Zhulan had already taken off Zhou Shuren's pants. Seeing his swollen legs, tears started to fall from her eyes. "Is this what you said?"
It's still very swollen. How long have you been kneeling
Zhou Shuren felt his legs go cold, and before he knew it his pants were gone. Fortunately, no one was in the room. Seeing his wife crying, he felt bad. "I scared you. Okay, stop crying. Stop crying. I'm really fine. Although it's swollen, I'm not hurt."
Zhu Lan cried, "Why punish you? Aren't you doing a good job? The Ministry of Revenue is well managed. How much money has it made for the court over the years? If it weren't for your suggestions, would the impact of maritime trade on the market be so small? There are so many good ideas!"
Zhou Shuren smiled. Oh, she is indeed his daughter-in-law. Look how much she loves him. "Okay, my kneeling is a good thing. It solves a big problem."
Zhulan's mind was drawn, "What's the big problem?"
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "The Emperor will not let me be the master of the Emperor's eldest grandson."
Zhulan was still pleasantly surprised, but looking at her husband's legs, she said, "You've also suffered a lot."
Zhou Shuren looked at his wife. He also had to tell her to be in awe. His wife liked to watch the show just like him, so he repeated what Lord Xiao said, "You should also pay attention when you see the Queen or the Crown Princess in the future."
Zhulan was silent. Indeed, they came from the future, an era without imperial power. What was engraved in their bones was not imperial power, but equality for all. "I've made a note of it."
Zhou Shuren said, "Hurry up and give me some pants so I can change. The children are still waiting for us to have dinner. When they saw me coming back with my legs and feet crippled, they didn't know what to guess."
Indeed, Zhou Shuren came back with difficulty walking, and Changyi and others had already found out from Jinyan, and then made various guesses.
Chang Yi thought carefully about his father's errand, "Dad is such a careful person, it shouldn't be the errand's fault!"
Changzhi frowned. His second brother couldn't guess, and he couldn't guess even more. He glanced at his anxious eldest brother and said, "Father looked fine when he came back. It shouldn't be a big deal."
Chang Yi was a little uncertain, "It should be fine."
Changli, Boss Zhou looked at his two younger brothers and still remained silent. He had never been involved in the affairs of the imperial court.
Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and came out, still smelling of medicine. Fortunately, the smell of medicine in the palace was not too strong. When asked by his son, Zhou Shuren said he was fine.
Changyi felt relieved only after he confirmed that his father was not being perfunctory.
The next morning, Zhulan got up early to check Shuren's legs. Seeing that the swelling had mostly subsided, she was completely relieved that it was worth her time massaging them for so long last night.
Zhou Shuren felt his wife's hand and opened his eyes, "You got up too early."
"I'm worried about your legs. You're not young anymore, and I'm afraid you'll suffer from the disease in the next few years."
In order to avoid getting cold legs, Shu Ren has wrapped himself up like a ball every winter in recent years, for fear of suffering when he gets old.
Zhou Shuren looked at his legs in the candlelight. "The ointment in the palace is really good. It's almost healed in just one night."
"Move a little, does it still hurt?"
Zhou Shuren stretched his knees and said with a smile, "Much better, don't worry."
Seeing that it was still early, Zhulan hummed and lay down on her side, "Now I can't retreat, I can only go forward step by step."
Zhou Shuren hugged his wife and said, "Whether in ancient times or modern times, there are times when we have no choice. Not everything can go smoothly. Now it's very good. At least apart from the imperial power, there are not many people who can bully us."
Zhulan hummed softly, "Sleep a little longer."
"good."
It took two days for Zhou Shuren's leg to completely heal. Those who were familiar with Zhou Shuren could feel the changes in him during these two days, and Lord Xiao was pleased.
Time passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye it was time for the palace examination. Zhou Shuren personally sent his son and the young men of the clan to the palace gate. He left only after the gate was closed.
It was Changzhi's first time entering the palace. Even though his father and second brother had explained the layout of the palace, Changzhi couldn't help but look around. This was the imperial palace.
Changzhi stood in the third position and was also the front row in the hall.
The prince and the emperor were both there, and Chang Zhi calmed himself down. He was no stranger to the emperor since he was a child, and he was much better than the previous two.
The emperor looked down, and this time he was unwilling to go down and walk around. His eyes glanced at Liu Song, because this was the one the prince was concerned about and he represented the reputation of the prince's mansion. This time Liu Song won first place, and the prince was happy.
The emperor turned the beads in his hand, so the prince valued Concubine Liu, and she had a son. The emperor paused and turned to look at Zhou Shuren's fourth son.
This person is a proud man, and he has the confidence to be proud. He has personally looked at the examination papers of the Spring Examination. He has read too many books and wants to show a lot, so the key points are not that profound. I hope he can do better in the exam today.
The emperor continued to watch and looked at Ran Zheng's grandson a few more times. Ran Zheng's grandson, the emperor sighed. However, it seems that the families of the prince's wives and concubines in the backyard are all good. The prince's wife's family is also on the list, although they are in the last few.
The prince hopes that Liu Song will do well. If it were not for the purpose of not putting pressure on Liu Song, he would really like to watch him write.
Time passed by little by little, and Changzhi wrote like a god. His father had given him special lessons these days and set many questions targeting his shortcomings, and the effect was quite good.
At Zhou's house, Zhulan was talking to her daughter, "You said the Crown Princess invited you a few days ago?"
Xue Han nodded, "Well, this time they were not as enthusiastic as last time. My daughter also met Concubine Liu and Sister Ran. They talked about today's palace examination. Concubine Liu smiled the happiest and was very proud."
Zhulan thought to herself that it seemed that the Crown Prince must have told the Crown Princess, but she didn't know if the Crown Princess would feel uncomfortable. Then she thought again, she had the Emperor's support, so even if she felt uncomfortable, she would not vent her anger on the Zhou family. Fortunately, the last time Shu Ren was punished to kneel, the Emperor gave Shu Ren the OK.
Xue Han whispered, "Concubine Liu is very polite to me."
Zhulan patted her daughter's hand and said, "Don't get involved."
Xue Han said: "My daughter is not stupid, she smiles at everyone anyway."
The prince succeeded to the throne, and everyone wanted to win over the prince's foreign family. Grandpa didn't even allow Ning Yang to be his companion. She knew very well that the Ning family had to think carefully and not get involved in anything. The royalist party was the most stable.
Xue Han was a little dazed. Unknowingly, she had grown so much and was getting closer and closer to the imperial power.
Zhulan is confident in the daughter she has raised. There is no mother-in-law in this mansion, and the wife of the Duke has passed away. Her daughter has a lot of contact with the environment and is growing up very fast.
Xue Han asked, "Mom, I heard from my second sister-in-law that her family has come to seek refuge here?"
Zhulan nodded, "Last time, your second sister-in-law left some people at the manor, and after the New Year, the remaining families came and put them all at the manor. That was your second brother's idea."
Xue Han understood, "Second brother wants to keep it under control, so this is fine."