Zhu Lan thought to herself, "The King of Qi is also doubting whether she is really pregnant, so he asked the Princess of Qi to bring the imperial physician to take a look."
Xue Han opened her mouth slightly, "The Prince of Qi is trying to hold on to the Fifth Prince!"
Zhu Lan motioned for Mrs. Song to go and rest, "I heard from my father that the Fifth Prince caused a lot of trouble for the King of Qi. How could the King of Qi let Zhang Yang spread rumors?"
Xue Han thought so too. Now that the miscarriage had spread, rumors were rarely spread. Xue Han asked in a low voice, "Mother, the King of Qi suspected that you were really pregnant. Are you really pregnant?"
"How would I, your mother, know? Wait, if it's fake, there will definitely be a big fuss."
Xue Han didn't understand, "Mother, the Crown Prince's position is stable, why can't these princes be wise kings?"
"The emperor's harem represents several forces and is also the maternal family of several princes. Do you think they will be willing? The age difference between the crown prince and the princes is not much, and they are all sons of the emperor."
The prince's position is stable, and that is also the prince's ability. This is not only due to the emperor's trust, but also the prince's scheming. The prince is cautious and has never given any chance to the princes. Otherwise, no matter how much trust they have, he will keep making mistakes.
In the palace, Eunuch Liu reported: "Princess Qi has left the Fifth Prince's Mansion."
Eunuch Liu paused and continued, "The doctor brought by Princess Qi said that the fifth prince's concubine did have a miscarriage."
The emperor sneered and asked the prince, "What do you think?"
The prince was shocked. "This doctor was brought by the Princess of Qi. He must have been trusted by my second brother. Now he is lying. This doctor has another master behind him."
The emperor was very taboo about the imperial physician. "The more it is exposed now, the more shocked I am. This time I must clean it up thoroughly."
The prince was worried, "Zhang Yang's plan did not get rid of Zhang Jinghong's child, but now he can wash away the rumors, which is considered a success. In such a short period of time, Zhang Yang has grown very fast."
If it weren’t for the unexpected intervention of Lord Zhou’s wife, Zhang Yang’s plan would have been successful!
The emperor never took Zhang Yang seriously. Zhang Yang was the most important bait in his net. "He should have learned his lesson from the last accident. He should be able to have a quiet winter and your little brother can get married smoothly."
The prince's pupils constricted, he had always believed that it was the second brother who did it, but now he heard what his father said. It was his father who did it and also blamed it on the Prince of Qi. Now Zhang Yang was certain that it was the Prince of Qi who did it. His father was deepening the conflict between the two, using the Prince of Qi to dig out the power behind Zhang Yang, and vice versa using Zhang Yang to wear down the Chen family.
The prince's nervous breathing became much lighter. His father valued him very much and trusted him very much, so he had to be more careful. His father was sometimes too secretive. For so many years, he was the prince but had always been hiding beside his father, never taking any risks, fearing that his father would think he was a threat. Most of his actions in the past few years were also instructed by his father.
The prince looked at his father's back. His father was first a king and then a father, so he had to be a qualified heir.
At the Prince of Qi's mansion, the Prince of Qi asked the doctor again, "Are you sure you had a miscarriage?"
The doctor was very confident, "Yes, I checked carefully several times, and there is no trace of medication."
The King of Qi frowned. Lao Wu said that the poison had been cured. Was it really cured
The prince lowered his head and said, "Your Majesty, I will return to the Imperial Hospital first."
"Okay, go back."
The King of Qi still felt that something was wrong. Everything was too coincidental. No matter how he looked at it, it seemed like it was deliberately arranged. He asked the Queen of Qi, "What do you think?"
Princess Qi said, "It doesn't seem like the Fifth Prince's concubine is faking her grief."
The King of Qi said regretfully, "What a good rumor."
Princess Qi was more concerned, "Father has given the task of rebuilding the Rong family to the crown prince, Your Majesty, are you not going to fight for it?"
The King of Qi had more accurate information. "It's not about rebuilding the Rong Family. Father wants to build a garden. It's just that we're using the money from Father's private treasury. It's good enough if we don't add money to it, let alone make some money."
He really thought it was a good job. Years of lessons told him that if it came to him, the money he had saved with great difficulty would definitely be used to add to the garden. He would not fight for it. He would take it for granted.
A few days passed in a flash, and everyone in the capital knew that it was not a living person from the Rong family who was coming back, but that the emperor wanted to build a garden. This matter suppressed the gossip about the fifth prince and made Zhang Yang breathe a sigh of relief. Finally, no one was paying attention to the child.
Zhou Shuren's face darkened, and he felt like vomiting blood when he saw the prince drinking tea. "Your Highness, you want me to make a budget?"
He was very busy, really busy. Although the memorials he submitted had suppressed the Ministry of Works' money, the money for building the dynasty's ships was still flowing in like water. The emperor would build a new port next year, and he had already started planning for this year's tax revenue before it even arrived in Beijing.
Prince, "It's not a detailed budget. Just give me an estimate of the money to be spent so I can have an idea of the cost."
His father's private treasury will belong to him in the future, and he feels bad about spending such a large sum of money, especially since his father has been adding to the drawings from time to time recently. He has been thinking about his father's private treasury for a long time, because he is a poor little boy who is cheated by his father from time to time.
Zhou Shuren took out a detailed construction material form and handed it to His Royal Highness, "I recommend someone to you. As long as he follows this calculation, he can give Your Highness a more accurate budget."
The prince took the bound form and flipped through the pages. It was really detailed. "Is this all about architecture?"
Zhou Shuren hummed.
The prince hadn't been to the Ministry of Revenue for a long time. He had a lot of things to do and rarely paid attention to details. He knew that the Ministry of Revenue had changed a lot. After taking the other books handed over by Zhou Shuren, the prince was silent for a moment, "No wonder I heard that the other ministries were scolding the Ministry of Revenue."
Zhou Shuren, "I take it as a compliment, but I am helpless."
He would rather say that he was forced by the money, so he had to find a solution.
The prince coughed, his eyes wandering. Lord Zhou was too capable. Although he and his father had issued the order, they knew what was going on. He did not expect the Ministry of Revenue to carry it out. What a talent. "Who do you want to recommend?"
"Zhang Jinghong, he has learned a lot from me."
The prince narrowed his eyes and said, "Lord Zhou has taken good care of Zhang Jinghong."
This care also affected the female members of the family.
Zhou Shuren said generously, "He is my favorite and can help me a lot. It is difficult for me."
The prince smiled. He knew that Zhou Shuren wanted to transfer Lei Zhushi from the Ministry of Justice. He looked at Zhou Shuren's desk and cleared his throat. "I will take Zhang Jinghong away in a moment."
"yes."
At the Zhou family, Zhulan was holding a puppy in her arms, or to be more precise, a little puppy, a little bigger than a palm. All the granddaughters were in the room. If she hadn't been holding it, Yudie would have definitely grabbed it.
Li was so curious, "Mom, where did Dad find the puppy for you?"
Zhulan stroked the sleeping puppy. This was a small surprise Zhou Shuren gave her yesterday. It was indeed a surprise. For so many years, she had never thought of raising a pet. She had raised a dog to guard the house in Zhoujia Village before, but it was not a pet held by a female relative. "I brought this from Lord Li's house."
Li asked, "Which Lord Li?"
There are many Lord Lis in the capital, and she knows several of them.