Chapter 321 It's Zhou Changshi
Su Qianqian sat up and looked out through the curtain that Xue Ke had lifted. It was snowing outside. Because there was no wind, the tiny snowflakes fell silently. Through the sparse snow, she saw a man in a green robe standing outside Xie Fangyuan's door.
The man stood with his hands behind his back, as if he was frozen there, unable to move. The gatekeeper of Xie Fangyuan opened the gate a crack and looked out secretly. When he saw Su Qianqian's carriage, he hurried out.
"Master Su is here!" The little boy was anxious and happy, rubbing his red nose as if he was finally saved.
Su Qianqian got off the carriage with the help of Xue Ke's hand. At this time, the man turned around and it was Zhou Changshi, the official of Prince Mu.
"Shi Zhou!" Xue Ke saluted respectfully.
"Is this Lord Su, the Deputy Director of the Ministry of Justice?" Zhou Changshi bowed in greeting, his thin and slightly pale face calm.
"That's right. I've heard of Zhou Changshi for a long time. Why is he standing outside the door instead of going into the yard? Could it be that the children are being negligent?" Su Qianqian pointed at the vermilion red door in confusion.
"It's not really. I'm just feeling sentimental about how things have changed and how people have changed, so I'd like to stay here for a moment. Please excuse me, Lord Su." Zhou Changshi brushed off the snow on his shoulders and laughed at himself.
"Master Zhou, Madam... Madam Shaohua once instructed that if Master Zhou came to Xie Fangyuan today, she must prepare a bowl of plain noodles for him. If Master Zhou is not in a hurry to leave..."
Xue Ke turned to look at Su Qianqian, waiting for instructions.
"Changshi may as well go into the courtyard and sit for a while. Although there is no Madam Shaohua's piano music to please the heart, the former Bichun Hall is still a piano room. Changshi Zhou is well versed in music, and I hope he will give me more guidance in the future."
Su Qianqian gestured for invitation, and Zhou Changshi paused for a moment, bowed to express his gratitude, and walked into the courtyard with his robe.
[Xiao Tongzi, get to work. I know the relationship between this Zhou Changshi and Zhou Tang, but I don't know what he found out. You've spent so much of my merit to upgrade this thing, it's time for you to make some use of it! 】
Su Qianqian walked while summoning the system. The cursor on the system panel flashed rapidly, screening images from Zhou Changshi's numerous and complex memory information.
[All memories related to the dead have become blurred, only the scene of meeting Madam Shaohua is beautiful and clear. It turns out that he not only came for revenge, but also fell in love with his brother's wife...
Zhou Changshi followed Prince Yi to study geomancy, and often went to Jiangnan and Beijiang to draw maps and measure land. Prince Yi was tanned like a boiled egg... No, no, no, that's not it... Zhou Changshi entered Prince Yi's study, and the study was full of maps... That's not it...】
The system kept mumbling for a long time, and Su Qianqian was about to collapse. Is this the drawback of the new version? The more complicated it is, the more disorienting it is, so why not a simplified version? After working hard for a long time, I still didn't find any useful clues.
[Wow, you know what, this melon is more delicious than anything else! 】The system exclaimed, and Su Qianqian’s mouth almost turned up to her ears. She really didn’t believe it!
[My lady, guess what I found... Although it is not related to Zhou Tang, you must be interested in this. The person who was in He Liansheng's study that day was Zhou Changshi! 】
The system is very excited. These hidden melons are all big ones, and the profit from eating them is also high.
[Zhou Changshi?] 】This melon is really a surprise. Could it be that her previous guess was wrong? It turns out that Prince Mu has a connection with the Jiangnan family?
[That’s right, Zhou Changshi entered the He Mansion from the back door that night, and He Liansheng sent someone to take him to the study... Of course, it was not a dark room, but a regular study.
On behalf of Prince Mu, Zhou Changshi visited He Liansheng and told him to rest assured and recuperate, as he would be reinstated soon.
