Chapter 1678 Luck

After Zhulan finished speaking, Zhao's tears flowed even harder. If there weren't so many people in the room, Zhao would have already checked her son.

Mingrui was not fat to begin with, but his thinness was particularly noticeable. His clothes looked empty, and his face was pale, with the blue rims of his eyes being particularly noticeable.

Zhulan motioned Mingrui to sit down, and reached out to hold Sunzi's arm. She felt that there was not much flesh left, "Why are you so thin?"

Fortunately, Sun Zi's eyes were particularly bright and he was in good spirits.

Mingrui knew he couldn't hide the truth out of guilt, "My grandson got sick while away, and he didn't come back no matter how hard we tried to take care of him."

Zhulan felt even more distressed. "You have worked so hard along the way. It is not as good as being comfortable at home. Second son's wife, stop crying. Go and call a doctor to check Mingrui."

Zhao wiped away her tears and said, "My daughter-in-law, let's ask someone to call a doctor."

Lin Qing looked at her husband nervously, fearing that he would leave her with some underlying illness. Mingrui saw that his wife was twisting her handkerchief anxiously, and looked at her soothingly. Only then did Lin Qing slowly let go of her anxiety.

Zhulan didn't just wait for the doctor, "It seems like we've gained a lot along the way."

Mingrui said in a sad tone, "I thought I had a lot of experience and understood the hardships of ordinary people. But this time when I went out, I realized that I had not seen enough. From the orphans, I realized that there were too many invisible hardships."

It is said that the country is now in a prosperous state, but there are still a lot of orphans. Some states have restrictions on taking in orphans. He is so angry that he can't even get angry anymore.

Zhulan: "It will get better slowly."

Mingrui hugged the lady and squeezed her hand, "Grandma, some states refuse to accept female orphans."

He had seen too much injustice along the way regarding the status gap between men and women, and because he had a daughter, he felt even more deeply about it.

Zhulan, "Grandma is glad that you can find the problem. Only by finding it can we change it."

Mingrui's eyes lit up, "Sun'er understands."

The doctor came quickly and examined Mingrui's pulse carefully. Mingrui's illness was cured, but he was weak from the long journey and needed to be well cared for. The doctor prescribed a prescription to nourish his body.

Zhulan felt sorry for her grandson, so she asked him to go and rest first and talk about it tomorrow. Mingrui took the child back to the second room, and Zhulan looked through the notes that her grandson had taken along the way.

The notes recorded what her grandson saw, heard and felt, and she could see from the words how much importance her grandson attached to education.

In the second room, Mingrui took out the gift he brought back and said, "Mom, you heard what the doctor said just now. Your son is not ill. Don't cry. Come and see the gift your son brought back for you."

As he said this, Mingrui signaled his younger brother to persuade his mother.

Ming Feng pulled his mother's sleeve and said, "Mom, big brother is back, you should be happy."

Zhao couldn't control her tears. She felt uncomfortable because she was worried about her son's behavior. "Okay, okay, don't cry."

Mingrui was not short of money. His mother-in-law gave him some property and money, and he also had a monthly allowance at home. Together with the money he had saved in the past, he had enough money in his hands. He brought a lot of money with him when he went out and bought many gifts along the way.

Zhao likes embroidery. Touching the double-sided embroidered white jade fan, she said, "It must have cost a lot of money."

Mingrui smiled and said, "As long as mom likes it."

Mrs. Zhao really liked it. It is said that a lady is considerate and thoughtful. Her son is no worse than a lady, and the gifts he bought are all the ones she likes.

Ming Feng also liked his gift, "Thank you, brother."

Needless to say, Lin Qing felt very sweet in her heart. Her husband only cared about her and would remember her preferences.

Mingrui was very tired. Mrs. Zhao did not hold her son tightly and motioned him to go back and rest. Mingrui carried his daughter back to his own yard.

The hot water in the yard has been boiled, Mingrui goes to take a bath first.

