Chapter 1763: Settling Down

Zhulan hadn't been out for a long time. The weather was good and the ground was green. "Good."

Li stood up and said, "I'll go get ready now."

As a result, all the women in the house had to go to the temple, and several carriages from the marquis's mansion left the city.

Zhulan and her group left late, and there were many people in the temple, many of whom were praying for blessings.

Let’s go pray first. Coincidentally, Zhulan saw Wei Xinyi and asked, “Did you come here by yourself?”

Xinyi blushed slightly, "I came here with my sister-in-law. She went to fulfill her vow."

Zhulan was happy to see her future daughter-in-law. Xinyi came to the temple to pray for Changzhong, so she motioned for Xinyi to sit down and talk.

Xinyi fiddled with her handkerchief, "Aunt, has Changzhong sent any letter recently?"

Zhulan smiled and said, "I'm here, so I'll write you a letter too."

Xinyi's ears turned red, and she nodded gently, "Yeah, I talked a lot about the scenery of Zhoujia Village."

He also said that he would take her back someday, and wrote in the letter a lot of interesting things he had seen.

Zhulan felt emotional in her heart that her youngest son was particularly good at flirting. Look at Xinyi's expression, she was completely devoted to her youngest son.

Xinyi's second sister-in-law came to Zhulan after fulfilling her wish, and Zhulan knew that she was pregnant. It can be said that Xinyi's mother was a good mother-in-law. She didn't urge her second daughter-in-law to get pregnant even though she only had one daughter after she got married.

Of the two daughters-in-law of the Wei family, Zhulan likes the eldest daughter-in-law quite a lot. The current one is too gentle in character. If it weren't for the good people of the Feng family, she would only be bullied.

On the way down the mountain and back to Beijing, Li suddenly asked, "Mother, do you think this is the Luo family's carriage?"

Zhulan looked over and said, "It really is."

"The convoy looks like it's moving. Where are they moving to? Aren't the Luo family from Beijing?"

Zhulan saw that the owner had only one carriage and said, "It should be the retired Mr. Luo who moved to the manor."

The old lady of the Luo family has been living in the manor and has not returned. Now that Mr. Luo has retired and followed her to the manor, he probably also wants to hide.

This official who retired in the most shameless way, stayed in his house in the capital and couldn't go out, so he decided to go to the manor to recuperate.

Li was speechless, "It was so hard for the old lady of the Luo family to get some peace and quiet."

Zhulan thought that some things could not be completely cut off by just giving them up.

Li changed the subject and said, "Mother, I have seen the future Second Prince's wife."

"Miss Li?"

"Yeah, I worship Buddha very devoutly."

It's no use for Zhulan to sigh and pray to Buddha. Unless the Li family is powerful, her marriage will still be unhappy.

Chuanzhou, Changzhi finally arrived in Chuanzhou and took out the list given by the emperor, "It's time to get busy."

The servant asked, "Sir, where shall we go first?"

Chang Zhi pointed at the name and said, "Let's go to the state capital first."

He wanted to go to the provincial capital to take a look. He was very curious about the prefect of the provincial capital. He also wanted to inquire about the distribution of the aristocratic families in Sichuan and the situation of the imperial examinations of the aristocratic families. He had a lot of things to find out.

Servants: "According to the current speed, we can reach the state capital today."

Chang Zhi hummed and continued looking at the list. There was blood behind each name. He took a deep breath. This place was too rampant.

The carriage stopped after a while, and the servant asked, "What happened?"

The driver replied, "The two coaches ahead are blocking the road."

The servant got a hint from the master, opened the door and went to the front to inquire about the news. He came back soon and said, "The two families in front are very famous in Chuanzhou. One is the married daughter of the An family who is returning to Chuanzhou City to visit relatives. It is said that someone from the An family has been an official in Beijing. The other is the Shen family. The two families must have been fighting, so they blocked the road.

Changzhi, "Settle down home."

The servant asked, "Does the lord know the An family?"

Changzhi actually knew that among the officials who came to Beijing last year, one was named An. "Check An's family."

