At the table where Song Lan was sitting, her eyes were always on her godmother and Xue Han. Although she was far away, she could still feel the tense atmosphere. Her godmother could handle it, but she was more worried about Xue Han.
After Song Lan married her husband, she often went to Zhou's house. As time went by, she became familiar with Xue Han. People's feelings are developed through getting along with each other, so she gradually treated Xue Han as her sister. She grew up in the capital and knew better than anyone how powerful the young ladies in the capital were.
Ding said softly, "Don't be nervous."
Song Lan took a deep breath. She knew she shouldn't be nervous. Xue Han was not like her. Xue Han was a soft-spoken person. If they got along well, Xue Han would be polite to everyone. On the other hand, Xue Han was also very powerful.
Ding's attention was all on Song Lan. Not only were they both wives of officials from the Ministry of Rites, but her husband also got along well with Lord Wu. The Gu family had a difficult time in the capital, and it was even more difficult for her in the circle of officials' wives. As wives of the same rank, Song Lan was the legitimate daughter of the Song family, had a good family background, and was related to the Zhou family. Few people made things difficult for Song Lan.
In the past six months, Song Lan has helped her a lot, and she has gradually made some progress. As for Jin from the Hu family, she only treats her with respect and will not help her.
She wanted to go to the Zhou family, but unfortunately there was never a suitable opportunity.
At the Ministry of Revenue, Wang Ju asked Zhou Shuren with concern, "I've rested for a while. Are you feeling better?"
Zhou Shuren pressed his head, "Much better."
Wang Ju handed over the amount of silver required for pensions handed over by the Ministry of War, as well as the silver needed for ship repairs. "After reading this, you should continue to have a headache."
Zhou Shuren frowned. He knew that many people died in the battle, but he didn't expect so many. He pressed his forehead and said, "I'll hand it over to the Shangshu Lord."
Wang Ju did not leave and continued, "I heard that the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War both submitted memorials to the court this morning."
Zhou Shuren, "Yeah."
"The silver."
Zhou Shuren's head hurts now, and he doesn't want to think too much, "If you don't continue talking about this topic, we can still be friends."
Wang Ju said: "Okay, I'll go out and get busy first."
Zhou Shuren went to see Lord Xiao. Xiao Qing had just left the palace and returned to the Ministry of Revenue. Xiao Qing said, "Even if you don't come, I will still look for you."
Zhou Shuren knew that the emperor kept the minister after the court session just for money, "Please tell me, sir."
Xiao Qing finally had some free time, but now he had to worry about money again. "The emperor approved the memorials from the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of War. The emperor supports the Ministry of Works to research technology and increase investment in the navy. He asked the Ministry of Revenue to calculate how much money can be taken out."
Zhou Shuren knew that the emperor deeply understood the importance of the navy, so he was prepared, "I will hand it over to you tomorrow when I go to court."
Xiao Qing continued: "You just have to work harder."
"yes."
At the birthday banquet, before the feast was halfway through, Princess Liang left first. Princess Liang just came to show her face. Zhulan had been thinking about Song Lan, and she had already noticed that Song Lan's face had turned pale.
Zhulan did not hide the fact that she was not feeling well from Song Lan, and told the Shangshu's wife directly. Today was a happy day, and the Shangshu's wife did not want anything to go wrong.
Zhulan smiled and said, "This child is afraid that you will be unhappy, so he has been holding back and dare not leave early!"
The Shangshu's wife was indeed a little unhappy, but Yang said it with a smile. She didn't want to mention it too much in the future. She smiled and said, "How could I be unhappy? I saw Song's intentions. You should talk more about her. I will be happy if you show your intentions."
Zhulan said, "So I said, Madam is one of the kindest people in the capital, so we'll take our leave now."
The Shangshu's wife smiled even more falsely, "I'll let my maid take you there."
"No, no, we can just go by ourselves."
Zhulan and her daughter took Song Lan away. After leaving Feng's house, Zhulan asked with concern, "Does your stomach hurt? No, let's go to the clinic first."
