Chapter 873: Protecting His Shortcomings, Let Him Do What He Wants

At noon, Zhulan left Liu and Ran Wan to have lunch, and Xuehan took Ran Wan to visit the mansion. With Yushuang and Yulu, as well as the younger Yudie and Yuyi, the laughter of little girls in the mansion never stopped.

Zhulan was chatting with Liu, and they were also exchanging information. Zhulan talked about some taboos in the official family circle in the capital, and also talked about some things in the capital.

Liu also talked about what happened in Jinzhou and some news brought by Ran Qi.

It was not until the afternoon that Liu took Ran Wan away.

Xue Han and the others sent the guests away. "Mom, the Qi family is involved in Jiang Huai's case, so did you tell Liu to stay away?"

Zhulan, "Well, even if Lord Ran's wife has had a falling out with her family, it's better to keep a low profile. Yesterday, Liu sent a visiting card as soon as she arrived in the capital, mainly to get accurate information."

Xue Han fiddled with the new pillow her mother had made, "Why don't you ask Concubine Ran?"

Zhu Lan tapped the tip of the girl's nose and said, "The Ran family can ask anyone for information, but not Concubine Ran."

Xue Han leaned against the pillow in a somewhat unpresentable manner, "My daughter understands that it is not easy for Concubine Ran to be in the prince's backyard. Although Concubine sounds good, she is still a concubine. Now she is connected to the Qi family. The Ran family will not back down from Concubine Ran."

"Chongming, please don't stay here with me. I'm a little tired and need to rest for a while."

Xue Han sat up and said, "Mom, you take a rest. I'm leaving first."

"good."

In the carriage of the Ran family, Mrs. Liu was very happy, "The Zhou family values ​​you, and I am very happy. It's a pity that today is not a day off for the academy, so I didn't see Mingyun. However, you should go to the Zhou Mansion more often in the future. I tell you that feelings need to be accumulated, so don't be pretentious when you see Mingyun."

She and her husband were extremely satisfied with the eldest grandson of the Zhou family. They knew the news from the capital, as Jinzhou was close. Now they knew that the eldest grandson of the Zhou family had inherited the true teachings of Lord Zhou.

Ran Wan's face turned red again due to shyness. Even though she was mature, she still couldn't be indifferent to her fiancé. "Mom, don't say that."

Liu laughed softly, "You are shy now, but you will be shy many times in the future!"

Ran Wan held the box in silence, her mind was full of Zhou Mingyun. Every girl has moments of yearning. She had heard her grandfather and father mention Zhou Mingyun many times, and she remembered every bit of it in her mind. Thinking of the days of rest in the academy, the corners of her mouth curled up.

The news of the fifth prince's illness did not cause any waves in the capital. Most attention was on Jiang Huai, and a small part was on Zhang Jinghong.

Time passed quickly, and the Zhou family had chosen a date. They invited Gao and the official media to come, and the Zhou family went through the engagement process in a low-key manner. Both parties wanted to speed up the process, so naturally, everything went smoothly, and the horoscope matching post turned out to be quite good.

In the blink of an eye, it was the engagement day.

Ming Teng was engaged, so Zhou Shuren took a special leave, and his uncle Chang Lian also took a leave from the Hanlin Academy.

The entire Zhou family went to the Liu residence. The Zhou family had no relatives in the capital, only their own family members. However, the Zhou family was also a prosperous family with many descendants, and there were quite a few people in the family. With the betrothal gifts, the team was quite long.

Liu Jing was waiting at the gate of the mansion. When he saw the carriage stop, he stepped forward and said, "Master Zhou, Lady Shu."

Zhou Shuren got off the carriage first, and then personally helped his wife get off the carriage. Zhou Shuren returned the greeting, "Master Liu."

Zhulan also walked with Ma, and then several families of the Zhou family got off the carriage.

The group entered the Liu family's mansion. The Liu family's house was not big, and there was no garden in the two courtyards. All the way to the backyard, all the conditions were in sight.

Zhulan had already found out everything about the Liu family. The entire Liu family relied only on Mr. Liu. Coming from a farming family, they had no idea how to make money, and the family assets were all saved up bit by bit. How much could they get from their salary? The current situation of the Liu family was the result of saving up for many years.

There are so many masters in the Zhou family, plus the maids and old women they brought with them, so the Liu family's yard seems a bit crowded.

Lord Liu looked at Lord Zhou's five sons and grandchildren, "Lord Zhou's descendants are thriving."

This burden is huge, and they are all legitimate children. Just think about the young lady of Lord Zhou’s family being engaged to the Marquis’s Mansion. The Zhou family is really rich!

Zhou Shuren looked at Mr. Liu's two sons and said, "When your son gets married, you won't have to envy my grandson anymore."

After a pause, he continued, "Don't call me sir, call me uncle."

Lord Liu was stunned for a second. That's right. Today, the daughter of the young lady is getting engaged to the grandson of the Zhou family. His generation status has been reduced by one level. "Uncle."

Zhou Shuren responded and asked Changli and others to call someone.

As for Zhulan, the Liu family has only one daughter-in-law, the youngest one at that. This time she didn't pretend and entertained Yulu and the others in a very graceful manner.

Zhulan said to Ma: "No matter how I look at her, I like Liu Jia. My eldest daughter-in-law is a caring person. In the future, I will definitely treat Liu Jia as my own daughter."

Li quickly stated that she was not a wicked mother-in-law and she did not want to be involved in her son's affairs. She was already busy with her own affairs. "Yes, I will definitely treat her like my own daughter."

Ma believed Li's words for a simple reason. She and Li had similar personalities. "My maid is filial. Although she is young, she always takes care of me when I go out."

Zhulan looked at Ma's silly smile and felt like covering her face. This was completely a break from pretense and it also revealed that the young lady from the Liu family was very opinionated and calculating.

Yu Lu said silently to her elder sister, "I told you, this girl is very cunning. Just wait, Ming Teng will suffer in the end."

Yu Shuang covered the corners of her mouth with a handkerchief and blinked, realizing that her sister was taking pleasure in someone else's misfortune.

Yu Lu was indeed feeling happy about the misfortune. She had long hoped that Ming Teng would find a wife who could control him and make Ming Teng suffer every day.

Liu Jia held Yudie's hand. Are the girls from Zhou family really smart? She is so young but she is already covering for the two people behind her. Do they really think she can sense what is going on behind them?

In the hall, Ming Teng was being stared at by his future father-in-law. He was nervous, especially nervous. His future father-in-law was from the Dali Temple, and he was quite scared when he saw his serious expression.

Lord Liu stroked his beard. From what he had heard, the second grandson of the Zhou family was a little too lively, but he was a decent student. He was just easily distracted. If he could completely focus, he would have a good future.

Ming Teng didn't dare to move, the eyes of his two future uncles were like knives!

Zhou Shuren pretended not to notice the Zhou family's staring at Ming Teng. He lowered his head and drank his tea. Of course, he was thinking in his heart that if Ming Teng dared to embarrass him, he would go home and deal with it.

Changzhong didn't think so. He was the uncle. He stood in front of his nephew with a smeared face and glared at the young master of the Liu family opposite him. "You are older than my nephew, are you bullying me?"

Zhou Shuren almost spit out the tea in his mouth, "Changzhong, come to daddy's place."

Changzhong frowned, "Dad, their eyes were so fierce just now, I can't go over there, I am an uncle and I have to protect my nephew."

Zhou Shuren, "......."

The one who got into trouble was the youngest son. He is so adorable. He only knows how to protect his own faults. Let him be!