Zhulan waited until Mrs. Song and the maids had left before she said, "You know what happened at Zhang Jinghong's house, right?"
Zhou Shuren, "I know, now everyone is watching Zhang Jinghong!"
Zhulan talked about Yao Xin again, "Yao Wenqi was really quick to act. He said he would adopt her."
"I don't think so. When Yao Wenqi attacked Zhang Jinghong, he must have been prepared."
Zhu Lan sneered, "He doesn't dare to make big moves now. Seven or eight years ago, he still had the confidence to fight to the death. Now too many limbs have been cut off, and the emperor has suppressed him in the Marquis' Mansion."
Just waiting for them all to be caught in the net!
Zhou Shuren said quietly, "Regarding the major case in Jianghuai, the Fourth Prince will issue an edict when he returns to the capital. The Minister mentioned to me today that he will be very busy in the next few days. I think after a few days, he will issue an edict to confiscate the property, and the confiscated silver will be deposited in the Ministry of Revenue."
Zhulan was surprised, "I thought we would have to wait until after the New Year."
Zhou Shuren lowered his voice and said, "Although the Minister did not tell me, I saw that he was very excited. The amount of silver confiscated must be huge. If the silver is not deposited into the treasury, the emperor will not be able to celebrate the New Year with peace of mind."
"It's been a month or two, and it's the bloody New Year again."
Zhou Shuren held his wife's hand and said, "This won't stop in the next few years."
Zhulan leaned on her husband's shoulders, thin shoulders that carried the whole family, "I will still take care of our yard, you don't have to worry about it."
"We are united as a couple and will definitely not implicate our family."
"Um."
In Zhoujia Village, Xuemei read her son's letter again. Jiang Sheng couldn't stand it anymore. "How many times have you read it since you got it?"
Xuemei closed the letter carefully. "I just can't get enough of reading it. This is the first time my son has written a letter home."
"You can rest assured now. Your parents-in-law love their son very much."
Xuemei put away the letter and said, "I have always been relieved. Did you see that the tone of my son's letter was cheerful? He likes the academy very much. My son has become much more cheerful."
Jiang Sheng was relieved, "My father-in-law is good at educating children."
"That's right. My father and mother are the best at educating children. Look at my brothers. They are so successful now. It's all because of their good teaching."
"Yes, yes, father-in-law and mother-in-law are the best."
Xuemei burst out laughing, then said helplessly: "Today the twins told me they were angry. They also want to go to the capital."
Jiang Sheng, "They are still young. When they grow up, they will understand the truth."
Xuemei sighed, "My palms and backs are all made of flesh. Forget it. I don't want to think about it anymore. It's getting late. Let's go to bed early."
"good."
The next day, Yao Yao came to Zhou's house with a bulging belly. Zhu Lan stared at Yao Yao's face and said, "It was not easy for you to be pregnant. Why did you go out on such a snowy day?"
Yao Yao carefully supported her waist and sat down. "Thank you for your concern, I am much better now. The imperial physician said that walking more is good for the fetus."
Zhulan motioned for the maids to go down, "You must be here for something."
Yao Yao whispered, "I want to take back the assets that I entrusted to the Zhou family."
Zhulan was surprised, "Isn't this your way out?"
Yao Yao moved the corners of her mouth and had a bitter smile on her face, because she found that her husband had known her retreat plan for a long time. Her husband had mentioned it several times that everything about the Zhou family was in the eyes of the emperor, and she understood that this retreat plan could not be left to the Zhou family.
Seeing that Yao Yao was unwilling to speak, Zhu Lan did not ask any more questions, "Wait a moment, I'll ask Mrs. Song to get it."
Yao Yao was really embarrassed, "Thank you, Shu Ren."
Zhulan asked the child, "Is the child moving a lot now?"
Yao Yao's face was full of maternal love as she carefully touched her belly, "This child is a naughty one. Ever since she could move, she has been making a fuss in my belly every day. She must be a wild girl."
Zhulan didn't say it was her son, but smiled and said, "You need to be more careful and try not to go out as much as possible on snowy days in the future."
Yao Yao cherishes her belly the most. If she hadn’t heard about Yao Xin’s story yesterday, she wouldn’t have been so anxious. “Yeah.”
Mrs. Song came back soon, and Zhulan said, "All the things you entrusted are here, take a look."
Yao Yao opened the box. She was not afraid that the Zhou family would do something wrong. She looked through it generously to reassure the Zhou family that she was not the kind of person who would do something behind their back. "They are all correct."
Zhulan nodded, "Then keep it."
Yao Yao thanked him again. As for the thank-you gift, the gift just now was already there. "It's getting late. I'll go back first."
"good."
Zhulan waited for Yaoyao to leave, then opened the box that had just been delivered. Inside the box was a painting and a rare ancient book. Zhulan felt them and thought they should be Yaoyao's dowry.
Inside the palace, the emperor was eating pine nuts. He looked at Rong Chuan who hadn't started eating, and pushed the plate in front of him over to him. "Eat, don't look at me."
Rongchuan looked at the prince peeling pine nuts. He couldn't eat it. The prince was peeling pine nuts, and he ate them? Why did it feel wrong
The prince was in a good mood and put the peeled food in Rongchuan's hand, "Eat it."
Rongchuan felt dizzy and wanted to ask, what's wrong with you two
The emperor looked at his youngest son with a smile in his eyes. He felt that teasing his youngest son was addictive, especially when his youngest son looked confused. He really liked him. "Eat it. Today's pine nuts are good and fragrant."
Rongchuan let out a cry and put it in his mouth. It smelled good, but he was still worried. He wanted to go home to find his father. The emperor had been too good to him in recent days, and he was afraid of it!
The Emperor saw that the prince was still sitting and pointed to the table across from him, "You are not needed here."
The prince looked at the letter on the table and said, "...Yes."
You need to amuse your son to relieve stress, and he needs it too. There have been too many things happening recently, especially the big case in Jianghuai. His heart is filled with blood, and he also needs to bully his younger brother for fun.
The emperor handed a plate of unpeeled pine nuts to Rongchuan, "Peel these."
Rong Chuan blinked his eyes. He finally figured it out. Today he came to the palace to peel pine nuts. What did he do the last time he came to the palace? Yes, to make tea. He made tea for the whole morning!
Zhou Shuren took a leave from the Ministry of Revenue and went to the Ministry of Justice. He had a lot of contact with the Ministry of Justice and the Dali Temple, so he became familiar with the officials of the Ministry of Justice. He was really grateful to the prince for taking him to visit the six ministries.
At the Ministry of Justice, Zhou Shuren got off the carriage. As soon as he entered the Ministry of Justice, Lord Sun, the Minister of Justice, knew about it and thought that there was something important. When Zhou Shuren came over, he was nervous and asked, "Why did Lord Zhou come here?"
The Ministry of Justice can't stand it anymore, and he is very annoyed with Zhou Shuren now!
Zhou Shuren knew that Lord Sun didn't like him and ignored him during court sessions. "Ah, I'm here to see Master Lei."
Lord Sun frowned, "Business?"
"No, it's a private matter, purely private."
Lord Sun didn't let go of his head, it's good that it's not official business, "Then I won't entertain Lord Zhou, Lord Zhou, please."
Zhou Shuren's mouth twitched. This was really annoying to him. He didn't want to keep him any longer. "Well, I'll leave first."
"Um."