Because the Marquis is also a master of facial expressions, Zhou Shuren didn't see what the Marquis was thinking, otherwise he would be heartbroken!
Zhou Shuren greeted him, "Lizhou City Governor Zhou Shuren greets the Marquis."
The Marquis said with a smile on his face, "I have long heard that Lord Zhou is highly regarded by the Emperor. Today I see that he is indeed worthy of his reputation. Lord Zhou, please take a seat."
Zhou Shuren smiled falsely, "I have long heard that the Marquis is a man of both civil and military talents. I feel honored to have the opportunity to meet him today."
The two smiled at each other, as if they were good friends who could get along well with each other!
As for what he was thinking, Zhou Shuren sneered in his heart, what moderation, he is indeed not a good person, he deliberately promoted the official position, and the Marquis followed suit and promoted the emperor, look at the hypocritical smiling face.
The Marquis was thinking in his heart, people outside say that he is mediocre and incompetent, but in Lord Zhou's mouth, he is said to be a man of both civil and military talents. He squinted his eyes, thinking that these were not flattery, and he always felt that there was something else behind his words.
The reason he met Zhou Shuren was, first, he wanted to test Zhou Shuren, and second, Zhe Yu was very concerned about Zhou Shuren, so he also wanted to see what kind of person Zhou Shuren was and whether he could be used by him.
Recently, Zhe Yu has been making constant moves, constantly dividing the connections of the Marquis' Mansion. He pretends to be mediocre to the Emperor, but he is used to it, and everyone except some of his confidants thinks he is incompetent. Now that he has an outstanding prince, a prince who can be recognized by the Emperor, many people have joined Zhe Yu.
Even though some smart people knew that the emperor was trying to win over Zhe Yu in order to split the power of the Marquis' Mansion, no one was stupid. They all understood that the emperor disliked the Marquis' Mansion and was afraid that he would be finished with the Marquis' Mansion. Now that Zhe Yu had been recognized by the emperor, he thought it was a good place for him to go!
Zhou Shuren was drinking tea. The tea in the Marquis' Mansion was no worse than that in the Imperial Palace. Once again, the Marquis' Mansion was full of emotion and he looked at the Marquis' Mansion as if it were gold. What's more, the Emperor was so shameless that he could take over his family's house. It was obvious that the Emperor was really short of money!
The Marquis asked with a smile, "Lord Zhou has been drinking tea, but do you like the tea in the Marquis' Mansion?"
Zhou Shuren put down the teacup, "The tea in the Marquis' Mansion is not inferior to that in the Imperial Palace. I really like it. I am not afraid of being laughed at by the Marquis. I was also shocked when I arrived at the Marquis' Mansion just now. The Marquis' Mansion is not only large in area but also magnificent. There is no Marquis' Mansion in the Imperial Palace. I made a mistake."
After saying that, Zhou Shuren quickly picked up the teacup and drank tea. He didn't say the rest. Let him experience it for himself. He asked him to come to the house today and wanted to intimidate him. Did he really think he was a clay man? He already had the confidence.
The Marquis used some strength in his hand holding the teacup. What kind of slip of the tongue did Zhou Shuren make? It was obviously intentional. It was the same as saying that the Marquis' Mansion had more money than the Imperial Palace. There were many spies in the Marquis' Mansion, and Zhou Shuren's words would definitely reach the ears of the Emperor. Not only was Zhou Shuren ruthless, but his identity had changed, and his attitude towards the Marquis' Mansion had also changed. No wonder Zhe Yu was frustrated.
This kind of person is too cunning, even if he wants to use him, he dare not use him.
Zhou Shuren glanced at the servants in the yard. Should he say something else
The Marquis coughed and said, "The Marquis' Mansion is not as exaggerated as Lord Zhou said."
Zhou Shuren, "It's not an exaggeration, it's not an exaggeration, the Marquis's Mansion does have money, a lot of money, and the teacups they use for drinking tea are all antiques, I am not exaggerating at all, Lord Marquis, I am an honest person."
Lord, “… … ..”
Shut up!
