Boss Zhou felt that his son was having a hard time. How old was his son, and he had to face the wolves outside the house? He looked at his eldest son distressedly and said, "Drink slowly."
Ming Yuncha quenched his thirst and said, "Mom, I have to drink. My son's excuses will only give him more reasons to drink. It's better to take the initiative from the beginning. This is what grandma said. Besides, my son is not stupid. He pretended to be drunk and left early, so they didn't figure out my son's alcohol tolerance."
Li was relieved. "Your grandfather was foresighted and cultivated your drinking capacity in the past few years."
Mingyun nodded, cursing the Feng family's grandchildren in his heart. The alcohol content of today's wine was not low. Fortunately, he was born with a good alcohol tolerance, and he had been drinking moderately in the past two years so he didn't drink too much.
Mingyun thought of the jade pendant, took it out from his sleeve and handed it to his mother, "Mom, this jade pendant is nice, but it's a pity that it's not suitable for young men. Wait for your son to change the jade pendant and change it to something you and Dad like."
Li looked at the jade pendant, which was of good quality, and asked, "Where did you get it from?"
Mingyun told the story of what happened in Liu Mansion, "It's not good for me to wear Liu Qi's jade pendant, it's better to change it."
Boss Zhou nodded, his eldest son was doing things properly, "It's good for you to have success."
The days passed quickly, and Zhou Shuren was really reluctant to leave, "This rest day is too short."
Zhulan deliberately got up in the dark, and while helping to tidy up the official uniform, she said, "This year's rest days are already very long. Last year, you didn't have so many rest days."
Zhou Shuren snorted, "That's what I deserve. I was exhausted last year, so I need to rest more during the New Year."
Zhulan let go of her hand, "Okay."
Zhou Shuren said unwillingly, "This isn't the month I should attend court, so why is it my turn to attend court in the new year? I calculated carefully, and I was the one who attended the morning court last winter!"
Zhulan: "You have to ask yourself."
Zhou Shuren, “… .”
Well, it's all his fault. When he goes to court, Lord Xiao can have some free time. When Qiu Yan goes to court, Lord Xiao has to follow him. The winter isn't over yet, and Lord Xiao doesn't want to suffer, so naturally he lets him take over first!
Zhulan yawned and went back to take a nap. It was true love for her that she could get up and accompany her husband. Her husband was gone, and now the warm bed was true love!
Zhou Shuren stood at the door and watched his wife fall asleep in seconds, feeling extremely envious!
In fact, all the departments in the capital had already started working. Zhou Shuren had many days off, which was specially approved by the Shangshu. The grand court meeting at the beginning of the year had already been held.
Zhou Shuren stood in a familiar position, shrinking his neck. Feeling the emperor's gaze, he stood obediently again.
The emperor knew exactly what Zhou Shuren did during his rest time. It was because of this knowledge that he was jealous of Zhou Shuren. Look at how Zhou Shuren spent his rest time!
Zhou Shuren thought to himself, the emperor wouldn't still be thinking about how he bullied Rongchuan, it had been several days!
The emperor withdrew his gaze and looked at his sons out of the corner of his eye. He was becoming more and more worried. His eyes fell on his hands, which had many more wrinkles. Everyone in the court thought that he was old.
The prince also looked at his younger brothers. The fourth brother was constantly active, and the second and third brothers were not willing to lag behind. On the surface, the whole family was happy during the New Year, but secretly they were all busy. The actions of his younger brothers also made their father nervous. At the beginning, his father borrowed strength from them, but now the Qi family is weakened and the Ning Mansion is silent. The only ones left are the Feng family and the Chen family. The Chen family has not made any big moves at the moment.
Zhou Shuren wanted to slack off, but that didn't mean he didn't take the court seriously. The court was much more tense in the new year. It was just the beginning of the year, and Zhou Shuren's eyes wandered around a few adults who spoke, thinking to himself, add fuel to the fire!
