Chapter 716: Need an Identity

Zhou Shuren pressed his forehead and said, "No, it's not easy to find such a candidate."

He had carefully considered the marriages of his granddaughters. He hoped that they would marry into families with good character. In ancient times, it was difficult to find true love, so he tried his best to ensure their future. Of course, as long as he was alive, he would be their support, and this was what he could do for them as a grandfather.

Zhu Lan took Zhou Shuren's clothes and said, "Maybe it's not fate yet. Marriage is also determined by fate."

Zhou Shuren didn't want to think about it anymore, "Yeah."

In the capital, at the imperial palace, the emperor signaled for his men to go down. Ever since the incident with Duke Ning, he had sent more men to the Duke Ning's mansion. He said to the prince, "What do you think about the succession?"

The prince was a little confused, "Father, this still depends on the opinion of Third Uncle. Didn't Third Uncle make it clear that he would not inherit the throne?"

Why is the emperor still asking him?

The emperor smiled and said, "Your grandfather wants to meet Rongchuan, but now we don't recognize Rongchuan anymore."

The emperor didn't say the rest.

The corners of the prince's mouth twitched. He finally understood why his father asked him. Rongchuan looked too much like a person from Ning Mansion. Now no one noticed him hiding in the Hanlin Academy, but as time went by, sooner or later someone would notice him, so Rongchuan needed an identity.

For so many years, he has never seen through his grandfather. He is sure that his father has always had a plan in mind and has been waiting for his grandfather to meet Rongchuan. Now the time has come.

The Crown Prince sympathized with the Ningguo Mansion. From his grandfather to his third uncle, everything was within his father's plan.

The next day, in Jinzhou, Zhulan saw Xue, "You are not just here to see me, are you?"

Xue always came to the Zhou residence when she had something to do, and it looked like she had something to do.

Mrs. Xue wiped her sweat with a handkerchief. The summer came and she disliked going out. "I have been a matchmaker for the past two years. You should have guessed it."

Zhu Lan paused, "Yu Shuang?"

Xue nodded, "I didn't want to come either, but the Wang family owed the Ma family a favor, so I had to come."

The old man said that the Zhou family would not agree to this marriage, and asked her to come to the Zhou Mansion and talk directly so as not to offend anyone. Fortunately, there was a private relationship, so she didn't have too many concerns.

Zhulan recalled the situation of Lord Ma's family. Lord Ma's son seemed to be in the same academy as Mingyun. She wondered why the Ma family must have gone to Zhou Shuren yesterday. She smiled and said, "You and I are not outsiders. I will tell you the truth. My master and I want to have a look at Yushuang's marriage."

Xue smiled and said, "I know, so I just went through the motions and exchanged a favor for it. This favor has been hanging in the air, and we are not at ease. In fact, this favor was paid back with the help of the Zhou family."

Zhulan understood that it was easy to repay money but difficult to repay favors, especially favors in official circles. The Ma family had even used favors, so it seemed they would not give up easily.

At noon, in the academy, Ming Teng looked around before he found Ming Rui. "Why didn't you wait for me to have dinner together? What were you doing?"

Ming Rui was speechless, "Don't mention it. I don't know what was wrong with Mr. Ma. He insisted on inviting me to dinner. I had a hard time getting away from him."

Ming Teng was stunned, "It's reasonable for Master Ma to invite my elder brother, but why would he invite you?"

Mingrui spread his hands, "Who knows?"

Ran Xun hesitated for a moment, then dragged his two friends to a more secluded place, "Maybe I know the reason?"

Mingrui asked, "How do you know?"

Ran Xun was speechless. The young ladies of the Zhou family rarely go out. The two young friends were not sensitive to this. They coughed and said, "It should be that the Ma family wants to marry into the Zhou family. Mingrui, your sister is of the right age."

Mingrui's mouth twitched, "So Mr. Ma wants me to say a few good words when he treats you to dinner?"

