Ministry of Revenue, Qiu Yan finished speaking and saw that Zhou Shuren did not react at all, so he could not help but repeat it, "The emperor ordered people to surround Zhang Jinghong's house."
Zhou Shuren raised his head and said, "I heard it clearly just now."
Qiu Yan was puzzled, "I heard it clearly, why didn't you react at all?"
Zhou Shuren pointed at himself and said, "My last name is Zhou. Zhang Jinghong has nothing to do with me. Whether he was arrested or beheaded has nothing to do with me. Why should I react?"
Qiu Yan looked sullen, "Are you not curious at all?"
Zhou Shuren smiled, because he knew it well, and said, "I'm not curious. I still have a lot of work to do. Let's not talk about it for now."
Qiu Yan stood there for a while, feeling conflicted. He was curious, but Zhou Shuren was not curious at all. He turned around and returned to his seat silently, thinking in his heart that he was not as calm as Zhou Shuren. Fortunately, he had already convinced Zhou Shuren, and was happy to calm down and continue working.
At Zhang Jinghong's house, Zhang Jinghong was lying on the bed. His mind had been blank at the beginning, but now it had calmed down. If the emperor really wanted to kill him, why would he beat around the bush? The more he beat around the bush, the more it showed that he didn't want to kill him. Now that he had him trapped, he was still just using him as bait.
Zhang Jinghong closed his eyes. The emperor wanted to make a big fuss and also wanted to use him to see who was determined to kill him.
Zhang Jinghong opened his eyes and didn't see Yao Xin, so he asked the servant guarding the door, "Where's the Madam?"
The servant was panicking, his voice trembling, "Madam can leave the house and return to the Marquis' Mansion."
Zhang Jinghong sat up all of a sudden. His wound had healed, but the movement was too big and he couldn't help coughing a few times. "Damn it."
Since he was no longer the fifth prince, Yao Xin had never returned to Yao Hou Mansion. Yao Hou no longer treated Yao Xin as his daughter. He knew a lot and was well aware that if Yao Xin went back at this time, she would definitely suffer.
Zhang Jinghong wanted to get down, but his feet retracted. He couldn't get out, so he pursed his lips and motioned the servant to go down. It was really strange that his first reaction was that Yao Xin asked Yao Wenqi for him, not for a divorce!
At the Mansion of Marquis Yao, Yao Xin stood in front of the gate. She had been waiting for a long time, but the housekeeper did not show up. Now she could not even enter the mansion. She clenched her hands, but she did not feel sad because she had known how heartless her father was.
The dowry maid said, "Miss, let's knock on the door again."
Yao Xin looked up at the sky where snowflakes were falling again, "Yes, keep knocking on the door, I can't go back. If I go back, what will happen to my husband?"
The dowry maid said, "Miss, I know your uncle's background. You came back for a divorce, didn't you?"
Yao Xin turned her head suddenly, moved the corners of her mouth, and finally closed it. How many couples fled apart when faced with disaster, let alone the servants.
At this time, the side door opened and the housekeeper came out, "Miss San, the Marquis said that you are no longer a Marquis's daughter in the future. He has adopted you out, so you don't need to come to the Marquis's mansion anymore."
Yao Xin was stunned. "Adopted out? Who did you adopt me to?"
The housekeeper said, "There are no more people with the same surname in the clan now. In the family tree, there is only the third young lady."
Yao Xin laughed softly, "It's something Yao Wenqi could do. They're not even relatives, and the adopted one is really far away. Very good, the break is really clean."
There was panic in the eyes of the dowry woman, and the housekeeper nodded and retreated.
At the Zhong Mansion, Zhulan had been chatting with Lord Liu's wife for a while. Lord Liu's wife's surname was Ma. Ma's personality was very similar to Li's. She didn't know how to answer and would smile all the time. She was naturally likable and no one made things difficult for her.
If it weren't for Li, Zhulan would never have discovered Ma's problem. Ma was too good at pretending.
When the banquet was over, Zhulan had not made any breakthrough progress. Ma had participated in too many banquets and was very experienced, so she could only hope that Yushuang and Yulu would be able to gain something.
On the carriage back to the mansion, Zhulan saw Yulu looking listless and laughed, "Why, no harvest?"
Yu Shuang sighed, "Grandma, this Miss Liu always lowers her head in shyness and hides from time to time. Yu Lu and I have gained nothing."
Zhulan leaned against the cushion and said, "I didn't gain anything here either."
Everyone in the Liu family has the unique skill of playing dumb, which is incredible.
Yu Lu chuckled, "Grandma, I can imagine what my mother looked like when she attended the banquet. Grandma, I think Miss Liu is good, really, she is especially suitable for Ming Teng."
Her eyes cannot be wrong. When Miss Liu covered her face with a handkerchief, there was a smile in her eyes. She looked shy on the surface, but she must be black sesame inside. She heard this from her grandmother about her grandfather. Her grandmother said that her grandfather was filled with black sesame.
Although Zhulan didn't know more about the Liu family today, she was more satisfied with them.
When Zhulan returned home, she heard that Zhang Jinghong's house was surrounded by soldiers, and also heard about Yao Xin's situation. "Are you sure the news is accurate?"
Steward Ding said, "There were quite a few people outside of Yao Hou's mansion at that time, and now the news has spread everywhere."
Zhulan was silent. Zhang Jinghong should have laughed at Yao Wenzhe's actions. As for Zhang Jinghong being surrounded, she didn't take it to heart. Anyway, Zhang Jinghong would be fine. "This capital city is really lively."
Butler Ding was extremely worried. He had only been in the capital for less than a year, and every incident was a big deal, likely resulting in someone's death. He was now trembling with fear whenever he went out.
In the Fifth Prince's Mansion, Zhang Yang grinned when he heard the news. Zhang Jinghong was a thorn in his heart. As long as this thorn was gone, his father and his elder brother, the Crown Prince, would slowly like him. As long as Zhang Jinghong died, no one would compare him with Zhang Jinghong.
At Zhang Jinghong's house, Zhang Jinghong held Yao Xin's hand and said, "If you are sad, just cry?"
Yao Xin shook her head and pulled her cold hands back, "My hands are too cold, don't let them cool you down."
Zhang Jinghong grabbed it again, his heart burning, "I'll hold it for you."
Yao Xin curled her lips, "I'm not sad, I've known for a long time that he's cold and indifferent, I'm just a little worried about Auntie, Auntie will definitely not be able to bear it, but now is not the time to be sad, I want to tell you something, I want to ask the servants who wants to leave the house later, now you are the only one who can't leave the house, I thought if you are not loyal, I'll take this opportunity to let everyone go, what do you think?"
Zhang Jinghong held Yao Xin's hand and exhaled, "I will listen to you. I will listen to you at home in the future."
Yao Xin's eyes turned red, "Okay."
After dinner at Zhou's residence, Zhulan mentioned Ma and then mentioned Miss Liu. "I can't do anything about this. Why don't you try to find out from Lord Liu?"
Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "Dali Temple, I can't contact Lord Liu directly. I want to think of someone to ask."
Zhu Lan, "You don't have any clue about the fate, and it's not easy to ask the officials' wives you know. You know, some officials' wives are talkative, and I'm afraid it will have a bad influence on Miss Liu. You should pay more attention to it."
Zhou Shuren no longer had to worry about how to convince the emperor. Now that his workload had been halved, he had time. "Don't worry. I will find out everything in two days."