Chapter 113 What about you? Are you hiding the truth?

Knowing that today was the military examination, He Anding would be busy until very late. Ruan Qinghuan had nothing to do, so he went to the shop in the east of the city first.

The pawnshop owner was calculating his money on an abacus. When he saw Ruan Qinghuan, he immediately came out to greet her and said, "Hello, Madam."

"No need to be polite, Shopkeeper Tong. How is business these days?"

"Madam, the shop has already started. Although we can't expect to make a lot of money every day, if we manage it well, it will definitely get better and better in the future."

Shopkeeper Tong's words were pertinent and Ruan Qinghuan nodded.

As they were talking, the two of them came into the private vault. The originally empty shelves were now filled with a lot of things, including gold and silver utensils, fine ornaments, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, all arranged in different categories and carefully labeled.

It can be seen that Manager Tong put a lot of effort into it.

After walking around, Ruan Qinghuan was about to leave, but when he reached the corner of a shelf, he caught a glimpse of a familiar object out of the corner of his eye.

Large items were placed on the east side of the warehouse. Ruan Xiaoyue turned and walked over, and the first thing she saw was a screen embroidered with gold silk clouds.

To be honest, even if this screen is a good thing, it is nothing to Ruan Qinghuan, who has seen too many good things. The reason why he pays special attention to it is because when Ruan Xiaoyue got married, she received an identical screen as her dowry.

Tong, the shopkeeper, explained, "I bought this screen the day before yesterday. Since the buyer was in a hurry to use the money, I didn't have much trouble bargaining. I only paid 500 taels for it."

Five hundred taels?

This screen is worth at least one thousand taels. Apart from the fact that the entire screen is embroidered on both sides by hand, which is time-consuming and laborious, the entire frame is made of high-quality sandalwood.

Ruan Xiaoyue came behind the screen and found the unique mark of the Ruan family on the right leg. It was not text, but a flower-like pattern. No wonder Tong Zhang didn't notice it when he received the goods.

Seeing Ruan Qinghuan looking at it carefully, Tong the shopkeeper thought there was something wrong with the goods: "Young Madam, is there something wrong with the goods?"

"No, I just thought it was beautiful, so I took a closer look."

Only then did Tong, the shopkeeper, feel relieved.

**

When they returned to the Ruan Mansion, their mother was talking in their grandmother's room. When they saw Ruan Qinghuan coming back, they both smiled.

Zhou Yunzhi knew that the old lady was thinking about Qinghuan, so she gave up her seat next to her and said, "You are finally back. Your grandmother has been talking about you these past two days."

Ruan Qinghuan sat next to her grandmother and said, "It's my fault. I should come back more often to see my mother and grandmother."

When the old lady heard this, she immediately stopped smiling and said sternly, "That won't do. You are now the mistress of the prime minister's mansion. You should put your husband's family first in everything you do. You can't do anything that will cause people to find fault with you."

"Grandma, my mother-in-law is very reasonable. She is not that stingy."

The old lady nodded when she heard this. After spending more than half a year with them, she had a good idea of ​​what kind of people the He family was.

Qinghuan's mother-in-law was broad-minded and friendly, which made her put all the worries about her granddaughter's marriage aside without her realizing it.

"Mother, where is Miss Xu?" Ruan Qinghuan asked this question when she didn't see Qingzhou after returning. Last time, because of Pei Zhan's matter, she hadn't had time to ask about her brother and Miss Xu.

Zhou Yunzhi shook her head: "Don't say that, Miss Xu's personality is similar to Qingzhou's. I could never catch Qingzhou's shadow before, and now I can't catch Miss Xu's shadow either."

"These days, when we called her to eat in the morning, she wasn't there. When she came back at night, she would secretly hide in the kitchen to look for food. One time, the fat lady in the kitchen wanted to make sleeping pills for your grandmother in the middle of the night, but she was almost scared to death when she walked in."

Upon hearing this, Old Lady Ruan smiled and shook her head slightly. This girl is indeed Master Qingzhou's daughter. The two of them have a lot in common.

At first everyone felt a little uncomfortable, but after two days, they felt that the presence of such a girl made the house much more lively.

"Did Qingzhou tell us what happened between the two of them?"

Old Mrs. Ruan shook her head: "Didn't you hear what your mother said? We can't catch a person, so we don't know where to start. Qingzhou, it's time for him to get married. Otherwise, he will always be immature. When will it end?"

Ruan Qinghuan came here today for the matter between the two of them, but he didn't expect to get nothing.

**

The Wuju exam reached its final round and the situation became increasingly intense.

Among the six groups of opponents, only three were left. Ruan Qingzhou stood in the last group, his eyes darting up and down, left and right, but he didn't look in the direction of He'an.

He had pondered for a long time before deciding to take part in the martial arts competition. He knew his parents would not agree, so he just signed up on his own initiative.

Now it was the final round of examinations. As long as he could make it to the end, even if he ranked third, he could enter the Ministry of War.

The emperor's eyes swept over the people on the stage. After layers of selection, it finally came to the final round of examinations, and the winner would soon be known.

The emperor values ​​talents, especially military talents.

He stood up and walked to the edge of the platform. His bright yellow dragon robe exuded a sense of supreme and inviolable majesty. All the officials immediately stood up and waited for the emperor to speak.

After a short pause, the Emperor spoke: "Today's martial arts competition was very exciting. You have all made it to the final round. I hope that in this final round, you can perform at your best and strive to be among the top three."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace. Long live the emperor."

The emperor sat back in his seat, and the final round of competition officially began.

Ji Lingchuan whispered, "I'm afraid you can't hide the fact that your brother-in-law is participating in the military competition. If he makes it to the top three again, he will be assigned to the Ministry of War. How will you explain it to your sister-in-law then?"

He An sighed. It has come to this point. What’s the point of thinking about these things now?

Ruan Qingzhou's kung fu skills are there, and his chances of making it into the top three are very high. He An couldn't help but regret that he had neglected the martial arts because he was too busy with government affairs recently.

He neglected it because martial arts was not his main job, but Ji Lingchuan...

Feeling He'an's cold eyes, Ji Lingchuan cleared his throat: "Hey, tell me, how can this kid be so bold? He actually dared to make a decision without consulting his family. He is really... really lawless."

"He is lawless, and you are hiding the truth?"

"What are you talking about? Yes, Qingzhou likes to go to the military camp recently. He just wants to learn from me when he's free. I never thought that this kid has such great ambitions and wants to become a government official." He chuckled unnaturally and said, "But having said that, this kid really has some skills."

"Really? General Ji didn't even look at the list of candidates for the military examination?"

"I did see it, it's the same every year, I just glanced at it and then just brushed it off, so I didn't realize he had signed up. If I had seen it, I would have told you right away, right?"

There was nothing wrong with this explanation, but it couldn't fool He'an. Ji Lingchuan seemed to be out of tune at ordinary times, but he was never careless when it came to major matters.

The competition in the audience entered a tense stage, and people from each group were eliminated. Just when everyone was watching with excitement, suddenly, a woman in a light blue dress and holding a whip flew up, whipped it out, and rushed straight to the ring...