don't think it's a coincidence."
The first time was a coincidence, the second time was tolerable, but the third time was too much. No matter how you look at it, it seems that someone doesn’t want Rongchuan to buy a house!
Rong Chuan was also silent. He also had feelings, but he was unwilling to guess. He was very annoyed and asked, "What exactly does the Ningguo Mansion mean?"
On the way back to the courtyard, Duke Ning sneezed, which made the housekeeper very nervous. Duke Ning didn't know that he was taking the blame, and sighed, "My body is weak and I need to take good care of it."
Inside the palace, the prince also sneezed. Eunuch Liu was extremely nervous, "Prince, do you need to call a doctor?"
Zhang Jingchen didn't look up, "No need."
Eunuch Liu retreated, and then he started to worry about the emperor. The emperor went to the garden, and it has been a while, why hasn’t he come back yet
The prince stretched his neck and looked at his father's desk, gazing at the house deed he had handed to his father in the morning. He had bought it with money. When would his father return the money to him
The prince was speechless again. Why should I be so anxious to buy a house? Didn't they say that we should wait two years to get married
Wow, in just a few days, he has already picked out three houses he likes. Now that he has money, he is very generous and has high standards. None of the houses he likes are cheap.
When the emperor came in, he saw the prince staring at the table, "What are you looking at?"
The prince touched his purse. There were three houses, two of which were three-story houses, and the locations were particularly good. "Ah, my son was thinking that Rong Chuan would go and see the houses again since he has a day off today."
But don't look at it!
The emperor raised his lips. His youngest son was really persistent. "After a while, he won't need to buy a house anymore."
The prince touched his purse again, "Three houses are not cheap."
Dad, you should return the money to your son. He has a bunch of women and children to support!