Xu Di didn't mention this matter after he returned, but Zhang Yukang, Zhang Zhaoci, and Xu Zhi chatted about it for a while. However, Zhang Zhaoci didn't take it to heart. Counting the days, Xu Rao would be back soon. The old lady's health had improved a lot. Once Xu Rao returned, the whole family would go back to the Marquis's residence in the capital. Zhang Zhaoci had been discussing several prescriptions with the old imperial physician these past few days and was figuring out which one would be better.
Two days later, early one morning, the gatekeeper of the estate brought a note to Zhang Zhaoci in the backyard.
Zhang Zhaoci naturally didn't know who sent the invitation. He took the invitation to show the old lady, who looked at it and said, "This Zhou family is the husband's family of Princess Longyu, the eldest brother of the Emperor, Prince Cheng. Princess Longyu is Prince Cheng's only child. The Zhou family she married into is a famous scholarly family. Back then, when the brothers took the imperial examination at the same time, three of them became Jinshi (successful candidates in the highest imperial examinations). Princess Longyu married the third-ranked scholar in that year."
Upon hearing this, Zhang Zhaoci exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, three Jinshi in one go! That must be an incredibly prestigious background!"
The old lady said, "The Zhou family was a famous scholarly family in the previous dynasty. Many of their children were well-educated. In the decades following the previous dynasty, there was war in various places. The Zhou family patriarch led his family back to their old home in the mountains to avoid the disaster. It wasn't until the establishment of this dynasty that they returned to the capital with their people. All the children in the family, regardless of gender, had to study from a young age. Many families liked to marry daughters from the Zhou family so that they could properly educate their children and help them take the imperial examination. It's really strange that the Zhou family suddenly came here to visit."
Zhang Zhaoci said, "Who knows? Let's invite them over first. If we treat them well, we'll know why."
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