Chapter 1710 Premonition

After breakfast, Chang Yi and Chang Zhi came to the main courtyard. Zhou Shuren asked, "Why are you two here instead of going to the government office?"

Chang Yi said, "Dad, the rain is too heavy. Please wait until the rain stops before going to the Ministry of Revenue."

Changzhi replied, "Yes, Dad, you listen to your second brother."

Umbrellas were useless in such heavy rain, and both of their clothes were soaked.

Zhou Shuren pointed at his casual clothes and asked, "Do you see what I'm wearing?"

Changyi, "."

Changzhi, "."

Their worries were in vain, the old man had no intention of going to the Ministry of Revenue today!

Zhou Shuren said, "It's been raining so hard, don't rush out, wait until it stops raining."

It was windy and rainy, and few people went to the government office on time today. Except for some necessary departments, there must be a lot of people asking for leave.

In the end, Changyi and Changzhi did not go out. The heavy rain continued until the afternoon.

The streets were flooded everywhere, so Zhou Shuren went to the Ministry of Revenue. He didn't know how widespread the rain was, so he needed to wait for news to reach Beijing. This was the inconvenience of information in ancient times. There was no need to wait in modern times.

The water in the lake of Zhou Hou Mansion bubbled up, and after the water was drained, many fish remained on the shore. The fish raised in the lake of Zhou Hou Mansion were not koi, but edible carp. The mansion would have fish hotpot tonight.

Inside the palace, the emperor paced back and forth, looking towards the bedroom from time to time. The hall was quiet.

The Queen said, "Father will be fine."

The emperor came back to his senses, "Why didn't you go back? The prince sent your mother back to the palace."

The queen moved her lips but did not refute. Seeing that the emperor continued to stare at the bedroom, she left silently.

The prince sensed his mother's emotions and said, "Mother, father is worried about you."

The queen knew it, but the emperor needed company the most right now. "I don't need you to send me off. You stay and accompany your father."

"Son will take you back to the palace and come back later."

The Queen Mother is not in good health. She came here in the rain today and now she doesn't look well. He is worried if he doesn't send her back.

The queen looked at her son and said, "Okay."

Her poor health has its advantages. The emperor will not be wary of her. She turned around and glanced at the emperor's bedroom. She is the one who most hopes that the emperor will live a long life.

The next morning at court, Zhou Shuren learned that it was only the capital that had been raining heavily, while the rainfall near the capital was not light. He felt fortunate.

The emperor looked particularly unhappy today and left after the morning court session.

After the morning court session, people were talking in groups of three or four, as if the heavy rain had fallen specifically in the capital. If the newspapers had not reported what a natural disaster was, people would not know what they would think.

Wang Ju whispered, "It's really strange. I was scared by the strong wind, and there were also bursts of thunder, which seemed to be striking my head. I couldn't sleep for half the night."

Zhou Shuren, "Didn't you see the emperor's expression?"

Wang Ju covered her mouth, indicating that she would not say another word.

Zhou Shuren turned his head and looked in the direction of the emperor's bedroom. He had a bad feeling, which made him feel bad.

Wang Ju felt it, "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing, maybe I'm tired."

Wang Ju said: "Only when you are tired will I notice that you have grown up."

Zhou Shuren twitched his lips, "I will definitely live longer than you."

Wang Ju has an unhealthy diet and is getting fatter and fatter. Haha, she has three highs!

Wang Ju, "!!"

Zhou Shuren snorted and walked away quickly. Wang Ju hurriedly followed him, "Look how petty you are. I won't get angry even if you say something like that to me."

Zhou Shuren, "I am telling the truth."

Wang Ju, "."

He is going to be angry this time!

At Zhou Hou Mansion, Zhulan sent someone to the Women's College. Because of heavy rain, the college was closed for two days. She sent someone to look for Rongchuan, but it turned out that Rongchuan had entered the palace. She didn't think much about it and focused on writing the article she had prepared.

When I was halfway through writing the article, Mingrui came to the main courtyard with a book in his arms, "Grandma, are you busy now?"

Zhulan rubbed her brows and said, "I just want to take a break. What book did you get?"

Mingrui put the book down. "A book about breeding."

Zhulan took it and looked through it. "Did you find all these?"

Mingrui shook his head. "My uncle gave it to me so that I could sort it out when I had time. This is what my grandson sorted out."

As he said this, he took the notebook from the servant's hand. The notebook was not thick.

After reading it, Zhulan said, "Thank you for your hard work."

These books need to be read thoroughly before they can be organized, and she knows how difficult it is to organize them.

Mingrui's eyes sparkled. "It's not hard. My grandson likes it very much. Grandma, how do you think my grandson has done?"

Zhulan thought for a moment and said, "I think we should compile a separate book for each type of livestock. What do you think?"

“There aren’t many records in history.”

These were all found by my uncle-in-law with great care.

Zhulan also knew, "Your uncle is very experienced in raising children. He was the one who took care of the raising of orphans. Yes, the prescriptions he prepared can also be recorded."

Mingrui, "My grandson's brain is frozen from reading. I'll go look for uncle soon."

"I see you've been staying in the study lately. You need to exercise properly."

"Grandson has made note of it."

Mingrui stayed for another quarter of an hour and then went back. Zhulan was just about to continue writing her article when she received a letter from Changlian.

Zhulan took the letter and read it. "Dong is pregnant again?"

Yes, even when a couple uses contraception, there are still times when unexpected things happen. Chang Lian’s words contain complicated emotions, and at the end he wrote that he is looking forward to the birth of his child.

This was a happy event, so Zhulan stopped writing and signaled Qingxue to tell Yuyi and Yujiao the good news, as they were going to have another brother or sister.

I was picking out food and daily necessities for Mrs. Dong, and before I had finished choosing, the Yuyi sisters arrived.

Yujiao said, "Grandma, I want to go to the street to buy a gift for my mother."

Zhulan denied it, "There's still rain on the streets, let's go again in a few days."

Yu Jiao could only suppress her excitement and said, "Next year my brother or sister will be born."

Zhulan looked at Yuyi instead. Mrs. Dong will give birth to a child next year, and when Yuyi reaches the age of 15, Mrs. Dong will not be able to return. Yuyi, the child, will not grow up with her parents. She patted her granddaughter on the shoulder and said, "This time it was an accident."

Yuyi reacted for a while, then smiled and said, "My granddaughter is not sad."

Dad needs Mom's help and company. Although she did not grow up with her parents, she is filial to the elders on behalf of her parents, and she is only happy about it.

Zhulan once again sighed at Yuyi's understanding, "Good child."

Ministry of Rites, Changyi realized something was wrong when he was resting. The Second Prince did not come to the Ministry of Rites today.

Ji Deming, "Sir Zhou, may I come in?"

Chang Yi looked at Ji Deming at the door and replied after a moment, "Yeah."

Ji Deming smelled the tea, a rare and good tea. He knew that he couldn't get any tea to drink, so he smiled and said, "Does Lord Zhou know Gu Sheng?"

Chang Yi knew in his heart that Yu Wen was eyeing the future husband. His fourth brother had told him a lot about Gu Sheng. "The third place winner of the Imperial Academy?"

Ji Deming: "Yes, we are from the same hometown."

"What do you want to say?"

Ji Deming wanted to say something. He saw Gu Sheng and County Lord An having tea together. Although there were other people around, he felt uneasy, so he wanted to find out the news. He had offended Gu Sheng a lot!

In the imperial palace, before Zhou Shuren reached the emperor's bedroom, it started raining again. No one had an umbrella, and soon his clothes were soaked!

(End of this chapter)