Li laughed dryly, "My daughter-in-law is in charge of the household. She is afraid of losing our family, so she keeps a record of everyone who has any contact with our family."
She didn’t take it seriously when she heard it before, but now she remembers it clearly and is afraid of bringing shame to the Zhou family.
Zhao finally came to her senses and understood why the Ningguo Mansion invited the Zhou family. The root of the matter was here. "Mother, this blood relationship means that we can meet again even if we are separated. It's really magical."
Dong came back to her senses, "No wonder Lord Ning treats Rongchuan so well."
She has been confused for a long time, but now her doubts are finally solved.
Su Xuan had a broad vision and thought more, "Mom, what about Xue Han and Rong Chuan's marriage?"
She was not overthinking it. The gap between the Zhou family and the Ning family was too big, and she was really afraid that the marriage would fall through.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her nervously, Zhulan smiled and said, "This newly bought farm is for Xuehan's dowry. It won't affect her marriage."
Su Xuan felt relieved, as long as there was no impact, and then she was happy. The shortcoming of the Zhou family was that they had a weak foundation. Now they had a favor with the Ning family and were related by marriage. In the future, as long as the Zhou family was stable, no one in the capital would easily make things difficult for them. "Mom, this is a great joy."
She had to think about what kind of makeup to buy for her sister-in-law, and she had to buy more. Anyway, she had no shortage of money. In the future, her sister-in-law would be the marquis's wife, and would be good to her daughter. She, a county lady with only a title in name only, could not compare to her. Yes, she had to buy some more expensive jewelry.
Li and Zhao were stunned, regretting that they could not go to the manor to escape the summer heat. However, they also understood that their sister-in-law was marrying into a wealthy family, and the dowry was the basis for her to marry. Li and Zhao were a little worried. Since their father-in-law became an official, they had heard too many stories about the difficulties that daughters of wealthy families faced in their husband's families, especially those with little dowry, whose lives were even more miserable. Therefore, the dowry must be substantial.
Zhulan really didn't know that several daughters-in-law had already thought of adding makeup to Xuehan, and said, "Don't be estranged from Rongchuan in the future. After all, he was raised in our family."
This relationship needs to be maintained, and she doesn't want to distance herself from him and let the relationship fade away. If she doesn't take the opportunity to gain more favor now, it will be too late in the future.
Inside the palace, the court ended a little late today. Zhou Shuren was very quiet in the court. Even though many eyes stole glances at him, it really had nothing to do with him. He just noticed people!
After the court session, Zhou Shuren walked quickly, but unfortunately, he was still chased up by someone. Zhou Shuren was quite surprised, "Fifth Prince, aren't you going to see the Emperor?"
You've just received the assignment, why don't you ask the Emperor
Zhang Jinghong received the emperor's message last night. He was the bait, and this job was just incidental. "Master Zhou, I have something to ask you!"
Although the errand was just incidental, he still wanted to earn some merit. No matter how much merit he had, he wanted to survive better. Now that he had lost his fake identity as the fifth prince, he still wanted to be an official. He was afraid of being retaliated against!
Zhou Shuren found Zhang Jinghong very pleasing to the eye. "Your Highness, is there anything you want to ask me?"
Zhang Jinghong saw that there were many officials behind him. Many of those passing by slowed down their pace and pricked up their ears. "This is not the place to ask for advice."
Zhou Shuren thought of the prince in the Ministry of Revenue and looked at Zhang Jinghong with interest, "Your Highness, will you return to the Ministry of Revenue with me?"
Zhang Jinghong thought of the prince. He also wanted to meet the prince. This was a good opportunity. "Great."
The Minister of Personnel narrowed his eyes and said to the Minister of War with a smile: "This Lord Zhou from the Ministry of Revenue is not a simple person!"
Li Zhao curled his lips, "You make it sound as if it's so simple."
This person is the most extraordinary!
The Minister of Personnel rolled his eyes inwardly, "Same here."
Inside the palace, the emperor looked at the fourth son. This son had the same cruel temper as him, but he did not have the same tolerance as him. "You must be careful when you go to Jianghuai."
He has few sons, and although he pays more attention to the crown prince, his other sons also have importance in his heart.
This trip to Jianghuai was dangerous, and as a father he couldn't help but give some warnings.
Zhang Jingxi was touched for a moment, and quickly stated his purpose, "Father, the Qi family has a lot of connections in Jianghuai, and I have concerns."
The emperor saw through the fourth brother's thoughts. He was here to test his tolerance for the Qi family. As for scruples, the fourth brother would not have any scruples. What a great opportunity to strike a direct blow at the third brother. "Fourth brother, what I want is the mastermind behind the scenes. Do you understand?"
Zhang Jingxi understood what was going on, "I understand, son."
The emperor hummed, "Back off."
Zhang Jingxi stood up and left the Zheng Palace, then he remembered that Zhang Jinghong was also going to Jianghuai with him, but Zhang Jinghong did not come to the Zheng Palace with him, so it seemed that he would not get in his way.
Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren and Zhang Jinghong went to see the prince first.
The prince saw Zhang Jinghong and raised his eyebrows and said, "You are getting smarter and smarter."
Zhang Jinghong coughed and said, "I have been given a job, so I came to ask for advice from Lord Zhou."
The prince was in a good mood. He found out some things and saw that Zhang Jinghong was pleasing to the eye. He said, "Come back and see me later."
Zhang Jinghong: "Yes."
Zhou Shuren brought the fifth prince out, "Your Highness, please speak."
Zhang Jinghong had many questions to ask, "Sir Zhou, the Ministry of Revenue was the first to discover the salt tax problem, so I would like to ask you, if you went to Jianghuai, what would you pay attention to? Where should you start?"
Zhou Shuren: "... .Hmm?"
He thought he was asking about the account books, but he didn't expect that the person wanted to cheat.
Zhang Jinghong smiled and said, "Master Zhou has a pair of discerning eyes. I admire him very much. It's a pity that I don't have such a pair of eyes. I can only ask you for advice."
Zhou Shuren looked up at the sky in silence. Flattering him didn't work. He really didn't want to say more. He had already screwed himself over. "Your Highness, you are joking. I am in the capital and don't know much about Jianghuai. You asked the wrong person."
In fact, he and Zhao Bo had been corresponding all the time, and he had some understanding of the Jianghuai area. He would also analyze based on Zhao Bo's letters, but he could not say that he didn't know and knew nothing!
Zhang Jinghong stared at Lord Zhou without blinking. He saw sincerity in Lord Zhou's eyes and felt depressed. The old fox's acting skills were too good. He didn't believe that Zhou Shuren didn't notice anything. This man was a capable person who could see the problem just by looking at the numbers. He was extremely powerful.
After he knew that Lord Zhou had received the reward and why he received the reward, if it were not for his status issue, he would have wanted to kneel down in the Zhou Mansion and become his disciple!
Zhou Shuren was very calm and said apologetically, "I'm sorry to disappoint Your Highness."
Zhang Jinghong smiled and said, "Sir Zhou, can you teach me how to read the account books?"
Zhou Shuren looked at Zhang Jinghong. This was fine. "Your Highness, please come this way."
The prince already knew what the two were talking about and chuckled, "What do you think Zhou Shuren would pay attention to?"
The guard lowered his head, "I don't know."
The prince narrowed his eyes. For so many years, officials in the Jianghuai area have protected each other. What he could find out now was still found through the account books, but these were not enough. He did not dare to alert the enemy. He should have a good talk with Lord Zhou.
So, Zhou Shuren sent the fifth prince away, and after sitting for a while, he was invited over.
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
This time I was tricked by the Fifth Prince!