Zhu Lan asked again, "What about Liu Feng? What do you think of Liu Feng's whereabouts?"
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Changyi is already capable of arranging his son-in-law, so I don't have to worry about it anymore."
His sons no longer need him to lead them around, so he can finally relax.
Zhulan also smiled. The results of their years of training were showing. In the future, they only needed to control the general direction and they didn’t have to worry too much about other things.
Zhou Shuren felt much better on his shoulders, so he signaled his wife not to press anymore. He pulled her to sit down and said, "The Emperor wants to take action against the Wen family."
Zhulan, "Are you talking about Wen Rong's top scholar?"
"Well, the Wen family is already powerful enough. If it continues like this, the balance will be lost. The emperor didn't force Wen Rong to win the top prize, which means that one of the Wen family's sons will be eliminated."
Zhu Lan said, "This exchange is a loss for the Wen family. Lord Wen's sons have worked hard for many years to get to where they are today. Wen Rong, the top scholar, is indeed good, but he will need many years to slowly climb up. The emperor is using the top scholar to weaken the power of the Wen family."
"No matter who suffers, the emperor will not suffer. Just wait, in a few days, Lord Wen will be worried."
Zhu Lan said quietly, "The eldest branch of the Wen family has benefited. No matter which branch is weakened, there will be turmoil within the Wen family."
Zhou Shuren did not sympathize with the Wen family. "That was their own fault. The Wen family has never restrained themselves. How could the emperor tolerate that?"
He also heard the prince jokingly say that more and more people are trying to curry favor with the Wen family, and that the Wen family is almost half the Wen dynasty. Tsk tsk, who did the prince listen to? It could only be the emperor!
The morning court session after the parade of the top scholar.
Zhou Shuren stopped Master Wen and said, "I'd like to congratulate you. Congratulations on your family having produced a grand prize."
The smile on Mr. Wen's face deepened, "It's just that my child is trying hard to make himself better."
Zhou Shuren continued with an unchanged smile, "The number one scholar Wen won the first place in the imperial examination, and Lord Wen celebrated with great fanfare. Now the fourth son of the Wen family won the first place and the third place in the imperial examination, so why didn't Lord Wen celebrate but kept a low profile? I'm still waiting to attend the wedding!"
The smile on Mr. Wen's face froze for a moment, but he quickly covered it up, "No need to drink at the wedding banquet. Our Wen family has already donated the money for the banquet, so that more people can enjoy the good fortune."
Zhou Shuren clasped his fists and said, "Lord Wen is so kind!"
Old Master Wen only felt a strong sense of irony, especially when Zhou Shuren gave him a meaningful smile. The old man tried his best to tell himself not to be angry, but he was still furious!
Zhou Shuren vented his anger and quickly pulled Wang Ju, who was still watching the show, away. He had always remembered the trouble that Old Man Wen had caused him, and had been waiting to retaliate against him today!
Zhou Shuren walked away, "Cool."
Wang Ju rolled her eyes in her heart. This old man holds a grudge very well. No matter how well Grandpa Wen hides it, his face is still very stiff. Old man Zhou is the best at hurting people's hearts.
Wang Ju whispered, "I don't know how much money the Wen family donated. I'll go back and find out."
"It won't be less than ten thousand taels. What a pity. Why did you do it earlier? It's too late to do anything now."
Wang Ju and Daddy analyzed the Wen family's top scholar this time. Daddy said that the queen was pregnant again, and the Wen family won the top three again. It was too glorious. "Lord Wen was so happy that he ignored too much. It's too late to wake up now."
"It's normal to ignore problems when you're happy. Anyone would be crazy with joy at that time."
The Queen is pregnant again. If it's a son or three legitimate sons, the throne will be secure. Who wouldn't go crazy if there's such a happy event
Wang Ju added: "My old man has arranged for Wang Wei."
Zhou Shuren said, "Which one?"
The Wang family would not let Wang Wei leave Beijing. He had already calculated that, so he didn't need to worry about this grandson-in-law.
