Chapter 1722 Who Wants to Die When You Can Live

At the Zhou Hou Mansion, Zhulan went to see Miss Jiang in person. Thanks to the fact that the master had plenty of money, he hired many embroiderers, so Miss Jiang's clothes were made quickly.

When she arrived, Miss Jiang was packing her luggage with a little girl helping her.

Miss Jiang stood up and said, "I've met the old lady."

"Get up quickly. Do your clothes fit you well?"

Miss Jiang nodded generously, "I like it very much. Thank you, old lady, for your concern."

Zhu Lan motioned for Miss Jiang to sit down. "That's good. When you get to the academy, if you need anything, just tell the female official. The academy has maids to clean up and eunuchs to buy things. If you need anything, just ask them to bring it to you."

Miss Jiang was looking forward to the women's college and said with a smile, "Okay."

She had been in the capital for a long time and knew about the Women's College. If it wasn't for the roster, she would have wanted to sign up, not only for safety reasons, but also because the college was different.

As for the scars on her eyes and face, she had suffered and survived because of hatred. Now that her revenge has been taken, she wants to do what she likes.

Zhulan was closer this time and felt regretful. Miss Jiang was beautiful, so Zhulan's gaze may have stayed on her for a little too long. Miss Jiang raised her hand and touched her face.

Zhulan smiled apologetically, and Miss Jiang smiled, "I left it behind when I rolled down the hillside. I don't care about it now."

Zhu Lan was silent. The lush forest was full of branches. If you didn't protect your head when you fell, it would be easy to get into an accident. "It's all over."

Miss Jiang nodded. In order to protect the list in her arms from being lost, she could only hold it tightly. She had a premonition that the injury on her face and eyes was a sign of bad luck.

Miss Jiang said, "I'm shameless and would like to ask you for help, Madam. Can you help me buy some land and a shop?"

Zhulan looked at the box that was pushed over and said, "Okay."

When he opened the box, he found it was full of banknotes, amounting to more than ten thousand taels, which was quite a lot.

Miss Jiang hooked her fingertips and said, "This is a gift from the Emperor to me."

Another ten thousand taels were to compensate her for the Jiang family's inheritance, but unfortunately she was the only child her parents had.

In the evening, Zhou Shuren came back on time, "I learned a lot today."

Zhulan already knew what the Yong'an Duke's Mansion was doing. "You have seen the Rong family's treasury."

Zhou Shuren, "That's also an eye-opener. Do you think that half of the industry is half? A cunning rabbit has three burrows, so there must be a way out to hide."

"Duke Yong'an is really scared."

"This is because we guessed that the emperor wanted to take the title of the Duke's Mansion and use half of the family property to buy time."

Prince Yong'an has no job at all. Currently, the entire Duke's Mansion relies on Zhuo Guyu. If his descendants fail to succeed and the title of the Duke's Mansion is lost, it will be a disaster for the wealthy Zhuo family.

Zhu Lan said quietly, "Who in the capital doesn't know how wealthy the Duke's Mansion is."

How many people are worried that without a title, they are like children holding gold ingots, waiting for people to plot against them and take advantage of their misfortunes.

"I think the Duke must be regretting his extravagant lifestyle in the past."

Precisely because of the extravagance, half of the industries donated less, which would be deceiving the king. Now we have no choice but to donate.

Zhu Lan chuckled, "I can only say one word for today: you deserve it."

The next day, Zhulan received a letter from the Duke's Mansion and said to Qingxue, "I'll reply but I won't see you."

Su Xuan was also there. Thinking of the Duke's Mansion's plan for the daughter, she asked coldly, "Where are the Duke's Mansion's relatives?"

Two good in-laws, now both are quails!

Zhu Lan sneered, "Their marriage is purely an exchange of interests, and the Duke's Mansion is unlucky and has been caught up in a major corruption case. Who dares to say good things about it?"

Su Xuan asked, "Mom, do you think the Luo family will destroy my relatives?"

Zhulan looked a little strange, "No."

