Chapter 1261: Pitting the Grandson

Ming Teng then remembered what he meant, "Brother, I have made a new friend and have been waiting for you to introduce him to me."

Mingyun hit his brother on the head with a book, and then his face became wooden. His brother was obviously smaller than him, but he was almost as tall as him. He glanced at his brother's body and found that he was really strong.

Mingyun took back the book and said, "No, I want to accompany grandma to study. My uncle said that grandma didn't understand a few parts of the article, and my uncle didn't learn them, so he asked me to help."

Ming Teng blinked his eyes, "So uncle had to trick big brother into accompanying grandma so that he could go out with me?"

Mingyun paused, "Is my uncle going with us today?"

Ming Teng nodded, "Yes, I asked my uncle yesterday and he agreed."

Mingyun thought about what his uncle had said to him yesterday and laughed. What was grandma encountering something she didn't understand? His uncle was lying to him.

Ming Teng was in no hurry to leave as he followed his elder brother to the main courtyard. He said as he walked, "This is the first time I've seen you being so easy to deceive. If grandma doesn't understand something, she will definitely ask grandpa. How can you not understand something?"

Mingyun was shocked. Mingteng silently took two steps back and followed carefully, rubbing his arms as he walked. The eldest brother's stern face was really scary.

Zhulan knew the purpose of the two grandsons' visit and said with a smile, "You guys go and have fun. I have an appointment today."

Mingyun, "Grandma, let me stay with you."

Zhulan looked strange, "Do you really want to go with me?"

Mingyun felt that as the eldest grandson, he must accompany his grandmother. "Yes."

Zhulan thought about the fact that her eldest grandson was already engaged, so there was nothing to hide. She smiled and said, "Okay, but don't regret it."

Mingyun has no regrets and only feels that he has done his best to be filial. He likes his grandfather the most in the family, followed by his grandmother.

Ming Teng saw that he couldn't kidnap his elder brother, so he could only say, "Grandma, I'm leaving first."

"Okay, go ahead."

Zhulan waited for Mingteng to leave and added, "You need to behave yourself. Your grandfather has not been in a good mood these past two days."

Ming Teng froze in his tracks as he was about to raise his hand, fearing that his grandfather and great-grandfather would add another master to him!

Zhulan also brought her grandson to the appointment. This time, it was the Empress Dowager who invited her to go to Prince Qi's mansion to watch a play together.

This appointment was temporary and was only delivered early this morning. However, this also shows that no matter how approachable the Queen Mother becomes, she is still the Queen Mother. This was a temporary idea and she did not consider whether Zhulan had other appointments today.

Ming Teng took his uncle to the appointment. Chang Zhong got off the carriage and looked at the plaque of the theater. "Come to watch the theater today?"

Ming Teng nodded, "Yes, my friend is very interested in opera and invited me to watch a play today."

Changzhong didn't think much about it. There were many people in the capital who liked to watch operas, and the theater was also a favorite place for the rich and powerful. He just asked curiously, "Now can you tell me who your new friend is?"

Ming Teng smiled and said, "Uncle will know in a moment."

"You're still keeping it a secret. I want to see what kind of friends you've made."

As he said this, Changzhong looked at his nephew Mingteng as if he were looking at a mountain of gold. Mingteng's nephew's nobility was all bought by his uncle with money. As for why he followed him here, meeting Mingteng's nephew's friends was one reason, but mainly he came here to cheat him out of money.

Entering the theater's box, Changzhong saw a foreigner. Looking at his clothes and the servants behind him, Changzhong knew who he was: Prince Joey who had stayed in the capital.

Joey could speak decent Chinese now. "My friend, you brought your brother with you. I appreciate your trust."

Changzhong's face suddenly turned dark. He was not his younger brother.

Ming Teng felt that the look in his uncle's eyes was somewhat irritating, so he quickly explained, "This is my uncle."

Joey knew who it was and felt a little embarrassed. He knew the people in Mr. Zhou's family, but he had never seen the real person. Then he was happy again, "I have heard of your uncle. It is said that he is a genius and has a master who is the top scholar."

Changzhong smiled, "The prince knows our family very well."

Even his master knew that he had a master. That was enough knowledge.

Joey was very enthusiastic. "I admire Mr. Zhou. In my heart, Mr. Zhou will lead me out of the darkness and bring me to the light."

Changzhong's face was speechless. This foreigner was really strange. Sometimes it was dark, and sometimes it was bright.

At Prince Qi's mansion, Prince Qi is also here today. Prince Qi's mother, Chen, is surprised that Zhulan is here. She only invited the Empress Dowager to take a look and give some advice today. This is her own attempt and she does not intend to show it to outsiders.

Now that Yang was here, Chen was also kind to her. This made the Empress Dowager not treat Yang as an outsider.

The Prince of Qi focused his attention on Zhou Mingyun. He asked him a few questions while walking. Mingyun answered fluently and had his own ideas. The Prince of Qi put his hands behind his back and said, "You are indeed the eldest grandson raised by Lord Zhou himself."

Mingyun would not think that he was overshadowing his own abilities by talking about his grandfather more often. He generously admitted, "I have lived up to my grandfather's teachings."

He was brought up by his grandfather, and his current status is indeed due to his grandfather's training.

King Qi smiled and said, "You are not bad."

But then the King of Qi looked strange, "Did your grandmother bring you here?"

Mingyun pondered and replied, "I have a day off today, so I came here to spend more time with grandma."

King Qi smiled. It seemed that Lord Zhou's wife was planning to trick her grandson. This bad taste was really like Lord Zhou.

When Mingyun arrived at the set up tent, he still didn't notice anything wrong. He thought he was coming to Prince Qi's mansion to watch a play. He was impressed by how powerful his grandmother was and how she had already broken into the dowager concubine's circle.

Just as the music started and the plot unfolded, Mingyun's face became more and more indifferent, and he finally understood the weirdness in his grandmother's and Prince Qi's eyes.

The most important thing is that grandma didn’t tell him that he saw the shadow of grandpa in her. What a traitor!

Zhulan watched halfway through and complained that the story had abrupt twists and turns, the only highlight was the sad music, and the plot was incoherent, relying entirely on the music to make up for it. So when she finished watching the rest of the movie, she had finished all the fruit on the table.

The Queen Mother thought Chen's own creations would be outstanding, but now she is a little disappointed. She can find a lot of problems with them.

Princess Qi was already holding up a fan to hide her smile. Her mother-in-law's concubine was also a talented woman, but not everyone could make up a story, especially a tragedy. The current result was achieved with the help of the prince.

Princess Qi thought of this and looked at the King of Qi dimly. The King had no experience in tragedy, but the King of Qi had plenty of experience in marrying beauties.

The Prince of Qi felt uncomfortable being watched, he also had his own tragedy, and now he was in a big shadow. He had not taken in any beauties since he was stopped by his father. It was just his tragedy that he told his mother, and when it was really acted out it would become a comedy.

In the imperial palace, Zhou Shuren had been staying there since the court session ended, waiting for the emperor to implement certain policies. The study had drawn up the rules, and Zhou Shuren and several other adults could finally leave.

In fact, since becoming the Shangshu and entering the center of power, Zhou Shuren no longer had to personally monitor the Ministry of Revenue, but he had more responsibilities in government affairs.

Zhou Shuren felt that today's efficiency was quite good. Looking at Rongchuan, he felt that this prince was becoming more and more prestigious. Moreover, Rongchuan had made a very good plan for the promotion of the court's policies for next year.

Zhou Shuren was about to follow him out the door when Eunuch Zhang said, "Master Zhou, please stay."

(End of this chapter)