Zhulan turned sideways, "I think we can find a way to let Chang Lian go out next year."
Zhou Shuren felt a little sleepy, "We'll talk about it later, there's no rush now."
Zhulan added: "By the way, the emperor is celebrating his birthday, will it be a big event?"
Zhou Shuren shook his head, "The Emperor has long been reluctant to do anything about it. Speaking of which, the Emperor has never celebrated his birthday in a big way since he ascended the throne."
"Actually, to be honest, the emperor is really a rare wise king."
"Yes, I haven't been confused so far. It's just that it's not easy to be the emperor, especially when there are aristocratic families involved and you have to balance the government. It's amazing to be able to clean up and stabilize the imperial power to the present level."
Zhulan said quietly, "A wise king will have to sacrifice a lot of ministers, such as Ran Zheng."
Zhou Shuren lamented, "When I studied history before, I didn't think much of it. I could only express a few words of emotion. Only now that I've been there, I realized how difficult it is to manage a country well, especially the mistakes and complex situations in ancient times."
"Yes, there are only a few sentences in history. How can we explain it clearly?"
The couple had a lot of emotions today, and then they both went to bed late and woke up a little later.
Today I am going to Shenhou Mansion. Zhulan doesn't have any special clothes to choose from. They are all stable and dark-colored clothes. They look good, but if you look too much, you won't feel anything.
Zhulan could only look at her daughter's clothes and admire them. Her daughter's clothes were so beautiful. She especially liked to dress up her daughter now.
The Marquis Shen Mansion did not invite many people, and Mrs. Shen Shizi hosted the tea tasting today.
Zhulan looked at the people invited today. They were all neutralists. Tao was also there today, and they sat together.
Mrs. Tao held the tea bowl and said in front of him: "The Shen family is passing the news through today's tea tasting. Is the Shen family neutral?"
"It should be so. I just don't know what happened and forced the Shen family to express their stance."
Mrs. Tao put down the tea bowl and rubbed her neck, "I don't know about that, but then again, isn't Mrs. Shen Shizi from Jinzhou? How come she's back? And she's hosting the tea tasting herself?"
Zhulan made a bold guess, "Isn't it Prince Shen who is going back to Beijing?"
The more Tao thought about it, the more likely it seemed, "So the Shen family passed on the news first to prevent Crown Prince Shen from causing trouble when he returned to Beijing."
Seeing that people were almost here, Zhulan took the tea bowl and said, "Today's tea is pretty good."
Mr. Tao almost didn't laugh out loud, "I heard our master say that Mr. Zhou doesn't understand tea, and he can speak well of any tea."
"Well, they are indeed good."
Tao laughed louder. Yang knew tea because she was forced to learn it. This female family member was either tasting tea or admiring flowers, and they spent more time sipping tea.
Xuehan has already started chatting with the ladies from the Shen family. She will be getting married in more than two months. She can clearly feel that these ladies are very polite to her.
This was not the case the last time she came to the Shen family. Rong Chuan was the only child, the quasi-marquis, and the Tanhua Lang. Her status rose with Rong Chuan.
Shen Shizi's youngest daughter sighed in her heart. When she was in Jinzhou, she was polite to Zhou Xuehan, but she didn't notice it. Who would have thought that so many changes happened in the middle, and Mr. Zhou also became the Minister of Household Affairs.
Shen Shuang said, "I won't leave when I return to Beijing this time. When you get married, can I give you some makeup?"
Xue Han and Shen Shuang are face friends. She will have her own social circle in the future, and face friends are also friends. She responded: "Okay, by the way, I remember you said that you and Queen Hairpin will get married. Have you set a date?"
Shen Shuang nodded, "It's decided, next summer, you must come then."
"As long as you invite me, I will come. Don't forget to write an invitation post when the time comes."
Shen Shuang curled up his lips, "I won't forget."
Xuehan is surrounded by several people with similar identities. Her circle of friends changes again and again, and will change again after she gets married.
After more than an hour, they all left the Shen family.
Xue Han told Mother the information she got, "Shen Shuang said she will not leave the capital. Mother, is Shen Shizi going back to the capital?"
"It should be, from the looks of it."
Xuehan listened with her ears perked up, "Mom, why didn't you say anything?"
"nothing."
Xuehan felt that mother had something to say. What did mother want to say? Xuehan frowned and thought.
Zhulan smiled when she saw her daughter thinking. The emperor wanted to trap the Shen family in the capital. It seemed that the emperor was preventing any accidents. A big net slowly enveloped the capital.
A few days later, the jewelry Zhulan ordered was ready. She planned to go to the jewelry store to pick it up in person, and buy some jewelry for her granddaughter to take with her when she gets married.
At the end of the autumn harvest, a sum of money came into her hands, and several larger sums of money came into her account later. Zhulan decided to buy and buy.
It was not only the Zhou family who received the money, but also the female relatives of the jewelry shop.
Zhulan came earlier. It rained yesterday and the weather was a bit cold. Zhulan paused halfway up the stairs and asked the shopkeeper: "The shopkeeper's stairs are newly replaced?"
The shopkeeper smiled and said, "My lady rarely comes to the store. It has been more than a month since I came here."
Zhulan liked the previous stairs very much. Although there were some pits, she stepped on them with peace of mind. The new stairs were too flat, and she always felt that she would slip if she didn't step on them properly, although it was just a mental effect.
When they got upstairs, the shopkeeper took out the custom-made jewelry and checked it carefully to see if there was any problem. Zhulan put it aside and said, "I also want to choose a few more designs."
The shopkeeper knew the ages of the ladies in the Zhou family and said with a smile: "There are indeed some newly made paintings. I'll bring them to you."
"good."
The shopkeeper came back very quickly. He took a few pictures and looked carefully when he heard Yao Xin's voice. He turned his head and saw that it was really Yao Xin who was coming up.
Yao Xin came over and said, "Dear lady, are you here to choose jewelry too?"
"Ah, I'm here to get some noodles and buy some jewelry for my granddaughters. How about you?"
Since Yao Xin became pregnant, Yao Xin has been extra careful. Even Zhou Mansion came here, so why did she come out today
Yao Xin replied, "I also ordered jewelry and came to pick it up today."
Zhulan motioned for Yao Xin to sit down. There were a lot of people upstairs so she wouldn't bump into them.
Yao Xin's jewelry shopkeeper quickly took it out. Yao Xin touched the jewelry. This was the first time she ordered jewelry this year. It was not that they were short of money, but they wanted to be inconspicuous and low-key. If it weren't for attending Miss Zhou's wedding, , she won’t decide.
This shop would not deliver it to her doorstep. Since there was a problem with her husband-in-law's identity, she had no choice but to come and pick it up herself. After checking that there was no problem, she gave her money.
Zhulan's customized jewelry has been installed, and Yao Xin is letting the girl install the jewelry.
"Wait a minute, I'm going to lose my reputation."
Zhulan frowned. This was a custom-made head and face. She turned her head to see who was speaking. She didn't recognize him. He was wearing a woman's headdress. She basically knew the official family of the capital. He could speak so forcefully. No one like him. people!
Yao Xin recognized him, and his face suddenly changed, "This is a customized head and face, not for sale."
Qiao Wei held the girl's hand and said, "Who do I think she is? It turns out to be the third young lady of Yaohou Mansion. No, she is no longer the young lady of Yaohou Mansion. I heard that she passed away. What she is wearing now is really shabby. She even wears new materials." If you don’t, sell your face to me and I’ll give you more money.”