Chapter 798: His Face is as Pulled as a Donkey’s

At Zhou's residence, Zhulan saw off the guests. It was already lunchtime. She had talked too much in the morning and felt particularly tired. She had no appetite. "I am really old. I have no energy this morning."

Xue Han looked at the wrinkles at the corners of her mother's eyes and felt sad. "Mom."

Zhulan ate two more bites and couldn't eat any more. "You guys have been busy all morning. Eat and go back to rest."

Having said that, Zhulan stood up and prepared to go back and lie down for a while.

After returning to the house, Zhulan was tired but did not fall asleep. She lay there thinking about Yushuang's marriage. With the changes in the Zhou family, Yushuang, who was unengaged, would become a target. Fortunately, Yudie and Yuyi were still young.

In the main house, Li and her daughter arrived at the courtyard, and Li spoke: "Today, these officials' wives kept staring at Yu Shuang. Fortunately, you got engaged early, otherwise, I really can't handle it. I don't have the ability of your second aunt to play dumb."

Yu Lu couldn't help laughing out loud. Second Aunt was really good at playing dumb. Today, there were so many wives of officials setting traps and tricking people into giving her questions, but Second Aunt managed to get around them all by playing dumb.

Yu Lu sighed again, "I just hope that my elder sister's marriage will go smoothly."

It's not good to have so many people watching, who knows if something bad will happen.

Li said, "It's okay, your grandmother is here!"

Yu Lu smiled again. In the family, mother was definitely the one who trusted grandma the most.

Second house, Zhao used to worry that no one would be interested in her daughter, and she hoped that her daughter would be sought after by hundreds of families. Now, Zhao is very tired and not as relaxed as before. Now there are so many inquiries, and she is afraid instead.

She knew in her heart that these people valued not the character of the young lady, but her status as the granddaughter of the Zhou family and the benefits that the Zhou family could bring.

Zhao was really afraid that her daughter would not marry a good man, so she sighed.

Yu Shuang coaxed her sister to sleep, and then she saw her mother with a worried look on her face. She immediately knew why her mother was worried, "Mom, don't worry. Grandpa and grandma will help her with her daughter's marriage."

Zhao looked at her daughter, who was almost as tall as her sister-in-law. Sometimes, she even forgot her age. "I don't ask for anything else now, I just want you to have a good in-law family."

Yu Shuang blushed slightly, "Mom."

Zhao smiled. It was rare to see this girl being shy. As the eldest granddaughter of the Zhou family, this girl remembered that she was the eldest sister and always set strict standards for herself. As her mother, she almost forgot that a daughter-in-law was still a child.

The Prince suddenly said, "Master Xiao will return to the Ministry of Revenue tomorrow."

Zhou Shuren: "I heard what Lord Qiu said."

The prince smiled and said, "Lord Zhou, I have specially asked for permission from my father."

Zhou Shuren had a bad feeling. The Crown Prince called him as soon as he returned to the Ministry of Revenue. He was muttering something in his heart, and his expression became a little stiff when he heard this.

The prince did not continue to beat around the bush and said, "I request your permission to borrow your presence for a few days until I have completed my six ministries."

Zhou Shuren was very upset, "I have too many things on my hands. Lord Xiao is coming back soon, I will."

The prince interrupted, "Father has already sent someone to inform Lord Xiao, and Lord Xiao has agreed."

Zhou Shuren was speechless, so it was useless for him to struggle. The prince borrowed him to use his eyes to look at the six ministries. The prince should not try to fleece the sheep, as he was almost bald.

It was the first time that the prince saw Lord Zhou showing his emotions, and he felt very comfortable. He patted Lord Zhou on the shoulder and said, "Go to the Ministry of Rites tomorrow, sir. I will send a carriage to pick you up at the palace gate tomorrow."

Zhou Shuren laughed. The Ministry of Rites, why did he think it was so complicated? The Fourth Prince had just gone out on business, and he looked at the Crown Prince. This one was also black-hearted. "Yes."