Zhou Shuren put down the teacup and said shyly, "The Marquis's tea is top-grade. I drank a lot of it. It's really delicious. It's a pity that my family has accumulated little by little. I can't afford this kind of top-grade tea even if I want to buy it. No, it should be that I can't buy this kind of tea even if I want to buy it. It's worthy of being the Marquis' Mansion. Thank you for the hospitality today."
The Marquis chuckled, "Today I am just curious about who Lord Zhou is. It is getting late, so I will not entertain you any longer."
Zhou Shuren thought to himself, he is so stingy. He is far inferior to your son. Your son exudes the aura of a rich man, and he is still thinking about getting some tea for free!
Zhou Shuren stood up and said, "I'm leaving now."
The Marquis didn't want to look at Zhou Shuren anymore, "Show him away."
Zhou Shuren curled his lips. He really had a lot to say. The Marquis couldn't stand it after just a few words. It seemed that the situation in the Marquis' Mansion was not good. Zhou Shuren couldn't help but look up at the sky. There must be more than one knife above the Marquis' Mansion!
Zhou Shuren left the mansion without getting anything. He thought he could get something back, so he sighed and got on the carriage, "Go home."
When Zhulan returned home, Zhou Shuren had already returned and was recording something in the room. Zhulan asked, "When did you come back?"
Zhou Shuren put down his pen and said, "You've been back for a long time. What did you and Chang Lian buy?"
Zhulan put down the box in her hand. "I bought some fabrics, snacks and the like. This box contains jewelry for the women. This is for the eldest daughter, a pair of jade bracelets. Do you think they look good?"
Zhou Shuren looked at the box and saw that there were quite a few pieces of jewelry. Zhulan had strong purchasing power and was even more capable of making money. "That's good."
Zhulan closed the box and sat at the desk, writing down clearly who the jewelry in the box was given to, in order to prevent Chang Lian from forgetting too many.
Zhulan asked as she wrote, "What did the Marquis say?"
"He sent me away without saying a few words."
Having said that, Zhou Shuren repeated what he had said.
Zhulan, “… … ..”
If it were her, she would also see the guest off, and then smiled. Zhou Shuren still had his limits, and what he said was known to the Emperor, and he did not really cross the Marquis' bottom line. Zhou Shuren showed that he was no pushover, and the Marquis's Mansion would not provoke him easily.
Since Zhou Shuren is currently favored by the emperor, the Marquis' Mansion dare not take any action, and Zhulan is relieved.
Inside the palace, the Emperor listened to the eunuch imitating Zhou Shuren's words. After a long silence, he said to the Crown Prince, "Yao Wenqi has become stingy. He is not as generous as his son at all. Look at our Lord Zhou, who shamelessly praised the tea leaves, but didn't get a single leaf."
The prince smiled in his heart. Lord Zhou was as thick-skinned as his father. "Yao Zheyu is indeed a rare generous man."
He liked all the generous ones very much, especially those who volunteered to be the sword of his father and cut down the power of the Marquis' Mansion.
The emperor said to the eunuch Liu beside him: "I have sent the new tea to the Zhou Mansion. You talk to Lord Zhou. Forget it, you go!"
He just bought three houses, and he feels embarrassed about it, so he'd better not scare people.
The Crown Prince has been with his father since he was young. Although he doesn't know his father very well, he knows that Lord Zhou has really caught his father's eye.
The emperor waited for Eunuch Liu to leave and said, "You can go down too."
The prince lowered his head and said, "Yes."
The emperor waited for the prince to leave, his face fell, and he kept muttering Yao Wenqi. Yao Zheyu's actions really dug up something interesting.
At the Zhou family, Eunuch Liu personally delivered tea. Zhou Shuren looked at the tea box and said, "Fortunately, we don't have many servants, otherwise we really wouldn't know who the emperor's people are."
Zhu Lan rolled her eyes in her heart, "That's because you are not at a high enough level now. You won't be less when you reach a high enough level. This is a good reminder for us to be careful with our words in the future."
"You should be careful with what you say."
In the past, we would talk about modern things during casual conversation, but we can no longer do that in the future.