Chapter 648: Blocking the Way

Chang Lian remembered his parents' words and told them not to be curious and to leave as soon as possible. After giving the instructions, Chang Lian and Rong Chuan got off the carriage. The two of them walked back quickly, followed by the servants and the guards.

There were so many carriages behind us that halfway through the journey, the last one had already turned around and left.

Something happened to the prince, and the soldiers arrived soon.

"Mr. Zhou, where is the carriage from the Zhou residence?"

Chang Lian looked up and was silent for a moment. "Mr. Shen, what a coincidence. As far as I know, this direction doesn't seem to be the direction of Mr. Shen's inn."

Shen Yang explained, "My servant said there's a nice teahouse here, so I came to take a look. Why is Mr. Zhou in such a hurry to leave? Why don't we have a cup of tea together?"

Chang Lian smiled playfully, "No, my mother is waiting for us to have dinner at home, and we are in a hurry to go back home, so we will go first."

Having said that, Chang Lian pulled Rong Chuan away quickly without waiting for Shen Yang to reply.

After the two of them walked a distance, Rong Chuan spoke up, "This servant of Mr. Shen is quite interesting."

Chang Lian continued, "I have seen Master Shen many times, and I have heard him mention his servant more than once. A servant who can influence his master is indeed interesting. Let's go."

Rong Chuan didn't like Master Shen in the first place. If it wasn't for Master Shen today, he wouldn't have said anything. "Yeah."

The second prince arrived with his soldiers at the place where the carriages collided. He looked at the fifth brother who only had a broken head and smiled, "The fifth brother is really blessed with a good life."

If Zhang Jinghong hadn't changed his perspective, he would have definitely believed that it was the Second Prince who did it. Who asked the Emperor to let him follow the Second Prince? But it was when he jumped out that he saw something different. His transformation and the Emperor's improved attitude towards him seemed to be annoying. "Second brother, this is not the time to say sarcastic words."

Zhang Jingyang looked at Lao Wu and felt really different. With his status and position, he was wondering if this person would stand in his way in the future. "Okay, leave this to me. You're injured too, so go back first."

Zhang Jinghong knew in his heart that he would not be able to find out anything, so he got on the prepared carriage. Once inside the carriage, he pressed his forehead, which was painful. Only pain could make him more sober. From his current perspective, he was no longer of any use. He had worked so hard to obtain the identity of a prince, but in the end, there was nothing left but a layer of window paper. Now everyone in the palace knew that he was a fake. What could a fake person do? In order to save himself, he could only be loyal to the emperor.

So he was even more annoyed. Someone wanted to kill him today. If the guards around him had not been replaced by the emperor's men, he would not have just been cut on his forehead today. They were just trying to get rid of him and make way for others!

At Zhou's residence, Zhulan slept for a long time in the morning and could not fall asleep at noon. When she saw Changlian and Rongchuan, she asked, "Where are your carriages?"

Look, the two of them are so tired that they sit on the chairs without moving.

Chang Lian paused for a moment, "Mom, the fifth prince's horse suddenly went crazy and collided with another carriage, so I took Rongchuan off the carriage and walked back."

Zhulan couldn't help but guess the biggest possible scenario. Any accident to anyone on this line would make her nervous, and she couldn't help but look at Rongchuan.

Rong Chuan felt it, "Auntie, don't worry about me, I'm fine."

Zhu Lan retracted her gaze. What she was most concerned about was Rong Chuan. "You must not have eaten on the way back. Eat first and have a good rest when you go back later."

Chang Lian was indeed hungry. It had been a long time since he had walked such a long distance. "Mom, we are going to eat first. You should take a rest too."

Zhulan waited until the two children left, and could not help but spin around on the ground. Fortunately, she came to the capital. If she stayed in Jinzhou to wait for the news, the news would be too delayed. She muttered, "The results will be announced soon."

Mrs. Song counted the days, "Only a few days."

Zhulan had a stomachache. She always felt that the palace examination would be very lively. She really hoped that her guess was wrong, but unfortunately she knew clearly in her heart. Now many things were becoming clearer and clearer. It was a terrible feeling to have to wait and see.

At Lord Yuan's residence, the second son of Yuan and the people that my eldest brother had invited this morning suddenly patted their foreheads and said, "Who did he look like? It turns out he looks a bit like Second Master Ning."

Young Master Yuan was startled, "You are so startled, who do you look like, Second Master Ning?"

The second son of Yuan smiled and said, "Nothing."

There are many people who look alike, and they are just familiar looking. If Second Master Ning was in good health, he could think more about it. But Second Master Ning is in poor health and has only one original wife, so there is nothing to think about.

On the street, the second prince did not find out anything, but the merchant's identity was interesting. He was the prince's man, so there was no need to check. When the Xu family came from Jinzhou, the fifth brother only had a forehead injury, but the eldest son of the Xu family, who was caught unprovoked, had his leg broken.

The second prince realized that he could not find out anything and was unwilling to stay any longer, so he rode away.

Shen Yang had already arrived at the teahouse and was sitting by the window. He heard the waiter calling him and turned around, "What's up?"

The servant smiled and said, "Tea is here, Sir, please have a taste."

The Second Prince's horse happened to pass by. When Shen Yang tasted his snack and continued to look out the window, he could no longer see anything.

The next day, Zhulan felt a little relieved because the prince was in trouble and nothing had been found out. The atmosphere in the capital became much more serious, and the invitations were gone. Everything was quiet this time.

Zhulan was thankful that the Fifth Prince was in trouble, but she felt that a storm was brewing behind the calm.

Zhulan found the letters her grandchildren wrote to her and felt relieved. Now even Minghui can write one or two words. Although the words have fewer strokes, you can still see the little guy's intentions.

Zhulan misses Jinzhou and Zhou Shuren.

In the Jinzhou government office, Zhou Shuren had always been well-informed. This had caused him to become a little depressed, and now he couldn't even muster the energy to work on his case.

Lord Wang, "Sir, what's wrong with you recently?"

He didn't think Zhou Shuren would be concerned about his grades. This was just the announcement of the examination results. Zhou Changlian was not sick, and the adults said he did well, so there shouldn't be any accidents.

Zhou Shuren, "You don't understand, you don't understand."

Lord Wang was speechless. It was the first time he saw Lord Zhou so depressed. "Sir, you have been really unlike yourself these days."

Zhou Shuren said quietly, "You will know in the future."

He felt that his heart was already very strong!

Lord Wang picked up the teacup, poured tea, took a sip and pooh-poohed, saying there was too much tea leaves in this cup!

Zhou Shuren looked at the teapot, "This is the tea I just brewed. Is it not tasty?"

Lord Wang was silent. So Lord Zhou hadn't even had a sip of tea yet, so he gave Lord Zhou a taste of the tea?

"My lord, it's delicious."

Zhou Shuren pointed at himself and asked, "Do I look stupid to you?"

Lord Wang put down his teacup. He is the fool, right?

Time flies and it's the day to announce the results. Chang Lian and Rong Chuan want to go see the results together. Zhu Lan is worried, so she goes with them too.