A Time-Traveling Mishap: I Became an Ancient Nobleman

Chapter 270 Two people compliment each other

Zhou Hanzhang wasn't in a hurry. He leisurely drank tea with Li Xianda, chatting idly.

After the eldest prince had someone find out the cause and effect of the matter, his face was as black as ink. Unfortunately, Zhou Hanzhang was still there, so he couldn't vent his anger in front of him.

“Cousin, it was my fault as the elder brother. I had no idea they would be so bold as to search your house directly.”

Zhou Haochen recalled that he had just called someone blind, but little did he know that the blind person was himself.

The eldest prince stood up and bowed slightly to Zhou Hanzhang. Zhou Hanzhang then pretended to notice his gesture and quickly went to help him up, saying, "What are you doing, cousin?! I can't accept your courtesy."

The eldest prince, Zhou Haochen, immediately stood up following Zhou Hanzhang's hand. He had only meant to make a show of bowing, but Zhou Hanzhang only helped him up after he had finished, which made him extremely angry. However, he couldn't retaliate, and he was truly furious.

After he got up, he said to Zhou Hanzhang, "I was wrong about this. I remember I received a pretty good set of writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone last time. Otherwise, I would have given it to you as an apology."

He looked at the strategist beside him and said, "Go and get it for me."

"Your Highness, wasn't that set of items supposed to be a gift for Senior Xuan Lingzi?"

"Enough talk, quickly bring it to the young prince."

Zhou Hanzhang was somewhat surprised. She did know that Zhou Haochen had acquired a set of writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones. It was said that this set still carried a trace of the aura of its predecessors, and that acquiring it would allow one to soar to great heights in their studies.

Why did Zhou Haochen initially want to give this to Xuan Lingzi?

Her mind raced, but she remained outwardly composed. "How can this be? This was originally meant to be a gift for Mr. Xuan. How can I take it from my teacher?"

"It's alright, I'll find him someone better later."

"This……"

Just as Zhou Hanzhang was thinking about how to politely refuse but still get the items, Zhou Haochen had already taken them from the strategist and stuffed them into her hands.

"Take it if I give it to you."

Now Zhou Hanzhang had no way to refuse, so he could only accept it with a smile. "I didn't bring a gift when I came to see you, but I took something with me this time. I'm sure I'll get scolded when I get back."

"Who dares to say that about you?! This is a gift from my older brother to you!"

Zhou Hanzhang thought to himself with a sneer, "If it weren't for your people causing trouble at my house, would you have given me this good thing?"

As soon as she got her hands on the East and West, she realized they were valuable items.

Normally, inanimate objects should have no aura, but as soon as she got her hands on it, she felt extremely comfortable with the set of writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone.

Zhou Haochen originally intended to give this thing to Xuan Lingzi, to prove that it must be beneficial to Xuan Lingzi. He would take it and ask her about it later.

"Then thank you, cousin."

Zhou Haochen, who was waiting for Zhou Hanzhang to decline, twitched his face and said, "You're welcome."

Zhou Haochen was furious. Seeing that Zhou Hanzhang had packed up his things but still wasn't leaving, he sat down and slowly sipped his tea. "Big cousin, you said the people from the United States wouldn't arrive for another half month, but I seem to have seen some of them on the street recently?"

Zhou Haochen's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that they were accidentally seen when they came here, and Zhou Hanzhang came here to gather information under the pretext of the house?

Zhou Haochen chuckled, "I don't think so. Are you sure you didn't misread it? Their previous letter said it would arrive in another two weeks."

"Cousin, have you heard any news?"

Zhou Haochen gave an awkward smile, "After Father Emperor said so, I handed everything over to you. How could I possibly hear any news? Even if they arrived early, they would contact you anyway."

Zhou Hanzhang glanced intentionally or unintentionally behind the screen. "They probably don't know yet. They might not even know that I'm the one receiving them now."

"How could that be? After Father said that you would be in charge of this matter, the people from the Ministry of Rites must have sent the message over immediately."

"is it?"

Zhou Hanzhang suddenly stood up and walked towards the screen, pretending to be casual, "Big cousin, your screen is quite nice."

Startled, Zhou Haochen quickly stood up and rushed to Zhou Hanzhang's side, blocking her from taking another step forward.

"This was sent by the Gao family before. If you like it, I'll send it to your home later."

"No need for that, I was just taking a look. But speaking of which, you really have a good relationship with the Gao family," Zhou Hanzhang remarked.

"They mainly respect the Emperor, which is better for me too."

"Hey, I remember the late Empress had a past relationship with Grand Tutor Gao?"

"That happened so many years ago. My mother is long gone, and all those things have long since faded away."

"Too."

Seeing that Zhou Hanzhang was still not leaving, Zhou Haochen said, "It's getting late. Don't you need to go back and have dinner with your aunt?"

"Huh? Didn't your people say that I ate at my house before coming over? Your people barged in right while I was having my meal."

Zhou Haochen really wanted to slap himself for asking Zhou Hanzhang to bring up this matter again.

Fortunately, Zhou Hanzhang didn't seem inclined to linger. "But you're right, it is getting late, and I should head back."

"Shall I send someone to escort you?"

"No need, I'll come see my older cousin another day."

She held up the set of writing brush, ink, paper, and inkstone to Zhou Haochen and said, "Thank you very much for the gift today, cousin."

"You're too kind. You really should come over more often. You're always with the second brother, and I thought you were getting distant from me."

"No, no, my older cousin has always been the best to me. I can't be distant with you, no matter who I'm distant with."

After exchanging compliments, Zhou Hanzhang finally left Zhou Haochen's door.

After Zhou Hanzhang left, Zhou Haochen picked up a cup and threw it on the ground, yelling, "Who told you to search his house?!"

Those people all knelt down in front of Zhou Haochen.

The American envoy emerged from behind the screen. "This is not their fault. We have troubled you. If we find our princess, the king will reward us handsomely. Offending Zhou Hanzhang is nothing, is it?"

The envoy thought Zhou Hanzhang was just the child of a prince who had been stripped of his title, so it wouldn't matter if he offended her; he had no idea of ​​her significance to the royal family.

Zhou Haochen looked at the envoy with a grim expression. "You don't know, my cousin is very capable. She has been deeply loved by my father and grandmother since she was a child. If she hadn't come from the Empress's womb, she would probably be my biggest rival."

The envoy was startled. "It can't be that bad, can it?"

Zhou Haochen scoffed, "Ha, you haven't seen how much they dote on him. If you had, you wouldn't say such things."