Liu Qi stood beside the table for a while and pointed at it. "You didn't see it, actually. I'm saying that even though you have a stern face like ice every day, your heart is not as cold as ice."
Mingyun put down the book. "You speak as if you know me very well."
"Have you never heard that the person who knows you best is not necessarily your friend, but your opponent. Do you think I know you?"
Mingyun replied calmly, "Don't think you know me well. This will make me misunderstand that you actually want to be friends with me."
Liu Qi raised his chin, "Oh, who wants to be friends with you, waiting for you to cheat me?"
Mingyun was speechless, "I only cheated you once, and you remember it so clearly."
Liu Qi's face darkened. "You want me to cheat you once too? That's easy for you to say. You cheated me of a lot of money at the beginning of the year."
Mingyun picked up the book, and after Liu Qi's intervention, his mood improved a lot and he was able to concentrate on reading.
Gu Liufeng waited for Liu Qi to return to his seat before whispering, "I think he really wants to be friends with you."
Mingyun, "I think so too."
In the palace, the emperor suddenly asked, "You interfered in Ran Lei's case?"
The prince organized his words and said, "Yes, Ran Lei was wronged. Lord Ran Zheng has made many contributions over the years. This time he was wronged."
Your Majesty, "Ran Zheng has had a hard time these years and has made many contributions."
The prince couldn't figure out what his father was thinking, "Father, what about Ran Lei's case?"
In the past few days, he had been playing games with the King of Qi and others. He was not only facing the King of Qi and his three men. He knew most about the rumor that Ran Zheng was going to be sent to an official position. He did not dare to make too many ostentatious moves, for fear of arousing fear from his father. Now he could only remain in a stalemate.
The emperor was silent for a while and then said, "Ran Zheng's wife is the third brother's aunt?"
The prince's heart skipped a beat, "Yes, the Ran family has severed contact with the Qi family."
The emperor did not speak any more, but lowered his head to look at the memorial. The prince waited for a while, as if it was an illusion just now, but his father did speak. The prince pondered his father's words in his heart. His father would not mention Qi for no reason.
The next day, not long after Zhou Shuren arrived at the Ministry of Revenue, he received a message from Director Lei that Ran Lei was injured yesterday. No one knew who injured him, but Ran Lei injured his arm, his right arm.
Zhou Shuren frowned. Originally, he was not in a hurry because of the stalemate. He planned to wait and see. If the problem could not be solved, he would talk about his own way. But now Ran Lei could not wait, especially Ran Lei's arm. If it was not dealt with quickly, Ran Lei would be useless even if he came out.
At the Ran family, Ran Zheng felt dizzy after hearing the news. He almost fainted. He stood on the table for a while before he recovered. He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it."
He had invested too much in his two legitimate sons. To hurt his sons was like cutting out his heart, his arm, or his right arm.
Ran Zheng was filled with hatred in his heart. He hated the people who did it and all those who forced the Ran family.
Qi had fainted. Ran Zheng asked the housekeeper to call a doctor. He tidied his clothes and went out. His son's arm needed treatment, so he couldn't fall down.
The King of Qi scowled when he received the news. The order was not given by him, and neither would the King of Chu. Even if the third brother gave up the Ran family, he would not torture Ran Lei. The fourth brother, the King of Liang, dared to do it, but now they were all testing the prince, and the King of Liang would not act rashly.
The King of Qi tapped the table, thinking of Zhang Yang's name in his mind. He underestimated them. At first he was sure that Zhang Yang was working for the prince. After several attempts, he found out that Zhang Yang had nothing to do with the prince, and the prince's words were also strange. The King of Qi kept repeating to himself, Zhang Yang, Zhang Yang.
The King of Chu had a cold face. No matter whose order it was, he always felt that torturing Ran Lei was torturing him. He and Ran Lei were cousins. He could give up the Ran family and convict Ran Lei, but he would not allow Ran Lei to be touched before conviction.
King Liang found it interesting, really very interesting. He was the fourth child, and his older brothers were too many and too capable, so he didn't have many opportunities. But he liked the current chaotic situation, the more chaotic the better, the greater his chances would be.
At Yaohou Mansion, Yao Wenqi asked, "Is it true that there is no cure for the poison Zhang Yang is suffering from?"
"yes."
Yao Wenqi gestured and he was the only one left in the study room. Yao Wenqi was not happy. From the rumors to the action in prison, it was all Zhang Yang's doing. The only thing he did was to make people listen to Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang's growth was too fast, so fast that he had to confirm whether Zhang Yang was completely poisoned. It turned out that no one could resist the imperial power. The imperial power forced people to grow, and Zhang Yang was the proof of that.
At the Zhou family, Zhulan officially met Ding for the first time. It was also the first time that Ding visited the Zhou family since the Gu family came to Beijing for more than half a year.
Mrs. Ding brought her granddaughter with her. The little girl was only five years old and shrank timidly behind Mrs. Ding. Mrs. Ding said, "This child is a little timid, so I often bring her out to broaden her horizons and hope that she can practice her courage."
Zhulan waved her hand, "She is young, but she is not timid. She will be fine when she is a few years older. Come to grandma, there are delicious fruits here."
Ding naturally knew that she brought the child here just to have more things to say. It was not easy for the Zhou family to accept the invitation, and she didn't want to be embarrassed and not know what to say.
Mrs. Ding pushed her granddaughter. The little girl tilted her head to look at her grandmother. When she saw her grandmother nod, she walked forward to get the fruit. When she got the red fruit, she was so happy that she wanted to run back but stopped and said softly, "Thank you, grandma."
Zhulan said to Ding, "Children like fresh colors. This child didn't forget to say thank you to me. You taught him very well."
Mrs. Ding felt that her granddaughter had made her proud, so she said modestly, "It took me a long time to teach you."
The little girl looked up and felt that what her grandmother said was wrong. She felt her grandmother holding her hand, and then looked down at the fruit.
Zhulan didn't notice that Gu Zhuomin and Wu Ming were both having a hard time in the Ministry of Rites. Wu Ming was better off, at least he had the Song clan and the Zhou family. But Gu Zhuomin wasn't so lucky, so when she received the invitation from the Gu family, she replied, which led to Ding's visit today.
Zhulan gestured, "We bought the fruit this morning. Try it. It tastes great."
Mrs. Ding liked to eat it very much, but her family was in financial difficulty, so she could only buy a few of the fruits brought back from overseas for her children to try. Thinking of her family, Mrs. Ding sighed inwardly. She had not saved anything over the years. Her daughter got married, her son got married, and the family fortune she had saved with great difficulty was almost spent.
Their family spends a lot of money in the capital. The last time Minister Feng's wife celebrated her birthday, she spent a lot of money. They also have to support a large family, so even if they have some assets, they have to be frugal, as their grandchildren are about to get older.
Ding ate one and stopped eating. "My master took the exam for Liu Feng when he was on leave. He said that he couldn't beat Liu Feng that year, and he even asked Liu Feng if he would take the exam for the scholar next year."
Zhu Lan calculated Liu Feng's age and said, "Next year, the child will be sixteen, so he can indeed take the exam."
Mrs. Ding smiled and nodded, "The master has also talked to Liu Feng's uncle, and he said that if the exam goes well next year, he wants Liu Feng to try the provincial exam."