He estimated that tomorrow, it would be confirmed that he was on the prince's side. The schemes of this father and son were too deep, and he was very tired.

In the afternoon at the Hanlin Academy, Chang Lian was finally able to go home. His ears were buzzing, and he hurried away. Before he could step onto the carriage, he was stopped by Shen Yang.

Chang Lian turned around, very surprised. It was rare to see Shen Yang looking a little embarrassed. "What's the matter?"

Shen Yang blushed and stammered, "I'm old enough to get married."

Chang Lian was speechless, "I'm not your father, what's the point of you telling me?"

But in his heart he thought, Pah, his son can't be so stupid!

Shen Yang glared and gritted his teeth. Zhou Changlian was really bold. He took a deep breath and said, "I heard that Miss Yushuang in your house is unengaged and is about my age. I..."

Chang Lian's face turned completely black. Shen Yang actually dared to talk to him. What's the point of talking about being of similar age? Yu Shuang and Shen Yang were seven years apart. He interrupted him directly, "Shut up. If you dare to mention it again in the future, I'll beat you up, you bastard."

Chang Lian got angry whenever he thought about it. Yu Shuang couldn't marry a stupid man. Even if Shen Yang wasn't a problem, he wouldn't consider Shen Yang. Stupidity would be passed on to the next generation. For the sake of the next generation, this was absolutely not acceptable.

Chang Lian was extremely angry. He glared at Shen Yang fiercely, snorted, and said to the driver, "Let's go."

Shen Yang was startled. No matter how impatient Zhou Changlian was, he had never had a quarrel with anyone. He just glared at him fiercely, as if he wanted to peel off his skin. He was a little scared and even called him dirty. His memory was not wrong. Miss Zhou Yushuang was quite tall and should be quite old.

As for why he asked, the servant was right. He had reached the age to get married, and a good in-law would be of great help. In addition, everyone mentioned today that Zhou Changlian would stay in Beijing in three years because of Lord Zhou. He could not suppress his original thoughts, so he hurried to ask. Thinking of the contempt in Zhou Changlian's eyes, he felt angry. He was also a Hanlin scholar with a bright future.

But when I think of Miss Zhou Jiasun's appearance, I feel a little unwilling. I have remembered her since the last time I saw her.

At Zhou's residence, Chang Lian angrily returned to the courtyard to change into his official uniform. Mrs. Dong was shocked. After being married to her husband for so many years, this was the first time she saw him so angry. "What happened?"

Chang Lian slapped the table. He thought about it all the way in the carriage, and the more he thought about it, the angrier he got. "It was Shen Yang. He dared to think about it and even thought about Yu Shuang. There is such a big age difference between us, how can he have the nerve to say it out loud? Moreover, he said it himself, and he didn't take the Zhou family seriously at all."

He was so angry that he wanted to kill himself. If he had asked a matchmaker about this matter, he would not have been so angry. But someone actually asked him in person. If he was not afraid of making a big fuss, he would have wanted to slap Shen Yang at that time.

Dong was stunned. "He asked you personally?"

Chang Lian hummed, "I think he has become stupid from studying too much."

Mrs. Dong was silent for a moment, "Sir, you must stay away from him in the future, don't let him get infected by your stupidity."

Chang Lian, ".......Yeah."

Zhulan and Zhou Shuren knew it was time for dinner. Chang Lian's face was as sullen as a donkey's, and it was impossible not to notice it. Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were also angry, but mostly speechless. Shen Yang had no elders in the capital, so it shouldn't be difficult to ask an elder, but he had to ask himself. It was really hard to explain.

Zhou Shuren and Zhulan returned to the house. Zhou Shuren said, "Tomorrow I will go to the six ministries with the prince. I will investigate carefully. If there is a suitable one for Yushuang, we will decide on her. This girl's marriage must be arranged so that she will not be involved in any conspiracy."

Zhulan, "I'll ask Mr. Deng to find out more. The capital city is not that big, and there are only so many good men. I'm afraid that if we like someone, others will like him too."

(End of this chapter)