Zhou Shuren did guess it, but he didn't guess that the emperor had such a disgusting Fifth Prince. Look at what the oral order said, that he would take care of him day and night. From what he knew, the fake Fifth Prince was lying in bed. They lived in the same room with him every day, so it was unclear whether he was innocent or not.
And the Fifth Prince really won't sit still and wait for death. He will definitely find a way to return to the capital as soon as possible to restore his status. The Emperor is forcing the Fifth Prince to show up himself. Why does he think that if the Fifth Prince shows up himself, he will be a little green? Or is it known to everyone!
Zhou Shuren's eyes darkened. The emperor was really ruthless to the fifth prince. His and Zhulan's guess was most likely true.
Lord Wang sat back in his chair silently. He was going to have a son again, so it was better for him to be honest and obedient. He could not afford to get involved.
At the Lin Mansion, the fifth prince Zhang Jinghong had a ferocious look on his face. It wasn't that he liked Miss Lin, but he treated Miss Lin as his own. Although he didn't perform the Zhougong ceremony, he kissed and hugged her, and she was already his.
The Lin family's young lady came to Beijing, but this was not the thing that made him angry the most. He was angry that the damn Lin family took the position of the Fifth Prince's Consort, a daughter of a fifth-rank official. Thinking back to the beginning, he had his eyes on the Shen family's county lady, Shen Yile, who was his ideal Fifth Prince's Consort, a rare beauty, loved by his mother, and the emperor's loyal daughter.
The Fifth Prince was still furious after smashing the study. Damn Yao Yao for not helping him. And Yao Zheyu, yes, it was Yao Zheyu who ruined his plans, otherwise he would have returned to Beijing now. Damn Yao Zheyu also stole his marriage!
The fifth prince was furious, and the Lin family was overjoyed. Although Miss Lin had come to Beijing, at the moment, there were more surprises. The pie was big enough.
In the afternoon, Zhulan listened to Mrs. Song's report that the Lin family had a legitimate princess consort, and the marriage was granted by the emperor. In just noon, many people came to curry favor with them.
Mrs. Song asked in a low voice, "Madam, does the Zhou family need to send a gift?"
Zhulan held the applesauce in the spoon and teased her son while saying, "No need."
Mrs. Song smiled and stopped the young master to prevent him from falling to the ground. Then Mrs. Song stopped talking.
Zhulan curved her eyes and said, "Son, call me mother, call me mother, or you won't have anything to eat."
These days, Zhulan has been coaxing her son to learn to speak when she has nothing to do, and there has been some results. Although he can't speak, he has learned to move his mouth. To be honest, Zhulan is really looking forward to her son's first call of "Mom".
The little guy reached for a while but still didn't get any. He sat still angrily, staring at the spoon with his big eyes, and couldn't help smacking his lips, "Ah."
Zhulan shook her head, "Speak of mother."
The little guy's eyes quickly filled with tears. Zhulan saw that he was really anxious, and quickly put the spoon into his mouth, then pinched his ear, "You are the one in the family who changes your expression the fastest, and you cry as soon as you are told to."
The little guy didn't seem to want to cry at all. His two chubby hands tightly grasped the spoon and he shouted "Oh" happily.
When Zhulan saw Liuya coming in with a letter, she stopped teasing her son and asked, "Whose letter is it?"
Liu Ya replied, "A letter from the Yang Mansion."
Zhulan took it quickly. To be honest, she wrote to her parents very frequently, once every two weeks. Although she knew that her parents were doing well, she still missed them as she hadn't seen them for nearly a year.
Zhulan calculated the days and found that it was not the day she was supposed to receive the letter. She quickly read the new letter and then breathed a sigh of relief. Her parents were in good health. The letter was delivered by an express horse. It said that her eldest brother's second son, Yang Wuqiu, had set out from Lizhou City to Jinzhou to deliver silver from selling fruits and New Year gifts.
By the way, the Li family's convoy should be arriving soon. Since they are transporting food, they are not moving very fast. She should send someone to meet them.
Zhu Lan put down the letter and couldn't help laughing. The Li family probably wouldn't write to us in advance after they arrived in Jinzhou. "Liu Ya, go tell Steward Ding and ask him to send someone to see where the convoy from their hometown is."
Willow Bud, "Yes."
Zhulan put away the letter. It was time for her to prepare gifts for the new year. Some things would not be scarce earlier and the prices would be cheaper. She said to Mrs. Song, "Go and call the young lady over and ask her to bring the account books as well."
She wanted to calculate how much money was left in the family. It would cost a lot of money to buy New Year gifts, and she had been spending all her savings.
Xue Han came very quickly. Liu Li behind her was holding two account books. Xue Han took them and said, "Mom, these are the account books you asked for."
Zhulan motioned to Xuehan to sit down and eat some fruit. She flipped through the account book and saw that there was less than one thousand taels of silver left on the account. The family's expenses had been really high recently, and the biggest one was on Zhou Shuren.
Xue Han saw her mother frowning and recalling the account book carefully. She had a good memory and finished recalling it quickly. There would be no mistakes in the account. "Mom, what's wrong with you?"
Zhulan closed the account book and said, "I want to buy New Year's goods, but there is not much money left in the account book."
She did the math in her mind. She didn't need to buy ginseng for her parents, as she still had the ginseng Wu Ming gave her. However, there were too many New Year gifts to be exchanged, and the family also had to save money for daily expenses, so the money was not enough.
Xue Han put down the fruit in her hand and said, "Mom, isn't Uncle Li coming to send some money and food?"
Zhu Lan said, "It seems we can only wait until your uncle Li arrives."
In the capital city, at the Fifth Prince's Mansion, everyone from the Crown Prince to the Fourth Prince are present. The Crown Prince sits and twirls the ring in his hand. Why is he here? It's all because of his father. He used to want to exploit him more, but now, in order to watch the fun, he lets him come to the Fifth Prince's Mansion to take charge.
The prince lowered his head, his father's imperial edict showed undisguised disgust. He had been doubting it for a long time. As his father did not hide it in front of him, combined with his mother's indifference, the prince stopped turning the ring and looked up at his three annoying brothers, "Why don't you say anything? Why are you all looking at me?"
The second prince stroked his chin and said, "Because my elder brother is handsome."
I have to say that my eldest brother has inherited all the advantages of his father and the queen. No, he is jealous again.
The prince laughed softly, "Second brother, it's not good to be a man."
The tea in the second prince's mouth spurted out. The third prince and the fourth prince laughed loudly. The second prince was upset, so he should be the first to speak.
The prince was surprised. "You really made my guess right? Don't get excited, second brother. I won't complain openly."
The second prince was so angry that he wanted to swallow the crown prince. It would be wrong for him to speak or not. The crown prince was too scheming, and it would be his fault whether he spoke or not.
The prince was very satisfied that the second brother had shut up. That was right. It would be so nice to sit together quietly. He looked at the third and fourth brothers.
The Third Prince coughed and said, "Fourth brother, I haven't played chess with you for a long time. Shall we play a game today?"
The fourth prince smiled, "..."
Go to hell with playing chess, everyone knows that he is the worst at chess. Didn’t he just trick the third brother? The third brother is taking revenge on him!
The prince raised his lip corners, "Fourth brother, your chess skills still haven't improved? This won't do. How about this, I'll go back and talk to father and ask him to hire you a chess master who's good at chess."
The fourth prince: "... ..."
Prince, please shut up!
At the Jinzhou government office, Zhou Shuren choked on his tea this time. He coughed for a long time before finally recovering. "Who did you say was looking for me?"