Patriarch Zhou pondered, then smiled, "It seems that your grandmother is of extraordinary status."
Otherwise, how could he be let go just like that and feel at ease
Chang Zhi was thinking about the box at home. He was eager to open it. He knew the answer was in the box. Unfortunately, the idea just came to his mind and disappeared. He decided to leave it to his father!
At the Zhou family, the emperor listened to Zhou Shuren telling him about his childhood. Zhou Shuren’s words were all processed. The original body’s talent was really not as good as his. Although there were reasons for the war, he still beautified it. Anyway, what he said before is what he says now.
Zhou Shuren also knew that the emperor didn't want to listen to him bragging about himself. He talked more about his dead mother, such as being able to read and write, etc. There was actually nothing new about it. In Zhou Shuren's memory, his mother was not a talkative person.
After listening to it, the emperor found it less interesting than when Zhou Shuren boasted about himself.
Zhulan's painting was finished, and Eunuch Liu handed it to the emperor swiftly, who took it and looked at it carefully.
Zhulan looked up guiltily. What could she say? The painting was beautified and her mother-in-law was made to look younger. The emperor didn't want to see an aging lady, so the painting made it easier for him to identify her.
Zhou Shuren knew his wife very well, and he felt guilty at first sight, and couldn't help but move closer to look at the painting.
The emperor looked away from the portrait and asked Zhou Shuren, "Does it look like him?"
Zhou Shuren wasn't an original, so he couldn't be sure. It was because his wife made her look too young. But he was very firm, "It's very similar. My mother looks like this."
Zhulan, "... ..."
If they hadn't come together, she would have believed it by hearing the tone and looked at Zhou Shuren dimly.
Zhou Shuren also looked at his wife. The two of them looked at each other and then looked away guiltily. Anyway, they had determined that they resembled each other. People have preconceived notions. If they took this portrait back to Zhoujia Village and showed it to the living elderly people, they would definitely say firmly that they resembled each other!
The emperor thought that although she was not a beauty, she was not bad either. However, she was definitely not from the orthodox lineage of his grandfather, so she was from the same clan. The emperor sighed and said, "That's right. If she was too outstanding, it would be difficult to hide. However, the Rong family has good looks. Even if they are not outstanding, they all have this appearance."
Bamboo orchid, "... "
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
Zhulan thought to herself, it’s not that all the Rong family members have such good looks, it’s that she beautified them. She drew their eyes a little bigger, and made some changes to their mouths and noses. Well, of course, it’s also because she’s not sure, so she made them look better!
The emperor took the painting and wanted to return to the palace. Such a big discovery was just right for Prince Liang to go to Zhoujia Village to investigate, and then check the living people and children in the coffin. The emperor felt relieved that there were still people alive in the Rong family.
Zhou Shuren felt that he had to ask at this time, "Your Majesty, what is the origin of this jade pendant?"
The emperor looked at Zhou Shuren's face and suddenly felt like talking. He was silent for a while. "You should be a descendant of the Rong family. I still need to investigate carefully. Just keep this news in mind and don't tell anyone."
Zhou Shuren was already hated, and if the news leaked out now, he would be hated even more.
Zhou Shuren also knew it, and laughed dryly, "I know it, I know it."
If he and his wife had not been time travelers, he would have felt that he was avenging the wronged souls of the Rong family by destroying both forces one after another.
Although the emperor disliked Zhou Shuren's appearance, he now had a different kind of intimacy with him. "Well, I'll go back to the palace first. You don't have to go to the Ministry of Revenue. Rest more today."
Zhou Shuren's eyes lit up. There was such a good thing. "I thank the emperor."
Your Majesty, “… .”
This tone, is it necessary to be so happy!
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren personally saw the emperor off. They stood at the gate of the mansion and looked up at the sky. After the carriage had gone far away, they quickly walked back.
After returning to the main courtyard and sending away all the people in the courtyard, Zhulan said, "My God, this melon is really big."
