Zhou Shuren regretted it and did not eat well in the evening. When he got home, Zhou Shuren asked the kitchen to make wontons.
Zhulan said as she changed her clothes, "I told you not to go over there, but you came straight to me in your official uniform."
Zhou Shuren, "My in-laws have been in Beijing for many years, but they have become more and more timid."
"Don't you see the aura you have? Our children are always in contact with you. Why don't you try with another family's child? Besides, our family doesn't care about what the Jiang family did, but Jiang Sheng's parents will always remember it. They will only feel more guilty and afraid when they see you."
Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and said, "Since they still care, I thought they didn't care a long time ago."
"Wrong, as long as our family is doing well, they will only care more and more."
Zhou Shuren spread his hands and said, "I won't come to your house in person in the future."
Then he asked, "When will Jiang Ming and his wife arrive in Beijing?"
"I heard from Xuemei today that it will arrive in three days."
Zhou Shuren said: "I thought Jiang Mufan would stay in the capital after the wedding. I was surprised that he wanted to go back to Zhou Village."
After seeing the Zhou family’s resources, he still wants to go back. This kid is quite ambitious.
Zhu Lan, "This child is the result of many considerations. Besides, there is Jiang Ming as his father, and Mu Fan also has his own resources."
Although he could not help in the officialdom, Jiang Ming's status as a Jinshi was real and was enough to teach his own son.
Three days passed in a blink of an eye. Jiang Ming and his wife arrived. Zhulan met the couple. They looked very happy and looked a lot younger.
In the court, the third son of the Wen family was demoted and expelled from the capital. Some people who had guessed it were not surprised, but those who did not guess the emperor's thoughts were shocked.
The youngest son of the Wen family has already caught up with the eldest son of the Wen family and holds considerable power. Now he has been demoted and expelled from the capital, which is a devastating blow to the youngest son of the Wen family who has a high spirit.
At today's morning court, some eyes seemed to fall on Old Master Wen. The old master had aged a lot after taking a few days off.
Some ministers who were getting impatient were all in a panic. The emperor was really ruthless. The queen was still pregnant, and the Wen family had just produced a top scholar in the imperial examination!
Zhou Shuren also looked at the emperor's decisiveness with awe. This clean and mature emperor would not allow anyone to challenge his majesty.
After the morning court session ended, there were still many people following Old Master Wen. Zhou Shuren left quickly with his hands behind his back. He didn't want to stay and attract the old master's fire.
Wang Ju did not attend court today. Zhou Shuren was accompanied by Qiu Yan. Qiu Yan kept his head down when he left the palace. Only when he got on the carriage did he become energetic.
Qiu Yan said in a low voice: "Your Excellency knows that my home is very close to the Wen family."
"Yeah, you told me."
Qiu Yan continued, "The Wen family has been in a big commotion these past few days. It is said that Old Master Wen's arrogant youngest son vomited blood."
"Is there anything else?"
Qiu Yan nodded, "It shouldn't be fake. We called a doctor that night. Elder Wen's youngest son looks at people with his nose when he walks. Being demoted out of the capital this time was a huge blow to him."
Zhou Shuren said quietly, "Everything that happened today is the result of the causes that were planted in the past. If there is a cause, there must be an effect. If he hadn't done anything wrong, if he hadn't been caught with a whip, it would be hard to make a fuss about him. No matter what, he should blame himself and no one else."
You jump the highest, who else would the emperor stare at if not you
Qiu Yan, "This young master will not look for reasons within himself. This time, the Third Branch of the Wen Family hates the First Branch to death."
Zhou Shuren remained silent. The emperor's plan had been fulfilled. Lord Wen had three legitimate sons. He valued the eldest son and loved the youngest son. Otherwise, Lord Wen's youngest son would not have been promoted to the same high official position as the eldest son.
Lord Wen's youngest son was unwilling to give up, so he left the capital after he recovered. He did not take his wife and children with him to take up the post, but left alone in a carriage.
It was a happy event for the Zhou family. Their granddaughter got married on an auspicious day. Zhulan, unfortunately, lost her bookish Miu Miu, and married off another girl.
Xuemei was the first one to marry off her daughter. When her daughter left home, she could no longer see her. Xuemei couldn't help but wipe away her tears.
Jiang Sheng's father also had tears in his eyes, and he couldn't hold back his tears, so they fell too.
Well, the couple cried to each other, causing Jiang Lei, the youngest in the family, to cry too.
Bamboo orchid, "... "
What a familiar scene! The eldest couple also sent their daughter off in this way.
Now that her granddaughter has been sent away, Zhulan is pulling Zhou Shuren back home.
On the way back home, Zhulan suddenly smiled. Zhou Shuren asked in surprise, "Why are you so happy?"
"Recently, the rumors about our daughter have been spreading more and more, and people are believing them. Mrs. Tao and Mrs. Hu believe them to the extreme. Mrs. Tao is almost worshipping Yu Lu."
Zhou Shuren's beard twitched, "Minghui and these rascals."
Zhulan laughed even louder, "Yeah, who would have thought that so many people would reply to a few boys' words."
She was stunned when the matchmaker came to her house a few days ago. They had climbed to such a position, so they would not come directly to the door to propose marriage. They would meet each other privately and go through the formalities only, to avoid being embarrassed by coming suddenly. Everyone has to save face.
Later she found out about the rumor that she could bring good luck to her husband. She was speechless at the time. When Mrs. Tao came to ask her about it, she explained it to him. It turned out that Mrs. Tao knew where the rumor came from and she became more active in bringing good luck to her husband.
Zhou Shuren, "If Yu Lu gives birth to a son, you'll see that more people will come to our house to ask for her hand in marriage."
"Yudie and the others are still young anyway, so there's no need to rush."
Zhulan added: "I heard from the old lady of the Lin family that the Luo family that the Wen family tried to match with Wen Rong didn't work out."
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "Luo family, this is not good either."
Zhu Lan asked, "Have you seen Wen Rong? There have been rumors that Wen Rong was beaten by his uncle and his face was almost disfigured. I don't know if it's true."
“It should be true.”
"What a huge hatred this is."
Zhou Shuren sneered, "Master Wen's legitimate youngest son will never be able to return to the capital. He can only serve as an honest official in the local area. How big of a grudge do you think this is?"
Zhulan was speechless, "Obviously I made a mistake."
"Let's not talk about the Wen family, let's talk about Jiang Ping and Jiang An."
Zhulan asked, "If you don't tell me, I would still like to ask. These two children disappeared after the New Year. Every time I asked you, you were vague. Now that it's brought up, are you going to tell me?"
Zhou Shuren hummed, "These two children look too much alike. Changyi wanted to train them. When the emperor found out, he asked them about it. They were so brave that they agreed. When I found out, the two children had already been taken away by the emperor's people."
He sighed and continued, "The emperor told me vaguely, so I told you vaguely. I asked the emperor privately about Jiang Miao's marriage, and the emperor told me that the twins have already gone to sea."
Zhulan almost fell backwards after hearing this, which frightened Zhou Shuren, "Don't scare me."
Zhu Lan's eyes were blazing with anger. "Why didn't those two brats discuss this with their families? It's easy to work for the Emperor, but you have to face life-threatening situations all the time!"