It turned out that it was the Crown Prince who came. Zhou Shuren squeezed the book with his fingers so hard that wrinkles appeared on the pages.
Zhou Shuren got up and went to the front yard. The prince had already had some cold tea and snacks. While waiting, he said to the eunuch beside him, "Lord Zhou's family has a lot of ice."
The young eunuch nodded repeatedly, his eyes fell on the ice basin, and he couldn't help but want to walk over and get closer.
The young eunuch looked at the maids and servants in the room again, with envy flashing in his eyes. The masters in the palace had reduced their use of ice, and they, the palace servants, could not enjoy it at all. He was relatively lucky, as he followed the prince closely and could still enjoy it a little. Others were dying of heat every day.
The cold water drawn from the well at night becomes warm after a while and is not cool at all.
Zhou Shuren came in and said, "I greet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I wonder if His Royal Highness has any important business to attend to?"
If there is nothing else, just leave quickly. He was resting and at the same time he was gritting his teeth in his heart. Just then the prince came, haha.
The prince smiled and said, "I do have something important to do. Today I came to visit the elders on behalf of my father."
Zhou Shuren curled the corners of his mouth. He asked his fourth uncle to offer the ice cellar, but it gave the prince a legitimate reason to come to the Zhou Mansion. He regretted it so much. He should have waited until the prince's vacation was over before offering the ice cellar.
Your Highness, the Crown Prince, "Now that you are here, can you take me to visit the elders?"
Zhou Shuren's forehead was covered with sweat. It was quite hot walking from the backyard. Ah, now that the house has become bigger, it is not good. "Your Highness, please."
The prince was reluctant to leave the house, but he had to go and visit, so he could only glance at the ice basin reluctantly and follow Zhou Shuren out.
Rong Yuyun was lying down, eating grapes and listening to a book, looking extremely leisurely.
Zhou Shuren came in and thought quietly, this was the retirement life he had imagined.
In the main courtyard, Yudie couldn't stay idle. She had been sitting for a while and was getting a little impatient. "Grandma, Grandpa went to the front yard. When will he be back?"
Zhulan, "Your grandfather can't test you today."
Yudie exclaimed, "Why?"
Zhulan thought to herself, because the prince would not leave easily.
Yu Wen hates summer, and she doesn’t just hate this year’s summer, because it’s uncomfortable to sleep in the summer, and she sweats a lot, and her face is wrinkled like a bun. “Grandma, the granddaughter is going back.”
Zhulan: "Okay, let's go to a shady place on the way back."
Yu Wen glanced at the sun outside through the window, feeling somewhat reluctant to go out. Finally, she gritted her teeth, stood up and left.
Yudie looked and said, "Grandma, the granddaughter has also gone back."
Zhulan: "Okay."
The two little girls walked back to the yard at very different speeds. Yudie walked very fast, while Yuwen walked very slowly, frowning every once in a while.
Zhou Shuren took the prince along the corridor to the front yard, and saw Yuwen looking at the sky with a frown.
Then Yu Wen took a step and jumped under the shade of the tree. Her face wrinkled even more. It was obvious that the tree in front was too far to jump over.
Zhou Shuren, "..."
No, granddaughter, instead of taking the time to think, you might as well go back to the yard quickly.
The prince blinked his eyes, and it was obvious that he knew the identity of the girl who had just left. However, he was unwilling to stay for long. "Sir."
Zhou Shuren let out a cry and quickly took the prince to the study. He had no leisure today. He pressed his brows and regretted giving the emperor a reason again.
If it wasn't for a legitimate reason, the prince wouldn't be able to visit the Zhou family.
Don’t be fooled by the fact that the prince is in casual clothes. Haha, he dares to say that everyone who pays attention to the prince must know the news by now.
In Jiangzhou, the emperor and his wife were sitting on a boat. It was raining in Jiangzhou today. They were boating on the lake, drinking tea and listening to the sound of rain. The emperor said, "This is life."
The Queen Mother admired the beautiful scenery, "It's a pity that beautiful scenery can't hide the filth."
The emperor put down his teacup and said, "The farther away from the capital, the better the state capital is. In the county town far away from the state capital, the nobles have absolute control over everything."
The more they talked, the angrier the emperor became. Some of them forcibly abducted women and some of them seized their land.
The Empress Dowager poured tea for her husband and said, "We are the eyes of the Emperor when we leave the capital. Didn't you write a letter back to the capital?"
Emperor Retired, "It is right for me to abdicate early. I will take charge of the country on behalf of the Emperor."
He is the emperor, and wherever he goes, he looks at things from the emperor's perspective. His perspective is the most objective, and his information is the most authentic.
The Queen Mother said doubtfully, "I thought you would take action to take care of it."
The emperor looked at the lake. The rain was getting heavier. He said quietly, "I can only take action temporarily. If we leave, the local noble families will be intertwined and the victims will suffer even more. It is better to write a letter back to the emperor, investigate it thoroughly and deal with it directly. Only by pulling out the local forces in one move can we truly save them."
Moreover, he knew too well the madness of the end of the world. He had to consider the safety of himself and his wife. He looked around and investigated any problems he found, then sorted them out and sent them to the capital, which was the most efficient way.
The emperor added: "The propaganda articles published this year are very good and are very popular in various states. We should publish more articles about our hometown. When more people speak out in the future, some local forces will be able to restrain themselves."
In the palace, the emperor was reading a very thick letter from his father. After reading it, he slammed the table and said, "Good, what a deceiver, what a local tyrant."
Eunuch Zhang was frightened when he heard the last three words. He trembled and tried to reduce his presence as much as possible.
The emperor held the letter in his hand and said, "Summon the Prince of Qin to the palace."
Eunuch Zhang ran out quickly and said, "Yes."
Rongchuan had been in the palace for half an hour, and was covered in sweat. The emperor felt sorry for his brother, "Look at you, you are sweating all over. Go change your clothes."
This is the treatment one gets as a younger brother. Rongchuan felt really uncomfortable and went to the side hall to wipe himself and change into clean clothes.
Rong Chuan said: "The Emperor summoned me, what's the urgent matter?"
The emperor handed the letter to Rongchuan, "Take a look at the letter sent back by my father."
Rong Chuan quickly finished reading the letter, his brows furrowed, "This letter really proves the saying that the emperor is far away."
The emperor was in low spirits, "What do you think?"
Rong Chuan, "My opinion, this is not a easy matter to handle. The roots are so intertwined that it's useless to cut off branches if you can't find the source."
The emperor also knew, "You."
Rong Chuan interrupted with a bitter face, "Your Majesty, I am really busy. I think the King of Qi and the King of Chu are both fine."
It was so enjoyable to fight with the emperor back then. His two brothers were smart and resourceful, so he didn't want to add more burden to himself.
The emperor was silent. He naturally knew that both the King of Qi and the King of Chu would be fine. Not to mention the attitudes of the King of Qi and the King of Chu, even though he had just ascended the throne, he would be happy for the King of Qi and the King of Chu to keep quiet.
Now looking at Rongchuan, well, Rongchuan is indeed busy enough, touching the beads, "Who do you think is more suitable between the two of them?"
Rong Chuan wanted to say King Qi, but was silent for a moment. "King Chu is more suitable. The Qi family was a famous aristocratic family back then. King Chu knows the most about these complicated things and can feel the pulse of them better."
The emperor looked at Rongchuan with satisfaction. What he said was very much to his liking. "I understand."