Chapter 988: Shield

Zhou Shuren glanced around and saw that most of them had indeed left. He coughed. He had been listening very attentively just now and had not paid much attention. "I'm leaving now."

Master Wang walked in front, and Zhou Shuren followed. When they left the palace, Master Wang lowered his voice and said, "Since you are neutral and only loyal to the imperial power, it is better not to be curious. I find that you seem to be indifferent, but you want to know everything."

This month, when Zhou Shuren went to court, he secretly observed for a long time. When Lord Xiao was present, Lord Xiao would pull Zhou Shuren away quickly. When Lord Xiao was not there, Zhou Shuren would always leave reluctantly.

In the past few days, the princes have gone from fighting secretly to fighting openly. They mock each other before the morning court and also say a few words to each other after the court. This has become the norm.

He had wanted to remind Zhou Shuren a long time ago.

Zhou Shuren's heart tightened. He was used to analyzing. If he wanted to analyze, he had to know more. The princes' words revealed too much information. He was surrounded by the emperor's people, so he couldn't ask. Most of the sources of information were in the court. "Is it obvious?"

Mr. Wang stroked his beard and said, "I don't know what you are thinking. I advise you to give up your curiosity."

Zhou Shuren understood that his actions were still very obvious. "Thank you for reminding me today."

No wonder Lord Xiao always pulled him away. Lord Xiao must have noticed it, but he just didn't remind him yet.

Master Wang said, "I have high hopes for you. Let's go!"

Zhou Shuren warned himself in his heart that he should change. He broke out in a cold sweat on his back because he paid too much attention to the actions of the princes.

At the Zhou family, Zhulan got the news very quickly. The fifth prince got married, and it was the legitimate daughter of Lord Qi from Yu Shitai. Zhulan was really shocked. She had heard many times from Zhou Shuren that Lord Qi was so hateful with his mouth.

After hearing the news, Xue Han felt the needle and thread in her hand prick her hand and she frowned in pain.

Zhulan, "Your reaction is a bit too big!"

Xue Han's fingers stopped bleeding and she said, "Mother, you haven't seen Miss Qi. I have. Miss Qi is coming of age this year. Usually girls of this age are engaged early. Miss Qi."

Zhulan was curious, "What's wrong with Miss Qi? Is it because she doesn't look good?"

Xue Han shook her head, "No, Miss Qi has a sharp tongue, which is very offensive and unforgiving. She has very few friends. My daughter has met her several times and has seen how sharp she is."

Miss Zhao was so embarrassed by her big mouth that she almost jumped into the lake. Those who came forward to help were all rebuked. Her big mouth was invincible.

Zhulan, "How powerful is this mouth?"

Xue Han said, "I heard some rumors that Miss Qi scolded the girl, and the girl couldn't stand it and hanged herself. She also squeezed and made many young ladies cry. Miss Qi's mouth is too powerful."

Zhulan opened her eyes wide, "Why haven't I heard of this?"

Xue Han laughed secretly, "Mom, the banquets you attend are carefully selected. How can we girls speak freely? Miss Qi has offended too many people, so no one dares to marry her. Unexpectedly, she has become the Fifth Prince's consort. Miss Qi hid in the mansion because she was about to reach the age of marriage and had no engagement. Now she should be proud again."

Zhulan thought to herself, it would be better not to get engaged, as the Fifth Prince’s mansion is a hell of a place.

Xue Han took the half-embroidered handkerchief and said, "My daughter got sick after attending the birthday party of Minister Feng's wife, so she won't be going out."

She was smart so she avoided Miss Qi whenever she met her. It was not because she couldn't afford to offend her, but because she didn't want to lower herself. However, Miss Qi didn't like her, so who could make her marriage good? Well, Miss Qi was hostile to all the ladies who had good marriages.

Zhulan made the decision, "Then you have to act more realistically."

Xue Han blinked her eyes, "Mom, most of the young ladies in the capital will be feeling unwell in the next few days."

Zhulan burst out laughing.

In the Hanlin Academy, Chang Lian finally didn't have to go to the palace today, and he felt at ease. He stood up and glanced at Shi Qing. Shi Qing's eyes were dark blue and he didn't look very well. Chang Lian retracted his gaze. Now everyone knew that Shi Qing was the most trusted person of the Fifth Prince. With Zhang Yang's efforts, Shi Qing's status also improved.

Chang Lian got up to deliver the documents, and when he came out, he saw Shi Qing drinking tea to refresh himself, frowning, "Stay up late?"

Shi Qing was very tired. "Well, An'er had a fever last night and stayed up all night."

Chang Lian frowned, "This has happened several times this month, right? You should ask the imperial physician to take a look. Aren't you close to the Fifth Prince? The imperial physician will not refuse if the Fifth Prince comes forward."

Shi Qing lowered his eyelids to hide his emotions. His son was not sick, but he was not at home at night, so he had to find an excuse to cover up his bad mood. The more Zhang Yang moved, the busier he became. Now even his wife was covering for him, and his son's health was his shield.

Chang Lian saw Shi Qing remained silent and pursed his lips. He could no longer understand Shi Qing. "The child is yours. You are not young to have a child, and the child is always sick."

Shi Qing raised his head and said, "Thank you."

At the same time, he felt ironic because he had Zhang Yang's trust, and Zhang Yang knew that his son was in poor health, but Zhang Yang never mentioned asking a royal physician to help. Zhang Yang looked down on his background from the bottom of his heart.

As more and more people approached him, if it weren't for Yao Wenqi's support, Zhang Yang might not have trusted him as much as he did now.

In the academy, Jiang Du worked hard to get promoted to the A-class. Looking at Ming Teng who was playing, he frowned and asked, "Don't you want to get promoted to the A-class next year?"

Ming Teng simply shook his head, "I'm not you. My grades will go down after a few exams even if they go up."

Jiang Du looked around at his friends and it seemed that he was the only one who was going to be promoted to Class A!

Ming Teng said, "Don't be afraid, my brother is in Class A. Yes, and Gu Liufeng is here too. You won't be bullied."

Jiang Du was speechless, "Where did you see me being scared?"

Ming Teng felt that Jiang Sheng had changed too quickly. When he first came, Jiang Du was shy and introverted, but now he was just as good at joking as he was. "You can't bear to leave us?"

Jiang Du sneered, "Narcissism is not good."

Ming Teng, ".......You have changed. You didn't treat me like this before. You always treated me like my cousin!"

Ran Xun chuckled, "Don't you see that you have a cousin? You still have the nerve to mention your cousin. I'm embarrassed for you."

Ming Teng narrowed his eyes, "I noticed that you have been speaking for Jiang Du recently. Who else would I be on guard against if I'm not on guard against you?"

Jiang Du was puzzled, "Hmm?"

Ming Teng bared his teeth and said, "I'm telling you."

Ran Xun covered Ming Teng's mouth with his hand, "Brother, you are my brother, I really didn't, I swear, can you shut up?"

Ming Teng was about to roll his eyes, and Dong Zhan stopped paying attention to the excitement, "You're covering it too tightly."

Ran Xun quickly let go of his hand. Ming Teng coughed, "You are murdering me!"

Ran Xun, "......."

Class A, Mingyun knocked on the table, "It's wrong."

Gu Liufeng took a closer look and found that he had indeed made some mistakes. He continued to look at what he had written and found that there were still many mistakes. He put down his pen with a sigh.

Mingyun asked, "What happened when I was not at the academy? You have been absent-minded for a few days since I returned to the academy. You always answer the questions asked by the teacher incorrectly."