In the second room, Mrs. Zhao was wandering around the door of the courtyard. When she saw her husband coming back, she hurriedly came forward to greet her, "Mom asked the girl to come over and tell me that you drank too much and slept in the main courtyard. Please don't worry about it. I will go to the main courtyard to see you sleeping." Dad is back, why did you drink so much? Dad is back, didn’t he tell you?”
Chang Yi said with a smile on his face, "Dad didn't tell me anything, but he comforted me. I'm a little hungry, so I went back to the house to eat."
Mrs. Zhao was surprised. The joy on her husband's face was all over her face. She could see it very clearly. Then she was even more surprised. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law did not say anything about her husband, but even comforted her husband? Was she worried in vain
Chang Yi didn't hear the footsteps and turned around to see his wife in a daze, "Stop standing there stupidly and follow her quickly."
Mrs. Zhao came back to her senses. She had not dreamed, but she was still in a daze. Her parents did not say that they were husband-in-law!
The dinner in the main courtyard was very light and simple. After Chang Zhong went to the front courtyard to eat, the dinner in the main courtyard became even simpler. Crisp side dishes, rice porridge, and a plate of steamed buns were enough.
Zhou Shuren drank a bowl of porridge and ate a steamed bun, but stopped eating when he was seventy full. "This man is old and can't sleep at night because he eats too much."
Zhulan also put down her chopsticks, "Yes, vegetable and rice porridge is better."
Zhou Shuren stood up and sat on a chair nearby, "It rained heavily today, and the wind picked up in the afternoon. Now the wind has stopped. I don't think we need to wait until tomorrow. The ground that finally got wet today will definitely be wet overnight." Blow dry."
Zhulan drank the hot rice porridge and broke into a sweat. She took a fan to fan herself, "I was thinking it would rain more, but who thought it would be windy!"
Zhou Shuren moved closer to his wife and shared some fan air to cool her down. "The water source in Jinzhou is quite abundant, but I still hope there will be no drought."
Zhulan hummed, "Changyi has been tricked, what do you think?"
Zhou Shuren waited for the girls to go down, then stood up and lay down on the small kang, "It's normal. If you want to place someone in the Zhou Mansion, it won't be just once. As I said, just be more careful in the future."
He really didn't worry about it. None of these calculations would come to light. As long as he was careful enough, he could avoid them. His thoughts were all in the capital.
Zhulan's sweat subsided and she fanned Zhou Shuren with a fan, "Yeah."
The next day in the capital, Chang Lian and Rong Chuan came out of the Hanlin Academy. They stopped in their tracks. The carriage in front of them was very familiar.
Mr. Lu was behind him and was blocked because of his short stature. "Why did you stop and not leave?"
Ning Xu opened the curtain of the carriage, and Chang Lian and Rong Chuan stepped forward, "I have met Lord Ning."
Mr. Lu saw what was going on this time and hurriedly followed him to greet him, "Master Ning."
Ning Xu felt different when seeing Rong Chuan this time. Rong Chuan would call him dad, and the joy was directly on his face, "I'm waiting for you two, you get on the carriage first."
Chang Lian felt that Lord Ning was looking at Rong Chuan with a warm gaze, "Yes."
Rong Chuan also felt it. After not seeing him for the past few days, Ning Houye's attitude had changed a lot. He was very kind to him before, but this time his feelings were even more exposed.
Mr. Lu watched the carriage leave helplessly and said with emotion: "Young Master Zhou and Mr. Zhang saved the Duke of Guo, and they fell into the eyes of Lord Ning."
Shen Yang heard these words as soon as he stepped out of the door. Thinking of the opportunity he had missed, his face darkened, and he said to Shi Qing beside him, "How about we go have a drink together?"
Shi Qing felt that the weather was hot and muggy, and he just wanted to go back home early, "No, it's the wedding day in a few days, so I need to go back home early these days."
