Zhou Zheng went home at midnight. After drinking a few sips of wine, he was full of fatigue. The wife beside him complained a few times, took off her purple clothes and asked someone to wash her face. She took off her makeup with great worries. She was about to close the window and saw that the sky was full of stars, which was so brilliant.

The lady couldn't help but say, "It's amazing today, there are really stars."

Zhou Zheng cleansed his face and said, "Madam, why are you worried today? Are you doing Xingxing's business?"

The lady hesitated for a moment and told her everything about today, finally saying, "Ruoer is a stubborn person, but who would have thought that today's stars really appeared. Alas, this is probably God's will."

The lady said, looking at Zhou Zheng carefully. Don’t see that Zhou Zheng is not very concerned about family affairs. She will leave it to herself to deal with it. She abides by the rules of the male protagonist outside and the female protagonist inside. However, if he does not agree with this marriage, it is useless to say it out loud.

The lady was soft-hearted and could not stand Zhou Ruo as thin and haggard as she was. Besides, she liked Chen Ao very tightly, so although she felt it was inappropriate, she did not object.

Unexpectedly, Zhou Zheng was fine, wrung out the wet wipes and asked someone to carry the basin to go out. He just lazily raised his eyelids and said, "Oh, I know." Then he sat down to the bed to take off his boots.

Seeing his appearance, the lady was nervous and hurriedly took off her boots and asked, "You are the head of the family, and it is related to the marriage of your children. You still need to make an idea. Why don't you ignore it?"

Zhou Zheng said with a stern face: "Is this my decision? Why don't I know?"

The lady thought that Zhou Zheng was saying that she was making decisions without authorization and was displeased, so she hurriedly said, "Of course it was you who made decisions, and I said that to Chen Ao. If you don't nod, I dare not agree to him easily." She looked like she was maintaining her husband's majesty.

Zhou Zheng smiled bitterly and said, "I don't mean that I mean, I mean that Ruo'er's affairs are neither you can make decisions nor I can make decisions."

The lady exclaimed and said, "This is amazing. You can't make the decision on Ruoer's marriage, and I can't make the decision. Who else can make the decision? I want to listen."

Zhou Zheng pointed to Fang Liang and said, "Official family!"

The lady was startled: "What does the marriage between our Zhou family's children have to do with the official family? Is this too much control?"

Zhou Zheng smiled bitterly again: "Madam, think about it. If we don't agree, Chen Ao will rush to the palace again. You will hear about the relationship between the official and him? The last time he got engaged with the three families, wasn't it the official's will? Then, as the law is done, and then the order is passed to give the marriage. Can the Zhou family's daughter not marry? Alas, the daughter of the big girl is not the only one to stay. Since Ruoer has this idea, we can't stop it, so we can only do this."

Zhou Zheng thought about it and said, "Besides, this Chen Ao is not bad. This time, it is also expected to be ranked in the third place. I don't know how many people in Bianjing City want to recruit him as their son-in-law. I also know his temperament. He is a little more playful, but his character is impeccable."

The lady felt relieved and said, "Then I will talk to him tomorrow."

Zhou Zheng shook his head: "Don't say it, we will lose our value after we say it. If it is, he will say it." He had made up his mind and said, "If this is the case, when he gets married, he can no longer live in the mansion and move out. Otherwise, if others see him, he will still regard him as a son-in-law. His future will be limitless and cannot be criticized. I heard that the Grand Secretary of Longtu Pavilion will retire and return to his hometown. I have a little intention to sell his house and move back to the countryside. At that time, I will talk to him to see if his house can be sold to me. In the future, it will be treated as a dowry for Ruoer. Oh, the girl is old and she can't help her father, let them go."

After saying this, Zhou Zheng sighed and sighed.

There was nothing to say all night. On the second day, the Duke went to court and the wife called Zhou Ruo again. Zhou Ruo's face was so shy that she was blushing with shame. No matter what the wife said, she was absent-minded, and the wife had a scheming in her heart.

At the beginning, the wife was a little resistant to this marriage, always thinking that Chen Ao had too many wives. Zhou Ruo might suffer a loss after marrying him. But now, when she thinks about it, she gradually accepts it, and thinks about the benefits. She always feels that Chen Ao has a close relationship with the Zhou family and will never treat Zhou Ruo badly.

Then he called Chen Ao again, and Chen Ao smiled at the lady. He didn't know whether to call her aunt or aunt, but he was of Mrs. Su Zhi's temperament, so he called her aunt obediently and sat down with a calm look. He didn't even dare to look at Zhou Ruo, and only talked to her.

On the contrary, Zhou Ruo felt the atmosphere was extremely awkward, so he said that he was unwell and left in a mess. The lady didn't know Zhou Ruo's concerns. If Zhou Ruo said that he was unwell, the lady would have to recite Buddhist scriptures dozens of times, ask about her health, and ask the doctor for medicine, but she didn't say much this time, so she realized that Zhou Ruo was shy.

When Zhou Ruo left, the wife couldn't hide the matter in her heart, so she recounted Zhou Zheng's words last night. Chen Ao felt relaxed after hearing this. The matter of marrying Zhou Ruo was finally settled, and she said seriously: "It's better to buy a house or I buy it from the scholar of the Longtu Pavilion by myself. I'm going to spend money on my aunt, and Chen Ao is uneasy."

