Chapter 819: Little Partner

At the Zhou residence, when Rongchuan arrived, Zhou Shuren had already taken the medicine and fallen asleep. Zhulan said, "I'll go wake up your uncle."

Rong Chuan hurriedly said, "Aunt, I just came to check on you. I'm relieved to know that uncle is fine. You don't have to call me uncle."

Zhulan didn't want to call her husband. She wished her husband could rest more. But Rongchuan was not one of their family members now, so she needed to be polite. Rongchuan had been back to Ning's house for some time, and the child had changed a lot.

Rongchuan is now more noble and at ease, which is the confidence brought by his status. Rongchuan in the past did not have this confidence and acted cautiously.

As for external attire, it goes without saying.

Zhulan said, "Changlian went to a party, why didn't you go? Yes, I remember, they were a party for the Shujishi."

Rong Chuan narrowed his eyes, "In fact, they invited me, but I had to teach Ning Zhao and Ning Ming, so I declined."

Zhulan knew about this. She mentioned it the last time Rongchuan came and took away the questions Zhou Shuren had given.

Zhulan saw that Rongchuan had no intention of leaving, and understood, "Look at me, I've been talking to you for a long time, I'm going to go call Xuehan now."

Rong Chuan's ears turned red. Although he didn't have to be secretive when interacting with Xue Han now, he was still a little embarrassed, especially after knowing that the Empress had appreciated the material for his wedding dress.

In Xue Han's yard, Xue Han was dividing the threads. She needed gold threads to sew her wedding dress. She was thinking about going to the street to buy some when she heard the eldest maid beside her mother say that Rong Chuan was here. Xue Han smiled and said, "I'll go over right away."

Xue Han arrived at the main courtyard very quickly. Zhu Lan saw that the two of them were very reserved and said with a smile, "I am tired from sitting for a while. You two can go to the garden for a walk."

Xue Han replied, "Mom, I want to buy some gold thread."

Rong Chuan understood immediately, "Auntie, I have nothing to do. I will go with Xue Han."

Zhulan, "Okay."

Although no one would say anything if the two of them got engaged, Zhulan still asked Suxuan and Changzhi to accompany her. Suxuan and Changzhi were happy to do so, as they hadn't gone shopping together for a long time.

The Zhou family's manor. After Boss Zhou finished touring the manor, he took a breath and asked, "Is this really our manor?"

Chang Yi replied, "To be precise, this is the manor given to Xue Han as a dowry."

Boss Zhou thought that the manor was very big and beautiful yesterday, and he sighed, "Tell me, how could we have imagined that we would be like this today."

Chang Yi laughed, "No matter how hard we thought about it before, we never dared to imagine this day."

Boss Zhou took a deep breath, "I just came back and heard your sister-in-law talking about my younger sister's dowry. I didn't feel anything when I heard it, I just felt that there were a lot of valuable items. Now that I see the manor, I feel even more pressured."

Chang Yi agreed, "Who says it's not true? I'm under a lot of pressure too."

The second wife has two daughters!

In the capital, at the Ministry of Revenue, Xiao Qing smiled when he heard the news that Zhou Shuren was recuperating. He had nothing to worry about since the Ministry of Revenue would be handed over to Zhou Shuren in the future. Zhou Shuren was really smart and clear-headed.

When Qiu Yan got the news, he wondered whether he should go and take a look.

There were quite a lot of people going to Zhou's house. Zhulan collected a lot of supplements in the morning. The news in the capital spread very quickly. Everyone knew that Zhou Shuren needed to rest, so everyone who should come came. Some people came to inquire about the news, and some came to test whether he was really sick.

Zhulan was not happy even though she had obtained many expensive medicinal herbs. She felt tired and mentally exhausted.

In the teahouse in the capital, Chang Lian was a little absent-minded. He kept wondering why his father was in such a hurry to rest.

Master Lu asked, "You've been distracted for the whole morning. What's wrong?"

Chang Lian saw that everyone was looking at him, and he knew that he would know the truth tomorrow anyway, so he explained, "My father has caught a cold, and I am worried about him."

