Chapter 1795: Touching Porcelain

Changzhi became interested and quietly drank tea and eavesdropped. After the flattery was over, Li Xiucai lowered his voice and said, "The master is testing me."

Then there was another round of exclamations. Now everyone knew the examiner's background. If he really caught Lord Zhou's eye, his future would be promising.

Changzhi, "."

Ding Jue quickly picked up the teacup and took a sip to suppress his surprise. He really dares to brag about anything!

Li Xiucai continued, "I still remember the question you asked. It is fate that we live together. How about I tell everyone about it and let us discuss it together?"

The smile on Chang Zhi's face disappeared, especially after someone secretly gave Li Xiucai a purse.

When Mr. Li told the topic, Ding Jue opened his eyes wide and looked at the adult with astonishment in his eyes.

Chang Zhi was writing on the table with his fingertips. Ding Jue saw the words, stood up and left.

This is a corner where not many people pay attention, but Changzhi knows that some people will know the question for tomorrow, but it will not be spread widely.

At this time, Li Xiucai asked again: "Aren't you curious about why I met Mr. Zhou?"

"Why?"

Li Xiucai said proudly: "My Lord likes spices, and my family happens to have the best spices."

Ding Jue heard this when he came back and was filled with anger, especially when he saw someone's understanding look.

After Li Xiucai and others left, Chang Zhi settled the bill and took Ding Jue out of the inn. He did not rush back, but instead went shopping with the crowd.

Ding Jue lowered his voice, "Sir, this is a missed question."

Chang Zhi sneered, "Some people are unwilling to be scapegoats. They want to make the waters more muddy. They are even willing to drag me into it in order to save their lives."

Ding Jue was not worried about the master. He knew the master's arrangements and said, "I have already sent someone to keep an eye on Li Xiucai."

Chang Zhi had a guess as to who was responsible, but it was definitely not Prefect Shi and his men. In the eyes of Prefect Shi and his men, he was like a plague god, and they dared not interfere with him. Moreover, the more they understood him, the more afraid they became. Everyone in the court knew that his father was protecting his people.

Ding Jue added: "Your Excellency is still wise."

Changzhi looked at the sky. It was covered with dark clouds today. Haha, he must return the Qingming Festival to Sichuan Province.

The next day, Ming Teng appeared in the morning court. Lord Rong'an had disappeared for a long time, but he appeared in the court today, well-informed and clear about everything.

The Emperor and the Crown Prince came to court with a smile on their faces. The Emperor smiled and said, "Marquis Rong'an has been guarding the Imperial Manor. The Imperial Manor has been cultivating grain for many years. I will not mention how much manpower and material resources have been invested. I am happy today that all the years of hard work have finally paid off. Marquis Rong'an, please step forward."

Ming Teng worked with farmers in Huangzhuang and often inspected the fields. His skin became much darker. He was tall, and when he stood out in a line, he gave people a sense of oppression.

Ming Teng took out a memorial and handed it over, "Your Majesty, this is the data from the trial fields at the Imperial Manor. It has been compared with last year's data. The grain is stable and can be promoted."

The data on the memorial was very detailed. The imperial estate had invested a lot of manpower in order to optimize grain varieties. The more manpower there was, the more detailed the data was.

The emperor looked at it and handed it to the prince, "Good, cultivating grains will benefit the people. It would be great if father was still alive."

The ministers said, "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences."

The emperor did not want to take credit for his dead father's achievements. "After the autumn harvest, I will announce it to the world. This is the blessing that my father left for the people."

Zhou Shuren thought to himself that the emperor really cared about the retired emperor and was not pretending.

Of course, the emperor did not take credit for such a great achievement, but everyone would say that the emperor is filial.

No matter whether it is the common people or the officials, who doesn't want to follow a principled and wise monarch? Although the emperor did not gain any merit, he gained a good reputation for himself. The better the emperor's reputation, the higher the prestige of the imperial power.

The emperor was truly happy, and there was no one foolish enough to cause trouble today. Someone even hid the prepared memorial.

The emperor added: "Marquis Rong'an has made great contributions in protecting the imperial estate. I will reward him according to his merits."

Ming Teng did not make any pretentious excuses. The emperor asked him to go to the palace just to give him credit. "I thank the emperor for his grace. Long live the emperor."

Zhou Shuren felt the envious gazes, but what was the use of being envious, Ming Teng had already been transferred out.

At Zhou Hou Mansion, Zhu Lan asked the boss, "Have you arranged for the new guard's family?"

Boss Zhou has been busy with this matter in recent days. "It has been arranged. My son has followed your advice and opened a private school to teach the children to read."

Zhu Lan nodded with satisfaction, "Now people with vision know a few words. Only by knowing how to read and understand the truth can we live better in the future."

Zhou Laoda was most touched. Who asked him to go to the village frequently? "My son often goes to the village near the village. Now more and more children in the village are sent to school. In the past, if you asked a child if he knew how to read, he would definitely shake his head. Now, more people nod when asked."

Zhulan was very happy, "Very good."

Zhou Laoda said: "Mom, I am worried about my fourth brother."

When his fourth brother wrote to him about the arrangements for guarding their families, he did not think much about it at the time. But when he met these families recently, he realized that the new batch of guards were all experts, which showed that his fourth brother was in a lot of danger.

Zhulan was also counting the days in her heart, "The autumn examination is about to begin, I hope everything goes well."

Boss Zhou felt uneasy. He couldn't say that he completely understood his brothers, but he could still figure out their personalities to some extent. His fourth brother either ignored everything or caused trouble, and he was really afraid of him.

After talking for a while, Boss Zhou realized something was wrong, "Mom, my second brother is on leave today, so he should come too?"

Normally, my second brother would come and chat with mom on his day off before going to do other things. He has been sitting there for a while, why hasn't my second brother come yet?

Zhu Lan really knew, "During breakfast, your second brother sent a maid over. It was a rare break for him to go out for a walk with Zhao."

Boss Zhou muttered, "They have a really good relationship as a couple."

Zhulan, "You and Li have a good relationship."

Zhou Laoda said: "We quarreled a lot, but my second brother and his wife never quarreled."

This is what he admires most.

Zhulan smiled and said, "You are more lively."

Boss Zhou thought the same and said, "Mom, I'll go get busy first."

The autumn harvest is approaching and he has a lot to do.

Zhulan waited for her eldest son to leave, feeling emotional. A woman with a happy marriage does not look old. The daughters-in-law in the family did not look haggard at all. Since the Zhou family did not allow concubines, the daughters-in-law did not have to worry about the reputation of being shrews. They would only be envied when attending banquets.

In the afternoon, Changyi and his wife came back. Changyi changed his clothes and came to the main courtyard. Zhulan was looking through the roster.

Zhu Lan asked, "What's the matter?"

Chang Yi nodded, "Mother, who do you think my son met today?"

Zhu Lan really couldn't guess, so she asked tentatively, "Second Prince?"

Chang Yi smiled and shook his head, "No, I met Lord Zheng today."

"Zheng Hong, where did you see him?"

Chang Yi had a strange expression on his face. "Mother, when I saw the Earl, he was wearing a plain shirt and trying to scam people."

Zhulan: "Hmm?"

Chang Yi continued, "The person who committed the fraud was actually a scholar. My son thought he was seeing things, so he looked carefully a few times before he confirmed that he was not seeing things."

Zhulan reacted, "Did you deliberately touch someone's car to test their character?"

However, Zheng Hong really worked hard to choose a son-in-law for his daughter.

(End of this chapter)