Ran Xun cleared his throat and said, "That's the good side of it. As for the bad side, you'd better avoid it. Right, the most important thing is not to mention any news about your sister."

As long as a little information is useful, it can be made into a big article!

Ming Teng realized that he had to get to know his little friend again. "You know a lot!"

Ran Xun touched his head, "The growth environment is different. In the first two years, when the Min family was still there, the eldest brothers were particularly careful, so I was able to educate them."

A few years ago, he would not have dared to be so presumptuous. Ran Xun looked at his little friend. His father and mother had told him to get along well with his little friend.

Mingrui felt a chill on his back, and he had to hide away. His eldest sister was not as good as his second sister, so he should be more careful about this marriage. He just didn't know whether grandpa and grandma would arrange a marriage for his eldest sister!

In the afternoon, Zhulan was reading a book and was surprised to see Mingrui. Several children would do their homework first after school. "Mingrui is here, don't stand there, come in quickly."

Mingrui came to his grandmother and asked, "Grandma, is Master Ma here to propose marriage?"

Zhulan paused holding the fruit, "How did you know?"

Mingrui looked at his grandmother carefully. His grandmother frowned and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his grandmother did not agree. He told her what happened at noon and finally said, "Grandma, the Ma family is calculating too much."

How many preparations are needed!

Zhulan also felt that he was calculating too much, "Stay away from Master Ma in the future."

Mingrui blinked his eyes and said, "Grandma, I'm very good at hiding from people."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Here, these are the fruits I bought today, have some."

Mingrui likes to eat fruits, so he sat on the chair and ate some fruits. After eating a few to satisfy his hunger, he saw his grandmother continue to read. He thought for a while and said, "Grandma, my grandson has improved again in this test."

Zhulan knew about it in the capital, and even bought gifts as rewards for the young guys who had made progress. Now Mingrui mentioned it again, so she had something to say, "And then?"

Mingrui stood up and said, "My grandson doesn't need to rely on me."

Seeing Mingrui's determined look, Zhulan reached out and touched Mingrui's head, "Mingrui has grown up too."

Mingrui felt embarrassed by the compliment, "Grandma, I will try my best."

Zhulan smiled and said, "Grandma believes in Mingrui, don't worry, grandma and your grandfather will find a good family for Yushuang."

Mingrui knew that his grandmother kept her word, so he narrowed his eyes and felt relieved, "Yes."

In the evening, Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to come back and told him about the marriage proposal. She was thinking, "Is there going to be any problem with Master Ma?"

Zhou Shuren, "I don't know about that. The Ma family doesn't dare to take too many actions. However, it's better to be careful and don't get into trouble before going to Beijing."

Zhulan took note of it and said, "Yeah."

Time flies. Tomorrow is the day when the Imperial Academy will be closed. Chang Lian saw Rong Chuan was absent-minded and asked, "Are you still thinking about going to the Duke's Mansion?"

Rong Chuan was not so bold as to go there calmly even though he was obviously related to the Duke's Mansion. "Yeah."

Chang Lian didn't know how to comfort Rong Chuan. He thought for a moment and said, "What is supposed to come will eventually come."

Rong Chuan said quietly, "Originally, my plan was to ride back to Jinzhou."

He has already decided on a gift for Xue Han!

Chang Lian, "......"

Ningguo Mansion, Ning Xu deliberately chose to say this today to avoid being beaten. After he finished speaking, he stared at the old man, "Dad, are you okay?"

Duke Ning had something serious to deal with. If he hadn't been prepared in his heart for Ningxu to hide the serious matter from him, he would definitely not be able to bear it. "You are very good."

Peace of mind, "......"

So, he still has to be beaten!

The thousand words I owe will have to wait until tomorrow. I’m still working on the old ones, and the new ones are still not easy to use... Keyboard, input method... So do I have to learn Wubi again...?

(End of this chapter)