Chapter 1826 Good Luck

The Zhou Marquis Mansion and the Shao Family are engaged. Shao Ting feels more relaxed and shy when she comes to the mansion again, but Shao Ting has to come because Zhulan needs to rest, so Jiang Ling and Shao Ting, whom she has trained, have to take over the school.

Jiang Ling did not accompany Shao Ting to the Marquis' Mansion. She needed to stay in the academy, so Shao Ting had to come to the Marquis' Mansion alone.

After the engagement, Shao Ting came to visit for the first time. Zhulan felt different when she saw Shao Ting again, as she was half a family member now. Liu Jia got the news and came to the main courtyard.

Zhu Lan had already finished talking to Shao Ting, and said to Liu Jia, "I was just about to call you, and you came over."

Liu Jia smiled and said, "Last time we met, Miss Shao and I didn't have a chance to talk. This time, we must have a good chat."

Shao Ting hurriedly stood up to greet him. Even though they were engaged, she couldn't abandon her courtesy. "Meet the Madam."

Liu Jia came over and said, "That's too formal."

Shao Ting smiled and said, "Etiquette cannot be abandoned."

After Zhou Houfu revealed his intention, the female officials of the academy got the news and taught Shao Ting etiquette in private. Jiang Ling also trained Shao Ting on how to manage the household. Although she was not as smart as the official lady who had been studying since childhood, Shao Ting had learned most of it.

Liu Jia said to her grandmother, "Grandma, I will accompany you to the college in the future."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Okay."

Zhulan was happy when Liu Jia took the initiative to show her goodwill. There would be fewer troubles at home if the grandchildren and their wives got along well with each other.

Liu Jia has changed a lot since she became the wife of Marquis Rong'an. It is difficult to tell her background now. In order not to bring shame to the Rong family, Mingteng and his wife have never stopped studying. Zhulan is more and more satisfied with Liu Jia, her granddaughter-in-law.

Zhulan watched the two chatting, her eyes fell on Shao Ting's clothes. She didn't notice it just now because they were talking about something, but now she saw that Shao Ting's clothes had changed, first of all, the material of the clothes, and secondly, the jewelry she wore.

Zhulan smiled. The more Shao Ting paid attention to her appearance, the more it showed that she was protecting the reputation of the Marquis' Mansion.

He felt sad in his heart. Jiang Ling's family had not suffered any misfortune. Given Jiang Ling's character and background, how could she marry Shao Xun?

After half an hour, Liu Jia saw Shao Ting off. Before she reached the gate of the mansion, she saw Ming Hui coming back. She said to Shao Ting in a teasing tone, "I told you that Ming Hui would definitely come back after receiving the letter."

Shao Ting blushed and couldn't help but steal a glance at Minghui. Liu Jia smiled, let go of her hand, nodded to Minghui, and then left with the maids and the old woman. She wanted to go back and have a good talk with her mother-in-law.

Minghui and Mingrui went to the embassy to study and almost missed Shao Ting's visit. "Why didn't you let me know in advance?"

Shao Ting was embarrassed and said, "If you are busy, do your own thing first."

Minghui asked, "Don't you want me to send you off?"

Shao Ting stared. This man was getting more and more outrageous. "I came here by carriage."

Minghui smiled and said, "I'll take you there."

Shao Ting did not refuse this time. She would not ride in a carriage anyway. Looking at the scenery of the mansion and thinking of her dowry, Shao Ting's ears turned red again. "Thank you."

Minghui knew what to thank him for, which was that he knew that he had subsidized the betrothal gift.

In Zhoujia Village, Boss Zhou is very tired because he has to go back to the capital not only to meet his clansmen but also to meet the visitors.

When Boss Zhou came back, he didn't see his younger brother, but only saw his youngest son eating a snack. "Look at you, you are so fat, yet you are eating such a sweet snack."

Ming Jing was guarding a plate of snacks, "Dad, my son's physique is like mom's. No matter how fat I get, I won't get too fat."

On the contrary, it was very difficult to lose weight. After confirming it several times, he felt more at ease eating and drinking.

Boss Zhou sat down and asked, "Where are your uncle and Ming Feng?"