Then she said that the Qin family was going to recognize the relative and hold a banquet for the guests, and all the female relatives had to come to the house to celebrate. Unfortunately, Princess Mu never liked to go out, but Madam He was allowed to move around. Then she took out the gifts, which were the painting and the ancient book. 】
The system was eating melon with Su Qianqian, but Zhou Changshi was eating noodles peacefully, just a simple bowl of vegetarian noodles.
[Zhou Changshi would come here to eat a bowl of vegetarian noodles on this day every year. This day was Zhou Tang's death anniversary. 】The system checked quickly this time.
[Interesting, it turned out to be Zhou Changshi, and he was actually related to Prince Mu. This was something I didn't expect. Su Qianqian was still thinking about that matter. As for whose birthday or death anniversary it was, she didn’t care.
Zhou Changshi quickly finished his noodles, thanked Su Qianqian and said goodbye. Su Qianqian asked him to come to Bichun Hall often in the future to check on the students' homework. Zhou Changshi nodded in agreement.
Xie Fangyuan has been almost completely renovated, and once the interior decoration is completed, it can be opened for business.
It was not difficult to recruit teachers to teach the courses, as the tuition was high enough to attract many people. Moreover, there were already embroiderers and cooks in the Anmin chain store, and there were also gardening masters at the farm. The two sons of the Qin family who had not been accepted by Su Qianqian before came in handy this time.
However, the number of students recruited was still not that large, and everyone was waiting to see what the situation would be like when the museum opened. Most people still cursed the museum as being immoral and waited to see the museum make a fool of itself.
Su Qianqian inspected the various places, pointed out some details that needed attention, and left Xie Fangyuan to return home. When passing by Anmin Teahouse, she remembered that she still owed Prince Ping ten thousand taels, so she asked Xue Ke to leave a letter at the teahouse, asking Prince Ping to meet the next day.
This was the first snow in Xijing. When I got off the carriage and entered the second gate, the servants cleaned the place along the way.
Only on this day did Su Qianqian not take the warm sedan chair. Su Xing held an umbrella for her and walked all the way back to Tinglan Courtyard. Clear footprints were left on the light snow that soon fell...
When she arrived at Fushou Hall, Su Qianqian felt that the atmosphere was a little weird, and she guessed what had happened.
"Qianqian, after you left today, the palace sent the imperial decree to grant marriage. Jilan will marry Prince Zhou on the 16th of the first lunar month. It's only two months away, and there are many things to prepare." Mrs. Du said with a forced smile.
[The old lady’s smile makes me want to cry...] The system’s words almost broke Su Qianqian’s defense. She could only grit her teeth in her heart: [Get out! 】
"Mother, I know that the most time-consuming things are the furniture and the wedding dress. As long as we speed up the work, we should be able to..."
"Qianqian, there's no need to be so troublesome. Since we're in such a hurry, simple embroidered clothes and furniture will be enough. I don't think Prince Zhou will mind." Xin Jilan blushed, but still interrupted Su Qianqian in a low voice.
"Jilan, this matter cannot be perfunctory. You are now my daughter, Du Yunqi, and my first daughter to be married off. You must marry off with great fanfare. Our Qin family does not mistreat daughters-in-law, so we will naturally not mistreat our daughters. What the Xin family did not give in the Ten Miles of Red Dowager, mother will give it to you!"
Du Yunqi patted his chest, signaling Xin Jilan to rest assured.
Xin Jilan's eyes were red. When she married into the Qin family, she saw thirty-two loads of dowry, but most of that was the Qin family's betrothal gifts. Some good things were left at the Xin family. What she brought was really pitiful. She sewed her wedding dress herself, and this was the only one she liked the most.
"I'll make the wedding dress myself. I hope the furniture is simple and practical. Thank you for taking the trouble."
Xin said shyly with her head down.
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