Zhou Shuren poured himself another glass of wine and drank from the wine glass. He glanced at the prince from the corner of his eye. Today, the emperor ignored the prince. During the entire celebration banquet, the emperor said a few words to the prince. He looked back and glanced at the celebration. Among the ministers at the banquet, many ministers looked at the emperor and the prince thoughtfully.
Zhou Shuren drank the wine in his glass. This was because the external trouble was gone and he began to clean up the interior. The emperor had given the prince a cold reception last morning, and the most noble father and son had begun to set a trap.
Qiu Yan lowered his voice, "Are you familiar with Prince Yao?"
Zhou Shuren explained: "When I was the magistrate of Jinzhou, Prince Yao was also in Jinzhou, and we had some contacts."
Qiu Yan was relieved. It was fine if they were not familiar with each other. He did not want to involve Crown Prince Yao by interacting with Zhou Shuren. "It would be better to have less contact with Zhou Shuren in the future. The Yaohou Mansion is in chaos. Just wait and see. When Crown Prince Yao comes back, the Prince Yao Mansion will not be involved." It will subside. It’s better to be cautious when you first arrive in the capital.”
Zhou Shuren felt the disdain in Lord Qiu's tone when he mentioned Yao Houfu, paused and said, "Okay, I'll note it down."
Qiu Yan didn't say any more. He really despised the Yaohou Mansion. The internal fighting in the back house was so publicized that he didn't even have any shame. He felt his ears were dirty when he heard about it.
Soon the emperor and the prince left one after another, and after a while, the celebration banquet ended.
Zhou Shuren and Qiu Yan walked outside the palace together. Neither of them drank much wine, and they were not even drunk at all due to the cool breeze. The pace of the two was not fast. Zhou Shuren stopped when he heard Yao Zheyu calling him.
Qiu Yan frowned and said, "I'll go first."
Zhou Shuren, "Okay."
Qiu Yan moved the corners of his mouth and finally said nothing. He had already reminded him once, turned around and left neatly.
Yao Zheyu left a little hurriedly, "Mr. Zhou, long time no see. How are you doing?"
Zhou Shuren said, "...Don't the princes see it?"
Still asking him? If he is not good, can he go to Beijing
Yao Zheyu paused. He just asked politely and smiled dryly, "I asked too much."
Zhou Shuren coughed and said, "I haven't congratulated the prince on the birth of his son yet, so congratulations are here."
Yao Zheyu felt soft when he thought of his son whom he had just met in a hurry. He didn't have a good father. He hoped that he was a good father. "I would also like to congratulate you on your promotion."
"Congratulations to the Crown Prince for joining the Ministry of War."
Yao Zheyu didn't feel very happy. He was assigned to the Ministry of War. The emperor just kept him in the capital. He had gathered some of the Yao family forces. Within a month, the emperor would definitely send someone to take over. He was the sword in the emperor's hand. He smiled dryly and said, "Same." happiness."
Zhou Shuren felt the downturn in Yao Zheyu's tone. He knew that Yao Zheyu was only a fifth-grade doctor in his temporary position. It was unclear whether he would inherit the title in the future. It was difficult to rise in this official position.
Soon after leaving the palace, Zhou Shuren got on the carriage. It was a full moon tonight, so he could see people clearly without a lantern. After Zhou Shuren sat down, he lowered the curtain of the carriage.
Jinyan was stunned, "Sir, do you need to light a candle?"
"No, I'll take a rest and call me when you get home."
"yes."
Zhou Shuren closed his eyes and recalled everything that happened at today's celebration banquet. The emperor and the prince broke the calm, just like the meat grinder was powered on, just waiting for people to enter the net. He could already smell the smell of blood. This cleanup will definitely be done. Many people were implicated.
The next day at the Zhou Mansion, Zhulan woke up early, and Zhou Shuren also sat up, "Is it time to go to court?"
"No, you can sleep a little longer."
Zhou Shuren estimated the time and was not ready to sleep, "I'll get up too and go to the morning court earlier."
Zhulan waited for Zhou Shuren to get up, asked the girl to bring water in, and then said, "I went to bed early yesterday, and I didn't wake up even when you came back late. I have received a lot of invitations in the past two days, including those from Shen Houfu. ”
Zhou Shuren washed his face, dried his face and sat on the chair, "Shenhou Mansion, no one from Shenhou Mansion participated in this expedition. It is said that Shenhou Mansion and Yaohou Mansion had a quarrel because of County Lord Shen. This I have been keeping a low profile for half a year.”
Zhulan took the comb and combed her husband's hair, "I must go to Shenhou Mansion. This is a post from Full Moon, the eldest grandson of the second wife of Shenhou Mansion."
Zhou Shuren said: "That's really the time to go."
Zhulan smiled and said, "Maybe I can still see County Master Shen and his children."
It was a pity that the Zhou family did not come to Beijing when the two princes were in trouble. It is said that the trouble was particularly fierce. In the end, Shen County took the initiative to remove the fetus. The imperial doctor said that he could not move, and the Queen Mother said it was over.
Zhou Shuren squinted his eyes, "Yao Zheyu is back. There is no reason to live in the Shen family this time. I estimate that it will only take two days to move back."
Zhulan felt regretful and patted Zhou Shuren on the shoulder, "Come and comb your hair. Go change your clothes and have breakfast later."
"good."
An hour later, in the court hall, Zhou Shuren was in high spirits. There must be something going on today. Sure enough, within a short time, an official came forward and asked for help from the prince's people.
Zhou Shuren took a look and found that he had been in court for several days and had basically memorized the officials of the previous court clearly. The right deputy censor of the capital, the third rank, Mr. Qi, showed that the right deputy censor of the capital was very generous.
The emperor looked through the folding paper handed over to him. In order to test him, he really worked hard. He was the one who gave it to the prince. He was really good at catching people. He threw the folding paper to the prince and his voice was much lower than before, "You are good." have a look."
The prince took the folder and opened it and was a little silent when he saw the name. No wonder his father was angry. This was his father's person. Although it was in his name, he was also his father's person. Now that the evidence was caught and brought to court, his father The emperor was not only angry with Mr. Sun, but also angry with him, "I didn't notice it, so I apologize."
The emperor was indeed angry. The prince did not discipline the people he handed over to the prince just because they were his.
Zhou Shuren lowered his head and moved his ears. The emperor was really angry. His tone of voice changed and he was not pretending. The whole court fell silent. Even the right deputy censor did not dare to say a word. It was as quiet as a backdrop.
Soon after the morning court, Zhou Shuren stroked his beard. The prince had really been punished, but he still closed his door and thought about his mistakes.
Xiao Qing frowned. He had been with the emperor for many years. He could tell whether the emperor was really angry or fake. He sighed quietly, hoping that there would be no conflict between the prince and the emperor. "Let's go."
Zhou Shuren looked at the ministers who were leaving quickly in twos and threes. Some of these people were excited, while others were worried.
In the palace hall, the emperor looked at the kneeling prince, "Do you know you are wrong?"
The prince lowered his head and said, "I know my mistake."
The emperor clenched his fist. He wanted to give the prince a few blows, "You don't believe me, huh?"
The prince felt a little stupid after hearing this. He sweated on his forehead and said hurriedly, "Father, the son just trusts the father and doesn't pay much attention to him. Because it is the person whom the father gave to the son, the son trusts him very much. If the son really doesn't trust Mr. Sun, Mr. Sun doesn’t have the guts to take bribes.”
The anger in the emperor's heart dissipated. Indeed, the prince had always valued Sun Liao, but Sun Liao had betrayed the trust of their father and son. "Get up."