Chapter 653: Loss of composure

The Emperor didn't know what was going on in the Prince's mind, and continued to look back. He knew who was in the front row, and soon it was Shi Qing's turn. He had never interfered with the list of candidates for the imperial examination, and it was considered good that Shi Qing had achieved such a result even though he was sick, and it did not disappoint his expectations.

Then he continued to look back. The emperor was stunned. He stood up with a bit of a big movement. When he saw the prince looking at him, he said, "I will go down and take a walk."

The prince did not miss the astonishment in his father's eyes. Then his father stood up unconsciously. This was the first time in all these years that his father lost his composure. The prince followed his father closely with his eyes.

The emperor controlled his pace, trying his best to appear normal, walking slowly step by step, first circling the entire hall, and then walking in rows.

The emperor finally walked to table number 16 and his eyes fell on the name, Zhang Rongchuan. This name was familiar. He was the boy foster parent of Zhou Shuren's family. Looking at the young man who was writing seriously, they looked alike, too alike. The profile looked even more alike, as if the young man in his memory had come to life, except that one was wearing armor and the other was wearing a scholar's robe.

The emperor's eyes fell on the article again and he read it quickly. Although there was not much written, it made people look forward to the remaining parts.

The emperor stood there and didn't want to move. It felt like he couldn't stay there long enough. He was happy in his heart, a happiness he hadn't felt for a long time.

It was a pity that the emperor could not stay there forever. He walked away in a hurry and turned to the table of Zhou Shuren's third son. When he saw the article, he was impressed. Zhou Shuren was indeed good at teaching his son. He was even more satisfied that Zhou Changlian was not panicked by his arrival. He had a good character.

In the entire hall, the one who knows the emperor best can only be the crown prince. The crown prince looked at the young man, who had a familiar face. He quickly realized that he looked like his second uncle and a little like his grandfather. To be honest, he didn't see his grandfather and uncle very often. His grandfather was in poor health, and his second uncle had a hidden illness and didn't often go out. The entire Ning Mansion was really very low-key.

The prince looked at the boy carefully. He was good-looking and had a friendly feeling. However, these should not be the reason for his father's loss of composure. The prince couldn't understand why his father lost composure like this.

The emperor quickly returned to the throne. He didn't have much time to stay here. He recalled Zhou Shuren's information. He remembered all the information about Zhou Shuren, but there was not much information about this child adoptive husband, so he didn't pay much attention to him.

The emperor thought about it again. It was not a conspiracy. He trusted Zhou Shuren. So how could there be two people who looked so similar in the world? Could there really be reincarnation? Could this be Ning Shao's reincarnation?

Although Rongchuan looked calm on the outside, he was extremely nervous inside. Fortunately, he felt that the emperor was very kind to him, otherwise, he would not be able to bear it. He calmed himself, recalled the draft he had prepared, and continued writing.

Chang Lian stopped writing. He also needed to recover. He did not have the ability of his father. It was already very difficult for him to calm down. This was the emperor, the emperor!

The emperor's mind was in a mess. He should have focused on Shen Yang, but his eyes couldn't help but drift to Zhang Rongchuan. He thought to himself, this child is so good no matter how you look at him. If Ning Shao was a Wen, he would be like this too.

The prince's mind was a little confused. He was increasingly unable to figure out his father. Wasn't his father particularly concerned about the sixth place just now? Why didn't he even look at him now?

The prince is a little confused, so should he think too much?

The emperor withdrew his gaze, finally noticing that the prince was almost looking at him, and also noticing that he had lost his composure. "I am here, so please go back first. There are some documents in the government hall waiting for you to deal with."

The prince lowered his head and said, "I will take my leave."

He had been standing for a long time, which was longer than the time he had stood in court. Although he did not see through his father's thoughts, it was good for him to leave.

The prince left, but before he reached the government palace, he saw his mother in front of the palace. He quickened his pace and asked, "Mother, why are you here?"

The Queen held in her hands the branches she had picked from the garden. "I just came from the garden and I picked some branches and sent them to you."

The prince saw the buds on the branches and took them himself without asking the palace maid to take them. "Son, find a vase and put it in it later."

The Queen asked, "You just came from the palace?"

"Yes, Father asked his son to come back and take care of the folding paper."

The Queen did not ask about government affairs, but casually asked, "I heard that many of the tribute scholars on this list are young?"

The prince spoke to his mother in a more casual manner. "Mother, you seem to be very concerned about this year's tribute scholars?"

The queen smiled and said, "I guess so. I won't bother you any more. I'll go back first."

The Crown Prince respectfully saw his mother off. His father was acting strange today, and his mother was also acting strange. The guess that he had suppressed with great difficulty came up again. The Crown Prince entered the government hall, picked up the folder and did not look inside. He was sure that there must be something about his father and mother that he did not know.

In the capital, at Zhou Mansion, Zhulan kept looking at the time. Her eyes never left the hourglass, and her heart was never at ease. Now she didn't know what the situation was in the palace. However, based on her understanding of the emperor over the years, the emperor was not an impulsive person. He was very suspicious. She didn't know if the emperor had noticed Shen Yang a long time ago.

Zhulan's mind is in a mess, and the emperor's thoughts are hard to guess, so the development of the situation is hard to predict. However, she doesn't care about others, but only cares about Rongchuan. If this is a set trap, Rongchuan is really surprised.

In fact, she and Zhou Shuren had been carefully adapting to the ancient rules since they arrived, but they ended up getting into the biggest trouble early on. It's really unpredictable.

Changzhong came to his mother's side and asked, "Mom, are you feeling unwell?"

Zhulan saw that her son was worried about her, "Mom is fine, I just want to lie down for a while."

If it weren't for the emergency today, she would really like to just think about nothing and sleep till night.

Changzhong didn't believe it. He raised his hand and imitated his mother's previous actions, touching her forehead, "Mom, your forehead is hot. We need to call a doctor."

Zhulan felt her son's hand was cold, "You just came back from outside, your hand is cold, my head is not hot, there is no need to call a doctor."

Changzhong touched his forehead with his hand and grinned, "Yeah."

Zhulan was touched by the cuteness and said, "Let's go play."

Changzhong climbed onto the kang in his slippers, "Son will accompany mother."

Zhulan felt warm in her heart. Her son was also a little bit shy. "Okay."

Jinzhou, Zhou Shuren has given up guessing. At this time, all he can do is to wait for things to come to him. With a bachelor's mentality, his work efficiency has improved a lot.

Zhou Shuren waited until Lord Wang came in, "These are the surveys sent in by the counties. Please take some time to sort them out."

Lord Wang felt that he still liked Lord Zhou from a while ago. Lord Zhou was not focused on official business, so he could have some free time. "Sir, I still have some things to deal with."

Zhou Shuren, "You're not efficient enough."

Wang Ju chuckled, "Sir, there is only one Lord Zhou in Jinzhou Prefecture."

Zhou Shuren, "I will take it as you are complimenting me. Indeed, your efficiency cannot compare with mine."

Wang Ju, "......."

(End of this chapter)