This child is a big deal, we must not be careless.
Song Lan had no appetite and didn't eat much food. His waist was uncomfortable after sitting for a long time. He leaned against the cushion carefully and nodded, "Yeah."
Zhulan asked the driver to slow down, and kept looking at Song Lan. Song Lan's face was particularly pale. "I told you I was not feeling well, but you insisted on holding on. If something happens, you will regret it."
Song Lan felt sick in her stomach and was afraid. "I didn't expect that sitting for a long time would make me so uncomfortable. I just wanted to hold on for a little longer."
Zhulan said: "You are the first child, so you must be careful about everything."
Song Lan sighed, "I'm afraid that if I leave early, it will implicate my husband. In the past few days, my husband has been troubled a lot in the Ministry of Rites."
Zhulan frowned, "Why haven't I heard you mention it before?"
Song Lan reacted and let the cat out of the bag. Now he couldn't hide it anymore, so he could only say, "My husband didn't let me tell you. He came back very late these days, and many things in the Ministry of Rites were pushed to him."
Zhulan frowned again. She was not sure whether Minister Feng had discovered something or whether he took action against Wu Ming just because Prince Liang took action against the Zhou family.
They soon arrived at the clinic, and the doctor took Song Lan's pulse and said that she had been worried these days and had a miscarriage today, so she needed to take miscarriage-stabilizing medicine to recuperate.
Song Lan was really scared. If she had known, she would not have held on. Fortunately, the child was fine.
Zhulan first sent Song Lan back to the Wu family. There were two pregnant women in the Wu family now. Zhulan gave some instructions before going home.
When he got home, Steward Ding held the note in his hand and said, "Miss, Miss Qi sent you a note."
Xue Han flipped it open and handed it to her mother, "I guessed she was going to vent her anger, mother, I started pretending to be sick."
Zhulan looked at the post and said, "You know what's going on. I don't care."
Xue Han was tired today, "Mom, I'm going back first."
"good."
Zhulan also changed her clothes and prepared to rest for a while. Just after she closed her eyes, Mrs. Song walked in, "A letter from Miss Wu Ning."
Zhu Lan opened her eyes and took it, and said in surprise: "She gave birth before next month. This child is impatient. It's a boy weighing more than five kilograms. Wu Ning is lucky to have a boy in her first pregnancy."
Mrs. Song continued, "Ms. Wu Ning is indeed blessed."
Zhu Lan leaned against the pillow and said, "I didn't expect the baby to be born early. Please pick some nourishing foods and send them over. Go check on Wu Ning and the baby for me."
Mrs. Song: "Yes."
Zhulan closed her eyes again and thought about Wu Ning in her mind. The little girl had become a mother already. The ancient times were really a scam. She fell asleep in a daze, and when she woke up, the children had all gotten out of school.
In the palace, the emperor asked Shi Qing, "Are you sure?"
Shi Qing said firmly, "I have confirmed that Zhang Yang has been poisoned by the same poison again."
Your Majesty, "Didn't Zhang Yang notice?"
Shi Qing lowered his head. "The doctor we invited later was trusted by Zhang Yang. Zhang Yang didn't notice it. He thought the doctor really cured some of the poison."
Shi Qing was very nervous. He didn't know whether the poison was in the food or the tea. He had eaten with Zhang Yang many times, so he planned to go back and find someone to check for him, otherwise he would feel uneasy.
The emperor clenched his bracelet tightly and said, "You continue to watch over me and don't be careless for a moment. Since Zhang Yang thinks he has solved part of the poison, then he has solved part of it."
Shi Qing lowered his head and said, "Yes."
The emperor motioned Shi Qing to go down, and asked people to pay attention to the prince and his companions, especially to check the food they ate carefully.
Zhang Yang stayed in the Fifth Prince's Mansion all day. He hated the King of Qi in his heart and was wondering who had poisoned him. He was determined to avenge himself.