The lady said angrily: "What's so uneasy? You are my nephew and a son-in-law in the future. We'll marry you. This is the dowry given to Ruoer by your uncle. What else do you want to refuse? In a few days, the imperial examination will be there. You can get a good ranking. Then prepare to start a family. I'll help you if you can buy anything else."

Chen Ao stopped insisting, and the wife said again: "There is another thing you should remember. Since your three fiancées were all given by the government and had their decrees, my family can't be careless. Before we meet the bride, you need to talk to the government and give a decree to give the marriage, otherwise my daughter will not give you a favor."

This is added by the wife. The wife has been poor since childhood and is inferior to the wives of the princes and princes of Bianjing. After suffering this sadness, she naturally does not want her daughter to lose her status. No matter what, Chen Ao's other wives have an imperial decree and a marriage, and their daughters must not be missing. Otherwise, if they are asked to be looked down upon by others, they will inevitably be underestimated.

It seems that the future mother-in-law in the world is a scheming and refuses to suffer losses. It is just that the official family is the emperor. Why is it as simple as buying a vegetable for a request to the emperor to give a marriage to the emperor?

However, Chen Ao was not stupid enough to refute his wife's words, so he had to laugh and said, "Then I will go into the palace immediately. Even if I stick to it, I will bring the imperial edict and imperial edict."

The lady got the promise and stopped saying anything.

Chen Ao immediately entered the palace and saw Zhao Ji catching a stroke and drawing. When he heard Chen Ao coming, he couldn't help but look a little joy on his face. Then he raised his face and said, "There are still three or two days left in the imperial examination. He refused to study and wander around. Humph, I didn't see him, so I asked him to go back to study. After the imperial examination, I will come to see me again."

The eunuch who reported to him said, "Your Majesty, Chen Ao said he was here to deliver the painting."

"Send a painting?" Zhao Ji hesitated for a moment: "Call him in."

After a while, Chen Ao came in with a painting and said happily: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty. I am bathing in the emperor's grace and inspiration suddenly appears. I will make a good painting to present to Your Majesty's imperial view."

Today's arrogance is a bit more pleasing than in the past. Zhao Ji didn't know his temperament. He was afraid that he would go to the Three Treasures Hall without any trouble, so he deliberately said with a stern face: "Take the paintings and take a look."

Yang Jian, who was standing beside him, gave Chen Ao a wink and said hello, walked over and sent Chen Ao's painting to the imperial desk to spread it out. Zhao Ji saw that this was a picture of a lady. In the painting, a cold and arrogant girl faced a mirror-like lake. The lake was sparkling and the layout was very reasonable, which was interesting to the small pavilion in the distance.

The girl by the lakeside is so beautiful, her eyes slightly closed, as if she was appreciating the beauty, and as if she was enjoying the smoothing of the face. The rippling lake water and the girl moved and remained, making the whole painting extremely tense. The brush lines of the whole painting were in two styles. The dots and lines used in the lake scenery were elegant and rough, making the lake water in the painting eager to try, as if it was about to flow in the next moment. As for the girl, her brushwork was extremely delicate, especially the beautiful eyes, which made people unforgettable at a glance.

"What a picture of a lady!" Zhao Ji felt refreshed and couldn't help but praise a good word.

Chen Ao smiled and said, "This painting is painted by the student's cousin. What do the officials think?"

Zhao Ji pondered for a moment and said, "Is it the niece of Concubine Xian?"

Chen Ao was stunned: "Oh, Your Majesty is really a magical trick. He has a unique and wise eye. He is unpredictable to the gods and ghosts. The students are extremely impressed, and they are amazing, so powerful." But he thought to himself: That's amazing, everyone on the street knows that his cousin is the niece of Concubine Xian.

Zhao Ji said with a stern face: "I dare not accept your flattery. Tell me, this time I come, wouldn't I teach me to give you a marriage again?"

Chen Ao exclaimed, "Your Majesty, who knows me, is your Majesty." He stopped fooling me, told the truth based on the truth, and smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, my cousin Zhou and I are really a pair of people. If Your Majesty is kind, he will definitely not refuse the students?"

Zhao Ji was both angry and funny, and he was really guessed by himself. No wonder this kid put a high hat on himself as soon as he came in. It was indeed nothing good. He said with a deep eyebrows: "You are not satisfied. I have given you three marriages, but you have a strong face and ask me to give you a marriage. I am not a matchmaker, so how can I just do the wedding?"

Yang Jian said, "Yes, Your Majesty, once this example is started, I am afraid that everyone will be given a marriage by then. Your Majesty is working hard on state affairs, so how can you immerse yourself in this?"

"Eunuch Yang, you..." Chen Ao could not have imagined that Eunuch Yang would rebel in person, but then he thought that Eunuch Yang was his future father-in-law at least, so it was no wonder that he stood opposite him this time.

Zhao Ji sat down and took a sip of tea slowly: "Yang Jian said it well, this example cannot be made again unless..." He smiled and said slowly: "Unless this imperial examination, you can win the top scorer, I may also consider it."

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Chapter completed!