After the court session, Zhou Shuren quickened his pace, but he was still not faster than Lord Li Zhao, whom he had not seen for a long time.
Li Zhao pulled Zhou Shuren's official uniform and said, "Don't walk so fast, let's talk."
Zhou Shuren didn't want to talk. He knew what to talk about without Master Li asking, "Happy New Year, Master."
Li Zhao snorted in his heart, "Master Zhou, can you tell me why I have to fill out a form to apply for money?"
Zhou Shuren thought, first of all, it is to facilitate the Ministry of Revenue to improve its efficiency, and secondly, it is naturally to prevent corruption. Even if there is corruption, they dare not report such a large amount as before. He laughed dryly, "This is all the intention of the Shangshu Lord."
Li Zhao snorted, "Who are you trying to fool? If Xiao Qing had this kind of brain, he would not have been the Minister of Revenue a long time ago."
Zhou Shuren, "...Sir, the Emperor has approved it."
Li Zhao choked and grabbed his sleeves in annoyance. "Okay, the form is the form, but why do I have to estimate the amount of money I need myself?"
In the past, I would apply for a certain amount, and if I didn’t have any use for it, I would just save it. If it wasn’t enough, I would continue to apply for it. Now I have to estimate it. Ugh, it really annoys me.
Zhou Shuren wanted to run away, but the clothes were still in the hands of Lord Li. "Well, all applications need to fill out forms."
It is not directed at the big men in the Ministry of War, well, no, they are all big men.
The Minister of Personnel, Lord Wang, had been standing and listening for a long time. He patted Zhou Shuren on the shoulder with a smile and said, "I support you."
Zhou Shuren rolled his eyes in his heart. Lord Wang was naturally happy as it could save him a lot of trouble.
Li Zhao loosened his official uniform and strode away irritably. He was annoyed with Lord Wang and didn't want to continue being laughed at.
Zhou Shuren breathed a sigh of relief. God knows, he wanted to add a few more application procedures. There were still not enough officials in the Ministry of Households. Wait for him, cough, wait until the future, he will come up with a complete procedure.
In the daytime at Zhou's residence, Zhulan was entertaining Tao, "It's good for you to be in the capital."
Tao came with news, "My master is in the process of handing over the position and will be heading to Beijing in a few days."
Zhulan felt a little guilty, all because of Zhou Shuren's thoughts, "So soon?"
"Not so fast. I received the imperial decree two days ago. I heard that the head of the Wu family, Wu Ming, is also going to Beijing?"
Zhulan knew that the decree had already been issued. This was no secret in the capital. "Yes."
Mrs. Tao clapped her hands and said, "We have a good relationship, and our two families are related by marriage, so I won't beat around the bush. There is a suitable girl in my family."
Zhu Lan interrupted, "Since our two families have a good relationship, I will tell you straight, Wu Ming's marriage has been arranged, and we are just waiting for Wu Ming to come to Beijing to get engaged."
Tao was dumbfounded. She thought she had the upper hand. "Someone is ahead of me?"
Zhulan smiled without saying anything. She was much earlier than you.
Mrs. Tao was unwilling to accept this. What a good candidate for a son-in-law. Her own family had no prospects, so it would be good to have a good son-in-law. "Sure enough, everyone is eyeing the gold. If you don't tell me whose family it is, I won't ask. I won't make things difficult for you."
Zhulan rolled her eyes inwardly, "Retreating to advance doesn't work for me."
Tao laughed, "I really want to know who has such a good eye."
After she mentioned it to her mother-in-law, her mother-in-law told her father-in-law, and her father-in-law asked her to come as soon as possible. She specially chose a day to come, but it was still too late.
At the Ministry of Revenue, Zhou Shuren took office on the first day after the New Year. He went to see Lord Xiao first. As soon as he entered the room, Lord Xiao was drinking tea and humming a tune, looking so leisurely. He looked at himself again, hugging his cloak tightly, dressed like a bear. Why did he feel so bad