The queen pursed her lips and said, "No, I understand."
She did not regret letting the Ning Mansion recognize her son. Thinking of her eldest son, although the younger son would have to return to the royal family in the future, this incident would be good for both sons. The eldest son could rest assured to use the younger son and protect him wholeheartedly.
The emperor does not need to be shy about loving his youngest son, and he does not need to worry that loving his youngest son too much will cause instability in the court.
She also doesn't have to endure for the future and cannot openly favor her younger son. To be honest, the emperor does feel guilty about his younger son and loves him, but compared with his eldest son, it has to be said that the eldest son is the emperor's entire hard work and the inheritance of his foundation. If the two sons really have a conflict, he will still favor the eldest son.
The queen held the emperor's hand and said, "It's fine now."
The emperor shook the queen's hand back. He wanted the Ning family to recognize Rongchuan. His initial thought was indeed to protect his youngest son, but he was the emperor after all and had a lot to consider. Later he thought that if the Ning family recognized Rongchuan, it would be good for everyone, which led to today's development.
The emperor said, "Yes."
At Zhou's residence, Zhou Shuren came back from the study. Zhulan put down the red gauze in her hand and said, "Look at your smile. Kids, did you do well in the exam this time?"
When her grandchildren came back, she also asked about their grades. As a result, they wanted to show them to their grandfather first. In their eyes, she, as their grandmother, was not as good as Zhou Shuren. She felt sad when she thought about it.
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard, "Mingyun got first place. He answered the test paper freely. Although he is young, his opinions are sharp. Mingrui is also good. He made it into the top five. Mingteng was just a little short of the middle position. After all, his foundation is not as good as Mingrui. All the other children are good."
Zhulan was also happy for her grandchildren, "It seems that they have adapted well to the new academy."
"They've adapted well. When these children grow up, I won't have anything to worry about for the future of the Zhou family."
Zhulan said: "Time flies so fast, all the grandchildren have grown up."
Zhou Shuren also lamented that he and Zhulan were getting older year by year, and his eyes fell on the red yarn, "What are you doing with the red yarn?"
Zhulan said, "I saw that the red yarn in the fabric shop was pretty good, so I thought about embroidering some patterns on the red yarn for some decoration."
Zhou Shuren took the embroidered pattern and said, "Your embroidery is getting better and better."
"Practice makes perfect, and I have some talent."
Zhou Shuren put down the red yarn and said, "Don't embroider anymore. It's tiring for your eyes."
"good."
The next day, at the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren had just left court when the Second and Third Princes came to get the silver. The Crown Prince also arrived at the Ministry of Revenue early.
The prince drank tea and looked through the account books, "Second brother, third brother, you are here."
The second prince and the third prince were holding memorials approved by their father. They came to the Ministry of Revenue to withdraw money.
The Second Prince was not surprised that his grandfather was in the Ministry of Revenue. He got the news yesterday and handed the memorial to the Crown Prince. "My brother has been ordered to come here to collect money, but he is not as free and easy as the Crown Prince. I am in a hurry, so I will not talk to the Crown Prince for more."
The Third Prince smiled and said, "My brother is also busy. I really envy the Crown Prince for having the leisure time to drink tea."
Zhou Shuren silently looked at the two boxes beside the prince. There were silver bills in the boxes. The prince had just received these from Lord Qiu, who said that he would personally hand them over to the second and third princes. Lord Qiu was eager to let go, so he gave the silver bills and slipped away early.
The prince put down his teacup and said, "So my brothers don't want to see me. I'm so sad."
The second prince frowned, "Master Zhou, where is the silver?"
Zhou Shuren smiled, "On the table."
The second and third princes looked at the table. Now everything was in the hands of the crown prince. The two princes said, "..."
The prince played with the box in his hand, "Originally I wanted to hand it over to my brothers in person, but unfortunately, the prince has not been deposed yet, and my brothers don't respect me as the prince. I want to go to the palace to ask my father whether I, the prince, have been deposed by imperial decree!"
The Second Prince Zhang Jingyang felt nervous. The Crown Prince is still the Crown Prince. If they really let him into the palace, they would all be accused of disrespecting the Crown Prince. They might even lose their jobs. They couldn't let the Fourth Prince get away with it.
The third prince Zhang Jingshi felt that the prince was still insidious and was drinking tea on purpose to attract their attention. They really didn't see the box on the table when they came in, and now he was setting a trap for them!
Zhou Shuren thought to himself, after all, your brother is always your brother, don't be cocky, your brother has been holding a knife in his hand, he doesn't think the prince wants to warn the two princes, he thinks the prince is just teasing the two princes on purpose!
The prince stood up slowly and said, "I will go to the palace to see my father. I will personally hand over these banknotes to my father. If you want to withdraw money, ask my father for it!"
The second prince hurriedly stopped him, "Brother, eldest brother, I was wrong just now, I was also anxious, please don't argue with me."
The prince's eyes were full of amusement, "What if I bother with you?"
The second prince choked and wanted to curse in his heart, but he hardened his heart and smiled, "Brother, how can you forgive me? I will do as you say."
The Crown Prince looked at the Third Prince, who was shocked. This expression was too familiar. "My brother will do the same."
The prince felt relieved and touched the box. "This silver is really a good thing. I, your brother, am under house arrest and sent to the six ministries. I also have a large family to support. Life is very difficult."
The second prince, "..."
The third prince, "..."
Zhou Shuren, "..."
Zhou Shuren felt that he had lost. It turned out that the grandfather was not only teasing the two princes, but also blackmailing them!
The Second Prince took a deep breath, untied his purse and placed it in front of the Crown Prince, "Here are all the things I brought today."
The third prince looked up at the sky in silence. He had brought a lot of silver. He wanted to treat guests today and bribe people. Although his purse was empty, it was full of large-denomination silver bills. He opened his purse with pain and glared at the second prince. You are so generous! He really wanted to open his purse and count the silver bills.
The prince still had some dignity. Of course, if Zhou Shuren wasn't here, he would definitely open his purse to take a look. Now he took the purse and handed over the two boxes. "We are brothers. What happened just now is over. You guys are busy. Go!"
The prince and his brothers gritted their teeth and left, saying to Zhou Shuren: "The Ministry of Revenue is a great place."
Zhou Shuren, "..."
He felt that the second prince and the third prince would never visit the Ministry of Revenue in person in the future!
The prince waited for Zhou Shuren to leave, then opened his purse. He knew that the second son always liked to carry extra silver with him when he went out, and sure enough, there was a lot, almost one thousand taels. As the prince, he lost!
The third brother should not have much money, as he had just been cheated by his father. But, wow, he had five silver notes of one thousand taels and several silver notes of one hundred taels. This shows that the third brother should have the strongest foundation among his brothers. Thinking about the Qi family, they really have a lot of money.
Zhou Shuren returned to the room, and Lord Qiu asked, "Can the two princes leave?"
"Well, let's go."
Qiu Yan breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he left smoothly, even though he was nervous about giving the silver to the prince, as he was afraid that the prince and the two princes would make trouble in the Ministry of Revenue, it was a good thing he left.
At the Ningguo Mansion, Zhulan brought her daughter and eldest granddaughter to the outside of the Mansion. The Mansion was truly magnificent. Even if it was more low-key, it was still the Mansion.