Chapter 860: Little Transparent

Zhou Shuren went to find Chief Officer Lei leisurely and said that Chief Officer Lei was easier to deal with in the Ministry of Justice. When he was in the Ministry of Justice, he and Chief Officer Lei got along well.

Before Zhou Shuren even reached the place, Lei, the chief, had already come out to greet him, "Master Zhou, what a rare guest."

Zhou Shuren, "It's winter now and I'm wearing too much. I'll walk slower so you can come out to greet me."

He really wasn't lying, he was definitely wearing the thickest clothes. In order to avoid leg pain in the future, he wore extra thick clothes.

"It's just a few steps away. My Lord, please sit inside."

Zhou Shuren walked into the room and said, "I'm here to talk to you about something personal. You're the only one I know well in the entire Ministry of Justice, so I can only ask you for help."

Lei poured a cup of tea, put it on the table, and said with a smile: "Whether it is official or private, is there anything that you can't do?"

Zhou Shuren picked up the teacup. The tea from the Ministry of Justice was not bad. "Indeed, there is. You see, the Ministry of Justice has a lot of contact with the Dali Temple. I think you have a lot of contact with Lord Liu. That's why I came to ask you about Lord Liu."

Lei sat down calmly. He had a good relationship with Liu Jing. Lord Zhou really asked the right person, "Why are you asking about Lord Liu?"

Zhou Shuren understood what was going on after hearing this and put down his teacup, "My children are all in debt, and so are my grandchildren. I am worried about them all."

Lei's heart dropped, and he understood, "Your Excellency has asked the right person. Not only do I have a lot of contact with Master Liu, but our two families are also neighbors. I know some rumors about the Liu family in the capital, and I want to say something that cannot be taken seriously."

"What do you mean?"

Lei explained, "Liu Jing and I both come from farming families. It's not easy to get to where we are today. The Dali Temple is more difficult than the Ministry of Justice. If you make a mistake in the Dali Temple, you will fall into the abyss. Naturally, you have to be extra careful. Liu Jing is very attentive in educating his children. He personally taught all the children of the Liu family. If it weren't for the fact that my son had a childhood marriage early on, I would definitely choose the daughter of the Liu family as my daughter-in-law."

Zhou Shuren smiled and drank the tea in the cup. "It's getting late now. I'll go back first. I'll treat you to tea later."

Lei realized that there was something else going on, and said cheerfully, "Then I will definitely be waiting for your tea, sir."

"No need to see me off. I can go on my own."

In the academy, after Jiang Du came Dong Zhan. Dong Zhan had been very close to Jiang Du since he came to the capital. The nephew of his third aunt was also fostered in the Zhou Mansion, but Dong Zhan was educated by his third uncle.

Therefore, Dong Zhan was not close to his cousins, and he kept to himself even in the academy. It was not that the Zhou family rejected Dong Zhan, but that Dong Zhan himself lacked confidence. In addition, the Dong family always wrote letters to Dong Zhan. He had only been in the capital for a short time, but he knew that they had already received two letters. As time went on, Dong Zhan became even more lonely.

Maybe because they were from the same hometown and his last name was not Zhou, Dong Zhan was particularly close to him.

Jiang Du could see Dong Zhan's envy of Ming Teng from time to time, because Ming Teng was outstanding, which was what Dong Zhan envied the most.

Dong Zhan retracted his gaze and continued to look at the book in his hand. Thinking of the letter he had just received, he felt very depressed. After the Dong family lost their official position, his father and grandfather placed all their hopes on him. He shook his head. He couldn't think about it anymore, otherwise he would not be able to concentrate on reading.

After Ming Teng and Ran Xun were laughing and joking, they discovered that Jiang Du was secretly glancing at Dong Zhan. They followed his gaze and felt a stomachache. He and Mingrui welcomed Dong Zhan very much. It was good to have more companions at home, but his invitations were rejected several times. As time went by, they gradually stopped inviting him.

Ming Teng sat next to Jiang Du, "Read your book, the teacher will be here soon."

"I know. Go back to your seat quickly or you'll get scolded again."

"I'm used to it. I'm thick-skinned anyway."

Jiang Du laughed. Ming Teng was indeed the most shameless. He squinted his eyes and said, "Yesterday Yu Lu said that grandma has taken a fancy to a family."

Ming Teng stood up suddenly as if his butt was on fire, "The master is here, the master is here."

Jiang Du burst out laughing, Ming Teng is still not thick-skinned enough.

Dong Zhan raised his head and looked at Jiang Du blankly, then lowered his head with disappointment in his eyes.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren came home and told Zhulan what he had heard. Zhulan was happy, "Then I'm relieved. From what you said, Mr. Liu's wife and Mrs. Li are indeed of the same temperament."

Zhou Shuren, "Master Liu has already proved this by teaching all his children."

Zhu Lan smiled and said, "During this day off, please invite Master Lei to have tea."

"That's it, why don't you take a closer look?"

Zhulan, "I won't look at it anymore. It's not easy to find such a rare in-law. What our family needs is an in-law with a clear mind."

"Okay, I got it."

"Well, you're really quick at work. You got the results in just one day."

Zhou Shuren was still proud, "I have a wide network of contacts."

Zhu Lan laughed softly, and then said, "Jiang Du mentioned Dong Zhan to me today. The child felt that Dong Zhan was too repressed."

After Zhou Shuren arrived in the capital, he had no time to take care of his grandson, let alone outsiders. Dong Zhan had always been taught by Chang Lian, and he really hadn't paid much attention to him. This child was somewhat invisible in the Zhou Mansion. "If I'm not mistaken, there will be a test in the academy tomorrow!"

Zhu Lan said, "Well, there are a lot of letters from the Dong family to this child. It's not good for the child to be put under so much pressure when he is still young."

"I'll talk to Chang Lian after dinner."

"Um."

At the Liu family, Liu Jing was in high spirits and drank an extra glass of wine. Ma looked at him suspiciously for a few times, "You are not the most self-disciplined person, you only drink two glasses of wine a day, why did you exceed today?"

Liu Jing touched the wine glass and said, "Because there is a happy event."

Ma frowned, "Why don't I feel like there's any good news? I was wondering why Mrs. Zhou is so enthusiastic about me!"

God knows how nervous she was when she was at Mr. Zhong's house. She almost fainted several times.

Liu Jing laughed, "She is not passionate about you, she is passionate about your daughter."

My wife is good in every way, except that she is not very sophisticated. Fortunately, the children all take after her!

Ma responded, "I was wondering why the young lady said that Miss Zhou kept talking to her. It turns out it was because of this."

"My daughter is still young, and she didn't think about it that way. Otherwise, I should have known what was going on yesterday."

He thought about it the whole day, and it was only when Brother Lei said congratulations that he reacted.

Ma was excited. "It's a happy event indeed. I was really worried about this girl. If I had known it was for this, I wouldn't have smiled foolishly. You said that Master Zhou's wife could explain it more clearly. It would be nice if you could give me some more hints."

Liu Jing thought that it was useless to give her more hints. At that time, her wife was just nervous and she would not react even if he gave her hints.

After dinner at the Zhou residence, Zhou Shuren took Chang Lian to the study, motioned for Chang Lian to sit down, and said, "Since the Dong family's child has been left behind, we must take responsibility for him. You should pay more attention to him."

Chang Lian frowned, "Dad, I care about him a lot and I take time out every day to check his homework."

He was also very busy, especially at the end of the year, and the Hanlin Academy was not relaxed either. He felt that he had done a good job.