The eunuch held the decree in his hand and said, "You will know after hearing the decree, my lord."
After listening to this, Zhou Shuren understood that the emperor wanted to promote the Ningguo Mansion. Ning Zhiqi was transferred from an idle position to the Ministry of Commerce of the Ministry of Revenue. When the commercial cloth is distributed next year, the official position in the Ministry of Commerce will be more clear. Although it seems that he has been demoted now, he will be promoted after next year. It is better to get familiar with it now than to be unfamiliar with it and unable to get started next year.
The eunuch continued, "The prince sent a message to you, my Lord, hoping that you can have someone take care of Lord Ning more often."
Zhou Shuren, "I understand."
Zhou Shuren waited for his father-in-law to leave, and said to Ning Zhiqi: "Don't be nervous, someone will take you to familiarize yourself with the Ministry of Revenue first, and then go to the Ministry of Commerce, and someone will take you there."
Ning Zhiqi was really nervous. He didn't have outstanding talents, so he thought he would always stay in an idle position. He didn't care. Anyway, he had a title. Now he was suddenly promoted. For a moment, he was excited and nervous. "Thank you, sir."
Zhou Shuren looked at Ning Zhiqi. It was really hard for Ning Xu to take care of him. Ning Zhiqi was of the same type as his own boss, but because of his different status, he was much higher than Chang Li.
Zhou Shuren called someone, and after Ning Zhiqi left, Zhou Shuren shook his head.
Ning Zhiqi relaxed after he went out. Lord Zhou is his brother's wife's father, and the prince told him to listen to Lord Zhou. In addition, his grandfather and third uncle have always respected Lord Zhou. He felt as nervous as when he met a teacher as a child.
He is no longer nervous and has time to visit the Ministry of Revenue, which has the most officials and is the busiest. He frowned, but then relaxed. His uncle has been with him for a long time, so he still has some confidence.
A few days later, Zhoujia Village already knew the list of the gold medalists. The good news arrived in Zhoujia Village, and Chief Zhou and others left, muttering the words "prayer for the ancestors' blessings". God knows, if the ancestral tomb of Shu Ren's branch was moved, he was afraid that the feng shui would be ruined, and he was deeply afraid that Shu Ren's branch would be unlucky in the future.
Now I can finally rest assured. There is another second place in the provincial examination. It is a pity that he is not the first place, but he has the foundation of being the second place in the provincial examination. In addition, Zhou Shuren was the second place and worked his way up step by step. In the heart of the old patriarch, the second place is actually better than the first place.
The old patriarch was really happy as there was another person who passed the imperial examination, which was a big happy event for the clan. As for Ming Qing not passing the exam, the patriarch didn't care as he thought there would be another opportunity in the future.
The old patriarch was so happy that he didn't wake up all night and passed away.
It had been several days since Zhulan received the expedited letter. After reading the letter, she felt bad. Another person she had just met was gone. She respected the old patriarch of the family.
Zhulan asked the housekeeper to tell her to be a vegetarian for the next few days.
Zhou Shuren came back that night and found out. He was silent for a while and said, "He has no regrets either."
Zhulan: "Yeah, no regrets."
It was a rare occasion that the couple did not chat tonight. They just lay there quietly, recalling every little thing. They didn't know when they fell asleep, and they felt not in good spirits when they woke up in the morning.
Zhao was very careful and worried that her mother-in-law would think too much and affect her health. "Mother, spring is coming soon. Shall we stay at the farm for a few days?"
She had long discovered that her mother-in-law was particularly reluctant to go out. It was not because it was unnecessary, but she was unwilling to take a step out of the main courtyard.
Zhulan was somewhat tempted, but with Mingjing by her side and the unknown dangers, she shook her head and said, "Forget it, I won't go."
Zhao was about to say something, but Su Xuan interrupted, "If you don't want to go, then don't go. Look, the vegetables my sister-in-law planted last year were pretty good. Do you want to try them?"
Zhulan smiled and said, "It's still a little early. Okay, I know you are worried about me. Don't worry, I'm fine."
After talking for a while, Zhao and Su Xuan came out. Zhao was puzzled, "Why did my sister-in-law stop me?"
Su Xuan whispered, "Second sister-in-law forgot about the assassination? It's better for parents not to leave the capital."
Zhao reacted and was frightened. Fortunately, she did not tell her mother-in-law. Her father-in-law was very worried about her mother-in-law. If something really happened when she left Beijing because of what she said, not to mention her father-in-law, even her husband would not forgive her.
Su Xuan looked at her second sister-in-law, "Second sister-in-law, why do I feel like you seem to have gained a lot of weight?"
Zhao, "Really? Maybe it's because your second brother is at home and I ate so well that I don't want to worry about anything."
Su Xuan, "That's not as obvious as this month."
Her attention has always been on her husband, so she didn't pay much attention to her second sister-in-law, but she has gained a lot of weight compared to the Chinese New Year.
Zhao was stunned for a moment, then she touched her waist and face, her face froze, and then her eyes widened, "I want to call a doctor."
Su Xuan was smart. Seeing her sister-in-law covering her belly with both hands, she understood, "We should indeed call a doctor."
An hour later, Zhulan got the news that Zhao was already more than two months pregnant. She came to the second room in surprise and asked, "You've been a mother several times, how come you didn't notice?"
Zhao touched her belly and said, "My period comes regularly, every time, so I didn't notice it."
Zhulan asked, "What did the doctor say?"
Zhao blushed, she was having a miscarriage, "I need to take some medicine to keep the pregnancy going."
Zhulan, "... ..."
Oh, what a big fight! This couple really has a good relationship and they both want a child.
Zhao's face flushed red, she was so embarrassed this time. Thinking of the embarrassment of her fourth brother's wife just now, she felt her whole body burning, "Mom."
Zhu Lan said calmly, "You know what's going on. I don't have anything to tell you. I'll go back first."
Zhao let out a breath and fanned herself with a fan to lower the temperature on her face. After feeling embarrassed, she was still happy, "My child."
In Xuzhou, Dong also sent the doctor away. She was pregnant again. She and her husband were still careful to avoid it, thinking that the child was still young and wanted to wait until he was older.
The mother-in-law was happy, "This time it must be the young master, let's see who else will gossip."
Mrs. Dong no longer cared about the gossip. Ever since she broke off relations with the Zhao family, Zhao Ji's mother did not leave after the New Year. The old lady was very gossipy, and she was old, so she couldn't really do anything about it. The more she talked about it, the less serious it became, so she was too lazy to say anything.
Mrs. Dong touched her belly. She also hoped it was a son. Although she was pregnant with her husband, she still hoped there would be less gossip and trouble. "Bring me paper and pen. I want to write a letter back to the capital."
In the palace in the capital, the people sent by the prince to Pingzhou have sent a letter back, finding the old man of the Shi family and have set off back to the capital.
The emperor and the prince looked at each other and both remained silent. They would only bring people back if they discovered something. The letter also said that they would pick people up on the way back and it would take some time.
The emperor put down the letter and said, "Send someone to tell Yu Yin, forget it, let's wait until we get to the capital and confirm it before we tell him."
The emperor then asked the prince, "Will Zhang Yang continue to make trouble in the palace?"
The prince said, "Well, keep messing around."
The emperor didn't believe that Zhang Yang would be so disheartened and live a careless life after knowing his past. He didn't believe that Zhang Yang didn't hate him, and he asked someone to keep a closer eye on him.
The prince would not take this lightly, "Yes."