Chapter 1705: Pedantic and Hypocritical
In the teahouse, Yuwen did not leave after seeing Miss Wei off. Instead, she stood at the door of the teahouse waiting. After a while, she heard footsteps and turned around to see the awkward smiles of her grandpa and grandma.
Yu Wen raised her eyebrows, "Granddaughter invites grandpa and grandma to dinner?"
Zhulan was caught and quickly calmed down, "No, your grandfather finally got some rest, we are going back home."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and asked, "Do you want to go back home with me?"
Yu Wen touched the handle of the fan and said, "My granddaughter still has things to do."
Zhulan was speechless. Yuwen was lazy. She arranged the work and the dinner in one day. She managed her time well. "Okay, go ahead."
For Zhulan and her husband, it is a rare opportunity to rest and they just want to stay at home. If it were not for their little son, they would lie on the rocking chair, eat fruits and chat at this time.
Yuwen turned and got on the carriage. After the carriage left, Zhou Shuren spoke, "If I remember correctly, the Hanlin Academy is closed today?"
Zhulan: "Oh."
She's already guessed it!
The old couple returned home with Changzhong. Changzhong was puzzled, "Dad and Mom, when did you go out?"
Zhulan, "Your father is bored at home, let's go for a ride in the carriage. Where have you been? Why did you come back so late?"
Changzhong thanked Miss Wei, then Miss Ji, and complained as he walked, "You went to the Prince Qin's mansion to express your gratitude, but you still put the blame on me for saving your life? My son feels bad and I'm running away."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "There is still a follow-up to this matter."
Changzhong was furious. How could he explain it? Many families in the capital wanted to marry their daughters to him, but he didn't think much of it. However, Miss Ji gave him a bad feeling. "My son really died unjustly."
Zhou Shuren was happy. His son was becoming more and more calm. It was rare to see him get so angry. It was obvious that the story his daughter-in-law told had cast a shadow on the child at home. "Okay, Dad will take you fishing."
Changzhong didn't want to think about anything messy anymore. It had been years since his father went fishing with him. "Okay."
Zhulan stared at Zhou Shuren's back as he walked away. Haha, Zhou Shuren is an invisible son-con. He promised to come back to accompany her!
Zhou Shuren paused for a moment, then quickly turned around and walked back, "If you don't accompany us, we won't be able to catch any fish."
Changzhong, "."
I give in. I give in!
At the Wei family, Feng slammed the table in anger, "Are you seeing things?"
"No, my daughter and the county lord saw it with their own eyes."
Feng's brain reacted quickly, "Because the Princess of Qin introduced my daughter and me to the Madam of Marquis Zhou, Ji Rong wants to be friends with you?"
Wei Xinyi nodded. "That should be it. I didn't hear what they said clearly. I only knew that Mr. Zhou left very quickly and Ji Rong looked hurt."
She was feeling uncomfortable because Master Zhou had clearly expressed his intention. If he simply expressed his gratitude and did not send the note to her second brother, she would have been as happy as she was now as upset as she was when she received the note.
Feng said, "The young masters and young ladies of the Zhou family have good reputations. The Zhou family is top-notch in terms of character and education of their children, so Mr. Zhou will not have anything to do with Ji Rong."
After a pause, he continued, "What was the county lord's reaction?"
Wei Xinyi paused, "My daughter thinks the county magistrate is very angry."
Before she met County Lord Anhe, her impression of him was that he was rich and powerful, and was more capable of reincarnation than her. But when she met the county lord today, her intuition told her that he was not someone to be trifled with!
The way the county lord stared at Ji Rong made her feel cold. No wonder Ji Rong was so afraid of the county lord!
Wei Xinyi expressed her feelings to Feng, "If the county lord was simple, he wouldn't be friends with the eldest princess."
Everyone in the capital knows that the eldest princess and the legitimate princess have a good relationship with the head of Anhe County. It is not enough to have status alone, emotional intelligence is also needed!
Feng said again: "Don't think about it, just copy scriptures at home recently."
Wei Xinyi nodded, "Okay."
An hour later, Zhulan ate the fish caught by the father and son, and Yuwen also returned to the Marquis' Mansion. Not only did she return herself, she also brought back a few pots of flowers.
Zhulan, "Did Yuwen buy it herself? Or was it given to her by someone else?"
“It’s a gift.”
Zhulan was silent for a while, "I also think it was a gift."
How can we gamble in this situation? Forget it, call Qingxue to ask.
Qingxue came back quickly, "The county lord helped Master Gu, and Master Gu gave me this as a thank-you gift."
Zhulan waited for Qingxue to leave and said, "You, my granddaughter, went there on time. You manage your time really well."
"You're talking as if she's not your granddaughter."
Zhulan snorted, "I'm going to take a nap."
Zhou Shuren couldn't sleep. He didn't have the habit of taking a nap, so he continued reading the newspaper. Recently, the newspapers have more information about natural disaster prevention, and every issue of the newspaper has been selling well.
The next day, Zhou Shuren attended the morning court. When he felt the emperor's gaze, he did not raise his head!
The emperor snorted in his heart. Marquis Zhou was very leisurely yesterday.
The prince felt his father's gaze again, and his heart was in turmoil. He didn't know what he had done wrong recently, even though he had done his job well!
There was nothing important in today's morning court session, and the Emperor probably didn't want to listen to the ministers' arguments, so he didn't keep the ministers today.
After Wang Ju finished his court session, he asked, "Is your headache better?"
"nature."
Wang Ju confirmed that the old man was pretending to be sick. "How dare you."
"I need to rest, too."
Wang Ju was about to speak when he saw Mr. Luo coming over. He was full of doubts. Zhou Shuren represented innovation, and Mr. Luo was the mainstay of the stubborn faction. He knew very well how much Zhou Shuren disliked Mr. Luo!
Afterwards, Wang Ju was even more dumbfounded. It took her a while to digest what Mr. Luo said. She turned around and looked at Zhou Shuren for confirmation!
The fake smile on Zhou Shuren's face disappeared. "Lord Luo, you are joking. The emperor and I were both in Pinggang at that time. If we talk about saving my life, it is Princess Linxi who should be thanked."
The smile on Mr. Luo's face disappeared, and his face felt burning. Lord Zhou disdained to lie, so it was true, but he also tried to save face, "Ji Rong's entry to Beijing was also thanks to Mr. Zhou's help."
This time he didn't dare to ask for help, leaving himself room for fear of being slapped in the face again.
Zhou Shuren was even more disdainful of the old man. If he cared about Ji Rong at all, he would have understood what happened instead of coming to him subjectively. "Haha."
Mr. Luo couldn't stay any longer, "I have something else to do, so I'll go first."
Yesterday, his daughter-in-law punished Ji Rong, and Ji Rong talked about Master Zhou. He was excited when he heard his son talk about it. He was not stupid and knew that the Marquis Zhou’s mansion was a good match, but he was more happy that Marquis Zhou would ask Ji Rong to marry him for his son. He was finally able to suppress Marquis Zhou!
It turned out that he thought too much and was ridiculed by Marquis Zhou. He lost all his face and was filled with anger. He should not have brought Ji Rong back. The Luo family's reputation was almost ruined because of Ji Rong, and now he had lost his dignity.
Wang Ju looked at Lord Luo's chaotic steps and sneered, "Look at his chaotic steps. Bah, so pedantic and hypocritical."
Zhou Shuren still looked unhappy. He didn't know what Miss Ji had said to the Luo family. However, he cared more about his son's reputation!
(End of this chapter)
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