Chapter 1694 Unforeseen Disaster

The next day, Zhulan wanted to take her youngest son to a girls' college, but Changzhong left after breakfast. "Did you tell me where you were going?"

Qingxue shook her head, "The young master didn't say."

Zhulan, "Forget it, go to the main room and ask Minghui to come over."

Minghui came over quickly and asked, "Grandma, why did you think of bringing me over?"

"You are the most idle one in the family."

"My dad is also very free."

Zhulan, "Your father has to go to the farm today to take care of some things. He will be back tomorrow."

Minghui really didn't know. He didn't care what his father did. He couldn't leave the mansion anyway. "What happened to the manor?"

"I heard from your father that the fruit trees shipped from the south have arrived, and he wants to oversee their planting."

Minghui said "oh" and showed no interest, "Grandma, shall we go out now?"

"good."

This time, Zhulan came to the college as the dean. The women's college was still one-third unfinished. Zhulan entered the gate to see the completed classrooms, then took a careful look around before leaving the college.

Zhulan wanted to intervene in the renovation but didn't have the power before, but now she has it, so she said to Wang Wei, "Can you help me build a few greenhouses?"

Wang Wei: "We still have a budget, so it's OK."

Zhulan was excited. "After building the greenhouse, will there be any money left?"

Wang Wei asked, "What else would grandma like to add?"

Zhulan took the paper and pen and started drawing. "I need a wall to write on, and a house to build on the vacant land. It needs to be a big house that can be used for exhibitions."

In the future, students' works will be exhibited here, which is of great significance.

She also wants to build a library and let girls learn to write from memory in the future. It will be more meaningful if they write one word at a time.

Seeing that Wang Wei didn't say anything, Zhulan drew what she thought of, "Can you add them all?"

Wang Wei took the blueprint. Grandma didn't ask for too much. "Okay."

Anyway, grandpa will not refuse to give money to the building grandma wants even if it exceeds the budget.

Zhu Lan turned her head and asked, "Where's Ming Hui?"

Wang Wei was also surprised, "He was here just now."

Qingxue went to look for him and came back soon, "Old lady, do you want to go and take a look?"

Zhu Lan said to Wang Wei, "I'll leave this to you. I'll go back after I find Ming Hui."

"Grandma, I'll take you there."

"No, you're busy."

With that, Zhulan led her people away, and Qingxue led the way to find Minghui. They saw Minghui and a servant helping a brother and sister push a firewood cart. There was too much firewood on the cart and it fell into the ditch on the side of the road. The brother and sister were already sweating profusely.

Zhulan signaled the guards to go and help, and when the cart was pushed up, the brother and sister hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

Minghui wiped his sweat with a paddle and said with a smile, "Grandma, why are you here?"

"I'll find you when I'm done here."

The brother and sister thanked them and left. Zhulan asked, "Everyone has left, why are you still staring at them?"

I just asked a question. The brother is fifteen and the sister is thirteen. Both siblings are good-looking and their looks cannot be concealed even when they are wearing coarse clothes.

Minghui retracted his gaze, "The girl just now asked me about the Women's Academy, but her brother interrupted her."

Zhulan: "I think my brother is a student."

"Well, despite his young age, he is already a student."

Zhulan said, "Her brother doesn't let her go to the academy. You are not the type to help. Why are you helping her yourself?"

Minghui smiled and said, "My brother didn't want his sister to earn money to support his studies, so he didn't let his sister go to college. This girl is good at reading and writing."

"You have inquired clearly enough. It's getting late and we should return to the city."

"I'm doing this for the women's college. Sun'er knows there are few women students."

Zhulan felt satisfied, "You are all filial."

The road back to the city was not close, and Zhulan suddenly asked, "You are not young anymore, have you ever thought about what kind of wife you want to marry?"

“I haven’t thought about it.”

"You really haven't thought about it? You have two older brothers who can live an easier life. What do you think of your fourth uncle?"

Minghui laughed out loud, "Will I also marry someone as rich as my fourth aunt?"

"Since you don't have this idea, forget it. I don't care. Tell me when you want to get engaged."

Minghui smiled and said, "Grandma, I don't want to get engaged right now."

He felt that he was still young and there was no need to rush.

As soon as the carriage stopped at the house, Steward Ding hurried forward and said, "Madam, you are back."

"What happened?"

Steward Ding said, "The young master saved the Fourth Prince and got his foot stabbed."

Zhu Lan frowned and hurried to the courtyard, "Why did you save the Fourth Prince?"

It's impossible for him to be assassinated. The capital city is like an iron barrel. Who has the guts to assassinate the legitimate prince?

Steward Ding replied, "I heard from the young master that it was an unexpected disaster. The antique shelf fell over, and the porcelain was shattered all over the floor. The young master pulled the fourth prince out of the way and stepped on the porcelain pieces."

Zhulan raised her voice, "Is the injury serious?"

"The doctor has checked it again. It's a cut and needs a few days of rest."

Zhu Lan finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was so scared that she asked, "Why did the antique shelf fall down? It can't be related to Chang Zhong!"

When an antique shelf falls over, what you hear is not the sound of a bell, but money!

Steward Ding said hurriedly, "It has nothing to do with the Fourth Prince and Young Master, so I said it was an unprovoked disaster."

Zhulan breathed a sigh of relief. It would be too bad to have to pay money for the injury.

As they were talking, they arrived at Changzhong's yard. They heard footsteps in the house. Changzhong stood up on one foot and asked, "Mom, you're back?"

Zhulan immediately noticed her son's tightly wrapped feet and said, "Sit down quickly."

Changzhong sat down obediently, moving his feet, "Mom, the imperial physician and the doctor have checked it out, it's not a big deal."

Zhu Lan glared, "Tell me what happened?"

Changzhong smiled apologetically as he poured tea for his mother. "I had bad luck today. I ran into the daughter of the Duke of Yong'an in the antique shop. I don't know how she started arguing with the daughter of the Luo family, and the antique shelf fell down. The Fourth Prince and I had been hiding, but we didn't expect to be implicated. The gift that the Fourth Prince chose for the Crown Prince was also broken."

He paused and continued, "Fortunately, the shopkeeper did not ask the Fourth Prince to pay for it."

Otherwise the Fourth Prince would cry. He has been particularly short of money recently, and the remaining money is only enough for the Crown Prince to choose a gift.

Zhu Lan was at a loss for words, "Aren't the two families engaged?"

Chang Zhong touched his nose and said, "It was not my son who eavesdropped. The young lady of the Yong'an Duke's Mansion was arrogant and said a few hurtful words. Then she accidentally knocked over the antique shelf without paying attention."

He didn't say anything, but there was a girl there too, and every word she said was on point, and she got him angry even though he wasn't that angry!

Zhulan was curious, "It's the fault of the two girls, who should pay the money?"

Chang Zhong spread his hands and said, "My son didn't know. At that time, my son was injured and the Fourth Prince rushed to take my son to see the doctor."

Zhulan was very curious, so she sent someone to inquire about it. Such a big thing must have spread, and the compensation would be a lot of money. The Yong'an Mansion was not afraid that it would cost the Luo Mansion's life.

Qingxue got the news that the Yong'an Duke's Mansion had lost everything. Zhulan sighed, "There is money."

This time, the whole capital city has realized how much money the Duke of Yong'an's Mansion has. The emperor must be unhappy. Every time they donated money, the Duke's Mansion never said they donated more!

(End of this chapter)