Shen Yang really forgot that Shi Qing was getting married, and the person he was marrying was the legitimate daughter of the Hou family. Shen Yang laughed dryly. He also had to prepare gifts. The money in his pocket was a bit tight. He had spent a lot of money recently to win over people. "When you get married, I will definitely be there."
Shi Qing, "Okay."
On the carriage, Ning Xu said, "Every year during this month, there is a fish banquet in the dining hall. I made a reservation early in the morning and specially invited you two to eat fish."
Chang Lian was a little disappointed and wanted to swallow his saliva. The restaurant was a famous restaurant in the capital. He had never heard of it because it was expensive. It was too expensive. This restaurant existed in the previous dynasty and had been passed down for more than two hundred years. , many dishes in the restaurant have exclusive secret recipes, especially the fish.
Rong Chuan was a little uncomfortable. Ever since he got on the carriage, Lord Ning had been looking at him. He was not used to it and said dryly: "We should be the ones to invite the Lord. How can we let the Lord spend money?"
Ning Xu waved his hand, "The most valuable thing I have is money."
Rong Chuan, "..."
He had no intention of answering, he was jealous.
Chang Lian, "......"
The Marquis looked like I was so poor that I only had money left. His hand felt a little itchy. Well, his hand had an idea, and it was a little jealous of the rich.
Chang Lian and Rong Chuan looked at each other and understood each other's thoughts. They must eat more today!
There are many people in the restaurant, and they all reserved their seats early.
Chang Lian followed Lord Ning out of the carriage and stopped before entering the dining hall.
The second prince and the fifth prince were about to go in. Ning Xu felt that it was bad luck. Why did he meet the second prince
Ning Xu took a step forward, "The second prince and the fifth prince are also here to have a fish feast?"
Zhang Jingyang squinted his eyes when he saw that Zhou Changlian came directly from the Hanlin Academy. Lord Ning must have picked them up personally. The Ning Mansion was really interested in Zhou Changlian and Zhang Rongchuan.
Zhang Jingyang played with the fan, "What a coincidence. Mr. Ning, you are Lao Wu's biological uncle. I will definitely invite Lao Wu to this full fish banquet. Mr. Ning will be the only one without me."
Ning Xu was speechless. He had no intention of inviting Zhang Jinghong to eat with him, but the second prince said so, so he had no choice but to admit it, "Second prince, please come in."
Zhang Jingyang felt comfortable. Lao Wu helped him. He was reluctant to book a whole fish banquet for a treat. Now he has taken advantage of the whole fish banquet. His luck has been good recently. The whole fish banquet is so luxurious! Lord Ning is so extravagant!
Ning Xu was not in a good mood anymore. He wanted to take this opportunity to communicate more with Rong Chuan. The old man said that this was a preparation for the early relationship, so that the sudden recognition would not be too blunt, but he always felt that the old man had ulterior motives. I pulled him to teach him how to be a father. When I was teaching him, the old man’s eyes were particularly bright!
When they arrived at the box, the second prince and the fifth prince sat down neatly, not to mention feeling very comfortable.
Chang Lian and Rong Chuan felt uncomfortable. There were two more princes, and they suddenly felt that no matter how delicious the food was, they couldn't eat it. They sat down politely.
Ning Xu was heartbroken and signaled to the shopkeeper that it was time to serve the food.
Zhang Jingyang was just eating and drinking, taking the opportunity to find out how good the Ning Mansion and Zhou Mansion were. He was not prepared to speak out and make people uncomfortable. He did not want to challenge Ning Houye's position in his father's heart.
The dishes arrived on the table quickly, with both raw and hot dishes available. The most attractive dish was the fish fillets, which were as thin as cicada wings, and there were not many slices in one plate.
Ning Xu took the public chopsticks and gave Rong Chuan a chopstick, and half of it was gone. "This fish is only available in this season. It's not big. The whole fish can only be sliced into a few pieces. It's special." It’s hard to catch, so eat more.”
Zhang Jingyang and Zhang Jinghong paused with their chopsticks in the air, their eyes focused on Zhang Rongchuan.