Zhulan quickly browsed the letter. It was written by her third son, "Minghui is very popular in Ningzhou."
Boss Zhou, "Huh?"
"See for yourself."
Boss Zhou took the letter and read it, worried, "Mom, Minghui won't come back with the engagement contract."
Zhulan drank tea, "No, Minghui is smart!"
She has so much faith in the children she teaches that her story is worth telling.
Boss Zhou put down the letter and said, "From the letter, it's not easy for me to be the magistrate of Ningzhou."
If he is really afraid of the third child, he will not continue to plot against his son.
Zhulan put down her tea cup, "One of them is Emperor Tiangao, and the other is that the center of power of the Zhouhou Mansion is in the capital. For the aristocratic families in Ningzhou, the Zhouhou Mansion represents the interests."
But he is not too afraid of Zhou Houfu. It has something to do with Zhou Shuren's good reputation. More importantly, as long as he doesn't make big mistakes, Zhou Houfu can't do too much.
Boss Zhou was unhappy, "Then let Minghui be plotted?"
Zhulan was not worried, "With your third brother here, Minghui will not suffer."
Boss Zhou felt relieved, "Hey, my son is still useless. My son can't help the third child."
Zhulan, "It all shows that if you win in Tenglai, you are the winner in life."
She is supported by her father, has several good sons, and has even obtained the title of Marquis. Gee, even a mother like her would envy her!
In the evening, Zhou Shuren came back a little late. Zhulan asked with concern, "Is the house raid over?"
Zhou Shuren looked tired. He had calculated the ledgers for the whole day today, and his face turned darker when he thought of the ledgers. "We haven't finished copying them yet, so we continued to search the house overnight."
Zhulan, "... How much corruption is this?"
Zhou Shuren changed his clothes and patted the table, "A fifth-grade naval general, guess how much money he embezzled?"
Zhulan knew her husband, the amount must be huge, "More than a hundred thousand taels?"
Zhou Shuren snorted, "The account books were found in the house today. This fifth-grade general embezzled 180,000 taels and countless antique calligraphy and paintings. No account books were found, and the hidden money was not found."
Bamboo orchid, "..."
No wonder corrupt officials can't be eradicated. Money and silk are so attractive to her that she is tempted to listen to them.
Zhou Shuren was furious when he looked at the account book, "I worked very hard to save money for the national treasury. Oh, these corrupt officials are so good. It's so easy to get money."
Zhulan said quietly: "Now it doesn't all belong to you."
Zhou Shuren's face improved, "I can do a lot of things."
Zhulan, "The emperor must be furious."
Zhou Shuren nodded, "Corruption occurs all the time. The Emperor is not angry about corruption. What makes the Emperor angry is that the Navy has been corrupted. You also know that the Supreme Emperor and the Emperor have invested in the Navy. This time we will clean up."
Zhulan, "It should have been cleaned up long ago. Years of admiration have disappeared, and it should be chopped off a few times."
Zhou Shuren came back to talk to his wife, and the anger in his heart dissipated a lot, "Don't mention them anymore, let's eat."
When the food was served, Zhulan said: "Fourth uncle's body is broken and he will not be able to live for long."
Zhou Shuren paused with his chopsticks, "Why did your body and bones suddenly fail?"
Zhulan repeated what the imperial doctor said, "Fourth uncle is at his age."
Zhou Shuren felt uncomfortable, "I'll go see my fourth uncle later."
"Yes, the old man will be happy to see you. Yes"
Zhou Shuren didn't have much appetite and didn't eat much, so he waited for his wife to finish eating and went to see her with her fourth uncle.
Rong Yuxuan happened to be having dinner and was really happy to see Zhulan and his wife, "Why are you here at this hour?"
Zhou Shuren sat down and said, "Why did you hide your discomfort?"
Rong Yutan, "Although I am not willing to accept it, I have to go through life, old age, illness and death. Don't be sad."
