Chang Lian said "oh" and looked back every few steps. Zhu Lan rolled her eyes in her heart and hit Chang Lian with a fruit, "Hurry up and leave."
Chang Lian grabbed the fruit and laughed. His mother now seemed familiar to him.
Back in the third room, Chang Lian sighed from time to time. Dong coaxed her little girl to sleep, "What's wrong with you?"
Chang Lian pulled his wife to sit down, "Today I realized that the mother I knew was just the way she acted. Our mother is amazing!"
Mrs. Dong thought it was something, "Mom has always been very capable."
In her eyes, her mother-in-law was really amazing. Many people in Beijing looked down on her mother-in-law, but her mother-in-law was able to handle difficulties with ease, not to mention that she had also made a good reputation.
Chang Lian shook his head, "You don't understand. You know how powerful I am, but that's just my ability in the backyard. I tell you, if a woman can be an official, my mother is much better than me."
Dong laughed and said, "It's not as powerful as you say."
In her eyes, her mother-in-law is powerful, but there is a huge difference between women and men.
Chang Lian chuckled, "So you don't understand."
Mrs. Dong felt that she understood her mother-in-law very well. She got married early and had always been with her mother-in-law. It was obvious that her husband didn't want to talk more, so Mrs. Dong swallowed her rebuttal.
At night, Zhulan was very worried, "You said you reminded the navy, can they win?"
Zhou Shuren said objectively: "I reminded them that they should not underestimate the enemy. We have built several ships in the past six months. If we go out together to encircle and suppress them, even if the navy has never fought at sea, the chances of winning are still very high."
Zhu Lan said quietly, "Not only do we have to win, but as you said, we have to annihilate them all to have a deterrent effect."
Zhou Shuren hugged his wife and said, "Well, we have a lot of things to do at home. We should have treated our eldest and second brothers well, but they moved out early."
Zhulan was a little unhappy. She tried to keep the house but failed. The eldest and second brothers were very efficient. They packed up and moved out that day. "They know that there are many things to do at home and they don't want to trouble us any more."
Zhou Shuren said, "Wait until I take a day off. Forget it. I don't know if I can take a day off this time."
Zhulan was a little worried about Changyi. "If there really is a naval war, it will be difficult for Changyi to survive abroad. Not only Changyi, but also those who develop overseas will have a hard time. It's hard to say for sure."
Zhulan didn't say the rest, but Zhou Shuren knew it was massacre.
Zhou Shuren held his wife's hand tightly. His wife was not only worried, but also blamed herself. Chang Yi left because of the two of them. "Chang Yi is very smart, and you shouldn't be so pessimistic."
Zhulan sighed. She didn't want to be pessimistic. "Take a rest. You've been tired all day."
The couple did not continue talking, as if they were asleep. In fact, neither of them was asleep. After raising him for so many years, Changyi was like their son in their hearts.
The next day, the Ministry of Revenue was not very busy. The treasury had silver, so they were confident. There had been no major disasters this year, so preparing food and fodder was not difficult.
Zhou Shuren looked at the statistics sent by the Ministry of War and the corners of his mouth curled up.
Qiu Yan took it and looked at it, frowning, "So many? Are all the ships going out to sea?"
Zhou Shuren took it and said, "Our navy has just been established, and our ships are not as advanced as those of island countries. It is good for the navy to be cautious. Now that the treasury is well-off, it is a good opportunity to train the navy. In the future, the development of maritime trade will require the navy everywhere."
Qiu Yan didn't know much about war, he was just a civil servant, "Fortunately, the national treasury is still well-stocked now."
Zhou Shuren, "Even if we have enough, it won't last long."
This time they will definitely continue to build ships to expand the navy, as well as the research and development of gunpowder weapons. He doesn't even dare to calculate it because it's all a bottomless pit.
Qiu Yan patted Zhou Shuren on the shoulder. Thinking about it this way, it would be a good idea for him to be his assistant.
