The next day, it was Zhou Shuren's day off to take a bath, and it happened that Wu Ming arrived in Beijing. He stayed at Zhou's house last night, and after dinner in the morning, Zhou Shuren took Wu Ming to the appointment.
On Zhou Shuren's day off from bathing, he had already made an appointment with Wang Yu for tea early, and Ming Teng's future father-in-law, Mr. Liu, was also with him.
This time he brought Wu Ming with him, firstly to introduce him to Wu Ming, and secondly because he wanted to tell people in the capital that he valued his godson very much.
The teahouse agreed was Zhou Shuren's favorite, and he would not meet Lord Shen this time.
Zhou Shuren and Wu Ming arrived early and ordered some snacks and dried fruits.
Wu Ming opened the window as soon as he entered the box, watching the people coming and going on the street, and watching the vendors selling their goods. Wu Ming was in a daze. He had been away from the capital for too long, and he didn't expect to come to the capital so soon. Then he smiled again.
The shopkeeper had already brought tea in. Zhou Shuren waited for the shopkeeper to go out and asked, "What happy thing did you think of?"
Wu Ming turned his head, stood up and sat down, "Recalling the days when I went to Beijing to take the exam."
Zhou Shuren poured himself tea, "These days go by so fast. Several years have passed in the blink of an eye."
Sometimes he would also reminisce about the time when he first arrived in ancient times and his official career, which were all precious memories in his heart.
Wu Ming curled his lips, "Actually, I saved a lot of money outside the border."
The sister's dowry, the brother's betrothal gift, the house purchased in the capital, this time my own betrothal gift, etc.
Zhou Shuren held up the tea cup and said, "Well done."
Wu Ming felt as if he was chatting with his biological father. He was very comfortable. "I have plans for the future. At present, my two younger brothers are not capable of surviving alone. I am not ready to separate the family, so I want to divide the money in my hands into several shares." , purchased the property separately, and later divided it up and handed it over to Wu Yong and Wu Ting. "
After saying that, Wu Ming felt sad. An eldest brother is like a father. He, the eldest brother, is the father, and his younger siblings have to worry about him. Fortunately, now the pain is over.
Zhou Shuren understood why Wu Ming didn't tell Zhulan. In this boy's heart, he had a higher status, and Wu Ming was an official, so he was more willing to share with him, "Your plan is very good."
Wu Ming didn't ask his godfather to help buy the property. He could handle this small matter by himself.
In the Zhou family, Zhulan has already written a letter to Wu Zhu. Wu Ming said yesterday that he hasn't told Wu Yong anything about his coming to Beijing yet, so Zhulan wrote a letter together.
After the letter was sent away, Zhulan wrote a greeting note. She wanted to go to the Song family in person to discuss the marriage with Liu.
Xue Han has been accompanying her mother, and she will no longer continue to learn piano, chess, calligraphy and painting after the year. "Mom, Brother Wu is getting married, and he needs to prepare the wedding supplies. There are several good shops in the capital. My daughter will write it out for you."
Zhulan didn't rush to order wedding supplies because her daughter was getting married in the winter. She squinted her eyes and said, "Did Rongchuan tell you?"
Xue Han was still a little embarrassed, "Well, he has been carefully selected since the New Year."
Zhu Lan was speechless. Rong Chuan was really anxious. He had chosen it so early, "Okay, give it to me later. I will go and have a look after discussing it with the Song family."
Xue Han breathed a sigh of relief. It’s great that my mother didn’t ask any more questions. Since the Chinese New Year, Rong Chuan’s courage has not become stronger, but the messages he has sent have become more diligent. Well, there are also gifts. It has only been a long time since the Chinese New Year. She has prepared new things. The box is almost full.
Zhulan looked at her daughter and blushed for a while, then became angry. She sighed and said, "How youthful." Then she became unhappy. Zhou Shuren took a large sum of money in his hand. He had promised to give her a little surprise, but what happened? !
She hasn't seen a gift yet, let alone a small surprise.
Xuehan raised her head and said, "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Zhulan felt depressed, "Mom is just feeling a little emotional. As I get older, your father pays less and less attention to me."
That's right, Zhulan is unhappy. If she didn't expect it, she wouldn't think about it. The more she thinks about it, the more angry she becomes.
Xuehan, "Huh?"
Zhulan took her daughter's hand and said, "Your father didn't have much money in the past, but he still remembered to give me gifts. What about now?"
Xuehan blinked, so she cheated on her biological father? If she didn't mention Rong Chuan, her mother wouldn't think of her father. Xuehan thought about her sisters-in-law. Every time Rong Chuan gave a gift, the sisters-in-law would talk about it, and then the brothers would all have a sad face.
At the teahouse, Wang Ju and Master Liu Liu Jing arrived. Zhou Shuren introduced, "My godson Wu Ming, who was the number one scholar back then, has now joined the Ministry of Rites."
Wang Ju has always been very optimistic about Wu Ming, and said to Wu Ming: "Your godfather and I have talked about you a lot. We have met today, no, yesterday."
Wu Ming knew a lot about his godfather, who would not say much. His two younger brothers met with Wu Ming. Mr. Wang was not only an in-law of the Zhou family, but also a friend of his godfather. He was busy greeting him, "I've met Uncle Wang. "
Liu Jing felt relieved. His daughter was engaged to be Zhou Shuren's grandson. He was a generation younger than Wang Yu. He felt depressed but still had a smile on his face. "It's amazing that you can go to Beijing at your age. There are so many talented people now. We are the seniors of this generation." ”
Zhou Shuren responded: "You should be happy that talents are emerging in large numbers, one generation after another. Only when the country is stable and strong can our descendants prosper."
Liu Jing loved hearing this. Wasn't it just for his family and descendants that he had come to this day
Wu Ming helped pour the tea. The more Wang Xuan looked at Wu Ming, the more regretful she felt. She said to Zhou Shuren, "Now can we tell which girl Wu Ming is engaged to be?"
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Song family."
There are many powerful people in this capital, and there are also many surnames. People with the surname Song are not necessarily one family. For example, if the surname is Zhao, Qian, Sun, Li, etc., there are several Song families.
Wang Ju asked, "Are you talking about the Song family?"
Zhou Shuren smiled and nodded, "Yeah."
Wang Ju secretly thought to himself, Guaiguai, it turned out to be the Great Song family, and the Tao family was no match. The Song family was the real power. Now he looked at Wu Ming with a different look, but first he wanted to congratulate him, "What a good marriage."
Wu Ming is happy that he has a good marriage. Life is not easy for him, and he has to drag his brothers with him. And who doesn't have ambitions? He does have ambitions. He wants to climb high to see the scenery above.
Liu Jing stroked his beard. He didn't say much and was more willing to listen. He was counting Zhou Shuren's connections after entering Beijing. Unknowingly, Zhou Shuren's connections were already so wide and a bit sour. He had to be careful, but Zhou Shuren could Go forward boldly.
The Zhou family and Zhulan have already received a reply from the Song family. The Song family has been paying attention to Wu Ming. The Song family also knows about Wu Ming's arrival in Beijing. The Song family is also afraid of long nights and dreams when they reply to the post so quickly.
In the palace, the emperor had been standing in front of the window for a while, looking at the bonsai tree with only branches left outside the window. The wind was a bit strong this morning, and now the wind is much stronger, blowing the branches and swaying.
Eunuch Liu used to think that glazed windows were good, making the house bright and allowing the outside scenery to be seen from inside. Now Eunuch Liu wished that the windows were made of paper. He hoped that the emperor would look away from the branches. Suddenly Eunuch Liu stared. His eyes were widened and a cold sweat broke out on his back.