Chapter 1059: Virtuous Wife and Beautiful Concubine

At noon in the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren went out to have lunch with Ran Zheng. "I haven't seen you for a long time. Why do I feel that you have become much younger?"

Ran Zheng raised his hand and touched his beard, then touched his face. "My son left the capital smoothly. I have nothing to worry about. I feel relieved and naturally look younger. On the contrary, you look much older."

Zhou Shuren, ".You came here today just to hurt my heart?"

Ran Zheng drank some wine, "Haha, just kidding, Brother Zhou looks very good."

Zhou Shuren snorted, "You are staying at home now, it's easy for you to go out, let alone come to see me. Tell me, why do you want to treat me to dinner today?"

He doesn't think that because the Crown Prince's position is stable, Ran Zheng is no longer a concern, and the Crown Prince has not succeeded to the throne, Ran Zheng will not take any action.

Ran Zheng touched his nose, feeling a little embarrassed, "You also know my Ran Xun."

Zhou Shuren knew that Ran Xun and Ming Teng were close friends who always hurt each other. They would always hurt each other every day, and if something happened, the other would definitely be the first to help. "Is Ran Xun in trouble?"

Apart from this, he couldn't think of anything else. This guy is a troublemaker. But, isn't he keeping a low profile now?

Ran was about to grab Sun Zi and beat him up, but after looking at the image of Sun Zi in Zhou Shuren's mind, he coughed and said, "This kid has done nothing wrong. He is not young anymore. Your Ming Teng is already engaged. Now, the family has found a marriage for him, but this kid refuses to agree and even secretly ruined the marriage."

Zhou Shuren understood, "You want me to help you find a husband? Then you've got the wrong person. You should ask your wife to find my wife. I'm too busy every day."

Ran Zheng didn't dare to let his wife go to Yang Shuren, fearing that he would be embarrassed, so he decided to test the waters himself, "Well, your granddaughter is not young anymore, right? Shouldn't you hurry up and get her engaged?"

Zhou Shuren, ".Hehe."

It turns out that she was waiting for him here. After taking a look around, she fell in love with his granddaughter. Her hands were itching and she wanted to break Ran Xun's legs. He wondered why Ran Xun came to Zhou's house as soon as he had time. He thought he was looking for Ming Teng, but it turned out that he had other purposes.

Ran Zheng's heart shuddered at the sneer, and he chuckled dryly, "Ran Xun has made a lot of progress."

Zhou Shuren didn't even raise his eyelids. "I only have one granddaughter."

At present, there is only one. He really likes Jiang Miao, a child who is very insightful in reading. Who says that girls are inferior to boys? He thinks it is good no matter how he looks at it. Sometimes when he goes to buy books, he will also bring one for his granddaughter. No, his hands are itchy. He has to go back and deal with Ming Teng first. It's all his fault!

Ran Zheng naturally knew this, and said shamelessly: "You see, our family owes you a great favor. We know each other well, so this is a good thing."

Zhou Shuren sneered, "You really don't understand your grandson? Even someone as busy as me knows your grandson's boast, virtuous wife and beautiful concubines!"

Ran Zheng, "."

He really didn't know. This kid had never said this at home. This time he didn't dare to continue talking. His face was about to be swollen. Everyone knew the family style of the Zhou family. He could only drink the wine dryly, as if the conversation just now was an illusion.

Zhou Shuren curled his lips. Firstly, Ran Xun was really not the candidate for his grandson-in-law in his mind. Secondly, when the crown prince succeeded to the throne in the future, the Ran family's power would surely rise. It would be fine if Concubine Ran did not give birth. What if she gave birth to a prince? He did not want to get more deeply involved. It would be bad to have a close relationship.

Finally, Ran Zheng also had his own thoughts. What was the status of the Jiang family? Although Ran Zheng was not the eldest son of the Ran family's main branch, he was also the legitimate son. The Jiang family was not worthy of him, even with the bonus of the Zhou family.

As Zhou Shuren sipped his wine, Ran Zheng naturally felt relieved. The prince was settled. How could Ran Zheng not fantasize about Concubine Ran giving birth to a prince? This was human nature!

In Zhoujia Village, Changzhi first went to the clan school to communicate with several scholars who were going to take part in the provincial examination this year, and then returned home.

Steward Ding is an elder of the Zhou family and knows his masters very well. "Is the fourth master very happy?"

Changzhi played with his fan, "Gao Xing, you've seen it too, I won't mention the children of the Zhou family, the scholars who took part in the provincial examination this year are all good."

If there are a few more outstanding people in the Zhou family, the whole family will not be supported by only the father.

Steward Ding said, "This is a sign of the prosperity of the Zhou family."

Changzhi returned home briskly and saw his wife standing at the door. "Why did you come out?"

Su Xuan rubbed her shoulders and said, "I came out to see off the elders in the tribe."

Since she returned to her hometown, she has been meeting her clansmen every day, which has forced her to stay at home and not go out.

Changzhi held his wife's hand and said, "You are the county lord. Everyone wants to see you. You have worked hard."

Su Xuan smiled and said, "It's not hard at all, but my hometown doesn't want to be like the capital. Some of the words are quite direct, and I'm still a little uncomfortable with it. By the way, the tribesmen who came back later brought a lot of gifts to greet us, and I returned almost all of them. Our family doesn't lack these."

Apart from not having the love of her parents, she was born into wealth and had seen too many good things. These things were really not in her eyes.

Chang Zhi sighed, "As the family grows, there are more people with ulterior motives, especially those who came back later. They have more experience and ask for more."

"It's natural. Everyone has their own little thoughts. Our house is like gold. Everyone is watching us!"

Changzhi nodded, "So this matter cannot be opened. Like you said, our family is not short of these gifts, and we cannot be looked down upon by our clan members."

Su Xuan curled her lips, "I'm better at socializing than you."

She has been in the family since she was a child and has seen all kinds of situations. Not to mention her own family, her parents-in-law are no different. There is no need to be looked down upon by the clan members because of some gifts.

Changzhi and his wife talked about their tribesmen, and the tribesmen who came back later also talked about them.

The gift Su Xuan brought back was neither taking advantage of others nor too expensive, which made the tribe members think highly of her. Zhou Shuren's branch already had absolute prestige, and now it was even more so.

In the capital, Changzhong looked out the carriage window. It was a rainy day, and a child with his clothes soaked was still standing outside a small private school, listening to the reading aloud inside, and even moving his mouth to repeat silently.

Changzhong looked at it for a while, then lowered the carriage curtain and asked the driver to pass an umbrella over.

Zhu Lan said, "Umbrellas are very expensive. Have you ever thought about whether he can keep his child?"

Changzhong pursed his lips and said, "Mom, isn't it just an umbrella?"

Zhulan took the umbrella from the car and said, "Because my mother likes umbrellas, our umbrellas are not ordinary umbrellas. The materials used are all top-quality. You can't buy this kind of umbrella outside."

She used to like ancient umbrellas. Now that she has status and wealth at home, she likes to tinker with them when she has nothing to do. The umbrellas she uses for her own home are all custom-made, from the umbrella frame to the water-retaining fabric. What's more, the fabric is embroidered with patterns, all of which are embroidered by top embroiderers. Finally, there are pendants, all of which are jade pendants of good quality.

Their umbrellas can no longer be called umbrellas, but works of art, and high-end custom-made ones at that.

(End of this chapter)