Chapter 1276: Beating

In the Queen's bedroom, the Queen was in a good mood. She was not sad about the concubines' request for reassurance. She had now completely let it go. In the future, there would be more and more women in the harem. No matter how many women there were, she was the real master, the Queen. She had two legitimate sons and only needed to take care of the harem.

The Queen invited Yang here today just to meet Miss Zhou in her capacity as the Queen, to give her some gifts, and to show her goodwill.

The queen held the hand of a girl in each hand, and sighed in her heart that the Zhou family's girls were lucky not to have taken after Master Zhou. "These two girls are good-looking, Madam is blessed."

Zhulan also thought so, "I would like to thank the Queen for the compliment on behalf of my granddaughter."

When the Queen was the Crown Princess, she never paid attention to little girls, but now that she has become the Queen, she has paid more attention to them. Recently, she has seen many young ladies waiting to be married. Some of them are pleasing to her eyes, while others are compatible with her. Although these two granddaughters of the Zhou family have different personalities, they are very calm and composed, which makes them particularly pleasing to the eye.

The Queen signaled the lady-in-waiting to present them as a gift, "These two pairs of hairpins are very suitable for the two girls. Take them quickly."

Yu Shuang and Yu Lu were still nervous, especially when they were pulled by the Empress. Fortunately, their grandmother was there so they made a mistake. They greeted her politely, thanked her, and stepped aside.

The queen admired the two well-behaved girls and said enviously, "I also hope to have a daughter!"

Zhulan replied, "Children are destiny. The Queen likes me so much, I will feel it."

She didn't dare to say directly that she had gotten what she wanted, because what she said might be wrong, so she could only say it vaguely.

The Queen did not care about Yang's ambiguity. She knew her own situation. She was injured. After all, the Emperor did not spend much time in the harem. She understood her husband, an ambitious husband. The harem would not trap her husband, so she felt more at ease.

The empress thought that the princess who was to be married off was a rare beauty. However, the ambitious emperor only cared about the country and threw the beauty aside. Instead, he often stayed overnight in the main palace when he came to the harem.

Half an hour later, Zhulan left with her granddaughter. The queen was particularly approachable today. She only talked about family matters and did not mention the little prince at all!

Zhulan was a little uneasy when she came, but she had already made up her mind when she left. The royal family had not changed their minds.

Halfway out of the palace, she met Concubine Liu's lady-in-waiting, who was there to receive the reward. She thanked her and left quickly with her granddaughter.

After leaving the palace, Yu Shuang opened Concubine Liu's box in her own carriage. "Grandma, look, there are two pairs of bracelets."

Zhulan took the bracelet and the hairpin given by the Queen, "This reward is more valuable than the Queen herself."

Yu Lu asked worriedly, "Is it okay for us to accept the gift?"

Zhulan put the box back, "The reward from Concubine Liu is in the box, and we didn't see it. Okay, don't worry."

As for whether Concubine Liu did it intentionally or unintentionally, it had little impact on them.

Zhulan took the hairpin given by the Empress, "This is what's important. The gift from the Empress, the mother of a country, has a different meaning. It will be respectable when you get married and bring it to your husband's house. It will also have surprising effects at some critical moments. You must keep it properly."

Zhulan motioned to her two granddaughters to put away the things. Yushuang and Yulu, two girls who were about to reach marriage age, already understood everything.

Zhulan thought about her eldest and second grandsons, "Now all three rounds are over. I wonder how Mingyun and Jiangdu fared in the last round?"

It is said that the eldest grandson is really good. He has won two first places in a row and only needs one more to get the third place.

To be honest, when her eldest grandson took the exam, she and Zhou Shuren were prepared that he would also be the second place. They never expected that he would be so amazing.

Yu Lu's lips curled up. Her parents were waiting for a letter from her elder brother. As for her sister who idolized her brother, Yu Lu was very confident, "My elder brother will definitely be the first."

Yu Shuang also nodded, "Yes, big brother is the best."

Ever since the news of my eldest brother's grades came back, my father has been talking about him every day, and even said that the Zhou family is just missing a top scholar.

Well, Jiang Du was ignored by the two sisters. Jiang Du’s grades were not bad either. One was third and the other was second. There was no way because the first was his more powerful cousin.

In the Hanlin Academy, Mingshan finally got to Uncle Changzhi's side, "Uncle, let me make tea for you."

Chang Zhi dodged with the teapot in hand, "If you are here to ask Master Prince, I know nothing."

He really didn't know that these people were still holding on to him. His father really didn't reveal anything at all. He has been annoyed for the past half month.

Mingshan's excited heart suddenly cooled down.

Chang Zhi saw that there was no one around, so he continued, "I think what you should do now is to work hard and strive to get a good job after the three-year assessment, instead of trying to find out about things that are too far away from you. Don't be too ambitious, just look at what's in front of you first."

Mingshan's face turned pale again, "Uncle, I'm not... I..."

Changzhi just didn't want to pay attention to Mingshan, but that didn't mean he couldn't see through people's hearts. He could also teach people a lesson. "The children in the clan are gradually growing up. I heard that there will be a few more scholars this year. That's great."

Mingshan's face turned completely pale this time. He was not the only one. The young men in the clan had risen to prominence. He naturally knew the candidates for this year's examination for the postgraduate entrance examination. Some of them were younger than him, had more potential than him, and had closer relationships with Lord Zhou than he did.

It was praised a lot in recent days, but now it has completely fallen to the ground.

Chang Zhi was disappointed. As long as Mingshan didn't appear in front of him, he thought this young man in the tribe was okay. Unfortunately, he was disappointed.

Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren looked at the article written by the little prince, "What is this?"

The little prince looks better than the emperor. This is what Zhou Shuren discovered after recent observation. A good-looking child who looks at you with admiration and is also the crown prince of the current dynasty. Well, this is how Zhou Shuren was deceived.

The young prince held up the article and said, "I had a few arguments with the emperor yesterday. He asked me to write my thoughts. I have finished writing it, so I would like to ask Master Zhou to take a look at it."

Zhou Shuren wanted to say that he was busy, his eyes fell on the table, well, the efficiency of the Ministry of Revenue has improved, he has finished what he should be busy with recently, small matters don't fall into his hands, he is really not busy at the moment. Feeling the emperor's gaze, he clicked his tongue twice, what else can he do but take it over.

The little prince blinked his eyes. Grandpa was right. It was wise to make good use of one's advantages. He used to put on a stern face on purpose hoping to look dignified, but now he didn't think so. His young age was also an advantage.

Why did the retired emperor bring the little prince here? In the past, he had no time to teach his grandson, and the same was true for the emperor. Now the emperor is teaching his grandson personally, and his grandson has become a prince. The eldest grandson wants everything to be perfect and to be a prince like the emperor.

This child is under a lot of pressure and has to follow the emperor closely. This is too tiring. He demands too much perfection from himself and limits himself.

So when the retired emperor found out that the little prince was paying special attention to Zhou Shuren, he talked to the emperor and then naturally took the little prince out of the palace.

Sure enough, his judgment was correct. Zhou Shuren's unconventional approach was slowly breaking the limitations of the little prince.

Zhou Shuren, "......"

The emperor, please take your gaze away from him! He is panicking!