The discussion could not produce any results, and the assassin appeared in Huizhou. The Huizhou prefect wanted to find out where the assassin came from and make amends for his mistake, but the Huizhou prefect was in trouble.
After the morning court session, all the ministers knew that the two sons of the Shangguan family and the Zhou family were missing. Due to the inconvenience of the news, the earliest news about Mingrui and Shangguan Liu being found would be reported back to the capital tomorrow.
Now everyone looks at Lord Shangguan and Zhou Shuren with sympathy. Of course there are those who sympathize with them and those who gloat over their misfortune, especially those who are jealous of the Shangguan family for having a princess and the Zhou family for having such a smooth life.
Old Lord Shangguan seemed to have aged ten years. He knew about the assassination of the prince very early on and had been hoping that his grandson would be safe. However, today the memorial from the prefect of Huizhou shattered his hopes. How could his grandson, a man without any martial arts skills, escape
Old Master Shangguan didn't want to pay attention to anyone and left first.
Zhou Shuren also walked with his head down. Grandpa Wang motioned Wang Ju to come over. Wang Ju blinked. When had he let his father misunderstand that he could comfort Zhou Shuren
Wang Ju thought so in her heart, and still walked over, "Mingrui is a blessed man, good people will be blessed by heaven, and he will definitely be safe and sound."
Zhou Shuren, "Mingrui's martial arts are pretty good."
Wang Ju was stunned. This was the first time he saw Zhou Shuren's lack of confidence. Although the Zhou family had many descendants, every grandson was important to Zhou Shuren. He continued, "Yes, Mingrui's martial arts are good. You are not showing off that Mingrui looks like your second son. This child must be fine."
Zhou Shuren just needed someone's affirmation, "Yes, Changyi came from blood and went from blood, this child must be fine."
Li Zhao stood aside and listened, opening his mouth. The other military generals accepted it well, as it was normal for their offspring to die on the battlefield. However, the civil officials could not stand it the most.
In the Ministry of Rites, Chang Yi heard the news and the inkstone in his hand fell over. His official uniform was covered with ink and he stood there in a daze for a long time without moving.
Lord Liu asked with concern, "Are you okay?"
Chang Yi closed his eyes for a while before opening them again. He lowered his head to clean the table and said, "It's okay."
Lord Liu didn't believe it. As the two families became closer, he discovered that Zhou Changyi was a person who liked to show off his son. Zhou Mingrui was the eldest son of the second branch and the second branch's entire life's work.
Chang Yi lowered his head, "Just missing. Not finding someone means I'm safe. I'm fine."
He didn't believe that anything had happened to his son. It is said that a mother and son are connected by heart. His wife has not behaved abnormally in the past few days. She has been happily preparing for her daughter's engagement. His son must be fine.
Lord Liu felt that Zhou Changyi was escaping. Disappearance in that situation meant death, and he didn't know how to persuade him.
Alas, it looks like my son’s engagement will have to be postponed.
As for the Zhou family, Zhulan didn't receive any news. Several rooms in the family haven't gone out recently and haven't answered any messages, all because they want to ignore the rumors that they will bring bad luck to their husbands.
Zhou Shuren also instructed the housekeeper and others, and since everyone knew they would not come to the house at this time, the news was really kept secret.
The situation was different for the Lin family. The old lady of the Lin family was furious. If something happened to Zhou Mingrui, her granddaughter would be labeled as a jinx.
Lin Qing didn't believe it. She believed that Zhou Mingrui must be fine. The old lady could only sigh.
In the evening, Zhou Shuren found out that the news had been kept secret. He breathed a sigh of relief, endured the blisters in his mouth, and forced himself to eat half a bowl of wontons.
Today, Zhou Shuren took his second son home. They both had the same idea of keeping it a secret from their family. They were enough to make their family anxious and angry.
The next day, Zhou Shuren looked in the mirror and saw several blisters in his mouth. It hurt even to drink water, but he still had to force himself to attend the morning court.
As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, Zhou Shuren saw Eunuch Zhang. Seeing the smile on Eunuch Zhang's face, Zhou Shuren felt indescribable in his heart. After hearing what Eunuch Zhang said, he reacted for a while, grinning and laughing, "I said my grandson is very blessed!"
Eunuch Zhang sighed in his heart, it was more than just a blessing.
Old Master Shangguan also came back to his senses and walked over quickly, "Thank you, if it weren't for your grandson, my grandson would have died for sure."
Zhou Shuren was now in high spirits, and the blisters in his mouth no longer hurt. "They are all helping each other for the prince."
Old Master Shangguan also smiled, "Master Zhou is right, it is their duty to protect the prince."
Eunuch Zhang, "..."
Tsk tsk, look at the two adults who are no longer worried about their grandson and are always talking about taking credit for his grandson.
There was such a loud noise here and they were standing in a conspicuous position, so they could hear what was going on.
Mr. Wang was happy for the Zhou family, and Wang Ju chanted "Amitabha" in her heart.
There is no need to sympathize with Li Zhao and others anymore, now they are envious and jealous.
Old Master Wen breathed a sigh of relief. God knew how much he was afraid that something might really happen to the grandsons of the two families. The Wen family was not arrogant enough to confront their two mortal enemies, the Shangguan and Zhou families, head-on.
As for the other two families, he had already sent people to deliver gifts yesterday. As long as the benefits are enough, look, they looked at him with hatred yesterday, but there is no hatred at all today.
What he was afraid of was the Zhou family and the Shangguan family. Neither of these two families would exchange their offspring for benefits. If they became mortal enemies, they would really keep biting the Wen family.
Moreover, Old Master Wen sighed. This time the prince was assassinated, and he became more alienated from the Wen family. This was not acceptable.
At the morning court, the emperor had a rare smile on his face. He had to be happy. The one who brought the message was a death warrior, and the emperor had not received any news from the prince. The emperor was not after the gold mine, but he did not want the Guan family, Zhou family, and Wen family to become mortal enemies. This was not what he wanted to see, after all, they were the prince's maternal family.
The current situation is just right, and it is exactly the situation he wants to see most.
Everyone could feel the emperor's good mood. After the morning court session ended, the emperor kept Lord Shangguan and Zhou Shuren.
The emperor recounted what happened, "This is what happened. Both children are fine, and they have made contributions."
Old Master Shangguan was stunned. "Ah, a gold mine?"
When did his family become rich? It's not that he despises his descendants, but none of them have the brains to run a business.
Zhou Shuren asked, "How much gold is in stock? Oh, the treasury is short of silver."
Your Majesty, "..."
Very good, very Zhou Shuren. His grandson is fine, and the first thing he thinks about is the money.
The emperor also felt guilty, as if a lot of money from the national treasury had been spent recently. Zhou Shuren's face was wrinkled more because of the recent payments.
The emperor sighed, "The gold mine has been almost mined."
Speaking of this, the emperor was also depressed. The gold mine belonged to the country, but it was stolen by someone, and no one knew how many years it had been mined. It made him vomit blood just thinking about it.
Zhou Shuren was stunned for a moment. "As long as there are traces, we can find out where the gold is flowing. As for the gold mine, it may be easy to dig. We can dig around it."
There were no modern detection instruments in ancient times, and even the most experienced gold diggers could make mistakes. What if they found gold
The emperor's eyes lit up. Yes, they must dig carefully and send some gold diggers to take a look. What if these people are digging for a branch
Zhou Shuren and the emperor looked at each other and thought, very good, they had the same idea, they would make money if they could dig it up.
Mr. Shangguan, "..."
Is it time for him to retire