The next day, at the morning court, this was the earliest court session that Zhou Shuren had attended. The emperor had already left. Zhou Shuren was prepared to be congratulated, but he was surrounded after taking a few steps.
But he didn't expect that the first person to speak was Academician Ding, who was quite far away from him.
Academician Ding said sarcastically, "Master Zhou is really lucky. Not only will he have the Ning family as his in-laws, but he will also have someone to back him up. Congratulations to Master Zhou for having someone to rely on in the future."
Zhou Shuren rolled his eyes in his heart. Ever since the emperor had asked him to stay several times, Academician Ding had never had a good attitude when he saw him. Today, he was not congratulating him, but mocking him. "Master Ding, you must have never heard that luck is also a kind of strength. Unlike some people, they have really bad luck. Don't you think so, Master Ding?"
Scholar Ding gritted his teeth. It was precisely because of his bad luck that he was particularly jealous of Zhou Shuren. He should have been promoted long ago, but he just lacked luck. He gritted his teeth and was about to retort when someone beat him to the punch.
Li Zhao laughed, "I like what Lord Zhou said. Luck is indeed a kind of strength. Let's go and talk while we walk."
Li Zhao was in a good mood because he was lucky. When he led his troops to fight in the past, he was surrounded several times but still managed to survive. This was luck.
The Minister of Personnel smiled and said, "Some people are jealous, so why do they have to be so sarcastic and lose their dignity? It's really embarrassing."
Zhou Shuren didn't think that the Minister of Personnel was protecting him, it was just because the Six Ministries and the Grand Secretaries were in opposition, and the Six Ministries were together.
The faces of several other scholars changed. They allowed Lord Ding to ridicule Zhou Shuren because of their sense of crisis. They had no good solution for buying grain, and Zhou Shuren's method achieved several goals at once. Of course, they disliked Zhou Shuren.
Now that the Minister of Personnel was criticizing Lord Ding, they felt guilty and these words seemed to pierce them, and their faces looked unhappy.
Lord Sun, the Minister of Justice, gave him a sidelong glance and said, "It's ugly."
The Minister of Industry coughed and said, "This sour smell is very unpleasant."
Zhou Shuren looked at the Minister of Rites, the only one who did not speak. Thinking of the Minister of Rites' surname, Zhou Shuren looked at the Grand Secretary again and understood that there must be someone among them that the Fourth Prince wanted to win over.
Zhou Shuren returned to the Ministry of Revenue. The prince was not here today, so he must be waiting in the palace. Lord Ning wanted to bring Rongchuan into the palace today, and he told him about it yesterday.
Qiu Yan felt very complicated, "Congratulations."
He envied Lord Zhou's luck, and lamented that the Zhou family was now too deeply involved with the Ning family, and coupled with their in-laws, he had always believed that Lord Zhou supported the prince, and that he would not be able to have a close relationship with Lord Zhou in the future.
Zhou Shuren, "Thank you."
Qiu Yan smiled and said, "The Minister will be back tomorrow. I heard that he went to the capital yesterday."
Zhou Shuren really didn't know, mainly because he really didn't care whether the Shangshu Lord would come back or not, unlike Qiu Yan, who wished that Lord Xiao would come back earlier and keep an eye on him all the time, "You can relax too."
Qiu Yan smiled sincerely this time, "Yes."
Although the three princes were out on business, he was still worried. He didn't know what the crown prince was thinking. He refused to leave after arriving at the Ministry of Revenue!
The hottest topic in the capital today is that the son-in-law of Minister Zhou of the Ministry of Revenue has become the son of Marquis Ning.
Zhulan had just finished her breakfast when someone came to congratulate her. Mr. Deng and his wife came early. They came so early because they knew that many people would come to the Zhou Mansion today. After congratulating her, they left.
Many people did come to the Zhou Mansion today, even the second Miss Yao Yao was here, not to mention Zhu Lan, who had a pretty good relationship with the family after coming to Beijing.
There are also some who I have met a few times. Their official positions are not high, and most of them are families of officials below the fourth rank.
The Zhou Mansion did not hold a banquet, but the number of people who came today caught up with the number of people who would have been required for a banquet.
Several daughters-in-law of the Zhou family came out to entertain the female relatives. Li and Zhao came together. Zhao was attentive and could complement what Li said. The two of them cooperated very well.
Dong can do it herself, and entertain some familiar guests, not to mention Su Xuan.
Sitting next to Zhulan was Gao, the wife of a third-rank assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel. No one who came today was higher than Gao.
Gao was envious. Who doesn't want her daughter to have a good marriage? Although the Zhou family's daughter married into a wealthy family, she was saved and raised by the Ning family. As long as the Zhou family's daughter didn't commit suicide, the Ning family would support her.
Gao said, "Today, the news of how you adopted Zhang Rongchuan has spread all over the capital."
Zhulan smiled, "Everyone is well-informed."
Gao curled her lips, "This is not a spiritual connection, but it was released by the Ningguo Mansion. I heard that today, the Ningguo Mansion invited many of the earliest people who followed the emperor."
Zhu Lan knew that these people had seen Young Master Ning, and this was also to prove Rong Chuan's background. "I have seen Young Master Ning's portrait, and he really looks like him."
Gao had never seen it before. "I thought it was just a rumor, but it turns out to be so similar?"
Zhu Lan nodded, "They look very similar. If Rong Chuan puts on armor, he will be Young Master Ning."
Gao took a deep breath and thought to herself, could this be the reincarnation of Young Master Ning
Inside the palace, in the Zheng Hall, the Emperor and the Crown Prince were all there. Ning Xu brought Rongchuan into the hall. Ning Xu made Rongchuan kneel down in front of him. This was the right thing to do. Rongchuan was his son, and it was right for a son to kneel before his father.
The emperor reached out and pulled Rongchuan up, "Okay, okay."
Ning Xu's mouth twitched. He was ignored and the emperor was jealous of him.
Rong Chuan looked at the Emperor, wondering why he was not afraid to see the Emperor, and why he had a good impression of the Crown Prince. Now everything was explained, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor was happy. He finally didn't have to hide his kindness to his son. Everything could be blamed on the dead Ning Shao. Everyone knew that without Ning Shao, he wouldn't be where he is today. "We'll all be a family in the future. Here, this is my gift to you."
Rong Chuan looked at the box in Eunuch Liu's hand, and when he saw his father nod slightly, he reached out to take it, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
The emperor felt jealous when he heard the name, and he raised his foot and stepped on Ning Xu's foot. Ning Xu felt pain, but he couldn't say a word because he couldn't afford to offend the jealous emperor.
The emperor said expectantly, "Open it and take a look."
Rong Chuan blinked and opened the box. There was something light inside. He opened it and saw that it was a deed. There were several pages in it. "What?"
Emperor, "Take a look. Do you like it?"
Rong Chuan paused. The emperor was too kind to him. In the past, when he was summoned to the palace, he usually gave him food and gifts. The emperor spoke. He opened the deed. Rong Chuan was stunned. There were four shops in the capital, all in good locations. The last two were for a 120-acre farm in the south of the capital, and a 300-acre farm in the south of the capital. "These are too valuable. I cannot accept them."
In order to build up a fortune for himself, he knew all about the houses and farms in the capital.
The prince was standing close and could see the manor in the south of the capital at a glance. This manor was adjacent to the one awarded to him by his father. He was very upset at the same time. If his father had told him before sending the deed, he would not have sent it to Ninghou Mansion privately yesterday.
Now, he was sent to Ninghou Mansion for nothing. His father really cheated him. He didn't believe that his father was unaware of his actions. He was really not the kind of person who would do things secretly without leaving a name!