Zhulan was still a little dazed when she returned to the hall. Bah, he shouldn't have believed Shu Ren and Chang Yi's words. What about the princess being reluctant to leave the country, what about the princess being sad that she was a gift? It was obvious that she had taken a fancy to her grandson!
Zhou Shuren always pays attention to his wife. He misses her when she leaves and becomes distracted when she comes back. Before he can figure out what's going on, he feels the dagger in his wife's eyes!
Soon it was time to present gifts. Zhou Shuren calmed down and looked at the envoys from various countries across from him. He felt proud at that moment.
Zhulan had a feast for her eyes today, seeing treasures from various countries. Of course, some of them were gifts from princesses. In fact, the princess was also a gift, but she was just covered with a layer of gauze.
The queen remained calm and not jealous. The emperor did not value beauty anyway. There were three princesses in total, all from neighboring countries.
Everyone's eyes were on the emperor. He smiled and accepted the gifts without mentioning the princesses. The queen smiled and asked the princesses to return to their seats. The palace banquet ended.
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren left the palace together. Zhou Shuren lowered his voice and asked, "What did you see when you left just now?"
Zhulan was about to speak when she saw the envoys from various countries leaving. "Let's go back and talk."
After leaving the palace and taking a carriage back home, Zhulan told her discovery, "Your grandson is very capable!"
Zhou Shuren, "!!"
He was really surprised. His grandson was so amazing!
Zhulan frowned, "What do you think we should do?"
Zhou Shuren's eyes were a little distracted, "This matter cannot be hidden from the emperor."
Zhulan was anxious because she knew this. "If the emperor knew this, he would take advantage of it."
Zhou Shuren touched his nose and said, "Ah, there's nothing I can do."
The twins didn't listen to him!
Zhulan tried to calm down for a while, but still couldn't control her anger and went to change her clothes angrily.
The couple's worries were right. The emperor knew everything about the palace. He met Jiang Ping again, and Jiang Ping said, "The princess has a crush on my brother, but I didn't expect her to be so bold. My brother knew something and it would be exposed, which led to what happened today."
After hearing what the princess said, the emperor turned the beads and was also surprised. It was obvious that this princess would be more useful if she returned than if she stayed in Beijing, so he signaled Jiang Ping to leave.
The Emperor asked the Prince, "What do you think?"
The prince, of course, considered it from the perspective of the country, "My son thinks it is better to send the princess back to the country."
The emperor nodded in satisfaction. He didn't have the energy to annex now, but that didn't mean he would in the future. "Yes."
The prince thought for a moment and said, "Marquis Zhou is eagerly waiting for his two grandchildren to return."
Your Majesty, "..."
When chatting yesterday, Zhou Shuren also mentioned that the twins are already grown up, and both brothers have gotten married in Beijing!
The prince smiled and asked, "How do you plan to arrange for the other two princesses?"
The emperor narrowed his eyes and asked, "How about giving one to your second brother?"
The prince lowered his head and said, "I don't think it's appropriate. I'm not afraid that my second brother will gain more power, but I don't want my second brother to be provoked by others. He is not from our country, so who knows what is behind the beauty trap."
The emperor retracted his gaze and said, "You are right. How do you think it should be arranged?"
The prince raised his head and said, "It would be bad to send them all back. Since they are here, they should stay. Since the royal family does not have anyone suitable, we can keep the princess as a permanent envoy."
Women who interfere in politics will develop ambitions and then find ways to return to their country.
The emperor laughed and said, "Good, good, not bad."
The prince thought to himself that he also saw various possibilities in Zhou Hou, what a good teacher!
Zhou Shuren was still unaware of the prince's bold move, and the next day, he was not in a hurry to leave the Zheng Palace ceremony, which made the adults take a few more glances at him.
The emperor guessed what Zhou Shuren wanted to say, but he felt guilty and pretended not to see it.
