Chapter 699: Master Ning

Zhou Shuren moved his body and felt much more comfortable. He held Zhulan's hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Massage is strenuous work.

Zhulan, "My life is not hard, but yours is. Let's go, the children are waiting for us!"

"Um."

At the dinner table, Chang Lian and Rong Chuan were chatting. Both of them were in the Hanlin Academy. It was not convenient for them to talk much when they took office, but they did not avoid it when they returned home.

Zhou Shuren sat down, and the two of them stopped. Chang Lian saw that his father was in good spirits, "Dad, today we will serve your favorite dishes."

Zhou Shuren looked at his wife, who must have arranged this. "Well, let's eat."

Chang Lian really wanted to ask his father what the emperor had said to him during his almost entire day in the palace. He was truly curious, but his father wouldn't tell him.

Zhou Shuren ate his meal attentively. He had eaten it in the palace at noon, so no matter how thick-skinned he was, he had to be polite. He only ate until he was 70% full. He was still quite hungry. When Chang Lian stole glances at him from time to time, he pretended not to notice.

When he was in the capital, he often went to the palace to support Chang Lian. If he really told Chang Lian what to do, he was afraid that this kid would be too confident.

Inside the palace, the queen knew that Zhou Shuren was staying in the palace today. After hearing from the emperor that Zhou Shuren would be in the palace recently, the queen was stunned and said, "Then I will wait a little longer to summon Madam Zhou Shuren to the palace."

The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "Well, once the reward is given, it will be more reasonable for you to summon him."

The Queen did not ask further questions, because she knew in her heart that Zhou Shuren must have done something that made the Emperor very happy, so she took the opportunity to reward him some more, and it was natural for Zhou Shuren's wife to enter the palace to thank the Emperor.

The queen was already thinking about what to give as a reward. "Come to think of it, Rongchuan and Zhou Changlian have a pretty good relationship. You gave them some snacks, and you even left a few for Zhou Changlian."

The Emperor had a good impression of Zhou Changlian. "This Third Brother is not called that for nothing. He is quite protective of Rongchuan."

Zhou Changlian was more tactful than Rongchuan, and the Hanlin Academy protected Rongchuan a lot.

The next day, Zhou Shuren went to the palace as usual, while Chang Lian and Rong Chuan arrived at the Hanlin Academy. These acquaintances became more enthusiastic towards them.

Chang Lian and Rong Chuan looked at each other. The capital city is quite big, but news spreads really fast. It's all because Dad has been in the palace and hasn't left for a day. If they knew that Dad had been in the palace again today, well, although they were not low-key before, they must be the most high-profile recently.

Zhou Shuren arrived at the palace. He came according to the time, and then found that there were a few more students today, huh?

The emperor saw through his sons' thoughts. They all came because they had heard the news, as if they did not know how much of a loss they had suffered.

The emperor sneered, "Alright, you have made it very clear, you can leave now."

The second prince, "......."

He reported all the suppressed news just to keep the child alive, but now he has abandoned the child. Bah, he is like throwing away a meat bun. No matter how to describe it, it is not right. Anyway, he has lost a lot!

The third prince was not too disappointed, he just wanted to join in the fun. He was surprised to be able to stay, and if he couldn't stay he still had someone to keep him company!

The Fourth Prince looked at the Crown Prince with the rest of his eyes, and he couldn't suppress the sour feeling in his heart. Forget it, all the good things belong to the Crown Prince!

Zhang Jinghong was simply dragged here. Who dragged him here? The Second Prince. Now he is just the Second Prince's follower!

Zhou Shuren thought that it was not a big deal, the number of trainees remained the same, and with a few more princes, the pressure on him was not that great. He was just afraid that the second, third, and fourth princes would climb up the ladder when they met in the future!

Don't be fooled by the seemingly Buddhist way that several princes are bickering with each other. That's because the emperor is in good health and has a long life, so they are naturally contented at the moment. Plus, there's the fake fifth prince who reminds them all the time that there are still unclear forces. There's a united external enemy, so although they're not united, it's still acceptable.

If you can do it, then haha, I will not be soft-hearted when the time comes.

Zhou Shuren felt tired. Now that he had come to the capital, he knew he couldn't hide away. He might as well delay it for a day. Fortunately, the emperor didn't want him to be involved. He felt that this was partly due to Rongchuan's help.

The second prince and several others left the government hall.

The third prince walked up to the second prince and said, "Brother, you should laugh. This is the imperial palace. Are you dissatisfied with our father or the crown prince?"

Zhang Jingyang stopped and said, "Everything you said is wrong. I am dissatisfied with you. I will tell you to get out now!"

The third prince was stunned. This was the first time he cursed someone and his face turned blue.

The fourth prince still smiled, "Third brother, when you should be mean, it's fun, but when you shouldn't be mean, it's just asking for trouble. You better remember this!"

Having said that, the Fourth Prince left quickly.

Zhang Jinghong reduced his presence and walked away quickly. If he delivered the suppressed news from the Second Prince alone, there must be a reward. This time he did not get the reward and did not stay.

Moreover, Zhang Jinghong knew in his heart that the Second Prince was angry because the Emperor was using this incident to warn several other princes. The Crown Prince was still the Crown Prince, and the Second Prince was not convinced. Of course, he was not convinced when he was a prince before. Why should the Crown Prince be the Crown Prince!

Zhang Jingyang was extremely angry. Lately, his father had only gone to the Queen's bedroom when he went to the harem, and his mother hadn't seen his father for a long time. He couldn't bear to think about him anymore and strode away.

In the afternoon, Chang Lian and Rong Chuan left the Hanlin Academy. Chang Lian said, "Let's not go home yet. The book I ordered has arrived. Let's go around and pick it up before going home."

Rongchuan had no objection, "Okay, I'll go see if there are any books I need."

At this hour, there were not many people in the bookshop. Chang Lian got the book he ordered. This copy was out of stock, so the one he had in his hand was a reprint. Chang Lian looked through it and found no problem with it, so he paid the rest of the money.

Chang Lian walked up to Rong Chuan with the book in his hand. "Which travelogue did you choose?"

Rong Chuan nodded, "Yeah, I think it's quite interesting, so I want to watch more."

Chang Lian picked up the book at hand. The books here were all travel notes. Chang Lian had no interest in them, so he put them down after reading them.

Rongchuan quickly made his choice and paid the money, "Third brother, let's go!"

"good."

The two men left the bookshop. Chang Lian got on the carriage first, and Rong Chuan got on later. Chang Lian didn't hold the book in his hand firmly and it fell to the ground. Rong Chuan squatted down and picked it up, then got on the carriage.

Master Ning saw it all and was stunned. When he came to his senses, the carriage in front had already turned around the street. "Hurry, catch up."

Ningxu drank some wine and was just closing his eyes to rest when he heard his second brother shouting. He was startled and sobered up, "Second brother, what happened?"

Second Master Ning had no time to bother with his third brother. He hurriedly pulled the carriage to look outside. Unfortunately, it was difficult to catch up because there were so many people on the street. When he arrived at the street corner, there were many carriages in front of him. The driver was stunned and asked, "Second Master, which one are you chasing?"

Master Ning was only paying attention to his face just now and didn't pay any attention to the carriage. He was also dumbfounded.

Ning Xu's mouth twitched, "Second brother, who are you going to chase after?"

(End of this chapter)