Ming Jing didn't sit still this time, she just smiled innocently at her father, "My uncle went to the clan school to give lectures, Ming Feng, who loves to study, also went with him."

Boss Zhou felt his hands itching, looked around but didn't see the stick, so he took a deep breath and asked, "Why don't you go?"

In fact, they should have returned to Beijing a long time ago, but they were delayed for a few days because of my younger brother's lectures.

Ming Jing felt that she couldn't keep her snack today, so she slowly moved towards the door, "Well, you know my ambition."

After saying that, Ming Jing ran out. He wanted to go to the clan school to seek shelter from his uncle.

Mr. Zhou slammed the table in anger. Even though he had no hope for his younger son, he still got angry every time he saw that he was not making progress!

Clan studies, Changzhong gave a lecture to the clan members today, and he did not only talk about the eight-legged essay. Even though Changzhong did not pass the imperial examination, he was still very trusted by the clan members, and now they admire him even more. Changzhong will also talk about the changes in the imperial court in his lecture.

He talked about the changes that the people knew about, and asked questions at some points.

Everyone in the clan wished that Changzhong would not leave, but unfortunately they couldn't, so they could only try their best to remember what Changzhong said.

Chang Zhong grew up in the capital and listened to his father and brothers talk about state affairs. His analysis was very accurate, and this analysis could not be measured in terms of money.

It was already dark when Changzhong returned home. Even though he drank water from time to time, his throat still felt a little uncomfortable.

Boss Zhou felt so distressed, "Have a good rest tomorrow and don't go."

Chang Zhong shook his head and said, "We will set off the day after tomorrow, not even the last day."

Boss Zhou was proud of his younger brother's achievements. His younger brother could now leave his name in the future generations, so he, as the elder brother, had gotten a great advantage. People in the future would know about his younger brother and he would definitely understand the family background. Thinking of this, Boss Zhou felt very happy.

The next day, Zhou Shuren attended the morning court. Ever since he personally wrote a note to invite his colleagues who were at odds with him, these people had been displeased with him.

Zhou Shuren didn't think it hurt his eyes. The more unhappy they were, the happier he was.

This morning we talked about several developed seaports. The previously uninhabited areas have become popular places. With more people and money gathering, more things are happening.

Zhou Shuren glanced at the memorial in the emperor's hand. The emperor had thrown his eldest grandson away. The emperor had not informed him of the news in advance, so he didn't know whether the memorial was written by his eldest grandson.

As they talked, Zhou Shuren felt a vague gaze, and his back straightened. Was she jealous of him again?

Zhou Shuren was very proud. He had laid a solid foundation for the Zhouhou Mansion. As long as the foundation did not collapse, he would not have to worry about his descendants.

After the morning court session ended, Lord Wei came over and asked, "Did the Marquis' eldest grandson send any news back?"

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "No."

Lord Wei was relieved but not well. He did not explain that the emperor had warned in advance. This was a signal to some people that they could handle it with care. His eldest son was in the navy. "Ah, it's not easy to be a father."

Zhou Shuren laughed, "Your two sons are very good."

Lord Wei was delighted by the compliment and it showed on his face, "They are far from your son."

His own son didn’t even get top score in the imperial examination!

Zhou Shuren raised his eyebrows, "Changzhong is also your son-in-law."

Lord Wei was delighted, and the Wei family was also proud of Changzhong's success in the imperial examination. After a while, he wanted to talk about the wedding date, but luckily he was sober enough to shut his mouth, and the woman couldn't speak first.

In the Hanlin Academy, Chang Zhi wanted to look for Gu Sheng, but before he could raise his foot and slap his forehead, Gu Sheng had already been transferred and now worked with Wu Shangheng. Gu Sheng used actual actions to prove that he had no ambitions, and Chang Zhi thought again that this was a good thing.

Especially since Gu Sheng's family was in charge of everything, even the betrothal gifts were well prepared. This guy secretly showed him the list of betrothal gifts, and Chang Zhi was even more satisfied.

As Changzhi was thinking this, Gu Sheng appeared. Changzhi was delighted and said, "I was just thinking about you!"

(End of this chapter)