Zhou Shuren nodded at the table and said, "That's how I educated you. Educating children is not just about focusing on learning, but also on psychology. A child's psychological growth is very important. Think about Dong Zhan's situation yourself."
Chang Lian recalled that the child seemed to be less and less talkative, and he hissed, "It was my son's negligence."
Zhou Shuren said, "I was also careless. If Jiang Du hadn't mentioned it to your mother today, I wouldn't have paid attention to it."
Chang Lian lowered his head in shame, "Dad, I was the one who taught Dong Zhan. It has nothing to do with you. You are already very busy, and it is all your son's fault if I make you worry about him."
Zhou Shuren motioned Chang Lian to look up, "Before, there was Deng Yun at home. After entering Beijing, Deng Yun returned home. This child has received too many letters from the Dong family. You should talk to him more to reduce his pressure. And as for asking your wife to write to the Dong family, forget it. I'll write it myself."
As he spoke, Zhou Shuren took out a piece of paper and wrote a letter, describing the Zhou family's situation and raising Dong Zhan's question. It was a very simple letter, which he handed to Chang Lian after he finished writing it. "Send someone to deliver it."
Chang Lian took the letter and said, "Yes."
Zhou Shuren stood up and walked a few steps to the door of the study before saying, "Dong Zhan should move to Jiang Du's yard. The two children can live together and have a companion for study."
"Yes, son, I will arrange it tomorrow."
"Um."
Chang Lian took the letter back to the courtyard. Dong waited for her husband to enter the house and asked hurriedly, "What does father want to talk to you about?"
Chang Lian told Dong Zhan about his situation, "We still neglected this child."
Mrs. Dong blushed. Her aunt had not done her job well. She was pregnant and her mind was on the child. Fortunately, she found out early. "It's my fault."
Chang Lian held his wife's hand and said, "Now is not the time to rush to admit your mistakes. Pay more attention to this child in the future."
Dong sighed, "I understand."
When Dong saw that her husband was going to write a letter, she signaled to the maid to take the cloak, put it on, pushed the door open and went out. The maid had already lit a lantern, and Dong walked carefully to her nephew's room.
Outside the house, the shadow of her nephew could still be seen. The old woman was about to knock on the door, but Dong raised her hand to signal her not to make a sound and quietly pushed the door open.
She seldom came to her nephew's room, and she had never treated her nephew badly when she had the chance. The charcoal fire was of the best quality, and the temperature in the room was not low. When she looked over, Dong Zhan didn't hear any sound and continued reading.
But Dong Chuchu could see clearly that her nephew kept frowning, and after a while he grabbed his hair with both hands and lay on the table in frustration. Dong Chuchu said hoarsely, "If you can't understand it, don't watch it."
Dong Zhan was startled, then he realized that his aunt had entered the room, and he quickly straightened his hair, "Aunt, I'm not."
Dong Chuchu sighed, "Aunt knows that you have been studying very hard. Okay, if you can't concentrate, don't read it. I ignored you before, but I won't do that in the future."
Dong Zhan was stunned. Why could he stay in Zhou's house? He knew that his aunt only cared about him materially. Otherwise, his aunt had a thorn in her heart towards his father and mother. His eyes turned red, "I don't want to cry."
Dong Chuchu hugged her nephew and said, "Auntie knows that I was wrong and I won't do it again in the future."
Chang Lian stood at the door and signaled to the maid not to make a sound, then went back to the house. He knew that his wife had come to see the child, but he was still worried. Now he can rest assured.
The next morning, Zhulan discovered that Dong Zhan was smiling and was smiling at everyone. This was a good progress.
In the Mansion of Marquis Yao, Yao Wenqi stared at the news in his hand. This was received early this morning. There was only one word to describe it: stupid. Zhang Yang was still hiding in the Prince's Mansion, and they wanted to take action against the Prince and the Crown Prince.
A few days ago, the Crown Prince and several other princes had already cleared out the people around them. Although there were still some hidden ones who had not been caught, now was not the time to act.
Yao Wenqi has gotten to know the emperor a little over the years. The emperor is a person who likes to play chess. Ever since the people around the prince were exposed, he doesn't believe that the emperor is not fully prepared. If he takes action against the prince and the princes now, who knows, the emperor may be waiting!
He would definitely not make this move, at least not now.
So in order to prevent idiots from acting privately, damn, the Jianghuai case has already made the partners confused.
In the palace, just after the emperor left the court, Eunuch Liu lowered his voice and said, "The people followed him."
Your Majesty, "Do you know what was passed on?"
Eunuch Liu lowered his head and said, "I didn't find it."
The emperor motioned to Eunuch Liu to go down, picked up the hand warmer and spoke, but his mind was calculating over and over again what moves the other party could make now. Zhang Yang has already moved into the Fifth Prince's Mansion. He has been quiet for so long and is finally ready to make a move. He should add fuel to the fire. Jiang Huai's case should be closed.
At the Ministry of Revenue, Xiao Qing sent away the eunuch who delivered the message and called Zhou Shuren and Qiu Yan over. "Qiu Yan, get ready. You will go to Jianghuai to do your work in a few days."
Zhou Shuren, "Is the case going to be closed?"
Xiao Qing praised Zhou Shuren's reaction, "Well, you should be the most suitable one to go, but you are not suitable to leave Beijing."
The main reason is that the emperor is afraid that Zhou Shuren will never come back. With the major case in Jianghuai this time and the problems discovered by Zhou Shuren, many people want to kill him.
Zhou Shuren twitched his lips. He didn't want to leave the capital. At least, until these forces were eliminated, he would never leave the capital. Even if he was in the capital, he would be very careful. "Sir, Lord Qiu alone is not enough!"
Xiao Qing said: "So we still need two assistant ministers and a few managers. Do you two have anyone to recommend?"
Qiu Yan was going to do the work himself, so he naturally chose the people he was in charge of, "Your humble servant has it."
Zhou Shuren wanted to recommend Hu Xia. It was simple. Although this job was tiring, it would be rewarding if it was done well. "There are several people in charge who have been diligent and down-to-earth. The amount of money involved this time is large, so we need some down-to-earth people."
Xiao Qing knew who Zhou Shuren was talking about. He would not pay attention to a person in charge before, not to mention that the Ministry of Revenue had the most people in charge. But when Hu Xia's nephew was transported, he remembered it, "I know."
Zhou Shuren didn't mention it anymore. One person in charge was enough. Qiu Yan would do the rest of the work and make the decisions.
Qiu Yan didn't hesitate and said the remaining names. Xiao Qing wrote them down and signaled that the two could leave.
Zhou Shuren left the house and said to Qiu Yan, "I have some excellent tea leaves. I'll bring them to you tomorrow to try."
Qiu Yan rolled his eyes in his heart, "Then I'll be waiting."
Zhou Shuren really has no shortage of good tea. He has always been in contact with officials in Lizhou City, and every year as an annual gift, good tea is sent to him. Lord Chen has a tea garden, so he has never run out of good tea.
In the afternoon, Zhou Shuren was ready to go home. He got on the carriage but was not in a hurry to leave. After Hu Xia came out, he opened the carriage curtain and asked, "Did you hear the wind?"
Hu Xia is a practical man, but he is not stupid. "I heard it."
Zhou Shuren thought, the dust has settled in Jianghuai, and every move is related to money. The Ministry of Revenue is the most informed among the six ministries, "You should get ready."
Hu Xia's eyes widened. "Yes, yes, I understand."
"Um."