As soon as Cui Weizhen recovered from his illness, he and Ye Zhenzhen went out to visit the doctor.
Not to mention their relationship with the Zhou family, their kindness in providing help in times of need was worthy of their personal visit to express their gratitude. On that day, a family of three solemnly came to express their gratitude, and it was Mrs. Zhou and Chu Ningyan who came to receive them.
"Brother Zhen is just recovering from his illness. If you don't stay at home to recuperate for a few more days, what are you doing out here?"
Mrs. Zhou glanced at Aunt Cui angrily, "Jun Lan, why do you let the children run wild?"
Aunt Cui shook her head and said gratefully, "It's not nonsense. Brother Ting is ill. You are willing to lend a doctor to Brother Zhen. We are very grateful. He has recovered and should come to thank you."
"I won't be happy if you say that."
Mrs. Zhou pretended to be angry and said, "How can the relationship between our two families be separated from each other? I watched Brother Zhen grow up and only regarded him as another child of mine. How could I just sit back and ignore him when he was sick?
That’s it for now, no more words are allowed.”
Aunt Cui couldn't help but smile sincerely. She had a good relationship with Mrs. Zhou and knew that she had a straightforward personality, so she no longer pretended to be polite and thanked her. She just wanted to be closer to the Zhou family in her heart.
She asked with concern, "How is Brother Ting's condition? Is he feeling better now?"
"Xun Ting is just a little wind-cold. He didn't get rid of his illness all at once like Brother Zhen did. He took care of it slowly. It's just that he's getting better slowly."
There was no worry on Mrs. Zhou's face, which showed that Zhou Xunting's illness was not serious.
However, Chu Ningyan added, "In my opinion, Xun Ting's illness has long been cured. He was studying too hard a while ago and suffered from laziness. He is just taking a break."
This arrangement of hers made Mrs. Zhou laugh, "You are so clever that you say bad things behind Brother Ting's back. I'm worried that he will annoy you again."
Chu Ningyan snorted, "I'm not afraid. These days, I've been doing all kinds of things while taking advantage of my illness, and I'm proud of my favor. When he recovers, I have to make him pay back."
In front of her mother-in-law, she said that she wanted to punish her son?
Ye Zhenzhen knew that Chu Ningyan was tough, but she didn't know she was so tough!
The most amazing thing is that instead of being angry, Mrs. Zhou nodded in agreement, "We should keep him tight, otherwise he will feel relaxed after the exam and he will have to let loose."
Look, the harmony between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is a model for countless people.
Ye Zhenzhen's little expression did not escape the eyes of Mrs. Zhou and Aunt Cui. Mrs. Zhou couldn't help but laugh and said, "This girl Zhenzhen is full of fantastic ideas. I thought she was smart and clever."
, I didn’t expect that he was still dumb, his thoughts were written all over his face.”
Aunt Cui shook her head helplessly, "This child is quite smart, with a simple mind. He is an honest child. He was often bullied by Brother Zhen at home."
Ye Zhenzhen, who was called an honest child for the first time: "..."
Is this a compliment? Or a joke?
Chu Ningyan laughed rudely, Mrs. Zhou and Aunt Cui also looked at her with smiles, and Ye Zhenzhen acted shamelessly, "Let's give in, give in, give in and give out."
Now even the serving maid couldn't help but laugh, and the hall was filled with joy and joy.
However, the atmosphere in the other place was not as relaxed.
In the room, Zhou Xunting, who was supposed to be too sick to get out of bed, was sitting opposite Cui Weizhen drinking tea. Their expressions were exactly the same serious and solemn. There were no servants around, and they seemed to be discussing some important matter.
Cui Weizhen drank all the tea in the cup, and the faint fragrance of tea filled his mouth. He gradually recovered from the shocking news and asked, "Is the news true?"
Even with tea to moisten his throat, his voice was still harsh and hoarse.
Zhou Xunting understood his current mood very well. After all, when he heard the news, he lost his temper even more than Cui Weizhen. He spit out the medicine he just drank and was scolded by his father for more than an hour.
If his father were here now, he would definitely praise Cui Weizhen for being a gentleman who never changes his face despite the collapse of the mountain.
The chaotic thoughts in his mind did not prevent Zhou Xunting from answering Cui Weizhen's words, "My father heard the news. It seems that a certain scholar was drunk after taking the exam and did not show off the door.
Even though the news was blocked later, it still leaked out.
Some scholars cheated in the examination.
It is not yet known what form the cheating will take, whether it is being hijacked by individuals, or whether the test questions are leaked in advance, but no matter what it is, it is horrifying news.
Throughout history, whenever there is cheating in the examination, it will always end in a river of blood. There were two major fraud incidents in the Zhou Dynasty. All the scholars involved were beheaded in public, their families were all exiled, and their relatives will live forever.
He is not allowed to serve as an official in the court.
Such iron-blooded tactics intimidated all the scholars in the world, and no one dared to risk the disapproval of the world to practice favoritism and cheat in the examination. However, they never expected that in the past sixty years, some people had already forgotten the bloody lessons of the past and began to commit crimes against the odds.
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Zhou Xunting said seriously, "Before the news is confirmed, it is best not to have any contact with other scholars, so as not to get into trouble. Then you will be in trouble, and you will not be able to explain it."
In the past, there were not unlucky scholars who were involved in fraud cases and were wrongly accused and their lives were ruined. However, in such matters, the emperor always adhered to the principle of preferring to kill a thousand people by mistake rather than let one go.
It's really hard to tell if you're in a coquettish state.
This is also the reason why Zhou Xunting has been pretending to be ill. It is not that he is lazy, but that his personal freedom has been restricted - otherwise, with his temperament, he would have gone out to have fun with his friends.
He originally wanted someone to remind Cui Weizhen, but unexpectedly he came to the door.
Cui Weizhen naturally understood the reason and nodded cautiously, "Thank you very much."
Because of his reputation, he received many invitations or greetings after taking the exam, but he declined them all because of his illness.
Now that he has recovered from his illness, he has no reason to refuse. If Zhou Xunting hadn't reminded him, he would most likely have fallen into the pit unknowingly.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
Zhou Xunting was also aware of Cui Weizhen's situation and couldn't help but asked worriedly, "What are you going to do? There is still one month until the results are released. You can't just stay behind closed doors and see no one, right?"
For him to visit Zhou's house means that he has recovered from his illness and there is no reason to refuse anyone anymore.
That's something that offends people.
Cui Weizhen had calmed down and refilled the tea cups for the two of them. The mist blurred his face, and even his tone was water-colored, clear and calm, "Don't worry, I already have an idea, and I will never let anyone