My father said that one should judge a person by his younger self. If a married girl from the An family is so arrogant, you can imagine the family style of the An family.

After hearing what was said, the servant got out of the carriage again, whispered a few words to the guard outside, and then stood with the coachman to watch the excitement in front.

In the capital, at the Prince Qin's Mansion, Ze'er frowned, "Dad hasn't found any news about Lu Jiaqing in such a long time."

Rongchuan is not as anxious as his son. "It's not urgent to check it slowly."

Ze'er was a little depressed. This was his first time doing this. "However, I did find out a lot about the An family in Chuanzhou."

"Tell me?"

Ze'er, "The An family is very arrogant in Chuanzhou and has a very bad reputation in the local area."

Rongchuan still didn't have much interest, "Okay, don't think about it, just read the book."

"oh."

I still feel a little unwilling that I haven't found any information about Lu Jiaqing.

Time passed quickly, and soon the county exam was over and the results came out. Changzhong ranked first, and the county magistrate was very happy. He did not let him off easily, and felt that he was worthy of being the son of Marquis Zhou.

Minghui ranked third, which was not bad for him. He had been exposed to resources since he was young, so it would be strange if he did not do well in the exam.

Therefore, the candidates have already opened up a gap before the exam.

Minghui also saw Hu Liang's ranking, "Surprisingly fourth."

Changzhong was not surprised. “From the questions he asked, I could tell that he has solid knowledge.”

Minghui found Hu Liang, who was frowning, obviously dissatisfied with his ranking.

Hu Liang was indeed dissatisfied. He knew clearly the gap between him and Zhou Changzhong. He even failed to pass Zhou Minghui in the exam. In his eyes, Zhou Minghui was a dandy!

Minghui withdrew his gaze and whispered to his uncle: "Uncle, nephew is waiting for you to win the third prize."

Changzhong tapped Minghui's forehead with his fan and said, "Let's go."

Minghui, "The exam is finally over, shall we go for a walk?"

Chang Zhong shook his head. "The county town is so small, there's nothing much to get better. I want to go back and rest."

Minghui added: "Then I'll go around by myself."

"good."

In the capital, Zhulan was very concerned about the two brothers and sisters of the Shao family. Shao Xun and Miss Jiang were engaged, and Minghui did a lot to help Shao Xun. She waited for Jiang Ling to come to the Marquis' Mansion and asked Shao Xun in particular, "How is his review recently?"

Jiang Ling, "Thanks to the book lent to him by Master Minghui, Shao Xun has done a good job in reviewing. He is very confident that he will pass the examination this year."

"That's good."

Jiang Ling thought about it for a while before asking, "I wonder if Master Minghui is doing well?"

Zhu Lan smiled and said, "This kid is very casual. No one feels pressured by exams, but he doesn't."

Jiang Ling knew what was going on and handed over the list in her hand. "This is the list of new students."

Zhulan took it and looked through it. There were more than 20 new female students, five of whom were already married. "You and Shao Ting did a great job."

Jiang Ling, "The college is good, so they are willing to trust us. Shao Ting and I just promoted it and didn't do much."

"Don't be modest. I see all your efforts."

She has already thought about giving bonuses to Shao Ting and Jiang Ling. These two people really deserve the reward.

Not long after Jiang Ling left, Xue Han brought her children back to the Marquis' Mansion.

As soon as Xue Han came in, she sent the maid away, which scared Zhu Lan. "What happened?"

Xue Han said: "Mother, Fourth Brother has already arrived at the capital of Chuanzhou."

Zhulan, "How do you know so much?"

Xue Han looked at her eldest son, and Ze'er replied, "Grandma, I sent someone to check on Lu Jiaqing. Lu Jiaqing treated the An family differently, so I checked on the An family."

Zhu Lan got the point. "The An family is originally from Chuanzhou. Did you happen to meet your fourth uncle during your investigation?"

Ze'er nodded, "The person sent knows my fourth uncle, and my fourth uncle is also at Cha'an's house!"

(End of this chapter)