Zhou Shuren saw that the emperor was playing dumb, and there was nothing he didn't understand. The emperor already knew everything, "Your Majesty, I have something to report."
Li Zhao paused. Zhou Shuren took the initiative to speak and they were all big things. He carefully recalled if there was any big thing recently, but there was nothing!
The emperor looked up from his memorial and said, "Marquis Zhou, please stay."
The others left quickly, curious about what happened.
Zhou Shuren and the others left, leaving only the royal family and the prince in the room, and he said directly: "Your Majesty, the twins have been away from home for many years, and I miss them very much."
The emperor raised his hand, "Don't lie to me. I know you have discovered it. I know the purpose of your coming today. Shu Ren, I will use military force sooner or later."
He took out a map and pointed to a place, saying, "This place will become our country's territory sooner or later."
Zhou Shuren knew there would be no result, but he would not give up without trying hard. From the perspective of the country, some sacrifices are unavoidable. "Your Majesty, I understand."
The emperor touched the map and said, "You have two good grandsons. Although they cannot appear in front of the public, their contributions will be remembered."
Zhou Shuren moved his lips, but then sighed. He could feel the love his two grandsons had for the country, and he himself couldn't persuade the twins. "I am proud of them."
There are too many people behind the stability of the country, and his two grandsons are among them.
The emperor was also very proud, and he sent many spies to various countries, who brought back a lot of important information for him. Not only the twins, but all those who served the country were heroes.
Soon, the emperor mentioned the destinations of several princesses. Zhou Shuren looked at the prince and said, "Great! That's a great idea!"
The prince laughed when he was looked at, as if he was being taught well by the marquis.
Zhou Shuren, "..."
He really wanted to know what the prince had learned from him!
The emperor was not a procrastinating person. When the exchange lists of various countries were submitted, all that could be exchanged were approved. The envoys from various countries did not expect the process to be so smooth. The only countries that had princesses were very upset.
The beauty trap failed, and the princess became a long-term envoy. The princess of Jiang An's country refused to be an envoy, and cried, made a fuss, and even threatened to hang herself to return to her country.
Because Jiang An was the person in charge, he finally agreed reluctantly.
Before Jiang An left, Zhu Lan and Zhou Shuren met Jiang An at night. Zhu Lan asked, "Is Jiang Ping pretending to be you?"
Jiang An nodded and said, "I don't know when I can come back, so I'd like to visit my grandparents before I leave."
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren were silent. Finally, Zhou Shuren patted his grandson on the shoulder and said, "Be careful outside. If anything goes wrong, come back and don't take risks."
Jiang An nodded, "Grandpa, don't worry, I will come back to honor you and grandma, and I will be safe and sound."
Zhulan stood up and hugged her grandson, "I'll wait for you to come back."
Jiang An left after sitting for a while because he had to go back to see his parents.
When the envoy left Beijing, Zhulan swayed and looked not in good spirits. Zhou Shuren saw it and finally submitted a letter asking for leave.
The emperor thought of the twins and was grateful for Zhou Shuren's hard work, so he finally approved the leave.
Zhou Shuren got the leave note and said happily: "We have half a month's vacation, shall we go to the sea?"
Zhulan was surprised, "I actually have half a month's vacation?"
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "Hurry up and pack your luggage."
The old couple wanted to go out to sea by boat. When the news spread, Zhou Laoda and his family were worried. Several families came to the main courtyard. Zhou Laoda said, "Son, accompany your parents."
Zhou Shuren waved his hand, "You are the prince of the Marquis' Mansion. You have to guard the Marquis' Mansion when I'm not here."
Changzhi pointed at himself and said, "Dad, I can take a leave. Your son will go with you."
Changyi also wanted to go, but unfortunately he couldn't leave, so he could only look at Mingrui.
Mingrui smiled and said, "Grandpa, I'll accompany you."
Zhou Shuren didn't want to take any of them with him, but in order to reassure his sons, he still had to. He looked at his grandchildren in deep thought.