Su Xuan thought so too, "The engaged daughter of the Luo family will never regret her engagement, and the Yong'an Duke's Mansion has a lot of money. Many people saw the carts of silver today!"

Zhu Lan, "The old lady of the Luo family really doesn't care about the Luo family anymore. She refused when we asked her to return to Kyoto."

Su Xuan sneered, "Now that you know how good the old lady is, what were you doing before?"

Zhulan didn’t know how the old lady of the Luo family was doing, and she didn’t ask too much. Someone so insightful must be doing well.

The next day, Li came back from going out and went straight to the main courtyard, "Mom, guess who I met today?"

"The wife of the prince of the Yong'an Duke's Mansion?"

Li gave a thumbs up, "Mom, you guessed it right."

"It's not that I guessed correctly. I rejected the post yesterday. Knowing your schedule today, it was inevitable that we would meet by chance."

She heard from Shu Ren last night that although the property was donated, the emperor had not given any confirmation, so she came to Zhou Hou's mansion, hoping to get help to say a few words.

Li, "If I had known, I would have gone on a different day."

"If you're interested, you'll run into someone whenever you go out."

Li asked in a low voice, "Mother, the Crown Prince's wife looks pale. Is something going to happen in the Duke's Mansion?"

Zhulan: "No."

When the emperor sees silver, he will only want to squeeze out the remaining value. The emperor is the most vengeful creature, and it is difficult to increase his favorability, but it is easy for him to be reborn.

Li, "Mother, can our family's wealth compare to that of the Duke's Mansion?"

Zhulan looked as if to say, "Are you kidding me?" Li knew that she had asked a stupid question because her family couldn't compare to hers.

Zhulan listened to Shuren talking about half of the industrial list, and her mind was full of the greed of the Duke of Yongan. There are many people who are engaged in war and chaos and wealth, some of them have a bottom line, and some do not!

Inside the palace, Zhuo Guyu and Gu Sheng were recording together. Both of them had undergone significant changes. The former was more cautious, while the latter was more calm.

Eunuch Zhang said, "Your Majesty, Master Wu has arrived."

The emperor said, "Let him in."

Wu Shangheng was also confused. He didn't want to go to the palace recently, fearing that he might upset the emperor. But the eunuch asked him to go to the palace.

Wu Shangheng came in to greet him, "I pay my respects to His Majesty. May His Majesty be well and safe."

The emperor gestured, "I heard that you have been very honest recently?"

Wu Shangheng swallowed his saliva and said, "Yes."

The emperor motioned for Eunuch Zhang to come in, opened the box and asked, "Do you feel familiar with it?"

Wu Shangheng looked over in confusion, only to see the eunuch opening the scroll with his eyes wide open. It looked so familiar. He was still wondering how to get it back.

The emperor said, "I proposed this to the Duke of Yong'an, and he sent it to the palace."

Wu Shangheng was excited, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Don't thank me yet, these will become Zhenyue's dowry."

It won't be returned to you for free, so don't be in a hurry to thank me.

Wu Shangheng, "."

Well, after getting married, I got it back!

Zhuo Guyu's face flushed as he listened to Master Wu reading out the names of the scrolls. These paintings were sent to the palace yesterday. His grandfather told him where they came from. No wonder Master Wu liked to pick quarrels with him even more after he held the banquet.

After a few more days, the Zhou Hou Mansion received many letters. Everyone knew that Zhou Hou was the emperor's most trusted person. As the officials on the list were arrested one after another, the families implicated became anxious and tried to ask Zhou Hou to help intercede for them.

Zhulan hoped to say a good word to change her fate, but she rejected all of them.

Yu Wen asked, "Grandma, our family has rejected it. Will someone hate the Marquis' Mansion in the future?"

Who wants to die when they can live? I dare not hate the emperor, because there are too many people who are not smart and bully the weak and fear the strong.

Zhulan, "If you don't reject everything, it will cause more trouble in the future."

If we reject everyone now, there won't be many people who hate us. But if we help one person, there will be many people who hate us, and there will be all kinds of speculation and slander. Human hearts are the most complicated.

(End of this chapter)