In the palace, when Zhou Shuren was leaving the palace, he happened to meet the prince who was returning to the palace. This time it was really a coincidence. "Your Highness, I greet you."
The prince nodded. At this time, it would be better for him to have less contact with Lord Zhou.
Zhou Shuren looked at the prince who looked very angry. Has something happened
After the prayers in the temple were over, the Queen and the Crown Princess left first. Several princesses had lost face today and left with very unhappy faces. Then the officials and their wives returned to the city one after another.
Zhulan and her daughter were stared at too much. She said a few words to a few familiar people and then got into the carriage with her daughter.
Xue Han exhaled as she entered the carriage, "Mom, did you feel Madam Du's gaze?"
Zhu Lan lowered her voice and said, "I feel it. Mrs. Du was indeed embarrassed today. She is the queen's sister-in-law, but the queen didn't say a word to Mrs. Du. It shows that the rumors are true. The queen doesn't like Mrs. Du."
Xue Han leaned against her mother and said, "Mother, is the Queen too good to her daughter?"
Zhulan touched her daughter's hair and said, "The Queen said that she likes you."
Xue Han curled her lips, "There is no such thing as liking someone for no reason. The Queen has praised her daughter too highly."
Zhulan thought, because you are the queen's daughter-in-law, Rongchuan has been wronged, the queen can't directly support Rongchuan, so she naturally supports Xuehan, "Don't think too much, the queen is Rongchuan's aunt, she won't hurt you."
Xue Han whispered, "My daughter knows that the queen will not harm me. I said I was nervous, and the princesses must have hated me."
Zhu Lan was more open-minded. "You and Rongchuan are in opposition to each other. Even if it weren't for this, they wouldn't like you."
Xue Han, "I will have to deal with them in the future."
"Um."
After returning home, Zhulan changed her clothes and applied medicine to her knees. It was the first time she knelt for so long. After applying the medicine, she listened to the eldest maid report on what happened in the mansion.
Zhulan pressed her brows and said, "Go down."
After the maid left, Zhulan said to Mrs. Song, "I knew that Ran Xun and Ming Teng would not stop when they got together. It's only been this morning, and they've already hurt Minghui?"
Mrs. Song asked, "Do you want to go see Master Sun? The fishhook has pierced your flesh, and it must be very painful to take it out."
Zhulan waved her hand, "Just now the girl said Minghui has seen a doctor, so I won't go over. The boss and Li just gave Mingteng a lesson. If I go over, Mingteng will get beaten again."
Mrs. Song wanted to laugh because the master and the mistress always teamed up to fight.
In the eldest room, Changzhong looked at his nephew Mingteng angrily, "Brother, you didn't hit him too lightly."
Ming Teng was already kneeling uncomfortably, and when he heard this he raised his head, as if to say, "You are not my uncle anymore?"
Boss Zhou coughed and said, "Little brother, there are still guests here, please give Ming Teng some face."
Changzhong was just unhappy, so he walked away for a while, and Minghui was injured. "I've already been beaten, how can I still save my face?"
When Boss Zhou heard this, he realized it was right and looked at Ming Teng.
Ming Teng panicked, "Dad, Ran Xun is going to stay at our house for a few days, you can't let your son lie down to entertain him!"
Boss Zhou withdrew his gaze, snorted, and went into the house to see his youngest son. He felt a headache in his heart.
In the room, Minghui's arm was medicated. Even though the pain was gone, his tears did not stop. When he saw his father coming in, he raised his arm and said, "Dad."
Mingyun silently looked away. Ever since he became his uncle's follower, he has changed, especially in his ability to make accusations. He has become more and more cunning.
Yu Lu covered her mouth with a handkerchief. Seeing her younger brother looking at her, she cried even harder and cleared her throat, "Dad, my second brother is being too reckless."
Boss Zhou was so distressed that he rolled up his sleeves and wanted to beat Ming Teng again.
Li held her husband back and said, "Wait until Master Ran leaves before fighting."
Minghui stopped crying and pouted. His parents were so forgetful that they would definitely not beat him again. "Mom, it hurts."
Mingyun pinched his younger brother's ear and said, "It's OK."
Minghui rolled his eyes and whispered, "Uncle."
Changzhong patted his chest and said, "I'll help write it down."
Minghui was satisfied and didn't cry out in pain this time. He was really angry because his second brother didn't take him to play and even showed off. The main reason was that he was at a disadvantage.
Boss Zhou silently put down his sleeves and looked up at the beams. His own son, Mingteng, had a temperament a bit like him, but his other two sons were not like him at all. The youngest son was only a little kid, but his mind was like a honeycomb.
In the evening, during dinner, Zhulan and Zhou Shuren watched Minghui's performance silently. Mingming's injured arm was his left arm, but he insisted that Mingteng feed him.
Ran Xun couldn't bear to watch it anymore. He felt that his friend was the dumbest one in the Zhou family.
Zhou Shuren pretended not to see it because Minghui looked too much like Zhulan. Zhulan watched Minghui bullying Mingteng with relish.
During the rest time at night, Zhou Shuren talked about the emperor's compensation, and Zhulan also mentioned the matter of the temple.
Zhu Lan whispered, "I think the Queen is going to make some moves. You didn't see her actions today. The Queen has a temper."
Zhou Shuren, "What the queen does has little to do with us."
Zhu Lan said quietly, "Being the emperor's wife is the most difficult thing."
Zhou Shuren was a little tired today. He had to be on high alert to deal with the emperor in the morning, and was busy with the Ministry of Revenue in the afternoon. "It's getting late. I'm going to bed first."
"good."
At the morning court the next day, Zhou Shuren finally knew what had happened. Pirates had hijacked merchant ships of his dynasty. There had been pirate hijackings in the past, but they had never happened near the coast. This was the first time they had happened near the coast. The pirates were a little too rampant and came to provoke.
This is the second time this month, and it has just been reported to the emperor. It would be strange if the emperor was not angry.
The King of Qi wanted to lead his troops out to sea, but the Emperor pretended not to hear.
Zhou Shuren looked at the military attaché who came to ask for orders. Although the navy had been training for more than half a year, he didn't know if it would work. If they lost, bah, bah, they must win.
When leaving the court, Zhou Shuren took the initiative to walk towards Li Zhao for the first time. Li Zhao walked too fast, so he had to run a few steps to catch up with him, "Master Li, wait a minute."
Li Zhao was extremely anxious. This was the first time the navy had fought a war. He was very nervous. "What's the matter, Lord Zhou?"
Zhou Shuren said in a low voice: "I just have some doubts and want to ask you, sir."
Li Zhao was very patient because he needed money from the Ministry of Revenue to fight the war. "Master Zhou, please speak."
Zhou Shuren said, "I used to be the prefect of Jinzhou. Pirates have robbed merchant ships frequently in the past two years. I know the Xu family. Because of pirates, the Xu family would hire many martial arts masters to protect them every time they went out to sea. But today, I heard that the merchant ship was robbed very quickly. Something is wrong. Merchant ships that go out to sea should be protected by masters now."
Li Zhao looked at Zhou Shuren deeply, "You mean, it's not a pirate?"
Zhou Shuren, "I don't know. Maybe there are many pirates with great skills."
He should have reminded the people who should not lose. Those who dare to come to the nearby sea for provocation obviously have a purpose. With the increasing number of foreigners in recent years, they have gradually come to understand our dynasty. In the eyes of foreigners, every inch of land on the mainland is worth a lot of money.