After Zhou Shuren finished the calculation, he handed it over to the Shangshu. After Xiao Qing signed the document, the Ministry of War could come and collect the money.
Inside the palace, the emperor stared at Zhang Yang with a sullen face, "You said the mastermind behind the assassination was the Prince of Qi?"
Zhang Yang's eyes were a little evasive, and he calmed himself down before saying firmly, "Father, this is the evidence I found."
The emperor motioned to Eunuch Liu to take it. The emperor was very careful, especially with the things Zhang Yang handed over. He did not check them himself. Eunuch Liu flipped through them one by one. There were letters and jade pendants on them.
Eunuch Liu's hand was shaking a little as he held the jade pendant. This jade pendant was indeed King Qi's and it was not fake. The words on the letter were also King Qi's handwriting, and the letter was written by King Qi to Lord Chen.
The emperor's eyes fell on the jade pendant. He gave it to his son, and he could tell whether it was real or fake at a glance. "You have great skills."
Zhang Yang lowered his head and said, "I just did what a son should do."
The emperor's words were ambiguous. Anyone who could get the jade pendant from King Qi must be very close to King Qi. It was really amazing that he made such a big move at the beginning. However, when the emperor looked at the letter, he believed that it was written by Jing Yang to his grandfather.
The Chen family has always been cautious, and he has never caught any evidence against them. But he was able to get the letter from the Chen family. The emperor laughed.
Zhang Yang was excited, "Father, if my second brother dared to attack my cousin today, he will do it again tomorrow."
The rest of the words were not said, but the meaning was made clear.
The prince did not read the content of the letter, but he understood his father. Zhang Yang gave his father the opportunity to take action against the Chen family, and it was an opportunity that could not be refused. At the same time, he became more wary of the forces behind Zhang Yang.
Zhang Yang expected his father to praise him, but after waiting for a while, he still received no praise. He could not help but look up at his father and was stunned. He seemed to see murderous intent in his father's eyes. When he continued to look, his father was looking at him with a smile. He must have seen it wrong.
The emperor said to Zhang Yang, "I will check it out. I am very pleased that you have grown a lot. It seems that the fourth brother has taught you a lot. You will continue to stay with Prince Liang in the future."
Zhang Yang was unwilling to give up. He wanted to go out on his own. Zhang Jingxi had always been on guard against him and had never taught him anything. "Father, I am your son."
The emperor interrupted, "Okay, you can go down too."
Zhang Yang clenched his fist as he looked at the evidence, unwilling to accept the fact. His only consolation was that his father must have suspected the King of Shangqi.
At the Zhou family, Zhulan was in the main courtyard, listening to the doctor's words, Li was actually pregnant!
Li didn't believe it, "Doctor, did you take the wrong pulse?"
The doctor replied, "You are right. The reason why Madam felt dizzy today is because of her pregnancy. She must not get too emotional in the future."
Li always thought that she felt dizzy because Ming Teng was angry with her. In the past, Ming Teng was in the academy during the day, had homework after school, and would go to the study to study after dinner. She was really relaxed.
These past few days, Ming Teng was at home, and she felt annoyed no matter how she looked at him. Her temper was also particularly bad. With her youngest son adding fuel to the fire, she felt stuffy in her chest every day. It turned out that it was because of her emotional instability during pregnancy!
Zhulan asked Mrs. Song to send the doctor away. There were many children in the family, so there was no need for the doctor to tell her anything.
Mrs. Li was really confused, "Mom, I'm pregnant again?"
Zhulan didn't expect that the eldest brother and Li were determined not to have it. Modern contraception is not 100% effective, let alone in ancient times. Zhulan was relieved. Li was not too old, so she didn't need to worry too much.
Zhulan warned, "You are two people now, you can chase Mingteng and beat him."
As she spoke, Zhulan felt distressed. The couple had just started beating Mingteng, but luckily Li got in the way.