Lin Qing waited outside, and when her husband came out, she wiped his hair herself, "Have a good sleep later."

Mingrui said, "I'm sorry you've worked so hard while I'm not at home."

Lin Qing shook her head. "It's not hard for me, it's for my mother."

Marrying into Marquis Zhou's mansion was like marrying into a blessed nest. Her grandmother was sincere to her mother-in-law, and her mother-in-law treated her like a daughter. When her husband was not at home, her mother-in-law was even more attentive to her. Every time she saw her aunt, her aunt would ask Minghui from her eldest aunt's family if they had a daughter who would not want to marry into Marquis Zhou's mansion.

At night, Zhou Shuren came back and found out Mingrui was still sleeping, so he signaled Changyi not to wake Mingrui up.

Chang Yi also felt sorry for his son. After seeing his son, he asked him to have a good rest and said to his wife, "Give some banknotes to Ming Rui. The child doesn't have much money."

Zhao estimated the money for the gifts and said, "Mingrui will not spend all his money on the gifts."

"I heard from my mother that Mingrui spent a lot of money on orphans in various states along the way."

Zhao was thinking whether he was on a business trip or doing charity work, but when she thought of the orphans in the states, she sighed and said, "I'll give it to Mingrui tomorrow."

Changyi was in a good mood, "If I had known Mingrui would be so lucky, I would have let him participate in the imperial examination."

"If he really takes part in the imperial examination, I guess there will be nothing for his son to do."

Chang Yi thought about it and said, "Haha, you are right."

The Zhou family has several branches and the eldest brother's sons. Mingyun is the eldest grandson who occupies important resources of the marquisate and can now stand on his own. Mingteng is a marquis with a title, and Minghui and Mingjing have two older brothers so they don't have to worry about them.

The third brother's son is young, and the fourth brother's son is not in a hurry like the fourth brother. Only his son needs resources.

Now it's fine, he doesn't have to worry anymore.

The next day, Zhou Shuren met Rong Enqing at the morning court. It was obvious that Rong Enqing was able to attend the court at the emperor's instruction.

The ministers in the court all looked at Rong Enqing more or less. He had been away on official business for nearly half a year, and as soon as he returned he attended court. They all guessed the emperor's intentions.

The emperor did not discuss the matter during the court session, and left behind Rong Enqing and several other ministers including Zhou Shuren.

Arriving at the Zheng Palace, the emperor turned the beads and said, "I thought a lot last night."

Looking at the big picture from the small, the situation of orphans in each state reflects the management of the entire state, which makes him happy and angry.

The emperor continued, "This is the memorial written by Marquis Rong. My dear ministers, please take a good look at it."

When it was Zhou Shuren's turn, the memorial not only wrote about the situation of orphans in each state, but also the economic and living conditions of the people in each state.

No wonder the emperor asked Rong Enqing to attend the court. This is not just an orphan's issue.

The emperor put his hands behind his back and said, "Our country is vast and rich in resources. I cannot see the whole world from the capital. This reminds me of the incident with the water thieves. It pains me that the officials protect each other."

The ministers in the hall were exceptionally quiet, their breathing was much lighter. Everyone in the hall had encountered people giving them gifts, but only they knew whether they accepted them or not.

The emperor did not want to dig into the matter. If the water is too clear, there will be no fish. As long as it is not excessive, he will usually turn a blind eye.

Zhou Shuren glanced at Rong Enqing, who lowered his head and did not move.

The emperor typed a few words and took out a few directories, "Everyone, take a look."

Zhou Shuren was familiar with it. This was the intern roster for orphans, with records taken every five days. Flipping through the roster, the orphans were a little hesitant at the beginning of their internship, but their efficiency improved after they became familiar with it. Zhou Shuren checked the roster of girls carefully. The girls were meticulous in their work and received good reviews.

The emperor read through the documents and said: "In just a few days, I have seen the potential of the children and the importance of education."

Several ministers also saw it and understood what the emperor meant. Change was about to begin.

(End of this chapter)