Not long after Zhou Shuren and his wife returned home, the gifts from King Qi arrived, but they were all food. Yes, all food, including fruits, meat, and some seafood!
Zhou Shuren, "... Is this a generous gift?"
Zhulan looked at the bamboo baskets filling the yard, "It's really a generous gift. Look, it's piled up all over the yard."
Zhou Shuren blinked and said, "The current King of Qi really disappoints me."
Zhu Lan chuckled, "Well, the King of Qi now knows how to live."
Zhou Shuren chuckled. He really knew how to live. The total value of all the things in the yard was less than 100 taels. The most expensive thing was the fruit. "Mr. Chen is really capable. It's a pity that he can't leave the capital. If he could leave the capital, I would really like to visit Mr. Chen's farm."
Zhulan signaled to the servants to take all the food in the yard to the kitchen.
The palace, the Zheng Hall was very quiet. The emperor looked at the portrait carefully. The resemblance to him meant that they were closely related. He was really brave. This storyteller was less than 30 years old and was born after escaping. "The waiter in the teahouse said his surname was Gu?"
The King of Qi replied, "Yes, I have found out. His surname is Gu. He usually speaks and writes. He lives alone. We found nothing but his clothes in his residence."
The emperor's memory was a bit distant, but he had never forgotten some of the vivid memories. Back then, his stepmother's surname was Gu, and not only the Zhang family was executed, but also the Gu family was implicated. However, the Gu family was not a large family.
When you think about it this way, the surname Gu makes sense.
The emperor put down the portrait in his hand and asked, "What else did you find out?"
The King of Qi could sense his father's suppressed anger and lowered his head. "I did find out some things. Some of the families that divided up the Zhang family's assets have either declined or have few people in the past thirty years? There are also some families that I haven't found out clearly."
The emperor hummed. "Go ahead, check it out for me, and catch this man for me."
King Qi felt that it would be difficult to catch him? Unless he conducted another massive house-to-house search? Sure enough, the most dangerous place is the safest? "Yes."
In the Yaohou Mansion, Yao Wenqi was spinning around, regretting his cooperation with the Zhang family. He cursed over and over again, "Damn it? I told them to leave the capital? Leave the capital immediately, but they actually kept someone here. Damn it."
And what annoyed him the most was that he didn't even know who was left behind. How could the Zhang family have been on guard against him? They hid really well.
Yao Wenqi was so angry that his teeth were itching. In the past few years, he had been dragged down by the Zhang family, and they ran away without looking for him. Good, very good.
Yao Wenqi felt that everything was going wrong. The emperor launched a large-scale investigation into the Zhang family. The Zhang family wanted to divert attention and target Duke Ningguo, but they failed. All the people planted by Duke Ningguo and Marquis Ning committed suicide by taking poison. The people who had been hiding for many years were gone!
The next day, Zhulan received a post from Princess Qi inviting her to enjoy the flowers together. After reading the post, she found out that Princess Qi was inviting her to enjoy the flowers together
Now she doesn’t need to be shy about receiving Princess Qi’s post and can go there.
Zhao came in and said, "Mother, my younger brother sent me a letter. The Qian family in Pingzhou came to visit."
Zhulan remembered the Qian family in Pingzhou. "Last time, they paid me back the money. I thought that was the end of the relationship. Why would they come back?"
Zhao still had the letter in her hand. "The Qian family also has a scholar who will take part in the provincial examination this year."
Zhulan understood that the Qian family had severed ties with the Zhou family back then, and now they wanted to renew the ties, so they went to find Qian Keqi. "What does your brother think?"
Zhao sat down and felt a little depressed. "He meant to contact the Qian family. He is not afraid of being bullied by the Qian family. He really needs the family."
After hearing this, Zhulan said, "Your brother has really grown up."
I have my own ideas and plans for my future.
Zhao pursed her lips and said, "My daughter-in-law really doesn't like the Qian family. She bullied Keqi a lot in the past."
Zhu Lan said calmly: "Your mother has already taken revenge back then. After all, they are your brother's family. You should be more open-minded. The children of the Qian family are studying. If you contact them now, they can be relied on in the future."
As for the Qian family wanting to take advantage of Qian Keqi, that won't happen. What the Qian family wants is shelter. When Changyi comes back, Changyi will worry about it.
Zhao sighed, thinking that her mother-in-law was right, and she was also moved by her brother's growth.
Inside the palace, Zhou Shuren and several other officials reported to the Crown Prince. On the other side, the Emperor was talking to the King of Qi.
Zhou Shuren was the first to report. The emperor listened attentively. The person from yesterday was found, but unfortunately he was dead in the drainage ditch.
Zhou Shuren lowered his head, it was becoming more and more interesting. It couldn't have been done by the Zhang family themselves. If it had been done by the Zhang family themselves, they should have died that day instead of last night.
The prince and others finished their reports and told the adults to go back. Zhou Shuren was not the only one who eavesdropped just now. Everyone was eavesdropping and really had no mood to say anything else. Zhou Shuren and others said, "I'll take my leave."
Not long after Zhou Shuren and his companions left, the King of Qi caught up with them and asked, "Lord Zhou, are you satisfied with the generous gift from yesterday?"
Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "Your Highness the Prince of Qi is so busy and still remembered to ask, I am very touched, I am satisfied, very satisfied."
The King of Qi smiled and said, "As long as Lord Zhou is satisfied, I will give you the same kind of gifts in the future."
Zhou Shuren felt that the King of Qi was letting himself go and he didn't bother to pay any attention to him.
Li Zhao and the others looked at each other sideways. When the King of Qi took a step forward, Li Zhao came over and asked, "When did you become so familiar with the King of Qi?"
Zhou Shuren simply told what happened in the teahouse yesterday, "This is what happened. It's not that I am familiar with the King of Qi."
Li Zhao stroked his beard and said, "I've always thought you were very lucky. You finally got a day off and went out to have this good thing happen to you."
Zhou Shuren didn't think it was a good thing. The person was hiding well, but he encountered him. This wave of hatred attracted enough attention, "Heh."
Li Zhao moved closer and said, "Your birthday is coming soon. I have prepared all the gifts."
Zhou Shuren took a step back, "Why are you getting so close?"
Li Zhao regretted that Zhou Shuren avoided him, "I've been unlucky lately, and I want to share some of your luck."
Zhou Shuren wanted to roll his eyes, "I have something else to do, I'll go first."
Li Zhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely give you a generous gift for your birthday."
Zhou Shuren didn't want to hear the word "generous gift" anymore, so he walked faster.
At the Ningguo Mansion, Ningguo finally saw his second son. He stared at him on the bed and said, "You want to go with Madam Du? I didn't expect you to be such a romantic."
Ning Hui's face turned pale. He was irritated by his father's sarcastic words and started coughing again. After a while, he said, "Dad, you know that I am not doing this for Mrs. Du."
Duke, "Your two sons must have recognized the deep love between you two."
Ning Hui's face changed again. He blamed himself. His father had planned for many years, but now it was ruined. His worry made his illness worse. In addition, he felt sorry for his mother, so he didn't want to take the medicine anymore. "Dad, your son will get better."