At Zhou's house, Zhou Shuren brought Changzhi home. Zhulan was listening to the twins reciting poems. The little ones were small but smart. They could recite them after just a few teachings and some hints.
Zhulan was surprised to see Changzhi, "Why are you back?"
Chang Zhi looked at his son and daughter, his mind on the children. He looked at them for a few more times before saying, "I brought the suitcase with me to Beijing."
Zhulan smiled, "Okay, I won't ask you anymore, just take the two children out!"
Changzhi grinned. His son and daughter had grown up a lot. He hadn't seen them for half a year and missed them terribly. "Mom, I'm going back with the kids first."
Anyway, I have dad here, and he knows more than me.
Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and came out. Changzhi had already left. The two children seemed to be unfamiliar with him. It took some time for them to get familiar with him before they let him hold them.
Zhou Shuren signaled the maids to go back, then he told them what had happened in the palace.
Zhu Lan digested the news for a while and whispered, "Since there is a key, it proves that the Rong family has hidden a lot of wealth."
Zhou Shuren curled his lips, "It's a pity that man proposes, God disposes. I didn't tell my mother, and she died after knowing it."
Zhu Lan knew that Zhou Shuren was talking about the emperor's uncle, and she played with the fan in her hand. "I think the gold and silver have not left the capital. The most dangerous place is the safest. Besides, people are sometimes very interesting and believe what they see. Who stipulated that only one layer of this cellar can be dug?"
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "I thought so too. I guess the emperor can think of it too. Just wait and see. The construction of Rongyuan, which has finally started, will be stopped again."
Zhulan was thinking, now that the Zhou family's identity has been confirmed, although they are distant relatives, they still have some connections. Zhou Shuren has strong abilities, so the future will be smooth. "The Rong family is giving the emperor a warning!"
The Yao family and the Zhang family were severely deceived. Who could have thought that the Rong family had so many tricks and they were so deep. In order to prevent future troubles, the emperor would come up with a complete plan.
In the palace, the Emperor has already instructed to notify Prince Qi to stop the work at Rong Garden. He knows more. Even if it was suppressed back then, he knew that the Rong family had poisoned the house. He didn't think there was anything wrong with poisoning before, and the idea of using someone else as a scapegoat was right. But now that he saw that the key was wrong, it was obvious that he didn't want people to continue digging, and it also conveyed the idea of using someone else as a scapegoat. Naturally, he would not dig deeper into the Rong family.
The emperor wanted to dig up the Rong family and needed someone he could trust, so Shi Qing entered the palace.
Shi Qing has done a good job in the past few years and has made great contributions. In addition, since Shi Qing has difficulty in having an heir, the emperor is more relieved. Therefore, the excavation is handed over to Shi Qing. There is no need for too many people, and the work can be done slowly.
Shi Qing was delighted when he received the order. It was a sign of trust that such an important matter was entrusted to him. "Yes."
The emperor looked at Shi Qing, stroking his beard as the three-year assessment was over. He wanted to keep this man in the capital, and a sinecure would be best, where he would not be watched by others. "Don't go there during the day, do it at night."
Shi Qing, "Yes."
The emperor was very satisfied with Shi Qing and said, "You can go down."
The prince remained silent. His father was satisfied with Shi Qing, but he wanted to wait until he registered and then train his own people. Shi Qing wanted to step down, not because he did not trust his father, but because he wanted to completely control the important institutions in his own hands.
At night, the Zhou family was very curious about Changzhi's sudden return. After being reminded by his father, Changzhi smiled and said, "I miss my home and my ancestral grave has been moved, so I came back to take a look."
Zhou Lao Da didn't believe it. He didn't continue to ask, but was more concerned. "Now that the drought in the capital has been lifted, the most important thing for my family is the provincial examination. Are you sure?"
Changzhi smiled and said, "Well, don't worry, brother. I know what I am doing."
