Chapter 1720 Talent

Zhulan met Shao Ting in the main courtyard. Shuren's rest was over today and it was time for her to go to work. The person she wanted to see most was Shao Ting. This little girl had brought her too many surprises.

Before Shao Ting arrived, Zhu Lan saw Ming Hui first and stopped drinking the fruit tea in her hand, "You are wrong!"

Minghui sat down with a smile, "Grandma, what's wrong with my grandson? He's obviously very well behaved."

"Oh!"

Do you think she's blind? This guy is becoming more and more obvious every time!

Minghui quickly stood up and massaged grandma's shoulders. "Grandma, how is the strength?"

"Well, not bad, you have this skill."

Minghui, "He used my father as a training ground."

Zhu Lan chuckled, "You."

This kid is so lively, just like the eldest brother and his wife. Among the eldest wife's sons, Minghui is the bravest. Minghui uses the eldest brother to practice, and the eldest brother must be so happy!

Minghui stared at the door. Through the curtain hanging at the door, he could only see a few little girls standing there.

Zhulan saw a mirror diagonally opposite her, and she groaned inwardly, "Ah."

"What's wrong, grandma?"

Zhulan, "I wanted to see Shao Ting, but Shao Ting couldn't come today."

Minghui paused, "Why do you want to see her?"

Zhu Lan said in a joyful tone, "This girl has been converted to a regular employee. She is being taught well in the academy."

"Really?"

"I thought you knew."

Minghui took a breath and said, "Grandma, I was always at home, how would I know?"

Zhulan said, "Oh, I thought you knew and wanted to ask more. The lady-in-waiting said Shao Ting is very good at teaching."

Shao Ting is very good at improving girls' thinking. When she has no classes, she likes to chat with female students and convey her thoughts. The female official said that she can clearly feel that some female students have changed.

How should I put it? Although the female students are enrolled in school, they are also reminded by their families at home to learn skills well and earn money to save up betrothal gifts for their older brothers. If there are educated children in the family, they should pay dowries to their older brothers. To put it bluntly, many parents invest just to get more returns.

Sometimes she would give ideological classes to the female students, but unfortunately the effect was not very good. These female students had their families brainwashing them every day, so no matter how much she talked, they would be brainwashed by their families again. In addition, she was the dean and the wife of a marquis, and there was a class gap between them, so the children were very afraid of her.

But Shao Ting is different. There is no difference between Shao Ting and them. They are all village girls. Shao Ting has independent thinking since she was young. She is also very talented, as evidenced by the several newly recruited female students.

Qingxue came in at this time, "Miss Shao is here."

"Come in."

Minghui withdrew his hand under his grandmother's gaze and sat back in his seat with a normal expression.

Shao Ting outside the door was very nervous. She had never been to the place where the rich and powerful lived. Ordinary people did not dare to come to such places for fear of colliding with the rich and losing their lives. Yesterday, she heard from the female official that the dean wanted to see her. She thought he was in the academy, but she didn't expect it to be Zhou Hou's Mansion.

As for the Zhouhou Mansion, she didn’t know much about it before. She only knew that it was a place of power and superiority, too far away from them and their siblings.

Things are different now. She gets one or two taels of silver a month after being promoted to a regular employee. Her brother was shocked. She went to the academy secretly without telling her brother. With one or two taels of silver a month, plus what her brother earns from writing letters in his spare time, her brother can take the examination to become a scholar next year.

Shao Ting thought a lot in her mind and looked down at the ground. This was the Zhou Hou Mansion. She walked all the way to the main courtyard, but she only felt that this place was too big and her palms were sweaty.

Qingxue opened the curtain and said, "Miss Shao, the old lady invites you in."

Shao Ting took a deep breath, tensed her back, and whispered, "Thank you, young lady."

Qingxue went to the gate of the mansion to pick up Shao Ting in person. She observed along the way. Miss Shao's performance made her look up to her. Her eyes were bright and she said, "You're welcome."

Zhulan met Shao Ting in the inner room. When Shao Ting came in, her voice finally trembled. This was not a college. The person in front of her was not only the dean, but also the wife of the marquis. "Hello, Madam."

Zhulan signaled the little girls in the room to go out. If there were too many girls, Miss Shao would feel even more uncomfortable. "Don't be nervous. Call me Dean."

Shao Ting raised her head and met the lady's gentle gaze. Her voice became calmer, "Dean."

Zhu Lan gestured for him to sit down and said, "I just wanted to talk to you. How are you doing in the academy recently?"

Shao Ting was stunned for a moment when she saw Master Minghui, but she quickly responded, "I'm fine, thank you for giving me the opportunity, Dean."

"You have to fight for the opportunity yourself. Opportunities come to those who are prepared. You are very good."

Shao Ting was delighted, she received the compliment from the dean. She had never admired a woman in her life before, but later on, she did, and that was the dean of the Women's Management College, who managed it so well. The more she got to know her, the more she wanted to become someone like the dean.

Zhulan said: "I heard from the lady-in-waiting about your performance. Keep working hard. I have high hopes for you."

If this girl is trained well, she will be her right-hand man in the future.

Shao Ting's voice became much higher, "I will definitely not let the dean down."

"Puchi." Minghui couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Shao Ting blushed and felt a little uncomfortable. She grabbed the corner of her clothes nervously because of her rudeness just now.

Zhulan rolled her eyes at Sun Zi, and Minghui said hurriedly, "Sun Zi, shut up."

Shao Ting slowly returned to normal. Zhulan motioned Minghui to take the booklet she had written, which recorded some of her thoughts. Minghui stood up and took it from the bookshelf.

Zhulan took the paper and pen, wrote something and handed it to Shao Ting, "Go back and read it carefully."

Shao Ting was excited and took it as if it were a treasure. "I will read it carefully."

After Shao Ting left, Zhu Lan stopped Sun Zi who was about to run away and said, "Tell me."

Minghui felt a little guilty, "This girl is different, um, she has a lot of ideas."

And he particularly admires his grandmother, hmm, very interesting.

Zhulan recalled several times Minghui had said that some things started out of curiosity. She waved her hand and stopped asking, "Go back."

"Is grandson really gone?"

"Let's go, let's go."

Ming Huizhen left and said to his personal servant standing at the main courtyard door: "I'm back."

The servant smiled and said, "Sir, I will go home tomorrow, what do you think?"

"Go back."

"Thank you, Master."

Today is destined to be a terrified day in the capital. First, Lord Lu was arrested, and many people were imprisoned as a result. The people on the streets are also trembling with fear.

Later, the Duke of Yong'an was called into the palace, and it is said that he was supported by others when he left the palace.

The person who is least fearful now is Zhou Shuren. Even the prince has become much more cautious.

When Zhou Shuren returned home, Steward Ding was particularly attentive, "My Lord, please walk slowly."

Zhou Shuren stopped and asked, "Did you cause trouble?"

"No, I don't dare to do that. I feel at ease when you come back home."

Zhou Shuren understood, "Okay, don't follow me, just go do what you need to do."

"yes."

Steward Ding watched the Marquis leave, and he calmed down. He clicked his tongue twice and said to the servant behind him, "You guys should get busy too."

In the main courtyard, Zhu Lan's first words to Shu Ren were, "Did the Duke of Yong'an's mansion get angry?"

Zhou Shuren said, "Well, the emperor was originally fine after a while of grief, but then Lord Lu's affair was exposed, and the emperor was furious. The emperor was angry about anything that involved the emperor emeritus."

There is no way to hide from the Duke of Yong'an's Mansion. It's like a big light bulb at night. It's hard for the emperor not to notice it!

(End of this chapter)