The next morning, Zhulan woke up and found that Zhou Shuren had already written a reply to Wu Ming. Zhulan read the letter and thought that Zhou Shuren would tell Wu Ming to keep a low profile. Unexpectedly, "You actually told Wu Ming not to endure it and to fight back when necessary?"
Zhou Shuren took Zhulan's hand and explained, "I thought about it all night yesterday. Based on my understanding of the emperor, I always feel that the emperor's letter of mourning is not only because he dislikes Wu Ming, but also because he wants to force Wu Ming. I thought about it again based on what you said. If we hadn't participated, Wu Ming would have taken the Tongsheng exam this year. I'm really afraid that Wu Ming is so patient that he will be valued by the emperor again."
Zhou Shuren paused and said, "Once he is valued, and the emperor is angry with Wu Ming, he will inevitably use Wu Ming ruthlessly. At that time, Wu Ming will become a knife in the hands of the emperor. When the knife is useless in the future, it will be time for reckoning. Wu Ming will still not escape the fate of a bad end. This is not okay. I have spent so much effort, and you are worried about the Wu family. I am still waiting for Wu Ming to repay the Zhou family in the future. I can't do a business that loses money."
He was too busy in the past few days and had no time to think carefully about Wu Ming's matter. Yesterday, when his mind was clear, he thought a lot about it. When he thought too much, he discovered the problem. He couldn't sleep well that night. He was afraid that he had made a losing business, so he got up at dawn to write the letter.
According to his understanding of the emperor, the emperor is currently just casting a wide net and has not paid too much attention to Wu Ming. He must take this opportunity to help Wu Ming, otherwise, Wu Ming will be in real danger. Once he is in the emperor's hands, he will really be helpless.
Zhulan really didn't notice the emperor. If Zhou Shuren hadn't mentioned the emperor, she would have really thought that the emperor disliked Wu Ming. Zhulan was speechless. Every step the emperor took was full of meaning!
Zhu Lan said quietly, "I really sympathize with the princes."
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
He also felt sorry for the princes. With such a father around, the princes thought that their little actions were very secretive, but in fact, they were all seen by the emperor. From the incident in Pinggang, he knew that the emperor was using his sons to liquidate the power of the princes' mother's families!
The princes have teeth now, but they will be toothless after the reckoning. It is pitiful to think about the princes without teeth.
Zhou Shuren always felt that there was a great possibility that the prince would ascend the throne!
Zhulan took the pen and wrote another letter, telling her about Wu Ning's situation and focusing on what happened. Only by knowing what happened could she prescribe the right medicine, otherwise Wu Ning's condition would not be resolved and he would not get better.
Then Zhulan asked fifteen-year-old Wu Yong and thirteen-year-old Wu Ting about their studies.
Wu Yong's talent is not as good as Wu Ming's, and he did not take the examination for the position of Tongsheng this year. Now that the two brothers are with Wu Ming, Zhulan has nothing to worry about Wu Ming. At the end of the letter, she just said a few simple words to pay attention to his health and take good care of himself.
At the county government office, the Wu family had just finished breakfast. Wu Yong looked at where his younger sister was sitting and asked, "Brother, is my younger sister almost in Lizhou City?"
Wu Ming, "It should be here."
Ever since someone from the Zhou family came to take the little sister away, no one has ridiculed him for his reputation as a bad relative. He really regretted it. He should have sent the little sister away directly in the first place.
Wu Ting pursed his lips and said, "I don't know whether the Zhou family treats my little sister well."
If there was no other way, he really didn't want his younger sister to leave. His younger sister was close to his age and they had the best relationship. He was really worried.
Wu Ming was also worried, but he trusted his godmother. As long as she was there, his sister would be fine. As for his godfather, he laughed. He felt that he was the one who knew him best. His godfather was cold at heart and had no one in his eyes except his godmother. He once doubted how such a cold godfather could be a good official, but he was slapped in the face.
His godfather taught him a lot of governance experience, and he realized that his godfather was really kind-hearted towards the people, and he felt ashamed of this.
The three brothers of the Wu family in the distance were thinking about Wu Ning, and Wu Ning was also thinking about his brothers.
Wu Ning looked at the food on the table. The conditions of the Wu family could not be compared with those of the Zhou family. Her eldest brother had made some money from furs in the past two years, but her three brothers were still unmarried and had to save up a dowry for her. The meals in the Wu family were always simple.
Xue Han picked up some food for Wu Ning, "Don't just look at it, eat more."
Wu Ning looked at the exquisite buns and said, "Hmm."
After breakfast, Zhulan asked Xuehan to accompany Wu Ning to the orchard. She felt that looking at nature more would help relieve her mood.
Zhulan had nothing to worry about since Butler Ding was following her personally. In fact, even if Butler Ding was not there, Zhulan would not have to worry if only the servant followed her.
Zhou Shuren's reputation is even better than last year, all because Li sent vermicelli to Qi, and Xu came to give Li the prescription and silver, and bought a lot of vermicelli back by the way. In ancient times, there was no export that required various quarantine procedures, so Xu thought the business could be done, so they tried a short sea voyage. Xu didn't expect that the business was so good, and this time they came to Lizhou City to purchase large quantities, and also signed a long-term contract.
The people in Lizhou City sold all the potatoes and sweet potatoes before they even harvested them, and the prices were a little higher than last year.
In addition, Zhou Shuren also rented some ice cellars to some merchants from this dynasty and foreign countries. He divided the money he received into three parts. One part was used to repair dams, one part was used to build roads, and the last part was saved as a precaution against emergencies.
These are all good things that benefit the people. In fact, the people are very simple. Whoever can make their lives good will have a high reputation.
Fortunately, last year, the Zhou family took practical actions to tell the people that the Zhou Mansion would not accept things from the people. Otherwise, more people would come to the Zhou family to give gifts this year.
Now that apples are being sold again, people’s lives will be better.
Zhulan and Zhou Shuren both understood that Zhou Shuren would definitely leave next year, and the emperor did not want to see any of his subjects gain too high a reputation in the local area.
For several days in a row, Xue Han took Wu Ning everywhere. Wu Ning's condition improved a lot. He took medicine and ate on time every day, and he gained a lot of weight.
The wives of officials in Lizhou City also knew that a little girl had come to Zhulan's house, but no one invited them. Not only because Wu Ning was in mourning, but also because of his reputation for bringing bad luck to his relatives.