Zhou Shuren held Zhulan's hand and said, "Don't worry. Shi Qing will not come to Zhou's house during the day in the future. It will only be for the next two years. However, we will be separated for now. If anything happens, let Wu Ming be the bad guy. Wu Ming will not let his brothers and sisters be in danger."
He doesn't have the time to continue being a cheap father and worrying about everything, it will tire him to death. He also wants Zhulan to live a long life and watch their unborn child grow up independently. It would be even better if he could see his great-grandson.
Zhulan said, "But Wu Ning is at our house, and we agreed that we would take good care of Wu Ning."
Zhou Shuren spread his hands, "We can't stop the emperor, right? If Wu Ming wants to be angry, then let the emperor send Shi Qing."
Zhou Shuren paused, "Besides, you are just guessing. Who knows what Wu Ning is thinking? Besides, how old is Wu Ning? Okay, don't think about it."
Zhulan thought so too, and thought that they might be overly nervous. Zhulan was also afraid that she was being too suspicious, so she finally decided to observe first.
In the following days, Zhulan made a special effort to observe Wu Ning. She found that Wu Ning was very normal, without any abnormality. After observing for a few more days, she began to suspect that her daughter might have seen it wrong.
Ever since Wu Ning discovered that Xue Han saw the painting, she has been feeling uneasy. Later, she noticed it from her aunt's observation. She regretted not destroying the painting earlier, as she had painted it unconsciously at the time.
But she also knew in her heart that there was no possibility for her and Master Shi. She knew that Master Shi was ambitious and that she and Master Shi had never been the same kind of people. She had long hidden the strangeness in her heart.
She was just a little envious of Master Shi. It would have been great if she were a boy. Master Shi had a bad reputation, but he could gamble with his fate. She could only wait for her fate. The only way she could fight back was to not get married. But if she didn't get married, it would be bad for the Wu family's reputation. She knew that her willful brothers would also support her, but she couldn't be so selfish and affect her brothers who already had a bad reputation.
Zhulan couldn't keep staring at Wu Ning, so she was relieved when she didn't notice anything. She thought she and Xuehan were too nervous.
Wu Ning was very good at hiding his thoughts, and even Xue Han, who lived and ate with him, didn't notice.
A few days later, in the capital, the urgent memorials were delivered a few days later than usual because of the snow. The emperor was excited when he saw Wan Minbiao. In the first few years after the founding of the country, he had been killing people. The legacy of the previous dynasty and the ambitious ministers, he held the military power and suppressed them with iron blood, and he would rather kill the innocent than let them go. He had a bad reputation, but in order to stabilize the situation, he had to be ruthless.
The people were afraid of him, the ministers in the court were afraid of him, and the country was recovering from the war. Even if he gritted his teeth and reduced taxes, he did not gain any good reputation.
No one would complain about his or her few achievements. This memorial from the people is great. The changes in Lizhou City are real. Zhou Shuren is amazing, but without him as a mentor, the people's livelihood in Lizhou City would still be difficult. He has a good eye for talent, and he deserves this thanks.
The prince could feel his father's happiness. There were many rumors about his father among the people, and none of them were good. This time, Wan Minbiao really pleased his father.
The prince was thinking about Lord Zhou, and he felt very amused. Lord Zhou was interesting, very interesting. It was a pity that he didn't know how long his father would be in power. He would never have too many talents like him.
After the emperor was happy, he smiled and said, "Prince, go back. You have to attend court tomorrow."
The prince lowered his head and said, "Yes."
The prince walked out of the palace, looked ahead silently, and sneered in his heart. Even though his father was happy, he still wanted to see the news from the spies.
The prince took only two steps and asked, "Fifth brother, where did you just come from?"
The fifth prince, Zhang Jinghong smiled, "Brother Crown Prince, I just came back from outside the palace."
The prince moved his hand behind his back, his eyes were deep. Two years ago, he would have protected his brother, who was born under the same mother and father. Now there are no brothers in the royal family, and he has already thought about it at such a young age. "Your sister-in-law is waiting for me to go back. I'll go back first."
Zhang Jinghong smiled and said, "When the prince is not busy one day, please treat me to a meal."
The prince waved his hand, "Okay."
Inside the palace, the emperor had already read the spy's news, and the corners of his mouth could not help twitching, especially Zhou Shuren's words, which were really brainwashing enough. The emperor squinted his eyes. Lord Zhou was very good at brainwashing, and he found another advantage. Having said that, the old fox Zhou Shuren's words made him feel happy.
If Zhou Shuren knew what the emperor was thinking, he would definitely laugh. He is far from it. You don’t know anything about modern MLM!
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye. The Zhou family received a letter from Jiang Ming. Zhou Shuren received it at the government office and gave it to Zhulan after reading it. "Although the emperor did not publicly promote my rank in the court, he also praised my contributions in the past two years and recorded my merits. I estimate that the imperial edict will arrive after the new year."
Zhulan was unhappy, "Why doesn't the emperor be more direct?"
Zhou Shuren hugged Zhulan, "Let's go fishing. Jiang Ming can't go to court, but I have a source of information. The emperor praised me a lot, and many people think I will return to Beijing. The emperor really knows how to use me as a confidant. You will see, there must be many people trying to win me over. Lizhou City will be in turmoil in a few days."
Zhu Lan pursed her lips, "Some people want you to come to Beijing to curry favor with them, but some people don't want you to come to Beijing to do so."
Moreover, more people do not want Zhou Shuren to come to Beijing. He is a confidant of the emperor, and a confidant with great ability. Ha, more people are afraid of Zhou Shuren.
Zhou Shuren's silence doesn't mean she doesn't know. Zhou Shuren is in a frontier city. No matter how powerful he is, he doesn't know when he will be able to return to Beijing. Zhou Shuren's reputation is too high. Those who are trying to win him over think that Zhou Shuren will have to hold on for many more years, so their methods have always been peaceful.
But now that the emperor has played this trick, and the emperor has always played unconventionally, everyone thinks that Zhou Shuren has returned to Beijing, and his official position is not low.
But the fact is, she could guess what the emperor was thinking. Bah, without the People's Biao, the possibility of a horizontal transfer was higher. The emperor had been willful once, and now he had seen Zhou Shuren's ability. The emperor would not want to ruin Zhou Shuren, so it would not be too much to record him for one merit and get a promotion at most.
Zhou Shuren said quietly, "Don't worry. Do you think there are not many people around me? I have already figured it out in the past two years. There are quite a few people of the Emperor around me."
Zhulan felt relieved, but the emperor's mind was too unpredictable, and Zhou Shuren's reputation was too high. She was no longer sure where Zhou Shuren would be transferred to. "Tell me, where will the emperor let you go?"
Zhou Shuren narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm not sure either."
If there had been no temptation from the emperor, he could still have guessed some of it, but after this test, he knew his ability to improve his reputation, and the emperor was wary of him. Coupled with what he had done recently, he really couldn't guess it.
Zhulan, "We don't want to do that anymore. In the ancient times of imperial power, the emperor has the final say. Just go wherever he tells you to go!"
Zhou Shuren didn't tell Zhulan that the emperor used him to fish not only to test the forces of all parties, but also as a test. He was afraid that after the test, he would throw him away to lose power. The emperor's mind was really hard to guess. He thought he had guessed it a little bit by studying the emperor, but when the emperor fished, he realized that he was not a god and couldn't guess deeper.
Zhou Shuren thought to himself that he should be careful, as this was really dangerous. His family needed some servants who knew martial arts, so he decided to go find Wu Chun without telling Zhulan.