Chapter 1139 Palace Examination

Zhulan had already taken off Zhou Shuren's pants, and when she saw his still swollen legs, tears started to fall from her eyes. "Is this what you said?"

It's still swollen. How long have you been kneeling?

Zhou Shuren felt his legs getting cold, and before he knew it his pants were gone. Fortunately, no one was in the room, and seeing his wife crying, he felt bad. "I scared you. Okay, stop crying. Stop crying. I'm really fine. Don't look at the swelling. I'm not hurt."

Zhulan cried, "Why punish you? Aren't you doing a good job? The Ministry of Revenue is well managed. How much money has it raised for the court over the years? If it weren't for your suggestions, would the impact of maritime trade on the market be so small? Where are all those good ideas!"

Zhou Shuren laughed. Oh, she is indeed his daughter-in-law. Look how much she loves him. "Okay, my kneeling is a good thing. It has solved a big problem."

Zhulan's mind was drawn, "What's the big deal?"

Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "The Emperor will not let me be the master of the Emperor's eldest grandson."

Zhulan was still surprised, but looking at her husband's legs, she thought, "You've also suffered a lot."

Zhou Shuren looked at his wife. He also had to tell her to be respectful. His wife liked to watch the show just like him, so he repeated what Mr. Xiao said, "You should also pay attention when you see the Queen or the Crown Princess in the future."

Zhulan was silent. Indeed, they came from the future, an era without imperial power. What was engraved in their bones was not imperial power, but equality for all. "I've made a note of that."

Zhou Shuren said, "Hurry up and give me my pants. I'll change my clothes. The children are waiting for us to have dinner. When they saw me coming back with my legs and feet crippled, they didn't know what to guess."

Indeed, when Zhou Shuren came back with an inconvenient leg, Changyi and the others had already found out from Jianyan what happened and made various guesses.

Chang Yi thought carefully about his father's job. "My father is such a careful person, it can't be the job's fault!"

Chang Zhi frowned. His second brother couldn't guess, and he couldn't guess even more. He glanced at his anxious eldest brother and thought, "Dad looks fine after coming back. It shouldn't be a big deal."

Chang Yi was a little uncertain, "It should be fine."

Changli, the eldest brother Zhou looked at his two younger brothers and still did not speak. He had no contact with the affairs of the court at all.

Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and came out, still smelling of medicine. Fortunately, the smell of medicine in the palace was not too strong. In response to his son's questions, Zhou Shuren said that he was fine.

Changyi felt relieved only after he confirmed that his father was not being perfunctory.

The next morning, Zhulan got up early to check Shuren's legs. Seeing that the swelling had mostly disappeared, she was completely relieved that it was worth her time massaging them for so long last night.

Zhou Shuren felt his daughter-in-law's hand and opened his eyes, "You got up too early."

"I'm worried about your legs. You're not young anymore, and I'm afraid you'll develop a disease and suffer in the next few years."

In order to avoid getting cold legs, Shu Ren has wrapped himself up like a ball every winter in recent years, for fear of suffering when he gets old.

Zhou Shuren looked at his legs by candlelight. "The ointment in the palace is really good. It's almost healed in just one night."

"Move a little, does it still hurt?"

Zhou Shuren stretched his knees and said with a smile, "It's much better now. Don't worry."

Seeing that it was still early, Zhulan hummed and lay down on her side, "Now I can't retreat, I can only go forward step by step."

Zhou Shuren held his wife in his arms and said, "Whether in ancient times or modern times, there are times when we have to do things against our will. Not everything can go smoothly. Now things are pretty good. At least apart from the imperial power, there aren't many people who can bully us."

Zhulan hummed softly, "Sleep a little longer."

"good."

It took two days for Zhou Shuren's leg to be completely healed. Those who were familiar with Zhou Shuren could feel the changes in him during these two days, and Lord Xiao was pleased.

Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was time for the palace examination. Zhou Shuren personally escorted his son and the young men of his family to the palace gate. He left only after the gate was closed.

It was Changzhi’s first time entering the palace. Even though his father and second brother had told him about the layout of the palace, Changzhi still couldn’t help but look around, because this was the imperial palace.

Changzhi stood in the third position and was also the front row in the hall.

With both the Crown Prince and the Emperor present, Chang Zhi calmed down. He was familiar with the Emperor since he was a child, and he was much better than the previous two.

The emperor looked down, this time he was unwilling to walk down, his eyes passed over Liu Song, this was the one the prince was concerned about, and he represented the face of the prince's mansion. This time Liu Song won first place, and the prince was happy.

The emperor turned the beads in his hand, so the prince values ​​Concubine Liu, and she has a son. The emperor paused and turned to look at Zhou Shuren's fourth son.

This person is a proud person, and he has the confidence to be proud. He has personally looked at the examination papers of the Spring Examination. He has read too many books and wants to show a lot, so the key points are not that profound. I hope he can do better in the exam today.

The emperor continued to watch and took a few more glances at Ran Zheng's grandson, Ran Zheng's grandson. The emperor sighed, but from this point of view, the families of the prince's wives and concubines in the backyard were not bad. The prince's wife's family was also on the list, although they were in the last few places.

The prince wanted Liu Song to do well, and if it were not for the purpose of not putting pressure on Liu Song, he would have liked to watch him write.

As time went by, Changzhi's writing became more and more impressive. His father had given him a lot of guidance these days, and had given him many questions tailored to his problems, and the effect was quite good.

At Zhou's house, Zhulan was talking to the daughter of the emperor, "You said the Crown Princess invited you a few days ago?"

Xue Han nodded, "Well, this time it was not as enthusiastic as last time. My daughter also met Concubine Liu and Sister Ran. They talked about today's palace examination. Concubine Liu smiled the happiest and was very proud."

Zhulan thought to herself that it seemed that the Crown Prince must have told the Crown Princess, but she didn't know if the Crown Princess would feel uncomfortable. Then she thought again, with the Emperor backing her up, even if she felt uncomfortable, she would not vent her anger on the Zhou family. Fortunately, the Emperor gave Shu Ren a clear answer when he was punished to kneel last time.

Xue Han whispered, "Concubine Liu is very polite to me."

Zhulan patted the lady's hand, "Don't get involved."

Xue Han said: "My daughter is not stupid, she smiles at everyone anyway."

The crown prince is going to take the throne, and everyone in his foreign family wants to get in the way. Grandpa doesn't even allow Ningyang to be a companion student. She knows very well in her heart that the Ning family must think carefully and not get involved in anything. The royalist party is the most stable.

Xue Han was a little dazed. Unknowingly, she had grown so much and was getting closer and closer to the imperial power.

Zhulan was confident in the daughter she had raised. There was no mother-in-law in this mansion, and the Duke's wife had passed away. The daughter had many contacts and was growing up very fast.

Xue Han asked, "Mom, I heard from my second sister-in-law that her family has come to seek refuge here?"

Zhu Lan nodded, "Last time, your second sister-in-law left some people in the manor, and after the new year, the remaining families came and were all placed in the manor. That was what your second brother wanted."

Xue Han understood, "Second brother wants to keep it under control, so that's fine too."

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