Zhou Shuren invited someone in and brought a cup of tea. You Jinyan was waiting outside, so he asked, "Why did Fourth Uncle come to the Ministry of Revenue to look for me?"
Yu Yun's face was very ugly. God knows why he couldn't control his emotions in front of Shi Huai. "Today, I made an appointment with Shi Huai to go to the teahouse to watch the fun. I met a man who was Shi Huai's business partner in the early years. He was about 40 years old and his surname was Gu."
Zhou Shuren sat up straight when he heard this and asked seriously, "Does Fourth Uncle know him?"
Yu Yin shook his head. "I don't know him, but I recognize his face. He should be Zhang Xiaowu's child. They look very similar."
This was the first time Zhou Shuren had heard of the Zhang family. "Zhang Xiaowu?"
Yu Yin fell into memories, "The direct line of the Zhang family is different from our Rong family. They are the pure direct line. Zhang Xiaowu is the fifth child. Back then, the emperor's father was the second child. Zhang Laoda died in childhood, but he was the one who stood up."
Zhou Shuren thought, looking at his fourth uncle, and then thinking about his father, the emperor, he should be dead. If he is still alive, he will not live to this age. "Didn't Zhang Xiaowu get married back then?"
Yu Yin pointed his fingertips and said, "No, but she was engaged. She was only fourteen at the time."
Zhou Shuren asked, "What is your plan for coming to see me, Fourth Uncle?"
Yu Yin sighed, "Originally I was thinking of investigating it myself, but now that I have found someone who might be from the Zhang family, I can only tell the emperor."
He was not only concerned about Shi Huaiyuan's status as a merchant. Even though the Shi family had retired, he was still wary of the emperor. Although he didn't know the secrets of the Rong family, he knew they must have been hidden. He was afraid that if the emperor found out, nothing would be left of the Rong family.
Now I can only sigh that I actually met someone who might be from the Zhang family. I can only sigh that it might be God’s will.
Zhou Shuren moved the teacup, and understood what was going on. "Should I bring my fourth uncle into the palace now?"
Fourth uncle couldn't enter the palace alone. In order not to attract attention, he cut off contact with the royal family. I guess the emperor didn't expect that fourth uncle would discover anything.
Yuyun: “Yeah.”
Nearly an hour later, Zhou Shuren had arrived at the Zheng Palace. As for the Zhang family, he felt that he should know less, so he asked to wait outside, and the emperor agreed.
However, Zhou Shuren felt that his fourth uncle was looking at him deeply. After all, he was not a member of the Rong family, and he didn't want to get involved in anything now.
In the study, Yu Yin told all his findings and asked the Zhou family to go to Pingzhou to investigate the Shi family.
Your Majesty, "..."
Prince, "..."
Yu Yin was very upset when he saw that the two most honorable people were silent. If Shi Huai was the child back then, this scene would be really wonderful. And the culprit behind all this was the current emperor!
Even though Zhou Shuren knew what his fourth uncle was thinking, he remained calm. Although he and his wife had their reasons for fanning the flames, at least the Shi family members were living well compared to the previous life!
The emperor was shocked, and then felt guilty. Shi Qing was a knife in his hand, and he married into the Yao family just to disgust Yao Wenqi. Now, if Rong Si's discovery was true, then it was the Rong family that was disgusted.
It was true. He didn't know what to say. He just looked at the prince out of the corner of his eye.
The prince twitched his lips, feeling that it was really ridiculous, but he had to face it, so he cleared his throat and said, "Do you want to tell me about Shi Qing's situation?"
The emperor came back to his senses, "..."
Yu Yin had a bad feeling, "What else is going on?"
When the emperor saw the current situation, he could only say, "Shi Qing was poisoned while on duty, which affects his future offspring. It will be difficult for him to have children."
Yu Yin was so shocked that he felt dizzy while sitting there. He had secretly thought more than once that if it was really Shi Huai, then Shi Qing would just have to have another child. This was really a big shock for him and he fainted.
Zhou Shuren only heard a plop, followed by the prince's shout, "Call the imperial physician."
Zhou Shuren followed Eunuch Liu in and saw Yu Yin lying on the ground. "This time?"
The prince said with a wooden face, "It was quite a shock."
The emperor was silent. It was not just that the stimulation he received was a little too great.
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
He guessed it.
The imperial physician came quickly and used acupuncture, and Yu Yin woke up.
The emperor said: "Maybe we can find out that it's not the Shi family."
Yu Yun felt heavy in his heart, "He feels very familiar to me, especially his eyes. I hope so."
In the evening, Zhou Shuren went home, had dinner and told his wife.
Zhu Lan thought a lot, "I remember the original story that my daughter was the heroine, and Shi Qing died because of a failed fight for the throne. Now it seems that the Shi family and the Zhang family must have been deeply involved. In the end, they failed and were liquidated, but we still flapped our wings, and Shi Qing is alive and well."
Zhou Shuren, "So I survived, and the future was uncontrollable. There must be consequences for every cause. After I got through the dead end, I still had a lot of ups and downs."
"These are all guesses. We might be overthinking it. The Shi family is not like that!"
Zhou Shuren continued, "The emperor took over the investigation of the Shi family. In order not to alert the enemy, he did not arrest the fourth uncle. He encountered the Zhang family and sent people to follow him. Moreover."
Zhu Lan continued, "And the emperor asked Fourth Uncle not to move and continue to be friends with Old Master Shi, hoping to catch more fish along this line. Today, he took the initiative to greet Old Master Shi because Shi Qing works in the court, and is in charge of registered merchants. For this, he will continue to look for Old Master Shi."
"My wife is really smart. Indeed, the emperor's intention is to keep an eye on it."
It turned out that the Zhang family knew the capital too well, and had been operating there for so many years, so they had too many escape routes and had escaped after several encirclement and suppression attacks. This opportunity was too rare.
Zhulan said: "Let's just protect ourselves."
Zhou Shuren nodded, "Yeah."
The next day, Master Liu Song personally came to look for Chang Zhi. Chang Zhi smiled and greeted him, "Brother Liu, what do you want to talk to me about?"
Liu Song is very modest and not arrogant. "I admire Brother Zhou's profound knowledge, so I came here today to see Brother Zhou's study."
The Liu family had a large collection of books, but after several conversations and inquiries with Zhou Changzhi, he discovered that Zhou Changzhi read particularly widely. Plus, he also wanted to make friends with Zhou Changzhi, so he went to visit him in person.
Chang Zhi is not a stingy person, "Then let's go to my study. In fact, there are many handwritten books in my study, and some are my wife's dowry."
My wife's father collected a lot of books back then, and my wife moved them back home one after another. She also specially copied some books from the Su family's collection from their hometown. Together with her master's books, his bookshelf is really rich.
Liu Song was stunned when he came in. There were so many bookshelves, and they were all filled with books. Fortunately, he still remembered the etiquette and asked, "Can I take a look?"
Changzhi held out his hand, "Of course."
Zhulan also knew the news and didn't care about her son's social life.
In the Ministry of Revenue, Shi Qing was preoccupied with something and was distracted the whole time.