Chapter 810: Eight Characters

The next day, at the Zhou family's breakfast, Ming Teng saw his grandfather and his eyes widened, "Grandpa, why didn't you go to court?"

I haven't seen my grandpa for a month, and I'm not used to seeing him suddenly in the morning.

Zhou Shuren was drinking porridge and was too lazy to pay attention to Ming Teng. He was talking about the rules of attending court, but the boy didn't listen seriously at all.

Mingyun pulled his brother and said, "Grandpa doesn't have to go to court this month."

Ming Teng just remembered, "Ah, it's already a new month."

Then his face changed again. Wasn't there another test today? He was under a lot of pressure. Mingrui made progress every time he took the test, but he couldn't do it!

Mingyun handed the buns to his younger brother. Mingteng also worked hard, but his talent was not so good. It was already good enough for him to maintain his current grades. But then he thought that some students would transfer to the academy this time, so Mingteng's grades would probably decline.

Academy, Ming Teng arrived at the academy and studied diligently. Ning Zhao sat in front of Ming Teng and turned around and asked, "Didn't you review last night?"

Ming Teng, "I reviewed what I learned in the last few days, but I have a test today, so I can't remember some of the previous ones clearly. How about you?"

Ning Zhao had just transferred here. He lowered his voice and said, "I have reviewed. You know I just transferred here. I heard that the test questions in our college are very difficult."

Ming Teng looked left and right, and saw that everyone was reviewing with books in hand. "My grandfather also said that it was difficult for people of our age, but there is nothing we can do. You can see that there are many talented people in our class, and most of them have family backgrounds. Only by making the free questions more difficult can we widen the gap. Oh, I just hope that I won't fall behind in this test."

Ning Zhao became even more nervous. In his eyes, Ming Teng was already very good, but of course he was not as good as Ming Rui. "I'm going to read a book too."

In Class A, Gu Liufeng was in a good mood. He succeeded in becoming an apprentice. This time, his uncle took him there and found him a new master.

Mingyun, "Are you in a good mood?"

Gu Liufeng smiled, "There is good news."

Mingyun said jokingly, "I'm in a good mood, so just give it my best shot. Who knows, you might surpass me this time."

Gu Liufeng didn't think so. When Zhou Mingyun first came, he ranked below him, but later he surpassed him. He couldn't compare to Zhou Mingyun. Zhou Mingyun had an uncle who was a Jinshi and a grandfather who was a runner-up to guide him. His vision couldn't compare to Zhou Mingyun's. "I will work hard."

Just because you may not be able to compete now doesn’t mean you can be number one in the future. Everyone wants to be number one.

At the Zhou Mansion, Zhulan welcomed the wife of Lord Qi into the yard. Lord Qi, the lord who had spoken for Zhou Shuren at the beginning, Qi Bai, Zhulan had not expected that the Ning family would invite the wife of Lord Qi to come with the official media.

From this we can see the relationship between the Ning family and the Qi family. Zhulan remembered what Zhou Shuren said, that although the younger generation of the Qi family was not outstanding, the Qi family was very harmonious and had good luck with having children.

Liu seldom goes out at her age, and this time she came for the Ning family's sake. "I was also entrusted by the Ning family."

Zhu Lan nodded, "I know everything. Please take a seat, Madam."

Liu shook her head. She was not arrogant, and she was not going to say anything more. The two parties were just going through the process again. She just said, "You're welcome. Take a seat."

Zhulan said, "Ningfu had given the news yesterday, but I didn't expect it to be you, Madam. Thank you for your hard work today."

Mrs. Liu smiled and said, "I am just going through the motions. It is not hard work. Actually, I just asked the old man to come over to have a look. He is very curious about Mr. Zhou."

It's a pity that the younger generation in the family is incompetent, and the old man is too cautious for the sake of his descendants. She has heard the old man mention Lord Zhou many times, but she has never had the opportunity to meet him.

Zhulan narrowed her eyes and said, "If there is a chance, Shuren will definitely go to visit Master Qi."

Liu just listened and didn't take it to heart. These were just polite words. "That's good."

Afterwards, Zhulan handed her horoscope to the official matchmaker, and only after they matched the horoscopes could they proceed with the next process.

At the Ningguo Mansion, the matchmaker returned. The Duke's wife held the horoscope and said to her daughter-in-law, "When Rongchuan and Miss Zhou got engaged, Rongchuan's horoscope was not right. This time I asked a master to calculate it."

Mrs. Du's smile was a little forced, all because she had just seen the betrothal gift list from her mother-in-law. "They look like a good match."

The Duke's wife loved Rong Chuan and loved everyone in her family. The more she got to know Zhou Xuehan, the more satisfied she was. She handed the horoscope to the maid and then took the betrothal gifts. Most of Rong Chuan's betrothal gifts were paid by Xu'er and a small part was paid by the Duke of Ning's Mansion. Rong Chuan's surname had to be changed, so the Duke's Mansion had to pay for it.

If the Duke's wife hadn't heard from her husband that it shouldn't be too much, she would have wanted to add all the remaining money in her hand, and sighed, "This betrothal gift is still a little too little."

Mrs. Du felt like vomiting blood. The betrothal gift that the Ning family gave to Mrs. Du was not as much as this. They were both marrying up to high status, so why was there such a big difference? She felt uncomfortable, but then she thought of her two daughters-in-law. The eldest daughter-in-law, Mrs. Song, was chosen because of her mother-in-law's intervention, and the Song family's status in the capital, so the betrothal gift was still very good.

She was not happy with Song's betrothal gift at first, and now there is Zhou's as well.

Lady Ningguo was old and didn't have much energy to pay attention to her daughter-in-law. Of course, even if she found that Mrs. Du was unhappy, the old lady would not take it to heart.

In the afternoon, Zhou Shuren came back very early. "Why are you back at this hour?"

Zhou Shuren placed the snacks he bought on the table and said, "The prince wants to visit the planning district tomorrow, so I came back early today."

Zhulan took the snack and said, "I mentioned it yesterday and you actually went to buy it."

"I remember every word you said. I waited in line for a while before buying this."

Zhulan felt sweet in her heart. They had been married for several years. Although the Zhou family had many things to worry about, they had never neglected each other.

Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and said, "When I came back, Mingyun and the others had also come back. I'll go to the study to check."

"good."

In the study, Ming Teng held the test paper with a grin, "As long as I don't drop in the ranking, I'm a winner!"

Zhou Shuren walked into the study, "What victory?"

Ming Teng's eyes widened, "Grandpa, why are you at home?"

This is not right. Grandpa shouldn't be at home at this time.

"I remember you had a test today. For those of you who came back early, I'll give you the papers."

Ming Teng was unsure in the morning, but now he is very confident. Seeing his elder brother taking his time, he feels a little anxious.

Zhou Shuren took Mingyun's paper and naturally saw the anxiety on Mingteng's face. This child must have done well in the exam. There were very few problems with Mingyun's paper. Except for a few places where the explanations were vague, there were no other problems.

Ming Teng saw his grandfather put down his eldest brother's test paper and handed it to him with a grin, "Grandpa, my grandson's grades haven't declined."

Zhou Shuren quickly read it and answered correctly, "Keep working hard."

Ming Teng was so happy that he almost jumped up. Now that he had passed the test, he could finally relax for a while.

Mingrui's score dropped one place. Zhou Shuren comforted Mingrui and said, "One test doesn't mean anything. Don't take it too seriously."

These grandsons have different personalities. Mingrui is a sensitive child. This setback has put pressure on him.