Zhou Shuren and Zhulan went to the front yard together. Zhulan followed Zhou Shuren and met the Fifth Prince, who was at the age of growing up, with a thin build but not short, and a very friendly smile.
Zhulan's first impression of the Fifth Prince was that this man was very fake. Due to his age, he had not yet practiced to perfection.
After Zhou Shuren and Zhulan exchanged greetings, Zhulan left.
Yes, the Fifth Prince looked down on women. Zhulan would not be wrong. There was disdain in his eyes, which was really annoying.
Zhou Shuren waited for Zhulan to leave, his expression was indifferent, and he seldom smiled. "The Fifth Prince is coming to Jinzhou City. What is the Emperor's order? Let the Fifth Prince tell me."
Zhang Jinghong's smile froze slightly. "My father has not issued an edict to Lord Zhou. I have heard of you for a long time. I happened to pass by Jinzhou and couldn't help but come to see you out of curiosity."
Zhou Shuren lowered his eyes. The last time the Fifth Prince came to Beijing, he did not go to watch him. He smiled with a fake smile, "Fifth Prince, you are flattering me. I don't deserve it."
Zhang Jinghong had a very bad first impression of Zhou Shuren. Even though he had heard that Lord Zhou had an ordinary appearance, he was still not impressed when he saw him in person. Obviously, Zhou's third son looked good enough. When he thought of Lord Zhou's wife, he luckily looked like Lord Zhou's wife.
Moreover, he really didn't like the tone of Lord Zhou's speech, which lacked respect and he pursed his lips. He hated the people favored by his father in the court. In their eyes, these people only had the prince.
There was a gleam in Zhou Shuren's eyes. The Fifth Prince didn't look at him when he spoke. He glanced at the eunuch's face behind the Fifth Prince. His stomach skipped a beat. He looked really good. After changing his clothes, he looked like a woman. Then he recalled the guard standing at the front door. He looked good too. He didn't expect that the Fifth Prince was a person who cared about appearance.
Zhou Shuren curled his lips, feeling really sorry, he looked so ugly that it hurt his eyes. Not to mention that the Fifth Prince had a bad impression of him, his impression of the Fifth Prince was also extremely bad. The Second Prince had plotted against him, but he had a good impression of the Second Prince. He still praised the Second Prince's scheming and courage.
But the Fifth Prince, Zhou Shuren's eyes were gloomy. He was very disdainful of Zhulan just now. It was really annoying. A bright smile appeared on Zhou Shuren's indifferent face.
Yao Zheyu looked left and right, then lowered his head to count the lines on the ground. Although he had not been with Lord Zhou for long, he knew that the more Lord Zhou laughed, the more he held a grudge. He also didn't like the Fifth Prince.
Yao Zheyu was drinking tea when the Fifth Prince came to find him first. He implied that his father was thinking about him. He really was thinking about him. He was thinking about why he didn't die outside so that no one would share the connections and power of the Marquis' Mansion.
Yao Zheyu narrowed his eyes. He didn't know until he fought. The more he fought with his old man, the more frightened he became. The Marquis' Mansion had great power in the previous dynasty, and later they surrendered to the emperor without much loss. There was a reason why the emperor wanted to destroy the Marquis' Mansion.
The Fifth Prince couldn't stand it any longer. He said a lot of things, but Lord Zhou just kept saying them back with a Tai Chi attitude. "Lord Zhou, I have something important to attend to. So I'll take my leave now."
Yao Zheyu was not the Fifth Prince's man, nor was he his follower. He stood up and said, "Your Highness, I have something else to discuss with Lord Zhou."
Zhang Jinghong narrowed his eyes and smiled, "Is that so? I was thinking of having a meal with my senior brother, but it seems there is no chance now."
Yao Zheyu lowered his head. Why did his father accept the fifth prince? He had met several princes, but he really didn't see what was worth betting on the fifth prince. "Wait for His Highness to come back, there will be a chance."
Zhang Jinghong curled his lips inwardly. Among the Marquis's sons, he hated the eldest son the most. He had taken a lot of power from the Marquis' Mansion. He still liked the second son of the Marquis' Mansion. If Yao Zheyu didn't have a lot of power in his hands, he wouldn't be so polite.
Zhou Shuren smiled and sent the Fifth Prince away. On the way back, he thought to himself, "How stingy! He said he was visiting but he didn't even have a gift." He returned to the front yard and asked, "What's the matter, Prince?"
There better be something wrong, he's in a bad mood right now!
Yao Zheyu suppressed the twitch at the corner of his mouth and said, "Sir, do you know why the fifth prince left the capital?"
Zhou Shuren hadn't received any news from the capital, so he couldn't ask the Fifth Prince directly. "The Crown Prince knows?"
Yao Zheyu nodded, "The Fifth Prince will walk around on behalf of the Emperor and tour the mountains and rivers."
This was what Zhang Jinghong said to him personally. His people in the capital also brought back the news, which only meant that the emperor did not issue an explicit decree, and the ministers in the court did not know about it. Yao Zheyu could not figure out the emperor's unfathomable thoughts. A prince left the capital, and there were only a dozen people following him, and no explicit decree was issued. Did he really dote on his youngest son
Zhou Shuren had also thought of what Yao Zheyu was thinking. He took a deep breath. If he became powerful in the future, he would definitely not hide his son's departure from Beijing. Although it would be dangerous, at least most of the dangers could be eliminated. But hiding his departure from Beijing and not making a big fuss about it, did he think his younger son lived too long
He is also touring the mountains and rivers. It's a pity that the emperor could think of this. This is no longer a bait, but a meat bun thrown out. Not to mention the actions of the third and fourth princes, even the fifth prince's trip is unstoppable. Sooner or later, everyone will know about it. He does not come in a high-profile and low-key manner. Does he really think that only a few princes want to take action
Zhou Shuren was the prefect of Lizhou City. He had the strictest control over the city. There were a lot of spies from foreign tribes, and the northeastern border was still unstable. So it seemed like a sure-fire business to capture the prince and bring him back.
Yao Zheyu looked at Lord Zhou with his eyes wide open. He told Lord Zhou hoping to see something from Lord Zhou's face, but unfortunately the old fox was so skilled that he was still drinking tea with a smile on his face. He could not see anything from Lord Zhou's face.
Zhou Shuren put down the teacup in his hand, "Why does the prince look at me like this? Have I become a lot younger recently?"
Yao Zheyu, "... ..."
Fortunately, he didn't drink the tea, otherwise he would have choked. Yes, Lord Zhou attaches great importance to his appearance. It is said that Lord Wang's favorite flattery is that Lord Zhou looks a lot younger!
Zhou Shuren curled his lips in his heart. Even though you are the male lead, I am not bad either. Age is one aspect, but more importantly, we have played too many matches with the emperor. Boy, you still have a lot of practice. Zhou Shuren stood up and said, "It's getting late. I won't keep you, my lord. Please."