Zhou Shuren respected this elder and felt unhappy, "You must take good care of yourself and take you around when I'm done."
Rong Yuxuan laughed, "You can't go anywhere without the capital. Forget it, I've been to all the places I went to when I was young. If you're not busy, you can always talk to me."
Zhou Shuren, "Okay."
Rong Yutan, "You should also pay more attention to your health."
Zhou Shuren touched his face, "Obviously?"
"Obviously, he looks tired."
Zhou Shuren was indeed tired. Seeing that the old man was in good spirits, he said a few words and went back to rest.
The next day, Zhou Shuren went down to court and returned to the household department with the prince. He saw Zhuo Guyu waiting at the entrance of the government office and looked sideways at the prince.
The prince raised his eyebrows, "Master Zhuo, are you waiting for Gu?"
Zhuo Guyu had been helping the prince run errands yesterday. When he returned to the household department, the prince had already returned to the palace, which made him depressed, so he waited at the door of the Yamen today. "Yes."
It is better to give a simple answer than to say too much and make mistakes.
The prince said: "The house ransacking didn't stop last night. Can Sir Zhuo go and take a look again?"
Zhuo Guyu knew that the prince did it on purpose, but he didn't know if it was a test or for the sake of Zhou Hou, but he didn't show it on his face, "Yes, I will go over right now."
The prince waved his hand and entered the Yamen. Zhou Shuren thought to himself, the prince did it on purpose, "The prince doesn't like him?"
Prince, "I like it."
Who doesn't like obedient people? It's just that he wants to polish Zhuo Guyu.
Zhou Shuren smiled and said, "If there is something the prince doesn't understand, Mr. Zhang can't answer it, so we can gather our energy and ask the old minister together."
The prince smiled and said, "Master Zhang is very powerful."
Zhou Shuren thought to himself that Zhang Jinghong was also a prince who had fought before.
On the street, Gu Sheng got up a little late today. He was finishing a painting last night and was thinking about it when the carriage stopped and said, "What's wrong?"
The coachman said: "Sir, someone has stopped the carriage."
Gu Sheng's carriage was not big, a simple one-person carriage. Looking out of the carriage, he saw Mr. Du and Ji Deming together. Gu Sheng was a little worried about Mr. Du. Mr. Du was the third prince's cousin. No matter how transparent the third prince was, it would be... Prince.
Ji Deming, "Good morning, I heard that Zhuo Guyu is with the prince."
Gu Sheng looked at Mr. Du, "I'm in a hurry."
Ji Deming, "Zhuo Guyu has got an errand, but he still stays with the prince. Do you have more news?"
Gu Sheng did not answer, but someone answered for him, "Master Ji wants to know so much, why not ask the person involved?"
Ji Deming grabbed his head and saw Zhuo Guyu's carriage stopped. He was embarrassed and said, "Master Zhuo."
Zhuo Guyu glanced at Gu Sheng and said, "I have to take one step first."
Seeing that this was not the direction to the Hanlin Academy, Mr. Du narrowed his eyes and motioned for Ji Deming to leave.
Ji Deming went to see Gu Sheng again, but Gu Sheng's carriage still left. Ji Deming couldn't help but said: "The news was revealed to Zhuo Guyu, why is there no news at all?"
Mr. Du sneered, "I said it was not a test. The Marquis of Zhou would not choose a son-in-law from a poor family for the Lord of Anhe County."
Ji Deming's smile froze slightly. He still felt that Gu Sheng and Zhou Hou were too familiar.
As soon as Gu Sheng entered the Hanlin Academy and saw Mr. Zhou, "Why don't you go in?"
Changzhi lowered his voice, "I think a normal mind is very important, what do you think?"
Gu Sheng's mind moved slightly. Before he could figure it out, Mr. Zhou had already entered the Hanlin Academy.
Changzhi kept repeating in his heart that he was doing this for his daughter.