The next day, at the Zhou family's breakfast, Ming Teng saw his grandfather and widened his eyes, "Grandpa, why didn't you go to court?"
I haven't seen my grandfather for a month, and I'm not used to seeing him suddenly in the morning.
Zhou Shuren was drinking porridge and didn't bother to pay attention to Ming Teng. He talked about the rules of attending court, but the boy didn't listen seriously at all.
Mingyun pulled his brother and said, "Grandpa doesn't have to go to court this month."
Ming Teng just remembered, "Ah, it's already a new month."
Then his face changed again. Wasn't there another test today? He was under a lot of pressure. Mingrui made progress in every test, but he couldn't!
Mingyun handed a bun to his younger brother. Mingteng worked hard, but his talent was not so good. It was already good enough for him to maintain his current grades. But then he thought that with the transfer of some students to the academy, Mingteng's grades would probably decline.
Ming Teng arrived at the academy and studied diligently. Ning Zhao sat in front of Ming Teng and turned around. "Didn't you review last night?"
Ming Teng, "I reviewed what I learned in the last few days, but I have a test today, so I can't remember some of the previous ones clearly. How about you?"
Ning Zhao had just transferred here not long ago. He lowered his voice and said, "I have reviewed. You know I just transferred here. I heard that the test questions in our academy are very difficult."
Ming Teng looked left and right, and saw that everyone was holding a book to review. "My grandfather also said that it is difficult for people of our age, but there is nothing we can do. You can see that there are many talented people in our class, and most of them have family backgrounds. Only by making the free questions more difficult can we widen the gap. Hey, I just hope that I don't fall behind in this test."
Ning Zhao became even more nervous. In his eyes, Ming Teng was already very good, but of course he was not as good as Ming Rui. "I'm going to read a book too."
In Class A, Gu Liufeng was in a good mood. He succeeded in becoming a disciple. This time, his uncle took him there and found him a new master.
Mingyun, "Are you in a good mood?"
Gu Liufeng smiled, "There is good news."
Mingyun said jokingly: "When you are in a good mood, just perform well. Who knows, I may be surpassed by you this time."
Gu Liufeng didn't think so. When Zhou Mingyun first came, he ranked below him, but later he surpassed him. He couldn't compare to Zhou Mingyun. Zhou Mingyun had an uncle who was a Jinshi and a grandfather who was a runner-up to guide him. His vision couldn't compare to Zhou Mingyun's. "I will work hard."
Being unable to compete now does not mean you will be the best in the future. Everyone wants to be the best.
At the Zhou Mansion, Zhulan welcomed the wife of Lord Qi into the yard. Lord Qi, the man who had helped Zhou Shuren speak at the beginning, Qi Bai. Zhulan did not expect that the Ning family would invite the wife of Lord Qi to come with the official media.
This shows the relationship between the Ning family and the Qi family. Zhulan remembered Zhou Shuren's words, that although the younger generations in Lord Qi's family were not outstanding, the Qi family was very harmonious and had good luck with their children.
Liu rarely goes out at her age, and this time she came for the Ning family's sake. "I was also entrusted by the Ning family."
Zhu Lan nodded, "I know everything. Please take a seat, Madam."
Liu shook her head. She was not arrogant and she was not going to say anything more. The two families were just going through the process again. She was just a part of the process. "You're welcome. Take a seat."
Zhulan said, "Ning Mansion had given the news yesterday, but I didn't expect it to be you, Madam. Thank you for your hard work today."
Liu smiled and said, "I am just going through the motions. It is not hard work. Actually, I just asked the master to come and see me. He is very curious about Mr. Zhou."
It's a pity that the younger generation in the family is incompetent and the master is too concerned about his descendants. She has heard the master mention Lord Zhou many times, but she has no chance to meet him.
Zhulan curved her eyes and said, "If there is a chance, Shuren will definitely visit Master Qi."
Liu just listened and didn't take it to heart. These were just polite words. "That's good."
Afterwards, Zhulan handed the horoscopes to the official matchmaker, and only after they matched the horoscopes could they proceed with the next process.
At the Ningguo Mansion, the matchmaker came back. The Duke's wife held the horoscope and said to her daughter-in-law, "When Rongchuan and Miss Zhou got engaged, Rongchuan's horoscope was wrong. This time I'll ask a master to calculate it."
Mrs. Du's smile was a little forced, all because she had just seen the betrothal gift list at her mother-in-law's place, "They look like a good match."
The Duke's wife loved Rongchuan's wife and loved everyone in her family. The more she got to know Zhou Xuehan, the more satisfied she was. She handed the horoscope to the maid and then took the betrothal gifts. Xu'er paid most of Rongchuan's betrothal gifts, and the Ningguo Duke's Mansion paid a small part. Rongchuan's surname had to be changed, so the Duke's Mansion had to pay for it.
If the Duke's wife hadn't heard from the master not to overdo it, she would have wanted to add all the rest in her hand. She sighed and said, "This betrothal gift is still a little small."
Mrs. Du wanted to vomit blood. The betrothal gift that the Ning family gave to Mrs. Du was not even this much. They both married into a high-class family, so why was there such a big gap? She felt uncomfortable, but then she thought of her two daughters-in-law. The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Song, was intervened by her mother-in-law, and given the Song family's status in the capital, the betrothal gift was still very good.
She was unhappy with Song's betrothal gift at the beginning, and now there is Zhou's too.
Lady Ningguo is old and doesn't have much energy to pay attention to her daughter-in-law. Of course, even if she finds that Mrs. Du is unhappy, the old lady won't take it to heart.
In the afternoon, Zhou Shuren came back very early. "Why are you back at this hour?"
Zhou Shuren put the snacks he bought on the table and said, "The prince wants to visit the planning area tomorrow, so I came back early today."
Zhulan took the snack and said, "I mentioned it yesterday and you actually went to buy some."
"I remember every word you said. I waited in line for a while before buying this."
Zhulan felt sweet in her heart. They had been married for several years. Although the Zhou family had many things to worry about, they had never neglected each other.
Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and said, "When I came back, Mingyun and the others were also back. I'll go to the study to check."
"good."
In the study room, Ming Teng held the test paper and grinned, "Not dropping the ranking is a victory!"
Zhou Shuren stepped into the study, "What victory?"
Ming Teng's eyes widened, "Grandpa, why are you at home?"
This is not right, grandpa shouldn't be at home at this time.
"I remember you had a test today. For those of you who came back early, please bring the papers in your hands over."
Ming Teng was unsure in the morning, but now he is very confident. Seeing his elder brother taking his time, he feels a little anxious.
Zhou Shuren took Mingyun's paper and naturally saw the anxiety on Mingteng's face. This child must have done well in the exam. There were very few problems with Mingyun's paper. Except for a few places where the explanations were vague, there was nothing else wrong.
Ming Teng saw his grandfather put down his eldest brother's test paper, and handed it to his grandfather with a grin, "Grandpa, my grandson's grades haven't declined."
Zhou Shuren quickly read it and found the answer was indeed good. "Keep up the good work."
Ming Teng was so happy that he almost jumped up. Now that he had passed the test, he could finally relax for a while.
Mingrui's score dropped one place. Zhou Shuren comforted Mingrui and said, "One test doesn't mean anything. Don't take it too seriously."
These grandsons have different personalities. Mingrui is a sensitive child. This setback has put pressure on him.