In the eyes of the emperor, there is a big difference between the two grandsons-in-law. Liu Feng can be regarded as a force of the Zhou family, but Wang Wei cannot. Wang Wei is the legitimate grandson of Wang Ju, and the interests of the Wang family are always above everything else. But Liu Feng is different. Liu Feng is not close to the Gu family. The Gu family is considered to be dependent on the Zhou family. This son-in-law is half a son of the second house!
The Wang family did not hide it from Zhou Shuren, "Ministry of Industry, my father wanted Wang Wei to go to the Ministry of Industry."
“Nice place to go.”
In recent years, the Ministry of Industry is no longer the bottom-ranked Ministry of Industry as before. The profits created by the Ministry of Industry and the official positions in the Ministry of Industry are also very popular.
At the Zhou family, Zhulan counted the dowry for her granddaughter. After confirming several times that nothing was missed, Zhulan personally took the dowry to her eldest daughter's house.
At the Jiang family's house, the yard was filled with boxes. It was Xuemei's first time marrying off a daughter and she lacked experience. Even with the help of her two sisters-in-law, she was still in a mess.
Xuemei looked at the dowry list and said, "I clearly remembered putting the vase in the outermost box. How come I can't find it?"
Li, "Don't worry, just look for it slowly. The more anxious you are, the harder it is to find."
Xuemei tried to recall it carefully but couldn't remember it. "I don't want to think about it anymore. I'll look for it one by one."
Zhulan came in and saw this scene, "We are at a loss as to what to do."
Jiang Wangshi came with her in-laws, "Xuemei and Jiang Sheng went around adding dowry to Miaomiao. They added too much and it was difficult for me to organize it."
Zhulan looked at the open boxes all over the yard and felt a headache. "Let her live freely and never tidy up every time she comes back. Now she's worried. She deserves it."
Jiang Wangshi would never say anything agreeable to her daughter-in-law. Now that her son can earn money, she has never thought of putting on airs like a mother-in-law. She can't afford to do so. Her son still depends on his wife's family. Of course, she doesn't plan to do so either. Life is so good now.
Zhulan took the dowry list from her daughter's hand. There were quite a lot of things. "Don't rush to sort them out. Keep the dowry I brought."
Xuemei was troubled by the dowry that filled the yard, "Mom."
"Don't think you can save your energy. You have to put everything in order. You also have to rewrite your dowry list."
Xuemei went to make the arrangements, and then Jiang Wangshi spoke, "My dear, you can just take a rest and don't need to help. It will be ready in a while."
Zhulan, "Okay, let's drink tea and watch Xuemei get ready."
She had not originally planned to help. After Jiang Miao got married, Xuemei was allowed to handle the household affairs on her own. Xuemei had been living a carefree life for several years, but it was Jiang Miao who helped with the household affairs. It was time for Xuemei, as the queen, to experience the hard work of being a housekeeper.
Jiang Wangshi could not read and had not learned much over the years, but just by looking at the thick dowry list she could tell that it was a lot.
Jiang Wang thought that it was fortunate that her youngest son had only one daughter. If she had more daughters, all the family wealth she had accumulated could have been given away.
It took half a day to sort out Jiang Miao's dowry. Zhulan also counted her granddaughter's dowry, which was more than she expected. It seemed that most of the money Jiang Sheng earned from selling paintings was exchanged for dowry.
Because the Jiang family wanted to keep her for dinner, Zhulan sent someone to tell Zhou Shuren, and Zhou Shuren came directly after leaving the government office.
Jiang Sheng's parents became even more reserved. This was due to the difference in status. Although the two families were relatives, Jiang Sheng's parents could only visit the Zhou residence once during the Chinese New Year. Unless it was something important, they would never visit the Zhou family's residence.
Zhou Shuren tried his best to restrain his momentum and said, "Don't stand, everyone sit down."
Jiang Sheng's father was still nervous. During the New Year's visit to Zhou's house, his in-laws wore casual clothes, but now they are wearing official uniforms. "Okay, okay."