Dad, open the door. I'll bring your mistress back for you.

"You're not into your eldest sister-in-law's younger sister, are you?" Old Madam Zhou's eyes widened, her face flushed red. She was so angry that she rained down punches, cursing as she hit him, "You little bastard! Your eldest sister-in-law's younger sister isn't even twelve years old yet, and you dare to covet her? I might as well beat you to death to save you from embarrassing yourself!"

Zhou Lin was beaten so hard that he cried out in pain. He covered his head with his hands and fled from Old Madam Zhou, crying out in injustice as he ran: "Grandma, what are you thinking? We don't have only one relative in our family, my eldest sister-in-law's family."

When Mrs. Zhou heard this, she stopped immediately and stood there panting, staring at Zhou Lin, as if she was thinking about something.

After a while, she finally calmed down and began to think seriously about which relatives had girls of marriageable age.

At this time, Zhou Lin saw that Old Madam Zhou had stopped chasing him, so he moved closer to her and said with a smile, "Grandma, this headband on your head is so beautiful. It must have been embroidered for you by your aunt."

Mrs. Zhou rolled her eyes at him and said, "The one your aunt embroidered has a longevity pattern, and this one has a cloud pattern. How can they be different?"

Hearing this, Zhou Lin touched his nose awkwardly and explained with a smile, "Grandson, I don't understand those patterns, I just think the colors are similar."

Old Madam Zhou sighed helplessly, thinking that this grandson really knew nothing about these things.

At this moment, Mrs. Zhou suddenly seemed to have thought of something. Her eyes lit up, and she suddenly grabbed Zhou Lin's arm and asked anxiously, "Is your aunt's niece about to reach the age of marriage?"

Zhou Lin's eyebrows curved, he coughed lightly, and tried his best to suppress the corners of his mouth that were raised, so as not to be noticed by his grandmother.

He feigned composure and replied, "There are still more than three months left. After the imperial examination results are announced, I will be of marriageable age."

Old Madam Zhou glanced at her grandson and sighed inwardly.

Her grandson cared so much about the little girl that he even remembered her birthday so clearly. If she still couldn't understand it, she would be really confused.

She deliberately teased Zhou Lin, "I think the girl from your second aunt's family is not bad either."

"This...this..." Zhou Lin was stunned for a moment. He really couldn't find any fault and didn't know how to refute for a moment.

After all, the girl from my second aunt's family is a well-educated, gentle and virtuous lady from a noble family. There is really nothing wrong with her.

Zhou Lin could only remain silent, but he was unwilling in his heart.

Seeing him like this, Mrs. Zhou couldn't help laughing.

She smiled and said, "Little Nine from the Shen family is well-behaved and good-natured, and everyone in the family likes her. After a while, I'll find a reason to go to the Shen family and get some information."

"Ah?" The surprise came too suddenly. Zhou Lin was a little overwhelmed for a moment and even forgot to respond.

After a while, he finally reacted, his face showing an unconcealable joy. He smiled and shouted back, "Grandson, it's all up to grandma!"

Mrs. Zhou looked at his happy expression, smiled and shook her head.

"The Shen family is of high status, and Xiaojiu is favored in the Shen family. You must study hard. If you fail the imperial examination this time, grandma will not have the face to go to the Shen family to plead for you." Old Lady Zhou said earnestly.

Zhou Lin nodded repeatedly, "Grandma, don't worry, your grandson will definitely do his best!"

Zhou Lin assured again and again in a firm tone.

Mrs. Zhou looked at her high-spirited grandson in front of her, her heart filled with relief and pride, but she still couldn't help but worry: "Hanzhi, why don't we stay at home and study hard for the exam instead of running around."

But Zhou Lin insisted that there was something very important that needed to be dealt with personally and insisted on leaving home.

In fact, regarding the matter of Lingshan, as long as we have a general direction, the subsequent investigation can be completely handed over to subordinates.

But Shen Chuning is going to Fuping to attend the wedding banquet, and Fuping is very likely the location of Lingshan's lair, so Zhou Lin can only feel at ease if he goes there in person.

……

At this time, in the Shandong Governor's Office, Shen Chuning had asked Xuanying and Xuanyou to restrain themselves for several days, but no one from the Wang family had come to visit.

This made her suspicious. Could it be that these two people were pretending to obey but actually disobeying their promise?

If this is true, then these two people must not stay with her anymore and must be returned to Zhou Lin.

Just when she was worrying about this matter and was even ready to take the initiative, Wang Ruolin came to her yard with her maid.

Wang Ruolin smiled and said, "Chun Ning, there's a two-colored Epiphyllum in the west courtyard garden that's about to bloom. I came here today to invite you to come and see it."

Shen Chuning thought of countless possibilities, but she didn't expect that the person who came was Wang Ruolin.

After all, she was suppressing the Song family everywhere, which was also a disguised way of helping his wife Huang and her two children.

Moreover, Yun Shuxuan has always kept his distance from the Huang family.

Who did Wang Ruolin come for? Was it his biological brother, or another half-brother?

Shen Chuning looked at the sky outside and replied, "It's a little late today, let's go and see it tomorrow."

Shen Chuning didn't want to make so many enemies in Shandong and wanted to give her another chance.

Unexpectedly, Wang Ruolin took Shen Chuning's arm affectionately and said, "Epiphyllums only bloom for a short time, otherwise why would there be such a phrase as 'a flash in the pan'? Actually, I wouldn't specially invite you to see an ordinary Epiphyllum. After all, you grew up in the capital and have seen all kinds of good things. But the one I have is white and pink, and it last bloomed six or seven years ago. This afternoon, the maid came to report that it was about to bloom, so I hurried to find you."

Shen Chuning raised an eyebrow. "All the Epiphyllums I've seen in Beijing are white. I haven't even seen pink ones. The one you have is white and pink. It would be a shame not to go and see it."

"Who said it wasn't?" After Wang Ruolin said that, she took Shen Chuning's arm and walked towards the east courtyard.

At the hanging flower gate connecting the east and west courtyards, Shen Chuning glanced at Cuiwei.

Cuiwei whispered in her ear, "They are all following me," and then she started walking towards the west courtyard.

Not long after entering the west courtyard, Wang Ruolin's maid Taohong said, "Sister Cuiwei, the butterfly embroidery on your handkerchief is so beautiful. I wonder if you could teach me how to do it."

Shen Chuning understood that he was preparing to send Cuiwei away.

Cuiwei: "I didn't embroider it myself, I bought it at Jinxiufang in the capital. If you like it, this piece is for you."

As she spoke, she stuffed the handkerchief into Taohong's hand.

Taohong waved her hands repeatedly, "How can a servant steal someone's love? Sister Cuiwei, last time my young lady had milk and water chestnut powder ointment at Miss Shen's place, she always thought it was delicious. I heard that Sister Cuiwei made it herself. I wonder if Sister Cuiwei could teach me?"

Cuiwei: "Okay, okay, next time I make a few more and send them over."

pink:"……"

Shen Chuning couldn't help laughing. She asked Cuiwei to refuse a little, but she didn't expect that she could talk back to her.

Finally, Shen Chuning spoke up, "Cuiwei, you can go with Taohong."