Zhou Shuren felt uncomfortable due to the heat. "Water."
Zhulan hurriedly poured water for Zhou Shuren, "Hey, don't be anxious, drink slowly."
Zhou Shuren grabbed it and drank it in one gulp, "I want more."
Zhulan poured him two more cups, and Zhou Shuren felt much better, but his head was still dizzy. Zhou Shuren grabbed Zhulan's hand and said, "I want to tell you something."
"you say."
Zhulan's voice was a little soft. She thought of passing the imperial examination and then coughed, her face getting hot.
Zhou Shuren burped and said, "The emperor tricked me into taking my house in Pinggang. All three houses are gone."
Zhulan, “… … ..”
She wants to hit someone!
Zhou Shuren chuckled, "However, the emperor also said that he would reward us with a house with three large courtyards. The location is particularly good. There is a small garden and a pond in the courtyard. The scenery is beautiful in all four seasons."
Zhulan's eager thoughts disappeared, and she asked excitedly, "Really?"
Is her daydream going to come true
Zhou Shuren nodded, "Really, but I have to solve the situation in Lizhou City before I can give it to us."
Zhulan, “… … ..”
She still wants to hit someone!
Zhulan gritted her teeth as she watched Zhou Shuren sleeping on the table. No, her heart ached. The emperor was so cunning. Her three houses? She was just calculating how much the house in Pinggang had increased in value!
Wait, how could Zhou Shuren, a runner-up, solve the Lizhou situation? Her guess came true!
Zhulan didn't know. Fortunately, Zhou Shuren was asleep. She didn't know about the imperial edict in the court, otherwise she would not be able to sleep all night.
Zhulan wiped Zhou Shuren's face and took off his clothes. Zhou Shuren was sleeping soundly. Zhulan pinched Zhou Shuren's face and suddenly laughed. This guy who never suffered any loss was tricked today. I wonder how aggrieved he must be!
Zhulan reached out to rub Zhou Shuren's knees. It seemed that he had kneeled a lot today, and his knees were a little blue. In ancient times, officials had to have a pair of good knees!
The next morning, Zhou Shuren woke up with a headache. As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Zhulan resting her head on his arm. Zhou Shuren's breath smelled of alcohol. He quickly closed his mouth, thinking it was amazing that Zhulan didn't dislike him. He hugged Zhulan with tenderness in his eyes, but the movement was a little too big and Zhulan woke up.
Zhulan rubbed her eyes and said, "You're awake too."
"Well, thank you for your hard work last night."
Zhu Lan said faintly: "It's not hard, but it's very stressful for my heart."
Zhou Shuren recalled carefully. He didn't have a short film when he came back. He soon remembered what he had said. It was really heart-wrenching. It was a pity that Zhulan didn't punish him.
Zhulan cleared her mind for a while and asked, "What do you mean by Lizhou City? Were you sent out as I guessed?"
Zhou Shuren smiled, "How did you guess that?"
Zhulan told Zhou Shuren about the parade she saw. "It was obvious that something big had happened. I guessed it."
Zhou Shuren kissed Zhulan on the forehead and said, "Smart, I was sent to Lizhou City as the governor, a fifth-rank official."
Zhulan, “… … ..”
The higher the official position, the harder the job.
Zhou Shuren coughed and said, "There were four imperial edicts yesterday..."
After hearing this, Zhulan covered her chest and said, "Don't talk, let me take it easy."
The imperial edict has been issued, and the house in Pinggang will increase in value many times. The land has been sold long ago, but she is not worried at all. What she is worried about is the house. Although the emperor's words are true, Zhulan has no confidence in the emperor of this dynasty. She only looks at the reality in front of her, and the reality is that she has lost her house and has not received a penny!
Zhou Shuren, "Change your mind, the house the emperor gave as a reward cannot be exchanged for money."
Zhulan laughed, "Do you have confidence in the emperor's words? I don't have confidence anyway."
Zhou Shuren, “… … ..”
The emperor really didn't know that Zhou Shuren and his wife thought of him this way. Although he had done a lot of shameless things, he would fulfill his words, but there were always prerequisites!
At breakfast in the morning, Chang Lian finally saw his father, but his father's face was not very good, so he did not dare to go forward.
Zhou Shuren's face looked like he had been drinking. Good wine is indeed delicious and intoxicating, and his head still hurt.
Wu Ming drank the least amount of wine, and almost no one came forward to toast him. He was the most coldly treated top scholar since the founding of the dynasty.
After dinner, Zhou Shuren called Wu Ming and went to the study. Chang Lian stood aside, dumbfounded. He, his own son, had been standing there for a long time, but it seemed that his father had been ignoring him!
Boss Zhou patted his third brother on the shoulder and said, "Dad and Wu Ming must have something important to discuss."
Chang Lian looked at his eldest brother. He found that he had only not seen him for a few months, but his eldest brother had changed a lot. The dress was secondary, the main thing was his aura. Now he could even understand his father's affairs. His heart skipped a beat. The more his eldest brother satisfied his father, the sooner or later their other sons would be separated!
This won’t do. Chang Lian walked towards the study.
The eldest brother Zhou opened his mouth and closed it again. He could also see what the third brother was thinking. He felt a little emotional. Everything had changed. The brothers were thinking more and more about themselves. He wanted to win his father's attention for his sons!
Boss Zhou laughed in his heart. Who could have thought that his father would be so powerful? Now that his father's identity has changed, his thoughts have also changed. He used to think that being the eldest brother was not good as he was always betrayed by his younger brothers. But now it is good to be the eldest brother. The eldest son is supposed to live with his parents. His experience in the capital for a few months has proved how good it is to live with his parents.
Er Yue came running over and said, "Master, there are officials and eunuchs from the palace outside the door."