Master Lu, "Is Master Zhou ill?"

"Well, the imperial physician has examined me and prescribed some nourishing prescriptions. I need to rest for a few days."

His words as his own son just helped to confirm that his father was indeed sick.

Master Lu was extremely worried, "Is Lord Zhou okay? How did he get sick?"

Chang Lian, ".......it rained last night and it got cold."

Even his own son was not as anxious as Lu Liang. After saying this, he silently turned his head and looked out the window. When he saw this, Chang Lian's mouth twitched. He actually saw Mingteng and Lord Ran's grandson, Ran Xun.

Chang Lian then remembered that the academy was closed today.

Master Lu saw Chang Lian staring outside and walked over to him, "What are you looking at?"

Chang Lian stood up and said, "Sorry, I saw my nephew, I'll go home first."

Master Lu also saw the two young masters downstairs. Lu Liang laughed and said, "Don't be in a hurry to leave. Is it your nephew who wants to enter the teahouse?"

Chang Lian was surprised that these two would come to the teahouse. He was afraid that the two boys would go crazy everywhere. "Yes."

While they were talking, the two children had already entered the teahouse.

Chang Lian wanted to leave, but everyone wouldn't let him. It was a rare opportunity to meet the Zhou family's grandchildren, so of course they wanted to meet them.

Ming Teng had just come in with his friends when he was invited upstairs. When he saw his uncle, he laughed dryly and said, "Uncle, you're here too!"

Ran Xun chuckled, "Third Uncle."

Chang Lian had a headache. These two little guys were really cute together. "Ran Xun, why did you go to Beijing?"

Does he remember that this kid refused to go to Beijing no matter what?

Ran Xun smiled dryly, "Well, my grandfather transferred me to another academy, and tomorrow I will study in the same academy with Ming Teng."

Ming Teng said nothing, "I just found out today. Ran Xun said it was a surprise for me."

He was indeed surprised. Mingrui was devoted to his studies and seldom played with him. It was great that Ran Xun came.

Chang Lian had a lot of thoughts. When his mother went to the birthday banquet of the Third Prince's wife, his mother said that the Crown Princess specially brought Concubine Ran with her. Ran Xun went to Beijing not just to study. Was this the Crown Prince's intention?

Lu Liang asked, "Who is this young man?"

Chang Lian explained, "The grandson of Maritime Inspector Ran."

Lu Liang's eyes lit up. He didn't mention that Lord Ran was a third-rank official, nor did he mention the importance of the Maritime Affairs Supervisory Office. He just mentioned the Crown Prince's concubine, who was Lord Ran's own daughter. His tone was extremely enthusiastic, "So it's Lord Ran. Nice to meet you."

Ran Xun had seen many things like this. Although he seemed naughty, he knew what he should know. As a scholar in the Hanlin Academy, he needed to be polite. "You are my third uncle's colleague. I am a junior. It should be my honor."

Ming Teng felt that his friend had changed a lot. When he was in Jinzhou City, he was not so polite. He said, "Third Uncle, Ran Xun and I are going out for a while. We are going back to the mansion."

Chang Lian stood up and said, "I will go back with you."

Ming Teng, "......."

This means that you don't believe he will go home. Well, he really doesn't want to go home.

Chang Lian grabbed one in each hand and said to Lu Liang and the others, "I am worried about them both going back, so I will go back first."

This time there was no one to stop them. They were all smart people. As soon as they saw Chang Lian’s reaction, they knew that these two little guys were naughty.

At the needlework shop on the other side, Xue Han had already bought the gold thread and some other necessary threads. She didn't want to buy anything else.

Rong Chuan did not ask the maid to bring the needle and thread that he had bought. He took the needle and thread himself and said, "Fourth brother and his wife are in the jewelry shop. Let's go over there."

Xue Han pulled Rong Chuan's sleeve and said, "Fourth brother and his wife finally go out together, let's not disturb them."

Rong Chuan was also reluctant to go, he still wanted to be alone with Xue Han. Although there were still old women and maids around him, it was not an inconvenience that he could ignore.