Chapter 647: Make a prompt decision

In the blink of an eye, it was two days later and the results were getting closer to be announced. In the capital, Chang Lian and Rong Chuan attended the invitation of Mr. Yuan.

After Chang Lian and Rong Chuan left, Zhu Lan looked up the information about Lord Yuan and confirmed that this Lord Yuan had no relationship with the Ning Mansion. Only then did she feel relieved.

God knows, she has been worried these past two days, afraid that something might happen. This is much more annoying than waiting for grades.

Zhulan took out Zhou Shuren's reply again. Zhou Shuren was helpless at this time. He really was related to the Ning family. At this level, she and Zhou Shuren could only let nature take its course.

Zhulan felt relieved, but she was still very upset and had a lot of thoughts about quail. She stopped thinking about it and wanted to sleep a little longer. Once she fell asleep, she would stop thinking about it.

At the Yuan residence, Chang Lian had met the second son of the Yuan family before and they were familiar with each other. When Chang Lian saw the second son of the Yuan family coming towards him, he said embarrassedly, "The carriages were blocked and I am a little late."

The second son of Yuan smiled and said, "It's not too late. Please come in."

Chang Lian walked beside the second son of Yuan and introduced, "This is the half-son of the Zhou family, to whom Rong Chuan and my younger sister are engaged."

Chang Lian would introduce Rongchuan like this whenever he went out with him. He would always mention the engagement first so that he would know more about it, to prevent anyone from targeting Rongchuan. He had heard that many young talents had been targeted in recent days.

The second son of Yuan really didn't pay attention just now, his attention was all on Zhou Changlian. Although Zhou Changlian was the third son of the Zhou family, the eldest and second sons of the Zhou family did not pursue official careers, so the third son Zhou Changlian had a different meaning.

The second young master Yuan looked at Zhang Rongchuan and exclaimed, "This young master looks familiar."

I tried to recall carefully but couldn't remember where I had seen him for a moment. Then I thought that maybe we met face to face in the examination room and I forgot about it for a moment.

Rongchuan became a little absent-minded after hearing this. He didn't know whether the man looked friendly or not. He only knew that he had been daydreaming a lot recently and was quite nervous. Fortunately, the Second Young Master Yuan said something and he stopped paying attention to it.

After entering the yard, there were many people there. Chang Lian saw Shen Yang at a glance. He really didn't want to see Shen Yang more often. It was a pity that Shen Yang was unmarried, had a clean family background, good knowledge, and was not very old. In the eyes of many people, he was a good candidate for son-in-law, and many invitations included Shen Yang.

Shen Yang walked over, "Mr. Zhou San, you are here too."

Second Master Yuan smiled, but he was puzzled in his heart. Shen Yang was really used to getting close to Third Master Zhou. "Stop standing there and talking. Let's go in and talk."

Chang Lian smiled and said, "Master Shen, please come in."

Shen Yang didn't really want to make friends with Zhou Changlian, but he had been smooth sailing since he was a child. He had everything he wanted, but Zhou Changlian kept his distance from him. He felt bad in his heart, thinking that he was just trying to prove himself. He laughed dryly and said, "Please, Mr. Zhou."

Rong Chuan also nodded, and followed him in. He didn't like Shen Yang, he didn't like him from the bottom of his heart. This feeling was inexplicable. In his outlook on life, it was the first time that he disliked someone so much.

Shen Yang also looked down on Zhang Rongchuan, a child foster husband who dressed more elegantly than he did. He just disliked him and nodded coldly.

Inside the palace, Ning Xu arrived at the Zheng Hall. As soon as he entered the hall, he saw that several princes were there. He was silent. He came at the wrong time. Why did Eunuch Liu bring him in?

The emperor waited for Ningxu to greet him and then said, "You haven't been here for a few days."

Ning Xu smiled and said, "I've been a bit busy lately."

The emperor didn't ask any more questions, "Please sit down for a while."

Ning Xu was not polite either, "Yes."

The second prince Zhang Jingyang felt uncomfortable. When had his uncle ever been so casual with his father? Seeing the cordiality in his father's tone, he felt as if he had drunk a bowl of vinegar, and his heart was filled with discomfort.

The third prince lowered his head and said, "Lord Ning is really diligent in coming to the Zheng Palace. His father has been missing him since he didn't come for the past few days. He should not think about him anymore. The more he thinks about him, the more uncomfortable he will be."

The emperor glanced at his sons and said to the second son, "The fifth son will stay by your side from now on. You can teach him more when you have time."

The second prince Zhang Jingyang was stunned, "Father."

The emperor raised his hand and said, "It's settled. All right, you can all go back now."

Several princes left, leaving only the emperor and the prince in the palace. The emperor called Ning Xu twice, and Ning Xu came back to his senses, "I was distracted."

The emperor frowned, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Ning Xu said, "Maybe I haven't rested well recently."

Ever since he met Zhang Rongchuan, he had more dreams at night. Every day he would dream of his elder brother. His elder brother would play with him, teach him martial arts, and also the image of his elder brother being put into a coffin. Every time he woke up from the dream, he would sit up until dawn.

At Zhou's residence, Zhulan woke up and asked dazedly, "What time is it?"

Mrs. Song helped the mistress to get up. "It's almost time for lunch. If you don't wake up, I'll wake you up soon."

Zhulan sat up and wiped her face with a handkerchief to clear her mind, "Have Rongchuan and Changlian returned?"

Mrs. Song, "He hasn't come back yet, but he should be soon."

Zhulan put on her shoes and went downstairs, sitting down and waiting for Mrs. Song to comb her hair. "Where's Changzhong?"

Mrs. Song smiled and said, "The young master is playing in the yard."

Zhu Lan laughed, "He just can't sit still. His energy is a little too high."

Mrs. Song, "All boys are like this. His vigorous energy means that the young master is in good health. You should be happy."

Zhulan was indeed happy. She had always been afraid that as she was a high-school mother, Changzhong would be weak. She and Zhou Shuren were secretly happy for Changzhong's health.

After the hair was done, the little guy came into the house. He took off his hat and was sweating all over. Zhulan quickly wiped his sweat with a handkerchief, "Look, you're almost a little cat."

The boy shook his head and pouted, "Mom, you sleep too much. Why do you sleep so long during the day?"

Zhulan, "Mom wants to relax her mind, so she sleeps longer."

The boy didn't quite understand, "Mom, my son is hungry."

Zhulan smiled and said, "You are still young and carefree. Okay, okay, let's eat."

On the street, Chang Lian and Rong Chuan were riding in a horse-drawn carriage back home. They should have arrived home by lunch time, but the road ahead was blocked because two carriages collided with each other.

Chang Lian motioned for Jianyan to go and have a look. Jianyan came back soon and whispered, "The carriage of the fifth prince and the carriage of a merchant have collided in front."

Chang Lian lowered his voice, "It's not a coincidence!"

Jianyan whispered, "It seems that the Fifth Prince's horse suddenly went crazy and hit the merchant's carriage, and also hit a lot of people in front."

Chang Lian didn't want to delay any longer, "Let's turn the carriage around and take another route."

It's hard to say, "There's a carriage jam behind us, so we can't leave for a while. We can only leave after the traffic is cleared."

Chang Lian frowned and said decisively, "We will get off the carriage and go another way. You follow us and leave the driver to wait."

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