Zhou Shuren returned to the Ministry of Revenue. He admired himself for being so calm inside. He had seen a lot of storms. Even if he had a big house, well, that was a house comparable to a marquis's mansion. He knew how big the residence of the Rong family was. Even if it was divided into three parts, it would still be twice as big as his own!
Zhou Shuren was calm and was not affected at all when he returned to the Ministry of Revenue to work.
Qiu Yan knocked on the door and came in. "What does the emperor want to summon you for?"
Zhou Shuren said: "Nothing, have you finished your work?"
Qiu Yan shook his head, "Not yet. I saw you had been in the palace for a long time, so I came to ask, thinking there was another urgent report from the southwest."
Zhou Shuren got a headache whenever he thought of the war in the southwest. He had to hide after the battle and could not withdraw his troops for fear that if he left, the enemy would attack again. The war in the southwest was the most troublesome. What was even more annoying was that the enemy also released poison and there were many people who knew about poison. Many officers and soldiers were infected. If many doctors from all over the country were gathered and many who knew about poison followed the army, things would be even more troublesome.
Qiu Yan was silent after he finished speaking, and then he said: "The army's stationed food and grass consumption is very huge, as well as medicinal materials."
Zhou Shuren: "... Yeah."
On his desk was a memorial from the Ministry of War to the Crown Prince for approval, requesting the Ministry of Revenue to allocate money to purchase medicinal materials. The prices of medicinal materials had gone up a lot!
Qiu Yan coughed and said, "Then I'll go out."
"Um."
At the Shi family, Shi Huai listened in confusion as the old butler told him about his life experience. Shi Huai finally accepted the fact and looked at Yu Yun, "You are looking for the old butler? Why are you investigating my life experience?"
The old housekeeper didn't want to hear the secret. He always remembered the emperor calling the sixth aunt, "I will go down first."
Shi Huai waited for the old housekeeper to go down, staring at Yu Yun, "You approached me for a purpose, who am I?"
Yu Yin sighed, "This story starts a long time ago. Rong Garden was the residence of the Rong family, where many members of the Rong family lived. Let's start from the previous dynasty."
This lecture took nearly half an hour. Yu Yin talked about many things about the Rong family, from the discovery of something wrong, to the step-by-step arrangements, and finally their escape. They had suffered over the years, and the annihilation of the Rong family by various clans. Finally, he talked about Shi Huai's life experience.
Shi Huai was stunned by what he heard, and it took him a long time to find his voice. After a quarter of an hour, Shi Huai finally said with a dry throat: "I am a direct descendant of the Rong family? I am the cousin of the current emperor? Or a biological brother?"
Yu Yun thought to himself, the emperor did not admit it. The emperor only admitted that Shi Huai was from the direct branch of the Rong family, but did not admit that he was a cousin. The emperor said that only cousins are cousins. The emperor did not say that, then they are just relatives. The prince's maternal grandfather is from the Ning family, and the prince has never called Ning Zhiqi cousin!
Shi Huai saw that Yu Yun didn't say anything, and his mind calmed down. How could he not calm down? If it was as he thought, the emperor should summon him to the palace, instead of only his fourth uncle, who was not related by blood, to talk about his life experience. "My fourth uncle said that the emperor should restore the reputation of the Rong family."
Yu Yin nodded, "Yes, yes, the Rong family has also made many sacrifices for the emperor."
He was in a state of confusion as he waited for the vindication. If it exceeded his expectations, he would know that the emperor had obtained the secret of the Rong family. If it did not exceed his expectations, he would feel more at ease because it was all based on the posthumous honor bestowed upon the empress dowager and the relationship with the emperor's maternal family.
Shi Huai looked at his equally dumbfounded son and moved his lips. "Fourth uncle said that the Yao family betrayed the Rong family."
Yu Yun's eyes fell on Shi Qing, "Yeah."
Shi Qing's wooden face had a little expression, but it was worse than having no expression. His face was very stiff. He just felt ridiculous. He took every step trembling and cautiously. In front of the knife in the emperor's hand, he married the person the emperor promised. Even though there was no love, it was suitable. But what was the result!
Shi Qing only felt it was ironic. In the future, the emperor would be lenient to him, and he would be able to unload the burden on his shoulders and not have to worry about the future. However, the emperor played a joke on his marriage. He did not want to bear the hatred of the Rong family, but he had to bear it.
Shi Qing felt that he had nowhere to vent his anger. The fire in his heart was burning inside. He spat out his last mouthful of blood and fell to the ground.
This frightened Yu Yun, "Quick, find a doctor."
Shi Huai was also stunned. He only had this one son. "Son, son."
At Zhou's house, Zhulan and Zhao were arranging flowers, which Changyi had bought. Zhao said, "My husband said that a lot of people invited him to dinner these past two days."
Zhulan glanced at Zhao from the corner of her eye, "It's more than just a dinner invitation!"
Zhao said somewhat unhappily, "Well, I smelled the scent of rouge and powder yesterday."
Zhulan was wondering why Zhao came to her to arrange the flowers Changyi bought. "Are you worried?"
Zhao shook her head. "My husband told me that he didn't have any intentions. He also knew that they had bad intentions, but my husband couldn't refuse the invitation."
This is a place in the capital where rich people gather, but sometimes you can't just push them away if you want to. If you hit them with a stick, you never know if there is someone important inside.
Zhulan, "Changyi knows his limits. He is not a womanizer. You should understand him."
For the second son, the most important thing now is his career.
Zhao smiled and said, "I think I'm pregnant, so I'm willing to think more."
Zhulan put down the scissors and said, "I understand. You are afraid that he will be tricked."
Zhao smiled and said, "Don't worry, daughter-in-law."
Zhu Lan sighed, "I don't know what happened today, my eyelids kept twitching, and I kept thinking about you."
"Didn't you get enough rest, mom?"
Zhulan shook her head, she always felt something was wrong.
At the Shi family, Shi Qing hasn't woken up yet. Yao Yao was extremely anxious when she got the news. She looked at her father-in-law, but he didn't even look at her. She wasn't in the hall just now, but she knew something big had happened.
Now that my husband has fainted, I feel even more panicked.
The doctor used an injection, and Shi Qing slowly woke up. He saw his wife with red eyes from crying, sighed, and waved, "Why are you crying? I'm fine."
Yao Yao felt uneasy just now, but now she feels relieved. "The doctor was just angry."
Shi Qing was extremely tired. He didn't have the energy to say anything and didn't know how to tell his wife. He could only comfort her, "I'm fine, don't worry. Yes, send someone to the Ministry of Revenue. I want to take sick leave."
Yao Yao said: "Okay, I'll arrange it right away."
Yao Yao went out to make arrangements. Shi Huai looked at his son's attitude, moved his lips but dared not say anything. He had been living under his son's control for so many years. Even if he knew his life experience, he was not much braver. He still had a brain. It was obvious that the emperor valued his son more than him. "You should have a good rest and don't think too much."
The dry words made Shi Qing feel relieved. He was really afraid that the old man would lose control. It was already annoying enough, and he had to bother to deal with his father. "Dad, go and have a rest too. I'm fine here. And thank you."
The best way to help him is to not interfere. The more you interfere, the more chaotic things will become.
Yu Yun looked at the father and son, his eyes moved, and he stood up, "Let's all take a rest, I want to go back too."