The next day, at the Zhou Mansion, Lord Zhong's wife Gao came to visit. Zhulan was quite surprised. She had attended the banquet at the Zhong Mansion, but there were too many people attending. Even though Gao took care of her, they didn't talk much. However, Gao did introduce quite a few officials' wives.
I really didn't expect that Gao would come to my house.
Zhulan went out to greet them. Gao was about the same age as Zhulan. Zhulan said, "I thought I heard it wrong. I confirmed it carefully before I believed it was you. Come in."
As Gao walked, she said, "I couldn't wait for you, so I had to come here in person. Just now, I walked all the way here. This house is indeed a reward. It is so magnificent."
Zhulan felt that Gao's tone was much warmer than last time. This was the effect brought by Zhou Shuren. Zhou Shuren had established a firm foothold in the Ministry of Revenue. Yesterday, he also gave a special reward. The news spread all over the capital. "The scenery of Zhong Mansion is also one of the best in the capital. I went there last time, and I kept talking about renovating the garden of the mansion!"
Gao sighed in her heart. After two encounters, Yang really didn't look like she came from a farming family. Then she thought, since Mr. Zhou could make the master want to make friends with him, it was only natural that Mr. Zhou's wife was not simple. "It's a little late to repair the yard at this time of year. It's best to do it in spring."
"When the time comes, I will come to your house to ask for advice. I have visited you so many times that you are not allowed to find me annoying."
Gao smiled and said, "I hope you come more often. As long as you ask, I will not hide anything."
Zhulan: "It's settled then."
"That's a deal."
At this time, Steward Ding came in with a lot of invitations in his hand. Steward Ding said, "Madam, these are the invitations I just received."
Zhulan motioned to Mrs. Song to continue, and after a quick glance, she saw that there were indeed a lot.
Gao thought that the Zhou family had completely established a firm foothold in the capital. The Ministry of Revenue was short of silver, and the master had been transferred from the Ministry. The master knew it best. The Ministry of Revenue had been doing this in recent days. The master admired Zhou Shuren very much. As husband and wife were one, the master wanted to make friends with Lord Zhou, so naturally she had to make friends with Yang as well.
To be honest, when she invited Yang and took care of her, it was just to express her gratitude. Because of Zhou Shuren, the master was able to leave the Ministry of Revenue and join the Ministry of Personnel.
Fortunately, I invited Yang in the first place, otherwise it would be rude to visit her today.
In the Ningguo Mansion, Ning Zhixiang frowned, "Don't turn around in front of me."
He was very upset. His chest was already feeling a little stuffy, and now it was even worse.
Mrs. Yu frowned, "I'm worried. I don't know what's wrong with mother recently. She hasn't asked me to accompany her for a long time. My eldest sister-in-law has been accompanying her these days. When I mentioned something to mother, mother was obviously moved. I don't know what went wrong, but she scolded me."
Ning Zhixiang lowered his eyes and said, "Don't mention the adoption anymore."
Yu was unwilling to accept this. "Third uncle's family background is not worse than that of the Duke's Mansion, and third uncle is a marquis."
"That's enough. Don't mention it again."
Why did mother mention Yu? It must be father's intention. Only after father spoke would mother change her mind so much. Father's intention was also grandfather's intention.
He could see clearly that, between his father and his third uncle, his father was the one who listened to his grandfather the most.
Yu twisted her handkerchief. She was unwilling to accept the fact that she could only look at the wealth in front of her but could not touch it.
Ning Zhixiang closed his eyes and didn't look at his wife. His wife was unwilling to accept it, and he was even more unwilling. But he thought more about it. His third uncle had never been shy about his actions in the past period of time, and he really valued the third son of the Zhou family and Zhang Rongchuan.
He cared more about Zhang Rongchuan, but he just couldn't figure it out. He didn't dare let anyone keep an eye on his third uncle. His third uncle was not an easy person to get along with. He couldn't think about it anymore. The more he thought about it, the more depressed he felt.
In the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren and Qiu Yan stood outside the Shangshu's door. The two did not want to go in. The door was not closed. The Shangshus of the six ministries were all there, even the Shangshu of the Ministry of Works had come.
The big guys in the room were arguing with each other, and they were very angry. They were tricked into donating money, and then the Ministry of Revenue received a reward yesterday, which made them even angrier.
Zhou Shuren's mouth twitched. They were already old, but they quarreled like children. Every time the Minister of Rites went off topic, the Minister of Personnel would pull them back. The Ministry of War would fan the flames, the Ministry of Justice would make a fuss, and the Ministry of Works would not let anyone off the hook. It was really exciting.
Qiu Yan was used to it, and whispered, "Let's go back. This won't be finished in half an hour."
Zhou Shuren listened to Lord Xiao's powerful voice. He was not at a disadvantage in a one-on-five situation. "Okay."
However, when Zhou Shuren thought about quarreling becoming his daily routine in the future, his blood pressure rose a little!
An hour later, Lord Xiao called Zhou Shuren and Qiu Yan over.
Lord Xiao sat by the ice basin, sweating from the quarrel, and feeling very hot. "You two are here. Among the other five ministries, except for the Ministry of War, tell me which ministry should be given the silver."
He will give it all.
Qiu Yan was familiar with the reasons for asking for silver. "I think it should be given to the Ministry of Rites. Sacrifice is a big event, and the Ministry of Rites' utensils should indeed be replaced."
Zhou Shuren thought for a moment and said, "I think it's the Ministry of Works. I checked and found that the Ministry of Works applied for the least silver in the past two years. The Ministry of Works is the one that really needs silver."
In fact, if we want to develop quickly, the Ministry of Works is really important. It’s a pity that the Ministry of Works was at the bottom of the six ancient ministries and was not really taken seriously.
Xiao Qing was stunned for a moment, "I thought you could also speak the Ministry of Rites!"
When the army returned to the capital, a day for sacrifice had already been chosen, so the Ministry of Rites was particularly tough in asking for money. The person who argued with him the most today was the Minister of Rites.
Xiao Qing, "I have also seen the money that the Ministry of Rites has taken away in the past two years. The Ministry of Rites should still have some money."
Xiao Qing thought about it and took out the letter from the Ministry of Works. The amount of money in the letter was not large. He frowned but agreed, "I'll give it to you."
Zhou Shuren, "Yes."
After dinner, Zhulan said, "Let me tell you, the second son of Yaohou Mansion woke up, but he was stupid."
Zhou Shuren was stunned for a moment, "Who told you that?"
Zhulan, "I heard it from Mrs. Dong. She went to a banquet and told me when she came back. Do you think she is really stupid or just pretending to be stupid?"