The eldest brother Zhou was the worst student among the worst students. His second brother was also unwilling to learn, but now he had to learn. He also forced himself to learn, but still did not make much progress. He turned to his mother and said, "Mom, we planted a lot of vegetables in the farm. Now that the drought is over, there are too many vegetables."
Zhulan also knew this and looked at the boss, "What do you think?"
Seeing his father looking at him, Zhou Laoda straightened his back and said, "My wife pickles delicious vegetables, better than those bought outside, so I went to find the Xu family. This is not HNA and there are not many vegetables. This kind of pickled vegetables is very popular. I asked my wife before if she wanted to sell the house, but we didn't sell it, so now I want to give the recipe to the Xu family for free, and then they will eat all our dishes, yes, and my little sister's."
This is not a big deal. There are many people from each room in the family, including my parents, not to mention my younger sister.
Although there is still land for growing crops, a lot of vegetables are also planted.
Zhulan was very pleased. "It's a good idea. Go ahead and do it. However, the recipe belongs to your eldest wife. The beneficiaries are other wives and your sister. In this way, 10% of the profit from the sale of the vegetables will be used to make up for the money for the recipe."
Boss Zhou wanted to say no, but Zhou Shuren spoke up, "It's settled."
Boss Zhou didn't dare to say anything. Li's mouth corners were upturned and her eyes were about to disappear with laughter. She was willing to take out the prescription, but after living with her in-laws for so many years, she knew better that her parents would not let her suffer any loss. Sure enough, she did not suffer any loss and received a large sum of money.
Zhao and Changzhi had no objection. When people planted vegetables, they also planted them. However, the land they planted was all near the capital, just like the farms in the south where they still planted grain.
As for the third wife, when she left Beijing, she had already entrusted the land near the capital to the first wife.
At the Shi family, Shi Qing came home and didn't see his son. He asked his wife, "Where is the child?"
Yao Yao said, "Hold it over to show Dad."
Shi Qing felt a knot in his heart. He saved his father and stepmother's lives entirely for his own consideration. They must be alive, even more so now. When he was on the rise, he didn't want to take a leave to mourn at home because of someone's death.
So he has been very concerned about them in the past few years. Compared with his stepmother who is paralyzed in bed, the old man is much more comfortable. Although he has no say, he can now leave the yard.
Fortunately, his career is stable and his father has stopped making trouble. Now his mind is on his grandson.
Yao Yao actually didn't want her father-in-law to contact her son, but there was no way. Ever since her son was born, her father-in-law would come to visit from time to time. If he didn't enter the yard, he would stay outside. Her son also needed to go out for a walk. Finally, she thought of a way to have her mother-in-law bring him over to see every day. With both the servant and the mother-in-law, she felt at ease.
Yao Yao didn't ask about the errand, "Let's eat first."
Shi Qing didn't move. He waited for a while until his son came back, then he carried his son to eat. This was his life.
The old woman had already told her what the old man had given her, and she had accepted it all.
Shi Qing was very satisfied and said, "Go down."
Yao Yao served soup to the father and son, "You have lost weight in the past few days, eat more."
Shi Qing nodded, "Yeah, you too."
The next day, Zhulan was no longer thinking about her own melons. She had eaten all of them, so she went to see her daughter and granddaughter.
Xue Han did not suffer during the confinement period and was very happy. "Mom, I am so lucky. The temperature has dropped since the first heavy rain. I have not felt uncomfortable for the past half month. I have been very comfortable."
Zhu Lan thought, because you are the heroine, you are naturally lucky. You have never used your luck in your life. She and Zhou Shuren arranged everything. This is reflected after you got married. Look at the first child you gave birth to. "Yes, you are lucky."
Although the news did not spread throughout the capital, some people who knew the date of the child's birth still spread some news, but it soon disappeared, probably because they were punished.
Xue Han's eyebrows and eyes are happy, and she is happy, so her face looks good. "When I gave birth, Rong Chuan was scared and said that he would not have children in the next few years and asked him to wait for a while."