Chapter 1684 Gap

In the imperial palace, Zhou Shuren was looking through Rong Enqing's account book, which recorded every expenditure of money. All this money came from the national treasury and was paid out from the Ministry of Revenue. Not much money was spent on the reconstruction, and the bulk of it was spent on books.

The Emperor said, "Lord Rong En said it would take two years for the disease to develop in a healthy way. What do you think?"

Zhou Shuren closed the account book. "Marquis Rong has his own business acumen. He said that I have trusted him for two years."

The emperor said quietly, "When my father gave the caravan to Lord Rong En, he did a good job in running it."

He had never paid attention to it. If Rong Enqing had not been reported a few days ago, he would not have asked too much. Only after asking did he realize how much Rong Enqing earned every year, which was enviable.

Zhou Shuren felt that Rong Enqing would be more restrained after being reported, and since he had a good job, Rong Enqing was good at weighing the pros and cons.

The emperor added: "I have read the article written by your wife."

Zhou Shuren was not surprised. He had been prepared when he talked to the emperor. His wife had just sent the article out yesterday. He smiled and said, "I wanted to help you polish it, but you didn't use me."

The emperor asked, "Who helped?"

Zhou Shuren said: "Minghui."

The emperor raised his eyebrows, "Your grandsons are all good."

Zhou Shuren was also proud, "My child is learning self-discipline, so I didn't have to worry too much."

"You deserve a beating if you say that."

"You still don't allow me to show off?"

The emperor waved his hand, "I have something else to do, please go back."

Zhou Shuren stood up and asked, "Your Majesty, how is my wife's article?"

The emperor raised his eyes and said, "Not bad."

Zhou Shuren was even more proud, "I knew my wife was talented."

The emperor waved his hand impatiently and waited for the old fox to leave. Then he took out the article. He really didn't expect that Yang had such insights into education. This was just a test article, which showed that Yang was indeed talented.

The prince stood up, "Father?"

The emperor put down the article and said, "If your brother had a bigger vision, I would be relieved to hand over the academy to him. What a pity."

When the Crown Prince heard that his father knew everything his second brother had done, he did not suppress his second brother. He just put some pressure on him from time to time and quietly watched his second brother do stupid things.

Actually, although they have the same ranking, the second brother is far inferior to the Prince of Qi. The reason is that the courts managed by my grandfather and my father are different, and the second brother grew up in too happy an environment.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren listened to Changyi's words about how much he had spent on Mingrui. He listened patiently and said, "Are you implying that I'm not good enough to you?"

Changyi, "."

Zhou Shuren asked again: "Do you still want me to help you plan?"

Chang Yi was so scared that he wanted to kneel down, "Dad, you misunderstood your son."

Zhu Lan couldn't stand it anymore, "Your son is already so old, and you still bully him."

Zhou Shuren snorted, "No matter how old he is, he is still my son."

Changyi, "."

Zhulan chuckled and said to Changyi, "Okay, if you have time to talk to us, why not talk to Mingrui more?"

Chang Yi touched his nose and said, "I'm sorry, son."

It is his duty to make plans for his son, and no matter how thick-skinned he is, he is too embarrassed to say it in front of his son.

Zhou Shuren, "So you have the nerve to tell me, your father?"

"You have given a lot to your son, and he wants to share it with you. You must feel the same way."

Zhou Shuren didn't want to continue the topic and asked, "Are you sure the craftsman gave me the note willingly? I don't want to be reported in court tomorrow."

In ancient times, inherited handwritten notes were treasures that related to the future of a family. Those who could enter the Ministry of Industry were all masters, and they attached even greater importance to inheritance!

Chang Yi, "My son guarantees that the other party is willing."

"That's good. All right, you can go back too."

Chang Yi, "!!"

He still has something to say to his father!

Zhou Shuren saw his son leave in frustration, with a smile in his eyes. After Changyi left, he said to his wife, "Now you know how difficult it is to be a father."

"Yes, yes, the children all know that you have the hardest time."

Zhou Shuren stroked his beard and said, "Mingrui is indeed gifted in education."

Zhulan also smiled, "Yes, this child is very suitable for education."

Zhou Shuren was also an ordinary man, and he also hoped that future generations would leave their names in history books. Thinking about it, the old man became even happier and even hummed a little tune.

The next day, Zhulan took Yuyi to worship Buddha. Sitting in the carriage, Zhulan took her granddaughter's handkerchief and said, "Your embroidery is getting better and better."

The orchids on the handkerchief look like real ones.

Seeing that her grandmother liked it, Yuyi said, "I will also sew a few handkerchiefs for you."

"No, it will hurt your eyes if you embroider too much. Grandma doesn't need a handkerchief."

Even if she liked it, she would not let her granddaughter embroider. She already had an embroiderer in her house, so why would she let her granddaughter embroider for her?

Yuyi, "Grandma, you are so kind."

Zhu Lan smiled and said, "You are all good girls with filial piety."

Each of the granddaughters has their own characteristics, but they all share the same filial piety.

While talking, he met with Tao, who brought the news, "My daughter-in-law is going back to Beijing to live for a while."

"Come back to show your filial piety?"

Tao nodded and said, "My son misses me, so he asked his daughter-in-law to come back and see me."

Zhulan asked, "Are you unhappy?"

Tao was indeed unhappy. "My son wrote back saying that he felt lonely working away from home."

Zhulan responded after a while, "So your eldest daughter-in-law came back with a mission?"

Mrs. Tao said, "Well, Zhuoping is Wang Wei's eldest son, so he will not leave the capital. My son wants to send Zhuoping over."

She also felt sorry for her son, as he only had one child, Wang Wei, and there were many women in his backyard who were in need of children. On the one hand, her son missed his grandson, but on the other hand, the house was too quiet without children.

Zhulan suppressed her discomfort and asked, "What did the master say?"

Tao said, "My father-in-law disagrees."

Of the two children, Zhuoping is the older one who needs strict education, while Zhuqing is the younger one who is spoiled, lively and cute. He is the joy of the family, and she is reluctant to leave him.

Zhulan wanted to go back and ask Yulu, "Is the old man feeling better?"

Tao, "Better."

Afterwards, Zhulan lost interest in chatting, and Tao was also worried, so the two of them closed their eyes and rested.

When they arrived at the temple, Zhulan had been exercising recently. She walked more and climbed the mountain more easily. After taking a break at the top of the mountain, she recovered.

Tao was going to pray for blessings, and Zhulan thought about it and decided to pray for her family as well.

For half an hour, Yuyi followed Zhulan. Zhulan and Tao went to listen to the master's lecture, and signaled Yuyi to look around by herself.

Yuyi said, "Granddaughter, go to the back to see the scenery."

"Go ahead."

Yuyi left with her maid and old woman. When she passed by the hall, she saw a young lady kowtowing heavily. It hurt her just to hear it. The young lady raised her forehead, which was red.

Yuyi was stunned for a moment. This young lady is so beautiful and looks young. She will definitely become a great beauty when she grows up.

The maid saw her mistress standing there and not moving, so she asked, "Miss?"

The girl in the hall had already stood up, and Yuyi said with a smile, "Let's go."

In the back mountain, Yuyi was very familiar with the temples and quickly found a quiet place to enjoy the scenery. She motioned for the maids to take a break and appreciate the beautiful scenery of the mountains together.

She likes the scenery of all four seasons, but she prefers the splendor of autumn.

"Girl, are you okay?"

Yuyi looked in the direction of the voice and saw that it was the girl from before, sitting on a stone with her maid massaging her knees.

(End of this chapter)