At the Ministry of Household Affairs, Zhou Shuren got off the carriage. Fortunately, he didn't stay in the palace for long. He put on his official uniform and walked into the Ministry of Household Affairs. He went to say hello to Mr. Xiao before returning. Mr. Xiao didn't say anything or ask anything. , just said: "The emperor values you, you should be more careful in your words and deeds."
Zhou Shuren saw the courtesy and said, "I will keep this in mind."
Xiao Qing is now more and more optimistic about Zhou Shuren. The emperor's attention and some hints indicate that he is really cultivating Zhou Shuren as his successor. Of course, the most important thing is that Zhou Shuren can make money for the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Zhou Shuren returned to the office room and saw Qiu Yan raising his head and saying hello: "Master Qiu."
Qiu Yan felt very complicated. No matter how hard he tried, he could not match the emperor's approval. He had been in so many dynasties over the years. The emperor had not even said a few words to him, let alone leaving him alone. He sighed in his heart, "Master Shangshu Let us calculate the amount of silver needed in Jiangnan. Because you have been a prefect and have experience in repairing dams, I will leave this part to you. "
Zhou Shuren thought to himself, he is indeed very experienced in building embankments, "Okay."
It took a lot of time to enter the palace. The emperor will ask for it tomorrow. Come on, I can't go home to rest today. I have to let Jinyan go home and let him know.
As soon as Zhou Shuren sat down, Mr. Fang, the right minister of the Ministry of Industry, walked in.
Mr. Fang held the book in his hand and said with a smile: "We, Mr. Shangshu, know that the Ministry of Revenue needs to calculate the money. This is the information on the dam repairs by the Ministry of Works in previous years, so I asked me to bring it."
Zhou Shuren hurriedly took it and said, "Thank you so much. We just need this."
Qiu Yan moved his mouth. Without this information, Zhou Shuren knew that Zhou Shuren was really good at being a good person.
Lord Fang said happily, "It turns out that Lord Zhou is responsible for this calculation."
Zhou Shuren nodded, "Yes."
Master Fang saw that everyone was busy and said with a smile: "Then I will leave first, you two are busy."
Zhou Shuren said: "I'll give it to you."
"No, no, you're busy."
Zhou Shuren thought to himself that the officials of the Ministry of Industry are much cuter than the officials of the Ministry of Personnel. In the past few days, the person who went to court in the Ministry of Personnel was not Mr. Zhong, but another minister of the Ministry of Personnel. His eyes reached the top of his head and he was so proud. .
This comparison makes the officials from the Ministry of Industry even more adorable.
When the Minister of Industry and Industry saw Fang Tan come back, he said: "I regret asking you to send it there. At that time, I thought that instead of the Ministry of Household Affairs coming to ask for information, it would be better to send it there earlier and gain some favor. I completely forgot that this year Zhou Shuren of the Ministry of Husband once served as the magistrate of Lizhou and Jinzhou, and Zhou Shuren managed them well, and he knew as much about the repair of dams as the Ministry of Works."
Fang Tan was stunned for a moment, "I just gave it to Mr. Zhou, and Mr. Zhou even thanked me for coming."
The Minister of Industry stroked his beard and said, "So, Zhou Shuren is indeed good."
Fang Tan sighed: "Indeed, when I went to the Ministry of Household Affairs before, I was often perfunctory. Since Mr. Zhou became the Minister, it is the most comfortable time for me to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs twice."
The Minister of the Ministry of Industry sighed. They were all ministers of the second rank, but his second rank was at the bottom. "Go and do your work."
"Yes, I am resigning."
At Marquis Shen's Mansion, the Zhou family's carriage stopped, and Zhulan got off the carriage. It was still some distance away from the Marquis' Mansion, and the carriage could no longer pass. There were carriages in front of it.
Today is the full moon of the grandson of the Hou Mansion, and there are so many guests here.
