Li and Zhao looked at each other after hearing Zhulan's words, but they still didn't understand. How could they have misunderstood her? Wasn't it just that mother was not going
Zhulan didn't explain, so Su Xuan asked, "Mom, are you still going?"
Zhulan hesitated for a moment and said, "Go ahead."
The Qi family has shown their attitude, and even if they are going to fall out, they still have to pretend.
Su Xuan took out the account book, "Mom, this is the orphanage's account book for the past seven days, please take a look."
Zhulan took it and looked through it. There were more and more children, including orphans from Jinzhou.
Pinggang is a port, and what it lacks the least is labor, and there are also many children working there.
Housekeeper Wang found out that several children aged thirteen or fourteen came from the port of Pinggang. They had done hard labor at the port. After attending a few classes at the orphanage, they sent news to Pinggang. Then some teenagers came one after another. It can be seen that these children are far-sighted and know the importance of literacy.
Because several children were ambitious and smart, they were chosen as team leaders, each responsible for ten children.
Zhulan collected her thoughts and put down the account book, "Alas, there are too many children, and the food is consumed too quickly."
Li went to the orphanage diligently, "Mom, the greenhouse has been planted with vegetables, and the children have leveled the farmland, and are waiting to be planted."
"Let Changli keep an eye on it. He will have to work hard during the spring ploughing."
Every year during the spring ploughing season, my eldest son is the busiest. Now he has to take care of the orphanage as well. So, my eldest son works the hardest during the spring ploughing season.
Li smiled and said, "It's not hard for my husband. He is always happy every time he goes to the orphanage. Mother, some of these children are really good. Do you want me to select a few to help you in the future?"
Zhulan's expression became serious. "No matter how outstanding the child is, our Zhou family cannot choose him."
Su Xuan reacted quickly and pointed to the sky, "Mom, what are you saying?"
Zhulan nodded, and the Queen Mother sent a message that the shipyard's masters had been selected, and once the children had some basic skills, they would come to screen those who were suitable for learning shipbuilding.
Li didn't dare to say more. She had heard her husband talk so much that she took it to heart.
In a teahouse near the Ministry of Rites, Chang Yi hadn't seen the Prince of Oge for a long time. He shook the teacup in his hand and said, "Didn't the prince say he had something important to tell me?"
Prince Oge, "I have been busy buying a manor recently. I finally found a suitable manor, but then I learned that something happened in your mansion. Here are some medicinal herbs for nourishing the body. Please accept them."
Chang Yi paused, looking at the herbs in the box, thinking that the Oge tribe had a lot of good stuff. "We are not familiar with each other, so I cannot accept such precious herbs. I appreciate the prince's kindness."
The prince was not angry. He was used to being rejected. He personally poured tea for Lord Zhou and said, "Does Lord Zhou's revenge make you feel better?"
Chang Yi pulled the corner of his mouth, "I don't understand what the prince is talking about."
Prince, "Your master is injured, I am willing to help."
Chang Yi, "!!"
This person hasn't given up on becoming his disciple? Pah, how stupid he is to personally hand over the handle to this ambitious prince.
The prince judges others by himself. If it were him, he would definitely kill them all. Although the Zhou Marquis Mansion has slapped the Wen family in the face, the grandson of the Wen family is still fine and unharmed.
Chang Yi stood up directly and said, "I will pretend that I didn't hear what the prince said today. Please don't talk nonsense."
The prince watched Zhou Changyi push the door and leave, pursing his lips, "Come out."
Wen Li's face was very ugly, "Is this the method you mentioned? Zhou Changyi obviously didn't fall for it."
The prince lowered his eyes. If the Zhou Marquisate had not ignored him, he would not have chosen the Wen family. "The descendants of the Zhou Marquisate are too cautious."
Wen Li wanted to say something when the door was pushed open. Wen Li's pupils constricted and he couldn't believe what he saw.
Chang Yi had gone downstairs, but the servant beside him had good hearing. After hearing what the prince said, he knew there were still people inside, so he turned back. The servants beside their brothers were all masters. In the puzzled eyes of the gatekeeper, the servant covered the other's mouth. Wow, what an unexpected gain.
Prince Oger looked at the guard who was being held down, his face turning blue and purple.
Chang Yi walked in, and under the gaze of the two, he reached out and picked up the box of medicinal herbs on the table. Inside was a hundred-year-old ginseng. He held it in his arms and said, "I suspect that you are colluding with the medicinal herbs to harm my nephew. I will send it to my father for inspection. If any problems are found, I will ask my father to come to the palace to seek an explanation."
The prince took a deep breath and said, "There is nothing wrong with the medicinal materials."
Chang Yi naturally knew that this prince had ambitions but not the courage to do so. He glanced at the two of them coldly, then left with the box.
It was nearly half an hour later when Zhou Shuren saw the medicinal herbs. Coincidentally, the prince was also there.
Chang Yi told the prince what happened in the teahouse under his gaze, "My son asked a familiar imperial physician to look at the herbs and there is no problem. Dad, what do you think we should do with these herbs?"
The prince's mouth twitched. What was wrong with the medicinal materials? It was obvious that he wanted to swallow the medicinal materials for revenge.
Zhou Shuren had already picked up the 100-year-old ginseng and examined it. "What a good thing! These tribes are so wealthy that they are so abundant that it makes people jealous. Since these herbs are used to nourish the body, you can take them back to the mansion."
Chang Yi's lips curled up slightly, seeing how calm his father was, "Yes."
Zhou Shuren added: "Don't send all of it to your eldest brother, divide it among your rooms."
Chang Yi originally wanted to give the 100-year-old ginseng to his father, but seeing that his father had made up his mind, he could only say, "Okay."
The prince waited for Zhou Changyi to leave. He was not embarrassed. He did not have much affection for his grandfather and had been estranged from him over the years. The only person he had a good impression of was Wen Rong. This time, his plot was caught red-handed and he didn't know what to say.
It would be fine if he didn't know, but now that he knew, he still had to say something. He pondered for a few seconds, "Wen Li has an impatient temper. I think he needs to temper his temper. What do you think, Lord Zhou?"
"Very good."
It would be even better if the prince took action.
The prince acted quickly. As soon as he left the Ministry of Revenue, he sent someone to the Wen family to pass on a message. Old Master Wen quickly sent Wen Li to a farm outside the capital, saying that he wanted to temper his temper and could return to the capital when his temper improved. The prince had the deadline.
In the evening, Zhou Shuren talked about this matter, "It's a pity that Changyi was the only one there at the time. It would have been better if someone else could testify."
In the absence of evidence, Chang Yi made a big fuss. The two insisted that he had no conspiracy and they could not reach a conclusion by sticking to their own opinions. If they had reacted faster, they would have said that Chang Yi was the first to retaliate against the Wen family, which only brought them trouble.
Fortunately, the two were so frightened at the time that they didn't react, allowing Changyi to take the herbs away to vent his anger.
Zhu Lan, "Wen Li is from the second house. Do you think Mr. Wen knows about this?"
"I guess he doesn't know. He won't cause trouble for us at this time. He's afraid that I will do something to Wen He."
Zhu Lan said quietly, "The second branch of the Wen family hates Ming Rui to the core."
"Um."