In the end, Zhou Shuren sat on the seats of King of Qi and King of Chu, and the only child, Changzhong, also attracted special attention.
The King of Chu looked at the fat boy, then at Zhou Shuren, "Young Master is in good health."
Changzhong subconsciously shrank his stomach, thinking it was a small movement, but everyone present noticed it.
The King of Qi covered his face with a fan, and the King of Chu also had a smile in his eyes.
Changzhong realized later that he had done something stupid. He glanced at his father, then kept smiling and continued to eat the fruit with his fat hands.
The King of Qi took off the fan and looked at Zhou Shuren again. He couldn't help but think deeply, if there was only the legal wife in the backyard and there weren't so many struggles, would all the children be able to become successful
Among Zhou Shuren's sons, except for the eldest one, the others are all good, and there are also many outstanding grandchildren, representing the outstanding eldest grandson of the Zhou family. The second grandson is also looking more and more like a little marquis, and it seems that the children of each branch are good.
The King of Chu also noticed Zhou Shuren's youngest son. They had never paid attention to this late-born son because he was too young. But now look at the fat boy, he was very calm when facing the two princes. Even when he made a fool of himself, he was still very composed.
The King of Chu thought of his son, took a deep breath, and became angry.
If Changzhong knew this, he would definitely say, “My mother said, as long as you are not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed.”
Since they were at the racecourse, how could they not bet on horses? The King of Qi and the King of Chu felt that Zhou Shuren had a pair of hands that could make money. Ever since Zhou Shuren came to the Ministry of Revenue, the national treasury had never been empty even in the most difficult times, and there were still various reserve silvers left. Now the Ministry of Revenue didn't even have the confidence to say it was poor.
Zhou Shuren was persuaded and was somewhat moved, then he wrote down the number quickly. The King of Qi and the King of Chu arrived early, and his luck was sometimes good and sometimes bad today.
Now of course I follow.
When Zhou Shuren finished writing the sign, he saw that his son also had a sign in his hand, "You chose number three?"
Chang Zhong: “Ah.”
Zhou Shuren frowned. When the horses were being shown just now, even though he didn't know much about horses, he could tell that No. 5 was stronger. "Why?"
Can Changzhong say that I just don't want to choose the same thing as you? Of course not, "It looks good, and it doesn't cost an extra ounce of silver anyway."
Zhou Shuren nodded. There is a limit on horse betting at the racecourse. It is not so harsh on officials and no one cares. They are all old foxes who come here for fun and entertainment. They will not take out too much money. No one is stupid. If too much money is gambled, isn't it clearly showing that my family has money? There may be a problem, right
As for the bad children born into the family, it is because they have not been educated well.
So Zhou Shuren could see many familiar faces. They would come to watch the fun during their days off and eat fruits and snacks.
Zhou Shuren only gave five taels of silver as a token of his appreciation, not much.
The two princes didn't have so many concerns and each of them gave one hundred taels.
The result was naturally that he lost, but Changzhong won by randomly choosing.
In the following few games, the King of Qi and the King of Chu looked at Lord Zhou with indescribable expressions. It was incredible that they lost every game.
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
No, his hands are pretty good at grabbing money!
In the palace, when the prince got the news, he also wanted to go to the racecourse!
They are all men and they like horses, but unfortunately there is no chance!
As for Zhou Shuren losing every time, the prince felt that Lord Zhou would not want to go to the racetrack again, which was good, it would be great if they could be busy together!
The days passed quickly, and in a blink of an eye the autumn harvest was over. Many people gathered in the capital, including envoys from neighboring countries and nobles from various states.
Because the ceremony of the crown prince's succession to the throne would be held in two days, the entire capital was extremely lively.
At the Zhou family, Xue Han returned to her parents' home. According to the rules, Zhu Lan had to pay respects to her daughter. How could Xue Han let her mother pay respects to her? She refused to allow it. Also, because of her status, it was inconvenient for her to return to her parents' home.
Xue Han doesn't go back to her parents' home as often now. She only comes back once a month, unlike before when she would go there every other day, not to mention that she would stay at her parents' home whenever she was happy.
Xue Han returned to her mother's home today because the prince was going to succeed to the throne. She learned a lot from her mother, so she came back to tell her mother.
After Xue Han had said everything she could, she whispered, "Mother, I saw the queen's phoenix robe."
Zhulan, "Don't you see it often?"
Xue Han said: "I'm talking about the new one."
Zhulan reacted, "How did you see that?"
Xue Han said, "What a coincidence! I was in my mother's bedroom that day, and she took me to see it."
Xue Han felt that she knew too much. Not only did she see the phoenix robe, she also knew who was given the title of concubine, who was given the title of imperial concubine, and who was given the title of Zhaoyi!
Zhulan looked at her daughter who had a lot to say but couldn't say it, and she laughed, "I always say that sometimes knowing too much is not necessarily a good thing."
Xue Han understood this deeply, "Mom is always right."
Then he changed the subject, "After my mother returned to the palace, she told Rongchuan that she would not ask for the title of princess for Linxi. I was really scared when I heard that. I don't want Linxi to become a princess."
Zhulan: "Ah, there is also this matter."
Xue Han, "Yes, you know that my father and mother are partial to our Qin Palace."
Zhu Lan said faintly: "Take some of the meaning out of your words."
It's more than just partiality, it's blatant bias!
Xue Han smiled and then said, "I heard from Rong Chuan that Ming Teng has a new master?"
"Ah, there is indeed one more master."
Ming Teng has not gone out recently. After finishing his daily homework, he just wants to lie down.
Xue Han smiled and said, "It's good. Ming Teng has indeed attracted a lot of attention recently."
"Yeah, your father thinks so too."
Zhulan has been feeling a lot recently, especially when she meets the powerful on the street. With the change of imperial power, the old powerful become silent and the new powerful rise. As long as there is power struggle, it will not stop.
At this time, Qingxue came in with a letter. After greeting, she said, "A letter from Xuzhou."
Zhulan was surprised, "I just received a letter three days ago."
As she spoke, she took it. After opening the letter and reading it, Zhulan's face turned completely dark. Dong and Zhao got pregnant one after another. Zhao was more than two months pregnant at that time, while Dong's period was irregular due to her many worries. When she found out, her baby was a little older than Zhao's, almost three months pregnant.
Zhulan calculated the days carefully and found out after Changzhi's palace examination that Dong was actually giving birth, and it was only a little over eight months.
At that time, there was smallpox in Xuzhou and Mrs. Dong was fine. But now Mrs. Song was helping her in Xuzhou, and she gave birth prematurely.
Xue Han asked with concern, "Mom, what happened?"
Zhulan handed the letter over and said, "Take a look."
Xue Han read it and sneered, "This letter was written by my third brother. He didn't mention my third sister-in-law's family. It seems that my third sister-in-law's premature birth is related to the Dong family."
Zhulan also thought of it, "Mrs. Song's letter will arrive soon."
Xue Han didn't want her mother to be unhappy, so she said happily, "Mom, my third brother has a son."
Zhulan thought of the letter saying that the birth went smoothly and both mother and child were safe, and she felt better. Her son would not lie to her about this. "Yeah."
It is said that Chang Lian made two vows at that time, and then gave birth to two daughters, and the third child was a son. It was really a coincidence!
Xue Han smiled and said, "As your aunt, I want to prepare a generous gift!"
Zhulan had already asked Mrs. Song to take the gift for the newborn baby over, and her mind was somewhat wandering to Xuzhou.