Zhou Shuren and Zhulan looked at each other, and Zhou Shuren asked, "What's the matter?"
Xue Han looked at Rong Chuan, and Rong Chuan repeated what he had said in the Duke's Mansion, "This is what happened."
Zhulan finally understood why her daughter hesitated to speak, "Adopted?"
Rongchuan looked at his father-in-law, feeling uneasy. He had originally planned not to return to the royal family, which would have been fine. However, his mother said that his father had already drafted a title for him. Seeing his mother's desire, he realized that he had no choice but to return to the royal family.
After listening to his father's promise, his plan became clearer. In his private letter, he still hoped that his third uncle would have a successor and fulfill his uncle's father-son love for him.
So today he told his idea to his third uncle and grandfather, and he still gave the choice to them. He clearly saw the surprise in his third uncle's eyes.
He can now recall the emotions in his eyes when his third uncle saw him today and when he heard his third uncle's choice, the stone in his heart finally loosened.
But in his heart, his father-in-law is also his father, and he is afraid that his father-in-law will not agree, and Xue Han is also involved here.
Zhou Shuren's eyes were gentle. He was pleased with Rongchuan's loyalty. Rongchuan would be a prince in the future, so there was nothing wrong with loyalty. Seeing Rongchuan looking at him eagerly, he laughed, "Am I an unenlightened person?"
Rong Chuan shook his head violently, grinning, "Dad is the most reasonable person."
Zhou Shuren said, "I have no objection to you and Xue Han's second son being adopted, but you can't have children just by saying so. Xue Han just gave birth to Lin Xi, so you can't have children continuously, and there's no guarantee that the next child will be a son. Do you understand what I mean?"
Rong Chuan said seriously, "I understand. My third uncle and I have made it clear that if he doesn't have a second son, as long as I have one, this child will still be adopted. If I don't have a second son, my third uncle said that the royal family will take back this title."
Zhou Shuren heard Rong Chuan knew what was going on, so he had nothing to say. "Have you mentioned this to the Emperor?"
Rong Chuan said: "Before leaving the palace today, I told my father and mother, and they both respected my wishes."
Zhulan looked at her daughter. She had never adopted a child, so she had no experience. Li did have experience, but she was broad-minded. After knowing that Mingteng would be good to her and would not leave home, she completely let go.
But my daughter is different. She is a thoughtful and sensitive girl. Even after adopting a son, she still feels bad.
Xue Han felt bad at first when she heard it, but then she thought about how good her third uncle was to them, and that her husband had discussed it with her in advance, but he gave up the idea because she didn't nod. She felt much better.
In the palace, the Queen and the Emperor were playing chess. They also mentioned Rongchuan's idea. The Queen said, "At that time, I felt that Rongchuan wanted to stay in the Ning family. I kept telling him that I hope he will come back. We are a family. Even though I know that the third brother treats Rongchuan as his own son, as a mother, I still hope that my child will get what he deserves."
The Queen has not seen anyone from the Ning family since the coup. Doesn't the third brother want to make a final struggle? What she thought was that she had cut off all the roads, and her father and the third brother understood.
Your Majesty, "Did you guess that Rongchuan would want to adopt a child?"
The Queen smiled and said, "Your Majesty has thought of this, too. Otherwise, how could he say that the Marquisate has been passed down for three generations? I just want my son to come back. If my son values loyalty and loyalty and adopts a grandson, I don't care."
She is a mother, a mother who is suffering in her heart. She just wants to hold on to her son. This is her child, who is born to enjoy everything. These are all Rongchuan's.
Your Majesty, "It's all good now. The Ning family is satisfied, and Rongchuan can let go of his guilt."
The queen thought of her father. Indeed, her father and third brother were both satisfied. Adoption not only preserved a title, but also brought a talisman of peace and prosperity back home to the Ning family.
Time passed quickly, and the warriors in the south were defeated. The prince used fire to great effect and defeated the alien race so badly that it took him a hundred years to recover. A hundred years was enough time to annex the alien race.
The Ministry of Revenue also dealt with the confiscated property. The Yao family’s residence had been sold, and a sum of money had been deposited into the national treasury.
Speaking of income, the silver brought back from the attack on the island was not much. Since the Zhang family lost money in several places, they spent money like water and never saved any money.
As for the several ships of cargo, they had long since been sold by the Zhang family and the money had been spent.
The Ministry of Revenue was not busy today, so Qiu Yan gossiped, "I heard that a batch of official uniforms were made in a hurry."
As he spoke, Qiu Yan's eyes never left Zhou Shuren. After the palace coup, Zhou Shuren controlled the entire Ministry of Revenue. Lord Xiao was rarely in the yamen after his return, and the power was still in Zhou Shuren's hands. Now everything was laid out in the open.
Zhou Shuren knew something about it. When reporting yesterday, the prince mentioned it. It was no longer a hint but an explicit statement. From the third rank, skipping the second rank and going directly to the second rank, Zhou Shuren was about to be promoted to the first rank.
But he knew in his heart that he would stay in the position of Minister of Revenue for a long time.
Zhou Shuren, "I heard about it too."
Qiu Yan said quietly, "I just don't know who will be the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue by then."
Zhou Shuren looked around the officials in the Ministry of Revenue in his mind, and there really was no suitable person. He thought that the crown prince would arrange for someone to come to the Ministry of Revenue when he succeeded to the throne. "We will know when the time comes."
At this time, Zhou Shuren was suddenly summoned into the palace. Zhou Shuren saw his anxious eunuch and realized that something urgent had happened.
When Zhou Shuren arrived at the palace, many officials were already standing in the study. Zhou Shuren saw Rongchuan, who had a serious face. Zhou Shuren looked at several imperial doctors and had some thoughts in his mind.
The emperor and the prince were both there. After everyone arrived, the ministers finally realized what had happened. It turned out that smallpox had appeared in Xuzhou Port.
Zhou Shuren's head buzzed. Xuzhou, Chang Lian's family is in Xuzhou.
Moreover, if you got smallpox at that time, you could only fight it, but it has been eradicated in modern times.
Zhou Shuren really wanted to slap himself. How could he forget about smallpox, a deadly weapon? This deadly weapon was introduced from foreign countries a long time ago. There were records of it in the fourth year of Yonghui in Tang Dynasty. Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and thought carefully about what was written in the book when he read it.
Zhou Shuren frowned, and then he had a headache from thinking about it, but he couldn't remember. He was able to remember the fourth year of Yonghui thanks to his memory. This record had been there for a long time, so there must be ways of prevention and treatment.
Zhou Shuren pursed his lips. He knew about cowpox, and couldn't help but think of this historical turning point in the previous dynasty, which seemed to have never mentioned cowpox.
The emperor's expression was very serious. There were few records of smallpox in the previous dynasty. He rubbed his forehead and said, "Xuzhou has thoroughly investigated the source."
This was the first time smallpox had appeared since the founding of the dynasty. The emperor did not think that smallpox had appeared in Xuzhou for no reason.
The emperor thought of the merchants from various countries who came and went frequently. He knew a lot about the slaves of these merchants. Pinggang was more prosperous than the newly built port in Xuzhou. Because Pinggang was close to the capital, it had strict defenses for the merchants and slaves who disembarked.