Zhou Changyi didn't like Du Si. Du Si used to be unknown, but has recently become prominent. This was because the Du family had a daughter who was a concubine in the prince's backyard. Although she was not a concubine, she had a son. She was the only one who had a son besides Concubine Liu.
The Du family is not a big family. Du Si's father has been stuck at the fourth rank for many years because of his incompetence. The Du family is suppressed by Concubine Liu and has to survive in the gap between the Crown Princess and Concubine Liu. In the past, the Du family did not dare to make a move for fear of being destroyed.
But things are different now. The prince is about to succeed to the throne. Even if Du, who is trying to survive in the cracks, is a concubine with a son, her status will change when the prince succeeds to the throne. The mother will be honored because of her son, and the Du family is shaking.
This Du Si did not dare to confront the descendants of the Wen family represented by the Crown Princess, nor did he dare to be arrogant in front of the Liu family, but they wanted to bully him, all because he was not from an orthodox imperial family, had a simple and honest face, and his status was high enough. In Du Si's eyes, he was a perfect stepping stone.
Du Si bullied him, as if he could find confidence and improve his status, which made him feel that Du Si was inferior and ridiculous.
Du Si could only bite the bullet and continue at this time. He was the uncle of the future third prince. "Master Zhou, you are joking. What do you have that I would be jealous of? Although the Du family is not a wealthy family, they have been a family of noble character for generations."
It points out that the Du family has high moral character, and also implies that the Zhou family is not a clean family. Who knows if there is any problem with the Zhou family's surplus money.
Zhou Changyi asked straightforwardly, "You suspect my father of corruption and bribery? Am I understanding this correctly?"
The surroundings were silent. Du Si was dumbfounded and cursed in his heart, "No, I didn't."
He couldn't admit it. Everyone knew that Zhou Shuren was the future Minister of Revenue, the Emperor's confidant, and an important official that the Crown Prince could rely on. He could bully the honest Zhou Changyi, because Zhou Changyi did not come from an orthodox imperial examination background. Bullying Zhou Changyi would not implicate too many people, and he would only think that Zhou Changyi was inferior to others in skills.
But I really don’t dare to say it so openly about Zhou Shuren!
Minghui originally wanted to take the opportunity to let his second uncle buy a pony before he interrupted. He first bought a top-quality pony and asked his father to go back and pay back the money to his second uncle.
Minghui was unhappy when he heard someone talking about his grandfather. He said in childish words, "Second Uncle, many people came to buy foals today. They all came to see the foals. Do they all take bribes after buying good horses?"
Chang Yi raised his hand with complicated eyes. This nephew really surprised him. Minghui was not using his younger brother's resources for nothing.
Du Si saw that everyone was looking at him with unfriendly eyes, so he took a deep breath and made up his mind not to provoke Zhou Changyi, a fool, in the future. He smiled and said, "That's not what I meant. Lord Zhou is an honest man, and we admire him. Brother Changyi misunderstood."
Zhou Changyi smiled innocently, "I knew that Lord Du was a man with a clear mind and a bright vision. You should also admire my father."
Du Si smiled, "Yes, I admire Master Zhou Shuren."
In the evening, Zhou Shuren and Zhulan returned home. They really ran away, without any ambiguity. Ever since the emperor came, Zhou Shuren has not felt relaxed at all. He has become the emperor's exclusive companion.
Zhou Shuren only found out about the horse farm when he returned home. Naturally, he did not buy the top-quality pony Chang Yi gave to the children, but bought a few pretty good ponies instead.
Zhulan, "What happened today will definitely reach the prince's ears."
Zhou Shuren, "The Du family's position cannot be high anymore."
Zhu Lan said quietly, "This Du family has always been cautious and prudent. He was finally about to make a name for himself, but a stupid teammate showed up."
This move brought disaster to the Du family.
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Minghui is quite interesting. I have to say that the eldest couple can have children."
Zhulan laughed, "They are indeed very lucky."
In fact, the eldest couple are not so naive now. They have learned a lot in an environment where there are foxes everywhere at home. In addition, there are many children in the eldest house, so the battle of wits and courage between the eldest couple and their sons is quite challenging.
Inside the palace, the prince found out later because he was busy. He only found out when he was about to rest. The prince's eyes were dark and unclear. He now had a grudge against all the wives and concubines who had sons.
Mrs. Du, who was thought to be the quietest, became more and more unhappy. She stood up and took the pen to change the list that had been drawn up long ago.
The prince looked at Ran, who had only one daughter and had always been very quiet, and after thinking about it, he decided not to change.
The prince put down his pen. In the past few years, since the birth of his second son, no children had been born in the backyard. He did this on purpose because of the hidden crisis and he felt it was not appropriate to continue having children.
So in the Prince's Mansion, he currently has only four sons and one daughter. The Crown Princess occupies the eldest son and the second son, and the second son is the youngest.
Liu's son ranked second, and Du, who was one year older than the second son, ranked third.
The prince thought of his eldest son and sighed. His situation was different from that of his eldest son.
At the prince's manor, the queen handed the tea to the emperor, "Shall we return to the capital as well?"
The emperor took the tea. He was also very tired today. He smiled and shook his head, "No, let's stay a few more days."
The emperor knew that Zhou Shuren had run away. If he tried to stop him, Zhou Shuren would not be able to return to the capital. He found it quite interesting to see the old fox running away in a panic.
The emperor truly enjoys his life with the queen, so he doesn't want to return to the palace at all.
The queen wanted to return to the palace. They had a lot of future together and she was not in a hurry. "I miss my granddaughter."
The emperor knew that the granddaughter the queen was talking about was Linxi, "When the crown prince succeeds to the throne, Zhenyue will be a princess, even if she is not a legitimate princess."
Even though Linxi is the legitimate daughter of the King of Qin, Zhenyue is still a princess.
The queen also raised Zhenyue, but people are biased. Although she is the only daughter of her eldest son, Linxi is the latecomer and the queen only has her own granddaughter in her eyes. "There will be no shortage of princesses in the future."
Since her eldest son would succeed to the throne, she was sure that there would be no shortage of his daughters.
If the Queen didn't know that having the title of princess represents responsibility and attention, and that the dignity of a princess is also a royal model, and that living a life of attention and lack of freedom is a life of distraction, she would have wanted to give Linxi the identity of a princess.
The queen was rational and knew that if she wanted her granddaughter to live a free and happy life, she could not accept the identity of a princess.
The next day, even though Zhou Shuren and his wife had a timely massage, they were still very tired. They lay crookedly on the recliners in the yard. One of them was fat, and the other was thin. The contrast that was not so obvious before became more and more obvious now.
Chang Zhong saw this scene when he entered the yard. He raised his hand and couldn't help but touch his belly, which was always fat. "Mom, Dad."
That’s right, call mom first and dad later, because in Changzhong’s heart, dad listens to mom.
Zhulan asked, "Why didn't you go to Wu's house?"
Chang Zhong, "My son sent a letter to the Wu residence yesterday. Brother Wu has been busy recently, so he asked my son to study at home."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard. Wu Ming was indeed busy recently. Then he asked, "What are you doing here?"
Changzhong looked at his mother with sparkling eyes, "Mom, Minghui has a foal, and my son wants one too."
Zhulan thought it was something, "Ask your dad to go buy it with you."
Zhou Shuren didn't want to move, but unfortunately his wife was already waving her hand. After the father and son went out and got on the carriage, Changzhong wanted to say something but stopped himself several times.
Zhou Shuren couldn't bear to watch it anymore, "What on earth do you want to say?"