In the past, Zhulan passed by Shenhou Mansion in a carriage. At that time, Zhulan felt that Shenhou Mansion was grand. Now that she entered the Marquis Mansion, Zhulan was even more emotional. This Marquis Mansion was not only grand, it was too big. Listening to the proud introduction of the mother-in-law, Zhulan was envious. Shenhou's mansion was as big as the two Zhou mansions, and the emperor rewarded her.
When they arrived at the backyard, many official family members had already arrived. Zhulan saw Mrs. Gao and walked over, "You came so early."
Mrs. Gao smiled and said, "Our house is closer to here."
Zhulan estimated the time, "It will take a while before we can start."
Mrs. Gao nodded, "Let's find a place to sit first."
Zhulan, "Okay."
They had no chance to go to the back to see the child, so they had to wait in the hall to take the child out.
Zhulan knew that Mrs. Gao was not a gossip person, so she pulled her to sit down, not wanting to get involved. She found a place to sit further away, but she could still hear the gossip, which was all about some of the hottest gossip in the capital.
For example, whose concubine is too arrogant, whose daughter is married high, and whose son is useless. In fact, the biggest gossip is the Yaohou Mansion.
Zhulan heard at home that County Lord Shen and Yao Zheyu took their son back to Yaohou Mansion. They heard that many servants were sold that day. Yaohou Mansion was really lively, but today in Shenhou Mansion, everyone had scruples. So he kept silent.
Soon the auspicious time came, and Mrs. Shen, the wife of the Hou Mansion, came out with her second daughter-in-law and grandson. Zhulan looked at the second wife of the Marquis Shen Mansion. She was quite old and had a legitimate son. She also heard about it. Young Master, this second wife gave birth to three legitimate daughters in a row, and her life in the Hou Mansion was also sad.
Zhulan could still hear the people around her whispering that having a son was different.
Zhulan noticed that County Lord Shen had become a mother. Shen County Lord's sharpness had softened a lot, but his brows were slightly furrowed. He looked at the hourglass from time to time, probably because he was thinking about his son and wanted to go back early.
The banquet in the Hou Mansion is really good, Zhulan has never failed in ancient times, and the food in the Zhou Mansion is also good, but there are some rare treasures, and I still can't bear to waste money. Shen Hou Mansion really has money.
Zhulan left after eating enough. Gao left with her. At the door of the house, she met County Master Shen. It was a coincidence, "County Master."
County Lord Shen was anxious, but he still endured his impatience and said in a friendly tone: "Shuren Zhou, come and sit at Yaohou Mansion another day."
Zhulan didn't want to go, but at the gate of Shenhou's Mansion, with people coming and going, she couldn't refuse to slap the county lord in the face, "There is a chance."
County Lord Shen is really worried about his son. The Zhou family has already arrived in Beijing. It will be easy to see him in the future. "I am in a hurry to return home, so I will go first."
"Please, County Lord."
Mrs. Gao waited for County Master Shen's carriage to leave before saying, "Do you know County Master Shen?"
"When I was the magistrate of Jinzhou, Prince Yao and the county magistrate lived in Jinzhou for a period of time. Prince Shen is still in Jinzhou now."
Seeing that Yang didn't say much, Mrs. Gao understood in her heart that the two families didn't have a close relationship, so she smiled and said, "Let's have tea together some other time."
"good."
In the Prince's Mansion, the Prince was holding the list in his hand. If he hadn't learned to control his emotions, he would have really wanted to throw the cup. Damn it, there were quite a few people under his command who had problems. Over the years, he hadn't even noticed at all.
The prince pinched the list. There must be someone around him to help hide it, otherwise, he would not be able to notice it. Okay, very good. He is suspicious of everyone now. He closed his eyes and looked at the few people around him who were entrusted with important tasks. These people Basically, they are all people who followed him ten years ago.
The prince took a deep breath and said, "Send the list to the palace and give it to the emperor."
"yes."
The prince and others went out, called people in, and asked, "Where is the fifth prince? Has anyone come into contact with him?"
The guard lowered his head, "The fifth prince was blocked by the second prince when he left Shen Shujishi's house. He has not contacted anyone else so far."