Zhou Shuren, "Don't mention you, my heart is beating fast too, I always think I can go to heaven in the future."
Zhu Lan chuckled, "Whether you go to heaven or not, you can still work hard for the royal family. Who knows, they may use even more ruthlessness. There's no need to be polite to our family."
Zhou Shuren, "... ... I suddenly don't want to analyze my own life experience anymore."
Zhu Lan coughed, "We still need to analyze. Don't you think the emperor's attitude is wrong? I am sure that the emperor believes that mother is a member of the Rong family, but he still asked when you were born. What does this mean? There are still members of the Rong family alive!"
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "If only mother had said a few more words back then, there would be no need to guess. Forget it. No matter how the emperor investigates, it will only benefit us and not harm us."
Zhulan hummed, "After the excitement, the energy is gone. Why does it feel so unreal? Shouldn't we work hard step by step? Why do we feel like we're going to get it all in one go?"
Zhou Shuren pinched his wife's chubby face and said, "Don't dream. If there are really other people alive in the Rong family, it's impossible for us to get there in one go. Don't forget, after investigating thoroughly, it turns out that my mother's surname is Rong. I'm a married woman, and my surname is always Zhou."
Zhu Lan thought about it and realized that, for a married woman, the emperor would prefer to find a pure and legitimate descendant of the Rong family. "What about Rong Yuan?"
Zhou Shuren spread his hands, "Anyway, the construction has been stopped due to the drought, so we can just wait until we find someone to reproduce the blueprint."
Zhulan was still excited, and then clapped her head, "We forgot something very important!"
Zhou Shuren, "...I have indeed forgotten."
One of them was enjoying the melon with great satisfaction, while the other was busy thinking and had forgotten about the box his son mentioned finding under the tombstone.
Zhu Lan said faintly: "Actually, I remember it, really."
Zhou Shuren smiled, "I remember that too."
Zhu Lan pushed Zhou Shuren and said, "Go ahead. Chase after the emperor before he gets far away. I calculated with my fingers and the emperor doesn't need to investigate. The box must have the secret."
Zhou Shuren was amused. "Then you calculate, do you think I will be beaten by the emperor?"
Such an important matter, but the couple didn't say a word!
Zhu Lan, "I don't even need to calculate. I just know that if you don't leave, you will definitely be beaten!"
Zhou Shuren ran away quickly without answering his wife. His instinct told him that he couldn't avoid the beating.
Zhulan couldn't stop laughing. She just couldn't understand how Zhou Shuren could run so fast. However, the couple were also curious about the box, but they were worried about letting the servant bring it back, and they couldn't let Shenxing bring it back either. She was the emperor's person, and they knew that her mother-in-law had a secret, but who knew what the secret was. Finally, they discussed and decided that their son should bring it back personally after the provincial examination. This was the safest way.
Zhou Shuren's carriage had already rushed back, but still failed to catch up with the emperor's carriage. He was speechless, because it was obvious that the emperor liked to ride in a leisurely carriage.
When they arrived at the palace gate, the general guarding the palace gate asked, "Master Zhou, you?"
Zhou Shuren, "I want to see the emperor, and I forgot to tell you something important."
Half an hour later, Zhou Shuren arrived at the Zheng Palace. The emperor asked, "What did you forget to say?"
It doesn’t matter, Zhou Shuren won’t chase after you.
Zhou Shuren felt that he would be beaten if he told the truth. "If I tell the truth, can the emperor forgive me? For example, you can punish me with a stick or hit me. I am weak."
The emperor interrupted Zhou Shuren and said, "If you keep talking, everything you say will come true."
"It rained heavily in my hometown, and the mountain collapsed near my ancestral tomb. My fourth son went up the mountain to check and found a sealed box buried under my father's tombstone. I think it was buried by my mother, so I asked my fourth son to bring it back to Beijing after the provincial examination."
Your Majesty, "..."
I actually forgot such important news, haha!